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The copper era., 1910-12-30

Lot, 2. IS Suits worth S19 so and 20 co,
 now .......................... $lO co
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
Tbe Average Farmer.

Farms in the United States pro-
duced $S,76O.OOO,OOO in 1909. But did
the farmer get his share of it? We
read whole lot about the American
farmer being king and we are told
of the farmers sporting automobiles
and sending their children to college
or to Europe if they have been given
the college course, but it is the one
best bet that the average farmer is
no plutocrat The farmer is consid-
cred lucky If he can keep the interest
paid up on the mortgage, and If final
ly, after years of hard labor, he owns
his place clear Of all Indebtedness he
is considered well off. The American
farmer is long way from being the
real ruler of the country. and
Farm.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
His MIND Is Blank.

Embiems and travelling card in the
possession of the man supposed to be
Z. H EdmeSton, who was found suffer
ing in Chicago, apparently from aphasia,
indicate that he is a Mason of high
standing. and members of that order
say that he once was a millionaire. When
found he was able merely to repeat the
word there when questioned. Edmes-
ton formerly was dry. goods merchant
Domestic troubles are said to have dis
sipated his health and to have caused
him TO become deranged. The travelling
card showed him to be a member of
Fem Fem temple, Mystic Shriners, in
Erie. Pa. According to the police, Ed
meston disappeared from Buffalo at the
time Of his trouble and was found two
years later in Chicago. Relatives then
kept him in sanitarium in the east.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
Increase the Acrenae.

The high cost of living necessities
has impressively emphasized the neces-
sity of increased agricultural produc-
tion The increased cost of living falls
heavily on the inhabitants of cities,
who commence to appreciate that the
population of the nation is growing
faster than agricultural production.
The limited surplus and the urgent
constructive demand have advanced
prices of farm Products to historical
heights. There appears to be no pan
acea for present conditions except to
increase the acreage under crop cul-
tiyatiOn.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
CLAIMS MILLIONS.
TIE Son Of Missing Inventor Has I'm
portant Documents.

The claim TO a gigantic fortune made
out of the telephone business lies be-
hind the efforts of the children OF
Herbert l.. Todd TO learn something OF
the fate of Their father. who disap
peared twenty years ago. The last
known of the missing man was that
he was in London, whittier he had gone
on the invitation of Maj. Wilbur f
Melbourne, in the summer of 1889
For a year Mr.. Todd's family heard
/ from him regularly. Then, suddenly
dated June 3, 1890. 1t is in the posses
sion Of his son, Charles William Todd
who is 40 years old, of SOB Washington
street, Newark The letter is writer
on the letter head OF the Negotiation
Syndicate, limited, u and 10 Grace
church street, London, which, the letter
states, was organized to float the TodC
invention.
Il would give all l possess to get
fate has BEEN" said Mr.. Todd. His
disappearance has been a mystery tina,
has baffied our family and cost my
grandfather fortune. Ali we could
ever lean was that a notice of his deatl
appeared in the London Times in 1892
We could never learn how, when oil
where he died.
Mr.. Todd thinks his father was the
victim of foul play, and that his deatl
Melted a fortune of millions to those who
were associated with him in CONNER
cializing his invention, which is today
universally used on the long-distancC
telephone The missing man patented
his invention in this country on Angus
%. 1887. The number of his patent wa.
36S, 62S. 1t is on record in Washington
to Mr.. Todd's credit, with the variou!
transfers of the patent rights to him
self and his associates and to the TOdC
Transcontinental Telephone company, il
which Mr.. Todd was the controlling fac
tor. His family hold certificates for 81,
600 shares in the company, which was
capitalized at $1O,O00,O00 The com
pany was incorporated under the laws Of
the state of Indiana on September II
1881.
Mr. Todd has all his fathers patent
papers. and the certificates of stock
Re also showed the patent record il
England. He says he will pay large
reward for authentic news of his fathers
fate.-New York American.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
Milo Good for Dairy.

Milo can take the place of corn in
feeding dairy cows, and will yield an
average of twice as much grain an
acre as corn in dry regions. In seasons
so dry that corn will be total failure
milo will usually yield fifteen bushels
of grain or more an acre.
The heads of milo may be snapped
from the stalks and fed to COWS Civ
ing milk. This is an economical way
to feed this grain, as cow has to
chew head considerable time be-
fore she is satisfied to swallow 1t, and
the more she chews it the better il
will digest.
The whole heads may be ground
without threshing, and the small
stems that hold the seeds form, when
ground, good material for diluting
the meal and making il more easily
digested.
The threshed grain may be ground
before feeding. 1t does not pay to
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
Skin Beauty Promoted.

In the treatment of affections of the
skin and scalp which torture, disfig
ure, itch, burn, scale and destroy the
hair, as well as for preserving, puri
flying and identifying the complexion
hands and hair, Cuticura Soap and
Cuticura Ointment are well-nigh in
fallible. Millions of women through
out the world rely on these pure, sweet
and gentle emollients for all purposes
Of the toilet, bath and nursery, and
for the sanative, antiseptic cleansing
Of liberated, infamed mucous sur
faces. Potter Drug G Chem. Corp.
Boston, Mass, sole proprietors Of the
Cuticura Remedies, will mail free, on
request, their latest 32-page Cuticura
Book on the skin and hair.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07

other women to avail themselves Of
this valuable medicine. Mrs. E. M.
FREDERICK, Bloomdale, Ohio.
Backache is a symptom of female
weakness or arrangement. If you
have backache don't neglect it. To
get permanent relief you must reach
the root of the trouble. Nothing we
know of will do this so safely and surely
as Lydia E, Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. Cure the cause of these dis
tressing aches and pains and you will
become well and strong.
The great volume of unsolicited tes-
timony constantly pouring in proves
conclusively that Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, has restored health to thou.
sands of women.
Ii you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia e Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound will help you,
write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass, for advice. Your letter
Will be absolutely confidential,
and the advice free.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07

~ Milwaukee Newsp Union &Madiscn LisAA.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
Aauestion of ECONOMY.

1t is natural for every man to want
to get the best possible when he goes
in to bring out some new farm ma
chine. This often brings a fellow to
grief, however, since the desire to
spend as little money as possible
sometimes causes the purchaser to
take the cheap machine. If confront
ed with a proposition to take sulky
pillow, for instance, that will last five
years for $25, or another that will
last ten years for $35, which one
would you take? Which one would it
pay you to take? This is about the
sum and substance of buying cheap
farm implement. 1t may not seem
that way in the warehouse when
each tool looks gaudy with paint, the
cheaper one looking even the more
gaudy-but in actual work, in the
rough and tumble of the ranch, this
is about the way it always turns out
Denver Field and Farm.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
wbat becomes of the Corn.


People often wonder, particularly
those who have travelled for hundreds
of miles through the corn belt, what
becomes of corn which is grown every
year. In the year 1908, when the to-
tai crop was 2,666,OoO,OOO bushels,
241, 100000 bushels were consumed in
flour and grist mill products, 100000
bushels in the manufacture of starch,
9,OOO,OO0 bushels for malt liquors. IT,
100000 Bushels in the production of
distilled liquors, 100000 bushels for
glucose, 9O,O00,OO0 bushels for export
and 13,OOO,O 900 bushels for seed, max
ing a total Of 51S,000,000 bushels, or
1913 per cent of the entire crop. The
remaining S0.7 per cent, or 2,118,-
100000 bushels, seems to have been
used almost entirely for feeding.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
A DETERMINED WOMAN
FfnaEy Found a Food That Cured
Her.

Her.
when first fTad of the remark
abe effects of Grape-Nuts food, de-
termined to secure some," says
~omad of Salisbury, Mo. "At that
time there was none kept in this town,
but my husband ordered some from
a Chicago traveller.
II had been greatly afflicted with
sudden attacks of cramps, nausea, and
vomiting. Tried all sorts of remedies
and physicians, but obtained only tenn
porary relief. AS soon as | began TO
use the new food the cramps disap-
peared and have never returned
my old attacks of sick stomach
were little slower to yield, but by
continuing the food, that trouble has
disappeared entirely. / am to-day per-
fectly well, can eat anything and seV-
erything / wish, without paying the
penalty that I used to. We would not
keep house without Grape-Nuts.
my husband was so delighted with
the benefits l received that he has
been recommending Grape-Nuts to his
customers and has built up very
large trade on the food. He sells
them by the case to many Of the lead
ing physicians of the county, who rec
ommend Grape-Nuts very generally
There is some satisfaction in using a
really scientifically prepared food"
Read the little book, 1.-THE Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's a Rea-
SON."
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full OF
human interest.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
INDUSTRIAL WORLD.

The Iran Ace saws: The first half of
June brought more new business 10 the
books of the large producers OF nnlSheu
steel than the corresponding pefloo III
May, but the failure or oelnan1 70
measure M to the capacity is still the
commanding feature of the situation.
Pig iron has touched new low Levels III
the mast week. The surprising thing IS
thot rho furnaces which cannot stand
the pace are not blowing out. Competl-
ton for the few large pig IRON orders
that have come out in the past week mas
been particularly sharp among northern
furnaces. In sheets there is some fallng
off Iii demand and competition IS sharper.
Tin plate output In June promises to
break all records.
The Iron Trade Review says: The
iron and steel market has not been char
acteriZed by any positive Developments
There is considerable softness in pig iron
and concessions are made more freely
on some finished products. 1t is estimat-
ed that structural contracts for the first
half of the year will amount to 10000
tons. Although this tonnage is large,
it is not large enough to satisfy the COM
bined capacity of plants, and results of
strong competition are being shown in
the shading of prices, especially i'll east
ern territory, where a quotation less
than $1.45, Pittsburg, has been made.
A 100000 contract for gas pipe was
closed by those interested in piping gas
from the Oklahoma gas fields to the in
terror of Kansas. The contract calls for
forty miles of 1S-inch pipe to be deliv-
cred early in September. The line is to
be laid between the Oklahoma line and
lola Kan. The Dayton Pipe Coupler
company has closed a deal for the pipe
couplings, making the probable expense
of the line $4,000 per mile. The Gulf
Refining company has let a contract for
100 miles of 6-inch pipe to be strung in
Texas.
The Gary Iron and Steel company has
increased its capital from 100000 to
$1,000 coo, and will erect a large plant
at Niles, O., where it recently purchased
the plant of the Empire Iron and Steel
company.
Orders for sixty-five locomotives have
been distributed between the American
Locomotive company and the Baldwin
Locomotive works by the Hawley lines
and the HaWley mana gements are draw
ing up specifications for 6T50 cars OH
which it is expected bids viii shortly be
asked. They consist of 5000 steel under
frame 50,000-pound box cars, 1000 all
steel 1O0,00-pound gondolas, $50 wood
en- box cars, $50 wooden stock cars and
go steel underframe furniture cars.
Eignty-ive passenger locomotives, to
cost approximately $1,125,000 have been
ordered by the Hartman roads from the
Baldwin Locomotive works of Philadel-
phia. Deliveries will be made in Octo-
Der, November and December. This is
one of the largest orders given by any
railroad since the financial depression of
190r9S.
Since the first of May it is estimated
that contracts have been placed for all
kinds of pig iron in all distributive dis
tricts aggregating $4,000 tons, but near
ly all of the active buying has been since
from MAY 10 to the present time have
been 100000 tons.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07

Since the first of May it is estimated
kinds of pig iron in all distributive dis
tricts aggregating $4,000 tons, but near
ly all of the active buying has been since
the middle of May; that is, the contracts
from May 10 to the present time have
heen hlh0 COO TONS
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07

Growing chicks demand green food,
and by all means give them plenty of
grass range if you have it; if not,
supply them with an equivalent, such
as lettuce, cabbage. weeds, clover, al
falfa; they relish it and will thrive
on it, Provide chicks with shade and
where a cool breeze can fan them in
warm weather. This should be sup
piled, even if a temporary board roof
is the only thing that can be fur
nished.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
Black Pudding.

Mix three eggs and third cup OF
sugar; add one cup of molasses, one
teaspoon of soda and two tablespoons
of melted butter. Mix we'll; add one
cup of flour and bake one hour in a
moderate oven. For a sauce, beat the
yolks of two eggs, one cup of sugar
and one tablespoon of butter together,
then add the beaten whites. Set it
over kettle of boiling water for one
half hour. Eat warm.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
Death Among Chiclks.

The trouble which causes the death
of many young chicks is commonly
known as white diarrhea. Different
breeders have different theories as to
the cause of this trouble. among them
being a lack of vitality of breeding
stock, improper feeding and poor ven.
tilation. Lack of sunlight and imper-
feet sanitation cause the death of
many chicks The diet should contain
sufficient quantity of animal food
and the chicks fed often and not al
lowed to get so hungry that they will
devour large quantities at times and
then fast for long intervals.-South
Dakota Farmer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
Baked CrOquettes.

Many kinds of croquettes can be
baked. This does away with the odor
from the boiling fat Mashed pota-
toes, rice and macaroni need only a
little beaten egg and the proper sSa-
sonings. The same is true of meat
or fish with rice or crumbs, The ma
terial ready, shape the croquettes as
you please, roll twice each in egg and
in buttered crumbs. Lay on the bot
tom of buttered pan about an inch
apart, and bake in a hot oven not
more than ten minutes.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07

form all the virtues and values OF Mum
yon's Paw-Paw Tonic and ere made
from the juice Of the Paw-Paw fruit
I unhesitatingly recommend these pillD
as being the best laxative and cathartiO
ever compounded. Send US a postal or
letter requesting free package og
Munyon's Celebrated Paw-Paw Laxa-
tive Pills, and we will mail same free
Of charge. MUNYON'S HOMOEO-
PATHIC HOME REMEDY CO., $50
and Jefferson Sts.. Philadelphia, Pa.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
Rare Occasions.

Speaking of the courtesy campaign"
conducted by the Evening Times some
time ago, in which an investigation was
made of the politeness of Philadelphia's
men, the following dialogue occurred be-
tween a sweet young West Philadelphia
girl and friend she was entertaining.
why don't you girls thank fellow
when he gives up his seat in a street
car to your asked a man.
''As a rule we can't" replied the
young lady. Were so surprised that
it takes our breath away."-Philadelph
Times
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
Birds Nest Salad.

Have ready as many crisp leaves or
lettuce as may be required to make
dainty little nest for each person. Curl
them into shape and in each one place
tiny speckled eggs made by rolling
cream cheese into shape and in each
one place tiny cheese into shape. then
sprinkling with fine chopped parsley
Serve with French dressing hidden un-
der the leaves of the nests.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07

Raised Mullins.

To one cup of scalded milk and one
cup of boiled water add three table
spoons of butter, four tablespoons SUI
gar and one teaspoon of salt. Cool
and add one-quarter of yeast cake
softened in one-quarter cup of warm
water, one egg yolk and three and one
half cups of flour. Then fold in the
egg white, beaten stiff. Beat we'll, COW
err and let rise until morning. Butter
muffin rings, fill half full, let rise half
an hour and bake in hot over twenty
minutes.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
More Coffee Used.

The per capita consumption of cof-
fee in the United States is steadily
increasing, while that of tea remains
almost stationary. In 1889 the con-
sumption of coffee was GIG pounds per
capita, and in 1909, lila pounds. In
1889 the per capita consumption of
tea in the United States was 1.29
pounds, and 1909, 1.29 pounds, the
same as that of twenty years ago.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07

eyes. l had Is smolhering spells in
one day and thought would die. I
doctored with the best local physi-
clans, but they were unable to help
me. Then I started taking Doan's
Kidney Pills and soon began to i'm
prove. They saved my life"
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, 1910-07-07

Potatoes fed raw are not so valu-
able a feed, but cooked boiled-by no
means a difficult or expensive process
they make a good feed for either
growing or fattening hogs. If the pq-
tatoes be mashed after boiling, ana
mixed with chopped corn or crushed
grain of any sort, an excellent feed is
provided.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
Lean Years APPROACHING.

All the signs of the times point to the
increasing scarcity of meat products,
and the available statistics show that as
the population Of the world increases,
there is not any relative increase in live
ture to organize itself and take advan-
tage Of the times-Meat Trades Journal
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07

fry nice golden brown, take from the
fire and arrange on platter. To the
fryings add one-half an onion cut fine,
cook one minute, then add two level
tablespoonful of flour. Add cup and
half of milk and cook until smooth.
Pour over the pork and serve.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
Number of Pigs Per Sow.

The number of pigs SOW raises is
something worth taking into account
if she is to be kept over for another
breeding season; it is equally impor-
tant to know something about her
motherly instincts when young sows
are to be selected from her litter for
the breeding herd. For this reason
every man should keep some record
of the size of the filters his sows
raise-Earmers' Tribune.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
Fried ADDIes and Onions.

Peel and slice four onions; place in
frying pan with teaspoonful of lard
and a half cup Of water Wipe, core
and slice two large apples and place
on top of the onions, season with salt,
cover and let cook until tender When
done cover thickly with sugar and
corvn hot
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
Tillnge of the Peach.

No tree is more sensitive to tillage
than is the peach. Probably more
failures in peach growing are due to
neglect in tillage than to any other
one cause. The most diverse views
are held by different growers. One
good grower will declare that the or
chard should be titled early in the
season, and his neighbor will maintain
that early tillage will endanger the
crop.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
HARVARD MAN MISSING.
Members of Class of '0s Asked to Look
for A. D. Pike.

The strange case of Maine boy who
disappeared while junior at Harvard
three years ago has been brought to
light. Guy Emerson. secretary of the
class Of 1908, in compiling a list of the
members of the 'OS class CHANGED to
write to A. d. Pike Of Lubec, Me-, wish
ing to learn his occupation and other
matters which might be of interest in
a class compendium. Young Pixies ia
Their received the epistle and wrote to
Mr.. Emerson that he had not heard one
March. 1907. The father has searched
increasingly for the boy without success,
and in his letter makes a stirring ap-
peal to the members of the class to aid
him in his hunt. A. D. Pike is the son
Of B. M. Pike, a prominent resident Of
Lubec. Me.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
Rice Pudding.

Boil rice until tender. One quart
milk, three eggs beaten light, four
tablespoons sugar, one teaspoon van
lila, one and one-half cups cooked rice,
one cup seeded raisins Put in dish,
CRATE nutmeg over top and bake until
brown
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
Salt Goldfish steyyed with Eggs.

Prepare the fish as for fish balls.
Heat .amost to boiling in pint of
milk and stir with it carefully three
eggs we'll beaten, tablespoonful of
butter, a little chopped parsley, pep
per and, lastly, the fish. Boil up once
and turn into deep covered dish, line
with buttered toast. Eat hot for break
fast or suDDer
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07

Cut small slice from the top Of
each tomato and take out the pulp. Mix
with the pulp of each rounding tea
spoon of fine bread crumbs and the
same of finely grated cheese. Fill the
tomatoes, replace the tops which were
cut from the stem ends, put in a bak-
ing dish and set in the oven for about
twenty minutes
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
Oatmeal Bread.

Two cups Of fine oatmeal, pinch of
salt, pinch of baking soda, teaspoon
full of lard. Mix well together with
little cold water, handling as little as
possible Roll out thin and bake on
a griddle. Do not turn the cake, but
finish it by toasting it in the oven, or
before an open fire, as they do in
Scotland
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
Stable Venti1atOr.
REGULATES ITSELF.

This ventilator is always in work
ing order as the hinged doors are kept
closed on the windward side and at
the same time the connecting board
presses open the door on the opposite
side. The cord and pulley enable the
connecting board to be lifted to the
dotted line when both doors will re-
main closed
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
A Law-Abiding Child.

A health officer recently received the
following note from one of the residents
of his district:
Dear Sir: / beg to inform you that
my child, aged months, is suffering
from measles as required by act of Par
iament."-Tit-Bits.