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The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-01

Had the trough house methods
which English women adopted in their
campaign for the elective franchise
been resorted to by American women
engaged in any like crusade, British
horror would have been boundless and
i%llimitable. And, it must be confessed,
Englishmen were shocked at the con
duet of their own womenfolk. $50
grieved, in fact, that they deemed #
necessary to send several of the wors5-
offending suffragettes to jail.
No English editor has dared to make
unfavorable comparison with the
gentler methods pursued by women
seekers of the ballot in the United
States, but it must be confessed thas
there has been generous praise of the
firm stand American statesmen have
taken on the subject, as compared to
the vascillating, weakened policy OF
the present British ministry. In fact,
the opposition press lays the whole
blame for what it terms a blemish on
English womanhood at the door of Mr..
Asquith and his advisers, who, instead
of coming out boldly and telling tn
women no, avoided them and the issue
by using the back door for their
goings and eomings.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-01

Eyes refracted Glass prescribed.
Or. Mangan, Office Upper Bridge street
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-01

have been uttered in that ~patronizing,
fatherly tone the British press habit
uallv assumes when discussing Ameri
can domestic affairs.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-03
GROWING RHUBARB.
A Crop That Pays Well For Very Lit
tie Outlay and Work.

A Crop That Pays Well For Very Lit"
tie Outlay and Work.
The best crop, counting expense OF
growing and amount Of land used, is
pieplant. Procure some roots Of the
Linnaeus variety that is early, tender
and, while growing very large, Is less
acid than many other kinds.
Prepare the punches by putting five
or six stalks in a bunch, tying 1T Sc
curely at the butts of stalks and again
around the leaves just above the
stems; then with a sharp knife cut of
a portion of the leaves, leaving about
a third of the green leaf on the stalk.
1t will wilt less quickly with part OF
the leaf on than with the whole leaf
or where only the stalk has been left.
The rows should be six feet apart
and plants four feet In row. The only
work expended on 1t Is to cultivate two
or three times early in the season and
hoe 1t once. In the fall the rows are
covered with a mulch of strawy ma
nure
Pull 1t late in the day, tie and trim
the leaves. then pack it in sixty quart
berry crates. 1t does not wilt as much
II crowded In tightly.
Rhubarb may be made to yield about
$35 to $40 an acre per month.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-03
EnqIish House Names.

House owners are sometimes rather
unfortunate in their selection Of names
for their abodes, and in suburbia house
naming is occasionally rather iudicrous
Thus 1.-THE Naples" has never a ma
pie near, THE Rosary only exists In
Imagination, "Sunnyside" is the most
depressing villa residence, and houses
named after the English lakes no more
suggest the lake district than Fleet
street suggests the Bots de Boulogne:
The Anglo-Saxon word "hyrst," sig
nifying O. forest or wood, has become
'hurst" in house naming, and wood
and "holt' have the same meaning
All house names ending with these ter
limitations are pretty and not unsafe te
choose.
It is curious to note that IN Hastings
and ST. Leonards quite a number OF
houses have typieany Saxon names
perhaps to commemorate the great
Saxon tragedy Of which the name
Hastings is reminiscent.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-03
HORSE AND DOG.

Contact With Civilization Lessen.
Their Cunning and Sagaeity.
The dog is no doubt the most intelli
gent of our domestic animals, and
yield to none In my affection for him
l can almost eat and sleep with fine
dog winter and summer. But l try no
to deceive myself about his intelli
yence. 1t seems to me that if the do:
aad the least spark of wit akin to on.
Swn-that is, power OF reason-hE
2ong association with man would have
famed it into flame, however small.
But after all these thousands o!
years of human companionship ant
love he has less wit in some respects
than his wild brothers, the fox and
the wolf. Having been spared the
struggle to live that falls to their lot
his cunning and sagacity have deterio
rated. The same is true Of the horse
which has less intelligence than The
wild stallion of the plains and for thu
same reason.
These animals do not grow wiser as
they grow less wild. They do not civil
lie or develop. We train them into
certain ways that make them service
able to us; we humaAiss them without
adding to their mental capacity. Ii
other words, we cannot cross our In
telligence upon theirs and make II
fruitful in them. The germ will not
take-John Burroughs in Outing Mag
aZinQ
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-03
German Syrup

We want TO Empress on our readers
that Boschee's German Syrup is
positively the only preparation on
the market today hal does relieve
and cure consumption. 1t con tains
the specifice, such a., pare tar, ex
e.: cts OF gum, etc, etc, which have
BEL so highly endorsed for the cure
of coughs, colds and consumption
by the great medical congresses.
The consumptive, whether his disease
is in the throat or lungs, must have
rest at night, and be free from the
spasm of dry and racking cough in
the morning. The diseased parts
want rest, meaning and soothing
tseatment, and the patient needs
fresh air, good food, etc, German
Syrup will give free and easy ex-
pectoration in the morning with
speedy and permanent relief. Small
bottles 25 cents; regular size, con-
tanning nearly four times as much,
IS cents. At Frost & Spies
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-03
ITEMS OF INTEREST

"Well, why shouldn't Pennsylvania
90 Democratic in 1908? queries tn,
Johnson Democrat. TO BE- clldi1,
the only reason we can See is that
the Republicans won't let it.
Somehow, that Presidential can,
dIdate who was in j Ill doeen u appear
to be getting the free advertising
his unique status would seem TO ca
for.
Politicians would not mind renom-
minating Governor Hughes if they
thought the people would be
depended on to defeat him, but there
is the rub
Texas now has six gubernatoria]
candidates in the field The State
appears to be getting tired of hand
ing everything to the Democrats Oh
a platter.
Mr.. Bryan has been presented
with a new donkey, which won't let
anybody ride him. The old donkey
Mr.. Bryan has been riding for II
years is docile enough.
1t is AMI ounced that Russian
author has written book so vile
the authorities have suppressed it al
home, but it will be published in the
United States. This style of adver-
Using will play out some daywe sin
cerely hope, at all events.
Uncle Joe Cannon is going on
the stump this fall, and it's Il pretty
safe bet that nobody in his audience
anywhere will have the nerve to
raize the point of no quorum.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-03

tbs Way This Marvel of Mechanism
Was Constructed.

tbs Way This Marvel of Mechanism
Was Constructed.
A German clockmaker living in the
little village Of CONNER, near Magde
burg, built a clock in a bottle. The
maker, H. Resin, secured a strong
movement with a cylinder escapement
measuring forty-five millimeters and
began by saving the plate into halves.
The opening in the neck OF the bottle
measures fifteen millimeters. and In
order to get these halves into the bot
tie he cut another segment off each Of
the halves of the plate. He built sort
OF tripod as q resting place for the
movement. This tripod was assembled
after he had introduced its parts into
the bottle separately. The tripod is SO
constructed that 1t cannot turn when
the movement Is being wound. The
four pieces Of the plate were fastened
side by side by means Of screws to
the platform attached to the tripod, Il
long screwdriver and other tools espe-
cially constructed for the purpose hav-
the plate was put together, the clock
maker proceeded to put all the parts
Of the movement in their original
places with the motion wheels for the
hands. A ring of white metal was
placed around the neck of the bottle.
and upon this ring was soldered a
round plate, thus closing the opening.
On this cover were fastened in an ill.,
clined position the arms which serve
as a support for the dial.
The dial is made Of ground glass
plate, which has a diameter of twenty
centimeters. The black numbers on the
dial are cut skeleton fashion and &C.
mented to the glass. At night one can
tell the time by placing light behind
the dial.-Technical World.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-03
Sturqeons' Backbones.

From the dried backbone of sturgeon,
which has the appearance Of macaroni,
an excellent Russian soup, called
vesiga, is made. 1t is excessively nu-
tritive AID invigorating, almost as
much so, indeed, as the famous beche
de mar mot mer), otherwise the ira
pang, or edible sea slug. 1t is collected
in large quantities throughout the In
dian archipelago, especially to the east
ward, for the China market. There
are many varieties, such as the large
scarlet trapang from Macassar, the Ku-
roke trapang from Borneo, the great
black trapang from Leuconia and many
more. Properly prepared this is alb
solutely the most inspiring soup there
is and is as superior to turtle as the lat
ter is to water cruel. 1t costs about
$3.50 per pound. A
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-03
A MISPLACED Pin,

"I was In an uptown tea room where
the scenery is all out of proportion to
the amount served you," said New
York clubman. II was dallying with
some ice cream when my spoon strucb
q common, everyday pin in the bottom,
Of the frozen stuff. gave little
wave, and a waiter slipped to my side.
See, pin in this ice cream said
why, might have swallowed that.
He took the glass and disappeared.
When he returned he reminded me of
an undertaken, he was that solemn.
That pin has lost a man his job, SIR
he said. WELL 1 replied, I am sorry
for that. but 1t might have cost me my
life, when you come to think Of It,
Yes, SIR said the waiter meekly. Then.
You see, sir, most Of the folks that
eats here just sips their ice cream and
don't chew New York Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-03
THE GONDOLA.
Its Gliding and Guiding Through
Venice's Intricate Canals.

It's Gliding and Guiding Through
Venice's Intricate Canals.
The gondola is so perfectly adapted
to its purpose that it is like sentient
thing in the gondOliers control. 1t
Obeys the slightest impulse of the oar.
Through the narrow and intricate
lanes of Venice, with the sharp and
battling turns, it glides with unfailing
accuracy The boatmen have about
ten different calls by which they an
nounce their approach, as they come
to q corner, the turn they will take in
a crowd, their way to right and left
and all that. And these calls, half
song, half cry, echo day and night, and
yet so musical are they that they seem
to be merely a part of the brooding
silence of Venice.
Indeed the wonder of Venice is how
all things-the city and the sea, the
boats and the people, the songs and the
sky-com bine to make one perfect
whole, caressing and idle as one of
Petrarchs sonnets, which one l care
not Here even death is not merely
somber 1t is friendly and familiar as
well. I saw them put old Paolo to
bed for the last time. He had been in
his prime stout gondolier Of the ira
ghetto of Santa Sofia, near the RialtO,
but in old age was ragged hooker
Of the gray. In his quarter, however,
he was a respected man. Indeed to
be old or to be child is among the
gondoliers a title to tenderness and re-
spect. And SO when a good man dies
in the poorer quarters the neighbors
combine and hire brass band to eel
citrate his virtues.-Vance Thompson
in Outing Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-03
BRUSSELS SPROUTS.
Easy to Raise and Profitable it Prop
erIy Marketed.

Easy to Raise and Profitable if Prop
erIy Marketed.
Brussels sprouts may be easily
grown in the ordinary home vegetable
garden. The plant is a close relative OF
the cabbage and caulifiower, but In
stead of producing a single head forms
a number of small ones in the axis OF
the leaves, and these heads are called
sprouts and are the edible part or the
vegetable. The sprouts average one or
two inches In diameter.
The seei should be sown In the open
ground as early as the weather per-
mits. When the plants are three inches
high they should be transplanted or
thinned out into rows tWenty-four to
thirty inches apart and about two feet
apart in the row. The plants must be
we'll watered after they have been
moved.
AS the small sprouts begin to crowd
the leaves should be broken from the
stem to give the small heads more
room. A few leaves should be left at
the top Of the stem where the new
heads are formed.
In warm climates the plants may be
left in the open ground all winter, the
heads being removed as desired, but
in more northern ATTITUDES plants that
are we'll laden with heads are taken up
when frost comes and set close to-
gether in a pit or cellar or a "cold
frame" or bed covered with glass.
With little soil packed about their
roots they may in this way be kept all
winter, being used when needed. When
boiled or stewed with cream they are
delicious
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-03


State of Wisconsin-Circuit Court,
Bayfield, County.
Musser Sauntry Land, Logging & Manufact-
uring Com pany. Plaintiff,
John L. Goodwin and Nettie A. Goodwin,
his wife; bayfield, County; w. j. Holcomb;
w. P. Massacre and Nancy A. Massacre, his
wife; Louis D, Massacre and Lizzie Massacre
his wife; Susan Almira Proctor and Henry
Proctor. her husband: Ella A. Robertson
and L. II. ROBERTSON, her husband: w, P.
Massacre and Adam ComstOck as trustees
under the last will and testament of David
Massacre, deceased; Clara A. Thomas and
George A. Thomas, her husband; Frederick
Aver; Ellen NJ. Chambers; Harold NJ cham
bers; Ethlyn M. Chambers; William q
Chambers; Margery A. Chambers; NADIA L.
Chambers; and the heirs and devisees of w
J. Holcomb and Anderson Cbambe whose
names are unknown and who are therefore
sued as unknown heirs and devisees,
Defendants.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO THE SAID
DEFENDANTS:
You are hereby summoned to appear with
in twenty days after service OF this sum
mons, exclusive of the day OF service. and
defend the above entitled action in the
court aforesaid. and in case of your failure
SO to do judgment will he rendered against
your according to the demand of the com
plant.
Dated June 27th, 1908.
S. j. BRADFORD,
Attorney for Plaintiff,
P. y. Address: Hudson, st. Croix
County Wisconsin.
The above entitled action is brought to
quiet the title TO the following described land
situate, lying and being in the county of
bayfield, and state OF Wisconsin. to wit:
Southwest quarter or southwest quarter OF
section Thirty. (SO) in township Forty three
(43) north of range Nine CO. west.
North half of Northeast quarter of section
Two ~; Southeast quarter of Northwest
quarter and Northwest quart er OF southw est
quarter of section Four a.; Northeast quarter
OF Northeast quarter, Southwest quarter of
Northeast quarter and Southeast quarter of
Northwest quarter Of section Six (6); North
east quarter of Southwest quarter and North
west quarter of Southeast quarter of section
Eight (S) Southwest quarter of Northwest
quarter and Northwest quarter of southwest
quarter of section Eighteen QS); Southeast
quarter OF Southwest quarter and west half
of Southeast quarter of section Twenty (2W;
Southeast quarter of Southeast quarter Of
section Twenty-eight (20; and Northwest
quarter of Northeast quarter of section
Thirty two $50; all in township Forty four
4D north of range Eight west.
Northwest quarter of Northwest quarter of
section Five ~; Southeast quarter of North
west quarter of section Nine (9); and lot
Three (S) in section QD: all in township Forty
four 44) north of range Nine (D west.
South halfo Southwest quarter of section
Ten QO; Northeast quarter of northeast
quarter and North half of Northwest quarter
of section Fourteen 90; and northwest
quarter OF Southeast quarter of section
Thirty 800; all in township Forty-five AS
north of range Eight (8) west.
Northwest quarter of Southeast quarter of
section Eight ~ in township Forty-five (45
north of range Nine 8 west.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-03
Combs Made of Old Shoes.

A mountain of old boots and shoes,
indescribably ugly, indescribably filthy.
lay In the factory yard.
"We'll make combs out of them, "
said the chemist, combs that will pass
through the perfumed and lustrous
locks Of the most beautiful girls.
Seems strange, doesn't itT"
"Very."
"Yet it's a fact. That Is what be-
comes Of all the worlds old shoes
They are turned into combs. The
leather is first cut into small pieces and
Immersed two days In chloride OF
sulphur bath; then 1t is washed, dried
and ground to powder; then it is mixed
with glue or gum and pressed intn
comb mOlds.
'It makes good enough combs, but !
prefer the rubber ones myself."-Ex.
change.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-03
Snravind Potato Vines.

The number of sprayings it will be
necessary to give potatoes depends
somewhat upon the season. If rainy
weather prevails 1t will be necessary
to spray more frequently than If 1t be
comparatively dry, not only because
the rain will wash the spray material
off the vines, but also because damp
weather is favorable to the develop
ment of the disease. A good general
rule is to begin spraying when the
vines are about six inches high and
spray every ten days or two weeks
throughout the season.-W. j. Green.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-03
4 s!cccc-- n.

eyes, sir, sad Il >: ~ ~r Il
ing individual, '';Se &rc e. y .,
isfed with the fat ~ ..r /:
There is plenty Of roo.:i. t.r i.ri -.
bors never bother us, no one with
hearing plays the piano. t.icrr ali
no children in the block. my vii,
has no trouble in keeping help and
the janitor is SO kind and obIi3in.
that the heat is always exactly right
and'-
But they didn't wait to hear any
more. They simply held him gen.
thy, but firmly, while some one went
and phoned for a padded ambulance
from the insane asylum. - Bohe-
milan.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-03
Ponnp of EnoIish Mayors.

Chichester arms IT'S chief magistrate
with a gold mounted malacca cane of
office, while the mayor of Guildforl
carries the stick presented to the Dor
ough by Queen Elizabeth. At York
both the lord mayer and lady mayor
ess are equipped with the silver mount
cd oak slaves which have marked their
authority for cent1rses. Among the
official retainers of the mayor Of Ripon
is the municipal herr blower, who
every night at g O'Clock winds three
blasts upon this aged musical instru-
ment before the mayors residence and
again at the marked cross.-London
Standard.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-03
THE HUMAN TONGUE.
Eloquent Even Whom 1t Does Not Ar
ticuIate a Word.

Eloquent Even When 1t Does Not Ar
ticuIate Word.
It is never necessary for the tongue
to talk in order to tell that you are Iii
or the nature Of your illness. The
tongue of the dumb Is quite as elO-
quent when viewed by an experienced
physician as the tongue Of the most
laxative person.
It Is q wonderful organ and should
be studied by all parents. not only on
their own account but on account
Of their offspring. 1t aids in mastica'
ton of food, in drinking, in sucking, In
articulation, and contains In Its mu-
cous membrane the peripheral organs
Of taste There are doctors who will
spend half an hour feeling Of your
pulse and listening to your heart beats.
There are others who command.
"Stick out your tongue" One glance
at your tongue will to them tell the
tale.
Tremulousness Of the tongue when
1t is protruded is a positive sign OF
various nervous diseases. But by faI
the commonest cause Of this tremu-
lousness is an excessive indulgence IN
alcohol. There is an old rule about
looking into. "a mans eye to tell If he
be habitual usher. 1t often fails.
Drink in some men excites the lachry-
NAL glands, causing the eye to appear
watery. But all of us know men who
have watery eyes, yet never touch
Nquor. But the best and final test Is
the tongue. 1t is the only sign that
cannot be concealed. If man seek
ing employment swears on a stack OF
Bibles that he does not drink, make
him stick out his tongue. If 1t trem-
bles he is liar.-New York Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-03
The Overooat.

Probably in no other department sar.
torial is there exhibited so much In.
difference to hygienic considerations
as in the overcoat. The greatest fal-
lacy of all perhaps in regard to the
choice Of an overcoat is that the terms
weight and warmth" are synOny-
nous. As q matter of fact, they are
nearly always Numerically opposed.
Moreover, the heavy overcoat is a tax
On the resources Of the organism and
destroys the economy which a good
insulating cloth Is intended to secure.
London Lancet
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-03
LEAVING Home.

/ would give a few words Of encour-
agement to any young man who may
hesitate about leaving home. There is
nothing In the world so good for a
man, say, between twenty-five and
thirty five years of age, especially If
unmarried, as a visit to distant coun-
tries, to learn other tongues, to see new
sights and to experience strange adj
ventures, such as he may readily en-
counter by throwing aside the restric-
abroad.-Frederic Shelford. B. &c., in
Engineer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-03
Ero>ax+h Of PITY.

No one formerly looked on with any
pity or even horror at punishments
which are now found too dreadful for
description. Men were broken on the
wheel, were burned at the stake, were
racked. were cut up alive. No one
seems to have felt any pity for their
agonies. Men were put into noisome
prisons, where. with bad air and in
sufficient food, they died unnoticed
and unpitied 1t is very different now.
Human hearts are more tender.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-03
She Voted.

what was the topic Of debate in our
club today?" asked one member Of the
feminine society.
"The topic Of debate" was the re-
Spouse. "Why-er-let me see-I can't
remember what the topic was. But l
voted on either the positive or negative
side Of the question. l forget which"
washington Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-03

Wanted: oy chicago whocsa
and mali order hon~., asststan
manager imam or wp'nan) for th,,
county an d adjoining territory.
Salary $20 and expenses paid week
ly; expense money advanced, Wor:
pleasant; position permanent. Nc
investment or experience required
Spare tins valuable. Write at once
for full particulars and enclose self
addressed envelope. SUPERIN-
TENDENT, 1872 Lake ST. Chicago,
I'll.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-03
Alfalfa and Water.

To grow alfalfa we must first Of all
provide soil which is dry by nature
or which is underdrained. If we dig
a post hole four feet deep and find wa
ter we may know that alfalfa will not
grow there There is an old saying
which expresses this. alfalfa will not
grow with wet feet Though 1t seeks
water in deeper soil and the roots
penetrate very deeply indeed in an old
field, we must not expect it to grow
where the water rises to within four
eeet of the surface
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-03
A Card

We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on 90
cent bottle of Green's warranted
Syrup OF Tar if it fails to cure your
cough or cold We also guarante
a 25-cent bottle to prove satisfact
Dry or money refunded. Fox Bros
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-03

Sounds Possible, but Not Likely.
"T've thought Of a novel effect fol
nay new melodrama."
"What is itf'
'"The Villain lights a cigar during the
spowstorm, thus setting the snowstorm
afire."- Herald.