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Connecticut western news., 1910-10-13
Rridoe Prizes.

Silver sets for running ribbons of various widths through lingerie make excellent simple prizes for bridge or euchre. There are usually four Head CTS" as the bodkins are called in each set. and in little brpcaded covers, as they are, become attractive as we'll as useful. Another pretty trife that ev- cry girl likes to have is a small house wife for her sewing bag. A tiny fancy emery cushion, small pair of scis- sors. needlecase and sometimes a gay bit of wax-all mounted and join ed together-are desirable and not ex- pensive.
 So great is the fad for bridge scores of various kinds that they are always excellent prizes for men as well as women. Most elaborate are some of the newest pads and books, being bound in the gayest fashion and hay ing small reminders of the trump so arranged as to change it after each hand. Pencils accompany them, and the cases may be used again when the original scores have been exhausted.
Connecticut western news., 1910-10-13
A Typewriter and a Princess.


 Times do change.
 Even a dozen years ago the thought of speaking of typewriter and a princess all in one breath would have seemed shockingly incongruous.
 But not so now. Princesses are very much up to date.
 They would every bit as soon bang away on a typewriter as to laborious- ly dip gold tipped quill into bottle of ink and indite their thoughts with laborious dignity.
 No less parsonage than Princess Mary, the only daughter of the king and queen of Great Britain, has re- gently learned to use typewriter and will assist in typing some of her fathers more private correspondence, The princess intends to learn stenog- 'raphy also and is keenly looking for ward to helping her mother.
Connecticut western news., 1910-10-13
IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS
Don't Mistake the Cause of Your Troubles. A Cnnann Citizen
 shows How tO Cure Them.

A
 shows How tO Cure Them.
 Many people never suspect their kid- neys. If suffering from n lame, weak or aching back they think that it is only muscular weakness; when usinary trouble sets in they think it will soon correct itself. And so it is with all the other symptoms of kidney disorders. That is just where the danger lies. You must cure these troubles or they may lead Go diabetes or Bright's disease. The best remedy to use is Doan's Kidney Pills. It cures all ills which are caused by weak or diseased kidneys. Canaan people testify to permanent cures,
 Mrs John Mansfield. Reed St., Canaan, Conn.,, says: "A few months ago, was troubled by a swelling of my feet and ankles became tired easily and often found it hard to get around In a short time after using Doan's Kidney Pilla, the dropsical swelling had disappeared and felt much better. found Deans Kidney Pills to act as represented and l, therefore. take pleasure in recommend ing them to other kidney sufferers"
 For sale by all dealers. Price 30 cents. Foster Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, New York. sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-Doan's-- sand take no other.
Connecticut western news., 1910-10-13
THE FLEXIBLE CORSET


 Every woman who does her own homework and every woman who suf- fers from too. too solid flesh knows to her regret how easily corset steels break when she bends over. Here is a corset which is warranted to with stand the most strenuous exercising and hold It's own unbroken
 The steels are made of some sort of spiral steel which rebounds with ev- cry motion of the wearer. They are something new and will be comfort to womankind, as they are shapely and there is no outward appearance of common sense," which mars so many of the hygienic garments.
Connecticut western news., 1910-10-13
Smart School Blouse.

For school wear plaid blouse is all ways good style worn with dark skirt. The material may be either silk or one of the new worsted plaids that are as soft and silky as the latter fab ric. These woolen plaids come with the name on them of the clan to which
Connecticut western news., 1910-10-13

they belong. so if one is of Scottish descent they may sport their own par ticular 'plaidie."
 The blouse illustrated has a narrow vest of navy blue taffeta with simu- lated buttonholes and small buttons covered with the silk which also edges the wide shoulder plait There is lit- tie change in the new shirt waists ex- eept that most of them when not of wash stuffs have the long shoulder effect and are often made in one with the bodice portion.
Connecticut western news., 1910-10-13
A Mindis All Rinht. Rut=

It is all right for a woman to have a mind of her own if she keeps 1t to her self and lets the man think his is the only mentality in the neighborhood.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12

had. The common rate of sowing is
one and one1half bushels of each per
acre. The peas are usually scattered
broadcast on disked or narrowed
ground, and then turned under about
thre or four inches deep. The ground
is then narrowed and the oats drilled
a few days later. The land may first
be prepared and each crop drilled sep
arately, but this is not usually as sat
isfactory as the other method Peas
and oats are good for hay or to cut
and feed green. When the oats are
heading and the peas poisoning one
NAV begin to cut for green feed. For
hay the oats should be in the milk
stage, and the peas should have well,
formed pods. Peas and oats can also
be pastured to advantage with hogs.
This crop will give yield of five to
seven tons per acre of green weight.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12
CANADA FORGING AHEAD.

Thomas G. Shotwell, one of the
greatest market reporters in America,
writes from New York, under date of
March Goth, and says:
THE tariff tangle with Canada
which President Taft has taken in
hand is Of Importance chiefly because
of the multitude of American farmers
that are crossing into the Canadian
northwest. Most conservative esti-
mates of their number place it at
100000 for 1910. Some say as many
as 100000 will cross. These are all
expert farmers and their places in the
United States are being filed by I'M
trained men from Europe and from
the cities. Canada is gaining rapidly
in agricultural Importance and within
a few years the United States will
have to call on the Dominion for
wheat. Production of wheat in the
United States is not keeping pace with
the population. A tariff war would
complicate the problem Of getting
food Even now Canadian farmers
are getting higher prices for their cat
tie on the hoof, and Canadian house
wives are paying less for meat in the
butcher shops than farmers and house
wives are receiving and paying in the
United States. The tariff on cattle
and wheat must be removed as be-
tween the two countries before long"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12
AN HEIRESS PLANS.
How to Spend an Income of One Hun
bred Thousand Dollars.

Miss Margaret Cornelia Hoffman, the
New York manuscript reader, who was
left legacy of $3,000,000 by her uncle,
Charles Ferdinand Hoffman, a former
Wall stree: clerk roted for his parsi
mony. has been interviewed as to her
plans for the disposal of an annual in
come Of approximately 100000.
Miss Hoffman is very pretty bru-
nette. with q soft, melodiOus voice. She
is Just 20 years old, and comes here
from Louisiana. She retains her room
in the boarding house at 1874 State street,
Brooklyn, where her uncle lived for
twenty years, but she is at present stay
ing with friends in New York.
How does it feel suddenly to become
an heiress?'' she was asked.
"The feeling is the Same," she an
swered, excepting that the heiress Won
ders what she will do with her money
and the working girl dreams what she
would do if she had a fortune. AS yet
| feel | am Just the poor working girl
l have been for the past three years. l
will go to my business as usual, for it
is a pleasure to search for the romantic
in the many stories that are submitted
to me to read, and for while longer |
will continue at it.
but, really, what l intend to do with
my fortune is to start right in to taking
the operas l can. l feel l would also
like to travel.
"a little episode was brought back to
me this afternoon, for l was asked by
another member of the Mission circle
if my plans had changed. She explained
that she was present at a meeting held
two years ago, where all the members
were asked What they would do if they
had $4,000.
II was reminded that my answer was
that l would like to spend it in giving
my uncle trip to Europe, for | did not
realize he had the vast fortune he had
secretly piled up.
II had to laugh for my friend had read
of the decision of the surrogate and of
the discovery of my late uncle dying
wealthy. 1, therefore, answered that
would first have one grand opera outing
here and then possibly take the trip
without my uncle"
''Will there be another companion on
that trip" Miss Hoffman was asked.
Il refuse to speak for publication"
she answered bluShing.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12
Planting Potatoes.

Planting Potatoes.
The prevailing, and we might say
foolish, custom of most farmers is to
plant potatoes just as they come, lit
lie and big. Indeed, some use the
smaller ones for seed and retain the
larger ones for cooking purposes,
sometimes placing them on the mar
ket
While such course will not no.
ticeably affect the potato crop for a
single season, it's continuation surely
but slowly lowers the yield = not so
much by an insufficient number of
subers, but by inferiority in size and
quality. We believe this to be the
chief blunder made by most potato
raisers and that it accounts for more
failures with this crop than any other
one cause.
Assuming that you failed to select
seed potatoes at the proper time last
season Gas nine out of ten fail to) &,
great care should be exercised in Sc
letting seed this spring With the
thought in mind that it was quite like
y the healthy, vigorous plant which
produced the larger tubers, these
should be chosen for seed, since the
smaller potatoes, which no doubt
came from weak or inferior plant,
and, If planted, would produce a like
growth. Is this not true of any other
plant or animal life? Then why
should it not be true of potatoes? p
Twentieth Century Farmer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12
Value of the SilO.

The Missouri Experiment Station
summarizes the value of the silo as
follows: Silage keeps young stock
thrifty and growing all winter. 1t
produces fat beef more cheaply than
does dry feed. 1t enables COWS to pro-
duce milk and butter more econom
ically. 1t is more conveniently han
died than dry fodder. The silo pre-
vents waste of cornstalks in the ma
nure when silage is fed. The silo will
make palatable food Of stuff that
would not otherwise be eaten. 1t en-
ables the farmer to preserve food,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12
Farm Notes.

Cut alfalfa when it is dry.
A good milk COW never becomes
rolling fat.
Milk sellers find the Holstein hard
tc beat.
Milk the cows quietly, quickly and
on time.
Never. buy pigeons unless the mat
ing is guaranteed.
One bad butter cow will eat up the
profit of several good ones.
Too much corn causes the bones Of
heavy hogs to break easily.
But the manure spreader first and
the piano will come easier.
Clean the dairy stable in summer
just as regularly as in winter.
Treat the COWS kindly and they will
repay you in dollars and cents.
1t is imperative that sheep quarters
be dry at all seasons of the year.
In the big cities the market for
SQUAD is good for every month in the
year.
Red clover in bloom is not good for
hogs, but when young it makes a fine
pasture.
Do not fill the churn over one-third
to one-half full. Give the cream room
for agitation.
The woven wire fence makes hog
pasturing easy compared with the old
fashioned rail fence.
Good butter must be properly pre-
sented to the market 1t must not
only be good, but look good.
The type of sheep that combines
large body with a good fleece is the
one for the small flock owner
Keep the pigeons flying lofts clear
of bolts as the birds are apt to injure
themselves by flying against them.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12
DRAINAGE.

One of the essentials about the poul.
try house and grounds is good drain.
age. For this reason a good hill slope
is the best place for the grounds. The
land should slope enough so that rains
will wash it clean of all impurities.
On fiat land the grounds should be fire.
quently changed and planted to some
crops that will take up the noxious ele-
ments. The draining and surface drain.
ing the grounds will assist in keeping
them dry and pure. Scraping off the
top soil each year and filing with
fresh soil from the field will aid in
purifying the grounds The soil from
the yards may be used as a fertilizer
for the field from which fresh soil is
obtained.-Journal of Agriculture.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12
A Valuable Hatch.

A forcible illustration of the capa-
bilities of setting of eggs were seen
in poultry show not so long ago. A
man bought setting of eggs of one
of the American class of fowls.
Twelve out of Is eggs Matched, one of
the chicks died, but the owner sue
ceeded in raising the remaining IL to
maturity. He brought them to the
show, there were three cockerels and
eight pullets and they were all of a
uniform color and size. They won first
cockerel, first and second pullet and
first hen. They were easily worth one
hundred dollars of any mans money,
but the owner did not wish to sell
them.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12
Egg Imports.

The fact that eggs are not included
in any lists of imports which we have
seen published and from the results
of the American hens activities, as re-
ported by the census office, leads to
the supposition that importing eggs
would be like carrying coal to Newcas-
tie. In 1900 over 1,293,662,433 dozen
eggs were produced in. the United
States. This number is large enough
to provide each person in the country
with seventeen dozen eggs year.
There are almost four times as many
chickens in the United States as there
are people.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12
The Simplicity

The Overlands operate by pedal
control, so the hands have nothing to
do but steer. One goes forward or
backward, fast or~slow, simply by
pushing pedals. A child can master
the car in ten minutes.
The Overlands are free from COM
plexities A novice can run them and
care for them. One of these cars has
run 1000 miles without stopping the
engine.
In the Government Postal Service
Overlands have run Is miles a day
for year and half without missing
a trip.
They are as faithful as watches. A
man who knows nothing about ma
chinery can run an Overland thou
sand miles and back.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12
Tree Planting Device.

To those who will be planting shade
and fruit trees, the following method
may be of assistance. In preparing
for planting stake out the plot hav-
ing the stakes in line in several di-
rections. After the plot is carefully
staked the trouble is to get the tree
set on the exact place occupied by the
stake. The following plan will over
come this difficulty. Take a board
about #. long and s inches diameter,
as shown in illustration. Bore hole
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12
Facts About Earns.

Nearly 100000 new farms have
been created in the United States dur
Ing the last ten years. 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 20 years tendency
toward the amalgamation of farms dis
tant from market into larger holdings.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12
Is h. p. for $1,000

Overlands are made by modern auto
matte machinery. And they are made in
such numbers that the cost is brought
down to the minimum.
A 25-horsepower Overland roadster
sells for $1,000 1t has a 102-inch wheel
base, and a possible speed of so miles an
hour The same car with toy tonneau
costs SLIGO.
A 40-horsepower Overland, with a 112-
inch wheel base, sells for S1,250 to 81, 400,
according to style of body. All of these
prices include gas lamps and magnetic.
Never before were such large and pow
erful cars sold at such prices as these.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12

An almost totally bald gentleman, din
ing one day in a restaurant, called out
in anger. Waiter, here's hair in my
soupv'
The waiter was a tactful man, and he
replied. ''Ah, re magneeficent hair! I'm
doubtedly from monsieur's headr'
And the much-fiattered diner smiled
blandly and remarked: ''Ah, well; acct
dents will happenv'-Human Life.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12
An Unfortunate Girl.

A very unfortunate girl lives in Atchi-
son. She can't brag of her ancestors, for
they lived in Atchison, and Atchison
people know how worthless they were.
She can't boast of her kin, for they
live in Atchison, and she can't brag OF
her future, because she is engaged to a
cheap little man who has no future
Atchison Globe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12
The Egg-Eating Hen.

Some one wants to know how to keep
hens from eating their eggs. Having
had some experience along that line,
| offer a few suggestions: A deep nest
box, in which there is only room for
the hens body, so that she cannot get
at the eggs when on the nest, and too
deep for her to reach the eggs when
standing on the edge of it, is a good
thing. The best nest box I have used
is IA inches square and 10 inches deep,
covered with 6-inch door or opening
at the top Of one side
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12
He Was of Another Clan.

Scotch Highlanders, who still speak the
Gaelic at times, settled much of the
country north of Toronto. One day DR..
Rutherford, locally famous. was looking
for some men to do some work for him.
He went to a village blacksmith shop
and found several Of these Scotchmen
standing about.
Are you a mechanic?'' he asked one
of them.
May" he replied. 'I'm McCuig."-
Saturday Evening Post
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12
Compare the Cars

You should find out, for your own sake,
why OYerIands SC outsell other cars. You
should see how simple they are, how
trouble-Lroof.
There are Overland dealers everywhere
800 of them now. If you will send us
this coupon for our new catalog we will
tell you the nearest one. Please cut out
the coupon now.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12

SUI ucSlIOuS VI
learning of my
e xper i e n ce
with d GA n S
Kidney Pills,
can obtain the
facts from me
direct. / suf-
fered from kid
ney trouble for
thirty years. 1
often pa S S e d
gravel and at
times had to use
crutches. I re-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12

1t has been shown by a physician
who has made a study of the effects of
roller skating that excessive indulgence
in this sport frequently results in flat
feet. defective development of the leg
carriage of the body.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12
The Overland
Now the Leading Car

Overland sales now run 100000
per day There has never been a
record approaching that in the his
tory of automobiles.
When a man sees an Overland, all
the lesser cars lose their attractions.
For no other car gives so much for
the money. And none is so simple, so
easy to care for, so proof against
troubles
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12
The Various "ROcks.o

A breeder of Buff Rocks wants some
one to explain why it is claimed that
Barred Plymouth Rocks are so much
better market fowls than all other va
rieties, especially the Bluffs and White
Plymouth Rocks. All three have the
same general conformity, all three
have yellow legs and yellow skins, and
the Bluffs and whites have no black
pin feathers, as have the barred va
riety-EXchange
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12
DEVICE FOR TREE PLANTING.

in each end and cut d notch in the
middle. Place the board with the
notch against the stake and drive
wooden or iron pins into the holes
b. B. The board can then be remov-
ed from the pegs, place the tree in the
notch and pack the soil around the
roots. The tree will thus be in the
exact spot occupied by the stake, and
in line with the others.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12
Raised.

1t seems that an Ohio school teacher
succeeded in raising a 2O3pound pig in
165 days. 1t will be noted that no men
ton is made of how far she raised it,
and the beef trust has been known to
raise one pound of pig A cents in one
day.-Charleston News and Courier.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12

On the other hand, this section has
witnessed the cutting up into smaller
sizes of many farms nearer to mar
ket. 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
American Agriculturist.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12
A Good Forage Crop.

Canada peas and oats is favorite
forage crop with many New York state
farmers. The crop may be sown from
early spring to the middle of May. By
making sowings at intervals of two
weeks, a succession of crops may be
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12

which natures at rainy time of the
year, when dry would be next to i'm.
possible. 1t is the most economical
method of supplying food for the stock
during the hot, dry periods in sum-
mer, when the pasture is short.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12
EFFECTS OF LIQUOR REMOVED
IN 81 MINUTES.

Drunkenness is unworthy when you can
have it removed without anybody's knowl
edge. Acme simple home-treatment will
do the work. Write E. Forth, 316 Dickey
Bldg, Chicago, ILL.,. for free trial.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12

Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes
Relieved BY Murine Eye Remedy. Try
Like Murine. 1t Soothes. soc at Your
Druggists. Write For Eye Books. Free.
Murine Eye Remedy Co, Chicago.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12

ten feet long, made of four-inch boards
solidly nailed together. After this
fence is once put up sheep or hogs
are not likely to overturn it. A fence
three and one-half feet high will turn
most fiocks.-Denver Post.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12
One Explanation.

"All flesh is grass" says the good
book. Perhaps that explains why butch
ers want so much of the "long green"
in return for beef.'-Vancouver World.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12

ceived no relief until l began taking
Doans Kidney Pills. They cured me
and 1 have been free from the trouble
for some years."
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. SO cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
N
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12

Mrs. Josephine L. Newcomb of New
Orleans is said to have given a larger
amount to educational charity during the
last twelve months than any other wOm-
an in this country
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12

DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels.
Sugar-coated, tiny granules. Easy to
take as candy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12
! ! GODS
Sars aparilla

Nill purify your blcod, clear your
complexion, restore your appetite,
relieve your tired feeling, build
you up. Be sure to take it this
spring.
Get it in usual liquid form or choco-
lated tablets called Sarsatabs. 100 Doses$l.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12

Public Occurrences, one of the first
newspapers ever published in America,
never got beyond its initial issue 1t APP
peared in Boston, September 25, 1890.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12

The worlds product of silver in 1907
was 1S5,000,000 ounces, against 100000
600 ounces in 1897. and the coming value
in 1907 being $3.50, 100000, against $780,
100000 in 1897.