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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05

The pain soothing virtues Of st. ia
cobs Oil are so evenly balanced as to
meet all cases where pain exists, and
where an outward application is gen
orally applied. st. Jacobs Oil is truly
worth it's weight in gold, even for the
cure of nerve pains (and pretty well
all bodily pains proceeding from the
nerves.. 1t illustrates how wonder
fully the essential elements are COM
bined; it's marvellous penetrating power
enables it to seek out the painful spot
in the sciatic nerve, deeply embedded,
as well as the face and brain nerves.
1t cures neuralgia gently and surely,
and after the application, if the nose
of the bottle is held to the patients
nostrils for, say, ten minutes, they will
fall off into q restful, peaceful sleep.
There is no other remedy in the world
that will do so much, and do it so
quietly and effectively as ST. Jacobs
Oil. Every family should have a bot
tie handy by them in the house. 1t
acts like magic, it always conquers
pain.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05
Hog Cholera.

THE greatest drawback to the hog
industry which breeders in this country
have to contend with is what is known
as ''hOg cholera" and Swine plague"
Hog cholera is a highly contagious
disease and unless checked is liable to
carry off a great number of hogs in a
very short time.
Mr.. A. P. Williams, of Burnetts
Greek, Ind, tells Of an experience which
he had with some hogs that had the
cholera. Five years ago." says Mr..
Williams, 81 was in the employ of Mr..
J. D. Richardson, Lafayette, Ind. as
his barn foreman. Some fine hogs that
l was feeding took the cholera. l
gave them Sloans Liniment and did
not lose a hog. Some were so bad
they would not drink sweet milk and
1 was compelled to drench them. /
have tried it at every opportunity since
and always find it o. K"
Write for DR.. Sloan's free book on
the treatment Of Horses, Cattle, Hogs
and Poultry. Address DR.. Earl S.
Sloan, 615 Albany street, Boston, Mass.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05
THE WASHBURN TIMES.
WASHBURN, WIS.
WASHBURN PRINTING CO., Publishers
IF OTHERWISE.

/ wish l had been born a girl,
a pretty girl like sister is,
With hair that l could keep in curl
With hair that | could daily frlzz
Coz then. when fellers come to call,
I'd simply have to sigh jes,, So;
And wish to go to some swell bail
Then sure enough Ia go.
If / was born attractive, like
My sister is, an had her ways,
I would not have my pa to strike
For money to go to the plays.
Coz when a Teller called on me
I'd simply talk about the show,
An mention one I'd like to see
Then sure enough I'd go.
If l could wear trailing dress,
Like sister does, an peek-a-DooS,
For candy I'd not beg, | guess,
Id always get the kind | choose.
I'd make a date with some nice man,
Like sister does, with lots of rocks,
Then meet him at the front door, an
Sure enough I'd get a box.
If I'd been born a girl like sis,
To circuses and things ia go;
An not a party would l miss
So long as l could get beau;
Then afterward I'd heave sigh
An mention some cafe l know
Where they keep dandy apple pie
An sure enough I'd go.
! wish wasn't born a boy,
Coz boys for everything must pay;
There's nobody that counts it JOY
To take a kid to some cafe.
1t makes no difference how l sigh
An wish that 1 could see show;
Though twenty men were standing by
Nobody says: Lets co.
There's no one wants to pay my rare
An no one comes to call on me,
Or asks to take me anywhere,
An there's so much I'd like to see.
1 wish / wasn't born a boy,
For boys don't ever stand SHOW;
There is so much / could enjoy
If only l was asked to go.
Detroit Free Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05
HOW CAMPHOR is MADE.
Simple Method by Which the Oil Is Ex-
tracted from the Wood.

ITO make camphor," said a returned
traveller, you put in chips at one hole,
and out of another hole you draw the
crude product, in coarse white grains,
like salt.
wherever camphor trees grow you
will find camphOr 'distilleries. They are
low buildings of mud brick and their
odor is so aromatic that it can be de-
tected two miles off.
I'm each building there are a dozen
fires. On each fire is a kettle of boiling
water, with a perforated lid. Fitted to
the top of this kettle is an iron cylinder,
filled with camphor chips of the size of
your little finger Fitted to the top of
the cylinder is an empty inverted jar
'"There is your whole apparatus--a
simple thing, which works simply. The
steam of the boiling water passing up
through the cylinder extracts from the
camphor wood it's oil. This oil, mount
ing still upward with the steam, settles
like brine on the sides of the inverted
jar at the top. This brine, when the
fire goes out, dries into a substance like
frost or snow.
white and aromatic, the frostlike
substance is the crude camphor. 1t is
scraped off the sides of the jar and re-
fined and pressed into those attractive
balls and cubes that you buy at high
price everywhere. louisville Courier
journal
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05
short Suggestions.

To clean zinc tubs wipe them over
with paraffin and then scour them with
crystal soap.
Little mats Of felt or soft material
keep fine plates and dishes from being
scratched or nicked by piling on
shelves.
To make a rice pudding both unus-
ual and good, stir raw eggs into the
boiled product in the proportion of one
egg to each person.
Medicine stains may be removed from
silver spoons by rubbing them with a
rag dipped in sulphuric acid and wash
ing it off with soapsuds.
A clean cloth dipped in hot water,
then a saucer Of bran, will speedily
clean white paint without injury to it..
The soft bran acts like soap on the dirt
A recipe for paste that will never
dry nor turn sour is one teaSpoonful Of
powdered alum and ten drops of Glove
oil added to pint Of very smooth,
thick paste.
When filling oil lamps place a small
lump of camphor in the oil vessel; it
will greatly improve the light and
make the flame clearer and brighter.
If you have no camphor add few
drops of vinegar occasionally.
When using eggs, break away just
enough Of the smaller end of the shell
to enable you to remove the contents
Wash the shells carefully; then put
them away in some safe place. At jel-
ly-making time fill these shells with
Jelly, covering the broken end with
parafine paper. 1t is impossible to i'm
agine more convenient way to carry
jelly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05
The PHYSICAL Model.

A well-formed woman of today weighs
145 pounds-a gain of 20 pounds over
her grandmother. When the arms are
extended a perfectly formed woman
should measure from the tip Of the mid
die finger to the tip of the middle finger,
just feet inches, or exactly her own
height From the thighs to the ground
she should measure just what she meas
ures from the thighs to the top of her
head. The knee should come exactly
midway between the thigh and the heel.
A woman of the last generation took
pride in a waist of Is inches, but today
a woman is not considered we'll formed
if she has a waist measurement of less
inches
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05
A Good Trait.

Admiral Dewey praised a certain sue
cessful business man.
Part of his success" said Dewey,
''comes from his neat way of getting peo-
pie to do what he wants them to.
They say that when, as young fell
low of D, he first opened little trim
ming store, he showed this trait.
'eThus if you went into his tiny en-
porium and asked him if he would change
a quarter or half a dollar for you, he
would reply, with a courteous smile:
g Certainly madam; and how wili you
have it? Buttons, ribbon, lace, or inser-
tion?' philadelphia Record.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05
BRAIN POWER
Increased by Proper Feeding

Increased ny Proper Fee01ng.
A lady writer who not only has done
good literary work, but reared fam
lily, found in Grape-Nuts the ideal food
for brain work and to develop healthy
children. She writes:
Il am an enthusiastic proclaimer of
Grape-Nuts as regular diet. l for
merly had no appetite in the morning
and for years while nursing my four
children, had insufficient nourishment
for them.
Unable to eat breakfast felt faint
later, and would go to the pantry and
eat cold chops, sausage, cookies,
doughnuts or anything happened to
find Being a writer, at times my
head felt heavy and my brain asleep.
when 1 read of Grape-Nuts be-
gan eating it every morning, also gave
it to the children, including my 10
months old baby, who soon grew as
fat as little pig, good natured and
contented.
II wrote evenings and feeling the
need of sustained brain power, began
eating a small saucer of Grape-Nuts
with milk, instead of my usual indi-
gestible hot pudding, pie, or cake for
dessert at night.
'I grew plump, nerves strong, and
when l wrote my brain was active and
clear; indeed, the dull head pain
never returned"
POSTUM CEREAL CO., Ltd.
Battle Creek, Mich.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05
Soft Hernnits.

One-half cup butter, 1 cup sugar,
three fourths cup raisins, seeded and
chopped. , eggs we'll beaten, one-half
cup milk, l cup flour, One-half level tea
spoon each of cinnamon and cloves, one
fourth level teaspoon each of mace and
nutmeg. 8 level teaspoons baking pow
der. -four to make soft dough. Cream
the butter add the sugar, then the raj
sins and egg. Beat well, add the milk
and flour, spices and baking powder
sifted together. Add enough more flour
to make a soft dough; roll out, cut and
bake in a quick oven.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05
Nut Cakes.

Cream one-half cup of butter and
one-half cup Of sugar together, add two
well-beaten egg yolks, one-half cup Of
water and one and one-half cups Of
flour, sifted with two level teaspoon
fuls of baking powder. Add the stif1y-
beaten whites of two eggs and one cup
Of Toured nut meats. Bake in small
buttered patty pans.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05
Tree Fountain.

An extraordinary curiosity is to be
seen in the Swiss village of Gunten, on
Lake Thun. 1t takes the form Of a
natural tree fountain, the water flowing
continually from a spout high up in the
tree. About twenty years ago the water
from a spring was conducted through a
shaft. and the supply pipe was directed
through the cut trunk of young poplar
tree. which was rammed in the ground,
saws Woman's Life. After short time
the trunk rooted, branches followed, and
now there is a splendid top growth.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05
Cake ErOStin&.

Good frosting for cake can be made
with milk instead Of eggs. Take four
tablespoonfuls of milk to cupful of
sugar and cook until the strip spins a
thread or forms a soft ball between the
fingers when dropped in cold water,
Then beat the strip until it is thick
and white. Maple sugar is particularly
delicious prepared in this way.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05
Concrete Chimneys.

The first reinforced concrete chimney
was built in 1898 at Bayonne, N. J.
Since that time, says Cement Age, about
400 stacks have been completed, and are
distributed through nearly every state
of the Union and Canada. These stacks
range in height above the ground from
80 to 3521a feet, with inside diameters
ranging from 4 to IS feet, the majority
of them being $50 to 200 feet high and
5 to feet in interior diameter.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05
The cold Buck" Heard.

John entered the service of two broth
ers who resembled each other strongly,
but one Of whom was afflicted with deaf
ness. Taking in the papers and letters
one morning, and finding as he thought
the deaf brother in the room, he laid
them down, saying:
THE mail, old buck"
And was disconnected to hear his
master answer.
you're mistaken, my man; it is my
brother who is deaf."-Nos Loisirs.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05

food makes it easy to digest and as
simulate.
Dr. Geo. w. Carey in his book on
"The Biochemic System of Medicine"
says:
when the medical profession fully
understands che nature and range of
the phosphate Of potassium, insane
asylums will no longer be needed.
"The gray matter of the brain is
controlled entirely by the inorganic
cell-salt, potassium phosphate.
This salt unites with albumen, and
by the addition of oxygen creates
nerve-fuid, or the gray matter of the
brain.
"Of course, there is trace of other
salts and other organic matter in
nerve-fuid, but potassium phosphate
is the chief factor, and has the power
within itself to attract, by its own law
| of affinity, all things needed to manu-
facture the elixir of life. Therefore,
! when nervous symptoms arise, due to
| the fact that the nerve-fluid has been
exhausted from any cause, the phos-
plate of potassium is the only true
remedy, because nothing else can pos
sibly supply the deficiency.
"The ills arising from too rapidly
consuming the gray matter Of the
brain cannot be overestimated.
Phosphate of Potash is to my mind
| the most wonderful curative agent
ever discovered by man, and the bless
race are many. But what shall the
harvest be- when physicians every
where fully understand the part this
wonderful salt plays in the processes
of life? 1t will do as much as can be
done through physiology to make a
|. heaven on earth.
Let the overworked business man
take it and go home good-tempered.
Let the weary wife, nerves unstrung
from attending to sick children or en-
PERTAINING company, take it and note
how quickly the equilibrium will be
restored and calm and reason assert
her throne. No provings' are required
here. We find this potassium salt
largely predominates in nerve-fuid,
and that deficiency produces we'll
defined symptoms. The beginning
and end of the matter is to supply
the lacking principle, and in molecu-
lar form, exactly as nature furnishes
it in vegetables, fruits and grain. To
supply defciencies-this is the only
law of cure"
Please observe that Phosphate of
Potash is not properly of the drug
shop variety, but is best prepared by
"Old Mother Nature" and stored in
the grains ready for use by mankind.
Those who have been helped to better
health by the use of Grape-Nuts are
/ legion.
There's a Reason"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05
Fruit Salad.

Pee and cut into bits four oranges,
blanch a cupful of English walnut
meats and set aside to get dry and
cold; skin and seed a cupful of Malaga
grapes. Get the fruits we'll chilled,
then mix together, moistening we'll with
mayonnaise dressing. Fill chilled
lettuce lined salad bowl with the mix
ture, cover with mayonnaise dressing
and serve cold.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05
Send Letters as kilograms.

of Baden wants to send telegram
while he is on the train he writes the
message on a postcard, with the request
that it be wired, puts on stamp and
drops into the train letter box. At the
next station the box is cleared and the
AeSSage sent.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05

You won't tell your family doctor
the whole story about your private
illness you are too modest. You
need not be afraid to tell Mrs. Pink
ham, at Lynn, Mass, the things you
could not explain to the doctor. Your
letter will be held in the strictest con-
fidence. From her vast correspond
ence with sick women during the
past thirty years she may have
gained the very knowledge that will
help your case. Such letters as the fol
lowing, from grateful women, es-
tablish beyond doubt the power of
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05

ture, such as are
difficult to handle
with a fork or with
an ordinary knife.
Hot w a fiji e s are
often spoiled in the
cooking simply be-
cause the cook does
not posse SIS the
knack of turning
t h e m w it b o u t
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05
Vaccination of Cattle.

In Germany the vaccination of cattle
against black leg, fatal disease, is be-
coming general and very effective, as
only three losses in five years are re-
ported.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05

-Amputating horses leg at the fet-
lock Joint. Prof. Udriski of the veterinary
school at Bucharest has replaced the
lost portion with a leather artificial leg
that enables the animal to walk about
and ia Ike exercise.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05

Over 10000 horses are annually
slaughtered in Paris for food. The car
cass of an average horse yields about
369 pounds of meat
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05
For Turning Waffle

For Turning Waf1es, Etc.
Among recent inventions is an i'm
proved culinary utensil to assist the
cook in handling foods of a soft ma
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05

CULINARY CTENSIL DT0dkIuS. IH6 IdI-
ter operation becomes an easy matter
with the assistance of this culinary
utensil. 1t is constructed of two parts
"a blade and a holding level, the hold
ing level being pivoted to the blade.
The surface of the blade is Of a size
to assure a good grip on waffle OF
the ordinary dimensions, while the hol-
low holder serves the same purpose
when the utensil is inverted to turn
the waffle over. A spring on the lever
normally holds it against the blade,
and is raised to admit the waffle by
means of the thumb piece.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05

"A Philadelphia builder has sold 70
touring cars to customers III CUBA, TO be
delivered by January l.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05

Court stenographers in Nova Scotia
recently went on strike.
The textile trades of Russia show q
union membership Of 1924.
The Manitoba government is consider
ing a proposal to license bartenders.
Eight women in the United States fol
low the occupation Of boilermakers.
All the principal French railways main
tain a pension fund for the benefit of
their employees.
President Eliot of Harvard university
is of the belief that the Canadian in
vestigating act of 1907 is the best act SO
far presented for the prevention of
strikes.
The New York State Farmers union
proposes to hold a convention next Au-
gust at which steps for organization to
obtain better prices for farm products
will be taken.
Columbus, o., is trying to secure the
headquarters of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers. For the last ten
years the headquarters have been at
Cleveland.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05

All the principal French railways main
tain a pension fund for the benefit Of
their employees.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05
LYDIA Z. PIN KHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

to conquer al female diseases.
Mrs. Norman r. Barndt, of Allen
town, Pa, writes:
''Ever since 1 was sixteen years of
age had suffered from an organic de-
rRngement and female weakness; in
consequence / had dreadful headaches
and was extremely nervous. My physi-
clan said must go through an opera
ton to get well. A friend told me
about Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and took it and wrote you
for advice, following your directions
carefully, and thanks to you l am to-
day a well woman, and / am telling
ell my friends. of my experience"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05
Rabbit Pie.

Cut up one large rabbit or two
small ones into neat joints Fix in a
basin 1 tablespoonful of chopped ham,
. tablespoonfuls bread crumbs, / tea
spoonful chopped parsley, salt and pep
per the chopped liver and heart OF the
rabbit; add half of a beaten egg and
divide into small pieces, which roll into
balls.
Now put some of the rabbit in the
bottom of a deep pudding dish, some of
the balls, some slices Of ham, little
pepper and salt repeat till all is used
up.
Fill the dish with either water or
stock for gravy Cover with puff paste
and bake in a hot oven for one and a
half hours.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05

Eight women in the United States 70
low the occupation of boilermakers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05
A Beautiful Watch Fob Free

to those who ship us So worth of hides
or furs or buy guns or traps to that
amount. n. ". Hide & Fur Co., Min
DpanOiS
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05

The Manitoba government is consider
ing a proposal to license bartenders.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05
FACTS FOR SICK W0REE Ea.

For thirty years Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy Cor female ills,
and has positively cured thousands OF
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fbroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, f1atulency, indiges-
ton. dizziness ,ornervous prOstration.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05

upon the fact that certain parts Of
Wheat and Barley (Which we use)
contain Natures brain and nerve
building ingredients, viz, Phosphate
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05
PURE FOOD.

No Food Com ami sioner OF Any State
Has Ever Attacked the Absolute
Purity of Grape-Nuts.
Every analysis undertaken shows
this food to be made strictly of Wheat
and Barley, treated by our processes
to partially transform the starch parts
into form of Sugar, and therefore
much easier to digest.
Our claim that it is a "Food for
Brain and Nerve Centers" is based
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05

The textile trades of Russia show q
union membership of 1924.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-03-05
WHAT LABOR rs DOING

Court stenographers in Nova Scotia
recently went on strike.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-04

Socialist. The Socialist peeress is busi-
II engaged In writing her memoirs,
which she hopes to see published with
In the next few months. Although
comparatively young cher age Is forty
six, Lady Warwick during the last
twenty years has been acquainted with
nearly every person prominent in Eng
Iish life. and no one could be better
equipped than she to throw interest
ing side lights on the inner doings Of
society.
AS she has announced her intention
OF telling the truth without fear and
of clearing up number OF affairs
which have remained mysteries to or
binary people, many revelations are
expected to come from her pen. she
viii relate her experiences from the
time she was a young girl. beginning
some years before her marriage, which
took place when she was nineteen.
Asked her motive for writing such a
book, the countess replied that she
wished to realize her great ambition
Of owning and editing newspaper.
when she was approached with offers
Of large sums for her memoirs, she
saw an opportunity which she decided
to accept. The proceeds from the
book, together with the remuneration
she win receive for lecturlng tour
in America which she is about to I'M
dertake. viii be used toward the es-
adjustment OF her newspaper