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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
Dipping Stock for I,tca

Tnere are various kinds of stock
dips, and most of them are good. Their
use Is becoming more common because
their value IS better known than for
merly. Almost every stockman has
animals that are not thrifty, and be
don't know the reason why. It very
often happens that such animals are
troubled with parasites of some kind,
perhaps several kinds. They are too
small to be seen with the naked eye,
and the farmer tries different kinds
of medicines, when an outside appli-
cation of some disinfectant is the only
remedy needed. When stockmen once
learn the value of dipping they need
no further encouragement They keep
on dipping twice year, because they
know it pays both in dollars and in
satisfaction.
We have found crude oil one of the
best and most effective louise killers
and disinfectants. 1t makes an ex.
cellent dip for swine. 1t will remove
all of the old scales and scurf and i'm
prove the general appearance Of the
herd.
When mixed with crude carbOlic
acid at the rate of one gallon of crude
carbolic acid to fifty gallons of crude
oil it makes cheap and effective dis
infectant for use in the hog houses,
hen houses and water holes in the hog
lot where hogs are accustomed to wal
low
1t will, when used alone, prove a
very cheap oil to use on farm machin-
cry when it is stored away for winter
1t can be used with safety as a fly
repellant on all farm animals by the
use of sprayers, and will prove as we'll
adapted to that purpose as many of
the more expensive dips and mixtures.
For cuts and bruises on farm animals
it is excellent and can be used with
safety. Use on cows teats when sore.
Agricultural Epitomist.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
Edible Flowers of India.

Many edible flowers, it appears, are to
be found in India One of the most ap-
preciated grows on tree about which
we have very little information, but
which in the country itself is named the
"mhowad" The natives consume an
enormous number of these flowers, whose
and prepare them in various ways. When
they are fresh they are put in cakes,
to which they give a sweet flavor, but
they are more especially used for max
ing bread after they have been dried and
reduced to -four. BY allowing them to
ferment an agreeable wine is produced
and by distilling them a brandy is OBJ
tanned of which the Hindus are very
fond.-La Vulgarisation Scientifque.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
WOODpEcKFR,S EAR FOR MUSIC.
Obtains Range of Notes from Cans on
Telephone Poles.

A Titusville woodpecker finds amuse-
ment for himself and music for two diff
ferent neighborhoods by humping Wig.
orously upon terminal cans at the top OF
telephone poles, says the Phiiadeipnia
Record. In East Walnut street, near the
Daniel Colestock residence, he appears
frequently and disturbs the community
by drumming on this tin can. He VIII
then wing his scalloped way to west
Spruce street and beat tattoo upon an,
other can located there. The. terminal
cans contain fuses for the distribution or
wires. and this astute bird has learned
that he can obtain different notes by
changing position.
He will set his hard bill vigorously at
business on one side of the can, and be-
fore the sound has died away he will be
following it by a series of noises from
the other side That the woodpecker
does this out of pure love for the noise
is very evident. He cannot hope to drill
a hole through the can or to find any
thing beneath if he accompIishes that
feat. He has found out that he can
make a noise like street parade and
apparently enjoys it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
HOOKING ALLIGATORS.
A Florida Sport with an Element of I'm
certainty in 1t.

Hunting alligators at night with a
bull's-eye lantern and shotgun is tame
sport compared with what is called a
gator hunt down in Florida" said an
old Floridian recently. 81 mean the feat
of capturing an alligator alive and then
towing the fellow to high ground through
mud and water from what is called i'll
Florida gator hole.
''The gator fishermen first find the
hole which is indicated by an opening in
the surrounding grass in the midst of a
dense growth of vegetation, where the
ground is worn smooth by the alligator
in his pulls in and out. Sometimes these
gator holes are in the nature of a cave
in the bank of a stream and may be
fifteen or twenty feet deep, and if so,
it is not an easy matter to get the ami
NAL out.
''The fisher is supplied with long
pole with metal hook on the end. He
takes strong rope and throws it about
the entrance of the hole. At this june
ture Roosevelt's monkey hunting in Afri-
ca is not in it compared to gator hunting
in the Florida marsh.
'"Then the fisher rams with the hooked
pole down the den and waits and listens.
If he finds gator in the hole, he leases
the beast by poking him, until the gator,
in rage, finally grabs the hooked pole
and is pulled from the den. 1t is with
uncertainty that he is dragged forth, for
it is not known whether the catch is a
large or small one; the fisher does not
know whether to get into shape to run
or to fight. But out the gator comes bel
lowing and roaring mad.
AFTER the gator is dragged to the sur
face he, in his rage, turns and rolls and
finally twists himself up in the rope or
moose that has been previously prepared.
With the assistance of the others in the
party the gators legs and mouth are
tied and the gator is a prisoner.
1.-THE gator is for the most part caught
in marshes where the ground is soft and
slushy and too wet for either horse or
wagon to enter. The fishers are com
PEELED to carry their catch to higher
ground, there to be loaded into the wait
ing wagon, and the hunt is ended. -
Washington Post
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
ON FOOD.
The Right Foundation of Foo

The Right Foundation of Food.
Proper food is the foundation of
health. People can eat improper food
for time until there is sudden col
lapse of the digestive organs, then all
kinds of trouble follows.
The proper way out of the difficulty
is to shift to the pure, scientific food,
Grape Nuts, for it rebuilds from the
foundation up. A New Hampshire
woman says:
Last summer I was suddenly taken
with indigestion and severe stomach
trouble and could not eat food without
great pain, my stomach was so sore
could hardly move about. This kept
up until I was SO miserable life was
not worth living.
argument, induced me to quit my for
nler diet and try Grape-Nuts.
Although | had but little faith
commenced to use it and great was
my surprise to find that could eat 1T
without the usual pain and distress in
my stomach.
so l kept on using Grape-Nuts and
soon a marked Improvement was
shown, for my stomach was perform
ing its regular work in normal way
without pain or distress.
Very soon the yellow coating dis
appeared from my tongue, the dull,
heavy feeling in my head disappeared
and my mind felt light and clear; the
languid, tired feeling left, and alto
gether l felt as if l had been rebuilt
Strength and weight came back rapid
ly and l went hack to my work with
renewed ambition.
To-day / am new woman in mind
as well as body and owe it all to this
natural food, Grape-Nuts." There's a
Reason"
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, THE Road to Wellville."
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full of
human interest.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
Testing Milk.

In some sections many of the best
dairymen are adapting the Holland
plan of combining and hiring men to
visit each herd one day in the month
and test the milk of each COW, thus
giving the owners an idea of which
cows are the ones that are paying for
their keep. This plan is very SEN
sible one and should be encouraged
The cost is comparatively small, az
the tester boards with the family
while he is doing his work and is car
ried to the next place the day he has
completed his work. This insures reg
ularity in the work. In Michigan this
plan has greatly increased the average
production per COW. Wisconsin, too,
has taken up this matter. 1t is good
business and it may become popular,
but some of our dairymen are hard
to turn from the beaten paths of their
fathers.-Farmers and Drovers' Jour
nal
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
Battle of the Future.

The face of the commander grew dark.
The faces of the staff reflected their
leaders anxiety.
The correspondent of the great daily
came little closer An aid rushed up.
General" he cried. 1.-The enemy is adj
vancing in force on our left wing!"
The generals frown grew darker, and,
raising his field glass, he peered long and
earnestly toward the rear.
What in Sam Hill is OBTAINING him r
he growled.
Are you waiting for reinforcements,
general?'' the correspondent somewhat
timidly asked.
Reinforcementsr' Numbered the gen.
eral. Certainly not. I'm waiting for
the moving picture man. confound him!'
At that moment the runabout bearing
the picture machine whirled into position.
and the battle mmenced.-Cleveland
Plaindealer
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
CHILD HAD SIXTY BoILS
And Suffered Annually with Red
SCald-Like HumOr on Her Head
TrouhIea Cured Inv Cutfcura.

And Suffered Annually with Red
Scald-Like HumOr on Her Head
Troubles Cured by Cuticura.
when my little Vivian was about
six months old her head broke out in
boils She had about sixty in all and
/ used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment which cured her entirely.
Some time later q humOr broke out
behind her ears and spread up on to
her head until it was nearly half COW
ered The humor looked like a scald,
very red with a sticky, clear fluid COM
ing from it. This occurred every
spring. / always used Cuticura Soap
and Ointment which never failed to
heal it up. The last time it broke out
it became so bad that was discour-
aged. But 1 continued the use Of Cuti-
cura Soap, Ointment and Resolvent I'M
til she was well and has never been
troubled in the last two years. Mrs.
NJ A. Schwerin, 674 Spring Wells Ave-,
Detroit, Mich, Feb. "a, 1908"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole
Props of Cuticura Remedies, Boston.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
The Lord He Served.

Judge George F. Lawton of the Mid
dlesex Probate Court told me story
the other day of an American minister
who was spending his sabbatical year
travelling abroad. Arriving in London,
he made every effort to get an intimate
view of the two branches of Parliament
in session. Of course, no stranger is
allowed on the floor of the House of
Lords, but the minister not knowing
this, and with the usual amount of
American push, tried to make his way
in. There is a rule, however, that serv-
ants of the various lords may be adj
mitted to speak to their masters. See
ing the minister walking boldly in, the
doorkeeper asked:
What lord do you serve?
What lord?'' repeated the astonished
American, 1.-The lord Jehovah"
For a moment the doorkeeper hesi-
tated and then admitted him. Turning
to an assistant standing near, he said:
HE must mean one of those poor
Scotch lairds. Boston Record.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
The Cost of Sickness.

Prof Fisher of Yale has been figuring
on the cost of sickness to the nation at
large He calculates that 100000 peo-
pie are needlessly and continuously i'll in
the United States. and that this condi-
ton might well be prevented by strict
attention to even the simplest hygienic
measures. According to his data, tuber-
culosis alone is responsible for 100000
persons being continually ill, yet it is adj
mittedly possible that this scourge may
be wiped out within one generation. ~
phoid alone costs the country $350,OOO,-
600. and this is disease that can be
wholly prevented by attention to neg
lected details. In support of this state
ment, and showing what can be done in
an individual instance. Prof. Fisher
quotes the case of the city of Lawrence,
which, by the introduction of a new wa
ter supply, reduced its typhoid mortality
by over 80 per cent. 1t is shown by care
fully gathered data that malaria costs
the country $10O,0OO,0O0 and is wholly
preventable.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
A Dainty Toilet Article.

Every lady who desires to keep up her
attractive appearance, while at the The
alter, attending Receptions, when shop
ping, while travelling and on all occa-
sions should carry in her purse booklet
of Gourauds Oriental Beauty Leaves.
This is a dainty little booklet of ex-
quisitely perfumed powdered leaves
which are easily removed and applied to
the skin. 1t is invaluable when the face
becomes moist and flushed and is far
superior to powder puff as it does not
spill and soil the clothes. s
1t removes dirt, SCOT and grease from
the face, imparting cool delicate bloom
to the complexion. Sent anywhere on
receipt of Five Gents in stamps or coin.
f. T. Hopkins, 81 Great Jones St.
New York
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
COckleburs.

! A good many farmers are still strug-
Cling with the cocklebur nuisance.
1t is possible to rid the ranch of this
pest in one year and realize a profit
on the operation. Any time before
the weeds have attained much height
take a pillow and harrow to the field
and before the day is done sow one
and one-half bushels of good kafir
corn to each acre plowed. Harrow
well and the next day repeat the oper-
alton until the cocklebur territory has
been thoroughly covered. When the
kaffir seed is in the dough NOW or
bind with a harvester and you will
have ore of the very best crops or
roughage to be had. Remove this crop
from the field as soon as convenient
Two years or so of this kind of tillage
will clean out the burs and the opera
ton is certainly worth while. Denver
Field and Farm.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
Fertilizers.

Fertilizers may be divided into two
general classes-direct and indirect,
or nutritive and stimulant. A direct
or nutritive fertilizer is one which
furnishes nourishment to the growing
crop. Nourishment means simply nj
trogen, phosphoric acid and potash.
These are the three ingredients which
must be renewed through the medium
of manures and fertilizers. A stimu-
liant or indirect fertilizer is one which
does not furnish an actual plant food
to the soil, but by it's stimulating &C
tion renders available some plant food
which previously existed in the soil
in an insoluble or unavailable condi-
ton.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
Feeding sheen.

There are several points in feeding
sheep that must not be overlooked
The feed lot must be dry, with plenty
of clean, dry bedding; the animals
must have plenty of clean, pure water,
and the feed troughs should be kept
clean. These should be arranged SO
that the sheep cannot foul them with
their feet. Another point is to keep
them from becoming excited or fright
ened To this end it is better that one
person feed them all the time.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
THIEVES TO CATCH THIEVES.
MANY Former Bandits Now in Mexico's
Mounted Police.

The rurales or mounted police have
pretty nearly put stop to brigandage.
Several years ago the government recog-
nized the wisdom of the old adage 'Set
a thief to catch a thief" and offered
pardon and protection to all brigands
who would enlist as rurales.
Most of them took advantage of the
offer, writes Dillon Wallace in Outing,
and with these men on the side OF law
and order hold-ups soon became infre-
quent, and the rurales developed into a
wonderfully efficient mounted force. to
hunt down bandits. They are fearless
riders, they know every mountain pass
and fastness, and when they once start
after a man he is pretty sure to be
caught or killed-generally killed.
The rurales Of Mexico compare favor
ably in bravery and reckless daring with
that wonderful organization, the North
west Mounted Police of Canada, and
are by far the best armed force in Mex
leo. Their calling gives them opportuni-
ty for wild adventure. and thus salts
fees the craving for a life of danger,
which led many of them to be brigands
In the first instance. They are free
and easy lot, quite in contrast to the
peaceably inclined policemen of the
towns and the slow moving, in6Olent sol
diery of the regular army.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
why Pity the Farmere

Mr.. Mann of Geuda Springs, says a
Kansas newspaper, loaded a large, fat
hog into his automobile and took it to
market in Arkansas City, where he
got a good price for the porker. 1t
took him mighty short time to get
the hog to town and get the cash for
it. A few minutes scrubbing fixed the
auto so that 1t did not smell like
barnyard, and the hog probably en-
joyed the ride What's the use hold
ing meetings trying to improve con-
ditions Of farm life?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26

which accompanies. This house is Sx
IL feet, floor built on two skids and
accommodates 25 hens and males in
the winter and half as many more
during the summer. A team Of horses
can draw it to any part of the farm
that may be desired. This gives fresh
ground to the hens, and feed that
might otherwise go to waste, can be
made use Of For farm use the stud
ding need not be so high, and the
house can be built of available mate
rial. A loose board ceiling over which
is placed straw provides for the alb
sorption of Moisture and even in the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
MUNYON'S EMINENT DOCTORS AT
YOUR SERVICE FREE.
Not Penny to Pay for the Fullest
Medical Examination.

If you are in doubt as to the cause
of your disease, mail us a postal re-
questing medical examination blank
which you will fill out and return to
us. Our doctors will carefully dag
nose your case, and if you can be
cured you will be told so; if you can
not be cured you will be told so. You
are not obligated to us in any way, for
this advice is absolutely free. You are
at liberty to take our advice or not, as
you see fit. Send to-day for a medi-
cal examination blank, fill out and re-
turn to us, and our eminent doctors
will diagnose your case thoroughly,
absolutely free.
Munyon's, SD and Jefferson streets,
Philadelphia, Pa.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26

untold sufferings. Stones in the KID
neys seemed to be tearing me apart
and the secretions were seriously dis
ordered. Doan's Kidney Pills righted
this trouble and removed all pains
and aches and dissolved the stones. I
am completely cured"
Remember the name-Doan's Sold
by all dealers so cents a box. Eos
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
The Real Value of sheen.

The census report cannot give the
real value of sheep. Outside of the
value Of sheep as producers of meat
and wool, there is benefit conferred
by them to land. Pastures occupied
by sheep become richer every year,
and bushes, weeds and briars, which
so readily grow where they are not
desired, are kept down by sheep and
their places occupied by grass. The
poorest kind of land, if given up to
sheep. even if it is necessary to allow
feed to them, will be made productive
in a few years.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
sheen and Dogs.

In some counties of England, it is
said. a law exists compelling a lamb
to be produced for each acre on the
farm. The value of sheep on the farm
is thoroughly understood and appre-
ciated by the English people. In some
of the States in this country the rule
seems to be to produce dog for near
" each acre. Sheep are constant farm
improvers, while dogs are exactly the
opposite. But for the prevalence of
worthless ours there are many sections
where sheep would be raised and their
keeping would turn the tide that
would soon lead to profitable farming.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
Pump for the Garden.

A good pump should be part Of the
equipment of every garden. For the
small garden good bucket, COM
pressed air or knapsack pump will be
most satisfactory, while for larger
gardens a barrel pump, with an at
tachment for spraying several rows
when occasion demands, or an auto
matte pump geared to the wheels of
the truck, will be found more economi-
cal of time and labor. The small
compressed air sprayer is handy, as it
leaves both hands free for use, and
is, therefore, useful if it is desired to
spray two or three small trees, posi-
bly, with the use of stepladder to
reach their tops.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
Making It Worth While.

A man walking along the streets was
surprised to see an Irishman poking a
dollar bill through q crack in his side
walk and asked why he was doing it.
"Why, We see, sir, minute ago /
dhropped a nickel through this crack an
now Oi'm putin a dollar through SOS
to make it worth me while to pull up
the walk an get the nickel. Dye seew
The HOusekeeper
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
The Scotch Alright.

A Scottish laird overheard some Low
land cattle dealers discussing the use of
England" instead of Britain in Mel
sons famous signal, England expects
that every man will do his duty" Ac-
cording to one patriotic Scot there was
no question of the admiraps forgetful-
ness. and when a companion expressed
surprise at the injustice; the patriot
reassured him: Nelson els l ne explained me-;
naething of Scotland, for he kent the
Scotch would do their!'-London Globe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
Tha SorreI Horse.

II. There is no color of horse so insen-
sible to heat as the sorrel. There is
seldom any coat so silky or responds
so quickly to good care as the sorrel,
and many horsemen claim there is sell
dom any horse with such sound feet
and limbs or possessing the endurance
of the sorrel
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26

In growing corn one of the factors
that is seldom rated at its true worth
is first-class motive power. Anyone
who has plowed, narrowed, planted
and cultivated with an Unmatched,
short-weighted, high-strung team
knows how difficult it is to do good
work No farm hand thus handicapped
can render a service that is satisfac-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
People Who Argue.

There are some people who are never
convinced. They will argue a subject
out for hours at the stretch and be no
nearer a solution than they were at the
start. 1t is hopeless to try to convince
such a person on any subject. The
truth is it gives them pleasure to- ar
que, and the more you disagree with
them the better they are pleased. This
is a very bad habit to allow oneself to
get into, and if you find yourself drop
ping into it the thing to do is to try to
drop out again as soon as possible.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26

disorders or FISK the
danger. of diabetes
or Bright's disease.
The cure is easy.
Treat the cause.-the
X / d n e y - w i t h
Doan's Kidney Pills.
P. w. Champion, Sa-
lem St., Marion, KY,
says: II did not ex-
pect ever to be well
a G a in. Deranged
kidneys caused me
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
A Rare Good Thing.

"Am using ALIENS FOOT-EASE, and
can truly say I would not have been with
out it so long, had I known the relief 1t
would give my aching feet. / think it a
rare good thing for anyone having sore
or tired feet.-Mrs. Matilda Holtwert,
Providence, r.. tt Sold by all Druggists,
Csc. Ask today.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
saving orchard Grass.

If orchard grass is not sown thickly
it will not be a success. Three bush
els to the acre should be used. Or
chard grass is more vigorous than tim
othy, with a stronger root system;
but if a permanent meadow is ex-
pected it must be top-dressed freely.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26

coolest days, hens are quite comfort
able A farmer can add to his equip
ment one house at time, and gradu-
ally work up to the desired number
f. G.. Elford.