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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
Potatoes and Corn.

While there is much difference of
opinion as to the rotation of crops
on a medium heavy loan, we have had
the best results from following corn
with potatoes, always being careful to
heavily manure the ground for the
corn and not use any stable manure
at all for the potato crop. By heavily
manuring we mean giving the soil
more than will be required by the
corn and more than will be necessary
to make good to the soil any reserve
fertility the corn takes from it; in
other words, so that there will be
some of the virtue of the manure left
for the benefit of the potatoes. For
the latter crop we confine ourselves
to an APPLICATION Of mixed fertilizer,
consisting of sulphate ammonia, bone
meal and sulphate of potash, applied
at the rate of 500 pounds to the: acre.
There may be no objection to the use
of stable manure for the potato crop,
provided one can obtain it we'll rotted,
but the fresh manure is a scab breed
.er and we never use 1t for potatoes.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
Keeping the Soil Fertile.


According to Prof. Whitney of the
Bureau of Soil, United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture, soil to be fertile
must contain sufficient quantity of
the ash ingredients Of the plants to be
cultivated, and these must be in such
soluble condition as to be taken up
by the growing plants. Soils once fer
tile are said to be exhausted when de-
prived Of such food as is required for
plant nutrition, but rest and meliorat-
ing treatment will, In time, restore
such soils to a fertile condition.
Until past the year 1850 no just
ideas upon the rotation of crops seem
ed to have been formed in any part of
England.
The rotation of crops affords time
for the disintegrating action Of the at
mosphere, rain and frost to prepare
new material from the rock particles
In the soil and get 1t in form to be
used by the plant. One crop may use
up the available food of a particular
kind faster than it cen be prepared
by these natural agencies. When prop
erly managed it enables one plant to
prepare food for another.
All plants exhaust the soil, though
in an unequal degree; plants of diff
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
Milwaukee,s Great Home Paper

The circulation of the Milwaukee
Evening Wisconsin, has been increasing
very rapidly during the past nine
months Today we are serving over
10000 readers. We now wish to in
crease this number TO $1,000 within
the next few months. In fact, over
$4,000 new readers have decided that
this was the paper they preferred over
all others. There is a reason for this.
The Wisconsin is essentially "home''
paper. Every issue contains something
that will prove of interest to every mem
Der of the family. It's news columns are
replete with the latest foreign, national
and state happenings. Besides the regu-
lar news of the day, it's many special
departments contain much of interest to
old and young. It's columns are clean
and pure and all the news worth printing
are given each day, in the same place.
If you are not now a reader of the
Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin, we ad-
wise you to subscribe for this paper at
once The price is but $500 year. You
can get it through your local newspaper,
newsdealer, postmaster, or by sending
direct to the office of publication, at
Milwaukee. The State of Wisconsin is
proud of its great newspaper.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
Household Hin is.

To revive a dying fire scatter on the
embers spoonful or two of granulat-
ed sugar.
Radiators will not be so conspicu-
Gus if enameled in color to match
the wall paper.
When rubbers look old. apply a
coating of patent-ieather shoe polish
and they will be like new
Finger-marks on doors can be re-
moved with rag dipped in paraffin.
AfterWard wash the door with little
hot water, and the smell will soon go
off.
To cut hard jelly squares, use a
perfectly clean pair of scissors dipped
in cold water Thus one can cut small
pieces more easily than with a knife.
Carefully clean and dry the scissors
before putting them away.
Hominy given long cooking and
served as a vegetable with butter is
one of the standbys of North Carolina
tables, being used in place of potato
The cereal is cooked IN double boil
err for an hour or two.
Coffee stains, even when the coffee
has been mixed with cream or milk,
may be removed by rubbing the spots
with pure glycerin. Rinse afterward
in lukewarm water, and press on the
wrong side of the fabric (either silk
or wool may be so treated) with a
warm iron.
To whiten handkerchiefs which
have become discolored through care
less washing, dissolve some pipe clay
in warm water and leave them to
soak in the solution all night Next
day wash and boil the handkerchiefs
in the usual manner, and they will be
wonderfully improved in appearance,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
Care of Cows.

During the summer and other sea-
sons when the weather is mild it Is
the custom on many farms to allow
the cows to remain In the barn lot
over night: Also. often this lot lies
between the dwelling and the barn, In
which case the area becomes very OBJ
jectionable The manure which accu-
mulates in a lot where the cows spend
the night soon becomes a nuisance,
besides being wasted.
1t is best either to stall the cows
during mild weather or to turn them
out to pasture at night after the milk
ing is done. In the stalls the mAnure
will not be scattered over large areas
about the place, and will be in po-
sition to be saved. If the COWS are
turned into the pasture for the night,
the manure will be so far removed
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20

Cream one-half cup of butter with
one cup Of sugar, beat two eggs very
light and add them, then stir in four
tablespoonfuls of sour milk into which
has been beaten one-half teaspoonful
of baking soda. Mix together a cup
of chopped raisins and one of chopped
nuts, -four them and stir them into the
batter with one-half teaspoonful Of
ground cloves and one teaspoonful of
ground cinnamon Fold in quickly
two cups of -four and drop the mix
ture by spoonfuls on creased paper.
Bake in a good oven.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
QUANTITY, QUALITY AND PRICE

The Three Essentials That Are Civ
ing Western Canada Greater Inn
pulse than Ever This Year.
The reports from the grain fields OF
Central Canada (Which comprises the
provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan
and Alberta) are to hand. The year
1909 has not only kept pace with
previous years in proving that this
portion of the continent is capable OF
producing a splendid yield OF all the
smaller grains, but it has thoroughly
outstripped previous seasons. There
is quantity, quality and price, and
from all parts of an area of about
100000 square miles there comes the
strong refrain of contentment and
satisfaction. In the distribution OF
the conditions causing it no district
has been overlooked.
Various estimates of the total yield
of wheat for the country have been
made, but it is not the vast total that
influences the general reader so much
as what has been done individually.
els-may have it's effect on the grain
prices of the world: it may be inter-
esting to know that in the worlds
markets the wheat crop OF Canada
has suddenly broken upon the trading
boards, and with the Argentine, and
with Russia and India is now factor
In the making of prices. If so to-day,
what will be its effect five or ten years
from now, when, instead of there be-
ing seven million acres under crop,
with a total yield of 125,O0O,OO0 or
100 ZOO. 900 bushels. there will be from
II ZOO, 600 to 100000 acres in wheat
with yield of from 325,000,O00 to
600 ,000, 900 bushels. When 1t is con-
sidered that the largest yield in the
United States but slightly exceeded
zoo, OOO, 900 bushels, the greatness OF
these figures may be understood. Well,
such is a safe forecast, for Canada has
the land and it has the soil. Even to-
day the Province of Saskatchewan, one
of the three great wheat growing
provinces of Canada, with 100000
acres under wheat, produces nearly
90,000,00 bushels, or upwards OF one
tenth of the greatest yield of the Unit
ed States. And Saskatchewan is yet
only in the beginning of it's develop
ment. AS Lord Grey recently pointed
out in speaking on this very subject,
this years crop does not represent
one-tenth of the soil equally fertile
that is yet to be brought under the
plough.
Individually, reports are to hand OF
yields of twenty-five, thirty and thirty
five bushels to the acre. Scores OF
yields are reported of forty and some
as high as sixty bushels. The farmer,
who takes care of his soil, who gets
his seed-bed ready early, is certain OF
a splendid crop.
The news of the magnificent crop
yield throughout the Canadian West
will be pleasing to the friends of the
thousands of Americans who are resi-.
dents in that country and who are
vastly instrumental in the assistance
they are rendering to let the world
know it's capabilities.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
Skin Kumor Lasted 25 Years.

"Cuticura did wonders for me. For
twenty-five years l suffered agony
from a terrible humor, completely COW
ering my head, neck and shoulders, Sc
even to my wife, 1 became an object
of dread. At large expense l consult
ed the most able doctors far and near.
Their treatment was of no avail, nor
was that Of the Hospital, dur
ing six months efforts. l suffered on
and concluded there was no help for
me this side of the grave. Then l
heard of some one who had been cured
by Cuticura Remedies and thought
that a trial could do no harm. In a
surprisingly short time I was COM
pletely cured. S. P. Reyes, 147 Con-
gress ST., Boston, Mass, Oct. IL, '09.'
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
Gage Is Deeply in Love.

Three score years and ten is the hey
day of romance, according to Lyman j.
Gage, ex-secretary of the treasury, who
is now on his honeymoon. Although 70
yeras old, he says he is happier than in
his first love. Mrs. Gage, formerly Mrs
Ada Ballou of San Diego. Cal, is only
30.
II have known her less than a year."
said Mr.. Gage recently, but / feel as if
l had always been near her. One has
to reach my age to feel that deeply, you
know. When l was young / used to
think l was in love lots of times, but
/ never felt like this. When q man has
reached mature age he looks deeper
into things. He is able to commune with
the real hearts of others, so to speak,
and see the real elements of character
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
500 Reward. 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
in all it's stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
Of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing It's work. The
proprietors have SO much faith in its cura-
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
Renewing su Old Ice Box.

Scrub the zinc in your ice box and
enamel it white, giving it a printing
of ordinary white paint first. Then
give the outside a coat of stain and
varnish in any color you like. The
material may be bought all prepared
for about 20 cents at any paint store.
l have a friend whose husband is in
the ice-box business, and he says a
housekeeper would do well to buy an
ice box without any enamel and enam-
ell it herself. 1t comes a few dollars
cheaper.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
Maraschino Cherries.

Weigh the stemmed cherries, after
removing the stones. To every two
pounds of fruit make sirup of a
pound of sugar and half-gill of wa
ter. Heat to boiling. stirring to pre-
vent burning, and pour over the cher
ries while warm, but not hot. Stand
for an hour, then put over the fire and
heat very slowly. Boil for just five
minutes, take out the cherries with
a skinner, and lay on platters, allow
ing the strip to boil for twenty min
utes more. To every five pounds CT
fruit allow a pint of maraschino, and
add this to the strip just before TAX
ing from the fire. Put the cherries in
jars, fill to overlooking with the mar
aschino strip and seal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
A Beautiful View ENDANGERED

Determined efforts are being made
with the full approval and help of
King Edward to preserve one of the
most famous views of Windsor castle,
that from the Thames near the Brocas
clump and the Great Western railway
bridge. The beauty of the scene, which
has been constantly reproduced In pic
on the existence of some sloping pasture
land on which are several fine trees This
pasture land has recently changed hands,
and preparations are being made to build
on a part of it, while the remainder is
also in the building market.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
AN rxoELLENT REMEDY

VIII Break Up q Cold I'm Twenty.
four Hours and Cure Any Cough
That Is Durable.
The following mixture is often pre-
scribed and is highly recommended
Tor coughs, colds and other throat and
bronchial trouble. Mix two ounces of
Glycerine, a half-ounce of Virgin Oil
of Pine compound pure, and eight
ounces of pure Whisky. These can be
bought in any good drug store and
easily mixed together in large bottle.
The genuine Virgin OIL of Pine com.
pound pure is prepared only in the
laboratories of the Leach Chemical
Co.. Cincinnati, and put up for dis
pensing in half-ounce Walls.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20

from the home that it will not be a
nuisance, and it will be on the ground
where none Of 1t will be wasted and
where it will do the most good with
the least amount of work
If the cows are to be stalled during
the entire year, the stable must be
well ventilated, so the animals will
not suffer with heat at night This
can be easily done by providing plenty
OF doors and windows. Keeping them
stalled at times when they could be
let out will make extra work In hand
ling the manure, but the compensation
comes In being able to keep the sur,
;roundings neat and sanitary and also
in having the cows where you want
them in the morning for milking.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
Moving Pictures by Day.

By a new development of the cinema
tograph pictures can be shown with bril-
liant effect in the full light of day, ano
even in the brightest of artificial illl
minants. Hitherto it has been necessary
to hold such exhibitions in darkenet
rooms. a system in which the danger Of
sudden panic is always possibility t
ders this quite unnecessary. The bright
err the light the better the pictures shoy
up. The process is simple. The. Lantern
is placed behind the screen. which may
be either of dull glass or prepared can
vas, and the essence of the invention is 6
dark chamber in which the projection is
.directMi effected.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
CA ASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s sssss sss Of &xHzzzz~
Compulsory Marriage Proposed.

There is only one good reason for not
getting married and that is ill health
said Rev Frederick e. Hopkins in Pill
grim Congregational church, Chicago.
<.The state should compel men to marry
for the same reason it compels education
and in some countries military service.
1t is for the welfare of the state that
there should be the largest number of
homes and a normal and regular increase
of population. If after a suitable ac-
auaintance a girl would like to marry a
man, but he does not ask her, then let
her ask him. Why not? If she wants
him she will probably give him good
many hints any how, SO why not speak
right out and ask for what you want
1t is a useless conventionality and a silly
custom anyway we looN at it to stick to
the old-fashioned way ~
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
A More Than Princely Gift.

Miss Mary Bradley Dodge, daughter
of the late William Earl Dodge of New
York, is the donor of the $35O,OOC
mortal theater in London. The dona-
ton was made some months ago, but hef
name was withheld. Miss Dodge. a lit
tie more than two years ago, bought
Warwick house and has been living there
since The house stands within the pre-
cincts of st. James of Warwick. Her
father was many times a millionaire and
was for years the president of the Y.
nj G. A
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
Orchard Pests,

Whether there is a good or poor
fruit crop it will pay to keep the fruit
trees as free from disease and injuri-
Gus, insects as possible The healthy
and uninjured tree Is more liable to
bear and prove profitable than the
one full of disease and injury The
orchard will last longer if it is kept
clean and healthy.
Borers are among the most insidi-
Gus pests of the apple orchard in some
localities. On account of their habits
they cannot be reached by poisonous
sprays, and nostrums placed about the
roots, as sometimes recommended, are
utterly useless. The most efficient
means of preventing damage from
these pests is by annual inspection of
with a sharp pointed knife. Various
protective measures are also used.
One of the most effective is to paint
the lower part of the stem in late
winter or. early spring with fairly
thick paint made from pure ready
mixed paints for this purpose, since
others may contain injurious sub
stances. Wood veneer strips and wire
gauze are sometimes used to prevent
the eggs from being laid on the trunks
of the trees, but white lead paint is
simple and cheaper.
Black rot is fungous disease which
attacks the fruit, foliage, old bark and
branches of apple and pear trees. The
leaf spot form probably causes more
damage than the other forms. Some
times black rot cankers on. the trunk,
and the limbs develop SO rapidly as to
endanger the life of trees, but this is
seldom the case except where spraying
is wholly neglected. The fruit is rarely
seriously injured, though outbreaks in
this form may sometimes be quite Sc
we're.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
PIuni Pudding.

A plum pudding that is not overrich
wants a cupful of chopped suit, cup
full of sour milk, cupful of molasses,
a cupful each. of raisins and figs,
minced fine, three cupfuls and half
Of -four, two eggs, teaspoonful OF
cloves, two teaspoonfuls of cinnamon,
grated nutmeg, little salt and a
teaspoonful of soda dissolved in lit
tie warm water. Fill a mold two
thirds full with the mixture and steam
three hours.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
THE BLACK HAND.
Sixteen Italians and Sicilians Indicted
at Toledo, Ohio.

The federal grand jury at Toledo, o.,
has returned indictments against sixteen
Italians and Sicilians suspected of using
the mails to obtain money from their
wealthy country men by means of
threats of torture or death. There was
one secret indictment against man sus
pected of being implicated in blackhand
methods of extortion, who is not yet un.
der arrest OF the sixteen men indicted
in connection with the attempt to extort
money from John Amicon, a wealthy
fruit dealer of Columbus. six are now
under arrest in the Lucas county Jail in
Toledo, and others are at liberty under
bond. Antonio Lima, one of the number
indicted, is now said to be in Italy and
the government officials say no effort
will be made to extradite him, or to
bring him to trial unless he returns to
this country
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
A Novel Cranberry Pie.

Take good-sized cupful of cranber-
ries, cut them in two and put them in
cold water to draw out the seeds. Mix
a tablespoonful of -four with cupful
of sugar, and then add slowly scant
cupful of boiling water and half
cupful of raisins stoned and cut in
two. Lift the cranberries out of the
cold water, which should be thrown
away, and mix them with the other
ingredients Bake between two crusts.
Sometimes a teaspoonful of vanilla is
added.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20

ferent kinds do not exhaust the SOIL IN
the same manner; all plants do not
restore to the soil like quantity or
quality of manure, and all plants are
not equally favorable to the growth
Of weeds. Upon the above principles
is based a regular succession of crops.
Though the system of rotation is
adapted to every soil, no particular
rotation can be assigned to any one
description of soil which will answer
at all times; and on the demand for
different kinds Of produce. On clayey
soils, beans and clover, with rye grass
are generally alternated with grain
crops, and on dry loans OF sandy
ground turnips, beets, potatoes and
clover. On rich soils this system OF
alternate husbandry is most conducive
to the plentiful production of food,
both for men and animals. One por-
ton of a farm would thus be always
under grain crops, while the other por-
ton was growing roots or cultivated
grasses; but, as the major part OF ar
able lands can. not be preserved in
state of fertility with even this kind of
management, it is requisite that the
portion of the farm which is under
cultivated grasses should be pastured
for two or three years, in order to give
it time to recruit. The following is
good rotation of crops: First year,
clover; second, clover; third, corn;
fourth, oats; fifth, wheat. The clover
does we'll with oats, and after an early
moving can be very we'll prepared for
wheat.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
Dreaded Sardines.

Drain the oil from large sardines
and dip in cracker dust. Bake in good
oven to a delicate brown, and trans
fer to strips of crustless toast.
Squeeze few drops of lemon juice on
each sardine and serve, garnished with
sprigs of parsley.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
Face Covered with Pimp1es,

81 congratulate Cuticura upon my
speedy recovery from pimples which
covered my face. I used Cuticura
Soap, Ointment and Resolvent for ten
days and my face cleared and I am
perfectly WELL 1 had tried doctors for
several months but got no results.
VIM. j. Sadlier, 1914 Susquehanna
Ave, Philadelphia, May /, 1909"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
shrimp and Tomato Salad.

Put boiled shrimps on ice until very
cold Strip the skin from large ripe
tomatoes and scoop out the insides.
Set these also in the ice to get chilled.
Fill the followed tomatoes with the
shrimps, set each tomato on a leaf of
lettuce and pour mayonnaise dressing
over all.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
Macaroni and Mushrooms.

Break the contents of a small box of
macaroni into pieces and boil until
soft. Have ready a cup of stewed
mushrooms and cup of grated cheese.
Put macaroni, cheese and mushrooms
in layers in a buttered baking dish
and bake until brown
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
The Sand Pear.

The sand pear is the only pear that
is practically free from blight. 1t is
a very rapid and continuous grower.
1t is a prolific bearer and requires
less attentions and will stand more
abuse than any other fruit tree known.
The sand pear comes into bearing
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
Peanut Sandwiches.

Cut white bread into very thin slices
and remove all the crusts. Spread
with peanut butter, and put the slices
together in sandwich style. Cut the
sandwiches into triangles or into
rounds with biscuit cutter.