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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21
New Farm Products.

Alfalfa was an unknown crop a few
years ago. Now it is one of the most
reliable and profitable of Texas crops.
1t has not been long since the onion
was produced only in a few short rows
for family use. Now the onion crop is
one of Texas best advertisements. The
effort to raise for the market me-
dicinal plants began with one enter
prising citizen of Grayson County only
few years ago. Now this line is be-
ing taken up and will be carried on for
all it is worth. The list is growing
longer, and the prices Of cotton and
other farm products are better than
they used to be, and the man with the
hoe is growing more independent. The
sugar beet is now being tested. Colo
RADIO holds first place in the production
of beet sugar in the United States,
with 422, 732 $50 pounds of sugar from
1886, 366 acres, while Michigan and
California are closely matched for sec
ond place, producing 165 100000 and
1874 100000 pounds, respectively. The
sugar beet crop in this country last
year brought $4,5OO,0OO.
The present year will be an impor-
tant season for experiments with the
sugar beet in Texas. Let the tests be
made under as good conditions as pos
sible. There is really no doubt as to
the results in localities where the soil
is of the right density and quality.
Lands that produce fine crops of beets
of the ordinary variety or the biggest
turnips in the world" are quite sure to
break n few records in sugar beets if
given q fair test.-Galveston News
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21
Lord Eldon's APOLOGY.

When John Scott Oord Eldon) was at
the bar he was remarkable for the sang
froid with which he treated the Judges.
On one occasion a junior counsel, on
hearing their lordships give judgment
against his client, exclaimed that "he
was surprised at such a decision"
This was construed into contempt of
court and he was ordered to attend at
the court next morning. Fearful of the
consequences, lie consulted his friend
John Scott, who told him to be perfectly
at ease, for he would apologize for him
in a way that would avert any unpleas-
ant result. Accordingly, when the name
of the delinquent was called, John rose
and coolly addressed the assembled
tribunal. saying:
Il am very sorry, my lords, that my
young friend has so far forgotten himself
as to treat your honorable bench with
disrespect. He is extremely penitent,
and you will kindly ascribe his uninten-
tional insult to ignorance. You mus
see at once that it did originate in that.
He said he was surprised at the decision
Of your lordships. Now, if he had not
been very ignorant of what takes place
at this court every day-had he known
you but half as long as | have-he
would not be surprised at anything you
did. Tit BITS
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21
Lord Kitchener's Sarcasm.

England's great military chieftain,
Lord Kitchener, has a pitiless contempt
for anything which savOrs of effeminacy
in a man. This is illustrated by an incl
dent which occurred soon after his re-
turn to England from his Egyptian ex-
ploits. He was accosted by a young lord
who had an annoying zeal for collecting
the autographs of distinguished persons.
Meeting Kitchener, he gushed
do me the honor to pencil your name
on this. Lord Kitchener producing a
lace handkerchief, and I'll have the
autograph worked in silk and keep ii
forever in memory. of the hero of Khar-
toum."
Your sisters" 1 presume" said
Kitchener, shifting at the scented hand
kerchief
mo, it's my own. A very pretty pat
tern, isn't it?"
Very" said Kitchener, in a dry way
passing the handkerchief back unsigned
What is your taste in hairpins, by the
way ?'-Phiiadeiphia Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21
CHANGE I'm FOOD

Works Wonders i'm Health.
It is worth knowing that a change
in food can cure dyspepsia. Il deem II
my duty to let you know how Grape
Nuts food has cured me of Indigestion
81 had been troubled with it fol-
years, until last year my doctor recon,
mended Grape-Nuts food to be used
every morning. l followed instructions
and now l am entirely well.
1.-The whole family like Grape-Nuts
we use four packages week. You are
welcome to use this testimonial as you
see fit"
The reason this lady was helped by
the use of Grape-Nuts food, is that il
is predigested by natural processes and
therefore does not tax the stomach as
the food she had been using; it also
contains the elements required FOL
building up the nervous system. Ii thai
part of the human body is in perfec'
working order, there can be no dyspep'
STA, for nervous energy represents the
steam that drives the engine.
When the nervous system is rur
down, the machinery OF the body works
badly. Grape Nuts food can be used by
small children as we'll as adults. 1t is
perfectly cooked and ready for instant
use.
Read "The Road to Wellville," iT
pkgs. There's a 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, 1908-05-21
BABY'S ECZEMA GREW WORSE

Hospitals and Doctors Could Not
Relieve Him-But Cuticura Rene
dies Speedy, Permanent Cure.
Eczema appeared when our baby
was three months old. I'VE applied to
several doctors and hospitals, each of
which gave US something different
every time, but nothing brought relief.
At last, one of our friends recommend
ed to us Cuticura Soap and Cuticnra
Ointment. A few days afterwards i'm
provement could be noted. Since then
we have used nothing but Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment, and now
the baby is six months old and is quite
cured. All that we used was one cake
of Cuticura Soap and two boxes Cuti-
cura Ointment costing in all $1.25. G.
f. Kara, 343 East Goth Street, New
York, March 30, 1906"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21
Duly Charged.

II shall refuse to pay for attendance
said the irate tourist who had been stay
ing at an old-fashioned country hotel
and who had just been presented will
his bill why, the bells in the room:
are perfect disgrace; not one of then
would ring. Everything. | wanted | haC
to fetch myself. Why, | must have
spent some hours tugging at those bell
pulls"
ance,'' said the smiling proprietor, ''bu
see, we have charged you nothing fol
your physical culture course
Physical culture coursev exclaimed
the tourist, in surprise. Il don't know
what you mean
''The daily use of our dumb bells,
was the cool retort.-Sketch.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21
The Swear Wheel.

The clergyman retreated from the golf
course, shaking his head and smiling in
a shocked way.
Il Think he said, ''that L shall get
out an invention for golfers, swear
wheel. 1t seems badly needed here.
You, know the Burmese prayer
have prayer wheels that resemble pin
wheels, and it is by turning his wheel
that the Burmese always prays. =,
Now do you grasp my idea? l should
equip all these explosive and profane
golfers with swear wheels, and then.
when a man bungled a stroke he could
give his swear wheel few angry turns,
and in silence, with no offense to rever-
ent ears, his outburst of profanity would
But, hark!'
An elderly, red-faced golfer, having
missed an easy stroke, threw his club on
the turf, and with clenched fists and an
apoplectic expression filled the air with
oaths and blasphemy
"Oh, for one of my swear, wheels"
said the clergyman, shuddering, ito put
in that bad old boys hands,"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21
Farm Labor.

One Of the greatest problems con-
fronting agriculture is competent farm
help that can be secured at a compen-
satlon proportionate to the net earn
ings for the farmer Manufactures,
mining and railroads furnish employ
ment to a vast number of workers who
are under trained foremen and their
wages are graduated according to the
amount of product they can turn out.
Manufacturers and transportation cor
porations are capitalized and the in
vestment is required to earn a fixed
dividend for the stockholders. The
earnings are expected to exceed the
dividends, operating expenses and fixed
charges to create a surplus fund to
conduct affairs in emergencies and dur
ing panics without stopping dividends.
The farmer is compelled to compete
in the open market for help to conduct
his agricultural operations. While the
farmer is delighted if his Investment
returns a reasonable profit, he has no
recourse if the seasons results are con-
Quoted at a loss. The manufacturer in
times of financial stringency to protect
stockholders discharges part of his
force, reduces their wages or runs his
plant on shorter hours. The farmer
can only protect himself from exorbi-
tant wages by the purchase OF costly
labor-saving machinery.
The world moves forward and the
higher cost Of living the increase in
value of farm lands and the higher
prices of agricultural products will not
soon revert to old low standards. The
farmer will not find cheap labor Of
fered in the market except by ineffi-
cient employees
Agriculture is annually becoming
more of a business proposition and the
standard of labor advanced on the
farm The farm laborer must under
stand modern agricultural machinery
and how to operate it to obtain employ
I,ent Machinery is too expensive to
be trusted with inexperienced opera
tors, and the man who can skillfully
handle modern farm implements is in
demand on the farm at a wage scale
that will compare favorably with the
employees in industrial enterprises.
Farmers are now practical business
men and the majority of them keep
books on farm operations and know the
amount of their profit and loss annual
ly. Farming as profession is becom-
ing more attractive and diversified and
labor needs to be more skilled TO meet
new conditions of agriculture. The in
ducements are potential for young men
To qualify as farm laborers and the
field offers as brilliant prospects as
any other profession. The farmer is
not so much in quest of cheap labor as
efficient help and is willing to pay a
wage scale proportionate to the ability
and proficiency OF the laborer as an up
to-date farm hand-Goodall's Farmer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21
Beware of OintmentS for Cdtdrrh
that Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
tenn when entering 1t through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be
used except on prescriptions from reputable
physicl~1s, as the damage they will do is
ten-fold to the good you can possibly derive
from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufac-
tured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., con-
tains no mercury, and is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine.
1t Is taken internally and made in Toledo,
Ohio, by f. ]. Cheney & Co. Testimonials
free.
Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c. per bottle
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21
IE!;;;zz|E;5!4ZF|IIF|IIA u
H1NGELEss DOOR FOR A COOP.

c. This acts as groove for the
door, a, to slide in. Thus you have Il
sliding door, which opens and shuts
with the greatest ease. The front OF
the coop is inclosed with lath, or mar
row strips, placed 2A to 3 inches
apart. The top should be covered with
a good grade of roofing paper to make
it waterproof. A coop of this SORT
should be 2 to 21a feet long, Is inches
deep and not less than 20 inches high,
while feet would be better-Richard
Moncure, in Farm and Home.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21
An Early Coin Sweater.

"Coin sweating" which so often fig.
ures in the Old Bailey calendar, is a
very, very old crime. More than six
centuries before Christ there was a coin
sweater. one Alexander of Byzantium.
He was the chief officers of the pub
lie treasury, and he amassed an i'm
mense and sudden fortune by clipping
the money in so skillful a manner that
his frauds could only be discovered by
weighing.
The Byzantines gave him the nick
name of 'The File" from his making
such dexterous use of that tool. Whence
probably comes the modern term of
file applied to thieves, pickpockets and
cunning. hardheaded scoundrels.-Pear-
sons Weekly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21
Justice Not Wanted.

A Nashville lawyer once had a client
noted for his INSCRIPTIONS business
methods The client lived in a small
town, and bought and sold country
produce. If the price of potatoes went
up after he had contracted to purchase
the crop he would refuse to take them
at the market price. If the price went
down. however, he was surer than death
or taxes to claim them at the prevailing
market figure. Naturally, this policy
got him into frequent and bitter itiga-
ton.
On one occasion he had become in
vOlved in q case based on a deal in po-
tatoes. The man. who owned the pota-
toes brought suit, and the ease was
taken before local justice. The law
yer conducted the defense along purely
technical lines, and the case was taken
under advisement by the justice.
The client was called away on business
in Chattanooga before the justice had
rendered his decision, so when the latter
brought in a verdict adverse to the plain.
tiff the lawyer, in his somewhat uneX>
pected triumph, wired his client:
Justic has triumphed.
Immediately came back the startled
reply:
Take an appeal
-Lippincott's.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21
AccOmplices.

A rival to the celebrated Mrs. Mala-
prop is to be, found in certain New
York street car conductor. The other day
party of several women boarded his
car. They were not able to. find seats
together, and two sat on the opposite
side from the others. The woman who
paid the fares for the group offered the
conductor half dollar. neglecting to
mention how many fares were to be
taken from it.
YOU'RE paying for these four here
he said, indicating those who sat in
line with her of the purse, and" wav-
ing his hand in the direction of the two
on the opposite side, ''are those ladies
implicated Y'-New York Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21
A Disappointing Success.

He longed to be Millionaire,
And have a private car;
To dine with choicest bills of fare,
And smoke a big cigar.
TO hear the people gayly shout,
With smiles so free and fair:
Just clear the route and all turn out;
Here comes the billionaire!'
He gained the wealth. But men, alas!
Meier followed out his plan;
They whispered predatory Glass;
Or, swollen fortune clan"
The only time they ceased to frown,
And spoke of him as great
Was when he took his check book down
And offered to donated
Washington Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21

of a collapse with
k i d n e y troubles,
backache, dizziness,
puffy dropsy swell
ings and urinary IL
regularities. 1 lost
flesh and felt Ian
guild, nervous or un-
strung all the time.
AS my doctor did
not holm mo r ho0op
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21

in A of the accompanying illustration.
Place the free ends beneath the seat
and under the foot rest in front, letting
the frame extend behind the buggy. The
trunk or box, explains Prairie Farmer,
can then be placed on the end of the
frame behind the seat of the buggy. 1t
should be tied on.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21
Farm Hints.


An ounce of reconciliation over 3
line fence is better than pound of law
suit.
The horse is paan's best friend, there
fore he is deserving of friends treat,
ment.
Don't forget that the barnyard ma,
nure is the best all-round fertilizer you
can obtain.
Pasture makes the cheapest hog feed
on the farm and clover makes the best
hog pasture.
Every farm should have a pair of
scales 1t is the only way for the
farmer to know exactly where he
stands in his buying and selling.
Farm machinery put in repair before
the busy season opens means money in
the pocket. When it is put away in
the fall is a / 1tter time for repairing.
The man who keeps his troubles to
himself is better thought of than he
who burdens his neighbors with them
The neighbors have their own troubles
to think about.
Little things on the farm amount to
as much in the end as they do in any
other business, yet the farmer as rule
does not pay as much attention to de
tails as does the city business man.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21
improved Chicken Coon.

The diagram shows convenient way
to make coop for the poultry yard,
of which the special feature is its door.
and saw a hole. d, in one end. Then
strengthen the box with narrow strips
of wood, c, on each side of the hole.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21

be sour or off favor twelve hours later
because it. was left standing in a warm
kitchen for a few minutes or was
poured into pan that had been
washed in the dishpan and wiped on a
towel that had done service for all
milk should not be left standing in the
sun a minute after the milkman
leaves if
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21

using Doan's Kidney Pills. In few
weeks all these symptoms left me. 1
now weigh 1853 pounds and feel in ex-
cellent health.''
Sold by all dealers, 80 cents a box.
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo. n. Y.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21
VentuOr'S Charm.

An advertisement of the charms of
Ventnor contains the following state
ment taken from distinguished writer:
BEST of all, the place is certainly cold
rather than hot in the summer time
We see nothing very exceptional in
this.-Punch.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands Of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, fatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness or nervous pr0stration.
Why don't you try it? /,
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21
Spraying Peach Trees.

One spraying with bordeaux mixture
in the spring before the opening of the
blossoms continues to prove effective
in the prevention of leaf curl. Where
fungous diseases only are to be COM
bated the bordeaux mixture is pre-
ferred Where scales are present the
sulphur sprays may be relied upon for
leaf curl prevention.-A. d. Selby.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21

To carry a trunk or any bulky ar
ticle in small buggy, make frame
out of two pieces of one and one-half
by two-inch scantlings eight feet long
Nail a board across the ends as shown
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21
The Judge and 81 Wheat.


Maud Miller, in the summers heat,
Raked the meadow thick with wheat.
The judge rode slowly down the lane,
Smoothing his horses chestnut name.
with wheat at dollar per-" said he,
This maid is about the size for me-"
Then he smiled at her and she blushed al
him,
And over the meadow fence he elm.
"Will you marry me, sweet maid?' ht
said,
And she told him YES" and they were
wed.
Alas for maiden, alas for Judge.
For old designer and wheat-feld drudge
Lord pity them both and pity us ALL
For Maud didn't own the wheat at all.
And the judge remarked when he learned
the cheat
Don't talk to me about dollar wheat"
San Francisco Argonaut.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21

With the assistance of thirty-two
hens Miss Maud L. Loud, Westchester
county, N. Y, is paying her way
through college.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21
The Consumers Error.

The consumer is often to be blamed
for the milk souring quickly First
class milk left at his house in clean
bottle and at a low temperature may
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21

N s. vus Dance and al /, N n %;na DISEASES nss
Nerve Reorer Send for Free &c trial bottle and treatise
DIR. X. Ii. KLINE, Ld 93l Arch Street. Philadelphia, Pa
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21

MRS WINSLOw'S SOOTHING SYRUP for
Children teething; softens the gums. reduces In.
fammation. allays pain, cures wind collie. 25
cents a bottle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21
AT A CRITICAL TIME.

Women Are Likely to Suffer with
Dangerous Kidney Disorders.
Mrs. John Kirk, r. f. d. No. 2, De-
troit, Mich, says: Give years ago at a
critical time of life I was on the verge
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21

The weaving of flax has been carried
on in Belgium from remote times. Flax
cloth was woven in certain parts of Bel
GUM in the time Of Caesar.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21

In the last eight years the three great
iron countries have produced 10000, 900
tons of pig iron, of which over half has
come out of the United States.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21

This woman says that sick
women should not fail to try
Lydia r.. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound as she did.
Mrs. A. Gregory, of 1856 Lawrence
St, Denver, Col, writes to Mrs.
Pinkham:
81 was practically an invalid for six
years, on account of female troubles.
underwent an operation by the
doctors advice, but in few months I
was worse than before. A friend ado
vised Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and it restored me to perfect
health, such as I have not enjoyed in
many years. Any woman suffering as
I did with backache, bearing-down
pains, and periodic pains, should not fail
to use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
COMPOUND"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21
Seaside Astronomy.

"You are a perfect Venus"
"a perfect Saturn, Harry. / have
two rings now" Washington Herald.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21

The man who makes up his mind to
tight for his rights must expect to keep
up the fight for the rest of his life.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21

Giving her policemen helmets Spain
is also sending them to school for eight
cen months
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21

How Animals Doctor Themselves.
Man might often take from the lower
animals a lesson as to the cure of him
self when ILL., All sorts of animals suf
fering from fever eat little, lie quiet il
dark, airy places and drink quantitie:
of water When a dog loses his appe
tite he knows where to find chiendeni
dog grass-which acts as purgativd
and emetic. Sheep and cows, when ill
seek certain herbs. Any animal suffer
ing from chronic rheumatism keeps as
far as possible in the sun. If chim
panzee be wounded he has been seeI
to stop the bleeding by plaster OF
chewed up leaves and grass.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21
For Any Disease or Injury to

the eye, use PE4TIT'S EYE SALvE, alb
solutely harmless, acts quickly. All drug
gists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21

1t does not require an experienced cook to
make good pies from "OUR-PIE." Just the
proper proportions of all ingredients are in
the package, ready for immediate USE At
grocers, 10 cents per package Order few
packages to-day. Put up by D-Zerta Food
Co., Rochester, N. Y.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21

-Chateaubriand's literary earnings
were $4,000
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-21
How Animals Doctor Themselv,

Don't talk to me about dollar wheat =
San Francisco Argonaut