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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23

looks only 30. sank back in a comfort
able chair and looked compa ssionate!y at
another woman who appeared to be
more than 40 years, although she was
three years younger than the youthful
matr0n.
You look as Though you were dead
to the world, declared the fresh-l0olllng
woman, land here l am. thee years your
senior, feeling fresh and young. Know
why l do? I'm going to tell you.
i have rest room. Of course, il
you live In an apartment you can't have
one, for you can't get away from the
sound of domestic machinery But in my
house | have reserved one room on the
third floor, and Pm not sure that iU
doesn't contain the elements of perpetual
youth.
when l go there and close the door I
leave orders that | am to be disturbed
by nothing less than sudden death in the
family or fire. That is an memorable law
and any maid who infringed upon it
would be dismissed.
"This room on the third story is quieter
thar one downstairs.
st is furnished quietly, the walls are
gray, and there are soft green linen hang
ings. Of course, there are dark shades to
keep out strong light, for nothing is more
firing than light when one is fatigued.
of a few comfortable chairs of straw,
with green cushions, and one steamer
chair. You can relax tremendously in
steamer chair. Then, for entire ease,
there is a broad couch covered with
gray. 1t has green cushions. The color
combination is soothing to tho eyes and
to the nerves.
"On the walls there are only three pic
tures-one large photograph of some of
the Swiss mountains. It was grandeur
and is quieting in effect. Then there
is one of the ocean, a picture that is
pillows only-no ship is in sight. The
third is wooded glade with sunlight
glinting down through the trees.
'On my table there are always two or
three books that can be read without
taxing the mind.
"And in that room I rest do not
permit myself while there to think of
troubles. and / am never disturbed. A
card hung at the foot of the stairs an
nounces to the maids that am in my
retreat. and they say mot at home
to visitors. be they social or business;
And it keeps me young and fresh, for l
never am utterly tagged. Try it,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
TO WAR ON FOXES.
Jersey Game Commission Says They
Damage the Crops.

Complaints are coming to the New
Jersey State Fish and Game commits
sion about the damage that foxes are
doing in the Jersey woods, especially in
the deer woods. An effort will be made
shortly to start a movement in the com
ing Legislature for the shooting of deer
from November Is to December ! each
year, one of the objects being TO rid the
deer preserves of foxes, which do more
harm to the farmer than any other ami
NAL. As the law now stands no one
can take a dog in a deer wood. The
foxes seem to know this, and they make
their hiding places there, coming out to
ravage the fields and barnyards of the
farmers. With prescription of dogs on
deer woods out of the way the woods
could easily be cleaned of foxes. Presi-
dent 3. G. Kuser says these things, and
the Fish and Game Commission stand
back of him. President Kuser says that
the catch of shad this year bids fair to
beat that of many years past, and he at
tributes the yield all along the Delaware
river to the laws passed concurrently by
New Jersey and Pennsylvania, whereby
all nets are required to be removed from
the river at noon Saturday and not put
in again until o'clock Monday morning.
This gives the shad chance to run up
to the headwaters of the Delaware riv-
er, and many catches iar up the river
of splendid shad have been reported this
year. With $4,000 from the licensing
OF gunners at 81 gun per year the
Fish and Game Commission is in good
financial shape for the season-New
York Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
How Postal Cards Are Counted.

OF the many ingenious and interesting
machines employed by our government
in it's daily work perhaps none are more
striking than those for counting and ty-
ing postal cards into small bundles.
These machines are capable of count
ing 100000 cards in ten hours and of
wrapping and tying them in packages
of twenty-five each.
The paper is pulled off a drum by two
long fingers, which emerge from below,
and another finger dips itself into a vat
of mucilage and applies itself to the
wrapping paper in precisely the right
spot. Other parts of the machine Irvine
the paper round the pack of cards, and
then a thumb presses over the spot
where the mucilage has been applied.
whereupon the package is thrown on a
carrying belt ready. for deliyery.-Har
per's Weekly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
FISHING IN THE CONWAY.
An Angler Who Hooked a Trout and
Landed a Cow.


An incident of a somewhat amusing
nature was witnessed a few days ago
near the Cover bridge, Llanrwst. 1t
appears that visitor armed with rod
and line was plying the gentle art and
enticing the willy trout by insinuating his
flies on the placid surface of the deep
pool which forms that portion of the
Conway river.
Above him on a high bank stood a
cow. Suddenly a big trout rose like a
flash and secured one of the flies, with
the result that the reel Immediately be-
gan to whlrr.
The angler, with galvanic suddenness,
jumped back and struck. His unex-
pected maneuver, however, startled the
cow. with the result that she slipped and
with Somersaur and a heartrending
"Moov' fell with a mighty splash into
the pool beneath.
The rod was struck from the anglers
hand and after few Spasmodic move
ments foated gently down stream, while
the trout, adapting himself to such ia
vorable opportunity, disgorged the indi-
gestible mockery on the hook and dashed
out of the zone of danger and turmoil.
The angler, who had undergone the
pleasures of generous shower bath,
having collected his scattered thoughts
and convinced himself that he was not
implicated in the throes of a violent
earthquake, hurled a torrent of theolog-
ical terms on the innocent COW, which
was making futile efforts to regain terra
frma.
1t soon became evident, however, that
the animal was drowning, so the angler.
with the generosity of his kind, called
for assistance and ultimately the half
drowned cow was rescued by means of
ropes. 1t is anticipated that the angler
when he next visits his club in England
will regale the company with reminis-
cences of his fishing exploit in the Con-
way when he hooked a trout and landed
coW-Field.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23

undergraduates patronize it. A council
of students and teachers governs the
club and a student is general manager.
The actual cost of living to each mem
Der is $2.121a a week. On entering. a
student purchases what is known as a
dining room permit, the price of which
is SO. This fund is used for the pay
ment Of the he!p-cooks, walters, dish
washers. etc. Each GLIB member pays.
for board $3.50 a week. In addition be.
is taxed 40 cents month to cover wear
and tear. breakage of kitchen utensils,
dishes, ETC., and to meet the expenses
for lights, etc.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
Tree Planting in Maine.

If that experiment of planting Norway
spruce at Madrid is a success there
would seem to be no good reason why
the future timber supply of Maine could
not be preserved. Planting forest trees
has become commercially profitable in
Europe and surely will here This is the
first attempt of the kind in New Eng
land. Should the success that seems
likely result from the work in Maine it
will be extended to other states of suit
able temperature and climatic conditions.
The. importance and value of the work
can hardly be realized There is so much
valueless unoccupied land in Maine alone
that artificial forests of great magnitude
can be cultivated without encroaching
upon civilization, and the amount of
wealth that may and undoubtedly will
be added to the wild lands and aban-
doned farms in Maine alone is difficult
to estimate.-Lewiston Journal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
Vatican Reducing Expenses.

The Vatican is suppressing many
offices which of late found little or no
work for the many employees. The office
of grand postmaster of the pontifcal
mail, held by Prince Camille Mossimo,
is now vacant. and no successor has been
ramed Likewise that of bearer of the
g>.lden rose. held for years by Count
Italian Parliament, is practically extinct.
His sole duty was to carry the insignia
of the order to those honored by it. The
office of lontifcal jeweler has also been
suppressed, and is now thing of the
past. The suppression of these many OBJ
solete officials will greatly reduce the ex-
penses of the Vatican.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
TUNNYGRA
The System.


Whenever a fault is found today
In any avocation,
Each critics able to display
ready explanation.
Some Of our actors rant or leer;
OF yore they would have Kissed en-
But they are not to blame, you'll hear.
The troubles with the system.
When fortunes to vast sums extend
And financiers with pleasure
Greet one who tells them how to spend
Their superabundant treasure,
Don't utter a resentment free,
Nor with the sinners list EN-.
Excessive gain is due, you see,
Entirely to the system.
No longer need logicians ply
Their studied elOcution;
Each problem is disposed of by
This ready-made solution.
Zen weather prophets incorrect
Smile till you can't resist 'em
And calmly say that the defect
In i'll the solar system.
Washington Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
Dogs Ate Cooked Snonge.

Autopsies upon the carcasses of several
valuable dogs that were believed to have
died of rabies have revealed condition
that probably explains the epidemic of
s.hydrophobia'' which has aroused terror
in Pasadena for several months and re-
suited in drastic orders for the destruc-
ton of unmuzzled CANNES. 1t is alleged
that some miscreant has been scattering
cooked sponge broadcast to be picked
up and eaten by hungry dogs The
sponge is fried in beef drippings, pressed
and cut into small slices. After it is
eaten it swells and the dog dies in
agony. An autopsy on a ST Bernard
revealed that it had been eating sponge.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
EARS AND EXPRESSION.
Anthropologists Say the Ears Ar
Modifiers.

Modihers.
Anthropologists cali attention to the
fact that the whole expression of the
face is modified by the ears. Vino ears,
if sufficiently pronounced, give their pos
SCISSOR a silly look, actually. For rea-
sons which we are hardly able to explain
any noticeable malformation of these .ap-
pendages is repulsive. DR.. Lefort, a
French scientist, who has made an elab-
crate study of the ears of people repre-
sented in statues and painted portraits,
saws that criminals, when exhibited IN
such counterfeit presentments, are al
most invariably shown with malformed
ears. Nero the cruel seems to have had
wing ears. 1t is further ascertained that
in real life malformations of the ear are
a most frequent characteristic of Grim
inals. They are marked popularity of
degenerates. Indeed, the prisons are full
of them. Even the sloping ear is con-
demned by the anthropologists as unde-
sirable, representing as it does a re-
version to the animal type. But for the
consolation of those who have sloping
ears it may be stated that such ears
were worn by the first Napoleon and by
Lord Byron. Unquestionably our remote
ancestors were able to wac their ears
when they chose. Occasionally even
nowadays there is found person who is
able to do this curious thing owing to the
possession of an exceptional control over
certain muscles hich, as a race. we
have not made use of for many thou
sands of years. In those ancient days
when our forbears did possess this pow
er, their ears were pointed, like those OF
modern apes, q fact of which we can find
evidence by brief examination of our
own ears. IF you will feel your ear near
the top and just within the down turned
edges you may discover, slightly towards
the back, small lump of cartilage.
This is a remnant of the original tip of
the ear over which the upper edge is
now folded. 1t is called by anthro-
biologists the ''Darwinian tubercle," and
occurs in forty-th out of every one
hundred human beings. But only one
woman has it, strange to say, for every
two men.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
CANNOT BE JAILED.
Mrs. Chesorough VIII Escape with Fine
for Smuggling.

MIS-. Chesorough VIII Escape with Fine
for Smuggling.
Mrs. Matilda N. Chesbrough of New
ton, Mass, testified i'll her trial for
smuggling that she bought in Paris a
large trunk with Il false bottom because
she thought the board comprising the ex-
ira bottom would be convenient as an
ironing board for clothing daring he,'
travels on the continent. To bear out
this statement Hatlron was produced
IL court, which Mrs. Chesbrough testi-
fled she had used to press her clothing
While on the boat. The government made
an unsuccessful attempt to bring into
the case against Mrs. Chesbrough the
importation OF Il pearl necklace appraised
at $50 700, for which a bill for $4,000
was found i'll her trunk. The necklace
Itself was not III her baggage, but was
subsequently surrendered to the customs
authorities. By questioning Mrs. Ches-
brough regarding the bill for the neck
lace the district attorney sought to in
volye her in its importation. Judge Rell-
stab, however, sustained the contention
of the defense that the pearl necklace,
concerning the seizure Of which there
had been more or less mystery, could
not be brought into the present proceed
ings. This left the government only the
allegations that Mrs. Chesbrough had
sought to evade payment of duty upon
about $500 worth of articles which she
had brought with her from Europe.
When the evidence was all in, Judge Rell-
stab directed the jury to acquit the de-
PENDANT on the fifth count of the indict-
ment which charged her with importing
merchandise without payment of duty.
He decided that the disputed goods were
wearing apparel, and therefore baggage.
This ruling removes all danger of Mrs.
Chesbrough being sent to prison if con-
victed. as the penalty for smuggling bag
gage is a fine and the charge of snug
Cling baggage is all that remains against
tnr
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
A Wild Ride for Life.

Con Etrohm. of Panoche, California,
raced against death when he was bitten
in the heel by a rattlesnake. Mounted.
he covered a score of miles, and reached
the Hazel Hawkins hospital, in HOLSTER,
before the venom had completed its dead
ly work. Etrohm was walking through
a patch of sage brush when the snake
struck. He killed the reptile. A hand
kerchief was bound tightly around the
started
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
DOGS OF ANCIENT DAYS.
Naturaists Find That Three Different
Races Existed in the Stone Age.

Races Existed in the Stone Age.
Swiss naturalists have recently pre-
sented to the Helvetian Society of Natu-
raj Science the results of their studies
of the remains of dogs found among the
ancient lake dwellings of Switzerland,
the earliest of which date from the Age
of Stone, says the Philadelphia Record.
It has been found that three different
races of dogs existed there at that time.
one of which resembled the Siberian
sledge dog of today. Later, when the
Age OF Bronze dawned upon the Alps,
two new species appeared, one being a
shepherd dog and the other a hunting
dog. All of these dogs were of northern
origin. the canine types of the Mediter-
ranean lands not having crossed the
lbs.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
Cheap Meals.

Meals at fraction more than 10
cents each-good, nourishing meals, too
satisfying the appetites of hundreds of
husky young college men-are the solu-
ton of the cost of living problem at the
University Of Missouri. The dining club
of the university provides weeks fool
-twenty-one meals-for 50. 1919, and 400
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23

| Gala. Ha. it bears an abrason-pe--
haps touch of fire Why. THIS may
have been the very fiddle OH which Nero
Llayed when Rome burned"
Thirty cents" said a red n0sed nan
Ill the front row.
ITS yours" cried the auciionaer
cheerfully. What next cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
Now He Thinks It's Wrong to Bet.

Two old cronies went into a drug store
in the down town part of New York
city, and addressing the proprietor by his
first name, one of them said:
CDR. Charley, we have made a bet of
the ice cream sodas. We will have them
now, and when the bet is decided the
loser will drop in and pay for them
AS the two old fellows were departing
after enjoying their temperance beverage
the druggist asked them what the wager
was.
'Well,' said one of them, ''our friend
George bets that when the tower of the
Singer building falls it will topple over
toward the North river, and bet that it
won't" -Eyerbody's Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
He Showed EN-.

The Builder Ito the new foreman)-
Well Tim, getting on all right? Where
are ali the hands?
The Foreman-Sure. I've sacked 'em
all. to show 'em who's foreman now
Sketch.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
"There's a Reason. /"

Dent you ever get homesick, cap
tain!' asked the passenger on the ocean
liner.
mo: I'm never home long enough re-
piled the captain.-M. A. P.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
The Price of Eloquence.

The auctioneer held up a battered nd
die.
"What am l offered for this antique
violin ~ he pathetically inquired. Look
if over. See the blurred fingermarks Of
remorseless time. Note the stains OF
tbe burrying years. To the merry notes
Of This fine old instrument the brocaded
DANES of fair France may have danced
tba rninnet in glittering Versailles. Per-
hans tbe yestal virgins marched to its
stirring i rhythms in the feats of Upper
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
Greatly Encouraged.

''Was your story accepted?' asked the
bosom friend.
NO." answered the struggling author
who has hopes of selling something be
fore she dies, ''but l think the tale made
an impression on the editor
"Oh, how lovely!' cried the bosom
friend. do tell me why you think he
was impressed"
A tender smile fitted across the face
of the encouraged author. Il noticed
that the pages containing the account OF
my hero's death were spotted with what
looked like teardrops," she replied.-Chi-
cagO News.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
Rival Attractions,

First Child-We'ye got a new baby at
our house.
Second Child (contemptuously)-
got new pa at Ours.-PreSbyteria
Standard.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
Neglected His Chances.

81 was born in a log cabin on farm"
began the tramp, but he got no further.
''And is this all you have made of
such splendid opportunities cried the
men he hoped to touch. "iou deserve
no consideration whatever"
And he angrily passed along.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23

forever longing to be understood by their
wives, aIas i'll vain! Ii any OF them
belong to any of MY lady readers they
viii perhaps see that Il chance offers
now that i have pointed t Out. 1t is GER
tain.y one which any wife wi2 wants to
be happy, but isl't, will lie foolish to
miss.-darriett Prescott Spatford, III
Pittsburg Leader
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
Pockets Useless.

Customer getting measured)-How
much are those trousers going to cost
me?
Tailor-Fortytwo shillings, sir. How
many pockets do you want in them?
Customer-None; | shan't need any
pockets after I've paid for the trousers
-English Elk
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
A Wealthy Dinner.

1T was a neat idea
what did she do?'
Had the ice cream nodded TO look
like individual pork chops"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
Getting His Straight.

II wouldn't make a confdante of
May" said the conceited fellow, with
self-satisfed smirk 'She told me you
said you were crazy to marry me- OF
course. she's no friend if
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
WHY He Hurried Away.

A quiet, bashful sort of a young fell
low was making a call on a Capitol Hill
girl one evening not so very long ago,
when her father came into the parlor
with his watch in his hand. 1t was
about 9:3O o'clock. At the moment the
young man was standing on a chair,
Strengthening a picture over the piano.
The girl had asked him to fix it. As he
turned the old gentleman, gruff, stout
fellow, said:
Young man, do you know what time
it is?"
The bashful youth got off the chair
nervously. Eyes, sir" he replied. Il
was just going"
He went into the hall without any de-
lay and took his hat and coat. The
girls father followed him. AS the caller
reached for the doorknob the old gentle
man again asked him if he knew what
time it was.
Eyes, SIR was the Youths reply
Goodnight" And he left without wait
ing to put his coat on.
After the door had closed the old gen
tleman turned to the girl.
whats the matter with that fellow"
he asked. My watch ran down this
afternoon, and 1 wanted him to tell me
the time so that | could set it."-Denver
Post
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
A Plan That Failed.

He was a doctor, and was patiently
waiting for his first patient. Thought
he: IF the mountain will not come to
Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the
mountain. And as patients will not seek
me out must needs seek them out" He
strolled through the cheap market and
presently saw man buy six nice cucum-
bers. Here's chance!'' said he, and fol
for four long and lonely hours and about
midnight the front door quickly opened,
and the man washed down tn esteps. He
seized, him by the arm and cried earnest
ly: 'Do you want a doctor?' Nor
replied the man roughly Want more
acknowledgements.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
Diagnosis.

Timkins-Empty-he sort of chap,
that man Brown.
Jones-Yes, and a very plain looking
bounder.
Timkins (after pause)-Did she chuck
you, too ?-The Sketch.
"What do you think of Mr. Sporter?'
Hes so nice to every one don't
think he can be a gentleman. LAM
DOOn.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
An Editors Refusal.

II wish. John" said the editors wife,
"that you'd try not to be so absent
minded when we are dining out"
''Eh? What have done now?'
"Why, when the hostess asked you if
you'd have some more pudding, you re-
piled that owing to the tremendous pres
sure on your space you were compelled
to decline. London Tit-Bits.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
Placing the Blame.

A story is told of a we'll known Shelf
field tenor, who, when asked to sing at
dinner, although he had no music with
him, went on to the platform to try.
He did his best, but he broke down in
the middle and retired. He was cheered
up by an elderly man, who tapped him
on the shoulder and said:
Never mind, lad, tha's done thy best;
but t Teller as asked thee TO sing owt
to be shot!'-Tit-Bits
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
His Sacrifice.

The bankrupt rolled up in his motor
to a meeting of his creditors. Gentle
men, he began, giving them a conde-
mine shall be paid though l suffer for
it." They murmured their thanks Il
have arranged" he went on, "to give
you my entire income pro rata (cheers),
with the exception CHEERS, fainter of
100000 a year (no cheers, which is the
least a gentleman could live on.'-Eng
lish Elk.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-23
How Did He Know.

Bobbie-Papa says Honesty is the
best policy" doesn't he, mamma?
Mamma-Yes. dear.
Bobbie-Well. how does he know 2
Philadelphia Inquirer