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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
HOP INDUSTRY ON THE wANE.
Temperance Movement Lowers Prices
for Product on Pacific Coast.

The hop industry is on the wane in the
Pacific coast states, and the prospect is
that it will be entirely abandoned IN the
near future Most of the growers in the
Puyallup valley have ploughed up their
hop yards, and the doing as well or bet
ter with berries than they have for some
years in hops, according to the Utica
Press. w. d. Cotter, member OF the
Puyallup Fruit Growers association
and formerly an extensive hop grower,
says that in his opinion the temperance
movement, which has been sweeping
over the country, has had a large part
to do with the wane of the hop industry.
''The no-license movement" said Mr..
Cotter, 'has certainly helped to paralyze
the hop industry in this state. 1t is about
done for, too. This year the best that can
be done is to sell them for cents a
pound. Then cannot be picked for that.
In the palmy days, twenty-five years
ago, hops sold for ST pound. Four
years ago they sold for 30 cents, and
were profitable crop at that. But now,
at cents, the hop industry is dead.'
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
Hawks Killing OF Grasshoopers,.

Farmers living about six miles north
east of here were greatly astonished
recently by the number of hawks coming
in to that section. They say there are
thousands of them and that they seem
to have come from the north. They are
of good size and resemble the chicken
hawk.
They are feeding on grasshoppers and
are benefting the farmers to degree
hard to estimate, as they not only de-
stroy the insects, but seem to be eating
the eggs also, and if they stay long
enough the grasshopper pest in that Sec
ton at least will be destroyed.-Long-
mont Cor Denver Republican.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
Noah's Excuse

Capt. Pritchard, of the record breaking
Mauretania, told a group of Americans
on a recent voyage that a sailors life
was hard one.
ut is not SO hard as it used to be be-
fore the coming of steam," he said, ''but
it is still fearfully hard for all that. In
fact, 1 never heard of but one man who
had decent excuse for going to sea-
"And who was he, captain?" said a
Chicagoan.
"Noah," the captain answered. "For if
the old fellow had remained on shore he
would have been drowned."~ New York
Tribune. -
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19

The following is a never failing rem
edy for rheumatism, and if followed up
it will effect complete cure of the
very worst cases mix one half pint
of good whiskey with one ounce of
Toris Compound and add one ounce
Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound Take in
tablespoonful doses before each meal
and at bed time" The ingredients can
be procured at any drug store and
easily mixed at home. ~
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
The Poultry House.

Now is a good time to disinfect the
poultry house, so as to keep the lice
from getting a mastery over you.
Any kind of liquid lice killer is good
to spray the house with, being sure
to spray the roosts and nest boxes as
well. If a cheaper disinfectant is re-
quired, a whitewash can be made of
lilae and water, with some crude car.
bolic acid in it. This proves a very
good Geodorizer and disinfectant, and
a large quantity of it can be used
without hurting the pocketbook too Sc
verely.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19

The calf finds in fresh milk while it
is still warm with the animal heat of
the COW, it is said, a constituent value
not found in the milk after it is allowed
it, and it cannot be restored again by
warming the milk. If every calf could
be fed its milk sweet, and while it still
retained it's animal heat, there would no
doubt be fewer cat-hammed steers going
to the block.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
Tuberculosis in Cattle of England.

Tuberculosis in Cattle of England.
Consul Joseph G. Stephens Of Ply
mouth, advises that the English auth
critics are making known through the
medium of the press the disagreeable
facts relative to tuberculosis in COWS
and phthisis in human beings in that
section Of England. The relation of
the two is said to be a scientific fact.
In many districts of Devon % per cent
Of the cows have tuberculosis The
average number of deaths from con-
sumption among the people Of the sin
gle County of Devon alone exceeds 300
per annum. In one charity organiza-
ton so per cent of the children are
suffering from this dread disease.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
Beware of 0iEtments for Cdtdrrh
that Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
tenn when entering it through the mucous
surfaces Such articles should never be
used except on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they will do is
ten fold to the good you can possibly derive
from them. Halls Catarra Cure, manufac-
ltured by. -. 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
1T is taken internally and made in Toledo,
Ohio by F. j. Cheney & Co. Testimonials
free.
Sold by Druggists. Price. Toe. per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19

No artificial medium can be applied
to the surface of tree wound which
will induce it to heal more quickly.
The activity Of the healing process de-
ponds upon the character and position
and the time of the year when the
wound is made, rather than upon pro-
tective coverings but where a large
surface Of heart wood is exposed it is
advisable to protect it from decay by
a coat Of white lead or other satisfac-
tory covering.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
Lack of Material.

The laying of soft-shelled eggs is
caused by lack of shell-making ma
terial, in the shape of crushed oyster
shells or some other form of lime. The
hens should have plenty of good grit
out a good supply Of grit to grind the
food, the natural supply being made
quate, or inferior. Rice table scraps
will make hens over-fat and have a
tendency to cause hens to lay soft
shelled eggs.-Farmers' Home Jour-
nal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
Whv He Was Angry.

In Boston the property man had fitted
scene with unusually handsome gold
furniture and asked Nine. Bernhardt
how she liked it..
ooh, bon! bon!'' she exclaimed; where
upon the property man promptly bundled
the furniture off the stage
''She said it was bum," he explained
The Bohemian Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
How IN Grow Peanuts.

Peanuts only thrive in a warm eli
mate The plant requires limey,
mate. The plant requires a limey,
sandy loan, and yields from etwo
bushels of pods planted an acre to as
much as 40 or 80 bushels of pods and
two tons of straw. The seed is plant
ed about one inch deep in rows from
% to sc inches apart, and from II
to 16 inches in the row.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
The Potato.

Recently, in Hartz, Germany, a
monument was found bearing this in
scription: Here, in the year 1747, the
first trials were made with the cu1-
tivation of the potato" By the way,
when Frederick II. introduced the po-
tato into his domain his subjects did
not like it; they refused to be both
cred with it, and the emperor had to
force them to cultivate it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
NEW DISTRICTS AND NEW RAIL
WAYS.

Western Canada Affords Better Com
ditiOns than Ever for Settlement.
To the Editor-Sir: Doubtless many
of your readers will be pleased to have
some word from the grain fields of
Western Canada, where such a large
number of Americans have made their
home during the past few years. 1t Is
pleasing to be able to report that gen
orally the wheat yield has been good
1t will average about twenty bushels
to the acre. There will be many cases
where the yield will go thirty-hVe
bushels to the acre, and others where
fifty bushels to the acre has been re-
corded. The oat and barley crop mas
been splendid. The prices OF all grains
will bring to the farmers a magnln-
cent return for their labors. An IN
stance has been brought to my notice
of a farmer in the Pincher Creek
i(Southern Alberta) district, where
winter wheat is grown, who made
net profit of S19.55 an acre, or little
less than the selling price of his land.
are recorded there. The beauty about
the lands in Western Canada is that
they are so well adapted to grain-rais-
ing, while the luxuriant grasses that
grow everywhere in abundance makes
the best possible feed for fattening
cattle or for those used for dairying
purposes.
The new homestead regulations
which went into force September,
1908, attracted thousands of new set
tiers. 1t is now possible to secure 160
acres in addition to The 100 acres as a
free grant, by paying So an acre for
it. Particulars as to how to do this
and as to the railway rates can be Sc
cured from the Canadian Government
agents
1.-THE development throughout West
ern Canada during the next ten years
will probably exceed. that of any other
country in the worlds history" is not
the statement of an optimistic Cana
dian from the banks of the Saskatche-
wan, but of Mr.. Leslie M. Shaw, of
New York, ex-Secretary of the United
States Treasury, under the late Presi-
dent Mckinley and President Roose-
welt, and considered one of the ablest
financiers of the United States. "Our
railway companies sold a good deal Of
their land at from three to five dollars
an acre, and now the owners are sell
ing the same land at from fifty to
seventy-five dollars, and buying more
up in Canada at from ten to fifteen"
The editor of the Monticello (Iowa)
Express made a trip through Western
Canada last August, and was greatly
impressed. He says: Zone cannot
cross Western Canada to the noun
tains without being impressed with it's
immensely of territory and it's future
prospects. Where 1 expected to find
frontier villages there were substan-
TALLY built cities and towns with ev-
cry modern convenience. 1t was for
merly supposed that the climate was
too severe for it to be thought of as
an agricultural country, but its wheat
raising possibilities have been amply
tested. We drew from Ontario many
of our best farmers and most progress
sive citizens. Now the Americans are
emigrating in greater numbers to West
ern Canada. Seventy-five per cent of
the settlers in that good country 10
Gated southeast. of Moose Jaw and Re-
gina are Americans. Canada is well
pleased with them and is ready to
welcome thousands more"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19

lower driveway. If built upon a hill
side the job of making the fills will
not be serious. Even on level ground
this can be done without great ex-
penditure of labor with the use of
a road scraper.
The entire building must be raised
upon piers about fit. high, so that
the bottom of the bins is not much
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
Hauling Crops.

Inquiries conducted in over 1000
counties of the United States by the
Department of Agriculture indicate
that the average length of haul of
crops over country roads is 12.1 miles,
the average weight of the load 2,O02
pounds and the average cost per mile
25.2 cents, or about So per load, the
figures being based on the cost of labor,
feed wear etc
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
How seeds Are Scattered.

Dr.. Howard, secretary of the Amer
lean Society for the Advancement Of
Science, writing of the manner in
which seeds are carried to great dis
tances by birds, recites an experiment
of Darwin which had a curious result
Adhering to the leg of a wounded part
ridge. Darwin found a ball of earth,
weighing six and a half ounces. From
the seeds contained in this ball he
raised thirty-two plants, belonging to
five distinct species.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19

Pass the lines thro Ugh bit rings and
snap them into the rings at the brow
band. This, with a common jointed
bit. will enable a child to hold pull
err" or hard mouthed horse with ease
under almost all circumstances. 1t can
be used on fast horse in double team
or on both, as desired. 1t is cheap and
easily applied and it won't make the
mouth sore
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
Tn irving Chickens.

When marketing chickens do not tie
several of them together, They get the
string twisted around their legs and it
cuts them Take the chickens to town
in coop, or some other humane way
They are in absolute torture when sew
eral are tied together.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19

got so severe in time
that | could not get
around. The kidney
secretions became bad
ly disordered and at
times there was al
most a complete stop
of the flow. l was ex-
amined again and
again and treated to
no avail and kept get
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
Bad Luck.

Mother" said 5-year-old Jack, 'how
much older than you is father?"
"Just thirteen years." replied the un-
suspecting parent
''Well, mother" seriously continued
the child, "the. next time you marry,
than you; don't you know it is bad
luck ?''-The Delineator.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19

ting worse. I have to praise DOan's
Kidney Pills for my final relief and
cure. Since using them l have gained
in strength and flesh and have no sign
of kidney trouble"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo, n. Y.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
va1uc of Potatoes ms Food.

According to statistics obtained, it
appears that potatoes constitute about
Is per cent of the total food con-
sumed by the average family. They
are essentially starchy and eaten alone
would furnish a very One-sided badly
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19

Thorough preparation of the soil be.
fore planting is as profitable for cow
peas as for any other crop the greater
the care in this respect, the greater
the satisfaction and profit in the yield.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
Happy Man.

sSince de rich mems amt happy said
Brother Dickey, 81 hez come ter de con-
clusion dat dey amt no use fer me ter
complain; and yit, if / didn't complain,
how would de rich folks know dar wuz
SIGH a po' creetur ez me in de worl' ?''-s
Atlanta Constitution.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
Staring Onions

Considerable care is necessary in
storing onions through the winter with
out loss. They should be entirely free
from dampness when put away. Store
on scaffolds or in shallow bins, but
never pile them.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19

"A party of musicians sailed from
New York recently as part of the gov
ernment's plan to furnish wholesome
amusement for the thousands of men at
work on the Panama canal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19

is hauled in the
upper drive and
poured from the
wagons into the
bins, and is then
removed by be-
ing drained from
the bins into the
an~A,o- - 4Ix
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19

In Pinch, Use Aliens Foot-Ease.
A powder to shake into your shoes. 1t rests
the feet. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen,
Sore, Hot, Gallons, Aching, Sweating feet
and Ingrowing Nails. Aliens Foot-Ease
makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all
Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample
mailed FREE. Address Allen s. Olmsted,
LIE Row. N. Y
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19

According to the Novoe Vremya of
St. Petersburg a Norwegian fisherman
has fitted up telephone apparatus OF
his boat which enables him to hear the
fish approaching and even makes a
guess at their number.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
Qualified Success.

''He is a self-made man all right"
Ellis wife claims that she superin-
tended the job. Birmingham Age-Her-
aid.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19

1t is claimed by one who has tried
it that driving horse that pulls on
the bit can be cured by fastening a
small ring OF each side of the bride
and as near the brow band as possible
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19

lower than the bottom of the wagon
box. allowing the entire contents of
the bins to be drained into the wagons
without lifting.-Farm and Home.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19

On the largest TOBACCO farm in the
world. 25,000-acre affair, near Amster-
dam, Ca, is grown about a third of all
the Sumatra tobacco used for cigar
wrappers in the United States.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19

There are 413 species of trees found
within the limits of the United States,
the woods of sixteen of which, when
seasoned are SO heavy as to sink in wa
fer
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19

MRS WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP for
Children teething; softens the gums, reduces in
fammation. allays pain, cures wind collie. 25
cents q bottle
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
KEPT GETTING WORSE.

Five Years of Awful Kidney Disease.
Nat Anderson, Greenwood, S. c.,
says: kidney trouble began about five
years ago with dull backache, which
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
Crib without a Shovel.

This grain storage house is de-
signed to allow for handling the crop
without unnecessary lifting Grain
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19

Ice ~ inches thick will support a
man; 10 inches thick will support a rail-
way train.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
az Milwaukee Newsp Union & Madison Lists

YOUNG MAN earn 500 month as Mechanical
Draughtsman. Learn in two months, We have
the best course. FREE drawing instruments
and outfit. National School Of Mechanics,
Washington, ID. O.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19

WE SELL GUNS AND TRAPS CHEAP
& buy Furs & Hides. Write for catalog 105
N. w. Hide & Fur Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-30
Colorado Football Games.

Following is the complete schedule
Of Colorado intercollegiate football
games for the present season:
October 24-University of Colorado
VS.. Aggies, at Fort Collins.
October 24-Colorado College VS. Un-
iversity Of Texas, at Austin, Texas.
October 24-Mines VS. Utah Aggies,
at Logan, Utah.
October 31-Denver VS. Creighton, at
Omaha, Neb.
October 31-Mines VS.. st. Vincent's
college, at Los Angeles, Cal.
November 3EUniversity of Colorado
vs. Colorado College, at Boulder.
november Denver VS. Mines. at
Denver.
November 14-Colorado College va.
Mines, at Denver.
November 14-University of Colo.
rado vs. University of Utah, at Salt
Lake City.
November 21-Denver VS.. University
OF Colorado, at Boulder.
November 27, THANKSGIVING Dav-
Denver vs. Colorado College at colo.
RADIO Springs.
November 27-Mines vs.. University
OF Colorado, at Denver.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-30
Power Company Bonds.

Boulder. Colo.-A mortgage to Sc.
cure a bond issue of ss,oOO,Ooo by the
Northern Colorado Power Company
was filed in the Office of the county
clerk Friday. The instrument recites
that the issue is to retire SO 900 600 of
bonds already outstanding and to nro- y.
taue lor extensions and betterments
throughout the counties in which the
company is operating. The company
rs supplying power and light for ali
OF the important cities and towns of
northern Colorado and southern Wv.
oming and it is its purpose to extend
its lines and branches to every section
of this territory. e'''n
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-30
ExiIes No Longer.

In the numerous articles appearing
from time to time on the progress of
the home cure OF tuberculosis nearly
all the emphasis is made upon the
purely scientific side-upon the won
ders of modern medicine, OF modern
experiments and modern achieve
ments. And that the scientific strides
in the treatment of tuberculosis are
little short of marvellous, says the
Louisville Courier-Journal, Is not to be
denied. 1t is greatly to the credit Of
the medical profession that 1t has dem
onstrated In the abstract the curabili-
ty Of the disease, and then in the con-
crete has wrought the cure at the
patients own home. But there is the
sentimental. the mental, the heart"
side Of the revolution which, while
spoken Of little. is not its least impor,
tant aspect. Under the home treat
ment it Is no longer necessary to
make exiles of loved ones-to Danish
the tuberculosis patients to the dis
tant lands Of the west, there to while
away their hours In isolation, home
sickness. introspection and dread.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-30
COLORADO

Hsw Blind Children Ar rrainsd.
In the New York state school for
The blind 1t Batavia, some Of the best
work for the blind Ii being accom-
plished 1t is. In fact. becoming .
standard school. and II showing re-
markable results as to what can bs
done in the way of bodily improve
ment from carefully studied physical
training. says the Craftsman. II is
making self-reliance . most valued
possession of children who would other
wise go. through life trembling with
fear and with outstretched hands to
ward OF peril. The physical culture
work at Batavia is divided into eight
classes: kindergarten. primary boys
and primary girls. intermediate boys
and intermediate girls. Junior boys.
senior boys and senior girls. Children
In the kindergarten are trained by
marching and simple exercises with
musical dumbbells, They graduate to
rings and wand exercises in the pri-
mary classes and attain to barbeils In
the junior year. In the senior classes
boys are exercised with dumbbells and
chest weights and by running and
military marches. The senior girls
use dumbbells. barbells and Indian
clubs, and are also trained in marches.
Work is given outside Of the regular
hours to those whose interests or
needs are greater.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-30

Holland for some unaccountable rea-
son is putting OF the spanking Of
Castro, although for some time past it
has had an official permit from the ma
tons of the earth and several generous
offers to hold its coat Castro must
bear charmed life. For one who has
been threatened with terrible lickings
for SO many years he certainly looks
healthy and robust and good for many
happy returns Of the ultimatums.
Many schemes are being put forward
for the securing of universal peace,
but Castro has them all beaten. He
has tried his and 1t works. Just what
1t is no one seems to know. but GER
tainly 1t is fine medicine for the ward
ing on Of an impending war. Perhaps
he is guarding the secret jealousy un-
til such time as he can bottle the dope
and put It on the markets OF the
world.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-30

From Winnipeg comes news of the
death of Louis Riel, the only son Of
the leader Of the Red river rebellion
In western Canada. which first
brought Lord Wolseley into promi-
nence, and made him Sir Garnet. On
the approach of Col. Wolseley. Riel
fed across the border into the United
States, where he remained for some
years. Returning to Canada he was
elected member of the house OF COM
mons. but in 1885 he again headed an
armed insurrection. and this time he
was captured, tried for treason, con-
victed and hanged. His son Louis, who
has just passed away. was only SO. and
was employed as an engineer on the
Grand Trunk Pacific railway.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-30

Modern brick buildings of ten and
twelve stories are being taken down
and replaced by steel frame structures
Of greater height on Broadway, New
York. While the foundations of the
original skyscrapers are strong enough
to sustain additions above them, there
is enough saving of space in the new
plan Of thinner walls to make the
change profitable.