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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
JAPAN GETS A NEW ISLAND.
1t Was Previously Unknown and It Bids
Fair to Be Wealth Producing.
The japanese report the discovery


The Japanese report the discovery OF
a previously unknown island about 2S(
miles east of Formosa. The discovery
is somewhat surprising at this late date
The japanese flag has been raised over
it. and the name NiShigawa has beer
given to the island.
A japanese agent, Mr.. Nishihata, is
very enthusiastic over the discovery. He
says it has great natural wealth.
He ound in the waters between the
| surrounding fat reef and the shores OF
the island several kinds of marketable
shells and mother of pearl in abundance,
There are also ~inexhaustible supplies OF
commercial coral; and better still he
found enormous quantities of calcium
phosphate on the reefs, that will afford
the best of artificial fertilizer, and he
thinks the supply is sufficient to keep
miners busy for fifty or sixty years.
AS his vessel approached the island
Mr.. Nishihata saw a cloud of birds
lowering over it, and he found later that
they were of a species which the Japa-
nese call Osadori. These birds abound
there in great numbers and are counted
among the. valuable resources of the is
land. as there is a good market for their
plumage in Europe, particularly in
France. Trade in these feathers has
already begun. and they are the first of
the islands %esource to be shipped to
Europe.
The fora is tropical, but the island
seems to be fairly healthful. No reptiles
or veno2mous insects can be found, and
the only quadruped that the island
seems to possess is a variety of rat
about the size of a rabbit. This addition
OF a few score of square miles to the
known land surface of the earth bids
fair to add a little to the worlds wealth.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
The Man in the House.

The hour was midnight in the home of
the Ramscatters. The family consisted
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ramscatter and their
young son, George, almost at the age of
maturity. All had retired, when sudden
ly a loud yell penetrated the air.
There's a man in the house"
The alarm awakened mother and ia
ther. They jumped up screaming:
Where? Where?'
Here
1t was Georges voice. Ramscatter
proceeded cautiously across the hall to
his sons room with a revolver in one
hand. He was followed by his wife.
George, are you injured" shouted
the father.
There's a man in the house" came
the reply.
Ramscatter prepared to fire as he
threw open the door.
Il don't see any man," he exclaimed
as he flashed on the electric lights.
He's right here" answered the son.
"Where do you mean, GeorgeY
81 mean that it's now five minutes aft
er II o'clock. Today is my birthday
and I'm 81 years old."-The Bohemian
Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
Fonr Horse Evener.

EOtAE
One of the simplest forms for four
horse evener is shown in the illustra-
lion which is self-explanatory except
FOR measurements. Besides double
trees of ordinary plough length, and
the stick of tough oak from which to
make the evener, two pulleys large
enough so a small link log chain Will
work through them, two bolts to bolt
the pulleys on and two pieces of two
inch wide strap iron bent and used as
braces for the pulleys, are required.
These pieces of strap iron had better
be bolted, also. Their use is to furnish
4 brace for the pulleys. Any small link
log chain can be used, and if too long
it can be wrapped around the plough
where hitched. Now for the measure
ments. In the first place, the stick
needs to be five feet four inches long,
and from the right end to the first pull
ley it is just seven inches. This meas
urement is to til center of the pulley,
From the center of the right pulley,
measure fifteen and one-Quarter inches
and bore a hole, which is where the
plough head clevis faStens. Now go
back to the extreme right end Of the
stick and measure thirty and three
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
3 ITCHING nj

Nothing Would Help Him-Mother
Almost In Despafr-Owes Quick
Cure to Cuticura.
Several months ago, my little boy
began to break out with itching sores.
/ doctored him, but as soon as l got
them healed up in n place they
would break out in another. l was
almost in despair. / could not get any
thing that would help him. Then |
began to use Cuticura Soap and Cut1-
cura Ointment, and after using them
three times the sores commenced to
heal. He is now well, and not a scar
is left on his body. They have never
returned nor left him with bad blood,
as one would think. Cuticura Remedies
are the best 1 have ever tried, and !
shall highly recommend them to any
one who is suffering likewise. Mrs
William Geeding, 102 Washington St,
Attica, Ind, July %, 1907"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12

- u
Turn out the fowls some days and
close all the cracks in the house eX.
cept the door. Take a kettle of live
Goals, and place on the ground in the
center OF the house, but If there is a
wood floor, lay a fiat stone under the
kettle. Throw a half pound or a pound
of sulphur on the Goals, and shut the
door. If the house is left closed for a
few hours 1t is safe to conclude that
no lice Or mites will be found therein
after the operation. The sulphur cure
is the best method of Kidding poultry
houses Of pests, but if the house is not
tight it will not prove satisfactory.
Clean the house as we'll as it can be
done, mix whitewash with fresh lime,
mix in a liberal supply of sulphur, aft
er which throw sulphur into all the
cracks. Apply kerosene oil to all the
roosts, and burn off the outer surface.
Air the house thoroughly.-Weekly
Witness.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
The Wise Mans Jolly.

The man of learning strolled late into
the club at about II a. n. It's a
strange thing" he told the members pres
ent. but l was shaved this morning by
a man who really is, l suppose, a little
above the ordinary barber. I know, for
instance. that he took a double first class
at Oxford, that he studied at Heidelberg
afterward. and spent several years in
other foreign educational centers. He
has also contributed scientific articles to
our best magazines, and has numbered
among his intimate friends men of the
highest social standing. And yet" ex-
claimed the savant, ''he can't shave a
man decently!!"
"By Jove!'' exclaimed the younger
members. in establishment. "But with
all these accomplishments what is he a
barber for?"
ooh. he isn't a barber!'' exclaimed the
bookworm. smiling. II shaved myself
this morning!'-The Pink Un.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
A Kings Modesty.

Once the late King Oscar of Sweden
was inspecting a class of young girls,
who were naturally overcome by a visit
from their sovereign.
''Can you tell me-" asked King Oscar,
''the names of the great Kings of Swe-
den?"
"Gustavus Adolphus," answered one
girl.
Charles Kill" responded another.
oscar H." stammered the smallest,
way.
The King, much amused, went up to
her and asked her to tell him of the
great events of his reign. The child
blushed. hesitated, and finally in tears,
murmured:
Il don't know any,"
The King, smiling, stroked the child's
hair and said:
Don't cry, deari l don't know any
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
Liquid Pronunciation.

Two Scotchmen from the uplands OF
L~anarkshire, were recently on a visit tC
London. On the morning after their ar
rival they discovered that the washstanC
in their bedroom was minus soap.
After they rang the bell an attendant
appeared and asked their wishes. The
spokesman, who is habitually a fast
speaker, said: "Sen up sape, quick"
The attendane gazed, open-mouthed, al
the two Scots, then slowly said: "Not
French, not German, nor yet Spanish
What can it mean?"
Becoming annoyed at the delay, the
Scotsman said: Man., can We no under
stan plain Scotch?"
Grasping at the last straw like a
drowning man at a straw the attendant
fed and promptly appeared with-a bot
tie and two Observation-Disclosures Public
Ledger
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12

NOT S~KYSCRAPING FLIES.
Flying Pests Do Not Go Higher Than
Seventy Feet.

ibid you ever stop to think what a
great advantage those who occupy quar-
tiers on the upper floors of the big of
fee buildings have in one respect?'
asked Walker Evans of st. Louis, says
the Baltimore American. .'They are not
bothered by flies, gnats, mosquitoes or
other insects.
1T has been pretty well proven that
these pests never get more than seventy
feet above the ground, so that occupants
of the floors above the eighth or ninth
can be comparatively comfortable in the
warm season. 1t is not likely that those
who planned the skyscrapers in the
southern cities ever had this in mind,
but it is certainly a fact that tenants
soon found that the upper floors were
the most desirable.
Experts who have made investiga-
tons have discovered that the normal
fly is unable to make a continuous up
ward fight of more han sixty or sew
enty feet. OF course, they can go from
window sill to window sill and get up
this way, but few flies are ~persevering
enough to do this. Some are carried up
in the elevators, but not enough to make
much Inference"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
Sheen as a CiyiIizer.

A speaker at a farmers meeting
eulogiZed the little animal with the
golden hoof in the following interest
ing strain:
sheep are always the advance
guard to attack new and undeveloped
territory. The first sheep and the first
negro slaves that placed foot IN what
is now the United States Of America,
were landed from the same fleet at st.
Augustine, Sept. 3, 1865, $50 years ago
From that day to this the sheep has
been the most universal live agent OF
the settlers in subduing the country
and maintaining it's productiveness
and whenever they have neglected them
sterility exists as a monument to their
folly."-Weekly Witness.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
Food for Young Calves.

Withhold solid foods until the calf
will take them dry, which is usually at
about three weeks of age. AS the calf
grows older encourage big eating in
order to secure good storage capacity,
and with sound and nutritious foods
stimulate both digestion and ability to
digest.
BY rich cream we have commonly
come to understand to mean milk rich
in butter fat. 1t is admitted that milk
richest in butter fat is also richer in
casein; and, while an excess of butter
fat is not likely to disarrange the stom-
ach of the calf, an excess of casein will.
Therefore, allowing the milk to cream,
and removing this to reduce the rich
ness of the milk to the needs of the calf,
is an aggravation rather than a modifi-
cation, for by the skimming process the
proportion of casein has been increased,
while the effort that should have been
made should have modified the casein.
This can be accomplished by simply
adding water to the whole milk, main
tanning blood temperature.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
short Suggestions.

All lard to fry ~fritters and dough
nuts must be sizzling hot before put
ting in the batter.
Black lead mixed with vinegar will
be found to give a specially good polish
to the kitchen stove.
Alcohol and whiting make a good sill
yer polish which is also excellent for
polishing plateglass mirrors.
Ripe tomatoes can be cooked in but
ter, and a cupful of spaghetti added
will make a tempting dish for lunch
con.
A little flour sprinkled in the pan
when eggs are frying will prevent the
suffering hot fat that is SO disagree
able.
Mud stains may be removed from tan
leather shoes by rubbing them with
slices of raw potato. When dry polish
in usual way.
When scalding milk if you don't wish
the cream to rise on it, pour it into
a Jug as soon as scalded and stand
the jug into a bowl of cold water.
Finger marks on paint can be easily
removed by rubbing with a clean white
cloth dipped in kerosene. The wood
should afterward be wiped with a dry
cloth.
If muslin curtains are needed in a
hurry for a kitchen or bathroom they
can be washed, slightly starched, shak-
en- hard, pulled into shape and hung up
without ironing.
To keep the coffee pot free from a
strong odor put a pinch of b~icarbonate
of soda in it once a week, fill it up with
water and boil slowly or simmer for 0
quarter of an hour.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
Australians Rabbit Pest.

In 1862 two rabbits were imported
into Australia. Their descendants in
that continent now number billions and
are a great pest. Five rabbits eat as
much grass as n sheep. From 1873
to 1888 the Australian government paid
S5,S9S,O14 as bounty for the noxious
animals, at the rate of % cents each,
and from 1883 to 1886 $2,2OO,OOO for
the same purpose. For some years the
rabbits died by millions, owing to the
drought, but since 1904, with the rainy
seasons increasing, they have again
come into notice and bid fair to be-
come as great pests as in the past.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
AsToNIsHED THE DOCTOR
Old Lady Got Well with Change. of
Food.

* -. r| 49, E%EH y A = .
Old Lady Got Well with Change. OF
Food.
A great scientist has said we can put
off "old age if we can only nourist
the body properly, :
To do this the right kind Of food, OF
course, is necessary. The body manu-
features poisons in the stomach and in,
testines from certain kinds of food
stuffs and unless sufficient of the right
kind is used, the injurious elements
overcome the good.
.sMy grandmother, II years DID,
writes a N. Y. lady, "had been an in
valid for 10 years from what was called
consumption of the stomach and bow
els. The doctor had given her up to
die. 49,. =
II saw so much about Grape-Nuts
that ~I5persuaded Grandmother to try
it. She could, not keep anything on her
stomach for more than a few minutes.
''She began Grape-Nuts with only q
%teaspoonful. AS that did not distress
her and as she could retain it, she took
a little more until she could take all OF
4 ~teaspoonfuls alta meal.
'sThen she began to gain and grow
strong and her trouble in the stomach
was gone entirely. She got to enjoy
good health for one so old and we know
Grape-Nuts saved her life.
1.-The doctor vas astonished that in.
stead Of dying she got well, and with.
out a drop of medicine, after she began
the Grape-Nuts." There's a Reason
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read, "The Road to Well
Iville," in pkgs.
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, 1908-11-12
Protecting the Chicks.

slum work has given him wide knowl-
edge of the poor, was praising Americas
many country week associations. "They
do a deal of good,' he said, land nothing
is more interesting than to go on one of
these country week excursions in charge
Of a lot of slum children who have never
seen the country before. A kind-heart-
ed little slum girl in my party saw, one
evening, a mother hen about to gather
her brood of chicks under her wings.
The little girl rushed up to the hen and
shouted:
"'Shoo, you ugly thing! How dare
you sit down on those beautiful little
hirdSi'=NeW York Tribune.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
breaks a Cold Promptly.

The following formula is a never
failing remedy for colds:
One ounce of Compound Syrup OF
Sarsaparilla, one ounce Toris Com
pound and one half pint of good whis'
key, mix and shake thoroughly each
time and use in doses of a tablespoon,
full every four hours.
This if followed up will cure an acute
cold in "a hours. The ingredients can
be gotten at any drug store.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
Watermelon Preserves.

Select a melon with thick rind and
cut away all red portion. Peel and cut
into squares, diamonds or any fancy
shape. Lay in strong salt water over
night, then in fresh water t~wenty-four
hours, changing often. Then put them
in weak alum water to harden them.
Drain very dry and add n pound of
sugar to each pound of fruit; make a
syrup, add a few pieces Of ginger root
and lemon peel. Drop in the pieces of
melon and let boil until clear. Lift out
carefully into jars, pour over syrup
and seal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
Apple Pickle.

Three large tart apples, twelve large
green tomatoes, one large head celery
Cor celery seed to %taste), four large
onions, four large red sweet peppers,
n cup light brown sugar, one pint
good cider vinegar, 5 cents worth of
mustard seed (white). Chop tomatoes,
then salt. Let stand overnight, drain
through colander, put all together in
granite kettle, chopped. Allow it to
come to the boiling point. Stir and
heat thoroughly but do not boil. Bottle
and seal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
Blueberry Pudding.

Two cupfuls of sifted -four, M egg,
one-half cupful of sugar, n cupful of
milk, one-half teaspuoonful of salt, one
heaping teaspoonful of baking pow
der, one teaspoonful cornstarch
and three cupfuls Of blueberTies.
Beat the egg to a froth, moisten the
cornstarch with the milk and stir into
it, add the sugar and salt, then the
-four in which the baking powder has
been sifted, and lastly the blueberries
dredged with flour. Turn into a butter
ed tin and bake in a quick oven. Serve
with cream and sugar.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
Salt as Mangel Fertilizer.

The value of salt as a manure for
mangels has often been demonstrated,
and the demonstration was repeated at
Woburn last season. About fifteen tons
Of farmyard manure were applied to
four plots, and this appeared to be sufi-
cient to produce nearly as much as
could be grown ON the soil of the field.
One plot had also a top-dressing of n
hundredweight of nitrate of soda, which
very slightly increased the yield. Where
one hundredweight Of salt was added
there was a further increase; but where
the quantity of the nitrate was doubled,
without salt, the yield was reduced
Agricultural Gazette.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12

quarter inches. You then have the
place where the second pulley is to be
placed. This puts the two pulleys just
t~wenty-four inches apart. This COM
pletes all the measurements that need
to be accurate. At the left end, where
the left team is hitched, it is best to
bore about three holes, and you can
fasten the doubletrees in whichever
hole which seems best suited to the
team. Bore the first hole about two
and one-half inches from the end, then
go two inches and bore another, and
two inches from that, if a third hole is
wanted. This evener will work one
horse in the furrow and three on the
plough, and there will be no side draft.
Hitch the chain up pretty short so
there is not too much slack when turn
ing to the left, and hitch it to the
plough back about where the coulter
runs, or where experimenting tells you
is the best place.-Montreal Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
The Family Toothbrush.

Country people, as a rule. always try
to make the teacher feel that she is
zone of the family" and all that they
possess is for her use and pleasure.
One Monday morning upon her return
ing to her boarding place after a visit
home over Sunday, she discovered, to
her annoyance, that she had left her
toothbrush at home, and the nearest
store was five miles away. When she
expressed her annoyance at the fact,
the lady of the house replied:
"a lent we ourn, but Sary's gone visitin'
for a week and tux it with her."-The
Bohemian Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
Cnrned Reef.

Select pieces suitable and then for
each 80 pounds of beef use four quarts
of fine salt, 4 pounds of brown sugar
and 4 ounces of saltpeter pounded
fine. Mix together and, packing the
meat closely in the barrel or jar, put
the mixture between the layers, being
careful to place the larger amount near
the top, as salt works downward. When
all is ready place a cover on the
meat and on that a stone or other
weight to keep it pressed down. Add
no water. The juices of the meat make
sufficient brine to cover it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
Worms In Colts.

following mixture is used by some vet
erinarians: Mix together as a base one
pound each Of salt and granulated SUI
gar in this mix one-half pound of to-
bacco dust or fine cut tobacco, four
ounces of sulphate of iron powder, six
ounces of. powered worm seed. Give a
heaping ~teaspoonful in the feed at first
a day. then twice per day, and
keep it up for three weeks.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
Whv He Thought So.

"Auntie,'' inquired the little nephew, as
the ~unbeautiful spinster stood gazing in
the long mirror, what are you thinking
OFF,
Il was thinking how my figure looks
in the glass, Willie"
81 thought that was it!' quickly ex-
claimed the youth.
What made you think SOP asked the
aunt, her curiosity getting the better OF
her. :.
Because you made such a wry face
The Bohemian Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
Fresh EE~S.

Secretary Wilson says that hereafter
eggs sold as fresh" or strictly fresh
must be exactly what they are repre-
sented to be. Storage eggs must be sold
as such, or under the pure food law the
dealer is liable to a fine Of $500 or sin
months Imprisonment, or both. Thou
sands of people do not know how a
strictly fresh" egg tastes. This will
give them a chance to find out.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
Rather

When Weber & Fields were playing
together a couple of husky western Wis
itors, seeing New York for the first time,
dropped into the Weberfeld Museum Of
Drama to see the show. +
(Which is Weber and which is
Fields?' ASKED one, who forgot what a
programme was for.
"Derned if l know" replied the other.
"But whichever is which, I'd rather be
the other one."-The Bohemian Maya
zine. t&, : .~"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
HANDY FOB oILING AxLEs.

place a stone in front of the wheel,
so that when the team draws the wa
won forward the wheel will be lifted
upward on the inclined beam. If the
incline is not to much the wagon will
not slip backward and the wheel will
be loose for Dillingham; and Home.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
Eminent for Cows.

A good liniment for all kinds of
swellings on dairy cows, as well as on
ali other farm animals, is made by mix
ing equal parts Of turpentine, sweet oil
and spirits OF camphor. Apply literally
and frequently to the swollen parts.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
MO1es Are Useful.

MOles are often enormously con-
dcn1ned. They are insectivOrous acd
not vegetarians, as they have been ac-
cused. They live on insects which in
fest the soil, the earthworm constitute
ing almost it's sole diet. The mole gets
credit for destroying roots of plants,
when it is digging for it's favorite
food
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
To Soften an Egg.

When an egg has been boiled too
long it can be softened instantly again
by lifting pan off fire, quickly placing
under tap, and allowing a good stream
of cold water to pour into it. The
sudden shock from hot to cold has the
curious effect of softening the egg. A
splendid method of securing correct
consistency for invalids' eggs.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12

However conservative the farmer is
about his politics and his religion and
his views on morality, he has rid him
self of most of his old-time fixed ideas
about agriculture and is leading the
professional state experimentalists in