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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03

hundred feet is very moderate height and shoot
ND to above 300 fall of of the monsters when
the woodsmen have cut through it's base is something ap
pang AS the tree begins to give the sawyers hustle
down from their perch and seek safe distance Then
they look upward along the giant column and listen.
"Shes working all the time" says
YES" agrees the other, "you hear her talkn' :"
and he gives loud cry of Timber" to any fell
low laborers who may be in the neighborhood.
The creaking and swapping increases and the tree
swings slowly at first but with tremendous rapidy,
and crashes down through the forest to the earth
is q flying Of bark and broken branches and the air
is filled with slowsettling dust The men climb on the
PROSTATE giant and walk along the broad pathway of
the trunk how it lies. What pigmies they seem
amid the mighty trees around! The ancient and lofty
forest could well look down them and despise
shortlived significance yet their persistence and
genuity irresistible, and the woodland is doomed
The Outing Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03
PARENTS SHOULD BE EVER wATCHFUL.
By Mrs. John A. Logan.

Parents should never relax their
watchful care Of their children from
their birth to their majority, by
which time such comradeship should
have been established between par
ents and children that no tempta-
ton would be strong enough to win
the children from their parents.
They should be bound together by
the strongest possible ties, insep-
arabic in all Of their aims and am
billions of life.
This can be done if parents would
look upon their children as the
--.- 4<.e.4 l,locni,,n. of Iifn tho al, a.,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03
The Apple Pie Crop.

Reports made to the secretary OF an
tbis wear will make 6,000,2OO,019 pies.
AS there are SO,000,000 people in this
country, it means that there will be
only about seventy-fve pies apiece.
Which shows that there will have to be
many days of self-denial on the part OF
the populace during the year.-Buffaio
FxpreSS.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03

Outdoors in October.
Oh, the leaves. they keep on turning
Same as in the days of old,
The gum trees gaily burning.
And the maple turns to gold:
The river sparkles with delight
As sun5eams swiftly play;
Now, honor bright,
This worlds all right,
What eer the cynics say!
There's a hurry and furry
Mid the city blocks so high,
For man is bound to worry
If you shut him. from the sky.
But breezes sound the message sweet,
Through autumn's splendid bowers;
'For jov complete,
It's hard to beat
This good old world of ours! CO.
Washington Star.
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ton to her." was the reply.
But think of his position his salary" urged the ma
tron Then she laughed. you afford such roman
tic notions You are independent But nine women out
of ten live with men that they don't love- What else
can you expect them? They incapable Of making
a living for themselves"
Of course the estimate Of the percentage of unovng
wives is greatly exaggerated Nevertheless there is
basis truth in the remark There are still women who
marry without love- the only alternative that
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03
President Hadley's Bath.

Arthur. the 6-year-old son Of President
Hadley, was recently discovered in full
possession of the bath-tub, engaged in
sailing boats. Removed only by force,
he left the house, and meeting q lady
acquaintance, volunteered this informa-
ton: THE president of Yale college
won't take his bath this morning"
''Why not?" asked the amused lady.
Because" answered Arthur, i've got
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03

No matter how much a woman may
care for one man there never comes
time when she isn't greatly pleased if
she hears that some other man has
made a nice remark about her.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03
she Was So fe.

Little fouryear-old Mabel was rum
ming downhill, holding her dress tightly.
"Be careful" called her mother, cor
you will fall"
ooh, no, I WON'T" replied Mabel,
"cause I'm holding tight to myself
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03

he plug to the bath-tub in my pocket.
Success Magazine.
$50
Pink Poetry for Pale People.
SOCIETY AGOG.
Still doth the Lady and the Duke
Exchange a tOotSie woOtSie,
And everybody wonders when
She'll sign her name d'AbruZzl.
THE CAMPAIGN.
Did you ever, ever, ever,
In your life, life, life,
See candidates so willing
To muzzle active strife?
And all the country yearning
To have campaign jag,
And sling some mud, or anything
Except to chew the rag
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
If Mr.. Taft is President
Society in Wash.
Is going to get sample of
The genuine kibosh,
And at the White House every day
The folks are going to see,
Instead of teas in pink and green,
The William Howard L.
AIRSHIPS.
The airships do some better now;
They go up well enough,
But say,
The way
That they come down
Is truly p. d. rough.
w. J. Hampton in New York World
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03
Who Columbus Was.

In the afternoon in all the schools a
part of the time was devoted to the
study of the life and deeds of Columbus.
An amusing reply was given by one
of the pupils. A teacher had told the
class of the wonderful voyage of Co
lumbus and how he insisted on continu-
ing the voyage after the other men were
clamoring to return. Then she asked !:
''Who was Columbus?' with the view of
hearing how well they had followed her
talk.
One little hand went up.
swell, Johnny, who was he! asked
the teacher.
columbus was the gem of the ocean,"
was the Observation-Disclosures Sun.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03
MARRYING FOR MONEY.
By NixoIa 0reeIey-Smifl1.

Two women met on street corner the other
day. One was young, unmarried and self-sup-
porting the other in the forties and wife.
"Mrs. Blank is getting a divorce" said the
older woman. 81 didn't think she would be
so foolish"
"Why foolish? He made her life unbear-
able. She has never loved him. Every mo-
ment OF their life together was a degrade
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03
Reels.

There is no dance like a Scotch one
Reels form the best and most natural
method of dancing now in existence To
seel reels and eightsomes splendidly done
by charming women and by fine men in
kits to the tune of the pipes in a great
paneled hall in Highland castle is to
obtain one of the most eXhilarating of
spectacles.-Liverpool Daily Post.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03
The Correct Charge

''What is this poor fellow charged
with?"
Attempted suicide, yer HONOR re-
piled the bulky officer.
Explain the case"
eyer honor, he wanted to fight me-
Town Topics.
$50
Father-It's near midnight and l can't
see why Annals fellow hasn't sense
enough to go home.
Little Willie Gin next room)-He can't
go, papa. Sisters sitting on him.-Town
Topics.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03
TELLING A GREAT TREE.
BY Clifton Johnson.

In the wooded shores Of Puget sound Wash
ington, the trees sometimes have a diameter
of dozen feet. The cedars, in particular,
reach vast girth, and in the valley by the
roadside was one with a circumference at the
ground Of sixty-three feet, and near by was
another that had Gothic arch cut through 1t,
affording easy passage for a man on horse
back But the tallest trees are the frs Two
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03

Mrs. Henpeck-I married you to re-
form you.
Mr. Henpeck-You succeeded. I'll never
marry again if I live to be thousand
years old.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03
A SURGICAL,
OPERA ton

If there IS any one thing that a.
woman breads more than another it
is a surgical operation.
We can state without fear of a.
contradiction that there are hun
dreds, yes, thousands, of operations
performed upon women in our hos
pitfalls which are entirely unneces-
sary and many have been avoided by
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03
His Dearest Wish.

A certain congressman is the father
of a bright lad of 10, who persists, de-
spite the parental objection and decree,
in reading literature of the ''half-dime"
variety.
s'That's a nice way to be spending
your time" said the father on one oc-
casion. whats your ambition any
how?''
s'Dad,'' responded the youngster, with
a smile. 'I'd like to have people trem-
BILE like aspen leaves at the mere men
ton of my name."-Lippincott's
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03
A Dreaded Verdict.


Mr.. Patterson (as sounds of weeping
came from the aundry)-Gracious, dear,
who is that crying?
Mrs. Patterson-The washer woman,
John: she has been sued for divorce,
and is afraid the judge will order her
to pay her husband alimony.-Lippin-
colts.
Relieved.
Gam I the first girl you have ever
loved?"
Dear, I-I-er-"
s'This summer?'
Darling! you are!'-Houston Post.
The Autos Record.
OF course It's not gossip, but
No gossip in the town
Is better than Browns auto is
At running people down.
Missionary Work.
$50 you once lived in Africa, Sam"
eyes. sah."
'sEver do any missionary work out
there. Sam"
"Oh, yes, sab. I was cook for a can
nibal chief. sahr'-Pick Me Up.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03
The First of It's Kind.

Philos (sagely shaking his head
There is nothing new under the sun.
Justwed with timid reluctance)-Have
you seen my baby Judge.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03

Cook-There goes man who has made
thousands of people happy.
Hook-A philanthropist?
Cookies. He has granted more d.
yorces than any other judge on the
bench.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03
The Popping of Pepper.

young person named Percival Pepper
Once proposed to a girl prim and proper;
She replied, ."It's a go;
Still, it's more CONNIE il faut
First to pop to papa, Mr. Pepper.
.-Lippincott's.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03
At the Summer Resort.

He ttenderly)-Did that revolving car
brighten you?
She prosaically)-No, but it gave me
quite a turn.-Baltimore American.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03

Advertising Pays. Try 1t.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03
Fitch as Critic.
That Famous Swim.


SIT is a very dangerous thing, I have
found. to tell stories to the present
younger generation a Sunday school
teacher recently remarked.
"Now, 1 have always been fond OF IL
stories which helped to point the moral,
and a favorite with me was one of a
young Roman athlete who used to swim
the Tiber three times every morning.
This generally made II hit with the boys
in my class, but one Sunday new lad
with Irish eyes appeared, and at the con-
clusion of this story he snickered aud
IDLY.
''sYou seem to think that this story is
rather funny. Patrick l remarked Sc
verely Will you tell us in what re-
spect?
'Seems like he might have made one
more trip and got his clothes, Miss, he
replied with a cheerful grin.
Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03
LYDIA z. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

For proof OF this statement read
the following letters.
Mrs. Barbara Base, of Klngman,
Kansas, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
"For eight years I suffered from the
was told that an operation was my only
hope of recovery. wrote Mrs. Pinkhami
for advice, and took Lydia e. Pinkham'si
Vegetable Compound, and it has saved
my life and made me well woman"
Mrs. Arthur r. House, of Church
Road, Moorestown. N. j., writes:
ST feel it is my duty to let people
know what Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound has done for me. q
suffered from female troubles, and last
March my physician decided that an
objected, and urged me to try Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and to-day am well and strong"
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN
For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills
and has positively cured thousands Of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcera-I
ton, fbroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, and backache.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to-
health. Address. Lynn, Mass
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03

The Guest-Your wife is such a hand
some woman. 1 should think you'd be
jealous of her.
The Host am-and for that L never
invite any man here that any sane wom-
an would take a fancy to.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-03

some woman. 1 SnOulO InlnK you'd De
Jealous of her.
The Host am-and for that I never
invite any man here that any sane wom-
an would take a fancy to.
49,
A Whirlwind Finish.
Oh, the Bills Bills, Bills!
How their Oratory fills
The autumn airi
How they Slap and bang and roar,
How they fairly mop the floor
With each other as they tight
For the side they think is right
And they hand the other fellows out
Scarei
And the ear it fully knows,
By the banging
And the whanging,
How the campaign GIBBS and flows;
How Bill is now on top,
How Bill has got the drop,
How Bill will never stop;
And the bunch
Is humping hard,
Regardless of regard
For anything that doesn't show bunch.
Every stump
Is on the jump;
Every Bill
Is full Of thrill,
And the pulsing cart-tails wigglewaggle
with Bill expounder out
On every one to shout :
That nothing else but Bill votes should
Oh, we know it's bound to be
A whirlwind finish, see?
For the valleys and the hills,
The farmyardS and the mills,
The cities and the Wills,
Are shaking,
Quaking
Breaking
With the turmoil of the Bills
OF the Bills.
Of the Bills. Bills Bills, Bills,
Bills Bills, Bills.
With the making or the breaking of the
Bills!
w J. Hampton in New York World.
$50
Fitch as Critic.
Clyde Fitch's conversation, like the
conversation of his plays, has an anus
ing sparkle. Mr.. Fitch is at his best in
criticism.
Describing at the Players club
tragedy that had failed, he said:
I'm bloodthirstiness at least this TRACE
dy went beyond any l have ever seen.
1t is impossible for me to tell you how
many persons were killed off in the
course of the entertainment. l noticed
that after the third act even a good part
of the audience was MISUNDERSTANDING
ton Star.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-10
ICE HOUSE BURNED.
Rettig & Johnson Company
Heavy Losers Through
Fire This Afternoon.
CIGARETTES THE CAUSE.

This afternoon about 4:30 o'clock
the ice plant of the Rettig & Johnson
Ice company at Hawkins Springs,
northeast of the city, caught on fire
and, despite the efforts of the fire
department. which made a quick run,
was burned to the ground. 1t is
thought that the fire was caused by
men smoking in the house. Just be-
fore the fire started three men and
boy, whose names are unknown.
were seen leaving tn building, all of
the men smoking cigarettes. B. B.
Johnson. one of the proprietors of
the plant, states that there were about
1000 tons of ice stored in the build
ing. There was about $500 insurance
on the building and about 5000 insur.
ance on the ice. The loss will exceed
this amount considerably. The fire
department took the fire engine to the
blaze and the flames were fought by
pumping water out of the pond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-10

name w. G. Conrad of Montana, when
he was informed that Conrad had
withdrawn. He seconded kern's NOM
nation Governor Haskell of Okla
homa was next recognized.
On behalf of Oklahoma he seconded
the nomination of Kern after he had
paid high compliment to the demo-
crazy Hoosier state. West Virginia
seconded Kern. Gov. Higgins of Rhode
Island was given three rousing cheers.
He said that New England had come
TO the convention osupport the can
didacy of Archibald McNein. but in
view of the we'll night unanimous SEN
timent in favor of Kern, Rhode Is
land seconded the nomination Of the
Indiaian, Congressman Lentz of Ohio.
seconded Kern's nomination on behalf
of Ohio
New Jersey then asked Connect
cut to consent 10 the nomination OF
Kern by reclamation so that both the
president and vice president might be
nominated by reclamation, Senator
Grady of New York asked that that
state be called and Dan Cohalan went
. TO the stand. He said that New York
came here without a candidate for
president or vice president. New
York came here 10 consult and confer
and do what other states saw fit.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-10
STATE FEDERATION
|. OF CLUBS ASSURED
Commercial Bodies of Indiana
Like the Idea of join
ing Together.
PROMOTERS ENCOURAGED.
FIRST MEETING WILL BE HELD
IN RICHMOND AS SOON AS A
LARGER NUMBER OF CLUBS
RESPOND TO CALL.

So encouraged are President John
f. Mccarthy and Secretary Es NJ
Haas of the Richmond Commercial
club by the general response from va
rious commercial organizations in all
parts of the state in regards 10 their
proposal to organize state fedora
ton of commercial organizations that
they will within short time set the
date for the meeting TO be held in this
city to effect such an organization.
So far eleven commercial organiza-
tons have approved of the plans of
Mr.. Mccarthy and MIR. Haas. AS
nearly all the Commercial organiza-
tions in the state only meet once a
month. it will take some time before
all of them can act on the suggestion,
invited to assist in the movement has
been heard from a date for the meet.
ing will be set.
Mr.. Haas stated today that the com.
mercial clubs in the following towns
and cities had accepted invitations to
attend the Richmond meeting: Indian
apolis, Terre Haute, Evansville Del
phi. Rensselaer,, Decatur, Andrews
Anderson. Hammond North Manches
ter and Linton. Within a week Mr.
Haas will mail letters to all clubs not
heard from so far, urging that they
take prompt action on the matter sc
that definite arrangements for the
meeting could be made
In sending the acceptance of the
Terre Haute Commercial club, Secreta
ry w. II. Duncan writes to Mr. Has
in part as follows: Personally | am
in favor of the movement and | thinl
if the various clubs throughout the
state would take the right kind of in
terest it would prove beneficial to all
| have often wondered why such an or
ganizatiOn was not formed"
John Isenbarger president of the
North Manchester Commercial club
writes to Mr.. Haas that he is heartily
in sympathy with the movement ant
that If the proposed league is formed
much good will result from it, Score
tary w. V. Dixon of the Evansville
Commercial club writes to Mr. Haa!
stating that his club endorses tn,
| movement but is of the opinion tina
meeting for organization should b,
held at Indianapolis instead of Rich
mond, because Indianapolis is NOR,
centrally located. However, he adds
he takes for granted that Richmond
as the promoter of the league, woul'
want to have the first meeting. Ii
all the letters of acceptance Mr. Haa
has received the movement is Spoken
of in a most enthusiastic manner.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-10
PREDICTED FOR KERN.
When Asked, Tasssrt Said John W..
Would Be the Man.

Denver. Col. July 1o-When Chair
man Taggart entered the hall at one
O'Clock there was a rush in his direc-
ton by the newspaper correspondents,
who essayed to drag from him the
right information" on the situation.
Looks like Kern of Indiana" said
Taggart. Il don't know anything def
mite. but in my Judgment. Kern will
be nominated on the second or third
ballot. There may be a fight. but
Kern's friends are confident of the
outcome"
The Invest vice presidential wire
this morning around the hotels is that
of Herman Ridder. editor of the New
York Stats Zeitung. The story on
which the Ridder boom is explained is
that II is good politics to place a gold
democrat on the ticket with Bryan so
that the cementing of the two factions
of the party may be sealed and a3t-
ing. For this reason. Gray was so ur-
gently desired that it was almost de-
cided to nominate him anyhow. when
he stated positively that he would de.
cline the domination If made and IL is
said he strongly intimated in decuin-.
ing, that he would say plainly he did
not approve either the presidential
candidate or the platform.
In considering the chances OF the
Ridder boom it was borne in mind
that Francis of Missouri. declined to
allow his name to go before the con-
vention. There was GOOD authority
for the statement IL Trancis agreed
that he would permit the use of his
name If he was not Objectionable to-
Bryan. The inference is plain. 1t is
hard to believe that Ridder would be
any more acceptable to Bryan than
Francis, while there were reasons why
he should be less SO. for Ridder oppos-
ed Bryan's nomination to the last,
while Francis did not. 1t is known
that the relations between Tammany
and the German-American publisher
are not the most cordial in the world.
There was a good deal of talk this
morning of movement to give the
nomination to johnson of Minnesota
Despite the small vote of Minnesota
for president, there is a wholesome re-
gard for hio demonstrated vote-getting
ability among the practical politicians
oil the convention. There is little
talk as yet about the national chair
manship. 1t is not likely there will
be any definite action TO fill Taggart's
place until there is a chance to consult
Bryan.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-10
BAND MEN ARE
NOW ON TRIAL
Accused of Inciting Riot al
Corner of Eighth and
Main Streets.
HAWORTH CHIEF WITNESS.
HE STATES THAT WHEN HE
STRUCK RENk HE ACTED IN
SELF DEFENSE-ALL KINDS OF
WEAPONS USED.

George Renk. Clyde Renk, Walter
Renk and Charles Weisbrod were on
trial in the city court today, charged
with melting a riot and assault and
battery upon Harry Haworth and John
Hill. The defendants are members of
the Richmond City band and are &C
cused of engaging in a fight at the
corner of Eighth and Main streets,
last Saturday afternoon with Haworth
and Hill, conductor and motorman OF
a street car on which the four had
been riding. The trial was held be-
fore a jury and the examination OF
witnesses occupied the entire day.
In his testimony on the stand Ha
worth bore out the statement made
after his arrest to the effect he had
members of the band were the aggres
sors. He reiterated his statement the
trouble arose over his refusal to issue
transfers to two members of the band
in exchange for complimentary tick
cts. He asserted this to be against
the rules of the company.
There was a disparity in the mum
Der of band members who made the
attack on the train crew. as stated by
witnesses. The numbers ranged from
three to six All witnesses agreed
that the fighters used music racks
fists and coupling pin in making
their defense. Several of the wit
nesses claimed the car crew was fight
ing on the defensive and re sorted tc
every method of protection.