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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-11
Edison Sees the End of the Trolley.

Some time ago, Thomas A. Edison, the
wizard of Menlo Park" formally an
nounced his retirement from commercial
promotion in connection with new inven-
tons. and declared that he would hence
forward devote himself entirely to labo-
ratory work, in the interest of progress
along the lines of effort in which he
has been eminently successful, not only
as an inventor but as money-maker.
Those who have imagined that despite
his persistency in the past and his con-
tinued devotedness to research in the
field of electricity, Mr.. Edison really in
tended to ''let CO." will be encouraged
by the announcement from his private
laboratory that after several years of eX-
pertinent with heavy automobile trucks
he has at last perfected his promised
durable" storage battery, and secured
permission to demonstrate its efficiency
in New York city over such of the lines
of the Third avenue system as are now
served by horses. Mr.. Edison says he
appears to have at last devised battery
that will not wear out in year, like the
old street railway storage batteries, but
will continue in state of usefulness for
five years, if not for an entire decade,
and that will be able to move a car more
then hundred miles with one charging
Mr.. Edison states that the improve
ment has been wrought by using nickel
instead of lead, and by combining Ger.
tain chemicals which do not give off
acid fumes that eat away the battery,
but are alkaline in nature. This has
overcome the chief defect of the old
time batteries, which soon became de-
ficient through corroism. The outlook is
therefore for an improvement in street
railway service by making each car a
unit of power and doing away with the
trolley wires and poles. Power houses
will be necessary, as heretofore, for the
development OF electricity, but instead Of
sending the fluid out upon the trolley
wires, the generators will charge bat
leries which can be substituted for spent
reservoirs Of power when the limit of a
cars usefulness has been reached. Mr..
Edison saws this will be an improvement
of great Importance, because it will
make impossible the closing down of en-
tire lines by temporary breaks in the
power service at the stations.
a lame car is only a trivial incident in
street railway traffic, but a tied-up sys-
tenn is calamity during the height of
traffic. and anything that will prevent
such t;e-urs will be hailed as a decided
Improvement.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-11
A Queer Test.

The grocer said to the applicant:
Your references are good. Show
me your style Of weighing out five
pounds Of sugar. There's the scales"
The applicant wreathed his face in
the amiable smile all statesmen wear
and weighed out the sugar with dis
patch and accuracy. He put on too
little sugar at first; he added gently Il
full half pound before the scale bal
anced.
You'll do" said the grocer. ''You
understand the scale trick. 1t is plain
that you learned your trade in the
thorough old school way"
Eyes, sir" the other answered. 81
learned in the country, and almost my
first lesson was that in weighing. You
must add, add, add, till the beam tips.
because all that adding pleases the Gus
tomer-seems to him almost like a gift,
But if, on the contrary, you subtract
from the quantity on the scale the Gus
toner is affected in the opposite way
you seem to be robbing him. He goes
away convinced that you are a stingy
cheat. New Orleans Times-Democrat
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-11

grew stronger, and within three months
/ was O. perfectly well woman.
ST want this letter made public to-
show the benefit women may derive
from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
COMPOUND" Mrs. JOHN G. MoLDAN,
2116 Second St., North, Minneapolis,
MINI.
Thousands of unsolicited and genu-
inc testimonials Like the above prove.
the efficiency of Lydia E. Pinkham's.
Vegetable Compound, which is, made,
exclusively from roots and herbs.
Women who suffer from these dis
tressing ills peculiar to their sex should
not lose sight of these facts or doubt.
the ability Of Lydia E: Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to restore their
health.
Ifyou want special advice write
to Mrs. Finkham, at Lynn, Mass.
Shewil1 treatyOurl etterasstrictly
confidential. For 20 years she
has been helping sick women in
this way, free of charge. Don't
hesitate = write at once.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-11
only .unalterable thing, world without

only unalterable thing, world without
end?
The stars die, the suns fade, soon rots
the world; the flowers wither, but still
thoI fiddlest on the ancient strings.
The grass fadeth, the flower withereth,
but still dost thou lay thy bait.
To woman all cometh naturally; she
needeth no academy; her brain is well
stocked with devices.
She hath no ambition save one; verify
doth she sometimes pretend to intellect,
but gladly abandoneth it should she
espy a man. Votes would she essay !;
but truly woman's place is by the fire.
side; and we'll she realizeth it.
Though she be clever, kiss her on the
nose tip.
Her costumes she planneth fearfully,
her face she powdereth or painteth.
Sandow is not unknown to her, if SO be
it serves her grand purpose.
She lieth still in wait; she hungereth
for thee; in the devious ways where
thou wouldst escape her there are her
tolls. She hath been there before.
My son, trust not woman.-Recently
discovered, translated, and now present.
ed by Charles Stokes through London
Opinion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-11
Relief for Italy-America Leading the
World

Contributions from different parts of
the world sent to Italy for the relief
of sufferers by the earthquake aggre-
gated $1O,2SS,O0O at the close of last
week. OF this amount 100000 was
from South America and $3,60O,0OO from
the United States.
Premier Giolotti was prompt to make
formal recognition of the fact that in the
good work of extending aid to Italy in
her distress this country has led the
world. He said: ''In respect to the rapid
ity and thoroughness of relief work
America stands first. Our gratitude 20
the United States will endure forever
The Pope gave a farewell audience
to Archbishop Ireland yesterday, after
having dictated to his secretary, Cardi..
nal Merry del Val, cablegram of
cago for the generous relief contribution
of 900 made by communicates of the
Catholic churches in that city. To
Archbishop Ireland his holiness said
America always is first" and author
lied the distinguished prelate to con-
vey the apostolic benediction to the
American people.
In addition to what the people of the
United States acting through private
channels have done and are doing for
the earthquake sufferers, Italians are
naturally impressed by the 100000
voted by Congress and by the effective
work which the crews of the American
warships are accomplishing at Messina
and other points in the stricken dis
trict.
England is a rich country which has
always been liberal in extending aid OH
occasions of great calamity. France is
Italy's closest neighbor. Yet the con-
tributions of England so far have
amounted to 40 more than 100000 and
the total of those from France is $780,
900. 1t is creditable to the United
States to be in the advance of all the
world in an international competition to
do good.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-11
Booker T. Washington.

Not long ago there was a negro con-
ference at Tuskegee, Ala, the site of
Booker I. Washington's famous insti-
tute, and one of the most profitable
speakers was Mrs. Lucy Nelson of Dade-
vile, Ala This woman was an extreme
ly black African, but she was neatly
dressed-had passed. indeed, the sun
bonnet STAGE" as Mr.. Washington calls
those of his people just budding into Il
more ambitious and broader existence.
Under the cross examination of Mr..
Washington the woman related a most
interesting eXperience-an experience
that should be an inspiration to the
whole colored race.
''Do the people of your community own
homes, Mrs. Nelson?" asked Booker L.
Washington.
Il think they's fixin' to own 'em, sah."
But do they own them?"
"a heap of times you can't just tell,
sab. But they's holdin' 'em down.
DO you own your homer"
'Ies, sab, | do" proudly. "And l can
tell you. jest how | got it. snapped a
puppy dog for it."
Huh" said Mr.. Washington, express
sively.
''Yes, sah," the woman persisted. Il
means jest what says"
Tell us about it"
'Well. it was this way. When I start
Ell l. uluu nave Ut ali DuJ jest
a little yaller puppy dog. l took the dog
over to my brother-in-law's. He had
eight little bits of pigs. Oh! jest so little,
an / snapped the puppy with him for
one of the pigs. 1t was sech little pig
that it didn't look like it would live, but
l nLrsed it good and l prayed to the
Lord to make that little pig come for'ard
to do me good, and the pig lived and
grew. The first year / turned her out
and when she came back in the fall she
brought me seven little pigs with her.
That was my start. I've never had to
buy any meat since. This winter I've
killed three hogs, and I've got another at
home ready to kill. I've got forty acres
of land now. all paid for, and house.
and it ali come from that one little pup
py."
''Do you hear that?" exclaimed Mr.
Washington, ''you men? Some of you'd
better go back home and swap your dogs
for pigs!"-New York Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-11
James J. Hill.

One of the boasts of James j. Hill,
the railroad magnate, has been that he
has no telephone in his house "My of
fee is the place to do business" he has
declared, ''and my office hours the time
in which to do business. When | am be-
hind the door OF my home L am safe
from the world"
He has been. too, as can be proven by
MANY q reporter who tried to interview
him there at night. The best the re-
porter ever got was a sarcastic grin from
the butler. who buttled the reporter out
to the cold world and a hot city editor.
But the other day, according to Mr..
Hills own statement, his butler APP
preached him. "The man is here to put
in the telephone" said the butler.
Mr.. Hill promptly authenticated"
He wanted no telephone, he said. He
would have no telephone. He regarded
it as a piece of gross impertinence on
the part of the telephone company to as
sumo that he wanted telephone. "Why
didn't you tell him So" he demanded
of the butler. Now you would think
would have wilted beneath the mag
mates frown. He did not. Hi told
'im sir,' said the butler, calmly, ''that
this telephone was wanted by the serv
ants. sir. Hi told i'm you didn't desire
hit. sir. but that we 'ad to ave it,
James j. HEl, magnate, looked at Mr..
HilPs buffers impressive face. He twid-
died his fingers for a moment on the
mahogany desk. Then, confronted with
the certainty of a servants strike, he
weakened. "Put it in, them he said,
and. with return of courage, he
growled at the butler: ''But if I'm ever
bothered by it I'll fire every one of
you"
And the butler bowed in meekness
and said: every good, sir.'-Cincinnati
Times-Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-11
SMUGGLING IN PHILIPPINES.
Swift Boat brings COntraband Goods
from Oriental Ports to Islands

Swift Boat Brings COntraband UOOus
from Oriental Ports to Islands
Smuggling in the Philippine Islands
Is assuming proportions that make 1t a
menace to insuiar revenues, says the
Manila Times. 1t will surprise the or
derby and law-abiding to know that
only a few days ago a cargo Of khaki,
smuggled into the country by way OF
the east coast of Luzon, was f1oated
down Laguna de Bay and the Pasig
for distribution in Manila, yet such is
the fact
The cloth was dropped on the east
coast somewhere near Baker, logged
across the mountains to a secluded In
let on the lake and boldly brought into
Manila. Sleuths of the government got
track Of it before it was landed, but
there was no way to stop it.
There is smuggling, too, in the north
country, but it's greatest home is in the
Sulu archipelago, with Borneo as its
base. There in that back alleyway Of
the sea it has gone on for ages without
let or hindrance. Hundreds Of swift
going vintas are engaged in the illicit
trade land heretofore they have carried
on the traffic in the light Of day.
1t has never been anybody's business
to watch them. The trade was good
for Borneo and Spanish sovereignty sat
lightly in the sea Of Dyaks A month
ago when a legislative committee went
from Manila to investigate the question
it found hundred boats loading con-
traband on the Borneo coast and it
stumbled upon party of ninety Chi
nese who were coming to the Philip
pines by the underground.
Suppression of the use of opium In
the Philippines has made the drug the
great prize of smuggling. 1t has gone
to fabulous price in Manila, Iloilo,
Bebu and other cities, and there are
riches for the fellow who can run 1t
across the Sulu Sea. And there is mon
ey in other articles, as witness the In
nocent khaki cloth that circled Luzon
and came in by way Of the Luguna ex-
cursion route. The government is plan,
ming to meet the Sulu situation by
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-11
SKIN ERUPTION CURED.

was So Sore, Irritating and Painful
that Little Sufferer Could Not
Sleep-Scratched CONFERENCE.-The
1cura's Efficacy Proven.
when about two and half years
old my daughter broke out on her hips
and the upper parts of her legs with a
very irritating and painful eruption.
1t began in October; the first 1 no.
ticed was a little red surface and a
constant desire On her part to scratch
her limbs. She could not sleep and
the eruptions got sore, and yellow wa
ter came out of them. l had two doc
tors treat her, but she grew worse I'M
der their treatment. Then I bought
the Cuticura Remedies and only used
them two weeks when she was entire
ly well. This was in February. She
has never had another rough place on
her skin, and she is now fourteen
years old. Mrs. R. r. Whitaker, Win
chester, Tenn, Sept. %, 1905"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. Of Cuticura Remedies, Boston.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-11

An attic up four flights of stairs,
With couch. an easel, luckless chairs,
Ny loaf and bottle with me shares
A mistress; this is she:
A fragile form in shabby dress,
A rogue'S dark eye; in each careSs,
mingled sweet and bitterness;
Her kiss but irony!
Eth, bien! I like the bite and tang
Of careless kisses; like the lang
Of her crisp love words; with pang
Our parting I foresee.
She gave me life, she gave me friends:
Her lovers, they, like me!-she lends
Us inspiration, all; she blends
Our toll with gaiety.
Ali some, / know, she's made her slaves,
A few to false and cringing knaves;
Her kiss drove some to nameleSS graves;
Their love was tragedy.
But /, love her as wench
To spice my face on wine-house bench
With Attic salt and cayenne French;
Thus she and / agree.
NV attic, up a hundred stairs,
With books and bottles piled on chalrs
And pipes and sketches, with me snares'
NV mistress, Poverty.
Charlton Lawrence Edholm, in Smart SET
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-11
Justice Harlan.

Justice Harlan told story to Judge
Taft of how he went out to play golf
ball and sent it off at hazard He
came to the caddie and asked him to find find
the ball, looking within a radius Of 300
yards. The caddie's eyes stuck out.
II done found dat ball. judge. It am
in de hole sure 'nough. 1t jest wiggled
in like"
1t was certainly remarkable that a
drive through the fog should place ball
where the most earnest effort of two to
twenty strokes may fail in broad day
light.
Judge Taft responded with fishing
story, also about a fog. He went out
one day in a wagon to fish and the fog
came down thick. He drew up where he
thought the stream ought to be. cast his
line, felt a pull and hauled in a fine
trout-another bite and another until
the wagon was filled. The fog lifted and
the wagon was 800 yards from the river.
There was a silence which might be
felt when Judge Taft concluded and JUS
tice Harlan told no more fog stories.-
National Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-11
TALES OF PUBLIC MEN.
Kermit Roosevelt.

Kermit Roosevelt was talking about
his forthcoming trip. to Africa:
II hope in the African wilds," said the
young man. ito have many exciting and
novel adventures. But l trust that l
will engage in no such startling feat as
''This New Yorker, big game hunter
of many years experience, was lion
shooting in Uganda. He had excellent
luck. Nearly every day he posed in a
complacent attitude beside, a freshly
killed lion. and his photographer snapped
him for the magazines.
zone afternoon the photographer was
awakened by loud noise. He rose and
looked out. sprinting toward him lin from
came his chief ard with terrible roars
and growls a huge lion bounded at his
heels.
.'The photographer gazed spellbound at
the strange and exciting picture. His
chief. perceiving. him, 6 shouted; 49,.
George! I'm bringing him home alive "
New York Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-11

An incident of great interest to the
advocates of food reform is the endorse
ment of the course of DR.. H. w. Wiley.
chief of the bureau of chemistry of the
Department of Agriculture by the New
York Wholesale Grocers' Association
which adopted resolutions deprecating
the attacks upon the Doctor for the evil
dent purpose of securing his removal
from the position he now occupies, and
declaring that the association recognizes
in him "a man of unassailable honesty
and integrity, of unfinchfng tenacity of
purpose for the public good, and one
of the chief champions of the cause of
pure and unadulterated goods for the
people,"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-11

The fact that living victims are being
taken from the ruins of Messina accOrds
with general expectation, and it has been
surprising that more has not been said
or urged in regard to the necessity of
diligent and unceasing exploration of the
ruins, while the work of succoring the
rescued received attention. The exca-
vators will doubtless reveal instances in
which men, women and children have
been held down by debris and starved to
death within sound of those who have
casually examined the ruins.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-11
Bull of the Irish secretarx

A genuine bull is credited to Mr.
Augustine Birrell, secretary for Ireland.
by Bristol correspondent of the Lon
don Daily News.
1T is easier" Mr.. Birrell. affirmed in
the course of public speech at Bristol,
ito face your foes in front of Won than
your friends behind your back"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-11

If, as mining experts assert there are
millions of dollars worth of coal under
the Yellowstone National Park the day
is likely to come when these deposits will
be worked. The conservation of the
beauties of nature appeals as strongly
to Americans as to any people in the
world, but American winters are very
cold and the demand for fuel for manu-
featuring purposes is steady and urgent,
and Americans are too practical to let
valuable natural resources go to waste.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-11

Valentine Smith. who holds the office
of municipal archivist in Chicago, has
communicated to the Common Council
a plan by which the city's history may
be preserved. A municipal historical So
ciety is to be formed, and the work of
putting material together will begin
shortly. But are there not Chicagoans
who will blush for Chicago when they
reflect upon some of the trasactions that
will go laundering down the ages if all
the city's history is preserved?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-11

to know about it. Doctors have long
agreed that IS d Gn f rs nasb
circulation of the blood in the brain.
This sc can am be - quickly overcome by mas
saying the neck in the neighborhood Of
the iugular vein, thus stirring the blood
to life and action. Rub your neck well
on both sides and drowsiness will leave
you. Try it."-New York Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-11

There seems to be something espe-
cially faulty in the mine at Ziegler, Hi
nois, which has repeatedly become a
slaughter pit The workings should re-
ceive a careful examination at the hands
of experts, with view to safeguarding
miners who go into them after operations
are resumed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-11
When Waking Up.

Here is a bit of information it will pay
you to keep ready for reference, though
you will perhaps turn up your nose at il
at the first reading: ''How to wake up
and wake up fully and quickly! Most
people prefer not to wake up in the
morning-that is, they think of the
pleasure there would be in just five min
utes' more of sleep if only that alarm
clock had not sounded it's warning. OF
course you have TO get up, and if there
is really anything that will make the job
easier and more pleasant you will want
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-11

The health department of Chicago is
now demanding ventilation in the street
cars of that city equal to the passage
through the cars of $4,000 cubic feet of
air an hour. This if it can be attained
will make the cars far more pleasant.
but it might interfere with comfort in
winter by lowering the temperature.
The problem of admitting pure air with
out sacrificing heat is one that battles
scientists in this latitude during the win
ter months, and the average ventilating
system is made deceit and a snare in
effort to solve it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-11

The general trend of educational prog
ress is shown by the message of Gov.
Fort of New Jersey, who recommends
the appointment of a permanent commits
sion of five members to cooperate with
the school boards of the various munich
palities of the state for the purpose of
establishing manual training schools and
trade schools. Several cities in the east
and west, including Milwaukee, have
taken the lead in this respect, and their
success is inspiring educators throughout
the country to promote the development
of industrial education.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-11
Harry P. Whitney.

Harry Payne Whitney, the day his
own and other noted horsemen's racers
were shipped for London on the Mime
haha, said of the death OF racing IN New
York:
"A good many jockeys have been hard
hit. 4 jockey told me last week very
sad tale of misfortune. l listened SYM
pathetically."
sAh. joe said 1 when man is
down, few hands are extended to him.
1.-THE Jockey as he chewed a straw
smiled bitterly.
6" Few hands-yes - that's right he
said. but think of the feet New
York Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-11
WASHBURN PRINTING CO., Publishers

The production of Portland cement in
the United States in 1908, as reported by
the Geological Survey, amounted to only
100000 barrels, contrasted with 49,
7S5. 900 barrels in 1907. This is another
demonstration of the effect of the bust
ness depression of last year on the build
ing trades
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-11

A New England plant breeder named
Hill is reported to have produced a Gu
cumber which is a cross between that
vegetables and the orange. The fruit-veg-
etable is said to be fne-grained, delicious
in taste, and a perfect yellow. This
will encourage the belief that the Sc
cretly admired and surreptitiously con-
sumed onion may some day be brought
into fashionable circles and delicate
menus as a fruit.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-11

A Marathon victory for Dorando, the
Italian runner. at st. Louis, is proof
of the foreign athletes persistency in
spite of physical shortcomings. But
the wisdom of long runs for man who
collapses frequently when on the track
is doubtful. to say the least. There
is danger that Dorando may drop out
''for good,'' some of these days, during
a Marathon run.