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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
The Quality of Butter.

The quality of butter depends to a
great degree upon the food and drink
of the COW. She should have clean,
pure water and wholesome food. Much
care should be taken In the selection
of the ration. The individual cow has
much to do in this regard. But with
respect to the part that is played in
handling the product of the cow too
much carelessness is evident in the
processes of butter-making. After
churning is finished the butter and
milk mixture should remain quiet for
about ten minutes in order to let the
butter come to the surface. A cup of
cold water will hasten the process.
An old recipe says:
The butter should be carefully
skinned off into a wooden bowl half
full of water. The water should be
repeatedly changed until it shows no
indication of milkiness. 1t is impor-
tant that the butter should not be
pressed or worked during the process
of removing the milk from the butter.
After this the butter may be pressed
into a mass and salt to the extent of
one-fortieth it's weight worked into il.
The water should be well pressed out,
but the less worked he more perfect
ly it's granular character is main
tanned.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
SATIN REVIVED.
A Splendid Fabric Being Used for Brit
ish Court Dress.

ISL NOuII OlcSS.
A London dispatch states that ma
terialS of the most supple eXture, with
one notable exception, are being used for
the t~oilettes worn at the inaugural court
of the season. The exception is the new
satin-which is really Old-a splendid
fabric capable of standing alone, revived
from PARKWAY times. 1t VIII be used for
the petticoats of some gowns as Il back
ground for magnificent em%brOideries. but
mainly for the regulation court train.
But the gauZes are many and novel.
and q characteristic which number of
them share is a shot appearance. Blend
ed colors of a chameleon-like effect are
the novelty of the moment, and of para
mount beauty are medleys of guinea
gold, all tints of rose-with special EN-
phasis given to Chantecler, a cock's-comb
red-many brilliant blues and lovely
greens, inclusive of apple and lime for
the youthful and the more stately olives
for those of maturer years.
A mysterious busting of some other
surface color gives the shot effect to the
fabric, for which purpose pearl, mauve,
clOud-gray and even a curious bronze
brown are frequently chosen.
Refinement of effect is more than ever
the study of the dress designers, hence
the very embroideries over which clever
fingers have long labored are yelled. Such
is the treatment melted out to the bull
lion and bugle designs, which, however,
gain in charm of mystery what they lose
in brilliance by the cloud of finest gauze
with which they are covered.
One-color schemes are prominent this
season. For example, a rose-colored
toilette will have rose silk or rose bugle
embroidery softened by a tunic and cor
sage yelling of gray net, with here and
there a half yard or so of the decoration
left in native b%rilliancy.
Lace is going to be a great feature in
the full-dress schemes, and the dressmak-
ers Are dyeing it to match the frocks it
adorns. Fashionable laces are Venise
and Malines.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
c JOE CANNON.
He Also speaks Well of Canad.

He Also Speaks Well of Canada.
No matter what may be the opln-
ion of Mr.. Joseph Cannon, no matter
if he may be looked upon by some as
a car, and by others as a big, warm
hearted man, with many of the in
stincts that make humanity very bear
able, all will admit that he is a nal
who has been advertised more than
any other man in the United States.
What he may have to say therefore on
any subject, will have weight. Observ-
ant, he speaks his mind freely. He
was interviewed the other day by the
correspondent of a Canadian newspa-
per, he spoke of his admiration for
Canada, and he is quoted In a way
that pictures fairly we'll the personnel
of the man. The correspondent says
he launched out into personal biog-
raphy, proverbial philosophy, politi-
ca! comment, cynical scorn, broad pro-
fanitN and sentimental poetry such as
one rarely hears in the space of an
hour. He discussed the Canadian
tariff, and then said: People say l
break the Ten Commandments, all of
them. But l don't, at least not often.
/ did break one of them UP in Can
ada two or three years ago. AS I rode
from Winnipeg to the Rockies over
your great West and saw the finest
wheatfelds in the world, l thought Of
Virginia and a lot of our States, and
/ smashed the Tenth Commandment
every hour of the journey. Yes, sir,
l coveted my neighbours land"
Coming from a man of the fame of
Mr.. Cannon, these were words that
should have some weight with the
Americans who may still have doubts
of the advantages that are offered to
them in Western Canada. A home
amongst the wheat fields. Hundreds
of thousands of Americans are adopt
ing it. They go to Central Canada,
to any one of the three Provinces of
Manitoba, Saskatchewan Or Alberta, or
to the coast Province of British Column
hia, take up their homestead of 160
acres, and probably pre-empt another
100 acres, or it may be they do not
care for pioneering twenty or thirty
miles from an existing railway, and
purchase a farm. Then they settle
upon it and, having no clearing away
of timber they begin at once to Guilt
vate it, and make money. That they
make money and much more than they
could possible make on the high-priced
farms they have left, is the evidence
Of hundreds of thousands. They do
not leave civilized life, they but re-
move from n sphere to another.
They have splendid social conditions.
churches, schools, rural telephones,
splendid roads, railways, convenient
just the same as what they left, and
what is more, they get much greater
returns from their crops, which give
abundant yield. The climate is per-
feet, and it is no wonder that most
lattering reports are sent back to their
friends in the States, and it is no
wonder that Joe Cannon was tempted
to speak as he did. He coveted his
neighbours land.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21

Vegetable Compound has done for me
during this trying period. Complete
restoration to health means SO much
to me that for the sake Of other suffer-
ing women I am willing to make my
trouble public SO you may publish
this letter. "-MRs. CHAs. BARCLAY,
RED, Graniteville, VT.
No other medicine for woman's ills
has received such widespread and I'M
qualified endorsement. No other med
icine we know of has such a record
of cures of female ills as has Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
For more than 80 years it has been
curing female complaints such as
Inflammation, liberation, local weak
nesses, fbroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, Indigestion
and nervous prostration, and it is
unequalled for carrying women safely
through the period Of change of life.
1t costs but little to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and,
as Mrs arclaysays.i it is worth noun
6ains Of gold to suffering women.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21

Poultry House for Five Dollars.
We have two poultry houses made
from rough lumber, sawed from a tree
out of the woods, and covered with
shingles, but the cheapest one we have
l made out of scraps Of lumber found
around the barn and lumber pile-such
as can be found on most farms. Inside
measurements are 10x12 feet, 5h feet
high in front, 4 feet at back and IN
feet at the comb, which is 3 feet from
front.
We like this shape and size of house
very much and If we were building
another, think we would build the
same shape Of roof. as It is convenient
and easy to get around in it.
"Of course. there were cracks and
irregular shaped boards in my house,
but after L had covered the entire
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
Slow DeyeIopment Best.

When one is growing baby beef
there are good reasons for forcing the
feeding. With that class of animals
forcing is necessary, but is not neces-
sary with animals that are to stand at
the head of herds. Development more
than normally quick will be of 10
advantage to them. With them that
style of development should be fol-
lowed that will result in fullest and.
most vigorous growth when matured.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21

in a radius wide enough to include
anything that falls from it. A circle
of canvas, with a hole in the middle
to receive the trunk Of the tree, is
fastened around the latter and also
Fastened to the stakes with the outer
edge of the ring lower than the por-
ton around the tree. Around the outer
edge, too, is a wall to keep the con
tents from rolling off to the ground.
The fruit falls from the tree into this
cal.yas net and is thus saved from
bruising. 1t rolls down to the outer
edge and lies there until the picker
comes along and collects it, thereby
saving the latter time and trouble and
keeping the fruit itself in good condi-
ton.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
FowIa.

Buckwheat meal is very good to use
in fattening chickens, but should be
used in preference mixed, half of it's
bulk of other meal, choice being given
to cornmeal or ground oats. To fatten
a fowl you should m e doing
so exactly eighteen days before the
fowl or fowls are needed for killing
or for marketing, as after eighteen
days of fattening they begin to lose
flesh instead of gaining it.-A. v.
Meerscn in Western Poultry Journal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
Baseball and Sporting News Edition.

The Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin is
now publishing a complete pink sheet,
having made arrangements with the AS
ISOLATED Press to furnish them with ex-
elusive sporting news service, covering
baseball, races and other athletic games.
Full reports of all games played in the
three Major Baseball Leagues for the
season Of 1910 will be published from
day to day as they occur. This eXclu-
sive Associated Press report will be pub
lished only in The Evening Wisconsin
of Milwaukee-no other Milwaukee news
paper will receive the same. Additional
special sporting features will also be COW
cred by The Evening Wisconsin exclu-
sively. Terms by mail or ~newsdealer
delivery, $500 per year. The Evening
Wisconsin Company. Milwaukee, Wis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
ABANDONED 1T
For the Old Fashioned Coffee Was
Killing.

F.. -
For the Old Fashioned Coffee Was
killing.
II always drank coffee with the rest
of the family, for it seemed as if there
was nothing for breakfast if we did
not have it on the table.
Il had been troubled some time with
my heart, which did not feel right.
This trouble grew worse steadily.
Sometimes it would beat fast and
at other times very slowly, so that
l would hardly be able to do work
for an hour or two after breakfast,
a severe pain.
II had no idea of what the trouble
was until a friend suggested that per-
haps it might be caused by coffee
drinking. / tried leaving off the coffee
and began drinking Postum. The
change came quickly. / am now glad
to say hat 1 am entirely we'll of the
heart trouble and attribute the relief
to leaving off coffee and the use of
Postum.
"A number of my friends have
abandoned the old fashioned coffee and
have taken up with Postum, which
they are using steadily. There are
some people that make Postum very
weak and tasteless, but if it is boiled
long enough, according to directions,
it is a very delicious beverage. We
have never used any of the old fash
toned coffee since Postum was first
started in our house."
Read the little book, "The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's a Rea-
SON."
Ever read the above letter? A
new n appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full of
human interest.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
FRITZI'S GOWNS U R
Trying Experience of an Actress and a
Waiting Audience.

A fire started in the dressing room
occupied by FRITZ Scheff at the Nixon
theater. Pittsburg, just before a matinee
and the prima donna's entire wardrobe
was ruined or destroyed. The singer,
with her two maids, was in the room at
the time. and she was about to dress
before going on the stage. One of the
maids had been working with an electric
iron on, some of the singers dresses.
The wires became crossed and in an in
slant the furry tinery was in a blaze.
Miss Scheff and her maids ran out of
the room screaming fire, and the stage
hands and actors rushed in a throng to-
ward the room. The stage hose was
soon pumping water into the dressing
room and the stage vas entirely flooded.
In the meantime the audience was being
seated and no one knew that a fire
blazed back of the scenes. The actors
hurried out with their wardrobes into
the street. Miss Scheff remained re-
markably cool during the excitement.
The play was an hour and a half late.
Miss Scheff went through the perform
ance in her street costume.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
HOW'S This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known f. J.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business trans.
actions. Z financially able to carry out
any obligations made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
Wasted a Fortune ON skin Troubs

Wasted a Fortune ON Skin Trouble.
81 began to have an itching over my
whole body about seven years ago and
this settled in my limb, from the knee
to the toes. l went to see a great many
physicians, a matter which cost me a
fortune, and after / noticed that l did
not get any relief that way, l went for
three years to the hospital. But they
were unable to help me there. | used
all the medicines that I could see but
became worse and worse. / had an
Inflammation which made me almost
crazy with pain. When 1 showed my
foot to my friends they would get
really frightened. l did not know
what to do. l was SO sick and had be-
come SO v that | positively lost
all hope.
Il had seen the advertisement of
the Cuticura Remedies a great many
times, but could not make up nay mind
to buy them, for l had already used 50
many medicines. Finally did decide
to use the Cuticura Remedies and l
tell you that 1 was never so pleased as
when l noticed that, after having used
two sets of Cuticura Soap, Cuticurl
Ointment and Cuticura Pills, the en-
tire Inflammation had gone. | was
completely cured. l should be only
too glad if people with similar disease
would come to me and find out the
truth. would only recommend them
to use Cuticura. Mrs. Bertha Sachs,
1921 Second Ave-, New York, n Y,
Aug. 20, 1909"
Mrs. Bertha Sachs is my sister-in-
law and l know we'll how she suffered
and was cured by the Cuticura Rene
dies after many other treatments
failed. Morris Sachs, 321 f. seth ST.,
New York, N. Y, Secretary CT
Deutsch-O strowoer ~Unt.-Verein, Kemp
Hebrew Benevolent Society, ETC."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
Necessity of Glover.

1t is not possible to maintain our
lands without clover, and it is best to
SOW clover and pillow under. 1t is de-
sirable to clip the clover two or three
weeks earlier than it would be cut
for hay, and let it lie upon the ground,
and this helps the second crop, which
may be cut for seed; hen the straw
should be put back on the land.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
Utilizing Manure.

We have a small dairy of about fifty
six cows, mostly Jerseys, and sell
milk, cream and butter. The manure
from this herd is stored under shelter
and applied with a spreader to wheat
and young grass, says a writer in an
exchange. We think that best results
are secured by this method of apply
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
Beautiful Wall Coatings for Homes

ne$1uttAu1 W0l COat1nSS % Onhc
In line with the progress of all other
things in these modern days IS the
beautiful, perfect and sanitary wall
coatings for our homes. Alabastine is
the name of a rich, soft and velvety
preparation for the decoration of walls
and ceilings. 1t adheres to the walls
OF its own adhesive qualities. 1t is in
expensive, clean, artistic and so easily
put on that any n can follow the
printed directions on every package.
Any shade or tint is easily produced.
Alabastine is proof against insects or
disease germs so prevalent in wall pa
per. 1t does not rub off and flake like
kalsomine. A complete color plan for
the walls of the home and stencils to
help make the home beautiful, together
with a book about home decorations
and samples Of color effects will all be
sent free by the Alabastine Company,
49, Grandville avenue, Grand Rapids,
Mich. This liberal offer to home deco
vators deserves careful perusal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
wheat as Chicken Feed.

Wheat furnishes more material for
eggs than corn. A bushel of wheat
contains about one-tenth more protein
than corn, but about one-half less fat.
So to fatten fowls feed corn and for
eggs feed wheat.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
Earthworms and Alfalfa.

Where there are numerous earth
worms there is plenty of humus in the
soil. Where there is plenty of humus
alfalfa will grow. Earthworms can
thrive only where there is humus in
the soil, and their presence will deter
mine whether it would be likely to
proye good alfalfa land.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
smnnlying Green Ration.

Start with the first warm days 20
grow green stuff for chickens. Peas
will grow during the cool days of early
spring and soon will furnish picking
for the birds. Many other things may
be planted early and a succession OF
poultry garden sass" to be carried
along as needed. 1t will pay to do it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
Fat Sometimes Disadvantage.

Fat cover up weakness, a fact
which purchasers do not duly consider.
The ability does not seem to be cul-
tivated by many, Notwithstanding the
great value of such ability. Even buy
ers of young dairy bulls are likely to
give preference to young bulls that
carry the most flesh.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21

HARROW MADE OF PLANKs.

as a roller for smoothing and fining
the surface soil on lumpy ground. 1t
will be found to work especially fine
in the lighter soils. 1t can be used
also for broadcasting small seeds and
in the planting of garden truck.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21

collects all the fruit
that falls from a tree
and holds it where it
can be quickly picked
up and placed in a
basket, also saving the
apples, pears or what
ever they may be from
damage by falling. A
circle of stakes is
ILL., $1,000 IL
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
TIE Important
Problem

confronting anyone in need of a laxa-
tive is not a question of a single &C.
ton only, but of permanently bene-
fetal effects, which will follow proper
efforts to live in a healthful way, with
the assistance Of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of Sienna, whenever it is re-
quired, as it ~cleanses the system
gently yet promptly, without irritation
and will therefore always have the
preference of all who wish the best of
family laxatives.
The combination has the approval
of physicians because it is known to
be truly beneficial, and because it has
given satisfaction to the millions of
well-informed families who have used
it for many years past.
To get its. beneficial effects, always
buy the genuine manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co. only.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
Cost of Producing Eggs.

A bulletin from Cornell University
gives the results of a record of a few
hundred hens kept in 1902 as 90 cents
per dozen for the average feed cost of
eggs throughout the year. Some figures
published in Farm Poultry gave the
record OF a large number of poultry
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21

o u
andother annoying
symptoms, and /
can truly say that
Pinkham'9
Vegetable Com
pound has proved
worth mountains
of gold to me, as it
restored my health
and strength. L
never forget to tell
my friends what
IydiaE. Pinkham's
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21

keepers, which shows the average cost
of eggs per dozen in winter as Is
cents, in summer 81 cents. Undet
present prices the feed alone would be
about IL to II cents per dozen.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
When Rubbers Become Necessary

And your shoes pinch, shake into your
shoes Aliens Foot-Ease, the antiseptic
powder for the feet. Cures tired. aching
feet and takes the sting out Of Corns and
Bunions. Always use it for Breaking in
New shoes and for dancing parties. Sold
everywhere 25c. Sample mailed FREE.
Address, Allen S. Olmsted. LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
Homemade PLANK Harrow.

A good homemade harrow can be
made by fastening together several
planks so hat each plank overlaps
the one next to it like the clapboards
OF a building. 1t is said to be as good
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
The Noisv Kind.

"a bowling publicity campaign is I'M
der way in Mrs. Primers backyard"
What are you talking about? %
"A dozen pair of silk stockings are
the wind on Mrs. Primers
"-Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
Smallest Cows In the wor1d.

The smallest cows in the world are
found in the Samoan Islands. The
average weight of the males does not
exceed zoo pounds. The females aver
age about 100 pounds, they are very
stockily built and are seldom taller
than a merino sheep. In color these
cattle are nearly all alike, a reddish
mouse color marked with white. They
have very large heads, and their horns
IRE of exceptional length.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
SIassifed.

Robson-A man told me today of a
hen that laid three eggs at one sitting,
or setting-or would you call it lying?
JobsOn-Yes, | think | would call it
lying.-BostOn Transcript.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21

I'm Liberia coffee trees attain a
height of more thar twenty feet. The
price of the product is 3 and 8 cents a
pound at the plantation.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
His Identity Disclosed.

Judge-What do you do during the
week?
Witness-Nothing.
Judge-And on Sunday?
Witness-I take a day off.
Judge-Oh, l see. What salary does
the city pay you?-Lippincott's.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21

On of the late frauds discovered
by the state food inspector is a mixture
of 100 pounds of common salt and l
pound of ~lampblack, sold as a great
cure for nog cholera and a general
promoter of good health in live stock.
The 'ilst" price to the user has been
Sc a hundred, while the cost to the
manufacturer" is only a few cents.
What may we expect next?-Farmers'
Mail and Breeze.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21

DR.. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar
coated, easy to take as candy, regulate
and invigorate stomach, liver and bow
els. Do not grippe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
Fastening wires to small POSTS.

If you are using hedge fence posts,
especially small ones, the only sure
way to fasten the barb wire to them
is to wire it with hay wire. The
staples might possibly stick at first,
but the chances are that there will
be a crack at that point and the sta
pie will drop out or be pulled out SOON
er or later.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21

MRS. wINSLOw'S SOOTHING for
Children ~teething; softens the gums, reduces in
fammation, allays pain, cures wind collie. %
cents a bottle.