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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
the best results the salt should be very
finely ground.
Have Scales at Home.

The weights and measures law
has gone into effect. After this, if
you buy anything, expecting to get so
much, you are entitled to get 1t or the
manufacturer or producer can be fined
for the short weights. If the weight
is below what the package says, the
only way it can be legally sold is for
the dealer to tell you the weight.
This will hit all short-weight packages
and commercial weights" of every
nature.
Everyone should have scales at
home. The man who handles much
grain or stock should have five-ton
scales. He is quite apt to secure bet
ter weights from some stock buyers If
they know he has scales at home. To
know what the stock that is being full
fed Is doing is also one Of the great adj
vantages of having scales on the farm.
Small scales in the house will also
help to enforce the law of weights and
measures. Flour, meal, sugar, in fact,
everything, must weigh OUT or the
one responsible for the short weight
Is liable to fine. See that the law
is enforced, now we have it-Farm-
erS' Breeze
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
GERMANY'S RAILWAY SYSTEM.
It's Cost Low and the Business Needs of
the Country Well Served.

Although the German railways, I'M
like the French system, were not con-
ceived and built as a whole, and per-
haps because of their lack of cohesion,
which has enabled them to avoid some
of the faults of a centralized system and
secured to the unimportant towns the
benefit of an efficient service, the Ger
man system is today very complete and
responds very well to the business ne
cessities of the regions served
Thanks to cheap labor and to the fact
that the country for the most part is
level, so that it was possible to avoid
extraordinary outlay in building, this
lack of unity in the construction of Ger
man railways has not had the influence
it might have had on the cost of the es-
adjustment. Between the Hook of
Holland and Berlin the railway does not
pass through a single tunnel Ghere is
in fact not a single railway tunnel in
the whole of north Germany, nor does
it pass through a single deep cutting or
along a single high embankment. Bridges
and viaducts across rivers are the only
engineering works of special Importance
that had to be undertaken.
In 1899 the total cost of all the Ger
man lines, now amounting to almost 3d.
900 kilometers, was stated at 12,4O3,-
03S,S75 marks, or an average cost OF
no more than 253. 615 marks a kilometer.
I-Moody's Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
WORLDS INDUSTRIAL CENTER.
Busiest Manufacturing Region on Earth
Due to England's Coal.

About the busiest industrial region on
earth is the lowland of England from
Lancashire and the Mersey river on thte
west to Newcastle-on-th e-Tyne in the
northeast. Here are scores of cities and
towns, the home of the textile industries,
the potteries, the great shops busy with
iron and steel and other raw materials,
manufacturing goods of high value for
a market as wide as the earth.
Over all this lowland hangs a black
pail of soft coal smoke, the landscape
studded with the tall spouting chimneys.
For all this endless activity in manufac-
ture, says The World Today, is wholly
due to the location in these lowlands of
fabulously rich deposits of COAL
Coal for century and a half has
been a magical bank account in Great
Britain, bringing into existence these
great artisan population, making de-
mands on every continent for the metals
and timber and textile ibers for the busy
mills, and then calling on the farms and
ranges of America, the Argentine and
other new lands, for the bread and meat
to feed these industrial millions.
Of all this textile territory Manchester
is the central market and clearing house.
In the Manchester exchange 1T towns
are represented, eleven of them having
each a population of 100000 or over.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
HANDS RAW AND SCALY.

ltched and Burned Terribly-COuld
Not Move Thumbs Without Flesh
Crackfng-Sleep ImpOssible-Cuti.
cura Soon Cured Eczema.
can itching humor covered both my
hands and got up over my wrists and
even up to the elbows. The itching and
burning were terrible. My hands got
all scaly and when / scratched, the
surface would be covered with blisters
and then get raw. The eczema got sc
bad that l could not move. my thumbs
without deep cracks appearing. l went
to my doctor, but his medicine could
only step the itching. At night 1 sui
fered so fearfully that I could moi
sleep. l could not bear to touch my
hands with water. This went on fol
three months and l was fairly worI
out. At last l got the Cuticura Rene
dies and in a month was cured. Wal
ter H. Cox, 16 Somerset St, Boston
Mass, Sept. Is, 1905"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. Of Cuticura Remedies. Boston.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
Cultivation of Corn.

When corn is planted after the first
week in June the land needs more at
tention than when prepared earlier
If plowed early the weeds will have
made an appearance, which is an ad-
vantage, as they can be destroyed be-
fore the corn is planted; but the late
corn will be more easily injured by
drought than that which has made an
earlier start. The crop should be Gull
tivated after every rain so as to pre-
vent loss of moisture. Another point
is to thin out the plants if they are
too thick. 1t would be difficult to in
duce many farmers to thin out" their
corn, as they would claim that the
land, having been MANFRED, was capa-
BILE of providing for as many stalks
in the hills as made their appear
ance; it Is not a matter of plant food
with late corn, however, but moisture.
When too many stalks are close to-
gether there is struggle for exist
ence; some become weeds to the 9TH
ers, and in the end only the most Wig
orous make growth and yield grain
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
The Short-sighted Fishermen.

The Americans are not the only peo-
ple in the world who are wasting natu-
raj resources. Now comes the report
from London that the North Sea Is
1'6shed out" or at least in danger or be-
coming so before long if the fish are not
given a chance to replenish their mum
bers.
The North Sea has been fished for GEN.
turies. with no appreciate lessenlng OF
its finny population until the introduc-
ton of the steam trawlers. These have
+'raked and scraped" it, taking in small
fish as we'll as large, until its resources
have become so nearly exhausted that
many fishing vessels are seeking other
grounds, and a complete cessation OF
fishing for several years is recommended
as affording the only hope of recuperat-
ing the fisheries. 1t will be less simple
thing to bring this about than it would
have been to have saved the w-itefish in
the Great Lakes, for the Great Lakes
are almost entirely within the jurisdic-
ton of a single country, while several
nations with conflicting interests border
the North Sea. Of course in the matter
of the preservation of the fisheries they
have a common interest, and if they
can unite for the protection of that COM
thing for themselves. At the same time
they will set an excellent example to the
world.
There has long been reason for believ-
ing that the greedy and insensate course
which has practically extinguished the
whitefish in Lake Michigan is paralleled
in the salmon fisheries of the Columbia
river. 1t should be checked. All over
the world there must be enforced by
governments regulations which will
guard the fisheries. or a time will come,
and it will not be long delayed, when
there will cease to be "as good fish in
the sea as ever were caught" and when
the lakes and the rivers also will be
"fished out"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22

up to the average. 1t is, therefore,
better to remove every stalk that
shows lack of growth, and if the hero
ic remedy of reducing the stalks to
two in hill could be tried on plot
by way of experiment, the result
would be satisfactory, as we'll as con-
vince farmers that there is nothing
gained by endeavoring to grow three
or four plants in a space which only
two should occupy. If rainfall con-
tinues to be abundant, as has been the
case for June, there will be no neces-
sity for reducing the number of
plants.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
THE CARE OF AWNINGS.
To Preserve Them to Good Order Keel
Them Dry, Says the Maker.

"Your awnings" said the awning man,
''would last longer and look better if
you'd dry 'em out when they get wet.
''Some folks will leave their awnings
down to soak and drip all through a
heavy rain. I never could understand
why people do that; of course it doesn't
do an awning any more good than it
would any other fabric to soak it in
that way and then drip may fall on the
awning from the roof and flying SCOT
may lodge ON it, and so if you keep your
you know they are faded, discolored and
dingy.
"If you want to preserve your avn
ings you want to haul them up when
it rains. but if they get wet, why, then
when the air is right you want to lower
them and let them dry out, and be sure
they're dry when you furl 'em before
you go away in the summer."-New
York Sun.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
short Suggestions.


Buying olive oil by the gallon is one
case of economy.
To cover the pan in which fish is
cooking will make the flesh soft.
Serving but two vegetables at din
ner is as fashionable as 1t is economi
CAL
Cheap cuts of meat can be served
palatably in stews and croquettes.
After trimming, turn the wick of q
lamp below the burner or the oil will
sooze.
Dried lemon peel sprinkled over
Goals will destroy any disagreeable
odor about the house.
To make luminous paint, mix g
small quantity of calcium sulphide
with ordinay white paint.
Paperhangers paste is made by ad
ding a teaspoonful of powdered alum
to every pound of flour.
A glaciers knife will be found ar
excellent thing with which to scrape
and clean the bottom of pans and ket
ties.
Much time is saved if paper Innings
for cake pans are cut in quantities
and kept ready for instant use in {
dustproof box with tight lid.
A little muriatic acid added to the
rinsing water after a blue and white
fiber rug is scrubbed with soap ant
water will help to restore the color.
A clean cloth dipped in hot water
then a saucer Of bran, will speedily
clean white paint without injury The
soft bran acts like soap on the dirt
The easiest way to clean a cerea
cooker is to turn it upside down il
pan of boiling water and steam i
until the sticky mass is soft and loos
ened from the sides of the pan.
A good silence cloth for the dining
table can be made with a double thick
ness of white flannel laid with tn,
soft side on the inside and quilted OF
the machine; edge with binding O.
white tape.
A sticky cake or bread pan shouiC
not be cleaned with knife or any
thing which will scratch the surface
and make sticking more probable
thereafter For this reason the crus
of bread often advised as a cleaner j!
most desirable.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
THE FARANDOLE DANCE.
Master of the Revels, Musicians and
Boisterous Company.

BoiSteTous Company.
The programme of the Aries fetes. in
honor of Mistral, is to include the faran-
dole dance. An account of this dance for
the benefit of the uninitiated was given
by Victorien Sardou.
In my childhood, said Sardou, I have
often seen the farandole at Grasse. Two
tambourinists lead the revels, beating the
tambourine in their left hand and hold
ing in the right a reed instrument. The
master of the revels is generally young
man full of life and spirits. The musi-
clans suddenly appear from behind the
master and the lads and lassies join, the
maidens holding the jackets of the youths
and these the skirts of the girls.
Forming a long line the dancers in a
graceful movement pass through the vii
lage, visiting each house and entering all
the rooms, and coming down the stairs in
a boisterous manner, the excitement con-
sisting in descending without leaving
partners. The dance lasts for hours and
the dancers are full of merriment and
happiness.
The more complicated and difficult the
route the greater is the praise bestowed
upon the conductor. The author of 1.-The
odora'' added that more than once he
had taken part in these junketings.--
London Globe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
Sweet Dill Pickles.

Soak four-inch long cucumbers in
brine for twenty-four hours. Have on
the stove two kettles-one containing
three parts water and one part vine
gar, with a teaspoonful of alum, the
other holding cider vinegar sweetened
to taste. Cut the cucumbers in half,
place them in the first kettle and Jet
them boil up; put them into the Sec
ond kettle and boil until nearly ten
der. Pack the cucumbers in fruit jars
and put over each jar about half
inch of dill stalk, leaves and seed, and
pour in the vinegar and seal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
Sausage Causes a Duel.

A duel was fought on Wednesday last
near Carcassonne by Lieuts. Gand and
De Bourmont of the Nineteenth dra-
goons. The affair arose out of the fact
that Lieut.. Gand, Republican and free
thinker. had been seen by Lieut.. De
Bourmont eating sausages in cafe on
Good Friday. Lieut.. de Bourmont re-
monstrated with the proprietor of the
cafe in strong terms and also spoke in
sultingly of those who had partaken OF
the sausages. Lieut.. Gand, hearing OF
this. challenged Lieut.. de BourmOnt
Lieut. Gand in the opening bout was
wounded in the right forearm, and the
ed-ersaries left the ground without be-
ing reconciled.-Le Figaro.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
NTOttZeG Butter.

Streaky or notified butter may be
caused by the salt, or it may be due to
the working of the butter. The salt is
so evenly diffused in the finest kind of
butter that, as is shown by a micro
scope, every grain is surrounded by
a film of clear and transparent brine,
which points out the necessity of
avoiding the overworking of the but
ter before the salt is added In the
first working every particle of milk
should be gotten rid of, but enough
clear water should be left to dissolve
every grain of salt in twelve hours
before the next working. If this be
done there will be but little danger of
streakiness in the butter. but to get
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
UNPOPULAR PROCLAMATIONS.
In China No One Obe-s Them and They
Are Not Enforced.

Are Not ENFORCED.
A proclamation issued by the viceroy
of the province that all opium dens in
Wanshien must close has gone unheed-
ed, as most things appear to do in
China when it does not suit the popu-
lace.
Wanshien is city of 10000 inhab-
itants, and is surrounded by poppy
fields, nine-tenths Of the community in
dulging in the drug, while the city itself
contains innumerable shops for retail
ing IT, IL ~, -
When the appointed time came for
closing up, all the shops "did them
selves proud" Bright new lanterns
cleaned from the portals, while clean
curtains decorated the interior, and
trade was as brisk as ever. In other
words, the opium vendors were Saving
face" a peculiar characteristic of the
Chinese, and not even a policeman. it
there is such q thing in Wanshien, en-
forced the order.
:. Opium smoking confines at Wanshien
in the same old way, and the crop to
be reaped this year is third bigger
than last. What can a viceroy do when
the people, to a man, won't listen. espe-
cially when the people know that the
proclamation may be only matter OF
form.-Shanghai Mercury.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
Wind Motors.

Wind motors as power generators are
used in agricultural and industrial pur-
suits in Denmark. Motors with four
wings have given the best results, as
fewer wings do not fully utilize the wind
power, while more act detrimentally on
the wind current between the wings.
If a medium large wind motor is used
with a wind surface of about ~
square meters, S-horsepower is obtained
at wind velocity of meters a second.
At velocity of meters, the horsepow-
err is more than doubled. Since 1908 there
have been in existence thirty large and
smaller wind power electrical equipments
in operation throughout Denmark.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
Damps in Wells.

Before going down into a we'll test
the purity of the air by lowering a
lighted candle or lantern. If the light
burns dimly, or goes out, the poison.
GUS carbonic acid gas "damps" can
be driven out by igniting a quantity
of turpentine and sawdust or kerosene
and rags in kettle, and lowering it
to the surface of the water, and then
later pour several bucletfulls of water
into the well from the top. Test again
with the lantern, and note the i'm
provement.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
DafYOdiI Pudding.

One cupful of butter, one-half cup
full of granulated sugar, cupful of
milk, three level cupfuls of flour, in
which is thoroughly mixed three tea
spoonfuls Of baking powder, one-half
cupful Of finely chopped citron and
the same OF small, seedless raisins and
teaspoonful Of cinnamon. Whip the
mixture until as light as possible, pour
into individual pudding dishes and
steam for one-half hour Serve with
rich lemon sauce.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
sour Milk Gingerbread.

Put into a bowl a half-cup of sugar,
a haIf-cup of molasses and half-cup
of sour milk, add level teaspoonfui
of baking powder dissolved in little
hot water. Mix together one and one
half cups of flour, one-half teaspoonful
each of cloves, salt, ginger and CHINA
mon and add this to the liquid mix
ture. Mix we'll. add half-cup Of beef
drippings, melted, and if desired, one
beaten egg. The egg makes the bread
more delicate, but it is good without
it. Bake in shallow pan for twenty
or twenty-five minutes in moderate
oven
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
DevilIed EGGS.

Boil a sufficient quantity of eggs
hard; when cold, peal and dip first
into beaten raw egg, next into oil, and
roll them in salt and small quantity
of cayenne. Make a little tray by
twisting up the corners of half sheet
of oiled writing paper, place the eggs
in it, put on a gridiron over a clear
fire and shake it about until the eggs
are quite hot. Meanwhile prepare
equal quantities of olive oil and chut-
ney sauce around them, garnish with
parsley and serve.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
ButtermfIk for Sheep Ticks.

1t is claimed that by pouring butter
milk freely along the backs of sheep it
will prove a remedy for ticks. If a
gill of kerosene is added to gallon
of buttermilk the remedy will be i'm
proved, as the kerosene forms an
emulsion with buttermilk and does no
harm to the animal. The remedy will
cost but little and should be given a
trial by way of experiment. 1t is also
claimed that if buttermilk is given a
horse it will serve better than any
other remedy for bots. These RENE
dies were suggested by parties who
have tested them
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22

For several years past the sheepmen
Of the Southwest have suffered serious
losses from a disease known among
the Mexican herders as "pingue."
''Pingue" is popularity supposed to be
caused by eating either the leaves or
roots of plant which has in the
last few years been quite prominent
in the public eye as the rubber plant
or rubber weed. Hot water and salt
is an eficaciOus remedy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
Find Hull of Old Schooner

The hull of wrecked schooner, buried
10 feet in the sand, has been found by
Contractor w. H. Gillen at the mouth
of the Milwaukee river. The hull was
discovered when piles for the new har-
Dor piers were driven directly down upon
it. When something prevented the fur
ther driving Of the piles dredge No.
of the G.. III. Starke Dredge and Dock
company was used. 1t dug up great
timbers. The identity of the schooner
has not yet been discovered.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22

One cupful of sugar sifted with one
and one-fourth cupfuls of flour, one
half teaspoonful of soda, and one tea
spoonful of cream of tartar. Sift all
together. In cup put one-fourth cup
full of butter; place on stove till melt
ed. When it boils up break into 1t
two eggs. Quickly remove from fire
and fill cup with milk. Stir into -four,
etc. Flavor with almond or vanilla
and bake in quick oven.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
Hamburg Sandwiches.

Run round steak through a meat
grinder and add salt and pepper to
taste. A little grated onion may be
added If liked. Make into very thin
cakes and fry a good brown in butter
and drippings. Very lightly butter
thin slices of bread and put the cakes
between them. If liked, the cakes may
be made at home and fried on the
grounds.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
Value of the Bundle Bee.

The humble bee is a friend of the
farmer. In sections where clover seed
crops are depended upon, the value of
the humble bee as an agent in fertiliz-
ing the clover blooms is fully apprc-
ciated. A knowledge should be had
of the useful as we'll as the destructive
insects, which would prove that the
farmer has quite as many good insect
friends as he has destructive ones.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22

An interesting, aged relic is hanging
on the wall of bank in New York. 1t
is an engrossed Chinese document, very
old, but in good preservation. Under it
is a translation in English, stating the
paper is a certificate issued by the board
of finance of King WI in 1867, and at
that time valued at $50 taels, redeem
able in silver 1yce.''
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
Many Courses in Agriculture.

A total of eighty-seven different
courses of study in the long and mid
die courses in agriculture at the Col
lege of Agriculture of the University
Of Wisconsin is shown in the new
catalogue of the university just is
in the nine other special departments,
such as home economics, the short
course, three dairy courses, the farm
ers' course, farmers institutes, home
making course, and experimental sta
ton work. These eighty-seven courses
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
To Pack Butter.

Make a brine Of two pounds of salt
to two gallons of cold water. Wrap
each roll of butter in a cloth; pack in
jar until full; pour over the butter
the brine made as directed, put an
inverted plate, or saucer, with weight
on top, to keep butter under the brine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
Grfddle Frying.

For some kinds of frying the grid
die is better and has less tendency to
grease than the frying pan. Among
other things, potato cakes Drowned on
a hot CREASED griddle are specially
crisp and delicious
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
Sour Milk Biscuit.

One quart flour, two heaping tea
spoons baking powder, one-half tea
spoon salt, scant teaspoon soda, two
spoonfuls of melted lard, sour milk to
make a soft dough.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
ri +: i! KS|!l|:'E|g!![!9!!!:,;
SR7sEz } esksss. TN 2A&

include thirteen each in soils and agrj-
cultural chemistry, twelve each In ami
NAL husbandry and horticulture,
eleven in dairy husbandry, eight in
agricultural engineering, seven in bac-
teriology, five each in agricultural eco
nomics and agronomy, and one in
agricultural journalism.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-22
Coating for Hams.

'Mrashin" is the name of a sub
stance that is used in Bohemia to coat
hams. 1t is as pliable as rubber, taste
less and harmless, and keeps the hams
also meats, eggs, etc.-perfectly
fresh almost indefinitely. The mrashin
can be peeled from the ham almost as
easily as the skin from banana.