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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-28
NOT TRUE, CROKER SAYS,
That He's Going TO Retire Because Of De.
partmental DiscOrd.

There vas a report about Fire Head
quarters yesterday that Chief Croker had
applied for retirement on a pension in con.
sequence Of a lack Of harmony between him
and Fire Commissioner Hayes. 1t was
said that Hayes could not overlook the con-
troversy he had With the Chief when his
10 expire In lak aod that the relations he
tween him and the Chief since he came back
to the Commissioners office have moi been
o%vercordial.
Both Hayes and Croker said the report
was not true. Il don't propose to retire
or 10 get out Of the department. That's
all | have TO say, Chief Croker said.
Croker may retire whenever he chooses
on half his salary Of 5000 a year, as he has
served more than twenty years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-28
PLEASE ADVERTISE, THEY SAID.
None, In Advance. Of Ourse-They Weren't
Policemen at An.

Charles Brennan and Harry Williams,
who live at 2If West Twenty-second street,
we're in the Tombs police court yesterday
on a charge Of %personating policemen.
Il is alleged that the pair represented
themselves as Central Office l~ieutenants
and got saloon keepers 70 advertise In a
big programme for a ball which they said
vas soon 70 be given by the Patrolmen's
Benevolent Association. Always they got
The money in advance.
The complainant was Michael Fravioito,
whose saloon Is at l6 Lafayette street,
The defendants got him 70 take space for
a SIS advertisement, he said. When they
demanded the money in advance he told
them 10 wait while he cashed a check and
vent ont 10 look for a policeman. Police.
nqp Rooney arrested the spurious cops.
Rooney told Magistrate Finn that many
Gloon keepers had been swindled. The
Court held the pair in $1,000 bail for an
examination to-day. and gave Rooney a
sheaf Of subp1nas for saloon keepers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-28
German Mscount Reduced.

Special Cable D'sp0ioh 10 THE SuE.
BERLIN. April h-The Imperial Bank,
which reduced lie minimum rats Of discount
on March 1 from o to 81, reduced 1t again
to-day TO 5 per cent
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-28
WOULD ENJOIN FERRY co.
KnIckerbocker Trust, Holder OF MOrtysEe,
Moves Against stopping the Boats.

Moves Against stopping the Boats.
Application was made yesterday by Law
yer Charles f, Ho;chkiss on behalf Of the
Knick erbocker Trust Company to Justice
Marean In the Supreme Court, Brooklyn.
for an injunction to restrain the receiver
OF the Brooklyn and New York Ferry Com
pany from disseminating the running Of
the boats after May I.
The trust company holds mortgages on
the ferry company. The argument In the
case was set down for tomorrow.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-16

If the pasture is poor the sheep car
be kept in good flesh by feeding a little
grain.
Corn, oats and oatmeal is a good mix.
ture fed with such foods as rape, roots
ensilage and turnips.
Wheat or oats fed in a trough, one OF
two bushels for 100 head, should keep
the flock in good shape.
: Have you thought out any way you
can make your wife's work any easier
this year? OF course, you have ar
ranged to make your own as light as
possible.
Overlooking or sudden changes from
poor to very rich food, combined with
want of exercise, if not actual causes.
will contribute to the development of
the loss of wool among ewes.
An English shepherd being asked
what he attributed his unequaled sue
cess in the show ring to, replied: "To
two things-always having my entries
trained to walk in the halter, and to al
ways being polite to the judge, no mat
ter what position he placed the exhibit
in"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-16
UnvaIued Advice,

Surgeon General R;yey was talking
about his recent statement concerning
the harm that cigarettes do sailors
''Let them defend the cigarette as they
please" he said; whenever l hear these
defences I think of the sick horse and
the turpentine.
tom met Bill on the road one day.
"'Bill, l want a word with you,' he
said.
BE quick, them said Bill. I'm in
hurry
"'What did you give your sick horse
the other day?
"A pint of turpentine.'
''Tom hurried home and poured pint
of turpentine down the throat of his
own ailing nag, which at once grew
worse, and in an hour was dead.
Then Tom, Disguised with Bills vet
Urinary ability, sought him out.
Why, Bill he said, I gave my horse
pint of turpentine and it killed him.
so it did mine,' said Bill.-Washng-
ton Star
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-16
A Dummy Soldiers Task.

Walking day and night, without a sin
gle stop, dummy soldier is taking 10O,-
600 steps every "A hours in an en-
durance test to determine the life of sew.
eral new cartridge belts which are under
consideration by the board of ordnance
and fertilization of the army. The dunn,
my's tour of duty is at the Rock Island
Qll) arsenal. The dummy is the size OF
an average soldier. BY a special mechan-
ical apparatus it is made to walk, with
the guidance of a wire cable, as though
on sentinel duty, in circle in one end
of a hall. The mechanism is such as
to give the dummy the same motion as
would be experienced by the average
soldier in walking. About the waist of
the figure are strapped the various belts,
one at time, which are being tested.
Each is filled with the regulation num-
Der of rounds of service cartridges, the
principal test being made with the sharp
nose bullet, to determine how long it will
take for these to wear through the peck
cts of the belts.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-16
Feet of the Horse.

The usefulness of a horse depends
largely upon the quality of his feet. If
they are sound and we'll taken care of
he is able to travel and work well,
but if they are defective and neglected
his usefulness is impaired and he can
not be depended on in any emergency,
as he is liable, when his services are
most needed, to become partially if not
wholly disabled, resulting in serious
loss to his owner. But few horses are
born with perfect feet, yet the defects
by careful treatment are often entire
" cured; also many horses with sound
hoofs are practically ruined by the
ignorance or carelessness of black
smiths.
The proper shoeing of horses and the
general care of their feet is a matter
that should receive the strict attention
OF every farmer, and yet, as rule,
it is wofully neglected The farmer
should have knowledge of the natural
formation of horses foot, so as to be
able to determine whether the animal
is being properly shod or not, and
while that is being done he should
never go away and leave the smith to
slight the work to get through with it
or butcher it's feet if he does not I'M
derstand his business.
While no definite rules for shoeing
horses can be given, some general prin-
ciples are acknowledged by all COM
petent hOrseShOers, namely, the heel
should never be cut except to remove
ragged point. The same is true of
the frog, which is an elastic cushion,
intended to reduce the impact Of sud-
den shock to the foot The butteris
is an instrument that may do an i'm
mense amount of damage in the hands
OF an incapable operator. Much mis-
chief is done by it every day.
When the toe is too long and projects
beyond the hoof, it causes stumbling
and it should be shortened. A hot iron
should never be applied to the foot to
ascertain its evenness, as many black
smiths do merely to save time, when
they know it is not right. A scared
surface between the hoof and the shoe
makes the contact less perfect and the
shoe necessarily less rigid than it ought
to be-
The outside of the hoof should not be
rasped more than is necessary to clinch
the nails, as this thins the crust and re-
duces the strength of the bearing sur
face of the foot. Weakening and decay
are sometimes the result of this prac-
tice. Oil applied to the hoofs occasion
ally during dry weather is beneficial.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-16
A Telephone Opiate.

The elders wife was seriously i'll, and
the doctor advised rest and quiet. But
the lady was very devoted to church
work, and worried herself into hysteria
because she could not attend services and
hear her favorite pastor preach.
She must not leave the house," warn
ed the doctor, ''but you can easily ar
range to have her hear the sermon by
telephone"
The elder grasped the suggestion and
made the necessary arrangements for
transmitting the sermon into his wife's
room.
At noon on the Sabbath the doctor
called and asked: "How did it work?'
Fine" declared the elder, rubbing his
hands, gleefully, ''ten minutes after the
sermon began she fell sound asleep
PHILADELPHIA Public Ledger.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-16
Naive Lying.

Commissioner Bingham of New York
discussing the case of a policeman found
guilty of protecting gambling houses
said:
1.-THE man lied too naively in defense
of his innocence. He was like a car
penter employed last month by a news
paper friend of mine.
My newspaper friend writes goot
deal at home, and his study being mex
to the nursery the children's noise dis
turbed HING and he employed carpen
ter to make the wall sound-proof between
the two rooms.
III fix it all right said the car
penter confidently. The best thing te
do will be to line it with shavings.'
"'He completed the job, then he called
the literary man in.
"'She is sound-proof all right now, he
said.
"'We'n test her. said the literary
man. You stay here
''And going into the nursery he called
to the carpenter in the study:
"'Can you hear me?'
No. sir, 1 can't" was the prompt re
ply."-New York Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-16
DOCTOR SAID "UsE CUTIcUEA''

In Bad Case of Eczema on Child
Disease Had Reached a Fearful
State--His Order Resulted in Com
pIete Cure.
when 1 was small 1 was troubled
with eczema for about three months
1t was all over my face and covered
nearly all Of my head. 1t reached
such a state that it was just large
scab all over, and the pain and itching
were terrible 1 doctored with an able
physician for some time and was then
advised by him to use the Cuticura
Remedies, which l did, and I was en-
tirely cured. 1 have not been bothered
with it since l used Cuticura Soap
and Cuticura Ointment but do not
know exactly how much was used to
complete the cure. 1 can safely say
that Cuticura did a lot for me. Miss
Anabel Wilson, North Branch, Mich,
Oct. 20, 1907"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-16
Hold Thou My Hands.

Hold thou my hands a little while in thine.
Thy gentle, restful hands-dear Love be-
nign!
Smooth out their WEAKNESS, with soft
careSS,
AS mothers do their children's restless
ness
With fondling hands that love and rest
combine!
And when These inconsistent hands of mine
To hayward selfshness and wrong incline,
With tender and compassionate duress,
Hold thou my hands!
And when l face the dark and must resign
Loves tender, human touch; must olsen
Irvine
It's dear. OBTAINING clasp; when fears de-
press,
Those mortal fears l cannot quite repress,
For all my faith and trustee Love divine,
Hold thou my hands,
James Terry White in Appleton's.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-16
UnprofitabIe Experimenting.

Improbable Experimenting.
In the entire realm of scientific in
vestigation there is nothing more inter
esting and marvellous than the growth
and development of plants from the
beginning or the termination of the
seed to the reproduction of the germ.
Each species of plant has it's distinct
i've character and life habits and only
f1ourishes where natural conditions are
favorable to it's growth. To attain any
degree of perfection, the soil and CHM
ate combined must be such as the
plants require, although a moderate de-
gree of success may be attained when
either of these factors are not exactly
suited to it's growth, but where both
are deficient in any considerable de-
gree the plant can not be successfully
grown, except by artificial means
whereby the necessary natural condi-
lions are created. If the chemical COM
position Of the soil is favorable, and
climatic conditions unfavorable, the
latter can be created artificially-such
as protection from cold and excessive
heat and lack of moisture-and, like
wise, if the soil is deficient in the
chemical elements which the plant re-
quires, they can be added to, but in
either case the process is laborious and
expensive and the results unsatisfac-
tory All plants are indigenous to
certain kinds Of soil, and all soils are
especially adapted to the growth of
certain kinds of plants, and nature can
not be improved upon in any way, nor
can her deficiencies be successfully
remedied by artificial means In order,
therefore, to be successful in his bust
ness, the farmer must keep close to
nature and mark well her ways" He
must raise only such crops as are best
adapted to the soil Of his farm, in &C.
cordance with his experience, and
wholly refrain from extensive expert
ments with such as are of doubtful
utility.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-16
Col. CIem's Commission.

Col. John l.. Glenn, assistant quarter
master general, the Drummer Boy OF
Shiloh" was among the officers who
successfully passed Roosevelt's fifteen
mile test Of Craftsmanship at the Pre-
sidio last week. Col Glenn does not owe
his equestrian skill to West Point in
struction, of which so many officers
boast, and the reason why he is not a
West Pointer, is worth relating. In the
early part of Grants first term Glenn OBJ
tanned an audience with the President.
MIR. President" he opened the inter-
view, Il wish to ask you for an order
to admit me to West Point"
why do you not take the eXamina-
tions?" questioned Grant.
L did, but failed to pass"
That was unfortunate. How did it
happen?"
those other boys of my age were in
school,
Glenn was barely Is then, and boyish
looking even for his years. He had
made his own way to the President, and
had no political sponsors to back him.
"What!' exclaimed the President,
you were in the warp
yes, was in the war four years.
and Glen related his experiences
Grant wrote something which he
handed to the young applicant, saying:
Take this to the secretary of war. 1
guess it will fix you up all right"
Glenn went back to the secretary of
war, who had before received him so
coldly as to discourage any one not en-
dowed with unusual grit, and delivered
his note.
The secretary read it and asked:
DO you know what this iSV'
"No," replied Glen. 81 suppose it an
order to admit me to West Point
''Well, it isn't; it's an order to COM
mission you second lieutenant in the
regular army."-San Francisco Call.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-16
WIFE WON.
Husband Finally Convinced.

HUSBAND FINALLY convinced.
Some men are wise enough to try new
foods and beverages and then generous
enough to give others the benefit Of
their experience
A very conservative" Ills. man, how
ever, let his good wife find out for her
self what blessing Postum is to those
who are distressed in many ways, by
drinking coffee. The wife writes:
"No slave in chains, it seemed to me,
was more helpless than /, a coffee cap
tive. Yet there were innumerable warn
ings-waking from troubled sleep
with a feeling Of suffocation, at times
dizzy and out of breath, attacks Of pal
pitation of the heart that frightened
ME.
Common sense, reason, and my bet
ter judgment told me that coffee drink
ing was the trouble At last my ner-
vous system was so disarranged that
my physician ordered no more coffee
''He knew he was right and he knew
I knew it, too. l capitulated. Prior
to this our family had tried Postum but
disliked it, because, as we learned later,
it was not made right.
Determined this time to give Postum
fair trial, prepared it according to
directions on the pkg.-that is, boiled it
Is minutes after boiling commenced,
obtaining a dark brown liquid with a
rich snappy flavor similar to coffee.
When cream and sugar were added, it
was not only good but delicious.
Noting it's beneficial effects in me
the rest of the family adopted it-all
except my husband, who would not ad
NIT that coffee hurt him. Several weeks
elapsed during which l drank Postum
two or three times day, when, to my
surprise, my husband said L have
decided to drink Postum. Your i'm
provement is so apparent-you have
such fine color-that I propose to give
credit where credit is DUE And now
we are coffee-slaves no longer
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well
yille." in pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full of
human interest.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-16
STRANGE ISLAND JEWELLERS.
New Tribe Discovered and PARTIAL
Tanned in British New Guinea.

New Tribe Discovered and Partially
Tanned in British New Guinea.
A curious tribe of savages, ON an is
land in the North Pacific with the most
original Of customs, has just been dis
covered and partially tanned by Rev. W.
e. Brownley, a Methodist missionary in
British New Guinea, says the Pittsburg
Press.
The race in question consists of about
10000 blacks, living at a place called
DObu. The customs of the race are most
curious. The immigration policy is more
drastic than that of white Australia, y
for all strangers have either to become
full members of the tribe or be eaten.
When dealing with Mr.. Brownley, how
ever, the difficulty was got over by MAX
ing him father of the tribe.
In describing his adventures among
them, Mr.. BROMLEY said that each tribe
and each family had it's own land, and
no portion was allowed to go out of its
possession except as loan, for sea-
sons crops. The men married out of
their own tribe, and on their death their
land became the property of their sisters
children, and so it was handed down
from generation to generation within the
tribe.
Women have great influence in the af-
fairs of the tribe, and their duties are
quite distinct from those of the men.
The men clear the bush and dig the
ground, then the women prepare it and
plant yams, the crop being theirs. If a
man wanted any yams he had to ask for
them. The banana patch, however, was
his own property. Wives were obtained
by purchase. If a man paid well for his
wife he could thrash her occasionally,
but she could leave him if she did not
like it and go back to her own village,
where she still had a home.
In the religion of the people there was
something of ancestral worship. A de-
ceased relatives was regarded as sacred,
and his name must not be mentioned on
pain of death. An exception was made
in the case of any one being i'll and given
up by the medicine men. The latter
might then call upon the name of an an
cestor, invoking him to bring back the
spirit of the dying man. All the others
went to the lower regions. They believe
in a being who created them, but left
them alone afterward.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-16
Healthy Kids.

In recently published reports of tho
fair which took place at the Home OF
the Daughters of Jacob mention was
made of the chief usher, TAD aged
candy and lemonade, although they were
only 1O3 and 1O7 years old. Some doubt
was expressed as to the ages of these in
mates of the home. Albert Kruger, the
superintendent, said that there was nc
exaggeration and gave these figures from
his last report: ''These are the ages of
our wards: From 60 to 65, three women;
Go to 70, three men and eleven women;
20 to 70, eleven men and fourteen WON
en-; 70 TO so. twelve men and eight wom-
en-; so to So, fifteen men and twelve
women; So to co. six men and eight
women; 80 to 90, four men and six
women; 95 to 100, two men and five
women. One man is in his 105th year,
one woman is 103 years old, one is 107
and the oldest is 49,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-16
Houses of Corn Cobs.

In some parts of Europe corn cobs
are used for building purposes. The
cobs are collected and taken to a fac
tory, where heavy congresses crush
and mold them into blocks of various
sizes, just as bricks are variously
nodded. These blocks are then bound
with wire so as to make them hold to-
gether. They are then soaked in tar
to make them water-tight, and are
ready for use after this treatment. Of
course, they are much lighter than
bricks. are always dry, and make good
houses This is but one of the very
many ways in which Europe shows
greater economy than America does.
There is little over there which goes to
waste Even the refuse and garbage
of Paris is made to serve a purpose ty
being burned and converted into DOW
cI. L. ss,st.i lA"- > u 49, W.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-16
An Agricultural Pest.

So great have been the ravages
caused by the dodder-a leafess, twin
ing, parasitic plant-that a decree has
been issued by the French President
prohibiting its importation into the
country. 1t is veritable agricultural
scourge, attacking and destroying hops,
vines, clover, peas, tomatoes and many
other kinds of agricultural produce.
Once having found it's way into any dis
trict, it is most difficult to get rid Of,
and constitutes a permanent source Of
anxiety to the farmer. Cutting down,
burning and poison have all been tried
with unsatisfactory results.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-16
How to Feed out siIage.

Owing to the constant contact of the
air with the top layer of silage it is
necessary to remove a horizontal layer
of silage to depth of not less than
one and one-half inches daily to pre-
vent any from spelling. If this fact
is kept in mind when building a silo
it's diameter can be made such as to
make possible the feeding of layer
of this depth daily with the amount of
live stock on ha1d.-John Michels.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-16
His Memory Panied Them.

Old Commodore Vanderbilt was always
very democratic in spirit. Sitting on
the porch of a fashionable hotel at a
fashionable resort on one occasion, it
is related that the commodore saw a
lady approaching with whom he was &C
quainted. His wife and daughter, who
recognized her could scarcely contain
their anger when he arose and politely
addressed her.
after She had gone that horrid Woman
used to sell poultry to us?"
EYES," responded the old millionaire,
''and l remember when your mother sold
root beer and l peddled oysters in New
Jersey. New York Sun.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-16
Waste of Energy.

The Merinos and their grades on ac-
count of their dense fieeces stand ex-
posture to rains and storms better than
the open 1eeced coarse wool sheep, and
yet it pays better to house any kind of
sheep during storms than to take the
chances of catching cold and being
bothered with snuffies all winter. 1t re-
qures a waste of energy to withstand
the disagreeable conditions that are
sure to follow exposure to storms
National Stockman.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-16

bow, with hook at the bend.
To apply the attachment to chick
ems wing it is slipped over the wing,
and by placing the parallel sides toward
each other the hook can be snapped in
position and retained by the resiliency
of the wire. The hook will be on the
inner corner of the wing and will pre-
vent the device from slipping off. The
chicken will thus be prevented from
spreading the wing as required to fly
and thereby unable to get over fence
into the neighbours garden.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-16
Depth of Cyclones.

of the United States Weather Burea u
concludes that the ordinary cyclones
which traverse our country from west
to east are not more than two or three
miles in depth, although their diameter
is many hundreds of miles. In other
words, their motion does not affect the
upper regions of the atmosphere.
In the case of hurricanes, this au-
thority finds that the depth is greater,