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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15
Russian Prince Invents New and
Ingenious SeiSmograph.
Wonderful Instrument Constructed, by
Scientist Records Earthquakes,
However Distant Shock May
Be From Station.

ST. Petersburg.-A wonderful new
instrument to record the motion of
the earth produced by an earthquake.
however distant from the recording
station, has been invented by the dis
tinguished scientist, Prince Galitzin,
member of the Imperial academy of
st. Petersburg. By the application of
ingenious contrivances, the seismo-
graph gives an actual scale reproduc-
ton of the earth movement, unlike
other earthquake recorders, which
continue to vibrate under the earth's
Initial movement long after that move
ment has subsidized. The new instru-
ment has been mounted at Eskdale-
muir observatory, Dumfriesshire.
The following is the official descrip-
ton:
Fundamentally the instrument con-
sists Of horizontal pendulum sus-
pended by wires. so that when the
earth by pier, is moved, the pendu-
lum is set in motion In this respect
1t resembles other forms of seismo-
graphs, notably that of DR.. Milne, to
whom indeed we mainly owe the
principle. In the absence of friction
such a pendulum would continue to
vibrate long after the earth move
ment has ceased, so that it is i'm
practicable to attempt to determine
from the motion of the pendulum the
earth movement which produced it.
If, however, friction is introduced.
the motion of the pendulum rapidly
subsidies, and, by suitably choosing
the amount of friction the instrument
can be made what is technically
called dead beat" In this condition
the motion of the pendulum is, except
in one or two very special cases, an
exact reproduction on a certain scale
of the earth movement
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15
StoneIike Muscles of Allen Rush
brook, Englishman, Relaxing
Under Treatment.

London.-After having undergone
treatment at more than so general
hospitals in London and the provinces
In the last ten years, Allen Rush
brook, the brittle man" of SWANS
thorpe, Norfolk, has at last succeeded
in obtaining some relief from his mys-
ferrous ailment at the Homeopathic
hospital.
Most of Mr.. Rushbrook's muscles
have gradually turned to stonelike
hardness, the only ones retaining any
freedom of movement being certain
muscles of the left arm and lower
law. In his ward at the hospital,
where he has been since April. the
brittle man explained his conversion
to homeopathy.
81 have only had two doses of med1-
cine" he said, "but | am much better
than when | came. l have had no
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

pain for the last fortnight, and hard
spot on my leg which was just be-
ginning to get Eoney wnen | came in
has entirely disappeared under treat
ment."
Then he wagged his head from side
to side to show the increased flexibili-
ty of his neck muscles. when
first came" he continued, "the
muscles on. the left side of my neck
were immovable and stonelike; now
they are quite soft and movable,
though they still give a click when
turn suddenly"
The only medicine the brittle man
has taken during his stay at the hos
pital is few drops of tincture Of
arbor vitae greatly diluted with wa
ter. The first dose was given early in
May, the second month later. In
view of the marked Improvement in
the symptoms and the apparent stop
page of the progress of the disease,
hopes of permanent benefit are held
out to the patient by the physicians
in charge.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15
All He Had With Him.


( A Chicago board of trade man, who
was not in the habit of attending
church, was taking walk one Sunday,
morning and on coming 70 a church at
the regular hour of service, he decided
tn 90 in. AS he entered the audito-
rium. in which the pews were adjusted
.upon sloping floor, an usher stepped
forward, and wishing to consult him
az to location before conducting to a
sitting, politely inquired:
would you like to come down pref
t. well?"
Mistaking the inquiry to be an ap7
peal for money, the board of trade
man began to tumble through his peck
cts, as he drawled:
.I'd like to, but I'm not prepared to
come down very heavy. as Is cents is
all | have with me-"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15
Keep Chickens from Cattle

among human beings as there is in
ed itself. Twenty-three per cent. OF
chickens-not merely young chickens
die from tubercular trouble. so it is
significant that in Jersey farmers do
not run fowls on the meadows"
In order to see whether this expla-
nation would be supported by wider
information. Doctor Corner wrote to
the leading breeders of Jersey stock
in this country with interesting re.
suits.
The marchioness of Linlithgow's
herd on an estate near Edinburgh is
one of the few in which there have
been no cases of tuberculosis. 1t was
started in 1886, and the cattle are
very finely bred and therefore sensi
tive to disease. In answer to Doctor
Corners letter 1t was stated that nc
poultry were ever allowed to go on
to the meadows where the cattle are
Several other replies were similar in
import
"A peculiar case clI6d was as IOl
lows: An old farmer started rearing
poultry on small island. and in a
very short time the game and rabbits
which had formerly been fourishing
were practically exterminated by tu-
berculosis.
In Doctor Corners opinion the stalks
of the grass are infected with germs
of the disease which the browsing cat.
tie are unable to escape breathing.
The doctor, who does not share the
general opinion that infected food is
one of the principal causes of tubercu
/ losis in human beings, looks at the
question from an agriculturist's point
of view. The first thing we must
do" he said. eff we want clean cattle
is to exclude poultry from the
meadows
Perhaps the experiments, which are
now being carried out under the Royal
Agricultural society, in raising calves
from Infected stock will throw some
J light on the former point.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15
Why He Mas Sorry.

To impress on young children just
what should and what should not be
done and why, is among the most try
ing problems of parents, as evidenced
by the recent experience of West
Philadelphia mother. Last Sunday
she asked her small son, aged 8, to
carry chair for her from the dining
room to the parlor. He started off
willingly, but in the hall he tripped
and fell Amid the crash could be
heard the boy giving vent to utter
ances that would have done credit to
a pirate of ancient days. The mother
was taken by surprise and was greatly
shocked. She gave the boy long
and serious talk on the subject of pro-
family This apparently did not make
the right impression, for when she
concluded the boy added to her dis
comfture by exclaiming. 81 am sorry
swore mamma, but forgot it was
Sunday"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15
SHOW EARTH MOTION

In the Galitzin pendulum such fric-
ton is introduced by allowing cop
per plate attached to the pendulum
to move between the poles of a strong
magnet According to the laws OF
electromagnetic the friction so pro-
duced conforms to most precise and
simple law. In this way the Galitzin
pendulum is made to indicate pre-
cisely by it's motion the motion of the
earth.
The Introduction of this friction
has, however, disadvantage, as it
reduces the sensitiveness of the ap-
paratus. But by second brilliant
application of electromagnetic theory
Prince Galitzin has overcome this
trouble. A coil of wire attached to
the pendulum moves between the
poles of a strong magnet and an cleo
trical current Is so generated in the
coils when the pendulum moves.
These currents are carried to gal
vanometer timed to the same funda-
mental period as the pendulum and
again made dead beat" Thus the
motion of the earth is reproduced on
the galvanometer with perfect pre-
cision on a scale of magnification suf-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15
Women Horticuturists Show Posi-
biiities for Making Money
in Business.

Edinburgh Gardening is the fash
ion of the moment" said the Wis
countess Falmouth the other day,
when she presided over a meeting of
women horticulturists who had gath
cred together as side issue of the
women's congress.
What opportunities are there for
women gardeners ana how should
girls be trained to fill what positions
might be offered? Those were the
two main questions the speakers dis
cussed.
Even as jobbing gardener a girl
can earn $1.25 a day, and very often
$3.50 for good work" said Miss Lor-
RE A. Huntington, who is well known
in horticultural circles. IF she be
not strong enough to WELD a spade
herself she can easily hire strong
boy to do that part of the work.
There are plenty of women who have
begun in the profession in this way
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15
AGE AND HAPPINESS
DECLINING YEARS SHOULD BE
ONES CT JOY.
Beauty in Having Tasted Life and
Found 1t WhoIesome-opportunity
Properly to Guide Steps of
the Young.

Almost every woman, though she de-
family boasts that she always want
ed to have gray hair" breads the
thought of old age. And yet, old age,
which is not synonymous with decrep-
itude, should be very beautiful ex-
perience. Our age ought to bring
little relaxation so that a woman may
give more of her time to enjoyment
and to contemplation. Perhaps through
poy erty, or some other circumstances,
the chance for relaxation does not
come. What then? Why, Their the
woman who is old should take a truly
keen delight in sharing her ripe ex-
rerience with the novices at her side.
She ought to consider it a privilege
to warn others away from the mis-
takes she has made-and the warning
can be given without bitterness or
self-vaunting.
There is no more beautiful thing In
the world than happy old woman.
She has tasted life and found it whole
some 1t has not always been entirely
sweet nor entirely bitter. If she made
the most Of her opportunities, she
finds an inner peace, a contentment
which youth inevitably lacks, and
which is the crown of age. A little
realization of the depth of life she
should try to give her young COM
rades.
Dwelling somewhat on the past, the
old woman should not make the mis-
take of existing in it always. Old age
does not mean that one should not be
up to date. 1t means maturity, the
very fullness of maturity, and this is
attained only by breadth of interest.
Many persons when they are old shut
themselves up in the shell of the past
decades and refuse to believe that the
world has progressed any, or that
anything good has been accomplished
since they were young. They have
been eager to learn, up to a certain
age. Then, for some reason, they con-
cluded that they knew all there was
TO know. Consequently, they are now
because the world has moved for
ward great deal since they stopped
learning-narrow-m and igno-
rant. Life is measured, not by how
long, but by how much
That semi-decrepitude, so aften
called old age, though it may come to
a woman of % or 20 if she has been
a slave all her days, is not the heri-
tage of any woman In these athletic
times, every woman should get
enough exercise so that her joints
won't creak when she moves. The
mental and physical wearing out is
induced often by sheer hard work and
work that is unnecessary. Some
women. as soon as they are married.
set themselves certain tasks to do for
each hour of the day. They think that
if these tasks are done on time, with
unending regularity, they have done
their duty. The supposition would be
correct were the women machines.
But surely a wife and mother owes
something more to her family than
the washing done each Monday by 10
in the morning.
She owes it to them to give herself
plenty of time to rest, every year,
every day, :" her life. She owes it to
them to take the time for intelligent
reading, for travelling little, which
iscrapes the rust off, for association
with people and with things worth
while
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15
English Observations on the Subject
of tuberculosis Warrant That
Action.

London.-Some observations bear
ing upon the subject of bovine tubercu-
losis have recently been made by DR..
H. Corner, who is interested in a
school of light agriculture at South
gate, which are remarkable from what
ever standpoint they may be viewed.
81 believe" he said in the course of
an interview, that fowls are RESPONSE
BILE for a great deal of the tuberculosis
in cattle. The idea occurred to me
some time ago in connection with cat
tle-raising in Jersey, where there is
absolutely no tuberculosis among the
herds. although there is just as much
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15
Pheasants Eat Bugs.

LYONS. O.-William N. Myers,
truck farmer, living at Pilgrimport,
fed a colony of English pheasants last
winter, the birds staying around his
barn and being nearly as tame as the
fowls.
This summer the birds have paid
we'll for their winter board by keeping
the potato patch well cleaned of pota-
to bugs.
Myers has a field of potatoes next
10 the Avery woods, which is great
place for pheasants. While other
farmers are using paris green to XIII
the bugs, Myers saves his money, the
nheasants doing the work.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15
The tyranny Of Assassination.

There is no other tyranny like that
of assassination. Despotic every
where, it is outrageously so in a re-
public. 1t is the assertion of one mans
will against the will of the millions.
1t is absolutism that is matchless In
all the bloody records of power and
crime. 1t aims to kill not only man
but his office; to nullify not only the
law, but government; to change not
only incumbents, but systems and poll
cies; to substitute the rule of one for
the rule of the majority.-New York
World.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

Lady Dockrell has been instructing
the young women of England that hus,
bands must be healthy. Undoubtedly
it is annoying to have modern home
cluttered up with an invalid husband.
Husbands should agree to the reform
with a corresponding stipulation on
the part of the wives.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15
GARDENING NOW IN FASHION

and many of whom are now high in
the ranks"
What the lady gardener most
needs is power of organization,
said Miss Jessie Smith ANY one
can work hard themselves. The thing
is to make others work for YOU"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15
Writes Will on Card.

Pittsburg, PA card torn off a
freight car was filed in the probate
court the other day as the will of Rob
ert J. McElroy.
After being fatally injured by q
freight train McElroy had scrubbed Oh
the card:
Mary, all that is mine is thine"
The will leaves an estate worth
5000 to McElroy's widow.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15
A Mise Old Owl.

In her trim little bathing suit she
sat on the white sand.
II adore intelligence" she cried.
$50 do l." said he. "All the same,
though, beauty and intellect never go
together"
And do you think me intehectual?"
che faltered.
NO., he confessed, frankly.
With a faint blush she murmured,
"Flattereri"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

Every time we buy a new suit the
coat is too short and the vest too
long" complains the Atchison Globe.
The obvious thing for the editor of the
Atchison Globe to do is to cut of the
tails of the coat and use the cloth to
Iengthen out the vest.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

so dizzy my wife had to lead me. After
trying everything else, / began with
Doan's Kidney Pills and was soon
helTed. Continued use cured me-
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by ell dealers. so cents
box. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

The alfalfa cure for snake bite is
viewed with infidelity, but the snake
bite cure for tuberculosis is vouched
for in a recent case. Cautious people
will prefer to have neither ailment
and use neither remedy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15
STATING the Case.

Spaaker-Well. Sam, how did you
ike my speech the other night? Did
you think it was grand?
SAINT wor mo- dan gran sab. 1t
wor gran dilokuent. sah.-Baltimore
American.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

American tourists aresreported to be-
balloons in Europe. Their experiences
With the tip-custom in their travels
seems to make them careless of life. /
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15
stay With Farm. Saws nura.

San Francisco. = Baron Kanetake
Oura, minister of state for agriculture
and the war minister of Japan, who
is travelling over the world to study
industrial conditions, says stay with
the farm"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15
What He THOUGHT.

D'Aubist-Do you think my battle
picture expresses. as l have meant it
to, all the poignant horrors of war?
Krittick-Oh, yes, it's the awfullest
thing l ever saw.-Tit-Bits.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

The man for whom the law should
provide {. particularly severe penalty
when caught is the chauffeur who
strikes a person down and then runs
away from his victim.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

A New York couple got married the
other day because, they said, they
both loved the same bull pup. The
silly season is showing results al
right.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

The only doubt to be thrown on the
story of those quadrillious of microbes
in frozen eggs is that it is almost be-
yond belief that any self-respecting
microbe would relish that sort of food
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

That daring navigator who had
sailed 10000 miles of ocean in yawl
has not been heard from for two years
after starting for the West Indies in
his open boat The fate of the pitcher
that goes once too often to the wei
is proverbial.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

the kidneys are us
ordered. Doan's Kid
ney Pills cure sick
kidneys.
S. E. Vaughan, COL
E. South ST., lola,
Kan, says: Diabetes
had set in and l ex-
pected to live but a
short time. Kidney
secretions were milky
white and back pains
NOVA torrih1n T WAS
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

We have got to have copy of that
new department of agriculture bull
letin on 1.-The Life History and Con-
troll of the Hop Flea-Beetle," even if
the government does charge 10 cents
for it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15
e.,mon pack Below Average.

Seward, Alaska.-Reports received
here are that the salmon pack in the
Bristol bay district and also at Kar-
LUX and Uyak, Kodiak island. will fall
far short of the average.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

No man can sleep soundly after Civ.
ing away million dollars, says a
New York preacher. Let's all get toj
gesher and disprove this statement!
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15
Novel Idea.

Mrs. Suddenrich has novel ideas"
What has the dear old stupid done
now?"
why, she went into the hotel tele-
graph office this morning and told the
operator she wanted to send sonfe pic
ture telegraphs to her friends
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

New York druggist thinks rattle4
snake poison is cure for consumpl
ton. Consumption is also a cure for
Tattlesnake poison. But who gets thu
first bite?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

A New York man shook pepper into
his soup and then was seized with a
1t OF sneezing that killed him. Now
the question is, did the restaurant
keeper make his heirs pay for the
soup?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

London reports the presence of $780,;
900 foreign walters. Glass in mem
tai arithmetic. how much does this
amount to, at one average tip apiece?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

Now that an aeroplane has been
struck by lightning we discover that
wind isn't the only thing the aviators
have to combat
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

Another $4,000 diamond has been
found in South Africa. All they
have to do there is to pick up the
wealth.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WELT,

The kidney secretions tell if disease
is lurking in the system. Too frequent
or scanty urination, discolored urine,
lack of control at night indicate that
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15
Products of Delaware.

Washington.-The value of the an
nual product Of the manufactures OF
Delaware, according to the census
bureau, is $52,S71,041.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

Were you ever so tired that after
lifting one foot up you dreaded To
put it down again to complete the
step?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

If your socks, your tie and your
hatband do not match in color you
can still elude the critical by going
swimming.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

Those billions of bacteria reported
found in frozen eggs are not so i'm.
pressive since we dallied with the fig
ures about Haney's comet,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

A Chicago professor says that
skunks are good to eat, but until we
see the meat trust try to corner then
we'll refuse to believe it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

A homing pigeon has just flown
1000 miles in about five days. That
will keep the flying machine busy fol
some tine to come.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

Bread is to be sold in New York by
weight. Then the inconsistent GUS
toners will complain if it is light and
If it isn't
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

Will Thomas A. Edison please In
vent something to geep ice from melt
ing in summer?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

Laughing may make people fat. but
that is not what stout people care to
know.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

Constipation causes and aggravates many
serious diseases. 1t is thoroughly cured by
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The favor
tie family laxative.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

The Joy ride is generally its owR
Nemesis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

In his modest, unobtrusive way the
cricket is advising you to lay in your
winter coal
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

People who predict that this was
Go be hot summer are around men
tioning the fact.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

Tobacco crop short and revolutions
II Cuba again. There amt going to
be no butts"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

Having had her eyes insured for
$4,000, a New York chorus girl is pre-,
pared to make eyes at all corners.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

crease in value after decreasing IL
size.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

Last winter was a very severe one.
out we bear no grudge against 1t
now.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

When New York gets to selling
bread by weight, maybe the young
bride will make fortune.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15

Best men are nodded out of faults.
Shakespeare.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-15
Interesting.

do you enjoy going to banquets?"
We'll. l can't say that | enjoy them
particularly; but they are always in
teresting."
'Always?"
Yes. | never get tired noticing
how well the old stories go if they are
cleverly told"