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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
TOMMY BURNS WOE.
Increasing Weight Forces Former Prem
Ter Jockey from the Saddle.

Increasing Weight Forces Former Prem
Ter Jockey from the Saddle.
Its hard lines when few pounds of
fat places one in the 'alsc ran class. But
such is the fate that has over taken me.
I'm no longer able to accept mounts be-
cause my weight has jumped too high to
suit the economical ideas regarding
weight entertained by owners and train
ers. Hence I'm among the diScards.''
In voice that tried to be cheerful
but which trembled in spite of himself
Tommy Burns, the premier jockey of
America in 189S-99 told reporter for
The World why he had abandoned the
saddle to become a trainer. He laid at
the door of too much flesh all his trou-
BILE. He paraphrased the reason by say
ing that prosperity brought on a desire
to taste the food which brings fat and
woe to a jockey If l had earned only
small fees all my life | would have not
been tempted to eat that which is forbid
den fruit to riders. and today / would
have been as slim as a lath, but capable
of riding race horses"
It's the story and the fate that many
other great knights of the saddle have
experienced = increasing weight with
each round of the hands of the clock.
In youth Burns was able to train off
the superabundance of fat after vaca-
ton from his calling, but now that he
is rapidly approaching the 30-year-old
stage he finds that he cannot scrape off
his trouble after a brisk walk of five
miles laden down with heavy fannels
and sweaters.
Yep" said Burns in reply to a query
if his retirement was positive. 1--WE quit
the saddle for the stable. l have ap-
piled to the stewards of the jockey club
for a license to train. I'm too old to
take to the road to keep in condition.
It's therefore up to me to pick up the
other end of the game or drift into
race track patron, one of those who
merely look on and take no part in the
sport. This condition does not appeal to
me. so I'm ready to work as trainer"
Tommy Burns shares with Walter
Miller and Vincent Powers the honor of
holding the title of premier jockey for
two consecutive years. In 1898 he rode
PIT winners out of 973 mounts, with
percentage of 2S-New York World.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
SERMONS I'M SENTENCES.

1t is easy for the putty man to- be
att peace.
AS soon as you have life you have
the inexplfcable.
When the divine is only PROPOSE
ton piety is only theory.
Hatred is never so loathsome as
when it assumes holy name.
Some, who advertise heaven manu-
facture a good deal of hell.
The new day comes by sitting up at
night worrying over 1t.
When your heart feels starved try
to take another boarder in.
Stress the good in your life and you
will forget its distresses.
The better the cause the greater the
mischief of base method.
Making the best of that which is
wrong is often hattressing an evil.
The easiest arguments to construct
are those that follow our appetites.
Using God as DOGGY to keep chill
dren straight Is sure to drive them
crooked.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
Biggest Farm in World.

The announcement that the republic
of Mexico is about to make some eff
fort to curb the princely aspirations of
Don Luis Terrazas of the State of Chi
huahua promises to bring into the pub
lie eye one of the most remarkable
and at the same time one of the least
known of the worlds unusual men.
Four years ago a German prince trav-
eled 5000 miles to visit farmer"
and this farmer was Don Luis, whose
farm" Mexicans are now beginning
to believe, is getting too large for the
public health. In short, it is the big
gest farm in the world. In area it
ranks with the largest of European
Kingdoms and empires, and would
make one of the big States of the
Union. 1t measures $50 miles from
north to south and 200 miles from east
to west, or 100000 acres in all. 1t
embraces whole ranges of mountains,
entire water systems, volcanoes, min
eral lands and thousands of lakes.
Over it roam 100000 head of cattle,
100000 sheep and 100000 horses. The
farmhouse" is the most magnificent
In the world-a palace costing $780,
900 in gold, superbly furnished, with
rooms to accommodate 500 guests
The Bookkeeper
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
The Mixer.

Many times the mixer goes to his
task after brushing horses or doing
other dirty work, with his hands soiled
and his clothing thickly covered with
dust. Both soiled hands and dusty
clothing are loaded with germs that
iniure milk. Before commencing to
milk the mixer should cleanse his
hands and slip on a clean suit and cap,
which are used for no other purpose,
and which may be easily washed. He
should always milk with dry hands
and never allow his hands to come in
contact with the milk.-Missouri Dali
ryYnan
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
For Seed PntafOcS.

Experiment shows that the most eco
nonic potato seed is made by cutting
a medium-siZed tuber into quarters.
1t also shows that larger pieces of
seed potatoes will produce a very much
heavier yield, as the young plant has
more nourishment to begin with; un-
der Geld conditions, however, the me-
diminished tuber cut in quarters is
the best and most economical. If this
can not be done, spread the seed out
in a thin layer in a cool, dark place,
and they may be used at any time
within ten days after cutting without
appreciate loss. Never sack or bar
rel the cut seed, nor expose 1t to the
hot sun.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19

neighbors Sinners can discern the
Christian Spirit in the people who arc
blessed of God. Now, If worldly peo-
pie can see the spirit of Christ in the
character of Christians, certainly
Christians can feel the Spirit in them
that convinces the world that they
have been with Christ and learned Of
Him. The religious nature of man is
very sensitive to the Divine touch We
are not only conscious of our thoughts
and of what we are doing, but we are
also conscious of the kind of influence
exercised upon mind and conscience.
The definite feeling produced by think
ing upon material facts Is not more
evident in our life than the influence
of spiritual impressions that come to
us when we contemplate the hopes OF
the gospel.
BY taking notice of these facts we
can locate ourselves In our Christian
experience as certainly as we can i'm
any other field of thought or work
We have a personal relation to every
thing we do. Thinking and working
are the processes by which we get re-
wards In all fields of effort, the re-
ligious field not excepted
If we accept the gospel rules OF con-
duct and make them binding upon our
selves in the adjustment of our social
conditions we shall have a Christian
experience because we are meeting the
demands of the promise: IF We 10
the will of my Father We shall know
of the doctrine" The Christian life is
a busy life in faith and good works.
We believe the promise; we put our
faith into practice and there comes
conscious blessing.
Personal faith in Jesus as a divine
Saviour never fails of spiritual results.
1t dispels doubt and opens the door OF
spiritual joys that are bright and rest
full in the hopes of immortal life. 1t
is mans Inheritance and all should
possess it. 1t is a fearful mistake to-
lose it. Conviction for sin is the
sinners experiences; forgiveness for
sin is the Christians experience. The
latter state of life Is just as manifest
as the former. Sin brings sorrow.
Forgiveness brings JOY and gladness.
Prayer Is a personal matter and 1t
never fails in good results to the one
who prays We may not get what we
ask. 1t might not be best that we
should. But the loving spirit in which
we pray will be of great spiritual
value to us because of the feeling we
have that God Is pleased with what we
have done. Our field Of religious work
may not be in behalf of institutional
charities. There are spiritual needs
as we'll as temporal needs. The evil
dence of answers to our prayers may
be within our hearts and the world
may see in us the the results Of pray
err as manifestly as in any institution
whose support may come in answer to
prayer. Our character is the great in
stitution through which God reaches
the irreligious world. Our personal
Christian experience is the strongest
argument we can make to win the
world to Christ.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
THE WITNESS OF THE SPIRIT.

BY Rev. j. E. MacGuffin, A. M.
He that believeth on the Son of God
hath the witness in himself. l. John
$40.
A Christian experience is a con-
scious change in our life which brings
love, joy and peace This is a personal
matter and comes to us through our
conviction of spiritual need and by
an unswerving loyalty to the rules Of
the divine life as revealed in the BIZ
BILE. If we live in obedience to these
rules we will certainly feel the touch
of the divine spirit that inspired them.
When we realize that Jesus is the
Son of God and is also our Brother
and best Friend there comes into the
heart an inspiration that transforms
our character and gives new meaning
to life. The duties of life that were
once hard become easy. We have ex-
perfenced a change of heart God is
Father now. He speaks to us in the
beauties of nature as well as in His
holy promises. We talk to Him in
prayer and the burdens of life are
removed. We commune with Him and
we feel the touch of His presence.
This is Christian experience.
We know things only when We get
where they are and use them for. the
purposes they were designed to- ac-
complish. BY adopting the gospel rule
of life and by making it vital force
in conduct we come into fellowship
with divine inspirations keenly felt
and highly priced The witness of the
Spirit as an inner testimony of love,
joy, and peace can be easily distin-
guished from any other influence that
comes into our life. This evidence of
spiritual conditions comes only to the
Christian believer. The Apostle John
says; HE that believeth on the Son
hath the witness In Himself" Again
he says, Hereby we know that we
dwell in Him and He in us because
He has given us of His Spirit"
The fruits Of the Spirit are mani
tested first to the person in whom the
J Spirit dwells, then to his friends and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
Atlanta. During, the. War.

The dudes had no end of troubla
in those days. A young man put on.
his best coat, and forgot to take. his
pass, from the pocket of the other one.
He carried his sweetheart to a recep--
ton, and after a pleasant evening was,
returning with her, when a soldier
brought the bottom of his musket down
on the pavement with an ominous thnd..
and said,
Halt, and show your papers!'''
An explanation was made, but: it was
useless.
81 must arrest you;" said the soldier
But, my dear sir-this young lady
must see her home"
''All right" was the reply; "r will
walk behind you
And the siren soldier in gray fol-
lowed the couple home, and then ac-
companied the wrathful citizen to his
boarding house., where the required
pass was produced.
And this was the experience Of hum
dreds.-Constituti
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
Another Russian Outrage.

Late reports of the expulsion of Rus
sian Jews from Kieff show that the hor-
defenseless people, it seems, were mas
sacred by the Russian peasantry, whose
bigoted hatred of the Jews is we'll known.
The Dimincatzu, published at Buchar-
est. reports that women and children
suffered death and injury and territorial
ton with the men, until the last of the
Jews had either been killed or had fled
from the city 1t states that Jews APP
pealed to the governor general for pro-
lection, but he ignored them.
The responsibility was upon the Rus
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
Generals Smaf1-Pox..

Am old soldier describes what turned
out to be a laughable experience OF
two of his comrades. I'm ONE view of it
they were unfortunate, butt looked at
in another light their case may be said
to be twice biesseds" for they were
certainly glad to get in, and gladder
still to get out On ONE occasion, when,
during a march, they had halted, they
discovered an old house near by, and
thought it would be a nice thing TO
sleep under shingles once more
Accordingly they slipped out of the
ranks, went over to the house, and,
spreading their blankets on the floor,
went to sleep. About daylight they
were awakened by soldier in charge
of the place.
81 don't want to disturb you. fellows,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19

but do you know where you are sleep
ing?"
mo. Is this some generals head
quarters?"
"No; but 1t Is old General Small
pox's hospital. It won't interfere with
him, however, If sleeping here don't
trouble you any"
"Whewi" shouted the luxurious
sleepers, simultaneously, as they flew
out of the place.
Don't be in a hurry" shouted the
guard, cheerfully, you're not disturb
ing anybody. There's only two fellows
in here, and they're both dead"
"Why didn't you tell us, you miser-
able scoundreI?"
Because / was asleep myself. Here,
don't you want your blankets?"
mo! to blazes with the blankets!"
"All right. III take good care OF
'em till you come back again. hope
you'll have it light"
AT this horrible suggestion the men
fed back to the line, where, by beg
ging. they got garments enough to
make change. It was many days be-
fore they got rid of the fear that they
had the dread disease, and it was much
longer before anyone could say Shin
giles" to- either of them with any degree
of safety.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19

A strange story is told of a Union
veteran who fought at Gettysburg.
Just before entering the action he took
his canteen from his shoulder and hid
lit in crevice in the rock. Then camo
that fiery hail of shot and she'll that
swept down regiments like fields of
wheat before the reaper. At the close
of the battle the soldier forgot all about
his canteen, nor did it ever occur to
him again until he visited the field at a
reunion few years ago. Then it
flashed through his mind, and after a
few minutes search he found it where
he had left it on the momentous day.
The average cost a mile OF a trans
atlantic submarine cable is $1,000.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
A Ground LeveIIer.

N
A cheap and effective contrivance
for levelling uneven land is shown in
the accompanying illustration. The
ieveller may be made Of any convent
ent length up to II feet; the steel
smoothing plate is very light, but will
last long time. 1t is brought from
the middle 3x2 in. beam to the under
meath of the back 6x3 in. beam, and
holes are cut in 1t for the ties and the
bolts. 1t Is fiat steel sheet with ends
turned 1 In. and secured with / in.
screws. The cutter is shod with 21ax
Il in. steel plate, with bevelled edge,
secured with in. screws. The stand
for the driver is of pine, fit. 9 in. by
6 in. by ~ in. In use the driver
standing on the plate, by moving for
ward causes the front beam with it's
cutting edge to enter the ground, and
carry forward any soil cut off. BY
moving backward he raises the cut
ting edge, allowing the accumulated
earth TO pass under in as great or as
little quantity as he pleases; while
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
A New Pear Disease.

A new disease among pears has been
noted in Belgium. The diseased fruit
shows round brown spots, which in
crease in size until the greater part of
the fruit is affected, after which it
falls. In one instance the loss due to
this fungus was great, fully one-half
Of the fruit being destroyed. Where
the pears have been bagged they did
not suffer from the fungus. Spraying
with Bordeaux mixture, it is believed,
will prevent the disease.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
Need of Exercise.


Keep the chicks busy and hustllnS
for all they get to eat; never feed
them on bare surface where they
can eat without scratching. This is
the easiest and surest way to insure
strong. rugged chicks that will not be
failing i'll with 'leg weakness and
similar ailments. Scatter all feed in
litter, making the chicks hunt and
dig for It, This litter should be about
2 inches deep for chicks less than
month old, and composed of cut straw
Oh hay, or chaff from the hay NOW
or floor. Sawdust is not very good for
this purpose, because the chicks usu-
ally will eat more or less of it, and
sometimes with bad results.-Agricul-
tural Epitomist
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
Poisoned by EGGS.

That many people are poisoned by
eggs, and not by spoiled eggs only
but often by those that are freshly
laid and apparently good, is asserted
by French chemist. Numerous cases
of poisoning due to eclairs, or cream
cakes, have occurred recently in Paris,
and it was in the course of an inves-
tigation of these that the conclusion
was reached that the toxic action was
always the fault of the eggs in the
custard, never of mineral poisons in
PRODUCED accidentally or of the other
ingredients of the cream. French
eggs, it is said, become infected before
they are laid.
Cross-Cut Saw support.
Two pieces of lath or other light
Strjn of wood bored together as shown
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19

The queen bee lives from two to
five years, according to the manner in
which she is raised. When raised by
the naturel way, as by the swarming
Of the bees, and the mother queen is
Two or more years old, she often lives
four or five years. The life of the
workers varies from forty-five days in
the honey-naking season to five or
sometimes six months during winter,
taking the time of October to April
Drones very seldom live more than
four or five weeks in hot weather.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
A ONE-MAN SAW.

at 8 in the accompanying illustration.
will stiffen a cross-cut saw so that
one man will be able to saw with it
without difficulty. The strips of wood
tend to control the wabble of the free
end A piece of stove wire twisted
around tie saw and strip at will
aid in keeping it in place. A wire
twisted about the Iaths at 8 will help
to maintain the strength.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19

products at one-half the rate Of the re-
tailers. They propose to sell 1nde-
pendently and have cooperative
market store, where all the farmers
belonging to the association will sell
their goods This has not been done
in Denver before because the whole
salers and jobbers have control OF the
transportation facilities.-Field and
Farm.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19

sian government, knowing the hatred of
the peasants for the Jews TO prevent the
barbarities accompanying the eXpulsioSa.
which itself was barbarous act, and Of
which no other government claiming TO
he civilized would be capable.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
The Surrender of VfclSsburg.

| Inc Conrederates marched out OF
their intrenchments by regiments; up
on the grassy declivity Immediately
outside their fort, they stacked their
arms, hung their colors upon the CEN
ter, laid off their knapsacks, belts,
cartridge boxes and cap pouches, and
thus shorn of the Announcements Of
the soldier returned inside their works
| and thus down the Jackson road into
the city. The men went through the
| ceremony with that downccast look so
touching on a soldiers face; not a
| word was spoken; there was none Of
that gay badinage we are so much &C.
/ customed to? hear from the ranks Of
regiments marching through Our
Streets; the few words of command
given by their officers were in the low
| tone we hear at funerals. Generals,
| Mcpherson, Logan and Forney, attend
ed by their respective stats, stood on
the Confederate breastworksi overlook
Ing the scene. In clothing the Con-
federate troops presented that varied
appearance so familiar in! the North,
from seeing prisoners, and were from
Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Georgia and Missouri; the arms were
mostly muskets and rifles of superior
excellence, and I saw very few shot
guns or indiscriminate weapons of any
kind. 1t was plain that Pemberton had
a splendidly appointed army. Their
flags were Of kind new to me, all L
saw being cut in about the same di-
mansions as our regimental colors, all
of the one red color with a white cross
in the center.
The officers, Federal and Confeder-
ate then galloped into the city and to
the headquarters-a stone house with
low roof and white verandas. Here
for short time were all the notabili-
ties of both armies. In rocking chair
sat Gen. Pemberton, the most diScou-
tented-looking man I ever saw Pres
emily entered a man of medium stature
and heavily built, with a short sandy
beard and wearing plain suit of blue
flannel with the stars upon the Shout
der denoting a major general of the
United States army. He approached
Pemberton and entered into cow ersa-
ton with him. There was no vacant
chair near, but neither Pemberton nor
any of his officers offered him a seat;
and thus for five minutes the conqueror
stood talking to the vanquished seated.
Then Grant turned away and left Penn
berton alone with his pride or his grief
it was hard to tell which. GRAFT
has the most impressive of faces; but
there was then, as he contemplated the
result of his labors the faintest posi-
BILE trace of satisfaction peering out OF
his cold gray eyes. Meantime the Off
GERS of both armies were conversing as
socially as if they had not been aiming
at each others lives a few hours be-
fore. Generals Mcpherson and Logan
now turned back to bring in the latter's
division; and party detailed for the
purpose galloped into the city to- hoist
the national fag-Extract from war
correspondents letter.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19

Some English seem to think all
meats coming in should be marked
either foreign" or colonial to show
the buyer that he was not getting Eng
liSh meat.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
Ensilage.

Corn ensilage possesses numerous
advantages for early forage, as 1t is
at hand many times when it would be
difficult to get spring crops available
for early feeding. An acre Of corn
will produce more succulent food in
the form of ensilage than an acre
Of any other kind of forage. The feed
ing value of ensilage is SO well known
that it is useless to discuss its merits.
A~Co-Operative Market.
The price of living has become SUCH
a bugbear that something will have
10 be done beside boycotting the butch
ers to make things cheaper. Some OF
The farmers and gardeners in and
about Denver are organizing for the
purpose of supplying consumers with
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
A Labor Saver.

The little picture tells it all. This
little device may be worked through
any cellar door or window. 1t will
save many steps when your time is
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
Australians wheat Crop.

Australia had a wheat crop in 1908
% of 82,4O0,000 bushels, Or 31.4Q0,000
bushels more than in 1907-08.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19

the sloping steel sheet smoothes it out,
brushes the Jumps and spreads it into
any depreSsions.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
PICKERING Thought.

Lemons may be sold in st. Louis Oh
Sunday. rules a court. Wouldn't it be
fierce to want lemon on Saturday and
hare TO wait ?-Cleveland co. Leader.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
"Richness" of Mink.

What is commonly known as the
richness of milk depends upon the
amount of butter fat it contains. There
sition of milk from cheese factories
that many large butter and cheese fac
tories now test all the milk they buy,
and pay for it according to its butter
fat content.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
The Queen bee.

nest valuable. Try it once and be
convinced.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19

Advertise in your Home Paper,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19

Advertise Your Goods, -s see7