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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1909-08-20
women as We'll as Men arc Made Miserable
BY Kidney and Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
and lessons ambition; beauty,
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1909-08-20

by druggists, in fifty
cent and one-dollar
size bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
by mail free, also a
pamphlet telling all
-hn,.A Gmn mn-R not
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1909-08-20

including many of the thousands of testi-
monial letters received from sufferers
who found Swamp-Root to be just the
remedy needed. In writing DR.. kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y, be sure and
mention this paper Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name, DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-ROot, and the address,
Binghamton, N. Y, on every bottle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-10

Pinkham'S Vegetable Compound maze
me well woman and 1 have no more
backache. hope I can help others by
telling them what Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has done for
mes Mrs. EMMA MISE, 1913 FlrstSt,
Milwaukee, Wis.
The above is only one of the thou
sands of grateful letters which are
constantly being received by the
Pinkham Medicine Company OF Lynn,
Mass, which prove beyond a doubt THAT
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from roots and herbs,
actually does cure these obstinate dis
eases of women after all other means
have failed, and that every such suf-
ering woman owes it to herself to at
least give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound a trial before submit
ting to an operation, or giving up
hope of recovery. Gu
Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn, NIass.s
invites all sick women 60 write
her for advice. She has guided
thousands to health and her
advice is free.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-10
A RIVAL TO CRANBERRIES.
Good Jelly Made from the Calyx of the
RoseIle. a Tropical Newcomer.

Introduced several years ago into
California and Florida, the rosele de-
serves a wider cultivation than it now
enjoys. 1t is so simple and its require
ments so few that in the tropics and
subtropics it should be an Indispensable
plant in the garden of every family.
This fact, in view of its peculiar
adaptability for jelly making, should
cause the roselle to become plant Of
considerable Importance in the United
States at no distant date. The roselle
is probably the only plant in cultivation
i'll which the part utilized for food is
the calyX.
Of rather low nutritive value, the
thickened calyX possesses excellent quail
ties for the manufacture of jelly and
allied products. Preparations made
from it closely resemble in color and
flavor those made from the cranberry.
1t is rather singular that its season of
maturity also comedies with that of
the cranberry.
A strictly tropical plant, the roselle is
very sensitive to frosts, says Country
Life in America. This, together with it's
peculiar habit of blooming late in Octo-
Der, regardless of the time when the
seed is planted, has restricted its cult
walton to tropical and subtropical
regions.
quently seed for planting must be saved
every autumn.
AS usually planted-that is, in Feb
ruary and March-the roselle attains a
height of from 5 to feet. The large
yellow flowers, each with a red eye,
fade before the day is past. and the sub
seauent enlargement of the calyces is
then very rapid. In less than three weeks
they attain their full size and are ready
for picking.
The fruit is seen at present in local
markets only and is sold by the quart.
It's excellent qualities for making a
sauce so closely initiating in flavor the
cranberry as to deceive the very elect
are not well known by the public, or it
would be formidable rival in the south
to that fruit, on which transportation
charges are necessarily high owing to
the great distances it must be transport
ed. The crisp and juicy appearance OF
the roselle is diminished by being too
long in the hands of the dealer, but this
does not indicate deterioration of its
useful qualities. ~
In preparing for cooking take the pod
between the thumb and forefnger of the
left hand, stem end up; cut off the stem
and the basal end of the calyx to where
the seed pod is united with the calyx,
when a slight pressure with the fingers
holding the pod will force out the seed
pod. After preparing this way the calyx
may be used for making sause, jam,
transparent, bright red jelly and many
other dishes. The young stems also
make good jelly, and for such use the
plant can be grown almost anywhere in
the north or south.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-10
A Gymns.stic Maine Hen.

Zenas Dudley Of Hanpden mas a hen
that will lay every day providing she
can lay where she wants to, and that is
sitting on top of a pole. The only rea-
son why this hen wishes to perch on the
tip-end of pole when laying can be
accounted for only by the fact that she
laid her first egg on top of pole. When
she was a small pullet she was fright
ened one day and flew to the top of a
tall pole in the yard. The dog kept her
there for some time. and during the time
she laid her first egg. Never a time
since then has she laid an egg except
when she has been on the top of some
pole. A pole has been set up in the
hen yard where this hen can make her
daily layings. A small net bag is placed
around the pole to catch the eggs.-Ken-
nebec Journal
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-10
UGLINESS OF PARIS.
Rodin Deplores Waning Beauty of the
French Capital

Is Paris dirty? Is its beauty dimin-
ishing? These are two questions which
have been much in debate for the last
few months.
The complaint that the fine old square,
the Place Vendome, is now ornament
ed" by huge signboards in black and
gold, and even by Illuminated sky signs,
and that the Rue de la Paix is dotted
black and white by puddles and paper,
is not the only one that one hears.
What has injured one of the most
distinguished quarters of Paris-a want
of energy or severity in the street clean
ing and architectural departments of
the municipal council-has had much the
same effect elsewhere, and, after the
question about the dirtiness of Paris has
been answered in the affirmative (too en-
phatically, perhaps), the question about
the waning of it's beauty seems bound
to be answered in the same sense, with
scarcely less emphasis.
M. Rodin, the sculptor, who goes to
the ancient Greeks for his ideas on most
subjects. as he goes to them for in
SEPARATION in his art, declares that Paris
is growing uglier day by day. This he
laws to the account of the deplorable
utilitarian spirit of present-day archl-
tects. ''When they have made bridge
that is strong enough or hall that is
high enough-little matter what is TO be
exhibited there-pictures, machinery, OF
pigs-they are satisfied.
s'Little they care for beauty, and little
have they of the sense of the beautiful
The ugliness, the brutality of thell
masses of stone and iron, appear to them
a sign of progress; for myself, it seems
nothing but barbarism. London Stand
ard Correspondence.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-10
Fashions Service to Woman.

Man laughs at the utterly servile way
in which all women at the same time put
on large hats or small hats, loose gowns
or tight gowns, at the decree of fashion.
To that unseen god, women have raised
up affairs of felt, velvet and feathers. of
straw, flowers and fruit, higher than
Agamemnon's hecatombs. In his name
they have endured pain greater than HER
odule or bowling Dervish ever inflicted
on himself with knife and torch. But at
least it should be recognized that this
fashion is a god, the god of democracy.
By imposing the same gown, of the same
hue, cut in the same way, upon thou
sand women, the unattractive woman is
saved from the peril of being conspicu-
ons.-NeM York Evening Post.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-10
M]D0[py[l;&\[D q
1gs&S5 .M 5F1c[bR

A preliminary estimate by the geo
logical survey puts the country's pc
troleum production for 1908 at between
ITS 5000, 900 and 180,000,000 barrels, as
against 166,O00,000 barrels in 1907.
The white rhinoceros which Presi-
dent Roosevelt is expected to try to
shoot while in Africa really is. OF
yellowish color, not so much lighter
than it's commoner relatives, but it is
larger beast.
According to two scientists of the
Massachusetts, Institute of Technology,
each human emotion creates in deli
cate machine which they have invent
ed distinct electric force which it is
possible to classify.
The blackening of the glass of mean
descent lamps is due to the fact that,
although the fusing point of carbon is
in the neighborhood of 1000 c., it be-
gins to vaporize long before that tenn
perature is reached.
New Mexico produced nearly 3,000-
900 tons of coal last year, her mines
the first time in several years, owing
to the depression of the industry else
where in the country.
A British religious organ zation is
trying to transplant a race By encour-
aging the emigration of the Laps from
Lapland where they are in danger of
extinction, to the more healthful re-
gions of Labrador and Newfoundland
A writer in the London Times sug-
gests way in which an instantaneous
photograph of the wheels of passing
auto may give measure of its speed.
With the focal-plane camera shutter
the slot moves in such way as to dis
close first the part of the wheels which
touches the ground. Since the upper
part of the wheels is moving with
twice the velocity Of the car, and the
lower part is relatively stationary, the
effect in the photograph is to distort
the image of wheel into an elliptical
form whose shape varies in accordance
with the speed Hence, if the time
movement of the shutter is accurately
known, the speed of the passing car
can be quickly deduced
The quantity of light which it is
now possible to obtain, at a reasonable
cost. from tungsten lamps in series,
has led to an innovation in street
lighting in some Michigan towns,
which, it is thought, may find wide
adoption. In Grand Rapids where the
system seems first to have been ap-
piled, the tungsten lamps are strung
across the street, between the caves
of the buildings, IN such way that
they form the outline of an arch. The
effect of a series of these Illuminated
arches resembles that of a canopy
of lamps covering the street, and she'd
ding down upon it pleasing illumina.
tion The same system has been adopt
ed in Big Rapids, and is under consid-
Grafton in Greenville and other towns
Prof George Forbes has given new
life to the belief in the existence of an
unseen planet beyond Neptune. He
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-10
PAPERS 81 ffnr PEOPL

600 and $500 100000 the exact amount being dependent
on what may properly be included in the term Wall
street district Within the most reasonable boundaries
for this district must be included property worth at
the figure and be assumed that the
real selling value least 20 cent in excess OF
that assessed against the owners
1t is ultraconservatve to assert that onetnlrd OF
this capitalization is employed in catering to specu
ative enterprises and employments This constitutes
an item of SIS 100000 for New York City alone and
the nation will swell this to $100,000,000 and more
We taken account Of the cost OF the fixtures
in the thousands Offices in these buildngs neither
has mention been made of many other items which
properly belong in this calculation The total amount
of fixed capital invested in the speculative game In the
United States Is approximately indicated in the follow
ing table:
Invested in exchange buildings ......$ 2o,OOO,ooo
Value of membership tickets 100,000,OOO
Invested in Office buildings .............. 100000
Fixtures and incidentals Z5,OOO,UVo
Total ....... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $2bO,OOO,OO0
-Everybody's Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-10
The First Tifehoat.

Some may be surprised to learn thai
the first lifeboat, especially of the STYLE
of those adopted at the present time
is still in existence at Redcar, in York.
shire. This boat was placed at Redcai
in the year 1902 to be used as boat
'for saving life in storms or other dan.
gers TO ships" coming into or near the
mouth of the Tees. 1t was built by a
shipwright of the neighboring port OF
Sunderland from plans of his own inven.
ton. and Parliament considered his work
SO meritorious and advantageous thai
it voted him a sum of f1200 as a re-
ward for his time. trouble and ingenuity.
This fine old boat did excellent service
for over seventy years, and then, owing
to the introduction of newer types and
better boats, it was placed upon the
sretired list and transferred to the
shed where it now is.-Windsor Maya
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-10
FIGHT WITH DEvILFISH.
Experience of a Fishing Party on ;
Mexican River.

Mexican River.
/ "a party of English fishermen had az
unusual and most exciting experience il
fhe Panuco river recently with large
sting ray or devilfsh. 1t is very
rarely that these fish are seen in the riv
er, for they are supposed to contint
themselves to the sea, although they are
often encountered near the coast alons
the south Atlantic and in the Gulf Of
Mexico. Occasionally small devlltSf
is taken by fisherman near the coast OF
Florida, but their appearance in the
Panuco river is something unheard of be-
fore.
The party of fishermen in question con
sisted of Capt. A. Paget, Capt. Molly
neauX, Sir Charles Cost, Maj. Ramsden.
Capt. Robert Duff and Lady Juliet DUH,
who were out in small boats In quest Oh
tarpon when three of these monster rays
were. encountered. One of the boats be.
ing supplied with a small harpoon threw
it into the nearest ray. The other boats
came to the assistance and made fast
in an effort to keep the first boat, which
was fast being towed seaward by the
monster devilfish, but the five boats ano
a launch which had come up in the
meantime were towed down the river
with as little effort as if they had been
mere toys invented for the playthlngs OF
this queer shaped monster. After sever.
al minutes of the widest excitement
which has ever been experienced by fish.
ermen in the Panuco they succeeded in
dragging the monster into comparatively
shallow water and were congratulating
themselves on the probable capture OF
the great fish when the monster gave 9
mighty flop that threatened to engulf all
the small boats, flashed under the launch
almost capsizing it, and succeeded in
tearing out the harpoon and thus es,
capped. This fish is said to measure al
least Is feet from tip to tip of its wing
shaped fins, or fippers, while the two
others from the glimpse gained were
nearly the same size.-Tampico Cor
Mexican Herald.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-10

4. Pays to Think About Food.

1t Pays to Think About Food.
The minimizing life some people
lead often causes trouble and sickness,
ILLUSTRATED in the experience of a lady
in Fond du Lac, Wis.
About four years ago 1 suffered
dreadfully from Indigestion, always
having eaten whatever I liked, not
thinking Of the digestible qualities.
This indigestion caused palpitation Of
the heart so badly 1 could not walk up
a flight of stairs without sitting down
once or twice to regain breath and
strength.
81 became alarmed and tried diet
ing, wore my clothes very loose, and
many other remedies, but found no re.
lief.
Hearing of The virtues of Grape
Nuts and Postum, l commenced using
them in place of my usual breakfast Of
coffee, cakes, or hot biscuit, and in one
weeks time I was relieved Of sour
stomach and other ills attending indi-
sestion. In a months time my heart
was performing its functions naturally
and I could climb stairs and hills and
walk long distances.
II gained ten pounds in this short
/ time, and my skin became clear and ]
completely regained my health and
strength. l continue to use GrapeNuts
and Postum for l feel that / owe my
good health entirely to their use
There's a Reason
II like the delicious flavor Of Grape
Nuts and by making Postum according
to directions, it tastes similar to milo
nigh grade coffee"
Read 1.-THE Road to MELVILLE" IL
pkgs.
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, 1909-06-10
The Truth About the Silencer.

Inventor Hiram Percy Maxim, the pro-
Queer of the marvellous gun sllencer, has
crushed into print with reinsurance
for those who imagine that his contrl-
vance may enable would.De assasslns TO
use ordinary weapons with the secrecy
of air-gun shooting; and in trying, to
quiet the fear that has been engenderd
by reports as to the efficiency of the
silencer. Mr.. Maxim cOrrects the i'm
preston that guns or rifles which are
equipped with it are absolutely nolseless,
as has been enormously reported. lie
dclares that he has found way to 81
lence from 50 to 80 per cent. of the noise
Of rifle or gun, but there is a lot
of very curious noise left"-noise that
cannot be described with words, but
which he attempts to describe by say
ing that it is an "all pervading rever-
beratory sort of noise. coming from
nowhere in particular"
The last clause of this description re-
lates to the chief aim of the new appll-
ance as part of the soldiers accoutre-
ment. Silence on the part of guns is
valuable only because it would enable an
attacking party to deliver blows without
revealing the direction from which they
come. Inventor Maxim tried to stit1e the
gun for this reason, and he has succeed
ed in achieving the ultimate aim without
establishing absolute noiselessness.
The silencer causes sound whose loca-
ton cannot be distinguished, because it
seems like crash of echoes from all
directions. A rifle fired into the air
makes less noise than a boys air rifle
The same gun fired across a field IN
which there are trees and bushes, accord
ing to Mr.. Maxim makes loud, curious
reverberation which can be heard long
distance Fired into the woods, the
rifle makes noise like that which comes
after a flash of lightning, and just De1Ore
the arrival of the thunder clap-suggest-
ing tearing or ripping:
This explanation by Mr.. Maxim makes
the silencer less marvel than 1t has
been described by others, but leaves it
quite as valuable for military operations
as it could possibly be were its silencing
effects thorough and absolute. And 1t
carries &C mfort to those who have been
racked with fear, because it shows that
the silencer is like the air-gun only when
| it is fired in the air; that it makes noise
| enough when it is utilized on the Level
| to reveal an assassin who uses it al
comparatively close range.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-10
Missionaries Forty Years Among Creeks.

More than century Of service in the
missionary field among the Indians of
Oklahoma by one family was celebrated
today when the Robertson memorial
chapel in Haskell was dedicated. Many
of those present were full blood Creek
Indians, among whom Rev w. S. Rob-
ertson preached and worked so long.
The two daughters of the family, Miss
Alice Robertson, postmaster in Mus
kogee, and Mrs. n. 3. Moore of Haskell,
were honored guests. Forty years ago in
an Indian cabin on what is now the site
Of Haskell, Rev. Mr.. Robertson
preached the first sermon ever preached
in this section Of the country. He was
at that time stationed at the Greek mis-
sion of Tullehassee. The memorial
chapter dedicated today is cut stone
edifice erected at a cost of $4,000. 1t con-
tains seven memorial windows. one to.
each of the members Of the family
Muskogee Cor. Kansas City Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-10

bases his conclusions in favor of the
reality of this planet on the peculiari-
ties Of four remarkable comets. sup
posed to be intimately related to one
another. These are the comets OF
1856, 1s43, 1880 and 1882. Prof.
Forbes idea is that the comet of 1866,
which was described as of "prodigious
magnitude" and which is said to have
led to the abdication Of the Emperor
Charles ", was disrupted by the infiu-
ence of the supposititious planet, and
gave birth to the three other comets
named, all of which were very bright
and otherwise remarkable. His cal
culations indicate that the planet in
question is situated at a distance of
about 5000, 100000 miles from the sun.
and that it's period of revolution is
about 1000 years.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-10

which work could be done and things could be laid
Nowadays we have diminutve fats with reception
rooms that Just receive otter1ng little table and MOTH
ing else. We dine at table which accommodates
baby cruet almost under protest The narrow beds IN
our little bedrooms have Sides but no middle. There
are no pictures, only quantity OF photographs
perously edged against narrow slat OF wood.
And worst of ALL there is not decent table at which
person can sit with books and work at It, drawing
room may look since the abolition from it OF all
sensible tables But it is much less habitable 1t is
small wonder that people nowadays try continually to
curta the time after dinner. 1t Is because there is
nothing one can do in a drawing At best some
body plays VIOLIN Sings at worst the pianoa Is
set going The poet who wished for IAN hour OF crowd
ed life" should try living On the OF crowd
edness if not Of life, he would be well content
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-10
Loon Skins for the Far North.

A new sport is being INDUCED in by
trappers and hunters along the north
shore. especially in the vicinity of Grand
Marais. According to reports from that
village many looms are being killed and
their skins made up into coats, sleeping
bags and feather-skin robes which are
shipped TO the Hudson Bay country and
Alaska. The soft white down is as
pleasing to the skin as the richest fur
The Hudson Bay company is said to be
a large purchaser. Most of the skins are
being sold through Fred Paine, the
Grand Marais hotelkeeper.-Dul
NeWs-Tribune.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-10

The establishment of uniformity in
fishing within the state will enable the
advocates of uniformity throughout the
Northwest to go to conventions called
for that purpose and work 1so for harm harmony
The hunting and fishing laws ought to
he harmoniZed. or there will always be
Complaint by those who would prefer
to HINT and fish without restraint Diff
ferences have arisen along the Missis-
sinni river between Minnesota and Wis
consin. and on the border line between
Michigan and Wisconsin,; and as boun-
snortsn,en they ought to be removed by
3 coalition of protective interest
sThe restriction of hunters TO one deer
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-10
Uniformity is Highly Desirable.

The movement to amend the game
laws so as to limit the number of deer
a hunter may shoot to one; to remove
the ban on the shooting of prairie chick
ems. grouse and partridge and establish
an open season; and to harmonic the
fishing law SO that the seasons shall be
the same throughout the state will in
terest not only amateur hunters and
fishermen but also citizens of the state
who are advocating the adoption of
measures for the conservation of animal
and bird life. There is no wisdom in
var;etions in the law within the boun-
daries of the state. although conditions
may differ little as to fishing.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-06-10
PLAYING Checkers.

Sometimes at night my father'll say,
'Get out your checkers, Ned;
Well try a rubber, you and 1,
Before you go to bed"
And then we'll play, and if he beats,
Why, father'll kind of smile
And say, Nov set your wits to work,
This little games worth while"
But if 1 beat the first two games
He'll yawn, and then he'll say
TO mother, IFS a foolish game,
But sonny likes to play
Youths Companion