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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-08-11
HAVING IN RAINY WEATHER
Not Advisable to Cut Too Much Grass
at One Mowing-WilI Dry
Quickly When Stirred.

1t is not advisable to cut much grass
at one moving. If possible wait until
the weather settles. Cut in the after
noon of clear day. the next morning
put the householder to work and keep
the hay flying and whirling in the air.
Keep the hay stirring-the grass will
dry out and cure much faster when
it is flying in the air than when spread
out on the ground. If the grass is
heavy-and you have no tedder, let
every helper take a fork and turn the
halfcured hay over so the bottom will
dry; as soon as the hay is partly
cured, put In the rake and make small
windrows. After the field is forked
over commence at the beginning and
rake two windows together by turn
ing the hay over with the rake several
times-most of the moisture will evap-
crate-and all of the hand-labor will
be avoided. AS soon as it settles
bunch it. In case there are indications
of rain, haul two or three loads of the
half-cured hay into the barn or bar
rack and deposit one load In each
NOW. Then If rainy weather continues
let the hay In the barn be placed on
the scaffold over the driveway, where
it can get the moist air. Spread one
pack of salt over each load of hay.
When hay Is heavy spread it out thin
for few days. BY spreading a layer
OF straw or old hay between every
half load put in the NOW most of the
moisture will be taken up by the
straw. BY this means several loads of
clover hay may be secured without be-
ing damaged by rain. The side de-
livery rake In connection with the ted
der Is great help in the quick curing
OF hay In showery weather. The clover
and mixed grasses and orchard grass
should be secured in the best possible
condition, as such hay contains just
the nutriment required for the making
OF milk, beef and mutton.
Timothy and red top should be cut
before the Sc eds become hard The
timothy harvest should be delayed un-
til after the grain is cut and hauled
In; two weeks delay with the timothy
harvest will not injure the hay seri-
ously. Secure the clover and mixed
hay and get the grain in the barrack;
these are the two important crops.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-08-11
HIS WELCOME FOR PRODlGAL
Cowboy Would Have Reversed Pro-
ceedings as Recorded in the
Scriptures.

Judge Ben B. Lindsey of the famous
Denver juvenile court said in the
course of a recent address in char
ity:
"Too many of us are inclined to
think that. one misstep made, the boy
is gone for gooC. Too many of us are
like the cowboy.
IAN itinerant preacher preached to
a cowboy audience on the 'Prodigal
Son. He described the foolish prodi-
gals extravaganza and dissipation; he
described his perjury and his husk
eating with the swine in the sly; he
described his return, his fathers low
ing welcome, the rejoicing, and the
preparation of the fatted calf.
"The preacher in his discourse no.
ticed cowboy staring at him very
hard. He thought he had made a con-
vert, and addressing the cowboy per-
sonally, he said from the pulpit:
My dear friend, what would you
have done If you had had prodigal
son returning home like that?'
"'Me!' said the cowboy, promptly
and fiercely. I'D have shot the boy
and raised the calf Detroit Free
Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-08-11
Chemists Vision of What Science Has
Yet to Do to Improve Con-
ditions on Earth.

Goal heats our homes and Offices.
drives our machines-and also covers
the city with the foulest SCOT and
CRIME But in the future city, and
in the beautiful suburbs all around,
the rumbling, Gathering coal truck will
be replaced by a modest unobtrusive
wire running underground. Through
this wire will pass from some huge
central dynamo plant an electric cur
rent-power. This power will heat
our homes, cook our food, black our
boots, carry us upstairs, slave for us
in a hundred ways. Every machine
in the city will be run by the same
tanned giant In this city today there
is a law that no man may keep hogs
in his back yard or in his house. In
the years before us, the same law will
apply to coal, which is worse than 40.
hogs. And the cities of the future
will have not SO much as wreath OF
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-08-11
How the Noted Author and Editor As
sumed 100000 Debts of Putnam's
Magazine and Worked Years
to Pay Them.

One day in the spring of 1890 was
hailed by the late Parke Goodwin. who.
in his time, was famous as an editor
and author, and son-in-law Of William
Cullen Bryant
Yesterday | met George William
Curtis" he said. "He was walking
up Broadway. His step was vigorous
and elastic. His whole manner was
suggestive of buoyant health and per-
feet inward satisfaction. He piqued
my curiosity and | stopped him. You
seem to be in such superfine spirits
this morning that I am deeply inter
ected,' said. laughingy.
"'Why shouldn't be in good spir-
its?' replied Mr.. Curtis. The yoke Of
bondage Is of my neck at last. After
more than thirty years, | am an abso-
lutely free and independent man once
more. am happy. Mr.. Goodwin. And
as he stood there. his face shining
with his inward Joy. recalled the
whole story of that yoke of bondage.
1T was in 1857 that the old Put
MANS Magazine (of which was an
EDITOR, unable to weather the finan-
cial disturbances of that period. went
under. Mr.. Curtis had shared the pub
fishing responsibility of the magazine
with man of the name of Miller. un-
der the firm name of Miller & Curtis,
and this firm was so heavily involved
that after 1t had been discharged
from bankruptcy there still remained
about sixty thousand dollars of It's
debts uncancelled.
III live said Mr. Curtis, when he
heard of that. and have my strength
and my earning power. will pay
every dollar of those obligations N.Y.
self
His friends demonstrated telling
him that the courts had absolved him
from any such obligation His reply
was perfectly characteristic. But
there remains the highest possible OBJ
legation upon me- he said: it is an OBJ
legation Of personal honor. and | shall
never feel easy for a moment until
know that every person to whom am
morally indebted has received payment
In full. with interest to date of pay
ment'
$50, on his own initiative. Mr., Cur
tbs gave notes for the amount owing
by his old firm, and then began lee
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-08-11
Dream OF the Future City

smoke between them and the heav-
ems" says writer in EVerybody's
Magazine.
Il spoke of cooking food What of
the food itself? Meat we have already
covered. But what of fruits and veg
etables? I agree you may say, to
artificial meat. The idea of tearing
hogs to pieces, after all, isn't nice.
But peaches and lettuce made by ma
chine are somewhat more than | can
bear Very good. Have EN- made
by manure and mud, If that process
seems more dainty. The point l want
to make is. that you can have 'em
cheap.
THE science of market gardening
has only just begun, but even in these
first few years the chemists in this
line have shown us hints of astound-
ing possibilities And in the famous
gardens that circle the city of Paris
the amount of fruits and vegetables
green getables-produced on small
three-acre plot outdoors straight
through the winter months (150.000
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-08-11
GREAT VALUE OF DAIRY SIRE
important That Calf Should Have
Good Parentage on Both Sides
Pure Breed Are Costly.
(By R. B. Roe.)

Raising the heifer calves of good,
high-producing cows, is a great funda-
mental requisite for the best and
easiest improvement of dairy herd.
But those calves will take their
qualities from both parents, and 1t is
equally important that each calf
should have good parentage on the
male side. But an inspection of many
dairy herds will show that compare
lively little attention is paid to the
quality of the sire.
/ have too often seen herds in
which the heifer calves were raised
for future cows. but in which the
bulls used were miserable little scrubs,
and weaklings. obtained by simply
saving grade calf from the herd.
And of many other sires. fairly
good as individuals. nothing Is known
of the actual milk production of their
female ancestors.
There are as I view 1t two princi-
pie reasons for this. One Is that un-
der the custom of selling the calves
for veal it does not make much diff
ference about their breeding. But as
this custom must be changed by sue
cessful dairymen and the best heifer
calves raised for cows, it becomes nee
essary Ito provide good sires.
But another great reason is that
the pure-bred sire costs more money.
Underlying both these Is the funda-
mental reason that many dairymen
do not yet realize the wonderful i'm
provement that can be wrought by a
good head of the herd
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-08-11
Pretended to Be Cheered by the AS
surances of His Cabinet Members,
But Knew That He Had
Been Beaten.

Whenever | think of the way in
which Cleveland heard the news of his
defeat in 1888 by General Harrison. |
always have to SMILE" said to me, one
day, the late Daniel Lamont, who was
private secretary to President Cleve-
land during his first term, and. later
on, his secretary of war
"The night of the election" con-
tiDued Mr.. Lamont. 1.-The governor
he always called Mr.. Cleveland gov
ernor"-"two or three members OF
the cabinet, one or two close friends
from private life and myself gathered
in the White House to receive the
returns. Our telegraph instruments
were in connection with the important
news centers, and we were in close
communication with the Democratic
national committee.
1--WE had been in the presidents
room about half an hour, should say
when there came dispatch from New
York city stating that one of the
city's reliable newspapers had issued
an extra claiming the election of Gen.
eral Harrison.
That's absurd exclaimed some
one. It's too early to know even how
New York city has gone. And every
body seemed satisfied.
But less than an hour later we re-
ceived confidential message from
some one on the Democratic national
committee. saying that it looked as
though Harrison had carried New
York state by strong plurality. The
governor looked at me rather queerly.
we exchanged glances. and ! am sure
that he knew at that moment that he
had been defeated.
But you should have seen Villas,
our secretary of the interior from
Wisconsin. He wasn't bit discon-
certed by the news from New York.
Don't let that dispatch discourage
you Mr.. President he cOunseled.
Wait until we hear from Wisconsin.
am sure that my state will give you
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-08-11
Good FIy Remedy.

The following is recommended as a
good homemade fly remedy: Resin.
IA pounds; laundry soap, two cakes;
fish Oil. half pint: enough water to
make three gallons. Dissolve the
resin in a solution of soap and water
by heating, add the fish oil and the
rest of the water. Apply with brush.
If to be used as spray. add half
pint of kerosene. This mixture will
cost seven to eight cents per gallon
and may be used on cows or calves.
One-half pint of this mixture is con-
sidered enough for one application for
a COW; a calf, of course, would re-
quire considerably less. Two or three
applications a week will be sufficient
until the outer ends of the hair be-
come coated with resin. After that,
retouch those parts where resin has
rubbed off.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-08-11
RAPID MARKET FOR POULTRY
Quicker Bird Can Be Brought to Mar
ketable Size. Greater Profit and
Fewer Losses.

always push my young stock along
as rapidly as possible until marketed,
or until brought to maturity. says a
writer in the Baltimore American.
This it pays to do, even when | must
buy feed and at a high price. The
quicker a bird can be brought to mar
ketable size or to the productive stage
the greater the profit, to say nothing
Of quicker returns and shortened risk.
Rapid growth is always cheapest and
quick returns most satisfactory. There
are always fewer losses in a flock kept
growing vigorously than in one al
lowed to drag, and shorter period in
which chicks are a possible prey to
hawks, rats and other enemies.
My young stock is never stinted.
After it is removed from the brooder
continue to feed regularly and as
generously as before. Feed for con-
siderable time consists largely Of
coarsely ground grains or fresh. sweet
milk. For this like corn and wheat
principally at first. Later | add other
grains. often emitting the wheat or
feeding it whole by itself. Rye. al
though chicks will not eat it whole,
is excellent cracked with other grains.
Barley, also peas in small quantities,
is good. AS chicks become larger
whole grains are gradually substituted
for cracked. Rye. If fed whole, is
cooked. In this shape chicks are
greedy for it. and it furnishes excel
lent food. All summer like to feed a
little soft food now and then, either
ground feed. shorts or bran, wet with
milk or warm water. Grit | keep con-
stantly before my flock. also pure
water.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-08-11

enough But Mr.. Dickinson expostu-
lated
Just wait. Mr.. President he
urged, until you have heard from
Michigan. You are sure to have a
large plurality in Michigan--there
isn't any doubt about it. And as
Michigan goes, so will go many other
western states
For a moment or two the gov
ernor, half smiling and half serious,
looked at Dickinson. Then he waved
his hand comprehensively. oh,
pshaw,' he said, I'm going to bed
And with that he stalked out OF the
ROOM
Dickinson, clearly puzzled. looked
at me for an explanation.
Mr.. Secretary said. the gov
ernor knew we were licked when we
got that confidential dispatch from
New York. He only waited to hear
from other states because you and
Mr.. Villas wanted him to-
And you never saw a more crest
fallen man in your life than Mr.. Dick
inson was at that moment" concluded
Mr.. Lamont, with reminiscent smile.
Copyright. 1870 by E. J. Edwardso
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-08-11
Making a Garden.

Keep the hoe going IN dry weather
and you will not need the watering
pot often.
The wheel hoe will save many
backache and do the work of three
hand hoes.
Plant the rows all one way--north
sides
DO not plant short rows. but let
them run the whole length of the
garden if need be-why not?
Wild strawberries have the most
delicious flavor. They are easily
transplanted to the garden
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-08-11
Yoke of Bondage Curtis Wore

turing. Up and down through the
country he went year after year, deiIv-
ering his lectures. and every cent of
money that he made In that way went
to take up, one after another, the
notes that he had given. Every cent,
say, went for this purpose, for he
lived on what he made as an editor.
Finally. there came the day when
ae wanted to pay certain note. Du:
he could not locate It's holder, and,
greatly worried. he hunted up his old
partner and told him the circum-
stances. Why said Mr.. Miller, 4
wouldn't bother about that; let it co.
No: will not let it CO. declared
Mr.. Curtis. am going to find that
note and pay it, And he did. after a
Gsligent searching.
Thus. year after year, Mr.. Curtis
slowly. but gradually, lessened the
amount of the thousands he had sworn
to himself to pay off in their entirety
with interest. And then. one day, he
found that just two more seasons of
lccturing would enable him to take up
the last note. 1t was that note that
he had just cancelled when I met him
yesterday-33 years after the failure
of his publishing firm-and do you
wonder that he felt as though he had
been released from PRISON."
A little over two years after Mr..
Goodwin told me this story the news
was flashed throughout the country
that George William Curtis, nationally
famous as an essayist. editor and pub
licist. was dead. How peaceful those
closing years of his life must have
been to him-"an absolutely free and
Independent man once more"
Copyright. 1910. by E. J. Edwards.)
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-08-11
To Get Rid of Arts

To rid your garden of ants effectual-
ly you must find the ,ocation of the
nests. They can then be easily de-
stroyed by benzoin. gasoline, bisul-
phide of carbon or boiling water. The
large ants which sometimes make
their nests above the surface of the
grass on the lawn should be destroyed
by bisulphide of carbon. Punch a
number of holes in the nests and pour
a teaspoonful of carbon down each
hole. Throw dark blanket over the
holes for few moments, then remove
of light at the end of pole. The
slight explosions drive the fumes
down through the underground tun-
nels and destroy the ants.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-08-11
Spray Your Trees.

Spray your trees, fruit or no fruit.
IL will take grit. grace and greenbacks
to spray a fruit tree without the fruit
In sight. It's the next crop or crops
that should interest you now Be
hopeful, be faithful, be timely, If you
wish to be a successful orchardist.
The apple crop will be short one
in 1910 and not so evenly distributed
as IN 1909. Look for optimistic re-
ports from the fellows who have axes
to grind.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-08-11
Success in REARING Chickens.

We are having splendid success
with our chickens, the best we have
ever experienced. In fact, the reports
from all over the country are more
encouraging than have ever known
them to be before, says a writer in
Baltimore American This leads us
to conclude that gradually the poultry
men of the country are becoming more
thoroughly informed of the principles
involved in the successful rearing of
chickens.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-08-11
Cleveland Was Calm In Defeat

majority. and that a good many
states west of the Mississippi will fol-
low suit
We'll, said the governor, in per-
fectly easy and almost unconcerned
manner, we will wait until we hear
from Wisconsin,
by and by message came from
Chicago stating that the Republicans
had won Wisconsin. Then up spoke
Don M. Dickinson, our postmaster gen
eral from Michigan:
MIR. President he said, let's don't
give up yet. Our prospects are as
good as ever. You know, we have
private advices that you'll surely car
ry Indiana
Well said the governor, in the
same easy manner. let's wait and
hear from Indiana
Soon the national committee in
formed us that General Harrison had
also carried his own state. The gov
ernor got up, apparently having heard
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-08-11
Original of Captain Costigan, Blear.
Eyed and Drunken, Was Singing
Ballads in a Music Hall in
London.

Whenever | think of Thackeray,
two incidents invariably come to my
mind" said Parke Goodwin. the vet
eran author, journalist, editor and SON.
in-law of William Bryant. a year or
SO before his death in 1904.
when Thackeray was in this coun-
try on bis second visit In 1854 and '55
he made his headquarters while in
New York city In the Office of the old
Putnam's Magazine. which was dis
continued In 1857. Here Thackeray
would come almost every day, draw
sketches with his pen upon any edi-
torial. manuscript or newspaper that
he found handy. and tell ds about the
studies that he had made for the novel
that he was to write as sequel of
Henry Esmond,' and which was after
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-08-11
Thackeray Character in Flesh

wards published Serlally IN THIS cOun-
try under the title of The Virginians.
Frequently Thackeray would bound
into the Office, exclaiming: I have
just seen Becky Sharpe" walking up
your Broadway And remember one
day that when he was in the office a
young man. who wore peculiar kind
Of cap on his head, came In. Thack-
cray eyed him closely through his big
spectacles; then, when the young
man had departed, he rushed over to
me. That's my "Pendennis" to an
eyelash! he cried
THAT is one incident made up of a
series Of little happenings; the other
occurred In London, whittier | spent a
summer a short time before the Civil
war broke out.
"One evening, in company with a
friend. went to music hall. must
say that thought that the entertain
ment was somewhat dull. A great deal
of whisky and water were drunk by
the audience, and there was infinite
pipe smoking; don't think I saw q
cigar smoked In that place. There
was a good deal of noise, but 1t
was good-natured: and the hour was a
little before midnight.
AT last. the manager. from his plat
form, announced that Mr.. So-and-So-
| did not catch the name-would sing
some ballads. Mr. So-and-So appeared,
and 1t at once seemed to me that his
songs would have been better sung
had his appearance taken place earlier
in the evening. He was blear-eyed.
and watery-eyed, as well. for tears.
which were not due to any sorrow.
trickled down his cheeks His voice
was rather thick, and he had a rich
brogue.
"But despite the fact that he was
carrying heavy load which was
added to after the first song, when
some one In the audience passed him
up a stiff drink of whisky. which he
swallowed at gulp, the man got uni
versal applause-he seemed to be q
tremendous favorite. was wondering
about this little, in an idle sort of
way, when. suddenly. the question
popped into my brain, Where have
seen the man before?'
II tried to place him, found myself
at sea. and turned to my friend. Who
is that man? certainly have seen
him before said.
my friend asked II had ever been
in the music hall before. No. said,
but ! certainly have seen that man
somewhere Why l added, I have
seen him in the very posture that he
Is now In. Where could it have been 2
I know answered my companion.
laughing. You have never seen him
in real life before. But you have seen
his likeess in a novel of which you
are very fond. That man is the orig
inal Of Captain Costigan." in Thack-
eray's "Pendennis."
Instantly | realized that my friend
was right. That drunken. swaying
man on that music hall stage, at that
midnight hour, was Captain Costigan'
over again, even to the arrangement
OF his frayed and ragged beard"
Copyright. 1910. by E. J. Edwards)
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-08-11
Silenced the Critic.

Charles Sumner, when in London.
gave ready reply. At dinner given
in his honor, he spoke of "the ashes"
Of some dead hero. ashes! What
American English" rudely broke in
an Englishman; "dust you mean. Mr..
Sumner. We don't burn our dead in
this country" "Yet," instantly re-
piled Mr.. Sumner, with courteous
smile, "your poet Gray tells us that
Even in our ashes live their wonted
fires" The American was not critl-
cized again that evening.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-08-11
Advice.

Father" queried Bob. just home
from college, you've worked for me
pretty hard nearly all my life, haven't
your"
quite right, quite right. son."
unused father, retrospectively.
"Just So" returned Bob, briskly.
"Now, you had better get busy and
work for yourself a bitch. dad p
Life.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-08-11
What Sire Warted.

MY Wife sighed the weak
mouthed, give up-all bore .ooking mar.
"was not satisfied with having the
minister omit the 'obSy' clause wheh
we were married"
What more did she want?" quer1ed
the individual with the in-curve nose.
she wanted the clause inserted in
my response murmured the other
speaker, in a tone that proved his
wife had. not been disappointed
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-08-11
May or May Not Be True.

The pOmpous woman with the four
pounds of puffs attached to her back
hair walked up to the foorwalker in
Higbee's store yesterday and asked
hin as follows:
will you kindly direct me to the
counter where can see some of those
negligent waists? '-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-08-11

The south has resented the intima
ton that the hookworm disease is ex
ceptionally prevalent in that section
and practically unknown in the north
worm aiIment has been found in Phil
adelphia some of the southerners will
be inclined to indulge in 81 told you
So comment.