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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-01-11

aseEy duty with a faithful ana enc
emit hand and he possesses The reeora
q Oeing one Of the best and most
competent officers that Kootena, conn.
~ has ever had. ~
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
Telephone Manners.

The question of telephone manners
and telephone etiquette which has been
raised by discussion in contempt
rary is surprising, because it seems to
show that even business people admit
there isl such a thing as telephone man
ners, though they appear to think the
code is exhausted when the man at the
other end of the wire has waited their
convenience. Unfortunately the tele-
phone manners that exist are only a
relic Of the past, and the habitual tele-
phoner gradually discards small courte-
sizes. The conversation that begins with
the ring of a bell by one party and a
sharp "Hullo" by the other is necessari-
ly stripped of dignity, while the fact
that if the speakers are strangers they
will never recognize one another tends
to a loss of self-respect. Only the in
nately courteous observe telephone man
ners; the rest of the world lapses into
something like primitive savageness
when it uses the latest resource of civ
ilization.-Court Journal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
Conversation of Bees.

In an article on bees and ants by
CASTOR Bouwer in the Revue Heb
domadaire the writer contends that
these insects carry on conversation
among themselves and that, while this
is done by means of their feelers, they
are not entirely dependent upon them
"A whole colony" says Mr.. Bouwer.
'in an anthouse or a beehive often
responds instantaneously to a signal
which may have been given without
contact. 1t is interesting to see an
ant laborer for whom burden is toe
heavy go to fellow, make a sign OF
give a certain touch with his feeler
and then see the second insect join
the first in lifting or moving the OBJ
ject."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
A Useless Implement.

1t is not always safe to NEEDLE with
the unfamiliar. James Russell, in
"reminiscences of Narrow gives the
following story as illustrating the sim
plicity of the Scotch farmers of the
vicinity:
A well-to-do tenant bought a barometer
at a public sale. Soon after the minister
asked him how he liked it.
"Not at ALL returned the honest
farmer. Its no the thing"
''In what way is it not the thing?"
'Well,'' replied the worthy parishion-
er, more at home with sheep than sci
ence. ''it was nae casting up sic Weather
as l wad have liked. So, thinking there
was something wrang, | took it doom
and examined it, outside and in.
cat last 1 discovered lang glass tube
wi hole in the end O. it. Niver dooting
that was the matter, / stopped up the
hole. But if it did i'll before, it did
naething at all after that!'-Youth' $
Communion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29

and made me feel like a new person,
and it shall always have my praise"
Mrs. W. p. VALENTINE, 902 Lincoln
Avenue, Camden, N. j.
Gardiner, Me. 6 was great suf-
ferer from a female disease. The doc
tor said I would have to go to the
hospital for an operation, but Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound COM
pletely cured me in three months. -
MRS. s. A. WILLIAMS, r. T. d. No. Ia,
Box 80, Gardiner Me.
Because your case is a difficult one,
doctors having done you no good,
do not continue to suffer without
giving Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound trial. 1t surely has cured
many cases of female ills, such as in
fiammation, liberation, displacements,
fibroid tumors, Irregularities. periodic
pains, backache, that bearing-down
feeling, indigestion, dizziness, and ner-
vous prostration. It costs but trifle
to try it, and the result is worth mil
lions to many suffering women.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29

Liver Is delicious cooked as follows
Cut slashes in the liver and thread
into them thin strips of bacon; sea.
son with salt, pepper and thyme and
bake for an hour or so. :
Green peppers are good served with
boiled rice in the following fashion:
Cut them up and boil until tender.
Season them with salt, pepper and
butter, and turn over the rice.
A good sandwich for summer teas is
made of brown bread filled with a
mixture of ripe currants and cream
cheese. The juice is strained from
the currants and mixed to a paste
with the cheese.
1t is better to have the ironing
hoard hang than stand, for there is
less danger of it's cover becoming soil
ed. Drive a hook or staple in the
smaller end of the. board by means
of which to hang it.
Cane sugar loses a great deal of its
sweetness. when boiled with fruit, and
much more is required to produce the
same results than would be the case
were the sweetness added just as the
fruit is taken from the fire.
To make a green mayonnaise for a
vegetable salad, add scalded chopped
parsley to ordinary salad dressing.
For afternoon tea toast seems to be
better liked than almost anything
else. 1t is thin and is cut in round
or diamond-shaped pieces. - =
To freshen stale cake dip it .f6r a
second in cold milk and then rebake it
in rather cool oven. Cake that has
been treated in this way will, taste
as If it had been newly baked and
may be eaten by any one. Stale
bread may be treated in the same
way.
When you sprinkle clothes for iron
ing cover the basket with2'a big,
heavy blanket and clothes will. keep
moist and not mildew or sour in the
hottest weather. PLACE the, basket in
a cool place, especially if articles are
sprinkled at.night to ironssthe next
day.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
INDIAN RESERVATIONS OPEN.
Registration, July rs to August i
Drawing. August 8, 1909.

Registration, July Is to August
Drawing, August 8, 1909.
Registration for 160-acre farms in
the Flathead Reservation (450,00O
acres), at Missoula, Mont; Occur
d'Alene Reservation 100000 acres)
at Occur d'Alene, Idaho; Spokane Res.
ervation 100000 acres), at Spokane.
WASH.
Any qualified applicant can register
for a 160-acre farm on all three OF
these reservations. You therefore have
three chances to win a farm. 1t costs
nothing to register. The cost of tax
ing up the prize 160-acre tracts is
from $125 to 81 an acre.
Low fares by the CHICAGO, MILwAU'
KEE & ST. PAUL RAILwAY-$39 from
Chicago to Missoula and return. $39
to Kalispell and return. $3.50 to
Occur d'Alene and return. $3.50 to
Spokane and return, July 20. Low
fares from other points and on other
dates-F. A. Miller, General Passen.
ger Agent, Chicago.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29

Good Hay Stacker.

The sizes Of timbers used in this
design for a hay stacker vary from 2
inches by 4 inches to 4 inches by
6 inches. The bottom pieces marked
1 are II feet long and inches by 5
inches, the side uprights are IA feet
long; the cross piece is IS feet of
9-inch by 5-inch stuff; No. is 2
inches by inches, and is bevelled on
the front edge to allow the hay to
slide over it easily, when being showed
on by the sweep. No. 13 is feet by
2 inches by inches, with the higher
end feet above the ground, so that
when the stacker is on the ground the
weight box No. IA will be about 2
inches from the two pulleys on the
upper end of No. Is. The rope for
raising the stacker should be either
inch or inch and a quarter.
The teeth on the stacker can be
made of Pinch by 4-inch pine scantling
10 feet long and bevelled on the upper
side to allow the hay to slide easily.
The short upright teeth on the stack
er head should be about 5 feet long.
They are bolted to the long teeth
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
DREADFUL DANDRUFF.

Grips Head Encrusted-FearedL Loss
of All Her Hair-Baby Had Milk
Crust-MissiOnary's Wife Made
Perfecf Cures by Cuticura.
For several years my husband was
a missionary in the Southwest. Every
one in that high and dry atmosphere
has more or less trouble with dandruff
and my daughters scalp became so en-
crusted with it. that 1 was alarmed for
fear she would lose all her hair. After
trying various remedies, in desperation
bought a cake of Cuticura Soap and
a box of Cuticura Ointment. They left
the scalp beautifully clean and free
from dandruff and / am happy to say
that the Cuticura Remedies were a,
complete success. 1 have also used
successfully the Cuticura Remedies for
so-called 'milk-crust' on baby's head.
Cuticura is a blessing. Mrs. j. A. Oar.
ling, 80 Fifth ST., Carthage, Ohio,
Jan. 90, 1905"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole
Props of Cuticura Remedies. Boston.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
ORIGIN
80 ~

"
OF Famous Human Food.
The story of great discoveries or in
yentions is always of interest.
An active brain worker who found
himself hampered by lack Of bodily
strength and vigor and could not car
ry out the plans and enterprises he
knew how to conduct, was led to study
various foods and their effects upon the
human system. In other words, before
he could carry out his plans he had
to find a food that would carry him
along and renew his physical and
mental strength.
He knew that a food which was a
brain and nerve builder (rather than
a mere fat maker) was universally
needed He knew that meat with the
desired results. He knew that the
soft gray substance in brain and nerve
centers is made from Albumen and
Phosphate of Potash obtained from
food. Then he started to solve the
problem.
Careful and extensive experiments
evolved Grape-Nuts, the now famous
food. It contains the brain and nerve
building food elements in condition for
easy digestion.
The result of eating Grape-Nuts
daily is easily seen in marked stur-
diness and activity of the brain and
nervous system, making it pleasure
for one to carry on the daily duties
without fatigue or exhaustion.
Grape-Nuts food is in no sense a
stimulant but is simply food which
renews and replaces the daily waste
of brain and nerves.
It's favour is charming and being
fully and. thoroughly cooked at the
factory it is served instantly with
cream.
The signature of the brain worker
spoken of, c. w. Post, is to be seen
On each genuine package of Grape
Nuts.
Look in pkgs. for the famous lit
Tie book, "The Road to MELVILLE"
There's a Reason"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
ROUNDUP OF BEARS.
Necessary in Colorado, Cattlemen Say
Because Bruin Is Killing Stock.

Necessary in Colorado, Cattlemen Say,
Because Bruin Is Killing Stock.
The annual roundup of bears is on in
Routt county. Albert Whitney, Steve Ell
kins and several other bear hunters Of
note have undertaken to rid the cattle
ranges of Routt county of the bears
which are killing the colts and calves
in large numbers. Eight bears have been
taken so far during the hunt.
The headquarters of the hunters is at
Phippsburg, and from that point they
throw out circle, beating the timber in
the vicinity of the places where dead
calves and colts are found. The party
of hunters has about fifty bear dogs, the
pack being mostly from the kennels of
Elkins of Mancos, CAL, and of Whitney
of Phippsburg.
The stockmen say that they are losing
at least $1,000 a week by allowing the
bears to live off their colts and calves,
which are so small at this time of the
year that bears easily pull them down:
Two skins sent in from the hunters
camp are the finest furs that have been
seen in Denver for many years. One is
off a brown bear and the other off a
black. Each is a glossy pelt, full furred
and in perfect condition. At this sea-
son a bears skin is in prime condi-
ton, as he does not shed until July
Denver Post
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
WOMAN'S BRAIN HEAVIEST.
But Only at Birth, Says Expert, for Sh'
Loses ADVANTAGE in After Years.

Prof. Frederick W. Mott, lecturing be-
fore the Royal Institution of Great Brit
ain on ''The Brain" said that, although
in SO per cent. of the cases in which
the brains of great men had been
weighed the weight was above the aver
age, brain weight itself did not always
mean brain quality. says the London
Globe.
When there was lack of the function
ating tissue, the lecturer explained, the
structural material might receive more
than its normal share of nourlshment
and the extra weight be due to over
growth of ''brain scaffolding." This ac-
counted for the very large and heavy
brains sometimes found in congenltal
idiots.
Pointing out that the brain weight of
a race long civilized surpassed that OF
aborigines. the lecturer stated that
whereas the ordinary European hospital
patient had a heavier brain than say
age the Chinese cOOlie laborers brain,
developed by centuries of use, weighed
one and one-half ounces more than that
of the European hospital patient.
Referring to the relative brain weights
of Caucasian men and women, Prof.
Mott said that the female brain had a
good start. weighing nearly one and one
half ounces more than the male bra1n at
BIRTH In adult life, however, the aver
age mans brain weighed about five and
cne-half ounces more than the woman's.
The average weight of the European
male brain was pounds 10 ounces 8
drains to 2 pounds 16 ounces 8 drains,
and of the female brain 2 pounds 10
ounces IL drains to 2 pounds 10 ounces
IA drains. Among savages there was not
This difference, since, in the struggle for
existence. the female Lad to apply her
brain as fully as the male, hence it has
developed at practically the same rate.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
Learned in Law but Not Letters.

According to a Tennessee man there
was once a judge in the eastern section
of the staie, a man we'll versed in law,
but entirely self-educated, who had to
ply all his life. In early life he had
lived in Knoxville, and for a long time
he insisted upon spelling the name Nox-
vile.
Finally his friends educated him up to
the point of adding the *" SO thor
oughly, in fact. was the lesson learned
that when, a few years afterward, he
vent him from spelling it EVANSVILLE.
Then some time later the judge moved
again, this time to Murfreesboro., On the
day that he began to write his first letter
from this place he scratched his head in
perplexity, and finally exclaimed:
81 give it up! How on earth can they
spell the name of this place with 'KY
Louisville Post.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
A Useful bird.

A family of barn owls will number
from three to seven birds. 1t Is diff
cult to believe what q lot Of Yermin
and rodents a family of owls will con
sumo. An old owl will capture as
much or more food than a
dozen cats In night. The
owlets are always hungry. They
will eat their weight in food every
night and more If they can get
it. A case is on record in which a
half grown owl was given all the mice
it could eat. 1t swallowed eight one
right after another. The ninth fol-
lowed all but the tail, which for some
time hung out of the birds mouth.
The rapid digestion of birds of prey
is shown by the fact that in three
hours the little glutton was ready for
a second meal and swallowed four
more mice. If this can be done by a
single bird what effect must whole
family of owls have on the rodents of
a community?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
SMALLEST PRISON.
That of Sark, Though Ancient, Contains
but Two Cells.


but Two Cells.
Sark. the loveliest of the Channel
islands, possesses a quaint old prison of
two cells, more as a matter of form than
of necessity, for serious crime is almost
unknown in the island, which has no
paid police, but simply an elected con-
stable.
1t is some years since the prison was
called into requisition, says The Strand,
and on the last occasion the bolt was
found to be SO rusty that it had to be
broken before the door could be opened.
The prisoner was then put in, left all
night with the door open and made no
attempt to escape.
On another occasion a young English
servant who had stolen some clothes was
sentenced to three days Imprisonment.
The prospect so terrified her that the
authorities took pity on her loneliness
and considerably left the cell open. The
little maid sat in the doorway and was
consoled by kind-hearted Sark women,
who came to keep her company.
A still more curious incident is told OF
a man who was convicted for neglecting
his wife and children. He was ordered
to betake himself to the prison and there
wait for the arrival of the constable.
This he did, sitting outside until the
door was opened to let him in.-New
York Sun,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29

Statistics Of This Years Crop in South
west Texas.

The official figures of this years onion
crop in southwest Texas have just been
compiled by Roy Campbell manager of
the Southern Texas Truck Growers as
ISOLATION. which handled the bulk of the
shipments. The total shipments up to
June 1 were $3.50 cars.
The average number of crates to car
is 460. 1t is estimated by Mr.. Camp
bell that the growers netted an average
of not less than IS cents a crate or $345
a car. This makes the net income to
the growers 1888, 250 ON $3.50 cars. Some
of the growers think that the average
profit will be nearer 90 cents a crate
than IS cents. If the greater estimate
is correct the total returns from the sea-
sons crop will be in excess of 81 ,000,-
900.
The largest onion shipping point is
Laredo, which sent out 100 cars of the
product this season. The shipments went
to all parts Of the United States and
Canada.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
Strawberries.

There are three common methods OF
growing strawberries-in hills, in mar.
row matted rows or in wide matted
rows. We prefer the second method
Arrange the first strong runners by
hand, spacing them properly and Sc
curing each one in place with a little
soil or a small stone. Then, when
each row is full, cut off the addi
tional runners that may grow. KeeI
the ground hoed and cultivated until
late fall. The finished row should moi
be wider than Is or 18 inches.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
Cocoanut Pie.

Heat four cupfuls of milk and add
two cupfuls of grated fresh cocoanut
and let heat for ten, minutes. Cool anu
add four eggs well beaten with half a
cupful of sugar. Roll one cracker
very fine and pour into two paste
lined plates. Put rounding teaspoon
full of butter cut in bits on each and
bake. Cover with a meringue made
from the whites of two eggs beaten
stiff with one-half cupful,.of powdered
sugar and brown in the oven. Cool
the pie before putting on the mer.
ingue
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
A Royal Jockey.

not likely, it is to be feared. ever to see
his present majesty emulating the per-
formances of Charles III. on the turf.
That active monarch not only went rae
ing in the ordinary sense, but rode his
own horses at Newmarket, and is said
to have been a most formidable jockey.
His successes may very well have been
quite genuine, for Old Rowley was, by
common consent, the best hOrseman in
his own dominions.-London Globe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
sum mer Care of Horses.

A great many horses are laid up
every summer with sore shoulders.
This can be remedied in a very large
measure with sense and care
A good horse collar Is the main part
of the harness and it should be of
the very best kind and fit the animals
neck perfectly.
The collar should be kept clean at
all times and the horses shoulders
well washed and brushed daily.
Much dust and dirt arise in the
fields and on the roads during the
warm season, and this Is caught and
held on the moist and sweaty shout
ders and collar, there to form hard
Jumps and ridges.
Every time the collar Is put on the
horse it should be examined for those
ridges and Jumps. If any are found
they should be carefully brushed and
rubbed away.
After each days work. especially in
warm weather, battle and clean the
shoulders with a mixture of warm
water, salt and soda.
Hot water is one Of the best known
natural agents for relieving soreness.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
Cream Of Lettuce Soup.

Wash the lettuce carefully and
while wet put into the inner vessel
of a double boiler, having boiling
water in the outer vessel. Cook until
tender, then rub through fine colan-
der, return the PURGE thus produced
to saucepan, add pint of white stock,
season to taste and thicken with a
roux of butter and flour and when
smooth and thick add a cup of cream
or rich milk and stir until very hot;
then serve
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
Caterpillars Grease the Rails.

Caterpillars have been seriously inter-
fering with the movement of Canadian
Pacific trains near Fredericton junction,
and the locomotives running over that
section of the big railroad system have
been equipped with steam jets so that
the pests can be removed from the rails
as the trains proceed. Catapilars in
Testing railroad tracks in. such numbers
that the service has been seriously af-
fected have been heard of before, but it
is doubtful if they have proved any more
troublesome in this section of the country
than in the vicinity of Fredericton,
where thousands of the pests have COW
cred the tracks in places for a distance
of several miles.-Kennebec Journal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
SeafOam.

This is one Of the most delicious OF
the new candies;. it. is also very easy
to make. Dissolve two cupfuls of
sugar in one-half cup of hot
water, then add one-half cupful OF
table syrup and boil until a little
dropped in cold water will harden.
Have the whites Of two eggs beaten
very stiff, pour the boiling candy, a
little at time. over these, beating all
the time. Add one cupful Of nut
meats minced very fine and one tea
spoonful of vanilla. Beat until a lit
tie dropped on a plate will stand up
in shape, then drop by spoonfuls on
clean wrapping paper, from which
they are easily removed when cold.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
Canned SuccOtash.

Cut the corn from the cob (not too
ripe); mix as many beans with it as
desired; pack tightly into glass cans,
pressing in with the small end Of a
potato masher until the milk runs
over the top; seal tightly; put the
cans in vessel, cover with. cold water
and boil for five hours. Tighten the
covers after boiling and place jars in
cool dark storage till used.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
The Honey CrOp.

The annual honey crop of Maryland
is 100000 pounds which is an aver
age of only 20 pounds to each hive of
bees. Prof. Thomas B. Symons of the
Maryland Agricultural College believes
that the average production of each
swarm should be from Is to 100
pounds
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
wealth of United States.

The wealth of the United States in
1850 was 100000, speaking in.
round terms; in 1860, $4,000, OOO, 900;
in 1870, ,OOO,O0O,OOO; in 1880, s43,.
500 ,OOO,0 900; in 1890, $4,000 zoo, 900;
in 1900, sss.5OO,OoO,ooo, and in 1904,
S1O7 900. OOO, 900.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
Clean Farming Profitable.

Honest, now, don't you like to see
farm kept clean of all unnecessary
trash and the fields clean Of weeds?
1t really adds to the worth of the
farm. In the eyes Of the man passing
by it is a better farm than the one
beside it of equal soil, though weed
grown and brushy.
A great many folks pay no atten-
ton to the roadsides. Where hedge
Is the outside fence, we have seen
hedge brush grow from roots that had
been exposed by road grading, until
travel had actually been turned to
the opposite because of 1t. This
doesn't speak very well for the care
fulness of the farmer. OF course there
is always so much to do on a farm
that some of 1t never gets done-any
one who has farmed for as short a
time as one year knows this-but the
time required to do a little cleaning
up is really shorter than busy man
believes. 1t Is getting started at the
work that comes hardest. The excuse
of the man who does not have a clean
looking farm is usually that he does
not care about selling, and it is worth
as much to him that way as any. He
does not figure in anything for salts
faction.-Farmers' Mail and Express.