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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17

About seven years G a. small
abrasion appeared on my right leg
just above my ankle. 1t irritated me
SO hat l began to scratch 1t and 1T
began to spread until my leg from my
ankle to the knee was one solid scale
like a scab. The irritation was always
worse at night and would not allow
me to sleep, or my wife either, and it
was completely undermining our
health. / lost fifty pounds in weight
and was almost out of my mind with
pain and chagrin as no matter where
the irritation came, at work, OF the
street or in the presence of company,
| would have to scratch it until l had
the blood running down into my shoe.
l simply cannot describe my suffer
ing during those seven years. The
pain, modification, loss of sleep, both
to myself and wife is simply indescrib-
able on paper and n has to eXpe-
rience it to know Wha. it is.
Il tried ali kinds of doctors and rem
edies but / might as well have thrown
my money down a sewer. They would
dry up for a little while and fill me
with hope only to break out again just
as bad if lot worse. | had given up
hope of ever being cured when | was
induced by my wife to give the Cuti-
cura Remedies a trial. After taking
the Cuticura Remedies for a little
While l began to see a change, and
after taking a dozen bottles of Cuti-
cur R%esolvent, in conjunction with
the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Oint-
ment, the trouble had entirely disap-
peared and my leg was as fine as the
day / was born. Now after a lapse Of
six months with no signs of a recur-
renee I feel perfectly safe in extend
ing to you my heartfelt thanks for the
good the Cuticura Remedies have done
for me. | shall always recommend
them to my friends. w. H. White.
312 E. Cabot ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
Feb. 4 and Apr. -, 1909"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17
THE W~ONDERBERRY
OR SUNBERRY

Has Proved ~ Great SucceSs-ThOu-
sands Say It's the Best Thing
They Ever Grew.
The Wonderberry or Sunberry, the
marvellous garden fruit originated by
Luther Burbank, and introduced by
John Lewis Childs, the well-known
scotsman of Floral Park, N. Y, has
proved a great success all over the
country. Thousands of people say it
is the best thing they ever grew.
Mr.. John Burroughs, the well-known
author, Naturalist and bosom-friend OF
Theodore Roosevelt, says it is the
most delicious pie berry he ever tasted,
and a marvellous roper.
A Director of the New York Agri-
cultural Experiment Station says it
fruits a%bundantly even in pure sand.
In the short season of Northwestern
Canada it is a godsend, and fruits long
after frost has killed most garden
truck.
D. S. Hill, Wichita, Kan, says thirty
people grew it there last season with
perfect satisfaction.
X. s.. Enochs, Hammond, La, says
it Yields $3.50 worth of fruit per acre
with him. Mrs. j. H. Powers, 4732
Kenwood avenue, Chicago, raised
enough berries IN a space 4x10 feet
to supply herself and friends.
j. p. Swallow, Kenton, Ohio, says its
equal for all purposes does not exist.
Rev. III. B. Sheldon, Pacific Grove,
Cal, says he likes the berries served
in any and every way.
w. T. Davis, Enon, Va, says it is
true to description in every way, and
fruits in three months from seed.
Judge Morrow, of U. S. Circuit
Court, says the W~onderberry is sim
ply delicious raw or cooked.
Mr.. Childs exhibited one plant five
months old bearing 1875 berries
which measured about eight quarts.
Mrs. Hattie Vincent, Hayden, New
Mexico, says it stands long, hard
droughts of that climate and fruits
a%bundantly all
1t is certainly the most satisfactory
garden fruit and the greatest Novelty
ever introduced.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17
suggestion for Rotation.

Try this rotation for lands that are
falling down in their grain yields
Corn or potatoes, MANFRED; wheat;
clover; wheat or flax. Oats or barley
may substitute for the wheat. This
gives a five-year rotation, three crops
Of which have a cash value to the
grower. The tillage of the corn has a
better effect than summer fallow, the
manuring of the land returns to the
soil much of the fertility and gives
to the land a friable texture that re.
tains water well, while the clover crop
aids in the same manner and at the
same time restores to the soil the nj
trogen of which the crops rapidly de-
plete it.
1t is estimated by Dean Shepperd, oil
the North Dakota Experimental Sta
ton. that this rotation, followed con.
~sistently, will in a period of years re-
turn to the owner of the land a larger
cash value, year by year, than will
continuous cropping to small grains.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17

GRUBBING DEVICE. truths and he Sc
about %inventing an implement on the
lever principle to be used in grabbing
The result was the article shown il
the cut, which is guaranteed to up
root anything but the village chestnut
tree and the Constitution. First there
is a base with an arm rigidly attach
ed. There is a jaw at the end of the
arm and a brace to which a lever il.
pivoted. On the end of the lever is
another jaw, cooperating with the
aforementioned. The implement is
thrust close to the root of. a bush, the
stem of which is seized between the
two jaws and a pull on the lever tear.
the bush up
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17

AIRS. AUGUsTE VEsPERMANN, De For
est, Wisconsin.
Another Operation Avoided.
New Orleans, La.-'tFor years l suf-
fered from severe female troubles.
Finally 1 was confined to my bed and
the doctor said an operation was neces-
sary. l gave Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound a trial first, and
was saved from AZ operation."-Mrs
LILY PEYRoUx, I'LL Kerlerec St, New
Orleans, La.
Thirty years of unparalleled success
confirms the power of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound to ure
female diseases. The great volume of
unsolicited testimony constantly pour
ing in proves conclusively that Lydia
&c. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is
e remarkable remedy for those dis
tressing feminine ills from which SO
many women suffer.
IfyOu want special advice about
your case write to Mrs. Pinkham,
at Lynn, Mass. Her advice is
free. and always helpful.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17
OLD GUIDES WERE GRUEsOME.
Gallows Given as a Turning Point fol
Travellers in the Old DAYS.

The old time guide books in England
were by no means cheerful reading. A
journey from London to East Grim
stead. Il distance of five or six and TWEEN
ty miles. would have taken the horse
man past three gibblets, and it was just
as likely as not that from one or the
other of them a body would be swing
ing in the wind.
Up till the beginning of the Nineteenth
century the gallows was almost as fire.
uuent a landmark as finger posts OF
public houses have become now, says
the London News. The traveller ap-
preaching York is directed by the guide
books to turn round by the gallows
and three wind mills and the road
out of Durham is between the gal
lows and Cokehill." Going out of Wells
you 'cross the brook and pass by the
gallowS."
Any number of such directions can be
CLEANED from the old books for the
guidance of travellers a hundred years
ago, and as these interesting objects
were put up and the dead bodies of
malefactors left upon them for the spe-
cial ediication of footpads and high
waymen, there was a suggestive
ness about them that must have given
a special piquancy to cycle touring if
it had been in vogue at that time.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17
A Few Horse DOn,tS.

Don't ask me to back with blinds
on; I'm afraid to.
Don't let some blockhead drive me
that has less sense than | have.
Don't run me down a steep hill, for
if anything should give way might
break your neck.
Don't whip me when | get fright.
ened, or | will expect it e. time and
may make you trouble.
Don't trot me up hill. for | have
you, the buggy and myself to carry.
Try running uphill with a load your
self.
Don't drive me with an "~overcheck"
on; the sun hurts my eyes and | can't
see where to step. It's inhumaH and
cruel.
Teach me to stop when you say
whoa" and this you ran do without
jerking my head off or tearing my
mouth. 1t may check me if the lines
should drop or break and save a run.
away and smash-up.-California Voice
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17

Covering Cemen Floors In Winter.
An excellent suggestion is made by
q practical swine breeder to those hav-
ing cement floors in their pens.
He advises a movable wooden floor
for the winter. He makes his own
floors of one inch boards, and lays
them fiat on the cement, in section
small enough to be easily removed at
any time. In this way he combines
the advantages of both the cement and
the wood. He can remove the board
floor, scrub out the pen and also thor
oughly clean and disinfect the false
floor outside. Cement is the cheapest
material in the end for the floor of
the hog pen. The floor of the outer
apartment should be a few inches low
er than the house floor. so as IN in
sure drainage and dry sleeping quar-
ters.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17
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G65aIqzH



Under the heading, plain Talk by
a Plain Farmer" a writer in the Agri-
cultural Epitomist y
1T seems to me that we are fast
coming to that place where it is going
to mean something to own a farm and
mean much more to know how to ham
die 1t. We are beginning to look upon
the farm as something hat requires
the brightest mind to manage. In my
travels about the country I have
found places where at one side of the
road WE saw fine land and fine stock,
everything looking prosperous, and on
the other side exactly the reverse.
everything going to pieces, poor crops
and poor stock, and the owner head
over heels in debt. l am sorry for
the MAN who is unfortunate, who has
sickness or anything of that kind to
contend with, but what is the reason
In the same neighborhood for 80 great
a difference? 1t is not always an ac-
cident or sickness, but because n
man Is the farmer and the other Is
" q LOU l. bnlUh VIC C0h w iO
better work than help speed the day
when we may educate our farmers
In our public schools so that they can
read the agricultural papers and bulle-
tins fntelligently. The trouble is not
that farmers do not read the agricul-
tural books, papers and bulletins, but
that their early education has been
Neglected and they are unfamiliar with
the terms that We are compelled to
use in writing upon agricultural top
les. There is no greater need in our
education to-day than something that
will assist in connecting our expert
ment station workers, our agricultural
press and our agricultural writer's
with their readers"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17

good condition for heavy work the fol
lowing day, and the COW that does not
sleep in a cool, restful place in hot
weather will not give a full flow OF
milk. The temperature of the work
ing or producing animal must be kept
normal to give the best results. II
there are no windows in your stables
cut out a number now and let light
and fresh air come for the health and
comfort of the animals.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17
CHURCH TEACHES PRINTING.
Complete Plant and Gymnasium Set Up
by St. Louis CONGREGATION.

Athletics and social diversions will
have a large place in the Chouteau Place
Methodist Episcopal church, the corner
stone of which was laid recently, says
the st. Louis Post Dispatch. The base
ment of the building will be subdivided
INTO parlors, dining room. kitchen and
gymnasium, and will be furnished and
equipped for all the social and muscular
needs of the young people of the congre-
CATION.
A printing office will be established
in the basement. In this shop boys will
his plant the church will print all its
circulars and announcements.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17
Investigating Poor Egg Yield.

There may be several causes why
your hens are not laying. Maybe they
are infested with lice. This is a very
frequent cause of non-laying. Maybe
they don't get sufficient green food or
animal food; either cause may prevent
them from laying. Maybe they don't
get enough exercise. Keep Investigate
Ing until you find out the cause of the
n%on-supply of eggs, and if you find
that and apply the remedy your trou-
BILE will be over.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17
Gives Advice. Never Follows 1t.

DIR. E. Sprague Peck discussed the
treatment of the eyes before the Rainy
Day club yesterday afternoon at the
Hotel Astor. The doctor, by the way,
wears glasses. DO not read i'll the
cars,'' he said. 1T is the worst thing il
the world. |, myself, always do so. AnC
never read in bed. 1t is Il terrible strain,
/ have always read in bed and my moth.
er did before me. And you see" His
pause was eloquent.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17
Developing strong CONSTITUTIONS.

Part of the stamina, durability and
spirit of the horse is inherited, and
part is produced through proper feed.
ing. The growing colt should have q
variety of no%urishing feeds that con
tain a fair proportion of mineral mat
ter for the building of a strong frame
1t should be allowed the freedom OF
pasture for almost all of the year, and
a billy pasture is preferable for devel-
oping strong muscular, lung and heart
power.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17
V~entilatfng b

Horses and cows are in the stable
at night for rest. When the weather
is warm the atmosphere in close con-
tinenent becomes very warm and OPP
pressive, Sc much so that the animals
become very uncomfortable and hence
does not get proper rest is not in a
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17

tion. 1t is not SC
generally known tina
the work Of grub
bling is a veritablt
labor of Hercule;
and that the uproot
ing of a few sturdy
bushes and o
trees is all the exer
else some men want
a Virginia man
however, was cogni
zant of both these
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17

cases of terrible kid.
ney disorders and
have found Doan's
Kidney Pills the best
+ e m e d for such
troubles. In confne-
ment when it is so
necessary to have the
kidneys in good con.
dition, Doan's Kidney
Pills are in a class
alone. Theyare splen-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17
Stopping Large Herd of fogs.

[ have been using a device with
which to slop pigs for a number of
years and find that l can slop $50 pigs
with it easier than any way l know of,
writes an Iowa farmer. The illustra-
ton explains itself, but I will add a
few pointers. Each of the four troughs
is 16 feet apart. A 22-foot trough is
attached to the fence a couple of feet
above the floor of these troughs, and
slop poured into this trough runs into
each n of the four troughs by pipes.
By this plan all troughs are filled
with equal rapidity, and if the outlet
of each pipe is bent it will shoot the
slop half the length of the trough be-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17

did also for backache, dizziness,
bloating, retention and other kidney
and bladder troubles"
Remember the name-Doan's. For
sale by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17
Tub Day in Emporia.

People stood it pretty well as long as
they didn't have to do anything but drink
it, but when tub day came and they had
to get in it a big howl went up, and from
behind the closed doors of many a bath
room complaints about the city water is
sued forth.-Emporia Gazette.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17
BETTER THAN @.

Spanking does not cure children Of bed
wetting. There is a constitutional cause
for this trouble. Mrs. NJ Summers, Box
4, Notre Dame. Ind, will send free to
any mother her successful home treat
ment, with full instructions. Send no
money. but write her to-day if your chill
dren trouble YOU ia this way. Don't blame
the child. the chances are it can't help it.
This treatment also cures adults and aged
people troubled with urine difficulties by
day or night.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17
Pea Growing for Soil Improvement
Healthy Rations for Colt.

When the colt begins to eat, give il
a variety of feeds for the, building O!
the various tissues of it's body. Glover
hay and wheat bran contain necessary
mineral matter for the building O.;
bone. Flax seed meal in small quantt
ties is good for keeping the colts bow,
els in good condition and for making
IFS coat. sleek.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17
stability of Rock Phosphate.

Rock phosphate does not leach out
of the soil; it might wash off from a
hillside. AS to the quantity, it is best
to keep applying rock phosphate until
the soil content Of phosphorus has
been brought up to 1900 or 1900
pounds per acre in the surface seven
inches.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17
when Rub.ars Becom

And your shoes pinch, shake into your
shoes Aliens Foot-Ease, the antiseptic
powder for the feet. Cures tired, aching
feet and takes the sting out of Corns and
Bunions. Always use it for Breaking in
New shoes n for dancing parties. Sold
everywhere Zoe. Sample mailed FREE.
Address, Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17
SAVED
FROM AN
OPERATION
ByLydia E. Pinkhafn's
Vegetable Compound

De Forest, Wis.,
AFTER an opera
ton four years ago
II had pains down
ward in both sides,
~backache, and q
weakness. The doc
tor wanted me to
have another opera
ton. ItookLydia e.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound and
q am entirely cured
NJ SSau {rnrk1ac -
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17

The lighthouse of Helgoland has a
light of 10000. 000-candle power. At
Nuremberg a lamp ten times as power
full has been made.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17

DR.. Gertrude HALEY. a graduate of
the medical department of the Melbourne
university, has been re%appOinted medi-
cal officer of the public schools i'll Tas-
mania.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17
dtAUuo INNUC ny HIS III III.
WATnTOn KTNNAN c, IEApxr
Good Word for the Toad

The secretary of agriculture estimates
that a toad will eat $3.50 worth of flies
and insects i'll a season. Treat the toad
with kindness and respect.-TOledo
Blade.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17
The Dual Purpose Cow.

The dual purpose COW may be all
right for some farmers, but she does
not give as much milk as the dairy
COW and eats considerably more, nor
does she produce as much beef as the
beef COW, and eats just about as much.
Hay Farming with Chemicals.
Hay farming with chemicals as COM
monty practieed no doubt removes
more fertility than it restores, but the
process is very slow and no doubt
highly profitable under conditions.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets first put
up 40 years ago. They regulate and IN
vigorate. stomach, liver and bowels. Sug-
a~r-coated tiny %granules.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17

HAVE YOU A COUGH, OR COLD?
If SO, take at once Allen S Lung Bdlsnin and watch
results. Simple, safe, effective. All dealers. Pop
ular prices-25c, SOC, and 81 90 bottles.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17

In Sydney, Australia, an official
wages board has just determined the
future salaries of the professional mu-
sicianS.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17

The nine leading articles of export
from Brazil are coffee, rubber. tobacco,
sugar. mate, cacaO, cotton. hides. skins.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17
TRAINED NURSE SPEAKS.

Has Found DOan's Kidney Pills
Invaluable.
Mrs. Emeline Green, nurse, Usage,
Iowa. says: II have nursed many
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17
Grnhhing Implement.

1t is, of course. generally known that
the lever principle gives the greatest
power for the smallest physical exer
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17

Pupils in the Philadelphia public
are being taught to board and
alight from street cars in a safe manner
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17

+ WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP for
Children teething: softens the gums. reduces In
fammation, allays pain. cures wind collie. %
cents q bottle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17

Slams imports of electrical supplies
bave trebled in five years.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17
rxpnSuRE tn COIN

and wet is the first step TO Pneumonia. Take PERI
Davis' Patnkiltsr and the danger is averted. Tin
equaled for colds, sore throat, quinsy. &c, Csc and soc
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17

PILES CURED IN @ TO IA DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any
case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Pfotruding
Piles in 3 TO IA days or money refunded. Soc.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17

Correct by Fifty Per Cent.
Even the man who lisps can pronounce
Mr.. Asquith's' name half right.-Boston
Globe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known +. ].
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business trans
actions, and financially able to carry out
any obligations made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17
Feed for the Lambs.

AccuStom the lambs gradually to full
feed. Corn and early cut clover are
the best combination for finishing
lambs. 1t is a balanced ration n is
grown on almost every farm. Succu
lent food, as roots or silage, should
be available. and should be fed once
a day. Food like this keeps the Skin
in good condition and gives the wool
better luster.
Pea Growing for Soil improvement
Pea growing for soil Improvement is
quite profitable on sandy lands thai
are especially lacking humus. Pears
are a good crop to SOW on clover OF
timothy sods the first year after break
ing, as they greatly aid in. subduine
the soil. The peas should then be fol
lowed by a crop of grain and the land
seeded down to clover.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-17

fore the pigs stop it. The trough is
set on a cement floor, which keeps mud
holes from forming and makes it a
very nice place to feed the pigs at all
times.