The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY


! The Peruvian Indians are credited
with having the greatest range of
vision of all races. Cases have been
accorded of their distinguishing human
beings eighteen miles away.
James M. Henderson killed a horned
snake at his home, near Bush river,
| on the Belfast road. 1t was
about two feet long and lying on
stump in the field. At the end of
| it's tail was horn, something like a
ROSTERS spur.-Newberry IS. c. OBJ
server.
| Despite it's shortness, Downing
street. London, contains not only the
prime minister's residence, but also the
| treasury, foreign Office, colonial office,
the office of the chancellor Of the ex-
chequer and that of the privy council.
J It was built on swamp and the
ground under the big houses is sown
| thickly with age-blackened wooden
piles.
eighteenth century. 1t was prepared
by pouring a gallon OF water on quart
Of tar, and the dose was half a pint
in the morning and a second glass
| in the afternoon. It's use became so
fashionable that a contemporary noted ::
Its as common to call for glass OF
tar water in a coffee house as a dish
of tea or coffee"
The modern French letter box has
the shape of pillar, profusely orna-
mented with the conventional lily. The
whole box or stand is fashioned after
plant, and the top resembles a bud.
The body is surrounded by floral
wreaths or festoons, and the base is
formed by large leaves. The boxes are
placed against buildings and have a
very pretty effect.
| Another victory for woman and an
other argument to strengthen the as
! sertion that she can gain distinction
in any field of mental activity. says a
writer in the Theater Zeitung, is the
success of the opera die Dorf Kom-
| Jesse" at the Berlin Thalia Theater.
| The composer is Frau Danziger, a
young talented musician, who will
assuredly contribute more to the mu-
steal wealth of the world"
| King Edward, as is generally known,
| has a weakness for walking sticks,
but a writer in Women at Home tells
of another collection in his majesty S
possession which will have a unique
interest in the future. This consists Of
relics gathered from every war in
which British soldiers have fought
since the early days Of Queen Vic
toria The king has also quaint as
Sortment of the programs of every OPP
era, play and concert which he has al
! tended since he came to years of dis
erection.
Bushido in a word, is the popular
literature of the mikado's realm. 1t
includes country theatricals, tales of
story tellers, and musical compositions.
1t is not only literature; it is an
idea and an ideal The word means
| loyalty. fidelity, devotion, and it may
De expressed in dozens of different ways.
Nor is it only a system of mental de-
velopment; it is means of soul
growth as we'll. What" asks Okuma,
lis the best mode OF spiritual culture
for the people of Japan?" His answer
is, ITO let them understand bushidO
and realize its principles in them
selves New York Press.
How did the cross buns originate
According to the author of an anony-
nous work published in 1924 they can
be traced to 'the apostolic custom of
| breaking bread from house to house,
and it does not appear at all improb-
nbIe that buns or cakes, something like
! those in use at present, were employed
| in this manner in the early ages. 1t
! is to be observed, also, that if four
| persons divide bun among them, each
taking a division, they will naturally
stand in the form of cross, and the
bun will break at it's partitions. Thus,
both the position of the parties and
the figure in which the bun breaks,
as we'll as the act of breaking, are en-
| blematical of the crucifiXion."
The black truffie of Perigord is
threatened by an Italian rival-the
white truff1e of Piedmont. Formerly
one met the white truffie in few Ital-
ian restaurants in Paris, but recently
this white tubercle has come into
fashion upon many tables. This sud
den popularity has been brought about,
Some faithful Piedmontese sent the
holy father a considerable quantity of
white truffies and he graciously sent
some of these to a number of French
bishops, says LIE Cri de Paris, and
these. were named "the trufles of the
Pope" and at once the white truffie of
Piedmont came into favor among Par
isian epicures.
One of the sights" of the forthcom-
ing Brussels exposition which the press
bureau says will be interesting to
old and young alike" will be the mon
ster tableau entitled "The Thuringer
Kirmess." The hundreds of figures,
representing all nationalities and all
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of the old-fashioned houses take up
a space of nearly seventy-five square
yards. The great group was designed
and executed by Prof Reinhard Mol
Ter, and the pictures of the lively fair
scene which it 5represents show that
attention has been given to the small
est details, and the exhibit is spoken
of as rejecting great credit on the
toy industry of Thuringia, at whose
order it was created"