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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
Notes from the Dairy.

Bad cream will never make good
butter.
Cream left on the milk too long will
get bitter and rancid.
AS a rule churning is put off too
long in the winter time.
In the perfect creamery the animal
heat and odor are got rid of as soon
as possible. ?
The sooner milk is set in a cool place
ready for the cream to rise the more
cream there will be.
Not only the flavor, but the Keeping
quality of butter is injured by keep
ing the cream until it's gets very sour
Use only salt that is fine in quality
and grain for butter.
If the salt is not we'll mixed through
the butter it will crystalline on the out.
side and probably make the butter
streaked.
Milk pans and pals are all the better
for a good sun bath in a sweet, airy
place after having been washed, scald
ed and dried.
The cream pot should have it's con
tents stirred every day at least, and
every time any cream is added This
insures an even ripening and better
quality of butter.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
Cure for sheen killer.

An Ohio farmer, after suSpecting the
dogs of all his neighbors of killing his
sheep, finally discovered that the muir
derer was his own prize collie. As the
animal is very valuable the farmer
did not kill him, but subjected him to
punishment which he believes has
thoroughly cured him of his killing
propensities. Every morning the dog
is placed in a tread mill which Oper-
ates the farm churn. washing machine
and other utilities. with sheep pelt
hung directly in front of him, and he is
compelled. to work all day long in this
position. So keen is the dogs grief
over this punishment that he bowls
and cries when he is placed in the
treadmill, and it is necessary to confine
him carefully to prevent his running
away. One day he was set to worn
and the sheep pelt was omitted. The
dog was so overjoyed that he showed
every manifestation Of pleasure and
worked vigorously all day, but on the
next day when he went to work and
found his nose rubbing the pelt his
grief was uncomfortable.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
1NSls}2{;3&
Select BrOO SOyvs.

Many put off selecting the brood sows
which they need for breeding next year
Until late in the fall or right at breed
ins time. When this is done we are
apt to take the best-looking individu-
MS, losing sight 1f many of the essen
tials Of real good breeder. / believe
in keeping over ali the old sows which
have proved good mothers and whose
pigs are thrifty. Not all sows which
bring big Filters are desirable breeders,
because some littcrs lack stamina and
never become thrifty. Cut these sows
out, no matter if they do bring ten to
twelve pigs. Then cut out the cross,
ill-te,npered sows, and the chicken eat
ecs. Save every old sow that is really
a good mother. Many of these old sows
suckle down to almost skin and bones,
but In doing that they have given their
Filters a mighty good start, and good
feed Will fetch them up in condition
quickly. The selection of the young
sows is q much harder problem. | new
er pick for ''butter-balls.' They sell
don: make satisfactory breeders, and
after few months they are bound to
lose in condition. Take the rather
| coarse, thrifty ones, coming from big
| litters and from mothers which you in
| tend to keep.-I- c. g., in the Indiana
Farmer
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
Fewer Empty Cars.

The largest decrease in the number of
surplus freight cars which has taken
place in any fortnight since the improve
ment in business began is shown in the
report of the committee on car efficiency
of the American Railway association,
which gave a decrease of 50,562 in the
number of surplus freight cars between
September 16 and September 2, the date
Of the previous report. An encourag ing
feature of this very large decrease is
that more than half of the total, or o.
300. were box cars in which are carried
higher grades of merchandise than those
transported in open cars. The number
of idle cars in the country, as shown in
this report, has now been reduced to
1862. compared with the maximum
of 41333S recorded on April %.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
GIRL WAS DELIRIOUS
with Fearful Eczema-Pain, Heat,
and Tingling Were Excruciating-
Cuficurn Aotad I.iIca Magic.

With Fearful Eczema-Pafn, Heat,
and TingIing Were Excruciating-
Cuticura Acted Like Magic.
can eruption broke out on my daugh-
ters chest. | took her to a doctor,
and he pronounced it to be eczema of a
very bad form. He treated her, but
the disease spread to- her back, and
then the whole of her head was affect
ed, and all her hair had to be cut off.
The pain she suffered was excruciat-
ing, and with that and the heat and
tingling her life was almost unbearable.
Occasionally she was .delirious and she
did not have a proper hours sleep for
many nights. The second doctor we
tried afforded her just as little relief as
the first. Then / purchased Cuticura
Soap, Ointment and Pills, and before
the Ointment was three-quarters fin
ished every trace of the disease was
gone. Tt really seemed like magic. Mrs.
T. w. Hyde, Brentwood, Essex, Eng
land Mar. 8, 1907
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
Cost OF Feeding.

From experience of feeders at the
experiment stations the pig increases
with greatest profit until or months
old. when it has reached the maximum.
After that the gains require larger
amount Of grain to produce a given
amount of pork, and they should be
fattened and disposed of
One bushel of corn made thirteen
and one-third pounds of pork at
months old, at months old one
bushel made 1872 pounds, and at
months old one bushel made 1876
pounds.
While there are varying conditions
that have their influence upon the
amount of gain made, it is general
principle that after 6 or Z months the
amount of gain from bushel of corn
is on a decreasing scale, and it has
been demonstrated again and again that
the first hundred pounds costs less than
the second, and the third less than the
fourth hundred, and that to produce
the fourth hundred too often costs
double as much as the second hun
bred.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
Pest of lack Rabbits.

Jack rabbits are said to be so numer-
Gus in the Antelope valley of California
that the ranchmen are in despair. The
animals are becoming SO nerce that they
are actually breaking down the fences
around the adjacent fields and eating
crops down to the roots. Not content
with this, they are swarming into the
desert towns and invading the front
yards of the jewellers. The citizens of
Lancaster turned out recently and made
a roundup. They put fence across the
road between fences surrounding fields
on either side, and in short time drove
in and killed with clubs over five hundred
jack rabbits. The people of the valley
are considering the ACCESSIBILITY of invit-
ing Los Angeles to join in general
slaughter. They think several hundred
men and boys, on horseback, might be
able to kill 10000 of the pesky cotton
tails
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
TIE
General Demand

of the Well Informed of the World has
always been for a simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with it's ex-
cellent combination of Syrup Of Figs and
Elixir of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the laxative FORTS remark
able success
That is one of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Well Informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine-manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup CO., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
X-Ravs to Find Pearls.

John J. Solomon has developed a plant
for radiographing oysters, to ascertain
not only the existence but the stage of
development of pearls without killing the
bivalves or opening their shells. AS
many as 500 oysters have been submitted
to examination in one minute, hundreds
of shells spread on a tray being exposed
MT one time Oysters showing no pearls
are returned to their beds; those show
ing partially developed pearls are sent
into .hospitaF to be nursed, while those
whose pearls are full grown suffer the
fate that attends all things which pos
sess something that man wants-Chica-
go Journal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
Farm Standards Higher.

One thing that will cut considerable
ice in the labor question: The man
who has been studying the books and
good farm papers, and kept up with
the procession in new ways of doing
things will find that he has a better
grip on his job than the man who has
not. Many man has kept his posi-
ton because he has taken an interest
in his work and has learned how to
farm according to modern methods
when other Hlen could have been hired
in his place for one-third less wages
There is no doubt that the standard
Of farm labor is getting into q higher
notch every year, and we have got to
hustle and learn about things by read
ing books, good farm papers and at
tending the institutes. Get the hunger
for reading, boys.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
The Simplest Method.

While building a house, Senator Platt
of Connecticut had occasion to employ
a carpenter. One of the applicants was
plain Connecticut Yankee, without any
frills.
You thoroughly understand carpen-
try?" asked the senator
Yes, sir
You can make doors, windows and
blinds?'
'.Oh, yes, sir.''
How would you make a Venetian
blind -
The man scratched his head and
thought deeply for few seconds, i
should think. sir" he said finally, about
the best way would be to punch him ia
the e."-Everybody' Magazine
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
Mills md Plantations.

Were the cotton seed oil mills of
Texas mostly located in England or
elsewhere, quite distance from the
Texas cotton fields, what would our cot
ton seed be worth to the farmer? Only
a few years before Texas put in lot
of oil mills lots of cotton seed was suf-
fered to 60 to waste around the local
gins. If Texas had as many cotton
manufacturing mills as she has cotton
seed oil mills, cotton would most as
suredly be worth more to the grower
and to the people of the State.-Omaha
Breeze.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
ANDREW JOHNSON'S END.
To the Last He Was Bitter Against Gen.
Grant.

William H. Crooks "reminiscences of
Andrew Johnson in the White House"
deal in The Century with that Presi-
dents impeachment, trial and acquittal,
and his last days. Mr.. Crook says:
''There was one man of those whom he
considered his enemies whom Mr.. John
son had not forgiven. 1t was only day
or two after he took his seat in the Sen
ate that he sent for NE to come to his
hotel-the old Willard, on Pennsylvania
avenue. | found him. on nearer view,
looking very little changed. He was
in his hair; his whole face looked
bleached. He seemed finer to me; not
less strong, but more delicate. There
were no more lines in his face; those
that had been there were deeper craven;
that was all.
II asked for all the family. and he
told me what there was to tell. Mrs.
Johnson, | knew, was still living, but
poor Robert Johnson had died soon after
his father returned to Tennessee. He
spoke to me of them both. The grand
children were growing up. He told me
of his fight for election.
"'And now he said L want you to
tell me where | can find notices about
Grant in my ScrapbOok. You remember
where you pasted them in. | don't He
got the scrapboOks and | put slips of
paper i'll to mark the references he want
ed. As | rose to go he said:
Crook, | have come back to the Sen
ate with two purposes. One is to do
what | can to punish the southern briga-
diers. They led the south into secession,
and they have never had their deserts,
The other" He paused, and his face
dark ened.
What is the other, Mr. Johnson" !
asked.
The other is to make a speech against
Grant. And l am going to make it this
session"
He made the speech in less than two
weeks from that evening. 1t was a clever
one too, and bitter Every point of Gen.
Grants career which might be consid-
cred vulnerable was very skilfully at
tackled. The fact that he had taken gifts
and that it. was suspected he desired Il
third term were played upon. Yes; Mr..
Johnson did what he had intended to
do, had been intending to do ever since
he left the white house. He was the
best hater | ever knew.
He went back home at the end of the
session. and then to visit his daughter,
Mrs. Slower, in eastern Tennessee.
There, given up to the family associa-
tons he chung to-, and with the grand
children he loved, he was stricken sud
denly with paralysis, and July 81, 1910,
he died. 1t seemed as if, with his speech
against President Grant, some spring of
action which had kept him fighting
broke. The rest was peace.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
Mistakes in School Life.

There is little doubt that much of mod
ern school life is unhygienic. Seats and
desks are often constructed rather with
view to their convenient place in the
school building than with any recogni-
ton of the fact that they may make the
scholar round-shouldered. The type i'll
some of the text books is far too small
even for strong young eyes. The pun
ishments are often absurd; to keep 4
child in after school hours is to deprive
it of fresh air and play, possibly of a
meal, for no useful purpose; corporal
punishment, bewailed by some faddists
as degrading" is far more effectual and
less harmful-LOndOn Globe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
PERUNA ADVISED FOR
SUDDEN COLDS.
1t Should be Taken According to Directions
on the Bottle, at the First APP
pearanCe of the Cold

ST. JOSEPH. Mich, Sept, 1901.-Last
winter | caught sudden cold which
developed into an UNPLEASANT ca
farrh of the head and throat, depriving
me of my appetite and usual good spirits.
A friend who had been cured by Peruna
advised me to try it and | sent for a
bottle at once, and l am glad to say that
in three days the phlegm had loosened;
and I felt better, my appetite returned
and within nine days l was in my
usual good health.
Miss Helen Sauerbier.
Peruna is an old and well tried remedy
for colds No woman should be With
out it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29

1t takes close observation and con-
slant study to make a practical and
intelligent "beekeeper-" One needs to
be fortified with good stock of reso-
luteness and that kind of pluck which
does not easily succumb to adverse cir
cumstances, even if quite often repeat
ed. Bookkeeping has been reduced to a
science; but, after all, the asperities
of winter and other things which often
try the beekeepers tact render the
business a somewhat precarious one.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
Propitiating a Chinese God.

AT Wang Kong village, in the San Wui
district, there was a certain god in the
Tin Hau temple, over which there was a
hole on the roof, exactly above the head
of this god. One Of the worshiDpers no
ficed this and said to the other villagers
that he had had dream that, as the
gods head was suffering by the leaking
of the water from the roof, to any man
who subscribed money to have the tenn
pie thoroughly repaired the god would
promise prosperity and good harvest.
A big sum of money was therefore sub
scribed within a few days, and a huge
performance, will take place in a few
days to propitiate this god.-South China
Post
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
Post Cards in Schools.

German educators are now introducing
picture pest cards into the schools. With
in the last few months cards have been
put on the market illustrating natural
history, political history and even giving
instructions in the German language
fessors and teachers of reputation, and
at a recent meeting of the German Geo
graphical society it was proposed for
the first time to use them in the schools
The school museum at Breslau has I'M
dertaken to form a collection of these
educational cards. and two teachers AT
Leipsic have established a bureau for
meritorious post cards intended FOR in
struction. collection and travel. They
select and arrange the cards very care
fully. in accordance with pedagogical
nrinciples.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
Embarrassing.

4 colored woman of Alexandria, Va,
was on trial before magistrate of that
town charged with iBhuman treatment
of her offspring.
Evidence was clear that the woman
had severely beaten the yOungster, aged
some 8 years. who was III court to eX-
hibit his battered condition.
Before imposing sentence. his honor
asked the woman whether she had any
thing to say.
kin l ask yo' honah a question:" in
quired' the prisoner.
The Judge nodded affirmatively
We'll then, yO' honah. I'd like to
ask yo' whether yO' was ever the pa
rient of puffectly wuthless cullud
chile. ~-Lippincott's.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
Sharks Increasing Near Massachusetts.

Sharks Increasing Near Massachusetts.
Further evidence of the increase of
sharks in Massachusetts bay was fur
nished by the officers of the Indra line
steamship Indrashama, which arrived at
Mystic wharf last night. Capt. Evans
reported that he passed schools of sharks
as he approached the coast. They began
to appear when the steamer approached
within 100 miles of Boston light, and
swarmed around the vessel for miles.
The water was quiet and the animals APP
peared to be sluggish, hardly moving
enough to get out of the steamers path.
But they followed her, evidently expect
ing to be fed. The crew said they had
never seen so many of the big fish even
in tropical waters, and their testimony
is borne out by recent tales of the fish
ermen, whose movements the sharks
have seriously impeded.-BOston Tran
script
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29

pounds. There is enough nitrogen to
provide for ten crops of corn, sixty
bushels to the acre, while the phos-
Iphoric acid and potash would last
much longer. There are fourteen ele-
ments necessary to plant life, and OF
these carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxy-
gen. phosphorus, sulphur, chlorine, sill
con. calcium, iron, magnesium, potas
SUM and sodium are derived from the
soil. though several are also in part
derived from the air.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
HOW'S This =?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo o.
We. the Undersigned, have known +. j..
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business trans
actions, and financially able TO carry out any
obligations made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Testimonials Sent
free Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29

ran through my back,
hips and limbs. |
could hardly get
about and lost much
sleep. The action OF
the kidneys was
much disordered. |
began using Doan's
Kidney Pills and the
result was remarka-
BILE. The kidney ac-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
Painting Himself.

A house painter in New Hampshire
village was proceeding down the main
street" one day when he was accosted by
a fellow townsman.
Hello, ,Tomr' called the latter. why
| Thought you were working on old
Spinner's house today.
Il was about to commence the job,
said the painter, when the old man
picked a quarrel with me. He said he'd
put the paint on himself"
do you think he'll do it?'
WELL said the painter with smile,
when | passed just now that is where
he had put great deal of it.'-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
The Ohio Never Before So Low.

Yon can drive an automobile across
the Ohio river at Wellsburg; teams are
driven over the river at East Liverpool
low water has disclosed an extensive
sand bar at New Martinsville equal 20
the shores of Atlantic City for bathing
purposes; fish can be seen swimming Up
and down the river-all because the Ohio
River is the lowest in its history,-Cin-
cinati Commercial Tribune.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29

The common way of removing warts
by tying silk thread around-toO
often proves disappointing in that the
trouble returns in short time, per-
haps in a more malignant form. A
practical horseman declares this sim
pie remedy to be a perfect cure Five
cents worth of bloodroot and 10 cents
worth of chlorate OF zinc. Mix to-
gether in paste and put on twice a
day. After two or three applications
out.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
Tuhe to supply Air t,

Tube to supply Air to Tree Roots.
An inventor in Algeria, Africa, has
devised and had patented an air tube
for supplying air to tree roots. The
tube is made Of ceramicware, and is
almost indestructible. Placed in tho
ground beside tree. with the top
slightly above the surface to admit tha
air, the young roots find their way
through number of holes. Expert.
ments have proved, says Popular Me-
chanics, that the growth of vegetation
has been greatly advanced by it's use.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
Clearing the Ground of stumps.

There is no better way to clear land
from stumps then by first loosening
the soil about the roots with dynamite
and then using some kind of stump
puller. of which there are many good
ones in the market. 1t would not be
safe for an amateur to use dynamite
without first working for a time with
some one skilled in its Suburban
ifp
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
HENS NESTS ON THE OUTSIDE.

tering the remaining house is shown
in the picture. The nests open directly
into the laying shed and tight lid
will keep them perfectly dry in all
kinds of weather.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
When to Plant Cherries

About the best time to plant cherry
trees is in early fall or very early in
spring. 1t is better to plant in October.
even before the leaves fall, stripping
the leaves off, than it is late, just be-
fore winter sets in. In fact, many trees
would do better than they do were they
set early, stripping their leaves, not
waiting for the leaves to fall.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29

tiOn became normal, the backache ceaS-
ed and my health is now unusually
good
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, \. Y.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
Economical Hints.

She-I see an average of 500 persons
are killed in the United States each year
by lightning.
He-Theu dear. that should be a
warning to you not to make yourself
| too Observation-Disclosures Statesman.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29

If it's Your Eye Use Pettit's Eye Salve.
for inflammation, stys, itching lids, eye
aches, defects of vision and sensitive to
strong lights. All druggists or Howard
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29
Likelihood of Lunar Graft.

''Pa.'' said the little Pennsylvania boy
"Well?"
rs the moon made of green cheeseY
Not if the contract called for green
cheese. SON But run along. Little
boys mustn't monkey with politics. .
Washington Herald
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-29

The Japanese cotton yarn guild in
Shanghai has asked the cotton manufac-
turers i'll Japan to reduce their produc-
ton by one-half this year