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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-26

Young lambs are here and are still
coming. The ewes will need some
kind of feed that will make them
give milk. Feed variety of nitro
genous foods.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-26

manger made of 2x4 with rounded
corners. Place this 2x4 little above
the manger with holes bored for pens
in either end. A loop may be used
over the 2x4 or ring may be used to
slide between the pens to be fastened
on the outside of either
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-26

Don't dope yourself for every little
pain. It only hurts your stomach. Such
pain comes usually from local milan
nation. A little rubbing with Hamlins
Wizard Oil will stop it Immediately.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-26
What Was?

Miss Orange-Do you know Poe's
"Raven?"
Mr.. Black-Why, no; what's the
matter with him. Harvard Lampoon
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-26

to residence For has succeeded to the eminence
formerly occupied by Sioux Falls as the divorce center OF
America Some farsighted lawyer got into the Nevada
legislature years and when he got out again
there was divorce law among the statutes of Nevada
length breadth, height elasticity and all other
qualities that commend themselves the seeker
easy matrimonial freedom could not be surpassed any
where in the union. equaled by the South Dakota
law though, and Nevada and the Nevada lawyer Sc
cured no results it the time being
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-26

United States Cent Well Described as
the Universal Money of the
People.
The universal money of the people
in this country is the cent. The child
does his earliest business thinking in
terms of cents. The hobo holds up
the passerby with the request for a
few cents to relieve the pangs of
hunger. 1t is the unit of coinage. On
the other side of the continent the
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-26
Frolics of a Real Queen

That queens are very human be-
ings after all is evidenced by their
delight in the outdoor pleasures
which even their humblest subjects
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-26

EMO, Nev.-The popula-
ton and social life of Re-
no, New, are undergoing a
great change. Where a
year or so ago the opti-
mistic mining promoter,
in his corduroy or khaki
and his high russell shoes,
was wont to disport him.
self, to-day may be seen
men of the east flashing
by in high-powered auto
~ ohiIno VNhnrn MO hoo
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-26

A man who is good only on the sur
face is no good.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-26
NOT QUITE so FOOLISH.

Her Father-Have you and Ned
iuarreled?
His Daughter should say not. My
birthday is next month.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-08
THINGS FOR CHRISTMAS.
Importers Now Ready with Samples for
the Holiday Trade

Of course in all sorts of businesses
preparations have to be made in adj
vance. Clothing for winter wear is
made up in summer, summer clothing is
made in winter. In many lines the
planning is done a year ahead, as it is,
for example, in looking after the supply
of goods required for the Christmas
trade. No sooner are the holidays over
than buyers go abroad to hunt up novel
ties in Europe and to put into the way
of realization ideas that they take with
them, all designed for the trade of the
next Christmas holidays. 1t takes time
to make the goods, time to import them
and time to distribute them and get
them ready finally for sale. Jobbers
here begin to put in their orders for
Christmas goods six or eight months
ahead, in the spring.
Such has long been the custom in pre-
pairing for the holiday trade, a custom
brought to mind just now when most
people are thinking only of going away
for the summer, by sign in window
of down town importer: Christmas
samples ready for inspection. New
York Sun.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-08
NOVELTY IN HOME AQUARIUMS.
Made with a Picture Frame Front and
Intended to Hang on the Wall.

A novelty in balanced or self-sustain-
ing home aQuariums is made to hang up
on the wall like picture The tank is
oblong, narrow at the bottom but wider
at the top. The side to go against the
wall is vertical while the front slopes
up outward, as picture hangs, and this
outer side is in fact surrounded with a
picture frame.
The back and ends of this aquarium
are enclosed in a metallic holder, with
hooks at the top by which it may be
hung, and at the back between this me-
tallic holder and the back wall of the
glass tank is inserted picture, land
scape having at the bottom in the fore
ground brook.
The bottom of the tank is covered with
gravel and set in the water is suitable
vegetation sufficient to please the eye
and to keep the water aerated and then
of course there are the fishes, and when
you have it thus stocked you hang this
aquarium up ON the wall to have the
effect of a picture with fishes swimming
around in it.-New York Sun.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-08

Water for the Bees.


Give the bees plenty of water. They
need a great deal and will fly long
distance to get IT..
If there Is no running stream or
lake of pure water near it is well to
place pail of fresh water near the
apairy every day.
Bees use water to dilute the heavy,
thick honey left over from winter to
make 1t suitable for the young larvae
and also to make the cell wax pilable.
Bees should be protected from the
wind on the north and west by close
set hedge or high fence.
All the weeds should be kept down
in front of the hives. Now plot
feet wide and then cut the weeds and
grass close to the ground with hoe.
An hour once a week spent on the
care Of the bees will bring larger re-
turns for the effort than any other
labor on the farm
A newspaper man in Chicago, who
lives a few miles out in the country,
last year sold 1925 worth of honey to
three big hotels. He says he did not
spend more than an hour a week look
ing after his bees during the season.
F. and D. Journal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-08
ACCOUNTING ITCHING

Eczema for a Year-Got No Relief
Even at Skin Hospital-In Despair
Until Cuticura Cured Him.
II was troubled by a severe itching
and dry, scurfy skin on my ankles,
feet, arms and scalp. Scratching made
it worse. Thousands of small red PIN
pies formed and these caused intense
itching 1 was advised to go to the
hospital for diseases of the skin. did
so, the chief surgeon saying: I never
saw such q bad case Of eczema But
got little or no relief. Then l tried
many so-called remedies, but / became
so bad that 1 almost gave up in de-
spair. After suffering agonies for
twelve months, 1 was relieved of the
almost unbearable itching after two or
three applications of Cuticura Oint-
ment l continued it's use, combined
with Cuticura Soap and Pills. and I
was completely cured. Henry Searle,
Little Rock, Ark, Oct. s and 10, '07."
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. of Cuticura Remedies. Boston.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-08
SOME FAMOUS BULLS.
Collection from the House of Commons
A Few from the PI1lpit

Collection from the House of Commons
"A Few from the Pulpit.
The House of Commons, as might have
been expected, has contributed fair
share to a very amusing collection of
of that body that the late Col. Saunder-
son described eastern Rumelia as IMAM
enough to take her stand" in defense
of a certain threatened right. An Irish
M p. once declared that CT the outrages
reported from Ireland three-Quarters
were exaggerated and half had no foun-
dation in fact-a statistical computation
that reminds one of another Irish NJ
p. who declared excitedly to a group of
fellow members: II want to convince
you that there isn't any truth in half
of the lies they are telling about Ire
land"
The biography of Dean Hook recalls a
certain minor canon who used to preach
at the cathedral when Hook was a boy
at Winchester school. In one of his
sermons there occurred the striking re-
Election that what is impossible can
never be. and very seldom comes to
pass"
bered for it's pathetic lamentation on the
o moresi What times we live in! Little
boys and girls run about the streets
cursing' and swearing before they can
either walk or talkw But the Church
of England has no monopoly of these viO
lent contrasts, for it was at City
Temple meeting not many years ago that
a speaker exclaimed: II find my time
is already gone Therefore l will keep
within it."-Windsor Magazine
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-08
People Tell Each other About Good
Things,


Fourteen years ago few people in the
world knew of such a preparation as
Powder for the Feet. To-day after the
genuine merit of Aliens Foot-Ease has
been told year after year by one graft
fed person to another, there are millions
who would as soon go without dentifrice
as without Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t is
clearly, wholesome, healing antiseptlc
powder to be shaken into the shoes, which
has given rest and comfort to tired and
aching feet in all parts of the world. 1t
cures while you walk. Over 10000 testl-
monials of cures of smarting, swollen,
perspiring feet. 1t prevents friction ana
wear of the stockings and will save In
your stocking bill ten times its cost each
year. limitations pay the dealer larger
profit, otherwise you would never be Of
fered a substitute when you ask for Al
lens Foot-Ease, the original powder for
the feet limitations are not advertised
because they are not permanent. For
every genuine article there are many lmi-
tations. The imitator has no reputation
to sustain-the advertiser has. 1t stands
to reason that the advertised article is
tie best, otherwise the public would not
buy it and the advertising could not be
continued. When you ask for an article
advertised in this paper, see that you get
it. Refuse limitations.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-08
"The Wireless Hero"

Of Jack Binns, the Republics ''wire-
less hero" the manager Of a New York
theatrical agency said:
81 tried my best to land him. l went
as high as a thousand a week. But it
was no use.
"Binns said that on the boards he'd
be as out of place as Hawksley's boss.
/ asked him what Hawksley's boss was,
and he spun me a yarn.
''He said a man by the name OF
Hawksley went to a horse dealer and
said:
'Look-a-here. I want to buy boss.
A useful. all around, factotum kind O.
boss. You know what / mean. A boss
/ can ride in the Sons O. Temperance
parade A good, quiet, family boss the
wife and babies can trust themselves to
in the cart. A boss the boy can ride in
the spring races, and at the same time
the sorter boss what'll pillow double with
on OK on a pinch. A boss, I mean ter
say
Mr.. Hawksley,' said the dealer, with
a sour laugh, we don't want the boss
to wait on the table, do We? New
York Tribune.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-08
TIE
Exceptional
Eqxsfpsv7er1f

of the California Fig Syrup Co. and the
scientific attainments of it's chemists have
rendered possible the production of Syrup
of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA, In all of its
excellence, by obtaining the pure medic
inal principles of plants known to act most
benefcially and combining them most
skillfully, in the right proportions, with
its wholesome and refreshing Syrup of
California Figs.
AS there is only one genuine Syrup OF
Figs and Elixir of SIENNA and as the gen
uine is manufactured by an original
method known to the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, it is always necessary to buy the
genuine to get its beneficial effects.
A knowledge of the above facts enables
one to decline limitations or to return them
if, upon viewing the package, the full name
of the California Fig Syrup Co. is not found
printed on the front thereof.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-08

in all my life. [ recommend Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to all
my friends. Mrs. WILL YOUNG, 6
Columbia Avenue, Rockland, Me.
Backache is a symptom of female
weakness or arrangement. If you
have backache, don't neglect it. To
get permanent relief you must reach
the root of the trouble, Nothing we
knowof will do this so safely and surely
as Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. Cure the cause of these dis
tressing aches and pains and YOU will
become well and strong.
The great volume of unsolicited
testimony constantly pouring In proves
c0nclusively that Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, has restored health to thou
sands of women. @
Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. She has guided
thousands to he alth free of
charge.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-08

little beef scraps to the food. In the
course OF two weeks whole wheat can
be given This is the dry method OF
feeding, which is coming into vogue
quite extensively. sTere is another
method of feeding: Mix dry two parts
of corn meal, one part of finely ground
wheat bran and one part of beef
scraps. After they are thoroughly
mixed add boiling water in sufficient
quantity to make stiff dough. Cover
the vessel and let 1t cook. Feed the
dough warm or cold, but never hot
Denver Field and Farm.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-08
PRESSED HARD.
Cofree,s Weight on Old Age.


When prominent men realize the in
furious effects of coffee and the change
in health that Postum can bring, they
are glad to lend their testimony for
the benefit of others.
A superintendent of public schools
in one of the southern states says:
"My mother, since her early child
hood, was an inveterate coffee drinker,
had been troubled with her heart for
number of years and complained of
that weak all over feeling and sick
stomach.
''Some time ago l was making an
official visit to distant part of the
country and took dinner with one OF
the merchants of the place. l noticed
a somewhat peculiar flavor of the cof-
fee, and asked him concerning it. He
replied that it was Postum.
II was so pleased with it, that after
the meal was over, I bought package
to carry home with me, and had wife
prepare some for the next meal. The
whole family were so well pleased
with it, that we discontinued coffee
and used Postum entirely
Il had really been at times very
anxious concerning my mothers condi-
ton, but we noticed that after using
Postum for short time, she felt so
much better than she did prior to it's
use, and had little trouble with her
heart and no sick stomach; that the
headaches were not so frequent, and
her general condition much improved.
This continued until she was as well
and hearty as the rest of us.
II know Postum has benefited my
self and the other members of the fam
lily, but not in so marked a degree as
in the case of my mother, as she was
a victim of long standing" Read 1.-THE
Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's
a Reason"
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full of
humaa interest.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-08
Alfalfa in Kansas.

F. D. Coburn, secretary Of the Kan
sas State Board of Agriculture, says:
1.-The alfalfa growing in Kansas ap-
proximates 100000 acres, and but three
cultivated crops exceed it in annual
area, viz, wheat, corn and oats. In
combination with these, alfalfa fur
nishes Kansans with the most COM
plete and cheapest rations anywhere
available, for the maintenance of live
stock, for the excellence of which they
are famed. 1t is a perennial blessing
to those so fortunate as to have an
area devoted to it's growing"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-08
SUPPLY OF ARMY HORSES.
Not Equal to Demand in England
French and German Stables.

The adequate supply of horses for the
army, it would scarcely be denied, is as
essential to it's efficiency as men and
guns. Yet in this vital particular the
government, as in so many other queS-
tons relative to the defense Of the coun-
try, have utterly failed to realize their
responsibilities.
Sir Gilbert Parker is raising the point
in one of it's important aspects next
week in the House of Commons. He has
given notice to call the attention of the
secretary of state for war to the fact
that German agents are extensively buy
ing 3-year-old horses suitable for army
purposes in England, Ireland and
Wales.
"There is no use Disgusting the fact"
said an expert on English horse breed
ing, that the country is rapidly being
denuded Of its best horses, and the posi-
ton is becoming acute.
1T is a regulation of the war office
that horses shall not be bought under
years old. This is the foreigners
chance. Not only the Germans, but
practically every continental country, has
agents bent on securing the very pick
of the available 3-year-Olds. They pur-
chase especially young mares, which of
course do not return to this country.
They are, therefore, reducing both in
quality and number the supply of 4-year-
olds obtainable by the home authorities.
'The German and French governments
realize the value Of a plentiful supply.
They have their own government breed
ing establishments and encourage horse
breeding by subsidy. believe France
pays something like 10000 francs year
in this respect. Then they take care
that only good stations are employed.
1.-The principal causes of the alarming
scarcity-for l am convinced if war
broke out tomorrow we have not suf-
ficient supply for the army-are the I'M
precendented buying of young horses by
foreign agents, the fact that farmers are
more and more giving up the breeding
of horses, the increase in mechanical
traction. and the heavy demand for
horses during the late South African
war."-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-08
A MONTE CARLO EPISODE.
Wealthy Englishman Succeeds in Break
ing the Bank"

Every now and then public attention
is attracted by some particularly heavy
gain or loss at the tables of Monte Car
10. The latest hero OF the Riviera is
Huntley Walker, a wealthy Englishman,
we'll known as racing motOrist.
The night before last he won $4,000,
and last night in little over two hours
play he won a further sum of $50, 600.
The table at which he was playing had
to suspend operations for a few min
utes to replenish it's exhausted reserves.
and thus Mr.. Walker, in the accepted
parlance of the rooms, broke the bank"
One of the Casinos officials, speaking
of the run, said there was nothing ex-
traordinary about it, as 'any one play
ing. as Mr.. Walker always did, in MAXI
NUNS. must very quickly either win or
lose large amount" In spite of his
luck on these two occasions, Mr.. Walk
er's experiences only prove the truth of
the old saying, RED gains sometimes,
black gains sometimes. but Blanc al
ways gains''-Mr. Blanc of course be-
ing the proprietor Of the famous gam
bling rooms.
''For fifteen years." says Mr.. Walker,
HI have been coming to Monte Carlo,
and this is the first time l have won,
and even if / had won twice as much
the bank would still be largely indebted
to me."-London Cor. New York Sun.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-08
What He Would Do.

This happened in the days when his
tory was made, at frontier post forty
miles from a railroad. The officer of the
day had just joined from graduation
leave. and the recruit on post had arrived
island. And he was one thoroughly dis
gusted recruit; sick of sage brush and
jackrabbits; longing for the sights and
sounds of his native Manhattan. The
young officer was in a bantering mood,
and after having asked cur recruit what
action he would take in every possible
land IMPOSSIBLE contingency, finally
asked, What would you do if you saw
an express train crossing the parade
grounds?'' Instantly came the answer,
"By C., lieutenant, if it was goin'
east, I'd jump right on t."-Uncle Sans
MAGAZINE
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-08

pulling ability of
the
A B which
behind
having pulls
than the onebe
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-08
Transmitting MIX Qualities.

The influence Of the male in trans
hitting milk qualities to his offspring
is point in which dairymen give too
little heed. Who is there but has not
been disappointed in his heifers from
his best cows by the use of some I'M
worthy bull, or, If he has been so for
tunate as to secure a bull of some
extra milking strain, has not found
his heifers from cows good or bad ex-
ceiling their dams in yield and quail
ity of milk? Look well to the bull,
for in his choice lies success or
failure.-Kansas Farmer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-08
How to Set Fence Posts.

Any timber will last quite we'll if set
in this way: Dig square hole about
a foot deep, throwing the dirt we'll
back. Sharpen the post and drive we'll
into the bottom, then put a fiat stone
against each side and chunk against
the post, the boards holding it the
other way. This prevents their rotting
off at the surface Of the ground as
they always do.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-08
Raising Pigs.

The cheapest way to put gains on
young pigs is through the sow. She
has a strong digestion and can turn
coarse grains and pasture into easily
digested milk. Careful experiments
show that a pound of weight taken
from the sow will make more than, 1
pound of gain on the pigs, the flesh
Of the young animals containing more
water. The SOW should be fed to pro-
duce a high milk yield, and the pigs
should be kept with her until they get
to eating a full feed of grain and pas
ture.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-08
Handling Geese.

In handling geese they should always
be taken by the neck, and when lifted
from the ground the body should be
turned with the back toward the per-
son handling it. In that position it
cannot strike, and will remain quiet
and docile. The body can be partly
supported by Selling the first joint of
the wing with one hand. If the goose
is held facing one, it will strike hard
blows with it's wings or scratch with
itS feet
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-08
A Fish-Skin Suit.

The skin of fish does not suggest it
self as suitable material for the MAX
ing of clothes, yet it is used for this
purpose by tribe of Tartars in Man
churia. They inhabit the banks of the
Peony river, and live by fishing and
hunting. During the last 100 years they
have become nearly extinct, owing to
the invasion of their domain by agricul-
tural Chinese They are known as Fish
skin Tartars. The fish they use is the
tamara, a species of salmon. Both
flesh and skin of this fish are supposed
TO possess wonderful heat-giving proper
ties.-LOndon Globe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-08
French Village Ruled DIV Women.

In the village of Froissy, near Paris,
nearly all the important posts are filled
by women. Passengers alighting at the
railway station are met by a woman,
who is stationmaster, while her husband
is only a guard. A barber shop bears
the notice that mile. Jeanne" will
''henceforth shave her customers only on
Tuesdays and Fridays, as she has under
taken other work. At the postoffice
the local telegraph messenger and post
man, Mime Lesobre," is met. She walks
on an average twenty miles day. The
municipal drummer is a woman in her
Goth year-London Stand lrd
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-08
va1ue Of n Small Stream.

Value of a Small Stream.
An interesting example of the value
of small stream for light and power
purposes may be found near Sacra-
mento, Cal. A trout stream has been
damned up and the power in the form
of electricity has been used for doing
such light work as washing and iron
ing, also for cooking and lighting in
the home of the owner. AS the stream
is very small during the dry months,
an old miners ditch has been damned
to form a reservoir Of 100000 cubic
feet capacity. The plant cost $500
and in single year has done $500
worth of work.