The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-08

sun will cause some people to believe
that one of the scorchers slipped the
trolley and brushed against our atmos-
phere.
The tension in regard to the Brazilian
warships has not been relieved by the
assurance that there is no thought of
selling them to Japan, but that they will
be employed in blowing the gizzard out
of the Argentine Republic.
The London Times states that the two
steamers ordered for the White Star
line will be bigger but not speedier than
the Cunarders Lusitania and Maure-
tania. Size in ships can be readily
achieved with a deep purse, but speed is
highly problematic as well as costly.
BY remaining afoat in his aerop1ane
for 81 minutes Orville Wright at Fort
Myer this morning made a new record.
The people who believe that the aero
plane and not the balloon will come
nearest to solving the problem OF aerial
navigation have reason for fresh conf
dence.
Brazil is reported to be contemplating
valOrization scheme for the support of
sugar prices. If she is wise she will wait
until she has further experience with
coffee. which if prediction is verified,
will eventually cost her so much money
that valorization ventures will no longer
be tempting.
Russia's discovery Of the appearance
of cholera in ST. Petersburg should
cause no surprise even in the imperial
city. The disease has been creeping
through Russia for some time, but now
that it is approaching the persons of
mobiles a more vigorous fight may be
made against it.
The Japanese have shown good sense
in postponing till 1917 their projected
industrial exposition which was to have
been held in 1912. Japan is very much
short of cash at the present time. She
does we'll in adopting John Randolph's
motto of ''Pay as you go-and when
you can't pay don't 60"
There will be no panic among con-
sumers over the report that the Meat
Trust has gobbled up the Fish Trust.
The price of fish has been invariably
high during recent years, and the Meat
Trust could not boost it without causing
itself injury by stunning demand. Per-
haps the Meat Trust may contemplate
lower prices for fish. Only perhaps.
h. o1,,1o
lished, the University of Wisconsin foot
ball team will play only five games dur
ing the approaching season-three at
Madison, one at Bloomington, Indiana,
and one at Minneapolis. Milwaukee will
continue to want her oft-requested "big
game until the regulations which con-
fine playing to the university gridirons
are relaxed.
A geographical commission appointed
by Mexico seven years ago has reported
the discovery of 767 towns which have
not been heretofore officially known and
which heretofore have not been within
Federal control. Many of these towns
nave populations of considerable size
from 5000 to $1,000 residents. Mexico is
evidently in position to heed the advice
''Know myself
The Duchess de Chaulnes, and her
mother. Mrs. Theodore Shonts of New
York, are at Trouville. The health of
the Duchess, which threatened to give
way after the shock of her husband s
sudden death, is now improving. She
has been spared one shock which some
A orir1 ybo
~ members of the European nobility.
Her titled connections have behaved very
we'll to her.
A carload of black bass fry has just
been liberated in Pewaukee lake, sheet
of water which once provided the finest
bass fishing in the State of Wisconsin.
IF these fish are afforded proper protec-
ton through cooperation of residents
along the banks of the lake with the
state game and fish authorities, PeWau-
kee lake will in the course of time again
become attractive to anglers who delight
in capturing fish in spOrtsmanlike ways.
New York dealers report large oyster
crop. with the bivalves fatter and heav-
Ter than usual. They also herald the
fact that inspectors will watch and see
that no oysters that have been fat
tened in infected water get into the
markets of the city. What about the
consumer outside? Will the inspectors
look after his safety also? The demand
for oysters in Western markets would
become stronger if consumers could re-
ceive assurance that more sanitary meth
DDS have been instituted in the oyster
trade generally.
The White Star line has launched a
new steamer at Belfast whose enginery
will represent a keenly practical use OF
the turbine The new steamer is to have
fOur-crank triple-balanced reciprocating
engines to drive two screws, and a low
pressure turbine engine to still further
utilize the steam in driving a third screw
set between the other two, but some dis
tance behind. The reciprocating engines
are more efficient in backing and
manoeuvering ship, while the turbine
can be made very effective in the for
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