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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24
A Cure for Hog Cholera.

n cure fOE HOG OnOACHs~s
Hog Cholera or Swine Plague as 1t
is sometimes called is highly conta-
gious disorder.
When a hog shows any symptoms OF
this disease, he should be isolated at
once and the pen fumigated in order
to save the other hogs if possible.
Mix one part Sloan's Liniment with
two parts milk in bottle and give
every sick hog tablespoonful of this
mixture night and morning for three
days. Sloan's Liniment is powerful
antiseptic, kills the disease germs,
soothes all Inflammation and acts as
tonic to the animal.
A. J. Mccarthy, of Idaville, Ind,
says: my hogs had hog cholera three
days before we got Sloan's Liniment,
which was recommended to me by a
neighbor who was using it with sue
cess. I have used it now for three
days and my hogs are almost well. One
hog died before I got the Liniment,
but I have not lost any since"
Mr.. G. w. Balsbaugh, of Peru, Ind,
writes: 81 had four pigs that were
coughing and were not doing we'll. I
gave them some Of Sloan's Liniment
and they got better at once"
Sloan's book on Horses, Cattle, Hogs
and Poultry sent free. Address DR..
Earl S. Sloan, Boston, Mass.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24
SHOOTING FOR "KEEPS."
Methuselah, London's Famous Tortoise,
Is Dead

Londons oldest living link with the
past is broken. The 25O-year-old tortoise
Methuselah, who has been one of the
curiosities of the zoo, has ended his
earthly career. No more will crowds
gather around his cage and discuss him
during his winter nap, and no more Will
parents and governesses take him as
text to deliver little historical talk on
the days of the great plague or the time
when Milton wrote Paradise Lost and
the tortoise was young and frivolous.
Since November Methuselah has been
alternating in the tortoise house in a
snug corner beside the hot water pipes.
From outward appearances he might
have been dead then, yet he was alive
and apparently doing well, and when the
sunny weather came his awakening was
looked forward to daily The end of last
week his keeper noticed a change in
him and an examination showed that
from Information the veteran had sunk
peacefully into death.
Methuselah was a very long time in
settling down to his last sleep. He
showed signs of activity on November
1, which was two months after his
usual time of entering into Information.
Now his keeper thinks possibly he had
premonitions that this was to be his last
sleep, and he hesitated to settle down
to it.
Henry, the 2OO-year-old tortoise, is
now the doyen of the zoo.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24
PADDY'S MARKET.
IT'S in Cork and Worth Going to-With
Your Skirts Up.

The very mamie of 'Paddy's Market
centuries up Visions, says a writer in
the Gentleman. of rollicking shillelah,
brandishihg Irish ''boys," and Jig dane
ing. red pettico$ted colleens.
Not without reason, too, as Paddy
market in Cork retains most of its old
world features to the present day, and a
visit there is equivalent to putting back
the clock at least a hundred years.
Down the open street where the mar
ker is held every Saturday the vendors,
chiefly old white capped peasant women,
sit surrounded by their wares--religlous
pictures and periwinkles, old furniture,
clothes baskets. cradles with or Wltnc
ont an occupant), bacon and lOaVeS OIL
bread. pigs heads and their feet eX.
posed for sale, on perhaps bundle OF
castoff clothing! ;,
Vet sometimes lurking in the midst
one finds some treasure trOVe, a stray
print or engraving, well night eclipsed
Inv the vandalism of a modern gllded
frame. some piede of old Cork glass or
Mason's ironsto4e. Among my most
cherished bits of loot was an old Chel-
sea imam and maid,"- land my Toby mug,
and quaint little copper luster mug,
with bard of mottled pink and green,
were other finds. and my tea caddy
of inlaid mahogany, battered us true,
Dicked up for a modest siXpence, from
Biddy Malone, a dealer chiefly in sailed
herrings.
Do not fancy, however that loot of the
kind is lightly come by, for it often
means weeks of improbable searching
before patience is rewarded by single
find. 1 have seen a mahogany tallboy
grooming beneathe layers of bacon. and
a Chippendale chair cheek by jowl with
a three-legged milking stool, but these
are not everyday discoveries.
One piece of friendly admonition only
would offer to intending pilgrims-kilt
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24
A RARE OCCURRENCE.
A Mountain Torrent That Froze in a
Night

J. Claude White, writing of his ex-
periences in Bhutan, in the Wide World
magazine, gives the following description
of a very rare Occurrence-the freezing
of mountain torrent in a single night.
"The phenomenon was one that 1 have
never before experimental running
river frozen solid in a night. When we
arrived the waters of this stream, tum-
bling over the great boulders and rush
ing through the tOrtuOus channels made
a deafening roar. Gradually, but almost
imperceptibly, the tumult decreased.
while. worn out after a hard day, we
fell asleep. A few hours later, when
we awoke. a deathly silence prevailed,
and on looking out, to my intense sur
prise, l found that the rushing torrent
of the previous night had been trans
formed into solid mass of ice. In this
region of extreme temperatures / had on
other occasions seen torrents frozen, but
never under such startling conditions.
On looking round we found that every
thing we possessed was also frozen solid,
including our saddle of mutton, which
was merely block of ice. We were
ravenous, but we got no satisfaction
from gnawing at Jumps of rock which
ought to have been a succulent Joint,
and so, despite our hunger, we had to
content ourselves with little tea-to
make which we melted ice-and a few
biscuits.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24
OVER THE FENCE.



The front yard fence is famous
council place on pleasant days. Maybe
to chat with some one along the street,
or for friendly gossip with next door
neighbor., Sometimes it is only small
talk, but other times neighbor has
something really good to offer
An old resident of Baird, Texas, got
some mighty good advice this way
once.
He says:
Drinking coffee left me nearly dead
with dyspepsia, kidney disease and
bowel trouble, with constant pains in
my stomach, back and side, and so
weak l could scarcely walk
"One day l was chatting with one of
my neighbors about my trouble and
told her | believed, coffee hurt me.
Neighbor said she knew lots of people
to whom coffee was poison and she
pleaded with me to quit it and give
Postum trial. | did not take her adj
vice right away, but tried a change of
climate which did not do me any good
Then l dropped coffee and took up
Postum.
my improvement began immediate
~ ard got better every day used
Postum.
my bowels became regular and IN
two weeks all my pains were gone.
Now l am well and strong and can eat
anything I want TO without distress.
a. -. $685. a. - - . - - tee ~"'t
cofIss. ana 20 the use oi r.s.aIn sega'
larlv.
MY son who. was troubled with in
digestion, thought that if Postum help
ed me SCI it might help him. 1t did,
too, and he Is now well and strong
again. f..
1--WE like Postum as well as we ever
liked the coffee and use it altogether
in my family. in. place of coffee and all
keep WE'LL" There's a Reason" Read
1.-The Road to MELVILLE" in pigs.
Ever read the above letter? A
new ore appears frcaI time TO time.
( hS9 s-a xe3Hsses :T.ses rK@ s.sN Of
Hsssas.-. s-sss.szsf -
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24
LOST, OKLAHOMA TOWN.
Once Headquarters of Chickasaw Nation
Supplied Salt to Confederates.
Twelve miles east of this place is

Twelve miles east Of this place is one
of the ''lost'' towns of Oklahoma, Bog
gy Depot, lying in the lowlands of Bog
gy creek. Many years ago BOggy De-
pot was a noted place in Indian terri
tory.
When Col. James Doggy as an agent
of the federal government brought the
Chickasaw Indians from Mississippi in
1882 he pitched his tent on the ground
where afterward stood Boggy Depot.
The Chickasaws made treaty with
the government wherein it was provided
that all business with these Indians,
including the payment of moneys, should
be transacted at Boggy Depot, this
place being chosen by the Indians be-
cause of the fact that all supplies for
the Chickasaws were hauled in wagons
to Doggy Depot from Fort Smith, Ark
For years Boggy Depot was a gov
eminent post When the lands held by
the Choctaws and Chickasaws were di-
vlded between the two tribes the Chick
asaws moved westward to their present
home and Doggy Depot was abandoned
as a government post. The wealth of a
number of Indian territory families was
acquired in trade at Doggy Depot.
Most OF the commercial salt used in
southern Indian territory and northern
Texas was manufactured from the wa
ters of Salt creek a small stream that
lowed near the town. Settlers came for
miles on horseback and in wagons and
carried the salt away in bags At the
beginning of the Civil war the Confeder-
ate government took charge of the salt
works and manufactured salt for the
Confederate army in this part of the
country. One of the old kettles used at
that time is owned by A. r. Faudree of
this place.
Doggy Depot was the birthplace of a
number of persons now of wide acquaint-
ance in Oklahoma, among them being
Mrs. Robert L. Owens, wife of United
States Senator Owen and daughter of
Capt. Hester, who became rich in mer-
chandising; Charles ID. Carter, member
of Congress from the Fourth Oklahoma
district DIR. r. ~ Wright. for years
business agent of the Choctaw govern
ment in Washington, and his brother,
Rev. Frank Wright, a successful mis-
sionary of the Presbyterian church
among the plains Indians of western
Oklahoma.-Atoka Cor. Kansas City
Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24
Eastern Colorado offers the best in

Eastern Colorado offers the best in
ducements to settlers at the present time
of any part of the country. Land equal
to that in the older states can now be
had from $1,000 to $4,000 per acre.
Crops of all kinds that are raised fur
Their east are raised there. Hundreds of
farmers in the older states are selling
their high priced lands, and investing
where the prices are advancing rapidly.
Lincoln County is one of the best Agri-
cultural Counties in the state. w. s.
Pershing of Limon, the County Survey
or, who has surveyed the lands for the
u. P. Railroad and the Government for
the last twenty years, is familiar with
the whole country, and is assisting many
to secure good locations No part of the
country offers better inducements to set
tiers or investors at the present time
than Eastern Colorado.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24
Poor Billiards.

Calvin Demarest, the amateur billiard
champion, described, at a dinner in Chi
cago, some poor billiard tables.
Zone summer in the country" he said,
another man and 1 were overtaken by
a storm and had to go into tavern for
shelter. The rain fell steadily. We had
three or four long hours before us, Time
began to hang heavily on our hands.
Landlord said l., do you happen to
have a billiard tablet
"'Sure,' said the landlord. ''Sure.
Just step this way, gents
''He proudly threw open the door of a
dark, stuffy room. We saw an antiquat-
ed table with a patched cloth, and in
the corner was a rack of crooked cues.
"'Any ballsP said 1.
"'Sure," said the landlord, and he un-
lOcked a closet, and laid on the table
three white balls, all alike-there was no
spot, you know.
but see here 1 demonstrated, how
DO you tell these balls apartY
"'Oh, that's all right said he. You
soon get to know I'M by their shape =
Detroit Free Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24

melancholy. I rapidly lost 45 pounds
My doctor advised an operation, but
I would not submit to it. Gravel was
forming and the urine had almost
stopped. 1 began using Doan's Kid.
ney Pills and after taking one box
passed stone half an inch long. /
kept on taking the pills and passed
smaller stones one after another until
forty had been elected. l recovered
rapidly then and was soon as well as
ever"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24


Clovers do not always grow as read
lily or as vigorously as might be eX-
pected from the richness of the soil. In
recent years it has been discovered
by scientists that the growth of plants
Of this class (clovers, peas and beans)
Is dependent to some extent on the
presence of small nodules or punches
on the roots. These noduleS contain
bacteria which in some mysterious way
assist the roots in taking up food from
the soil. If these bacteria are not
present in the soil the clOvers will be
likely to make poor growth-indeed,
alfalfa may not make any growth. II
the proper kind of bacteria are sup
piled and the incubation Of soil and
root is successful the plants will show
extra vitality.
Cultures containing these bacteria
have been sent out to farmers from
the Ontario Agricultural College for
the past four years, with directions
for applying to the fields that are be-
ing seeded with clover. Last season
300 farmers reported that their alfalfa
crops had been benefited by the appli-
cation while 40 reported that there
was no gain. With alsike clover the
reports were equally favorable over
&c per cent Of the experiments finding
that the culture had improved the
crop. With red clover the results were
not so favorable, only 81 per cent hav-
ing noted a gain. Peas and beans
showed still less benefit from the APP
plication. AS the work is still in its
infancy it is probable that better re-
suits will be obtained as the methods
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24
Not for Him.

North of the Tweed there is always
something Of the gruesome in the best
story, and there is generally funeral.
AS in this one: A good Scotsman was
nearing his end, and the household was
becomingly resigned, not to say prepared.
"And do We fancy anything?" asked his
savory stew, the smell of which was
travelling up from below. ':.Eh, but yen
no haze that" was the brisk reply, Isn't
it cooking for your ain funeral, mon?"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24
Highwaymen Ask Victims Blessing.

Five bandits waylaid CrCistoforo Vii
lasenor. a merchant of advanced years
in the town of Sahuayo, few days age
and stripped him of all valuables and
money in his possession. After taking
all money and other valuables from the
aged merchant they knelt and asked him
to bless them so that they might not fall
into the hands of the police. He was
found by a party of acquaintance who
had found his strayed horse and sad
die and supposing something must have
happened to the rider went to look fol-
him.-Morelia Cor. Mexican Herald.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24
Feeding Lambs.

Farmers Bulletin No. 40 of the
United States Department of Agricul.
ture says that mixture of two parts
Of cornmeal and one part cottonseed
meal for ten weeks to lambs, with pas,
turage, gave a weekly gain of 295
pounds per head. The lambs were
fed about S1a pounds each per week
of the mixture.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24
General Age of Trees.

Inquiry as to the general age of
trees being put to an authority at
Washing oE, II vas f0pIa that tho
phIc trees Gtt9'red 700 yeors 9s a mo-
lmun length of life; 425 years was the
allotted span on the silver fir; the larch
lived 2T5 years, IT," red beech 245, the
aspen 30, the birch 200, the ash 40.
thn elder 145, the elm 40. The heart
Of the oak begins to rot at about the
age Of 800 years OF the holly, it Is
said that there is specimen 40 years
old near Ascl.affenburg, Germany.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24
MiyIef rs Horse Feed.

North Dakota farmers claim that
millet is not a good food for horses,
as it affects the kidneys, causes swell.
ings of the joints and lameness. This
might be true If the millet is used ex.
clusively. In conjunction with other
feeds, millet is all right, provided it
is cut at the proper time.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24
Guinea Fowls.

The flesh of guineas is generally
dark colored, tender, juicy and in fla
vor equal to the ring-neck English
pheasant Many think it more palata-
BILE, for the flavor is not so pronounced,
and there Is considerably more of it..
The flesh Of the white guinea is light
In color, and If they are crossed with
the pearl variety the meat of the latter
will becor,e nearly as light
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24
VINEGAR FOR THE NERVES.
A Queer Cure Which Is the Latest
Thing in Paris.

The newest and queerest cure for
nervous disorders in Paris is threshing
with vinegar-soaked towels. 1t is said
to be painful but sure cure for nerv-
Gus debility and nervous prostration.
This is the way of it: The victim is sent
into a dark room, and the doctor, armed
with long; rough towel STEPPED in
vinegar, proceeds to thrash him all over
the body. constantly redipping the towel
in vinegar.
The patient is then vigorously rubbed,
and, after being clothed in a bath robe,
is iron all over with hot irons.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24
Spray For Apple Trees.

One Of the most successful apple
growers of Ohio uses arsenate of lead
in the Bordeaux mixture to kill the
different fungi, as well as to keep in
check the coddling moth, spraying at
least four times after the bloom falls
His formula for the Bordeaux is 8
pounds of sulphate of copper, pounds
Of lime, so gallons of water.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24

suffered during the
worst sieges of kid
ney trouble, l can
never express. 1t was
nothing short Of tor
ture. In bed for
three months, with
terrific pain in my
back, an awful uri-
nary weakness, dizzi-
ness. nervousness and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24
Ahvnnce I'm Eggs.

The farm price for eggs has rapidly
.,,'va1::.:..i 80 th~ 's,st fez yaass. IN
1899 the sverasr - q, arie1 Err eggs
for the United States was Ills cents
a dozen; in 1908, 1887 cents a dozen;
in 1904, l7.2 cents; in 1905, IT. cents,
and the price for 1908 will be in ad.
vance CT that.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24
Fastening Seed Termination.

The termination of seeds with hard
coverings, such as cannas, eucalyptus
and even morning glories, can be has
tened by soaking them in warm water
for two to twelve hours. Sow the seeds
at once upon removing them. from the
water. If given this treatment, morn
ing glories will bloom in six week:
from sowing
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24
aneen Rec.

1t is said that bees usually super.
sede their queens before ibsy are toe
old for service; and when sn ap,avy is
once stocked with a good grade OF
queens the ices can. as rule. be Se
pended unon to suuarsade thei; e,l@srs
~ s5e 3zccer .ioae.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24
A Wrong Reading

DR.. G. H. Parkhurst, at a recent ban
quet said of charity:
"Too many of us, perhaps, misinter-
pref the meaning of charity as the mas
ter misinterpreted the scriptural text:
"This MASTER pillar of the Western
church. entered in his journal:
"'The Scripture ordains that eff a man
take away thy coat, let him have thy
cloak also" Today, having caught the
hestler stealing my potatoes, l have
given him the sack New York Trib-
une
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24
Balancing Ration.

When one has corn, corn fodder, en-
silage and clover hay, it is considered
the best practice for one to procure a
food rich in Iro<ain, ssieh as bran, cot
ton-seec Yeai or l:nseed meal. wish
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24

There is always temptation to turn
the stock on pasture before the grass
has had a chance to get start At
this time the animals will get little
good from the pasture, and they are
likely to do much damage in trampling
the wet SOIL Let the ground get solid
and the grass good start before they
go on it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24

IL requires a smart Taan 20 handle
pure bred stock with profit. The first
cost is greater. ana 70 get back the
money he must be business man
enough to sell tls young stock at fair
prices But good stock is the cheap.
est stock for the right man. -.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24

The damage to bridges by earth
quakes is due generally to the banks of
valleys being drawn together, according
to w. H Hobbs, whose conclusions are
based on study of earthquakes in the
United States, India and Japan. extend
ing back to 1856.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24
Soil Temperature and Seed Germfna-
: ton.

Soil Temperature and Seed Germfna-
ton.
Scientists have discovef red that the
lowest soil temperature DIT which the
process Of growth begins in most Gull
tivated crops is 45 to 4S Negroes Fab
renheit, but the maximum results are
attained only after the soil has reach
ed temperature Of 60 to 70 degrees
The termination of wheat, rye, oats
and fax go forward most rapidly at
II to 87.8, and corn and pumpkins ger
inmate best at 90 to 101. Corn will
grow at a temperature of 81, requiring
eleven days to come through, while it
will terminate in three days at 65.3
degrees. Oats require seven days to
terminate at Al, whereas they will ger
inmate in two days at 65 degrees.
These facts emphasize the import
ance Of so cultivating the soil as to
develop heat at the earlie est possible
period. Our seep soils W here irriga-
ton has played hob can not warm up
because they must first evp porate the
water. Sandy soils warm more quick
ly than adobe for reasons which every
body understands. The depth of plant
ing also has a great deal to do with
the termination, and we are hoping
that this spring will not linger long in
the lap of winter as was the case with
the last two or three seasons.-Denver
Field and Farm.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24

your skirts as high as Mrs. Grundy will
permit. The fair city by the Lee is no
whit behind that by the Liffey in care
less scavenging, and Paddy's market,
well; it is Paddy's market.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24

which to balance the ration. If one
mixes bran, corn and cotton-seed meal
in the proportion of parts bran, 8
parts cornmeal, 2 parts cotton-seed
meal, and feeds 10 pounds of the mix
ture each day, with 30 pounds Of en-
silage and 10 pounds of clover hay, he
will get very good results. Molasses is
ordinarily fed by sprinkling over the
hay or nsilage-Country Gentleman.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24

-Japan's whaling industry has devel-
oped almost entirely since the late war.
Last year the twenty steamers got SO6
whales against 26S in 1906, of which
400 were caught in Korean waters.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24

Over fifty years of public confidence
and popularity. That is the record of
Hamlins Wizard Oil, the worlds stand
ard remedy for aches and pains. There's
reason and only one-MERIT.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24

During the year 1903 the Metropoli-
tan museum of art, New York, had ac-
cessions to the number of 1886 objects
of art. OF these 1888 were gifts or be-
quests, and 37O3 were purchases.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24

of application are better understood.
The illustration shows the comparative
growths of inoculated and uninoculated
alfalfa plants. In a bulletin just is
sued it is stated that the cultures will
again be distributed for 1909 at price
Of % cents for each bottle containing
enough for 60 pounds Of seed.-Mon-
treal Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-24

1t is estimated that New York build
ing improvements now under way will
cost about $31O,OOO,0O0.