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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-11-12
DUKE WEEDS PRINCESS,
Engagement of Johann Albrecht OF
Mecklenburg- Schwerin to Elizabeth
of Stolberg- Rossla Gazetted.

WERNIGERODE, Prussian SaXony.
Nov. 9.-The engagement of Duke Jo-
hann Albrecht of Mecklenburg- ScIwerln
regent of Brunswick, to Princess Eliza
beth of Stolberg-Ros was gazetted to-
day. The wedding is set for Decem-
Der Is.
Duke Johann. who is 80 years old,
was elected to the regency of Brunswick
in May, 1907, by the Diet of the grand
duchy, following a long drawn out CON
troyersy over the Duke of Cumberland S
claim to the throne. His first wife, who
was Princess Elizabeth of SaXe-Weimar-
Eisenach. died sixteen months ago. The
bride-to-be is in her twentyffth year.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-11-12
Ask the Kaiser to Stop Duels.

The International Anti-Duel league
has addressed an exhaustive paper on
the foolishness and criminality of duels
to the Kaiser, beseeching him to sup
press duels in the German army, and
thus set an example for the aristocracy
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-11-12

For nearly forty years the piano re-
NAMED in the Aston family, then it
went into the possession of the father
of the late G. Alexander Emery of Bos-
ton. On. the death of Mr.. Emery. ST..
the piano passed to his son. and on his
removal from Boston to Portsmouth he
took the highly treasured instrument
with him. At his death it passed into
the hands If Mr. Gray.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-11-12
EIGHT DROWN AT SEA,
Lives Are Lost IN Collision Between
Barkentine and Schooner Which
Are Sunk

/ NEW YORK, Nov. Slight lives
Mere lost in the collision between >Ae
tbarkentine John S. Bennett and an IN,
known schooner off Block island Monday
hight. Reports of the disaster were
brought here today by the schooner vii,
liam Jones, which picked up two Eli
pino sailors. Both the barkentiue an0
schooner sank after the collision.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-11-12
Irish Hunters for the Horse Show.

Entries of hunters for the National
Horse Show at Madison Square garden
came by mail from the Curragh of Kill
dare. Ireland, a world famous nursery
of Irish-bred hunters and of dashing
cross-country riders. They are sent by
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-11-12

There is large demand in Germany
for American apples, and it can be in
creased by intelligent effort on the part
of American packers and shippers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-11-12
STEADILY GREW WORSE

A Typical Tale OF SuTerings fror
Sick Kidneys.
Mrs. L. c. Fridley, 1904 N. Main
ST., Delphos, Ohio, says: Five or sr
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-11-12

Advertise in this paper, and make your
wants known to your home people, and
stimulate enterprise IN our vicinity.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
CANNOT EXPORT osTRICHEs.
Birds of Cape Colony Bred and Kept in
the District.


Although Great Britain has thus far
persistently refused to admit the practi-
cal wisdom of the protective policy and
has stubbornly adhered to a system
which has resulted in depopulating the
rural regions and in filling the cities with
poverty stricken people for whom no
employment can be found, the British
colonies have taken a more enlightened
and open-minded view of their own in
terests and have not been restrained by
the imperial influence or example from
dong what they could to reserve the
domestic field for the occupation and en-
joyment of their own membership says
the Philadelphia Inquirer
A rather striking illustration of that
spirit has now been provided by the
government of Cape Colony, in the south
of Africa. One of the interests peculiar
to that locality is the production of os-
trlch feathers for sale in Europe and
the United States. This is an industry
which has undergone slow and difficult
development until it has now become
extensive and extremely profitable.
Nearly fifty years ago it was decided
to go into the business of ostrich breed
ing in scientific and systematic manner.
Experimental farms were established in
Cape Colony as long ago as 1868, and
Tor considerable time were carried on
In the face of great disbursement
Their operation, instead of proving re-
munerative, was attended by consider
able loss, and for while it looked as
though the enterprise was bound to be a
failure. However, it was not abandoned
The ostrich breeders were wise enough
to profit by their experience.
They learned to avoid mistakes which
had cost them money. They discovered
that if the business was to be put on a
paying basis attention must be given to
the production of kind of ostrich which
would grow many more and much better
feathers than the average bird does in a
state of nature. Feather growing os-
are bred for milk or meat, and for that
purpose careful and constant discrimi-
nation in the matter of strains must be
exercised
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
Shopping in Sassafras.

Mrs Maude Darrell Hoffman, a pio-
neer of country week work, was praising
in Hartford the country vacation.
"A country vacation is better than a
seashore one," she said. You see things
so much quainter. And the further into
the country you go the quainter becomes
the things you see.
81 once spent August in a village
called the Head of Sassafras, village
down in Maryland. The postoffce there
was the general store. The morning
after my arrival i went to the general
store for my mail.
"A little girl preceded me with an egg
in her hand.
"'Gimme an eggs worth of tea, please,
I heard her say to the postmaster-store-
keeper; an ina says We might weigh out
an eggs worth of sugar, too, for the
black hens a-cluckin', and I'll be up
again in a minute philadelphia Bull
letin GER.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
GLORIOUS PIG STICKING.
An East Indian Sport Full of Thrills ani
Danger.


Of all sports, the most exciting, the
most wildly celebrating, says writer
in Baily's Magazine, is surely pig stick
ing. While waiting for the heaters to
come I'D when driving for deer or bison
or tiger the pulses gallop, time flies and
excitement Quivers in every nerve and
muscle, but it is nothing to the tension
attendant on the wait at the edge of the
Jungle for the break of the old gray
boar as he comes out, usually in re-
luctant. surly manner, and proceeds to
cross the open toward the next bit OF
cover.
Then the gathering up of your reins
and the fresh grasp of your spear as you
look with straining eyes-nOw in the
direction of the captain of the hunt
for the signal to go, now to the animal
itself. inwardly praying that he may not
turn back into cover. And then when
rush, the utter inability &c see anything
to stop you, the overpowering anxiety
to beat every one, be it your greatest
friend or greatest enemy, and get first
spear.
Your heart is in your head. There is
nothing in the world to you but yon
lanky gray monster striding away in
front and your frantic desire to run
him through. Hours are lived in mo-
ments Your horse and you are one ami
NAL with but one unfulflled wish in
the world. a wish you are both doing
your very utmost to crafty.
In no other sport perhaps is there so
much real danger, yet, strange to say,
accidents are really very few. l have
ridden in cold blood--very carefully
over ground that | and my comrades
have ridden over heller SHELTER after pig
previously, and to say that ] have been
astonished is but to describe my feelings
in the very feeblest way. How the
horses kept their footing it is impossible
to say. All ] know is that they did
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
HAD WEEPING ECZEMA.

Face and Neck Were Raw--Terriblc
Itching, Inflammation and Sore
tness-All Treatments Failed
Cutfcura q Great Success.
Eczema began over the top OF my
ear 1t cracked and then began to
spread. l had three different doctors
and tried several things, but they did
me no good. At last one side Of my face
and my neck were raw. The water ran
out of it so that had to wear medi-
Gated cotton, and 1t was so inflamed
and sore that had to put piece Of
cloth over my pillow to keep the water
from it. and it would stain the cloth a
sort Of yellow. The eczema itched so
that it seemed as though l could tear
my face all to pieces. Then l began
to use the Cuticura Soap and ONT
ment, and it was not more than three
months before 1t was all healed up.
Miss Ann Pearsons, Mortified, VT,
Dec. 10, 1907"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. of Cnticura Remedies. Boston.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
Motor Trips in GERMANY

French roads are getting steadily worse
for motoring, while the main German
ones are as steadily improving Hence
the fatherland is growing in favor as a
touring ground and can be recommend
ed as affording much delightful travel
ing.
The duty ON cars is very moderate
and both customs officials and police are
most polite and obliging if one takes
the trouble to treat them courteously
and drive with consideration in popu-
lated places Some of the roads are the
finest / have been on, except the latest
of our tarred roads, and the land is full
of beautiful scenery and delightful old
world towns and villages. One of the
best approaches from France is by the
Paris Strassburg highway.-Queen.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16

The COwDea as q Fertilizers.
The cow pea is a large beanlike
plant that produces large amount OF
forage 1t is valuable as green food
or for blowing under for green ma
nure. 1t has been used successfully
for improving wornout soils. especially
those that are light and sandy In tex
ture. It's greatest advantage for this
purpose Is its ability to gather nitro
gen from the air and mineral elements
from subsoil. When the crop Is plow-
ed under. these are left near the sur
face, where they will be available to
shallow rooted crops and those which
cannot get nitrogen from the air. 1t
has been little used for hay In the
North, because it cannot be readily
dried in this climate. 1t makes good
green feed for milch cows between
August Is and September Is, or it may
be preserved in the silo by mixing
with corn fodder For green manur-
ing, the seed should be sown broad
cast in late June or early July, at
the rate of one and half bushels per
acre. 1t is especially valuable Tor
growing in young orchards. When
wanted for fodder it should be sown
In early June. in drills 21h feet apart,
at the rate of one bushel seed per
acre.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
Fig. /.

The form OF a horses foot deter
mines the peculiarities Of the shoe
that is best adapted to It, Viewing
the foot from the side the regular posi-
ton Is that shown in figure 4, In
which the weight will be borne to best
advantage. Looking from the front
the regular form is that shown in
figure /, the wide toe being indicated
by figure 2, and the narrow toe by
figure 8. With the regular or normal
shape the weight falls near the cen
ter of the hoof, and is evenly dis
tributed over the whole bottom of
the hoof The toe points straight for
ward and when the horse is moving
forward in a straight line the hoofs
are picked up and carried forward
in line parallel to the middle line
of the body. A pair of hoofs of the
form shown in figure allows the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16

hams Vegetable Compound is the most
successful remedy for all kinds of
female troubles, and I feel that can
never praise it enough. Mrs. LIZZIE
HOLLAND, Noah, Ky.
The Changeof Life is themostcritical
period of wOman's existence, and
neglect of health at this time invites
disease and pain.
Womeneverywhere shouldremember
that there Is no other remedy knownto
medicine that will so successfully carry
women through this trying period as
Lydia e. Pinkham,s Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs.
For so years it has been curing
women from the worst forms of female
ills Inflammation, liberation, dis
placements, fibroid tumors, irregulari-
ties, periodic pains, backache, and
nervous prOstration.
IF you would like special advice
about your case write q cOnfiden-
tia7 letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is frees
and always helpful.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16

ground, thus allowing 1t to become
mixed with volunteer wheat the first
year. This mixing of varieties causes
wheat to detriorate in yield and quail
ity. When wheat Is grown for seed
it should be on clean land. which is
free from volunteer wheat and from
other volunteer grain, rye being espe-
cially Objectionable. Care must be
taken in harvesting and threshing the
seed wheat to keep 1t from becoming
mixed with other varieties of wheat.
Again, in order to maintain the quail
ity and yield of wheat 1t is necessary
to maintain the fertility of the soil
and to give the land good culture
Farmers Mail and Breeze.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
Short suggestions.

Dish mops can be kept odorless only
oy putting them in a solution of soda
water.
Do not attempt to use sour or moldy
-four. Dry it out in the oven and save
it for starch.
After scraping fish rub the steel
knife over an old lemon peel and II
will destroy all fish odor.
- The white of one egg "cut" with
white vinegar makes an excellent
leather furniture polish.
Do not give the bird any fruit thai
is likely to attract bees to the cage
or you may lose valuable pet.
Soutache braid makes good laces fol-
the baby's bootees and it is also use
full for lacing corsets and the chemise
The curved butter knives for cutting
little round pats of butter are more
satisfactory If the knife is dipped into
cold water or buttermilk before cut
ting the butter.
Kitchen faucets are quickly cleaned
with any acid, such as lemon, salts oil
tartar, etc.. Ammonia and washing
powder are excellent cleaners.
Tablecloths generally begin to wear
first where the folds come. To change
the position of the folds is, therefore
to prolong the life of the cloth. 1t is
easily done by taking few inches of
one side and one end of the cloth
and hemming it again.
If bothered with ants, keep every
thing possible in tin cans and earthen
jars. Catch the ants on sweetened
sponge, plunge the sponge into boiling
water to kill the insects. Wet cloths
placed around safe, refrigerator OF
cupboard will prevent their entrance.
They avoid dampness.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
TT WORKS.
The LabOrer Eats Food That Would
Wreck AN ONCE Man.

The LabOrer Eats Food That Would
Wreck AN ONCE Man.
Men who are actively engaged at
hard work can sometimes eat food that
would wreck man who is more close
ly confined.
This is illustrated in the following
story:
II was for IL years clerk in store
working actively and drank coffee all
the time without much trouble until
after ] entered the telegraph service
There got very little exercise and
drinking strong coffee, my nerves grew
unsteady and my stomach got weak
and / was soon a. very sick man. l
quit meat and tobacco and in fact l
stopped eating everything which
thought might affect me except cot
fee, but still my condition grew worse
and / was all but wreck.
~ finally quit coffee and commenced
to use Postum few years ago and
am speaking the truth when ] say, my
condition commenced to improve i'm
mediately and to-day l am well and
can eat anything / want without any
bad effects, all due from shifting from
coffee to Postum.
II told my wife to-day believed
could digest brick if / had cup OF
Postum to go with it.
I'VE make it according to direc-
lions, boiling it full 20 minutes and
use good rich cream and it is GER
tainly delicious
Look in pkgs. for copy of the ia
nous little book, "The Road to Well
Vile"
There's a Reason
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, 1909-09-16
Ammonia as a Fertilizer.

The value of sulphate of ammonia
as fertilizer was demonstrated in
some German tests where marsh lands
were fortified with nitrate of soda
and sulphate of ammonia. With both
oats and beets the plants receiving
sulphate yielded much more than
those receiving nitrate. These results
indicate that on marsh lands a liberal
supply of lime or sulphate of ammonia
may be advantageously substituted for
nitrate Of soda and confirms the wis
dom OF the practice common in Ger
many.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16

q setting them in the burrows Of the
woodchucks, but after several morn
ings Of patient waiting, capture by'
trap proved unsuccessful. But, having
heard that they were very fond Of
salt, he mixed a liberal quantity or
paris green in about quart Of salt
and placed handful near each bur-
row. He was not troubled again that
season, and this has been his remedy
ever since.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
Preventing Disease.

It is more easy to prevent disease
in animals thsn it is to cure. HOG
cholera prevails more or less in all
sections of the country, but in the ma
iority of cases it is due to the con.
dition of the herds and mismanage
ment in feeding than to any other
cause. Hogs must have green or bulky
food. also salt and charcoal. These
substances are not in direct way
preventive of cholera, but they keep
the animals in a more thrifty con
dition and render them less liable to
disease.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
Packing Butter for shipment.

Packages of butter often receive
rough handling while in transit. For
this reason the maker. should take
pains in fixing the package so that
it will not reach it's destination brok-
en-. In his report of the last butter
contest, Earle Brintnall, assistant pro-
fessor of dairying at Manhattan, Kan,
recommends packing the small tub in
a larger one and filling the interven-
ing space with paper, or wrapping in
paper and then in gunnysack, both
of which he says are good methods.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16

The Kansas Agricultural College mas
experimented with the various chem
zeal formulas to repel flies from live
stock and recommends the following
az fairly satisfactory: Resin, III
pounds; laundry soap, two cakes; fish
oil. one-half pint; enough water to
make three gallons. Dissolve resin
in a solution of soap and water by
heating. add the fish oil and the rest
of the water. Apply with brush.
If to be used as a spray, add one-half
pint of kerosene. This mixture will
cost to cents a gallon and one-half
pint is considered enough for one APP
-plication for a cow At first it will be
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
TO Destroy woodchucks.

A Pennsylvania farmer gives this
experience with woodchucks (ground
hogs): He had set several hundred
early cabbages, and in going through
his patch early one morning he found
several plants missing. He found the
woodchucks' hole under the wall-in
fact, several holes-near his cabbage
field. He armed himself with several
steel traps and used all his cunning
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
Destructive Rats.

According to recent report of the
biological survey of the Department of
Agriculture, rats destroy annually
500, 100000 worth of American grain.
It is estimated that one rat will eat
60 cents worth of grain in a year,
while of oatmeal it will consume 81 .S0
worth. Rat-proof construction, espe-
cialy the use of concrete foundations,
is urged, as well as some rational
method of disposing Of garbage aid
storing food.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16

kidneys and an extreme nervousness.
Doctors finally said there was no hope
for me, but l began using Doan's Kid
ney Pills and gradually recovered my
health"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box
Foster ilburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16

active part In the
household routine
will appreciate. II
would seem that
the old-style prop
had done service
SO. long that there
could be no i'm
proyement sug'
gested, but a well
known shortcom.
ing of the old
wooden pole is
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16

neadacheS, nervous
prostration and
hemorrhageS.
Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compoundmademe
well and strong, so
that I can do all my
homework, and at
tend to the store
and post-office, and
Ifeel muchyounger
than I really am.
OT uIio u Dinh-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
Corn Cake.

Three-quarters cup corn meal, one
and one-quarteri cups -four. two heap
ing teaspoons baking powder, one
quarter cup sugar, one tablespoon
melted lard, one egg, one cup milk
one-quarter teaspoon salt. Bake u
minutes.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
A Good Gate Tirhfener.

This can be put on any wire gate.
Nearly everybody knows how to make
wire gate as shown in the cut, so
all that needs an explanation is that
wire No. 3 Is common wrapping wire.
Put around post A and make long
enough to reach post B. Run a stout
stick or iron rod through wire No. 3,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
Vermont Rusks.

One and one-half cups sweet milk.
half cup sugar, half cup butter, two
eggs, two-thirds yeast cake. Make 8
thing batter and let rise until light;
add -four to mold and let rise again
Mold and make into biscuit and lei
rise two hours. These are fine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16

Cut a small OK tail into pieces and
fry in butter. Moisten with quart
of oonsomme and a dash of mush'
room catsup. Cook for one hour, sea
son with pepper, add little well
mashed barley, little Worcestershire
sauce and a bouquet of herbs. Boil
thoroughly for forty-five minutes, skim
and serve. Lemon and hard-boiled ega
slices may be added If desired.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
Peppernfnts.

Take two and one-half cups sugar.
one-half cup water. Boil five min
utes, turn into a bowl, add one table
spoon confectioner's sugar and one
fourth teaspoonful peppermint OF
checkerberry extract. Stir until near
ly stiff and drop quickly on buttered
paper.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
Peach Jam.

Wash and wipe the fruit, take out
the stones and put the peaches
through the chopper, skins and all
Measure and add three-duarters as
much sugar as you have peach pulp
and the kernels-all Of them. A few
minutes boil will bring the jam tc
the requisite consistency, since there
is no water to boil away. Have nc
fear of the skins. They cook up and
can not be found.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16

that in wind it is soon dislodged
and falls over to drag back and forth
over the dirty surface. The new pole
is supplied with a double hook which
prevents the pole from leaving its
place under the rope.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16


through, it seems a
miracle that ] live,
and l feel that I owe
II TO Doan's Kidney
Pills. My case devel-
oped gradually. First,
b a C k a C he. floating
spots before my eyes,
weakness and exhaus-
ton, then a terrible
steady pain over the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
ANYTHING to Amuse.

Fat Man-Wbat! Are. you going to
let that small boy shave me?
Barber-Let the boy have his fun for
once. It's his birthday, sir.-F'liegende
Blaetter.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16

necessary to use two or three appli-
cations per week until the outer ends
OF the hair become coated with the
resin. After that retouch those parts
where the resin is rubbed off.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
Fried Green Tomatoes.

Slice the green tomatoes, sprinkle
with few drops of olive oil, dip IL
crumbs to which salt has been added
Saute in butter till tender.