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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-01-24

20 the food AID drug laws
- Il by congress at its last ses-
rs been in force but three
=, We are already learning as
ing things about what we
~ neen eating and drinking. The
berry jam we spread ON our
tt, at breakfast turns out to be
X of apple juice, corn syrup,
and aniline dve-and the
4. makes the shameful confession
T. there isn't a straw berry in it.
wheat cakes and maple syrup
t delightful breakfast dish, is a
s Disappointment. The buck
+ -four has no buckwheat in it
4 he maple syrup never saw a
s - bush in Vermont or anywhere
- The labels which Uncle Sam
i SITS on now. tell the story. Fact
4, 'ure buck wheat fl 'ur would
- ak cakes that are almost inedible.
And if the alleged maple syrup
,sf,,rn d out came from real maple
e. IS that arboreal species would
IL ,go have become extinct.
If you ask for the best lima beans
Iru are likely to find the confession
On ne label that they are color, d
vsth suIphate of copper. Y'ur
St up is preserved with benzoate of
sod. And those pretty marasch,no
cy".rries must now lose their bril-
s,a,.t hue, since it comes from an
q i;'ne dye. You learn that your
.favorite Moca and Java coffee mix
bur" can no longer be sold to you
Qattr that title. The awful ruth
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-01-24
CrEn ITO Your CATTLE & HORSE
NA4V - UU n G
| HIDES
TANNED
FOR
| ROBES

The Foster Robe & Tanning Co.,
1928 Fifth st. S. E Minneapolis. Mimi.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-01-24
SPOONS, FORKS,
KNIVES. Etc.

have been made for over
fifty years, steadily gaining
in character of designs,
finish and general popu-
larity, but best of all,
the good old Rogers
has been main
tanned. It would be hard
indeed to improve upon the
wearing qualities first ex-
hibited BY this brand. and
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-03

household, and that among the Duties
to his family and to the heirs of his
estate Is that OF practicing judicious
economy--buying where be can buy
the cheapest and to the best aAvan-
tage. And this brings us to tho sec.
ond point in the argument-tho para
mount question In this commercial
age-"Will 1t pay?"
BY most people an affirmative an
swer to that question is accepted as
the call of duty. AS a matter of fact,
"will 1t pay?" Is a good test to apply
to any project or proposition. There
are commercial, as well as political,
demagogues, and the man who is ap-
pealed to on the score Of patriotism
or profit, duty or dollars, a scarcely
do better than to sit down by himself
and submit that question-"Wnl IL
pay?"-to his WI best judgment.
Provided always, that he goes to the
very bottom of 1t.
What are the relative advantages Of
buying at the local store and ordering
from a catalogue house? AdvantageD,
understand, that figure In the ques-
ton, "Will 1t pay?" Don't get away
from that question. 1t certainly is
very comfortable to sit down by your
own Preside and select a dress pattern
or a sulky plow from a printed des-
cription and a picture Of the article;
much more comfortable, in fact, than
hitching up and driving to town on a
raw day.
A consideration more important,
perhaps, is that the printed price In
the catalogue seems, in some cases at
least, to be lower than the price
quoted at the local store. Isn't that
conclusive? Let's see. The catalogue
describes the goods and quotes a
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-03
THE DIFFERENCE IN TASTE.
Dogs Priced as Edible In China Are
Here Fashions Pets.

HE is the real thing in the way Of
. chow" said she. Father bought
him for me in Shanghai. Did you know
they ate them there?"
Il had heard that the Chinese ate
dogs. but I thought 1t was a fake, like
the story of their eating rats"
mo; it is the truth. They do eat
dogs, but only the chow variety.
Chow you know. means edible
Yes, they eat elbows. In every butcher
shop you see elbows hung
up, the same as we hang up the car
casses of pigs. The flesh is white"
whittier"
yes; like veal The Chinese raise
elbows for food and feed them only
soft, wnshy stuff, mashed vegetables
and bread and milk. No meat what
ever. Hence the white flesh.
Notice Wu's black tongue. Well,
chow tongue is a Chinese delicacy.
They make soup Of 1t. But 1t 10 very
expensive, like our turtle soup. and 1t
Is only eaten by the rich.
Isn't 1t strange that a dog so fash.
lonable with us should be only an arti-
Gle Of food in Gilman"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-03
BIG QUESTIONS
THE sMoRAL OBLIGATION" AND
"poES IT PAY7"
GOULD BE CONSIDERED
An Honest Answer to These VIII
Keep the Trade with the
Homo Merchant Every
Time,

Copyrighted, 1906. by Alfred c. Clark.)
When the thrifty person or his wife
sits down for the first time-or any
time-with the mail order catalogue
and its temptations, there are two,
and only two, points to be taken into
consideration.
One Of these is moral obligation,
and the chances are that that will DO
dismissed as sentimental nonsense.
The other is-Will 1t pay? and to
that the thrifty person will be in
clined to interpret an answer from the
prices quoted in black-faced figures In
the catalogue.
Neither Of these questions should
be lightly dismissed. Moral obliga-
ton is not sentimental nonsense, and
black-faced figures sometimes lie.
The duty a man owes to his own
community and his obligation to trade
at home are so often reiterated in the
country press that, possibly like some
of tt3 preaching, it has a tendency
to harden the hearts of the sinners.
What has your n%eighboring town
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-03
With Brown

There is no color that lends itself
less a%ttractively to trimming than
brown; that is, the dark shades, and
therefore a model constructed along
simple lines is preferable. Silk of the
same or darker shades, braids, and
fiat trimmings in monotone are most
effective. A new model shown in
golden brown marquisette, and which
is to form part of a wedding trous-
seau, has the skirt laid in a triple box
plat the length of the front, forming
a panel. Around the bottom are three
wide tucks, and each is heavily braid
ed with soutache of the gown shade.
The braided pattern extends up over
the front panel in pyramidal form.
The bodice is a jumper with the neck
cut in a scalloped point, the scallop
b~utton-holed and embroidered in Eng
lish eyelet and braided and the front
also is well covered with a braided
design.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-03

given you, MT. Farmer? A market for
your produce. What has made % to
so per cent. of the present value of
your farm? The accessibility of a
market. You know what your grand
father did on that same farm? Drove
his hogs and hauled his grain 30, 80,
maybe rs miles to the nearest market
town, and received prices for them
that would make you howl about the
trusts. And he hauled back the fam
lily supplies for which he paid what
you would consider m%onopolistic
prices. Do you happen to know what
the old farm al worth then? Well,
1t lacked a good deal of being SIS OF
500 an acre.
Yes, the home town, with its handy
market, has advanced the value Of
your property and made you worth
several Thousand dollars more than
your grandfather was worth. The
home town affords schooling for your
children, and perhaps social and
church privileges which your family
would not otherwise enjoy. The rural
mail routes and telephone systems,
radiating from the home town, as
spokes from a hub, bring to your
home the greatest c~onveniences of
| modern times.
Have you ever noticed that the first
| thing the settlers of a newly-opened
reservation do is to send for a wagon
load of mail order catalogues? Well, j
haven't. They lay out a town site
every six or eight miles, start two or
three general stores. build a school
house, a church, a blacksmith shop, a
grain elevator, petition the depart.
ment for a post office, and start a
newspaper. They know, from former
experience taat. with these things
close by, life will be endurable, what
ever hardships may come. They know,
also, that without them they must live
lives of isolation and endure an exist
cree that is contrary to all natural
human instincts.
On the other hand, 1t goes without
saying, that the average country towr
cannot exist without the support o.
It's tributary territory. Then, il thai
town affords the advantages for the
rural citizen that have been enumerat
ed, there exists what we ma7 call al
interdependence and Q morill obliga
tion between the two. Are you, Mr.
Thrifty Farmer. living up to that oh
iigation when you do your trading
with the mall order house?
To this line Of argument the farme
may answer that his greatest obliga
ton, his lrst duty. = to his immediat
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-03
NEWEST TAILOR MADE SUITS.
French Tussore Excellent Material
for Outing Wear.

French tussore. whichiE much hand.
somer, finer, and with a greater sheen
than the other rough silks, is the me-
dunn for some tailor made suits, the
most conventional having a killed
skirt with a semi-itting Jacket, double
breasted, and of moderate length.
While this might be said to be the
favorite model. some tailors favor the
tight fitting coat.
A dull rose tussore silk is made
tailored coat and skirt with no re-
lief except large pearl buttons and an
adjustable lingerie collar of embroid-
cred linen. This is a charming cos
tune for outing wear, where extreme
~serviceability need not be considered.
Add to 1t a panama hat turned up in
front and decorated by a wide scarf
of soft taffeta matching the pink Of
the hat. With a blouse of sheer white
batiste, with pert lace edged frills.
md you have a French version of the
outing costume. The scarf trimmed
Nanama is a youthful type of hat. but
ii can be bent and draped into beccm-
Hngness, and it Is a particularly
piquAnt and natty hat to wear with
= morning costume. Long chiffon
X|""
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-03
BABY IN TERRIBLE STATE.
Awful Humor Eating Away Face
Body a Mass Of Sores-Cuticura
Cures In Two Weeks.

my little daughter broke out all
over her body with a humor. and we
used everything recommended, but
without results. ! called in three doc
tors, but she continued to grow worse.
Her body was a mass of sores, and her
little face was being eaten away. Her
ears looked as If they would drop off.
Neighbors advised me to get Cuticura
Soap and Ointment, and before / had
used half Of the cake of Soap and box
of Ointment the sores had all healed,
as clear as q newborn babes. l would
not be without 1t again IL 1t cost five
dollars, instead of seventy-ive cents.
Mrs. George j. Steese, 7O1 Coburn St.,
Akron, O., Aug. 80, 1905"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-03
STUDENT MADE HIS POINT.
No Doubt the Policeman Understood
What He Meant.

W. H. Mallock, the well-known
English writer and political economist.
said at a dinner in New York. apropos
Of a new definition of socialism: II
find that definition rather confusing.
1t reminds me Of the young Oxford
students badinage with the police
a 'Of1cer,' said the youth late M
night, I'd like to ask you a question
Very well, SIR
"'Does the law permit me to call
you an ASST
"'You o on the officer growled.
but stop a Bit continued the
youth. Does the law permit me to
call an ass a policeman?
1.-The law don't say nothing about
that was the gruff reply.
Then said the youth, goodnight,
Mr.. Policeman"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-03

sisting of German Val. insertion and
bination is also much liked, especially
with princess gowns of thin materials.
These are so cut that the fastening is
down the middle of the back, this
fastening also being seen in some Of
the corset overs designed for wear
with thin summer gowns.
Fine longcloth and cambria are gen
orally used for petticoats designed for
ordinary wear, although the very
elaborate ones with hand-embroidered
scallops or elaborate trimmings of
lace are usually of nainsook-a ma.
terial which is also generally used for
night dresses.
Fig. No. Z shows one Of the best.
liked styles, the gown being made so
that 1t can be slipped on over the
head, so that no other opening is nee
essary. Dainty hand-embroidered
scallops finished the edges Of the
neck and sleeves, and little eyelet
holes were embroidered below the
scallops about the low-cut neck,
ilTOuSu WulCu wash IlUuOu was TuL.
The yoke of the gown was inlet
with curved pieces of Valenciennes
insertion, these lace sections being
worked into the design in hand EN-.
broidery. used as a decoration. The
yoke was joined to the lower part of
the gown by fine entredeux.
The other sketches shown in the
plate depict several pretty designs for
trimming underwear. Fig. / shows a
| corset cover cut in one piece, the ma.
terial being straight in the middle of
the back and bias in front. Round
medallions combined with half-inch-
wide insertion of Val. lace were
used as trimming, the neck and
sleeve holes being finished by ribbon.
threaded beading and Valenciennes
edge.
Fig. 3 shows a French chemise
hand-embroidered and scalloped and
trimmed with a little fine lace about
the edges of the neck and sleeves,
while Fig. 4 shows drawers of main
sock trimmed with round medallions
of batiste and Valenciennes insertion
A full lace-edged ruf1e finished the
hem in shallow scallops.
No. 5 shows a corset cover which
closes down the middle of the back
while No. 6 pictures a very attractive
l Empire chemise.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-03
If DISCOURAGED
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FOR YOUR RHEUMATISM.
The Pills Have Cured the Disease In
Almost Every Form and Even In
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Rheumatism is q painful inflamma-
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Of the joints and is sometimes accom-
panied by swelling. Tho pain is sharp
and shooting and does not confine itself
settling In n joint or muscle for O
time, leaves it and passes on to another.
The most dangerous tendency of the
disease is to attack the heart. External
applications may give relief from pain
for o time but the disease cannot be
cured until the blood is purified. DR..
Williams Pink Pills are the best medi-
cine for this purpose as their action is
directly on the blood, making II rich,
red and healthy. When the blood is
pure there can be no rheumatism.
Mrs. Ellen A. Russell, Of South Goff
st., Auburn, Me-, says: 81 had been
sick for fifteen years from impure blood.
brought on by overwork. My heart was
weak and my hands c~olorless. / was
troubled with indigestion and vomiting
spells, which came on every few months.
I had no appetite and used to have awful
fainting spells, falling down when at
my work. I frequently felt numb all
over. My head ached continuously for
five years. -.
ApouV TWO yeurS ago i DeRan 10 reel
rheumatism in my joints, which became
SO lame l could hardly walk. My Joints
were swollen and panied me terribly.
"Dr. Williams Pink Pills were req
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I had taken only o few boxes, when the
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I have never had any return of the rheu-
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DR.. Williams Pink Pills have cured
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A pamphlet on Diseases of the
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DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-03
BEADS ARE SMART AS EVER.
Are Worn with Almost Every Variety
of Costume.

Beads are having a renewed run
In fashions favor. They are III
with more discretion than was often
displayed in the course of the vogue
of a similar within a few years ago.
Long chains are not now used, but
merely necklaces, just enough to fall
prettily IN the bosom. Coral, which
is tolerably expensive, is first favor
lite; the new coral necklace is of round
beads carefully graduated.
The handsome Japanese coral is q
novelty; it is susceptible of a high
polish, but is not pink, coming in a
white, scarcely tinted with a faint
pink shade.
Ordinary colored glass beads when
used must be chosen to match the
color of the gown, or to harmonic
correctly herewith; and the appear.
ance of such a necklet is improved by
a cut crystal being strung between
each of the colored beads.
Gold beads, graduated in size, the
largest, of course, in front, are most
pretty on fur, and as these beads are
hollow, the cost of such a necklet
is not high. Those who possess the
gold beads once worn by their grand
mothers are most lucky.
Beads are also seen made up in the
guise of tiny nets for the hair, sci
upon gold threads. If d~elicately done
these are charming. They may not
be worn by every one, however. AS
rule only the very youthful looking
charmers may safely employ them.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-03

price; maybe it gives a picture Of the
article also, but you don't see the
goods. The local merchant shows you
the goods; you may examine them
critically; he may allow you to test
them or to call in an expert to advise
you. Is it fair to conclude that the
catalogue article is the cheaper just
because the price is lower?
An element that must enter into the
comparison Of goods and prices is,
that In any attempt to fool the Gus
toner, the local merchant is decided
ly at a disadvantage. He must show
the goods, not merely describe them.
His business depends wholly upon the
limited trading ares of his town and
his ability to inspire confidence within
that circle. He cannot afford to make
a practice of disappearing his
goods.
The mail order house Is not so tied
down to the maxim that Honesty Is
the best policy" 1t has no neighbors,
NO fellow citizens, no mutual interests
with it's patrons. Its trade area is
wide and always shifting. Naturally
these conditions do not demand extra
ordinary. vigilance in supplying hon.
| est-made goods. And where Vigilance
is not a needed employee in the busi-
ness he is generally taken off the pay
| roll, which makes a saving In expense,
as well as In the cost of the goods. II
lower prices are quoted by the cata-
logue house, may not this account for
1T?
viii 1t pay?" Is 1t a matter of
economy to buy inferior and damaged
goods when the same money, or even
a little more, will pay for goods of the
best quality? Which course does a
mans first duty to his own household
dictate?
But to get at the bottom of tina.
question, WI must consider the far.
reaching general effect of mail order
trading. If single catalogue houses
are to be capitalized at $40. 600, 900
they must be reckoned with alone
with Standard OIL. the beef trust and
railroad mergers. If they are allowed
to suck the blod from our country
towns, your grandchildren will find
conditions much the Same as those o.
your grandfather's time. Their mar
kets will be 80. 80 or rs miles away
1.-THE towns and villages will be de
serted, and the hubs" will be too dis
tant to send the radiating spokes o
rural mail. telephone lines and othe
modern conyeniencea far into th,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-03
DAINTY UNDERWEAR IS EASY TO
MAKE.
Trying On and Fitting, So Necessary
for "Outside" Garments, Have No
Place in the Fashioning Of
Fine Lingerie.

Fol those who have the time and
are fond of sewing, the making of fine
underwear is really a most delightful
and fascinating employment. Unlike
making frocks, blouses and such out
side" garments, which are apt to pre-
sent a good many difficulties in the
way of fitting and the adjustment of
the trimmings, fine underwear merely
requires dainty workmanship and
neat sewing, as the fitting is of the
simplest and, with the aid of a good
pattern, is hardly considered.
OF course, the tops of petticoats,
yoke bands, etc., are best adjusted
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-03

to the figure, but corset covers, night
gowns and such garments can safely
be made to measurement, without
any preliminary trying on" at all.
Combination garments are extreme
Iy popular, one or two of these being
shown in the illustration. For in
stance, the second sketch shows a
corset cover and drawers in one. a
most comfortable and graceful gar
ment. This model is planned to do
away with the separate skirt, thus
avoiding any %bunchiness about the
hips.
French nainsook was used for the
garment pictured, the trimming con.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-03

far and wide, having
already married some
1400 couples. Ten
years ago he was
Deputy
Treasurer. "At that
time" said Justice
Law, II was suffer
ing from an annoying
kidney trouble. My
back ached, my rest
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-03
DESIGN FOR WATCH STAND.
Wood Foundation With silk Worked
in Ribbon Embroidery.

Two pieces of thin wood about FIVE
inches deep and 81 wide are used as
the foundation for this pretty little
stand. The lower one forming the
foundation should be we'll sandpaper.
ed to make 1t smooth. then stained
either dark green or brown. The up
PEI piece that forms the rest for the
watch is covered with silk worked in
ribbon embroidery.
When worked. the silk should be
strained tightly yer one side Of the
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-03
"old King Cole"

"Old King Cole" the merry mon
arch of the nursery rhyme, has been
identified with Cole, Coel, or Coll, a
.semi-mythical king of Britain, who.
according to Robert Of Gloucester and
other old chroniclers. succeeded As
clepiad on the British throne about
225 A. d. He 1t was who built the
walls around the city OF Colchester.
so named in his honor. Saint Helena
is supposed to have been his daugh.
ter.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-03

wood. the edges fixed at the back with
seccotine; a piece of paper a
trife smaller than the wood with silk
or sateen. then ~seccotine to the back
10 make all neat. A brass hook should
next be screwed into the center of
top above the plain circle. from which
suspend the watch.
This ornamental piece must now be
fixed to tho foundation by two little
supports Of stained wood about three
inches long. that must be fixed by
sec<ptins or by small brass tacks
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-03

was broken at night, and the passages
of the kidney ,secretions we're too fire.
quent and contained sediment. Three
boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills cured me
in 1897, and for the past nine years 1
have been free from kidney complaint
and backachc."
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-03

He who Is always hearing and an
swering the call Of life to be thought
full. and brave and self-sacrihcfng-he
alone. can safely hear the other cry OF
life. tempting him to be happy and
enjoy-Phillips Brooks.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-03

scarfs knotted behind and falling over
the shoulders often are substituted for
the scarfs of silk.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-03
"rHe MARRYING SQUIRE"
justice Geo. e. Law, Of Brazil, Ind,
Has Married 400 Couples.

Justice Geo. e. Law, of Brazil, Ind,
has fairly earned the title "The Mar
rying Squire" by which he Is known
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-03
The reward tor a good deed uone IL
in having 6cne it--Emerson.

Lewis Single Binder straight &c cigar
made Of rich, mellow tobacco; Your
dealer or Lewis Factory. Peoria. Ill.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-03

It is curious how a modest actress
will appear In q threadbare play.