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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10
A GOOD CHANGE

A Change of Food Works wonders
The wrong food and drink causes q
lot of trouble in this world. To change
the food is the first duty Of every per-
son that is ill, particularly from stom-
ach and nervous troubles. AS an IL
lustration: A lady in Mo. has, with
her husband, been brought around to
health again by leaving off coffee and
some articles of food that did not
agree with them. They began using
Postum and Grape-Nuts food. She
says:
"For a number of years | suffered
with stomach and bowel trouble which
kept getting worse until | was very
i'll most of the time. About four years
ago I left off coffee and began taking
Postum. My stomach and bowels I'M
proved right along, but l was SO re-
duced in flesh and so nervous that the
least thing would overcome me.
Then l changed my food and De-
gan using Grape-Nuts in addition TO-
Postum. | lived on these two prln-
cipally for about four months. Day
by day l gained in flesh and strength
until now the nervous trouble has en-
tirely disappeared and | feel that /
W my life and health to Postum and
Grape-Nuts.
Husband is 70 years old and he was
troubled, for a long time, with occa-
sional cramps, and slept badly. Flnal-
ly. I prevailed upon him to leave on
coffee and take Postum. He a STOOD
out for a long time, but after he trled
Postum for a few days he found tnat
he could sleep and that his cramps
disappeared. He was satisfied n mas
never gone back to coffee.
81 have a brother In California VINO
has been using Postum for several
wears: his whole family use 1T also per
cause they have had such good results
from It."
Look in pkgs. for the little book
.oThe Road to MELVILLE" There's a
Reason"
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full OF
human interest.
~ 500
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10
Lieut.. ShackIeton as TaIker,

People whom Lieutenant Shackleton
casually meets must be a trial to him
with their trivial questions, but he has
a merry wit. He was explaining how
the penguins set up nest keeping. MI,
Penguin would feed his wife as she
sat on the eggs. He brought her
prawns and the like, carrying them in
his gullet into which she dipped her
beak. Are the birds monogamic?"
asked the naturalist present. "That
we could not determine" replied the
Great Iceman. 1--WE frequently saw
a male penguin feed another birds
wife, but we could not say whether his
motives were absolutely disinter.
ested."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

way to save the tree now is to sur
round 1t by a small lake and thus re-
store the ground On which the tree
stands to it's original condition. 1t
must be borne in mind that the species
Of cedar to which the tree belongs is
essentially a wet-ground product, IS
its name in Mexican, ahuehuete, "oid-
man-of-the-water," implies.
In the days of Cortez the tree NUT
have stood near the shore of Lake
Texcoco. Since then the waters OF
this lake have steadily receded through
various causes, and for many years
now the tree has stood on ground as
dry as cinders. BY surrounding the
tree with water 1t is hoped new shoots
will rise, and that thus the tree will
perpetuate itself without the interfer-
ence of man. The trunk of Eel Arbol
de la Noche Triste Is little more than
a shell, the core having decayed many
years ago.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

away his entire fortune before he dies.
DR.. Pearsons was born in Bradford,
VT, April IA, 1920, and grew up among
the granite hills in poverty. He be-
came a school teacher and then a ply
stefan, but not being able to make
money rapidly in the East he moved
to Ogle County, Ill, where he engaged
in farming. In 1860, at the age of
40, he came with his wife, who was
Miss Marietta Chaplin of Massachu-
sets, to Chicago. He had $4,000 in
cash and began business as a real es-
tate dealer. His first commission was
to sell $4,000 acres in Champaign
County. He went out among the farm
ers Of the State and when he found
one dissatisfied, induced him to move.
He made it a rule never to .misrepre-
sent his properties, and the result was
that in a few years he gained a ire
mendous following throughout the Mid
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10
MEXICO TO SAVE FAMOUS TREE
GEL ArbOI' to BE Surrounded with
Water to Prevent It's Loss.

LII
Water to Prevent It's Loss.
Ell Arbol de la Noche Triste, the old
ahuehuete tree under which fernando
Cortez, conqueror Of Mexico. Is said
to have sat and wept On the night OF
his defeat by the Aztecs, will be saved
from death in a novel manner.
For some time the sentimentalists
in Mexico have been at their wits end
how to save the tree, which for some
years has shown evidence Of rapid de-
cay, a City of Mexico correspondent of
the New York Herald says. Many
methods have been suggested, but all
so far have failed to meet the approval
of those interested. At n time 1t was
proposed TO cut the old tree down and
plant one of the sprigs in its place.
This plan was rejected on the ground
that the young tree would merely
usurp the proud position its parent
occupies in the Mexican mind, and
that for this reason it could never he
Ell Arbo1 de la Noche Triste-the tree
Of the sorrowful night.
Recently it was proposed to graft
q healthy shoot Of the old tree on Its
own root. This, however, would place
in Jeopardy the little vitality the old
trunk has and for this reason met also
with general opposition.
Things went as far as the appoint
ment of a special commission Of agii-
cultural experts by the government.
This body has discovered that the only
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

die West. His commissions sometimes
amounted to $4,000 a week. Living eco
nomically he soon amassed a fortune.
In 1875 he was elected alderman from
the First Ward. The city's finances
were at a low ebb and reputation
Of bonds was seriously considered. DR..
Pearsons went to New York and ap-
peared before the Chicago bondholders'
meeting, offered TO pledge his personal
fortune to the redemption of the bonds
and saved the credit of the city. Mrs.
Pearsons died recently and since then
DR.. Pearsons has lived quietly at Hins-
dale looking after the colleges in
which he is interested through his
gifts. At 80 years of age he is still
young and vigorous. He says he in
tends to live until he is 100.-Chicago
Record-Herald.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10
Not Much Harm.

DR.. Pigou. the dean of Bristol, has for
long had the reputation of being one of
the brightest humorists in the church.
One of his stories turns upon the de-
ceased wife's sister. 1t appears that a
vicar of DR.. Pigou's acquaintance had,
in ignorance. solemnized such a marriage,
and he interview ed the old verge- whose
business it was to look after such things.
eyes, yes" exclaimed the old man, II,
knowed the parties. / knowed 'em."
"Then why in the world didn't you tell
5ae?'' exclaimed the vicar.
g"Well. vicar, it was this way, you
see replied the old fellow; ..one of 'em-
i to meself. 1t can't last long: bother
the Laws, and let 'em two wed.'"-M.
"A. p.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

Consumers will not sympathize with
the New York dealers who have caused
the Department of Agriculture to ''hold
up" parafined eggs which have been i'm
ported from England on the ground that
the coating of the eggs with the mineral
wax constitutes adulteration. The
parafined eggs are said to be sweeter
than the cold storage product, and the
dealers are afraid of their market. The
way out for them is either to sell their
eggs closer to the time of laying Or to
cover them with parafiin, as do the for
eign egg dealers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10
A Great OHer.

We call special attention to the re-
markable offer in this issue made by
the oldest seed firm west of the Rocky
Mountains, namely the John A. Salzer
Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis.
Will you please read their advertise
ment, and it will surely pay to send
for the handsome 16c bargain seed
collection, if you are fond of rich.
juicy early vegetables.
That's a great proposition they
make of $4,000 in gold to the party
naming their remarkable new corn!
Just look over the names OF the
judges, all honorable, successful wide
awake men, who keep close to the
people.
If you wish to see the corn before
suggesting your name, send them &c
for sample package and big catalogue.
Address John A. Salzer Seed Co.,
1856 South 9Th street. La Crosse. Wis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

tO-daya well woman. Mrs. WILLIAM
AHRENs, 9ss W. 21st ST., Chicago, Ill.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
of female diseases of any similar medi-
cine in the country, and thousands of
voluntary testimonials are on file in
the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, from women who have been
cured from almost every form of
female complaints, Inflammation, I'LL
ceration, displacements, ibroid tumors,
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
Indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every such suffering woman owes it to
herself to give Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound a trial.
. If you would like special advice
about your case write a c6nfiden-
tia1 letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

At the very moment while comment is
rife over the fact hat the name of
Edgar Allen Poe has not yet been in
scribed in the Hall of Fame at New
York, a movement is under way in Bal
timore. where Poe lived as a boy and
wrote as a man. to erect a monument to
the memory of another poet, James r.
Randall. author of the famous war song.
Maryland, My Maryland" The gifts
Of Randall were trivial compared with
those of Poe. but the biggest monument
does not always go to the best man.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

Punch's celebrated prescription to
make railroad travelling safe in Great
Britain was to have the board of direc-
tors of the road travel in the front couch
of the fastest train on every road. In
this country there have been several il
Illustrations that the plan would not work.
That railroad accidents are 40 respecters
Of persons was demonstrated last night
when a private car containing Andrew
Carnegie and a party Of his friends, on
their way to California, was struck
while at Pittsburg on a switch in tie
yards of the Pennsylvania railroad. For
tunately no one was seriously hurt,
though all were severely shaken up. But
it might have been fatal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

The large tree near Tomahawk which
yielded four thousand feet of lumber
valued in the neighborhood of one hun
bred and fifty dollars, was an example
of improved valuation through the lapse
of time that will probably make many
an owner Of cut-over lands wish that
he had spared his timber until the pres
ent. or cut it in accordance with for
estry practices. The numbering of the
past was a vrasteful game of give-away
in comparison with that of the pres
emf.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

gotten that there was a lecture, and
when he was reminded that a returned
missionary was going to tell all about
India at the church he did not seem over
enthusiastic.
L oughtn't to go anywhere tonight!'
grumbled Uncle Billy. II ought to be
doctoring my sick horse"
well. you're not doing it, and you're
not likely to do it. Get ready and 60"
Uncle Billy meekly obeyed. He sat
patiently through the lecture, which was
both interesting and profitable. At the
close of his discourse the returned mis-
sionary said:
81 will wait a few minutes now for
the purpose of answering any questions
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

The promising indications that the
athletic authorities of Beloit College
will add rowing to the list of college
sports and establish a navy on Rock
river will be hailed with pleasure by
~neighboring institutions of learning. If
the predicted favorable action is taken,
rowing in the West will be stimulated
and in a few years there will be re-
gattas on the sunset side of the Great
Lakes that will receive as much atten-
ton as the annual racing at Pough-
keepsie and New London.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

Although the Charcot expedition re-
turned from the Antarctic regions with
out having achieved a remarkably high
latitude, it succeeded in surveying long
stretches of coast and accomplishing
other scientific work. This is of value to
the world, and is work that must be
done in any event. 1t is worthy of note
in this regard that Notwithstanding the
discovery of the North Pole, scientists
are still planning expeditions into the
frozen regions of that part of the world.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

Munyon's Paw Paw Pills coax the
They do not scour, grippe or weaken. They
are a tonic to the stomach, liver and
nerves invigorate instead Of weaken.
They enrich the blood and enable the
stomach to get all the nourishrnent from
food that is put into 1t. These pills con-
tain no calomel; they are soothing, heal
ing and stimulating. Fol sale by all drug
gists in 10c and Csc sizes. If you need
medical advice, write Munyon's Doctors.
They will advise to the best of their abil-l
ity absolutely free of Charge. MUM
VOWS, sd and Jefferson Sts., PHIL
adelphia. Pa.
Munyon's Cold Remedy cures a cold in
one day. Price 25c. Munyon's Rheuma-
tism Remedy relieves in a few hours and
cures in a few days. Price Csc. !.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

Birdie FOR GosSIPS. able sale, a London
collector of curios has just extracted
from his museum a specimen of this
old instrument of torture and offered
it for sale, as a hint to the authorities.
1t is a steel structure, shaped very.
much like the muzzle sometimes worn
by a vicious horse. Strong bands,
worn round the head, are fastened and
locked on the back of the neck, eff
fectually closing the wearer's mouth
But the opportunity has passed. The
government has been criticized too
much for forcibly feeding Birmingham
suffragettes to adopt this instrument
of torture SO close to an election. The
collector has had his joke, but his
financial gain was only a few dollars,
for a private buyer purchased the Cos
sips bride to impress his household
with the humanity of his domestic ad-
m~inistration, compared with the meth
DDS of his forefathers. He considers
it a bargain; also a valuable object les
son when curtain lectures are impend-
ing.-Exchange.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

English observers who have made spec
troscopic analyses of Comet 1910 A af-
firm that it is composed of helium. He'll
um is produced by the decomposition Of
radium. It might be a good piece OF
practical work for the arithmetic class to
figure out how much, at the present
price of radium, the comet is worth,
it's tail being nine million miles in length.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

The eagerness of those sugar trust tel-
lows for baths might indicate that they
are ''too sweet for a~nything''-if the
baths were any other variety than i'm
munity baths. No one will regret the
fact that Secretary and Treasurer
Heike's special plea was denied yester-
day, and that the case against him Will
be tried on it's merits.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10
PHILANTHRoPIsT PEARsoNs.

Daniel K. Pearsons, who says that
the joy of giving is the most satisfying
joy that a human being can know,
has given away more than $4,000 900.
Forty-seven colleges in twenty-four
States have been the recipients Of his
bounty. His boast is that he will givs
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10
Peculiar Phase of French Character.

Passengers arriving from France say
that one day when it seemed as if the
Seine would wash away some historic
landmarks. works of art and master
pieces of architecture in Paris the people
concentrated their attention on the bears
in the pits at the zoo, which were in
peril of being drowned. With Partisan
spirit the inhabitants seemed to look
upon the food as a public show for their
diversion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

"Ah, me valet tells me I'm going to
a wedding tomorrow. Miss William.
sons to be married to some fellah.
you know. but I cawn't think of his
COMPOUNDED name"
why, old man, you're to marry her
yourself"
"By Joye- so | am. What a mem
DRY you've got, deah boy!"-Pick-Me-
Up.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

Cotton was king until corn dethroned
it. Now pork has taken the scepter, and
is looking down on the traditional price
per hundred fixed at ten times the price
of corn. The appetite for pork seems to
have been whetted by the fact that it is
becoming comparatively scarce, and the
demand continues in the face of condi-
tons which operate to drive the price
higher and higher.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

Twelve Lawrence undergraduates who
forced two freshmen to go out into the
snow, clad only in pajamas, and dance
before a group of co-eds, were very
properly placed under suspension for a
week. Lawrence has had more than its
share of student turbulence, but the au-
thorities have followed a course which
commands the confidence of parents of
the students and friends of the institution
in 0anarol
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

A class of twenty farmer boys aged
from twelve to sixteen years took the
boys grain course at the College of Agri-
culture of the University of Wisconsin,
most of them being winners of the
scholarships awarded for exhibits of
grain of their own growing at various
county fairs. Two days were devoted
to corn, and two to barley and other
small grains, and on the mornings of
these days the boys were addressed on
general farm topics. This kind of in
struction counts, as it goes back to the
farms directly and. becomes disseminated
among families, to the benefit of all. If
continued il will surely increase the
average grain crops in Wisconsin through
the institution of more scientific farming.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

that interested persons in the audience
may wish TO ask"
For half a minute nobody spoke. Then,
to the horror of Aunt Ann and the aston
ishment of the congregation, Uncle Billy
leaned forward and asked:
what do they use in India to cure
horses that have got the heayes?'-
Youths Companion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10
The Limit.

as that a dry town."
81 should say so! 1t is that dry that
when they have opera they won't stand
for a singer with liquid notes."--Bal
timore American.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10
A Preliminary sten.

"Why in enigrating to America
have you planned to leave your young
est son behind?"
ooh, I guess he'll follow later. He
has just been appointed cashier in a
Berlin NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Blaetter.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

There are two historic characters at
least whose shades have no a%pprehen-
sion tina James Henry Stark of Boston,
historical garbage collector, will tarnlsh
their fame-Judas Iscariot and Benedict
Arnold
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10
Tr;oIet.

I swore that l would love her
Forever and a day;
By every star above her
/ swOre that / would love her,
Just why I can't discover,
Except ] felt that a
j swore that / would love her:
/ did it-for a day,
The Idler i'll Life.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

"A subway for Vienna is projected,
according to the Zeitschrift DIES Oester-
reichischen Ingenieur V~ereines. This
new system, which, if built, will be the
run in two lines. crossing each other at
right angles in the center Of the city.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

The raccoon catches crabs with its tail.
Everyone knows how the monkeys jour-
ney through painless forests by swinging
from tree to tree, while the fishes steer
their way through the wafer by their tail
fins.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10
Birdie FOR GoSSIPS.

How Shrews of Old England Were
Tamed-TaIk of Reviving Custom.
Women in England who developed a
habit of spiteful gossiping or perpet-
ual scolding used to be liable to be
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

muZZled by legal
authority. Just now,
w h e n s~uffragettes
are disturbing that
land, the idea is re-
vived by sorely
rou d m e n,
whose efforts to re-
strain these aggres-
sive women h a e
failed dismally.
Realizing that the
moment was oppor-
tune for a favor
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10
THE WASHBURN TIMES.
WASHBURN, WIS.
WASHBURN PRINTING CO., /. Publishers

The cold storage egg would not be SO
exasperating if its price were the only
thing about it that is high.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

UO1O 0b1O W AIOu
get well unless L
had an operation.
/ knew I could not
stand the strain Of
one, SO I wrote to
you sometime age
about my health
and you told me
to do. After
Lydia e.
|Pinkham's Vegeta-
bile Compound and
Blood Purifier / ana
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10
The Servants Ball.

Lady We're De Vere-I must rest al
little. L feel so tired. I'm getting quite
danced out.
Giles Junior (gallantly)-Oh, not
darned stout, m'lady, only pleasantly
soi-Throne and Country.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10
Something Practical.

William said Aunt Ann Skies to
her husband after the supper dishes had
been cleared away, ''let's go and hear the
lecture tonight" Uncle Billy had for
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

In proportion to It's population. more
earn a livelihood by seafaring In
Norway than in any other country.
Britain cones next.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

DOsNOT ACCEPT SUBSTITUTE
when YOU want Perry Ddpts' Pdfnk4tler, as nothing
is as good for rheumatism, neuralgia and similar
troubles. 70 years in constant use. Doc, Sc and 6Oc-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

Soldiers in the Russian army are to
carry compasses with luminous needles.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

A striking model for an embroidered
handkerchief linen, has a pointed over
skirt effect, cap sleeves and a most at
t~ractive waist that is 'svesty" in design.
The lower part of the skirt is laid in
pleats,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10
OWES
HER
LIFE TO
lydia E. Pinkhafn'S
Vegetable Compound

Chicago, IIl.--"I was troubled with
falling and Inflammation, and the doc
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-10

in general