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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
FAMILY'S SKIN TROUBLES.

Eczema, Heat Rash, and Scalp ARec-
tions AfHict Different Members,
but Cuticura Cures Them.
"My wife had eczema for five or six
years 1t was on her face and would
come and go. We thought we would
give the Cuticura Remedies a trial. We
did so and she has never had sign Of
eczema for four years. l myself used
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment
some time ago for falling hair. | now
have very heavy head of hair. We
used Cuticura Remedies for our baby,
who was nearly bald when young. She
has very nice hair now. She is very
fieshy, and we had so much trouble
with heat that we would battle her
with Cuticura Soap and then apply
Cuticura Ointment, it would dry the
heat up so much quicker than anything
else. Mr.. H. B. Springmire, 323 So.
Capitol Street, Iowa City, Ia, July 16,
1908, and Sept. IS. 1906"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
Farm Notes.

Alfalfa seed is now selling in many
parts Of the West for 10 to II cents a
pound.
The irrigated districts of Egypt conf
prise $4,000 acres and support 1O,-
100000 persons.
Owing to prolonged drought in In
dia the productive area of wheat land
has shrunk from 100000 to 100000
acres.
In four years a pair of rabbits could
secure progeny of nearly 100000. A
doe rabbit produces as many as seven
families a year.
Many important drainage projects are
under way in the marsh land in Lou
isiana, which will ultimately make it
a great agricultural country.
A dairy train which recently went
out from Lafayette, Ind, covered 500
people heard the lectures which were
delivered from the cars.
1t is estimated that if the cattle ship
pers of Iowa succeed in establishing
their claims against the railroads for
excessive shipping charges in Chicago
they will get back fully half million
dollars.
Great Britain now imports every
year about 100000 bushels of apples
one-half of which come from the Unit
ed States. Canada sends over about
100000 bushels and Australia nearly
all the rest.
An effort is being made to establish
in the Ozark region of Missouri an eX-
tensive breeding station for farm an
finals. The project has the approval OF
Secretary Wilson and Dr. Melvin, OF
the Bureau of Animal Industry.
The wool growers of Utah received
about 100000 for their wool and
mutton last year. Prices for wool al
the shearing stations averaged about p
cents per pound. Owing to vigorous
action on the part of the growers, seal
is reported to be almost extinct in thai
State.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28

This method, while cheaply devised,
is used very effectively in bracing cor
ner posts. Use as a brace a pole nine
or ten feet long, four or five inches in
diameter and square at both ends. Fit
one end of pole to the post half way
between it's middle and top and place
other end of brace ON fiat stone. Sc
cure one end of wire around bottom
of post, then take it to outer end of
brace and back to post again, fasten-
ing securely. With short stout stick
twist wires together until very tight
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
Same Name. Different Man.

Gov. Hughes, at a dinner in New
York. talked about disorderly political
meetings
"a friend of mine," he said, "was
once good deal annoyed while addressing
meeting by a man in the front row
who howled like dog. At every telling
point in my friends argument this man
would emit frightful bowls and spoil the
effect
MY friend asked the name of the
man, and was told that it was Harry
Loft. Then he said in loud voice:
Z" Mr.. Loft, it is plain that our friend
Goldsmith had you in mind when he
said:
"The watchdogs voice that bayed the whis-
pering wind,
And the loud Loft that spoke the vacant
mind"
"'He said that. did he? cried Loft
furiously, and he turned and struck a
little fat man behind him a hard blow
over the head.
''It was only after a FIVE minutes
scrimmage and much profane abuse that
Mr.. Loft was convinced that the Gold
smith referred to was the long dead poet,
and not the little fat man of the same
name."-New York Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
Corn Leading Western Crop.

The statistical bureau of the Union
Pacific passenger department issues a
statement compiled from government
reports showing the value Of farm
products in seventeen States west of
the Mississippi in 1907 to have been
S1,O91, 100000. Corn leads in produc-
tion, being valued at nearly half q
billion dollars. Winter wheat is next,
valued at $2OOOOO,OOO, and domestic
hay was valued at only 100000 less.
Rye, oats, barley and potatoes follow
in order. The report also shows an in
crease in live stock of 25O per cent
since 1870
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
Corn Slower.

Corn slower is used both shredded
and unshredded. Ordinarily the cattle
will waste considerable quantity
whichever way it is fed. The shredded
fodder is prepared because the cattle
eat a greater percentage of it and the
manure is handled more easily. Fod-
der is often fed on the ground in the
open pasture field to save the hauling
of manure.
There is a saving, however, in hav-
ing the fodder shredded. Usually the
feed is taken care of earlier and there
is less exposure to teaching rains and
weathering processes. Again, more
feed can be put in a smaller space,
thus requiring less storage space.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
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Chocolate Custard.

Melt over the fire two ounces of
good cooking chocolate with little
water, and add a cupful of sugar. Boil
two minutes and pour into a quart Of
boiling milk. Add one tablespoonful
of cornstarcb dissolved in a little cold
water, with a teaspoonful Of vanilla,
and add the yolks Of four well-beaten
eggs. Beat the whites very stiff and
dry, and fold them into the custard
when it begins to cool. Put the Gus
tard into glass cups and cover the top
with layer of peanuts that have been
chopped very fine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
Rode No Cyclopedias.

Even a book agent sometimes fails of
achievement through unforeseen misun-
derstanding.
Colonel said one of them affably to
a Texan whose record he had looked
up beforehand, ''thOse are mighty fine
boys of yours"
"The finest in the county, stranger
said the Colonel. "The finest in Texas"
II reckon you buy them anything they
wantY
"Why, stranger, I buy them anything
they need, whether they want it or not"
''Then, Colonel, let me sell you
else will do them so much good"
The Colonel looked at him in astonish-
ment. "Why, stranger" he said, "them
boys of mine don't need any cyclopaedia.
They ride mules. youths Companion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28

NeEEcSs
For neuralgia and sciatica Sloan's
Eminent has no equal. 1t has a
sedative effect on the nerves
-penetrates without rubbing and gives
immediate relief from pain-quickens
the circulation of the blood and gives
a pleasant sensation of comfort and
warmth.
For three years l. suffered with
neuralgia in the head and jaws" writes
J. p. Hubbard, of Marietta, S. c., land
had almost decided to have three OF my
teeth pulled, when friend recon-
mended me to buy twentyrfive-cent
bottle of Sloans Liniment. ! did so
and experienced immediate relief, and
| kept on using it until the neuralgia
was entirely cured. l will never be
without a bottle of Sloan's Liniment in
nv house again. i use it also for in
sect bites and sore throat. and | can
cheerfully recommend it to any one
who suffers from any of the ills which
1 have mentioned"
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Gate for the Barn Doorway.

A Gate Tor the Darn DOor"ays
When the horse stable opens into
the buggy room and it is necessary to
keep the door open for ventilation,
find that small gate constructed OF
light material is an excellent protec-
tion against horses getting loose and
injuring the buggies. The cut here
with shows light gate we have in use
in our horse barn. 1t is very simple
in construction. but serves very i'm
portant purpose. Were it not for this
light gate we would find it necessary
to keep the door closed between the
horse stable and buggy room, thus
shutting off ventilation.
The gate is hinged onto the rolling
door with light strap hinges. explains a
writer in the Prairie Farmer, so that
when the gate is not in use it swings
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
DouhIe Brnodfng Coop.

The double broOding coop shown in
the drawing is four feet square and
three feet high at rear, two and one
half in front. 1t may be built of tongue
and grooved stuff or straight-edge
boards one-half or three-fourths inch
thick. The hinged lids should have two
cleats each to make them firm. In
front is a one-inch mesh wire netting
and at the edges are strips of three
quarter by one and one-haIf-inch stuff,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28

Make a shortcake as for cream-of
tartar biscuits, and bake it in shall
low, round tin. Slice bananas in the
proportion of three to one orange !;
crate the best of the yellow orange
rind. and mix with one cupful of SUI
gar. Split the freshly baked cake, but
ter and fill with the prepared fruit
Four spoonfuls of sweet cream beaten
stiff is a great addition. The white
of an egg can be beaten with it, and
flavor added
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
East Indian Preserves.

Eight hard, green pears, chopped six
pounds of sugar, one-quarter pound Of
green ginger root, one pint Of water,
three lemons. Pour the boiling water
on the ginger root, let it stand for a
few minutes, then scrape and cut THU.
Chop fine the yellow rind of the lemons
utes. Put all the ingredients together
and cook for three hours Or longer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
lydia E. PINKHlAM

Nature and a woman's work COM
bined have produced the grandest
remedy for woman's ills that the
world has ever known.
In the good old-fashioned days OF
our grandmothers they relied upon
the roots and herbs of the field to
cure disease and mitigate suffering.
The Indians on our Western
Plains to-day can produce roots and
herbs for every ailment, and cure
diseases that battle the most skilled
physicians who have spent years III
the study of drugs.
i From the roots and herbs of the
field Lydia E. Pinkham more than
thirty years ago gave to the women
of the world a remedy for their Pc
culiar ills, more potent and effica-
cious than any combination ofdrugs.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is now recognized as the
standard remedy for woman's ills.
Mrs. Bertha Muff, of 515 NC. ST.,
Louisiana, Mo-, writes:
Complete reStOratlon 10 nealCn
means so much to me that for the sake
of other suffering women I am willing
to make my troubles public.
''For twelve years I had been suffer-
ing with the worst forms of female ills.
During that time had eleven different
physicians without help. No tongue
can tell what suffered, and at times
could hardly walk. About two years
ago | wrote Mrs. Pinkham for advice.
I followed it, and can truly say that
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Mrs. Pinlzham's advice re-
stored health and strength. 1t is
worth mountains of gold to suffering
women"
What Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound did for Mrs. Muff,
twill do for other suffering women.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
Hogs for Cuba and Mexico.

Some of the coast country farmers
while visiting Galveston saw that many
hogs from distant points in Texas and
Oklahoma were being shipped to Cuba
and Mexico and returned home inl-
pressed with the idea that If it paid the
North Texas and Oklahoma farmers to
raise hogs for the Cuban and Mexican
markets. it would pay the coast coun-
try farmers to do the same thing
Galveston News.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28

brick (about seven pounds) and cord
to a dead weight of not far short Of
ton.-Fry's Magazine.
What Beef Men Think of Silage.
The success attending the use of
silage in the dairy business has created
much interest among beef cattle men.
Silage furnishes q succulent food,
which is quite essential to the dairy
sow in keeping her digestive system in
good condition. The same will be found
true for the beef animal. Twenty
pounds of silage per day will supply
all the bulk and water needed in a
fattening ration. The other roughage
may consist of either long fodder or
mixed hay The economy of using
silage for fattening purposes is well
brought out by Prof. A. M. Soule OF
the Virginia station, who has stated the
following conclusions:
There was a difference Of from 3
to 3 of a pound of grain per head per
day in favor Of the silage-fed cattle.
They also finished out better and in
any discriminating market would GER
tainly bring a better price than the
dry-fed cattle.
''Of the three forms Of roughage fed,
the silage was eaten with the greatest
relish, and there was absolutely no
loss, whereas with the slower the loss
amounted to 1875 per cent and with hay
4.16 per cent Where q large number
of animals are fed this would make a
considerable difference in the cost of
ration, except that the shredded slower
can be utilized to advantage for bed
ding"
Silage as it is put up to-day is bet
ter than when the practice was first
started Good silage of corn is made
when the grain has passed the milk
stage and has commenced to glaze lit
| tie. Silage is made also from sorghum
corn and cowpeas and pea vines.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
Mexican Rice.

Put a cupful of dried rice into a hot
frying pan containing a tablespoonful
of olive oil. Roast the rice until well
brown, but not scorched. Add to this
4 or finely chopped tomatoes, little
salt and = teaspoonfuls of Mexican o.
chill pepper pulp. Pour in cupful
of boiling water and let simmer until
the rice is soft.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
Muscadine Comfts.

Take four ounces of double refined
sugar finely beaten and searched, put
thereto two grains of muske, penni-
weight of orris root in powder, heat it
to perfect fine paste, then roll 1t as
thin as paper, and cut it like to dia-
monds with your knife, as with fine
jagged rowell (rolI cutter; so dry
them in your stove and keep them.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
F. Showing a Bad Example.

A grocer who was noted for his care
fulness had an advertisement inserted
in local newspaper for message boy
and Young fellow who understood the
kind of a gentleman who was advertis-
ing came to apply fer the situation, and
while the grocer was telling him how
careful he must be fly settled on bag
of sugar and the grocer caught it and
threw it away. The boy then said:
IF you want me to be careful you are
showing me a bad example"
''Why?" replied the former.
BECAUSE said the boy, .'you have
thrown that fly away. without brushing
the sugar off it's feet.;-Tit Bits.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
Sponge Pudding.

One tablespoonful milk, one cup
-four, one cup sugar, one teaspoonful
baking powder, three eggs. Beat yolks
of eggs and sugar together light add
flour and white of egg beaten very
light; add milk. Put the baking pow
der in the flour Steam in cups TWEEN
ty minutes. This makes seven cups.
To be eaten with rich sauce.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
DOUBLE BROOD COOP.

to. insure rigidity In one corner, as
shown, is the nest, four inches deep
and fifteen or eighteen inches square,
according to the size OF the hens kept.
The board floor, explains the Orange
Judd Farmer, is covered with sawdust
or sand. Food and drink are more
readily supplied through the door,
which preferably lifts in front, as
shown.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
Poor Mans Cookies.

One egg, one-half cup lard, one-half
cup mOlasSes, one teaspoon salt, one
cup brown sugar, one-half cup water,
two teaspoons soda; spice to. taste
three cups flour; stir in -four until so
thick you cannot work any more, then
drop in pan and spread with fork dip
ped in hot water.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28

wished death might
end my awful suffer-
ings. The secretions
were thick with sedi-
ment, my l i N b s
swollen and my right
side so nearly par
alyzed l could not
raise my hand above
my head. The doc
tor held out no hope
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
Cheese Cakes.

Cream one-half pound butter with
one pound sugar, beat in the yolks of
six eggs, the juice of one lemon and
the grated rind of two, grated nut
meg and two Cablespoonfuls of brandy.
At the last stir in the whipped whites
of the six eggs. Bake in small open
shells Of pie crust, and if you wish you
can lay narrow strips of the pastry
across the top.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
.Telly Rice.

Boil one cupful of rice in sweet milk
until soft, adding a little sugar and
salt to taste. Pour into cups, and when
cool turn into a dish, scoop out ia
blespoonful Of rice from the top of
each, and fill the place with jelly. Serve
In glass dish with whipped and
sweetened cream piled over them light
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28

around and fastens to the large door
out of the way. For material in max
ing the gate we use inch strips of good
pine for the horizontal pieces. The up
right pieces are light strips gotten out
for fence pickets. 1 find light gate
of this character a good thing to keep
poultry out of the barn during the sum-
mer months.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
Lemon Sauce.

Three-fourths cup sugar, one-third
cup water, l level tablespoonful butter,
2 tablespoonfuls lemon juice. Boil the
sugar and water for ten minutes, Re-
move to back of range and add butter
and lemon juice. AS soon as butter
is melted serve on the bananas, with
lamb as an entree, or with cake as a
dessert.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
Cream and Banana Pie.

Heat together in basin a little gram
ulated sugar and lump Of butter, the
yolks of three eggs, a little milk, and
sherry and some banana thoroughly
mashed. Pour the mixture into deep
dish and stir in the whites of two eggs,
well beaten. Bake in an oven not too
hot. remove and serve.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
shear, for Carving Fowl.

A pair of carving shears has been
devised especially for those who find
the talent of carving hard to acquire,
saws Popular Mechanics. The upper
blade is carving knife and the denied
lower blade forms clip. The shears
are easy to handle and permit one to
successfully attack any part OF the
fowl.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
The Fertilizer Business.

The total fertilizer production Of the
United States is placed at 100000
tons annually, valued at over $60,00O,-
OOO 1t is estimated that Nashville,
Tenn, has 100000 invested in the
fertilizer business.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
Erying Potatoes.

Always fry fish or potatoes in an
iron or steel saucepan, avoiding tin
lined pan when deep fat is used. The
great heat is very likely to melt the
tin, and also it is a difficult utensil to
keep clean. for the inside is apt to be
come roughened.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28

One and one-half cups sugar, one
half cup lard, two eggs, two cups but
termilk, two teaspoons soda, two tea
cinnamon. Flour enough to roll out.
This recipe requires about 2 and one
half pounds lard for frying.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28

When you have selected WELDON
stituted hog you invariably have one
that is extremely good through the
heart and chest, for here is where he
lives. and he cannot be strong and rug
ged if he lacks in this essential point
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
Sponge Cake.

Beat together six eggs and d half
pound of powdered sugar for fifteen
minutes, using a wire whisk for the
purpose. Flavor with half teaspoon
full of lemon juice or vanilla. Sift well
a half pound Of flour and fold this in
lightly with spoon. Bake in a good
oven for half hour.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
IF You Doubt 1t, Try 1t.

A man once backed himself for g.
large amount, which he subsequently
lost. to move an ordinary brick attach
ed to two miles of cord along level
road outside Chichester. He failed to
move the brick, and il may be roughly
estimated that the friction Of the cord
on the road ine@aased the weight of the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28

Of my recovery and had given up, but
at last started using Doan's Kidney
Pills and made a rapid gain. After
three months use l was we'll and at
work again."
Sold by all dealers, so cents a box.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
Suspicious.

"Send back that new batch of bill
heads. They won't do at ALL said the
milkman. 3@ :,
'.Why, / think they re very pretty,
faltered the clerk. What is your OBJ
lection to them, sir?'
Cant you see they're water marked,
stupid?"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
ALMOST A MIRACLE.

Raised UP When Science Said There
Was No Hope.
G. W. L. Nesbitt, Depot street, Mar
ion, KY, writes: II was a chronic in
valid with kidney troubles and often
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
METHOD OF BRACING.

and your brace is complete, says Farm
ers' Review. This brace comes in line
with your fence and by fastening your
wire or boards to it prevents it from
slipping sideways. M
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
In the Surf.

He-Are you afraid?
She-Why no. There's no danger, is
there?
He-No, but l didn't suppose that was
ssential.-Lippincott'
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
Don't Try Uncertain Recipes.

1t is entirely unnecessary to experiment
with this, that and the other recipe. Get
from your grocer, for 10 cents package Of
''OUR-PIE" Prepare tion-Lemon, Chocolate
or Custard-for making pies that are sure
to be good. Put UP by D-Zerta Food Co.,
Rochester, n. Y
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28

'aThey say that Mrs. Climber takes an
anesthetic before she goes to every re-
ception.''
For what reaSon?
$50 she won't feel the cuts she re-
c.eiyes. Town Topics.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28

Biblical students have searched in
every possible quarter for the. origin OF
the custom of carrying candles in the
record of it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28

The nineteen women in the Finish
Parliament have already presented twen-
ty-six bills relating to the reform of mar
riage laws, the legal position of illeglti-
mate children, protection of minors, pub
lie education, the liquor question, etc.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28

SORE EYES, weak, infamed, red. watery
and swollen eyes, use PETTITS EYE
SALVE. All druggists or Howard Bros.,
Buffalo, N Y.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
On the Links.

Hasn't he an odd way of putting
things?"
Yes, especially golf balls. "-Cleve-
land Plain. Dealer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28

MRS WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP fo
Children teething: softens the gums. reduces IN
nammation. allays pain. cures wind collie. p
cents bottle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-05-28
In n Pinch, Use Aliens FOOt-Eas

A powder to shake into your shoes. 1t rests
the feet. Cures Corns, Runions, Swollen,
Sore, Hot, Callous Aching, Sweating feet
and Ingrowing Nails Aliens Foot-Ea Sc
makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all
Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample
mailed FREE. Address Allen s. Olmsted,
LIE Row. ~ Y