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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02
HYMNS AND THEIR AUTHORS
JUST FOR TODAY.
BY Ernest r.. wiIberforce.

1.-THE author of this hymn is a descend
ant of the Great William Wherefore, the
philanthropiSt, and son OF Samuel Will
berforce, the bishop of oxford, and later
of Winchester. He was born in 1910 and
became canon Of Winchester in 1878 and
ONLY hymn which has attained popularity
and this has been of recent growth. II
was written for a morning prayer at pri-
Vate deVotionI
Lord. for tomorrow and its needs
do not pray;
Keep me, my God, from stain of sin
Just for to-day.
Help me to labor earnestly
And duly pray;
Let me be kind in word and deed,
Father, to-day.
Let me no wrong or idle word
b Unthinking say;
Set thou a seal upon my lips
Through all to-day.
Let me in season, Lord. be grave,
In season gay;
Let me be faithful to thy grace,
Dear Lord, to-day.
And if, to-day, this life of mine
Should ebb away,
Give me thy sacrament divine,
Father, to-day.
SO for tomorrow and it's needs
do not pray;
Still keep me, guide me, love me, Lord
Through each to-day,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02

barrel at the bottom between the head
and the false bottom through the reg
nlar down spout, which is clearly illus
frated. 1t passed up through the
gravel and charcoal and out at the
bop through a second pipe which leads
20 the cistern. The top layer of stone
may be improved on by filling the
Foids between the stone with sand.
Nhe sand is covered with cheesecloth
stretched on a wire and the cloth and
wire held in place with one or two
stones. A small wooden plug or faucet
lis placed at the lower end of the bar
rel to drain same after a rain or when
washing out the filter. Give the bar
9el two or three coats of paint, pro-
vide close fitting cover and your fill
ter will do the work just as well as
any twenty-five dollar filter in the
land.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02
Useful Little Suggestions.

A dirty collar often makes a sore
shoulder.
Are ra bbits and mice skinning your
young trees?
Cheap harness often proves an expen-
sive instrument.
The most perfect milk can be quick
ly and easily spoiled.
1t will cost no more per pound to
grow a colt than a calf.
A little axle grease applied where it
belongs saves horsefesh.
Successful hog raisers will always
have clover alfalfa pastures for their
animals.
A cheap paint can be made from a
solution of borax and water mixed
with linseed oil.
Every farmer in the country has a
place for sheep, some perhaps only for
fifty, others for 1000.
Let the young pigs learn to eat with
their dams and as soon as possible PIT
them all on pasture.
Make your head save your heels by
careful planning, and you can do twice
the work with fewer steps.
Hornless cattle are preferred by
feeders and shippers, and they will US
ually pay a premium for them.
We do not need manure nor COM
mercial fertilizer on our orchards rs
much as light cultivation and perfect
care.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02
Testing Poultry for the Table.

Some experts in choosing poultry for
the table depend upon testing the:
breastbone, but sometimes dealers:
break this on purpose, then you are:
out. In young chicken or goose the
cartilage in the breastbone will bend
easily. If the bird is a year old it
will be brittle, and in an old fowl
will break before it will bend to any
amount To make this test, take the
end of the breastbone farthest from
the head and make the attempt to
bend it to one side. If it is young it
will bend easily to either side.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02
Economical Cistern Filter.

A practical filter is necessary for
Ehe cistern. One may be constructed
be any good, sound oak barrel, as
shown in the illustration herewith.
One head is removed and several holes
bored in it. 1t is then dropped inside
and forms false bottom, as shown,
feaying a clear space between it and
khe bottom or head proper. Six or
Seven inches of coarse gravel or
broken stone are next placed on the
Ealse bottom, and on this stone layer
be charcoal six or seven inches thick
Is placed, and on the charcoal a sec
pnd layer of stone or gravel. In all
1t should be about eighteen or twenty
inches thick The water enters the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02
Keeping Milk Utensils Clean.

Discard the dishcloth and the dish
towel when the milk utensils are being
washed Wash them in warm water
first, with plenty of some washing
compound, and use brush to do the
work, but never a rag. Get into every
part of them, after which rinse off
with clean warm water, and then
either put them in boiling water or
pour boiling water over them. Stand
the parts up so they will drain and
use no cloth to wipe them. The hot
surface will dry them quickly, and
they will be clean Leave the parts in
a sunshiny place if possible.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02
Keeping Tab on Hens.

It is a good plan to watch for the
hens that are laying and those that
are not. Those that are not laying
these days should be disposed of, for
Ehey take away what profit the busy
ones make. The eggs from the per-
sistent layers should be used for hatch
ing purposes, so that better
strain of laying hens may be obtained
for next season. 1t is only by care
full watching and observation that the
busy hens can be told from the drones.
Agricultural Epitomist.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02
Bismarck's View of Women in Pc

blsmarck'S view OF Women IN Politics.
Some interesting observations of
Prince Bismarck on female suffrage have
just come to light. OF women in poll
tics he said: 1--WE men are all clumsy.
calmly bears, even diplomatists. More
over. much less would be made public
for a sensible woman's mouth can keep
silence On the other hand, it can draw
an opponent in a tone of harmless chat
ter many a secret that he would not
give up to us men. Woman's mouth
chats so overwhelmingly on most difficult
subjects that we never notice, old dom
keys that we are, that we have told
them more than we intended to. For
everything that is feminine beats us in
cunning. Berlin dispatch London Tele-
graph.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02
PIGPEN DOOR.

bars across the top of the trough pre-
vent any unusually piggish pig from
erowding down the length of the
trough to the exclusion of others.
when ready to admit the pigs to the
feed the bar is lifted and the door
drops to its usual position. Any farm
Er can make such device, all that is
required, besides the lumber that
MOULD have to be used in any case,
beine the hinges.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02
Conl Tar Remedy for Mango

For itch or mango, rubbing of tail
or name, wash thoroughly with warm
soft water and soap, then rub in with
brush a proper strength of coal tar
dip used on sheep and dogs. Scrub
every three or four days until cured.
Disinfect stalls and harness also Or
you never will get rid of the pest.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02
HELP FROM wOODPECKERS.
They Would Eat Pine Beetle and Save
Trees.

Right on the head of the announce
ment that from $4,000 to 100000 feet of
yellow pine timber near the foot of Lake
Mcdonald in northern Montana, had be-
come infected with the dread pine bee
tie. comes the announcement at Kalis-
pell of A. Reynolds, veteran ranger In
the service. that thousands of acres of
fir and spruce in the Blackfoot national
forest are likewise affected, and that
the plague is rapidly spreading. Mr..
south fork of the Flathead are also
blighted, and he declares the woodpecker
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02
Age of Usefulness.

! The period of hens usefulness de-
bends altogether on the hen. While
the first year is usually the best for
bgg production, it is not always the
Ease, some hens laying better the sec
Dnd year. But, as a rule, one will get
the greatest number of eggs from a
given number Of fowls by having the
bullets Matched early. March and
April are the best months, SO as to get
them laying early in the fall, and
change them each year, disposing of
the fowls when they cease laying to go
through the molting process.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02
Uses for the Corncobs.

Save all the corncobs. They are
good for smoking meat in absence OF
hickory wood, and they are splendid
Tor burning to charred condition for
hogs. The surplus cobs should go into
Ahe manure. They are good absorbers
of LIQUIDS and improvers of soil tex
lure. besides supplying some fertiliz-
ing elements and adding humus to the
szniI
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02
Disposition of Breeders.

In breeding profitable horses care
should be taken to select animals
known to possess desirable qualities.
Vicious mares should not be bred. Ev-
cry year bad dispositioned horses send
quite a number Of persons to prema-
ture graves and cripple others, while
the material damage they do is quite
considerable
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02
Beef and Dairy Cattle.

When a dairyman has faced the ae-
tual practice of selling cows from his
herd for beef he will not feel encour
aged over the outlook of combining
beef and dairy qualities in the same
herd. There is a popular prejudice
against eating beef from an old, played
out dairy cow, and there is no advan-
tage in trying to combine the two
qualities in one animal
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02
There is a reason
Why Grape-Nuts does correct

A weak, physical, or a
Sluggish mental condition.
The food is highly nutritious
And is partially pre-digested,
So that it helps the organs OF
the stomach
To digest other food.
1t is also rich in the
Vital phOsphates that go
Directly to make up
The delicate gray matter
OF brain and nerve centres.
Read "The Road to MELVILLE
In pkgs. "There's a Reason"
POSTUM CEREAL COMPANY. Ltd.
Battle Greek, Mich.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02

you, turn unto God. that He may en-
rich your spiritual experience, and
then be sure that your experience en-
riches your testimony in constantly
growing manner.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02

snread too rapidly for artificial means
to check them. There are few wood
peckers in the Lake Mcdonald region
Mr.. Reynolds declares if some natural
disease does not take them off, the beau
tifully wooded hills of the Glacier ma
tional park will turn yellow and lose
their needles. as the beetles are spread
inc in that direction from the lake.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02
Easily Made Fire kinder.

Put about a gallon measure full Of
sawdust that has been well saturated
with kerosene into deep tray. Add
enough melted rosin to stiffen the en-
tire amount when it is cold. When
cold, says Popular Mechanics, this
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02
Removing Dents from Wood.

A very good way to remove dents
in wood is to take piece of wet felt
and place it on the dent. Press with
a hot flat-iron and the dent will in
stantly disappear. This is good for
all cases of dented wood.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02

tween them to fit over the nut to be
turned This will make a serviceable
wrench, a substitute that will prove
very beneficial in case of an emer
gency.-Thos, L. Parker, in Popular
Mechanics.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02
Dynamiting Holes for Planting

Tree planters advocate dynamiting
holes for the planting of fruit trees!
When there is an impervious hardpan
they advise the digging of the hole
deep enough for the tree, then placing
a small stick of dynamite in the hard
pan and the explosion will loosen up
the ground so that the roots of the
trees may take deeper hold in the soil.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02

Pure ground coffee will not discoIor
cold water until it has been soaked for
some time, while the addition of chicory
as an adulterant will Immediately impart
a broWnish hue
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02
Forced Into Confederate Army.


James Clarke, better known as Dad
Clarke, who died at the county I'M
Urinary near Logansport, Ind, in
April, had served four years in the
Civil war, but was unable to get into
the soldiers homes in the north OF
those maintained in the south for vet
Grams of the Confederate army. His
history is one of the most unusual in
the annals of the war. His ambition
was to get into the soldiers home at
Marion, but his repeated efforts were
futile, and finally in despair he turned
to the county poor farm, and there he
had been for three years, bemoaning
his fate that made him a man without
a home.
Clarke at tia outbreak Of the Civil
war was travelling through the south
with a number of Irish peddlers. Tho
majority of these peddlers lived in
Logansport, Marion, Anderson and
other nearby Indiana cities. With
wagons and packs they Travelled
throughout the south selling merchan-
disc of all kinds.
The day war was declared 13 of the
Irish peddlers were in Jackson, Miss.
Excitement was high there, and
Clarke and his companions were as
enthusiastic as the natives, only for
different cause. They hastily planned
to return to Indiana to enlist and go
to the front But before they could
leave they we're taken into custody,
we're pressed into the Confederate
ranks and were compelled to fight
against brothers and friends in the
northern army.
For two years they marched, fought
and lived with the Confederates, ever
watchful for a chance to escape. So
far all had escaped death and injury
But during one battle when the two
lines were only few hundred feet
apart, the little band of northerners
planned dash for liberty. At given
signal they broke for the Yankee lines.
But they had not gone very far before
a hundred Confederate guns were
turned on them. Twelve fell dead to
the ground, and Clarke, the only sur
vivor, fell to escape the rain of lead.
A burly sergeant was about to I'm
pale him with a bayonet when a col
onel thrust the sergeant aside, ordered
Clarke back to the line and made him
again take up the fight against the
Yankees.
Soon after this Clarke was trans
ferred to Andersonville prison, where
he did guard duty for three months
under Captain Wirz. Compelled to
shoot at any prisoner who stepped
across the dead line, Clarke always
shot wide of the mark. Later, when
he was sent to the front again, the
company to which he was assigned
was captured in battle by the Union
forces and the prisoners were sent to
the northern prison near Detroit
Clarke protested that he was Kan
kee and had been pressed into service,
but none would believe his story.
However, on the third day of his I'M
prisonment, he met and was recog-
nized by his half-brother, Joe Murphy,
who was on guard duty. Murphy had
heard of the fate Of Clarke and the
other Irish peddlers, and when he ex-
planned the circumstances, Clarke was
paroled and sent back to Logansport.
Several years ago, he spent his
spare time building coffin. He was
very enthusiastic over the project and
was buried in Indianapolis News.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02

PERRY DAVIS PAINKILLER
For sudden chill cold (instead of whiskey) use
Painkller. For collie diarrhea and summer complaint
this medicine never fails 25c, 35c and soc bottles
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02

mixture can be cut into squares and
put away until ready for use. Put one
square of the kinder into the fireplace
of stove and place the fuel on top.
A hot fire will be produced in short
time after the lighting.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02
Substitute for a Wrench.

If in need of wrench and one is
not at hand, take a large bolt and
run on two nuts, allowing space be-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02
EARNED Lands.

An exhaustive census investigation
of farm interests throughout the Unit
ed States showed that in the last ten
years the total number of farms has
increased Is per cent. In the older
States, from Ohio eastward, there has
been going on for twenty years a ten
dency toward the amalgamation of
farms distant from market into larger
holdings. There are now almost three
times as many farms as in 1870, and
an unprecedented increase in the value
of farm lands and live stock is the
even more momentous fact revealed by
this inquiry The land in farms, with
their buildings, improvements and live
stock, is to-day almost $30,000,000 900,
a gain of A per cent in ten years. Pres
ent values are two and one-half times
the farm values of thirty years ago.
In the North Central States the in
crease in the value of farms is 43 per
cent; in the South Central States, SO
per cent; in the North Atlantic, Ii
per cent, and in the South Atlantic, "a
per cent
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02

The city of London corporation con-
sists of the lord mayor, % other alder
men and 206 common councillors.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02

Japan has now more than 200
telephone exchanges, more than twice
the number it had two years ago.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02

"A ten-story building was built in
New York recently in forty-seven work
ing days.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02

"On the day of the Generals death
an old soldier of the Confederacy re-
marked to a stranger near the cigar
stand in the Kimball House: We'll,
poor Grant is dead at last Yes re-
marked the other, and he ought to
have died thirty years ago. Say
stranger, was you in the warp No,
sir Thought so-good day"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02

London has 2,150 miles of streets
and $50 miles of tramways.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-02

not yet IS, went to the busy editor one
day with a request for his written per-
mission to enlist.
"Why, my boy, they don't want little
children for soldiers
eyes, they do, papa. I've just had o
talk with the captain and he says he
will take me if you will write your
consent
"But your mother and I can't spare
you. You know how hard it was for
us to let your brothers go. / can't
give my consent. I left your mother
crying this morning because she does
not hear from her boy who is in
prison"
Then the little fellow handed his
father a copy Of that mornings Senti-
mel, in which was an article urging a
prompt filling of Wisconsin's quota in
compliance with Mr.. Lincoln's last call.
"You wrote that, papa, and now you
are trying to prevent enlistments."
But I didn't ask them to rob trun-
die beds, my child"
please write your consent, papa, the
captain is waiting to enlist me-"
What will you do if I don't give my
consent?"
II can write most like you, papa
The captain wouldn't know the differ
ence."
Written consent was given, and that
day the child was in uniform. The
train bearing his regiment stopped a
few minutes at Kenosha, where the
Sholes boy was born z. G. Simmons
neighbor when his people lived there,
was at the station Pretty young for
soldier, my lad" said Mr.. Simmons
'but you can help some," and then
handed the child a $40 greenback
When ten or twelve years ago Mr.. Sim
mons got ready to give hundreds of ex-
soldiers an annual outing and banquet
he chose the child soldier of 1864 to
make the arrangements. Several de-
partment commanders have chosen the
some soldier for chief of staff. He is
now serving in that capacity. Many
thousands in Wisconsin know Louis
Sholes.-J. A. Watrous, in Chicago
Reocrd-Herald.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-04-28
Millinery Department.

Growing every day in popularity, sentiment,
value and hard cash coupled with stylish goods is tell
in the tale.
500 Mushroom Sailor Hats in Satin Straws value so to
75c price, SOC.
500 Sailor Hats nicely trimmed, worth SOC for 25c
l Lot Children's ready-to-wear hats for &c.,
l Lot Misses Hats, ready-to-weer up-to-date 49c.
l Lot Ladies' Street hats, stylish and upto-date usual
price l. so to ST. price, &c.
Big lot read towear hats strictly uptodate, less
than half what you usually pay.
We have sold several hundred of these spring beauties
and in every instance saved money for the buyer
One Thousand Baby Caps. samples from the factory,
very latest Styles just what you want and at about Csc
the dollar.
1 Lot Ladies' up-to-date Collars, 10 to 23c.
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Lot Ladies' Coat Suits ali Linen, latest coors, also
white, worth Sc. SO, for $40.
l Lot Ladies Linen coored Skirts worth $3.50 for 79c.
l Lot Ladies' White Linen Skirts manufacturers sam
pies about 150 Zoe to 10 This is less than cost of
material and the styles are the very latest.
l Lot Ladies' Muslin Underwear, Corset Covers, &c,
from manufacturer, 19c up
Lot Ladies' Gauze Vests and Pantets, 9 and 19c.
Lot Ladies' Fine Gauze Hose, greatest value Of
fered, 25c goods, but slightly imperfect 10c.
l Lot Misses and Chidren's Hose and &c.
500 dozen Hosiery from the Mills every kind you
want or need, men, Women and children.
Lot 49, 900 yards Embroidery direct importation,
such display seen here Sc up.
Lot fine 10 inch Embroidery fine goods, 10 to 23c this
is about half price.
l Lot 27-inch Flouncing worth up to 81 for 800.
Lot Laces about 81 500 WORTH from loo doz yds up.
l Lot beautiful trimmings for wash goods, sc yard.
/ Lot Ribbon worth 10c for sc yard all colors.
] Lot Ribbon worth Zoe for 1Oc.
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Overal's.

l Lot Boys Overalls 10 cts.
l Lot Youths Overalls, 33 cts.
l Lot Mems Good Overalls 80 cts.
l Lot Mems Heavy Denim Overalls, 40 cts.
l Lot Mems Dollar Overalls for 70 cts.
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I IOL OUUS /
and Ends, An ,,Jo Nd
goods worth 4U Wis, HlilIU
up to 81. for
$l.3e Calico for 81

1 Lot the well-known w. L. Douglas Oxfords in Two
and three Eyeets, newest and BEST strictly uptodate
Tans, Patent-Leather, Velour Calf, &c. the So. so and
81 kind for 1898.
Also the Greatest line of Good shoes the Market
''Keiths Konqueror'' when you buy Pair You have
the hest
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-04-28
Dry Goods Department.

1 Lot 10, 900 Yards Calcoes, Lawns &c, SC.
l Lot Ginghams, Staple and Fancies &C.
l Lot Fine Percales, worth 15c &c.
l Lot Fine Enenes, all colours fancy and solid. 10c
l Lot Gaatea cloth, newest patterns, just from Fac
tory, 1Oc
Lot Beautiful Silks thousands of yards Shantung and
Floral effects, &c.,
l Lot about 5000 yards fine India Linons, value up to
15c. for 1Oc.
Lot fine 4OInchLawns no such value ever offered lOc
Lot White Figured goods for Children Stresses worth
up to 15c, for &c.
Lot all Linen Dress goods for Skirts and Coat Suits
all the latest shades Solids stripes and plads value 4Oc
for 23c
1 Lot Fine White Linen. SOC value, for &c.
Lot 100 Coat Suits latest styles, great value all coors
and Sizes $298
Lot Ladies' Coat Suits in Galatea &c, cheaper than
making So. 80.
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Shirts.

Lot Red Cross and other makes, Mems Neglgee
Shirts worth up to 1OO slightly soled, while they last
10 cts.
Lot Mems fine soft collar and Negligee Shirts beaut
full patterns worth to $780, slightly imperfect 25cts
l Lot about 3, 900. Very best work shirts for men, all
guaranteed, 80 cts.
Big lot Work Shirts for men and Boys great assert
ment 10 to rs cts
Lot Strictly up date soft Shirts the new Vest eff
feet. also soft collars wonderful variety, worth up
$780, Our price 70 cts.
l Big Lot Fine silk Shirts cool for Summer Sundays
several hundred at greatly under Factory cost.
Mems Balbriggan Underwear, 10 cts.
Mems Fine Open work Underwear sold by others for
so cts, Our price 25 cts.
l Lot Mems very fine Lisle Underwear 80 cts.
l Lot Mems Fine NeckWear worth up to so cts your
Choice 10 cts