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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-08-22
A PRIVATE DENTIST.
One Luxury This Man Will Have When
He Gets Rich

IF ever l get really rich," said the
man with a toothache, II shall have q
private dentist What do l want of q
private dentist? Well, I'll tell you.
tits bad enough anyway to suffer
from your teeth, but to me this suffer.
ing is made doubly distressing by the
circumstances attendant upon my visit
to the dentists office
81 arrive there to find the dentist
working away upon the teeth of some
patient in his chair, and that always
sort Of disturbs me-to find somebody
else being worked over and cared for
while / wait in distress. l think | am
entitled to all the care and sympathy.
And maybe find somebody else wait
ing, perhaps a friend of the person in
the chair, or somebody waiting his
turn, come ahead of time, and that
diSturbs me, for like to wait with my
pain in solitude.
"But the dentist gets through with
the patient in the chair on time for me,
and l take my place under his hands.
And don't doubt that l get his con-
centrated and complete attention and
skill while he is operating upon me,
but can't get away from the idea that
he is working as rapidly as he can so
as to be ready for the next patient.
"And then, with all my pain, can't
forget either that person in the waiting
room waiting his turn after me, and
waiting without a particle Of sympa-
thy for me, and, in fact, rather impa-
tient of my presence and thinking of
himself alone. This is rather wounding
to my self esteem.
"In fact however l regard it, visit
to the dentists Office is always a jar
ring experience. My dentist is a man
of the highest professional skill, and,
as I said, I am sure get his best care,
but still all these familiar things that
l have mentioned to you jar me, and
1 would avoid them all if 1 could. So
when l get real rich l shall certainly
have private dentist. Washington
Post.
Stops earache in two minutes;
toothache or pain of burn or scald
in FIVE minutes, hoarsenpss, one
hour; muscleache, two hours; sore
throat. twelve hours-Dr. Thomas
Electric Oil, monarch over pain.
Dewitt's Little Early Risers don {
sicken or grippe. Small pills, easy to
take. Sold by Sweets Drug Store.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-08-22
A Great IeveIer,

Have you ever thought what great
seveler the telephone is? Yoa would
never think Of meeting some dignitary
OF church or state or some great So
eiety lady on the street and address
either with familiar "Hellop' 1t would
be objectionable rudeness, and yet that
is what you do daily when you use the
telephone. and nothing is thought of 1t.
The Judge on the bench, the governor
In his Office. the busy coupon clipper at
his desk, the overworked clerk, the
lady in her boudoir. the artisan at his
lathe, are all slaves to that democratic
@Hello!" it matters not who may be on
the other end of the wire.-Stanberry
Owl
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-08-22
LAMP CLOCKS.
They Were Quite Common In the Sew
enteenth Century


OF the various examples that have
been given of early specimens of the
clOckmaker's art not the least interest
ing are the several types of lamp
clocks. One of these was of a kind
quite common in the seventeenth CEN
tury and consisted OF a lamp burner
placed at the base of Il glass oil recep-
tacle mounted vertically on a suita BILE
standard. The oil reservoir had at
tached to it a scale facing the burner
and showing the hours, beginning at 4
o'clock in the afternoon. at which time
and ending at o'clock in the morning.
The lamp being lighted. the gradually
descending level of the oil as combus-
ton proceeded marked the hours.
The other Device of later origin. dat
ing back to the beginning of the last
century. utilized the same principle. It
consisted Of two communicating oil
chambers, superposed by a clock dial
In one of the chambers was placed a
night lamp to illuminate this dial and
in the other was suspended a float
from a cord which passed around q
small pulley. The latter was mounted
on a horizontal axis ending in the CEN
ter of the dial. The float of course de-
scended as the oil was consumed and
carried the index hand along with it.
thus marking the hours precisely as
in the case already cited.--PearsOn's
Weekly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-08-22
The Old Commercial instinct.

"What do you think of this table,
WilliamY' asked Mrs. Newlyrich,
pointing proudly to the antique piece
che had purchased.
'What did you pay for it?' grunted
Aer Bill of without any money" days.
zone hundred dollars, DEAR"
'sI think you ought to have been able
TO buy new one for that" returned
her unantiquarian informed spouse,
casting a reflective and scrutinizing
glance over the ancient piece of fur
niture--New York Herald.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-08-22
Men Past Sixty in Danger

Move than half of mankind over
sixty years of age suffer from kid
ney and bladder disorders, usually
enlargement of the prostate glands.
This is both painful and dangerous,
and Foley's Lidney cure should be
taken at the first sign of danger. as
it corrects Irregularities and has
cured many old men of this disease.
Mr.. Rodney Burnett, Rockport, Mo. !,
writes: II suffered with enlarged
prostate gland and kidney trouble
for years and after taking two bot
ties of Foley's Kidrey cure feel
better than / have for twenty years
although | am now 81 years old. "
@. w. Frost.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-08-22

I'll stop your pain free. To show
you first-before you spend penny
what my Pink Pain Tablets can do,
| will mail you free, a Trial Pack
age of them-Dr. Shops Headache
Tablets. Neuralgia, Headache.
Toothache and Period pains, etc,
are due alone to blood congestion.
DR.. Shops headache tablets simply
kill pain by coaxing away the un-
natural blood pressure. That is all.
Address DR.. Shoop, Racine, Wis.
Sold by all dealers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-08-22
S6,OOO,OOO CAPITOL
FIRST Stone in the First Wing
Laid Today Building Task
to Run Twelve Years.

Madison, Wis.,, Aug. %
The first stone in the con-
struction of the new So, 600, :
600 capitol was laid today.
Preparatory to this work a
little brick and cement has
been placed in shape for the
commencement of the task of
hosting a one-ton rock into
position on the northwest
corner.
The contract for the deliv-
cry of the stone for the west
wing of the building and plac-
ing it in the walls is held by
the Woodbury. Granite com
pany of Hardwick, VT, 1t
is estimated that the stone
for the wing, tor the dellV-
cry and all will cost the
state $3.50, 900. Five carloads
of the Bethel granite, OF
which the building is to be
constructed, were on the
ground today, and fifteen
more are on the road. 1t will
take easily 200 carloads, de
clare the architects, to en-
close the wing.
Beginning today, the work
on the west wing will be
rapidly pushed" says Lew
f. Porter, secretary Of the
capitol commission. AL
the material is being hauled
rapidly to the grounds, and
we expect to have l25 men at
work in the construction.
The building will be enclosed
by Christmas, SO that work
can then be carried on in the
inside. Our plan is to have
this wing completed for the
next session of the legisla-
ture."
It is estimated that each
wing of the building will cost
about S9OO,OOO. The center
or rotunda, which will not be
constructed until all four
wings are finished. will cost
nearlyias much as the wings.
For the construction of the
first wing there is almost
$6nO, 600 in the state treasury,
and for the next nine years
100000 will be annually
raised by a state tax for. this
purpose.
At this rate it will take
twelve years to build the
new capitol. and many are OF
She opinion it will be fifteen
years before all the inside
trimmings have been com
pleted.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-08-22

II you havn't the time to exercise
regularly, Doan's Regulets, will
prevent constipation. They induce
a mild, easy healthful action Of the
bowels without gripping. Ask your
druggist for them. 25c.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-08-22
"Pitch Pennies?"

"Pitch Pennies?"
"Sure.
"Shoot crap?"
"Nope, we dassent; the big
fellers takes our money
Not the knowledge of
wrong, but the fear Of loss,
is the deterrant. So the
small boy boothblack ntilizes
his spare moments in ''pitch-
ing pennies.
Like other street boys, the
bootblack seldom plays the
kind of games that other
children do. If he cannot
get a customer, and is too
poor to ''pitch" when trade
grows dull he sits down
gravely on his box, rests his
head on his grimy fist and
watches some other boy shine
In his moments of business
activity he is sprightly and
alive, but in lhis moments Of
repose there is no healthy re
action, no play instinct, moth
ing but a dulllethargy.
From this lethargy he
awakens, like other street
boys, at the prospect of some
thing that warns the blood
and stirs that love OF, risk of
which we boast in America.
The dice rattle on the stone
pavement and the child's
heart leaps within him. He
may not play, for 1.-The big
fellers takes our money! but
he will grow up some day,
and then, ali! then, he too can
rattle the dice and see the
nickles and even the quarters
gathered in and added to his
pile. Yes, he may lose, but
he never thinks of that. 1t
is win! win! win! to him-One
glorious round of excitement
seasoned with huge piles OF
cash. Something for moth
ing! AS he watches the crap
game, sitting huddled up on
his little box, his head rest
ing on his grimy fist, one eye
on the dice, and the other on
the blue uniformed minion of
the law who stands on the
corner twirling his stick. he
dreams OF that happy day in
the future when he will have
something for nothing, as a
winner at Craps, as sea-
Ter of back porches, as an ex-
pert craftsman -or, per-
haps his aspirations go even
higher than that, who knows?
Secretary of the National
Child Labor Committee in the
September Woman's Home
COMPANION.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-08-22

Every body loves our baby, rosy,
sweet and warm,
With kissv places on her3.neck and
dimples on her arms.
Once she was so thin and cross, used
to cry with pain
Mother gave her Cascas weet, now
she's well again. Sold by
Sweets Drug Store.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-08-22
A wrono steer.

A mathematical professor had been
invited by city friend to visit him at
his residence in certain square and
had promised to do So Meeting him
some time afterward, the friend in
quired of the professor why he did not
come to see him.
II did come" said the mathemati-
clan, "but there was some mistake.
You told me that you lived in square.
and found myself in parallelogram
so / went away again."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-08-22

"You can't get in here on half
ticket" exclaimed the doorkeeper at
the circus.
II thought l could" apologized the
small town citizen. 81 have a bad
eye, and only expected to see half of
the show"
''Then you'll have to get two tickets, :"
said the doorkeeper. "If you only have
one good eye it'll take you twice as
long to see the show Harper's Week
".
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-08-22
What Changed HI. Mind.

"I had supposed until yesterday, doc
tor, that the days of the bleeding OF
patients were past"
"And SO they are. But what changed
your mind?"
1.-THE bill you sent me-"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-08-22

Hustle While You Wait.
While waiting for your prayer to be
answered try to get what you want
yourself.-St Louis Globe Democrat
The Sauk Centre herald., 1907-02-28

lounge. Il haven't done half my shop
ping-and here's four o'clock. And,
Reggie, have such a business before
me. But l don't think I'll tell you"
You will, after a second cup Of
tea," l informed her, as we sat down
at cozy little corner table.
you haven't admired my new
Dress" said her ladyship, as she set
tied herself finally. You're becoming
a regular bear! However, you needn't
say anything just now. I'm going to
do the talking, because ! find that we
must have help, Lotus and l. You
asked me about Christmas; what
was going to do. Reggie, I'm going to
have a dinner party"
"At Mount Street? Do l Gomez"
Not at Mount Street. And l don't
fancy you would care to come. It's go.
ing to be ever so select. Just Lotus,
and myself, and few others. Per
haps it will be 20, perhaps more. Oh,
Reggie, how I do wish l could give
such dinner party every day of my
life"
you are always helping somebody,
Kit"
"Only those people l like, Reggie.
And that's being selfish, really"
prepared for something tragic, az.
ter that; and was not disappointed.
This dear little woman is perpetually
planning and scheming for other folks
benefit. have found out many of her
little plots for helping along a certain
ungrateful lawyer.
1T began in such an odd manner %
said Kitty, stirring at her tea absent
mindedly. She never takes sugar, so
again had warning that the occasion
was to be serious. ut must have been
chance. l had been calling on some
people who are staying at the Russell;
and was walking back when passed
very nice bakers and confection-
er's-"
Excuse me. You didn't pass it,"
Kitty smiled, in her roguish way. Il
didn't Reggie-you're quite right. 1
stopped outside ever SO greedily.
There were some awfully nice cakes
there; and you know my weaknesses,
perceive! Well, as I was looking
and hungerinx. ! became aware that
The Sauk Centre herald., 1907-02-28
Kifty's
GObIinS
By Paul CresWick

Copyright, by Joseph 3. Bowies.)
1t was two weeks before Christmas.
| [ had been shopping and as turned
| out of department store 1 fancied
espied her ladyship just entering. A
dozen quick strides made fancy into
certainty.
Dear me, Reggie" exclaimed Kitty,
trying to make out that she was not
secretly highly delighted, what a very
| ubiquitous person you are. nowadays!"
II have good reason for coming"
| announced, taking the chair next
| hers.
Meaning that, perhaps, some other
people have not?" she inquired.
my presence here is the result of
kindheartedness and philanthropy" l
explained. II have been buying things
or people. Item, bottle of lavender
| water for friend. Item, some physic
for Debenham, who says he can't sleep
at nights. Item. a new bath sponge for
myself. Item-but l can't remember
half of the various commissions =
have been faithfully executing. You,
of course, haven't been half SO use
ful?"
Kitty was absorbed in a nursery
book, and wouldn't attempt any de-
fense. Are you sure it's quite suit
able for child?" she asked the at
tendant. Really, these books seem SO
advanced. / suppose children do read
them?"
"Uncles and aunts and godparents
buy them," l remarked. Therefore We
have some evidence that children like
them. What l know of children"
isn't great deal?" questioned Kit
ty, with one of her little shrugs. Il
understand, dear"
Come and have tea with me-"
requested. They have opened
new tearoom. It's rather jolly,
and the cakes are very good.
want to talk to you about Christmas.
We're going to stay at Homewood An
old-fashioned family gathering sort Of
thing. Pm praying that "e shan't all
quarrel too violently before the end
Of it,"
Lead on, ana I'll follow-if the
cakes can be confidently recommend
ed. What a huge llace this is! And
doesn't everything look tempting and
Christmassy." Kitty sighed. ut
makes me feel awfully ashamed of my
SELF she went on, as we moved to the
The Sauk Centre herald., 1907-02-28

somebody else was looking and hun,

somebody else was looking and hun,
gering too"
MY DEAR said l, at that, Il can
well believe it."
Don't be silly, Reggie. And please
don't sit quite SO near me. Everybody
is peepinG at us. Well, now, this little
man.
1T was MANI"
''No, goblin-a goblin with white
thin little face, and ragged clothes;
whose shrivclled hands were thrust
deep into bottomleSs pockets. Its
small nose was glued to the window of
the shop. 1t was a strange goblin,
Reggie. l. was alone, and it was poor. y
l waited for her to go on. There
was no mistaking the fact that Kitty
was in earnest.
81 glanced at him quietly, from be-
hind. l guessed that this goblin had
seen many, many winters; but never
summer. Which sort would you
choose?' ] asked, bending quietly down
to him. He made no answer; but
could see that he knew every sweet in
that shop. 1 am speaking to ycI,'
said more loudly"
We'll, Kit?"
He unglued his nose slowly. I
was counting them candy canes, he
told me severely. That's why | didn't
listen ! held out my hand. Let us
go inside, and count them together
suggested. Pe hoped in before me
like any little frog. We counted the
candy canes and other things; and
presently-oh, it was the most laugh
able thing in the world, if it hadn''
been the most piteOus-this goblin OF
mine brought out from under his rags
a poor miserable little cat, very dusty
and red-eyed, and with a broken leg
Kitty paused. Its dead now, poor
little creature, I'm thankful to say
Well, Reggie, he wanted the cat te
have some of the goodies I've hat
bought, And, of course, the anima
wouldn't look at them. I want him tc
like candy said my goblin. He must
have. some. / want him to- be -hh.Xn2y-
The Sauk Centre herald., 1907-02-28

IKE me. hes my cat, you hnow.' Ant
then, Reggie, he added rather disil
lusioning sentence, i fought Bill for
him last Tuesday, did,. And me and
that there little cat, we've gone halves
ever SINCE"
Kitty addressed herself directly to
me. Wouldn't you have known what
kind of sweets to give a cat? l con-
fess, it was a puzzler." She laughed
at the thought. "At last, the girl be-
hind the counter fetched some milk;
and the cat tried to drink and purr at
the same time And it drank so much
that it began to be very i'll, Reggie.
And then the goblin, with whom l was
getting on so nicely
She was stirring her tea again. He
pulled his cold sticky fingers away
from me, and ran to the choking
dreadful little cat and caught it in his
arms, and held it close to his starved
breast. And he cried, Reggie; oh, not
loudly, not loudly. But utterly, hope
lessly."
so the dinner party?" l inquired
gently.
"Yes. It's to be at the shop where
we first met. After hours, Goblins'
dinner party ON Christmas Eve.
Lotus and l have been so busy ar
ranging and rearranging; and now
I'm coming to you They must have
amusement-a conjurer, or some
thing
But I'm not cOnjurer-
Cant YOU be a Father Christmas,
Reggie? In a gown and with white
hair and a long beard? You can get
the things from some theatrical place,
can't you? And after the conjurer,
and after a Punch and Judy show l
want you to come in with a great sack
over your shoulder, full OF toys. A
present for every solitary goblin
there. A present and kind word
so that they can so on little while
longer. Can bear with things, be-
cause of one completely happy hour.
Oh, it's so little that we can do, Reg
gle. The worlds four stone walls
can't be broken down all at once. But
we can give them happy memories,
these poor little gObltns-and hope
! builds on memories"
always, Kt?"
always. Could there be surer
Aundatioa"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1907-02-28

Another order will be received within
few weeks.
Good apples 25cts per peck at
Albert Dahlem's grocery store.
The Ward Springs property owners
are making estimates on this seasons
improvements, which they contem
plate making.
For quick grocery order delivery,
phone "a, Gauge" Dahlem.
Farmers! don't forget about the
Institute to be held in this city on
March IA. 1t is for your benefit, SO
attend and enjoy yourselves
Ralphi McIntvre OF Little Falls,
visited his parents several days this
week.
The w. N. A. circle will meet swith
Mrs. NJ. F. Woodbury. on Tuesday
afternoon, March 5.
Frank Bury, Long Prairie's genial
cigar maker, was doing business in
the city on Monday.
Restaurant, grocery and flour all at
Jos. Exford's. Trv his meals. Try
his groceries, and above all try his
-four. 14-2t
Thursday, March IA, will be farmers
day. At the Grand opera house the
Farmers Institute will hold a morn
ing, afternoon and evening session.
Beautiful new spring silks in single
waist patterns just received at Blied's.
VIM. Henderson will sell all of his
standard bred horses at auction, on
March 20. This sale will include
Stephen L. and a lot of other fast
steppers.
Mems good quality rubber boots,
all sizes, price $3.50 per pair at A..
Dahlem.
Miss Cecil Gallagher, who spent
her vacation with her parents in st.
Cloud, returned on Sunday evening,
and has resumed her work in the
Third grade.
The Texas land deal which Messrs.
Cooper and Kells went to Minneapolis
last week to close up, was not con-
sumated on account of some mis-
as to details.
Boys durable dull finish Rolled
Edge rubbers, sizes 21S to 6, price 75c
per pair at Dahlem's.
Mrs. Anna Kleinschmidt has pur-
chased the Anthony Boedman resi-
dence property near the German
Catholic church. She will occupy
the residence in the near future.
Ladies', misses and children's
storm rubbers; all sizes; any style;
The Y. NJ. B. C. of the M. E. church,
will meet at the home OF Mrs. G. B.
Brecount on Friday evening. A full
is requested as consider
able business is to be transacted.
Fire destroyed the harness shop of
l.. Robbers at Sauk Rapids on Satur-
day night. The total loss on build
ing and contents was $4,000, covered
by 81 900 on stock and $500 on build
ing. Henry Robbers OF this city is a
son OF l.. Robbers.
The Grand Lodge A. O. U. w. was
held in Minneapolis last week, and
Sauk Centre lodge was represented in
that body by G. w. Cummings and E.
A. Richards. Their report was made
on Saturday evening and interested
greatly the large number of members
present.
WANTED: Gentleman or lady to
travel for Mercantile House of large
capital. Territory at home or abroad
to suit. If desirable the home may
be used as headquarters. Weekly
salary OF $1.O92.OO per year and ex-
penses. Address, Armstrong Alex
ander, 125 Plymouth Place, Chicago,
Ill. 28-2t
The Sauk Centre herald., 1907-02-28
- II Q M E =
II A PIP F. N I N G s

Mrs. B. F. Carr was ill the first O
the week.
Are you going to attend the Farmers
Institute?
William Kay was up from Metros,
on Sunday.
John Brown was county sea-
visitor on Saturday.
Arthur Scrivner of Melrose, was il
the city on Monday.
The Second Sauk Valley telephone
line was run into the exchange this
week.
H. w. Bishop, the popular West.
port merchant, was city visitor on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Jennie Parker has returned to
the city after short visit at the Park.
dale farm.
8. d. Jardine, one of our prosper.
GUS farmers, was county seat visitor
on Monday.
Ella Kay, who is teaching at Grey
Eagle, spent Saturday and Sunday
with her parents.
Mrs. Ann Parker, who has been a
two weeks sufferer from la grippe, is
improving rapidly.
Attorney George Peterson of Long
Prairie, was transacting business in
the city on Monday.
Mrs. j. F. Wright of Mantorville,
Mimi is visiting with her niece,
Mrs. G. M. Sprague.
Miss Tilda Forsberg returned to ST.
Cloud on Monday after spending few
days with her parents.
Miss Anna May berry. for a number
OF years a milliner in this city, has
located at Minot, N. d.
Miss Anna Bodmann returned to
St Paul on Monday, after two weeks
visit with her parents here.
Clarence Davis of Long Prairie, was
in the city on Tuesday. He is weigh
ing mail on the branch line.
Farmers Institute, Thursday, march
IA, at Grand opera house, morning,
afternoon and evening session.
G. M. Sprague, r. l.. Palmer and
L. s. Bishop attended the Good Roads
convention at St. Cloud on Friday.
Hartley Scrivner of St. Paul, was
in the city on Monday. He leaves
shortly for one of the western states.
The Misses Cora and Bertha Dunn
inert and Anna and Mamie Ander-
sen were Osakis visitors on Friday.
The Paynesville-Press states that
w. K. Gray is holding very successful
revival meetings at that place this
week.
Mrs. William Lewis after spending
aweek with her daughter, Mrs. Van
Dyke, at Long Prairie, returned on
Monday.
A large list OF new books has just
been received by the public library.