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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-27
kuRlos FROM CORRESPONDENTS

Q. What is the best plan to keep
cocks from fighting through the, fences
in poultry yards?
A. Have baseboards higher than
fowls head. These are better than
fine mesh wire. as they protect from
wind.
Q. What is the color. shape and con-
sistency of a healthy fowls excre-
ment?
A. Dark green tipped with white
cylindrical and sufficiently hard to
hold shape.
O. My hens are so big in the rear
that some of their tufts drag on the
ground. Is this a disease. and what is
the cure? ~
A. Your hens have "bagging down
behind" You have fed them fat, and
the big COB of fat has broken down
the tissue. Better kill and eat the
most corpulent, If they show no tur
mors. assesses or Inflammation, and
make the others scratch hard for a
few kernels a day until their bustles
disappear.
Q. Do fowls ever get fits? Mine
have something like it. What can l
do?
A. Yes. They are generally caused
by worms. Make birds hungry and
feed a mash made moderately strong
with turpentine.
@. have a big rooster here that l
have never heard crow, and he gener-
ally walks his way and the hens theirs
He's pretty bird in every other way.
and I wish you could tell me some
thing helpful. He is Light Brahma-
A. Afraid you have a sexless male.
Put him in bachelor quarters for
awhile and feed him we'll. especially
fresh meat. After a few weeks place
a hen with him. and If he is still wo-
man hater kill him. t
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Hay Farming Gradually Extracts Fer

Hay Farming Gradually Extracts Fer
tiIity From the Soil.
Hay farming is sometimes called
mining the land because it is supposed
to gradually remove and exhaust the
fertility of the farm in the same way
that mining removes the ore supplies.
Yet production of hay for market pur-
poses seems to be more and more pop
ular of late years. owing partly to the
high prices of hay and to the better
understanding of the use of agricul-
tural chemicals for hay production.
Hay farming with chemicals as COM
monty practiced no doubt removes
more fertility than it restores, but the
process is very slow and no doubt
highly profitable under right conditions.
The owner of fertile, moist grass
land might we'll say with the mine
owner that he cannot afford to leave
too much ore in the ground or too
much fertility in the soil, but prefers
to sell it and have. the value at inter,
est. Fertile, moist land viii often con-
SOOu, SAOp0
of market hay for an ordinary work
ing lifetime. In England, where the
climate is very favorable to grass.
sod is often kept fifty years without
breaking. Not much land in this coun
try will stand cropping so long to one
speciality, but natural grass land will
stand the process very long time.
H.
sible it is necessary not to scrimp III
top dressing, but to put back the great
er part of the fertility that is taken
out by the crop, returning it in the
form OF manure or chemicals, or both
combined. If the land is top dressed
enough to keep the crop large. but not
extra large. say about two tons per
acre the first cutting. while the second
cutting is not moved nor fed off, but
allowed to stay and decay on the land.
a good deal of fertility and vegetable
matter will be returned to the soil, and
this course may be kept up long
time, especially on soil which is deep
and fertile-as for instance. piece
of swale which has been draintiled
three and one-half to four feet below
the surface Such soil is often almost
perfect for grass-a genuine hay mine,
so to speak-and with right treatment
will continue to return a big income
for twenty years or more.
The plan of hay farming with chem
icals has it's attractions, especially for
the oldish man who desires to get rid
Of the care of live stock and to cut
down his labor outgo to the lowest
possible amount. With good grass land
1t is considered that the plan Of mod
crate top dressing with chemicals
brings a larger income for the labor
employed than any other system Of
management. Frequent blowing will
give larger average crop with an
equal amount of fertilizer. but it costs
more to produce and is more work to
harvest.
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A Heaven of a Time.

Little Helen had developed the habit
Of holding her thumb in her mouth,
even while eating. The mother had
resorted to all sorts of methods to cor
rect the child and finally in despera-
ton said:
"Helen. the first thing you know
you will swallow your thumb, and then
what will you doY
"Well, mother, should hate to swal-
low it, because I'd have heaven Of
q time without it."
"Why. Helenw said the astonished
mother. Where did you hear an ex-
preston like that?"
"Well-well," hesitated the little girl,
II didn't hear it exactly like that,
mother. but l thought it would sound
better."-Lippincott's.
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A substantial looking man halted for
Q moment in the street. pulled out q
big wallet and examined card which
he took from it. AS he dropped the
card back and closed the book fat
wad Of bills showed In one Of its com
partments. A pair Of pickpockets pass
ing caught sight of the money. and,
with rapid exchange Of meaning
glances. they dropped little behind
and followed the man for several
blocks with the view Of availing them
selves of the first opportunity to re-
lieve him of the roll After awhile
the man with the wad suddenly turn
ed and entered lawyers office, leav-
ing the pickpockets facing each other
with looks Of dismay.
What shall we do nowY growled
one of them.
"Let us wait for the lawyer" said
the other. -" f"'*.
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Her Preference.

The young man who said he'd never
eaten any to somebody who asked him
IL he liked Trollope was outdone the
other day in Fifth avenue book store.
says the New York Sun. A girl of
seventeen came in and asked the
clerk for Prometheus. 'by man NAM
ed Kelley or Sheets or something like
that" e.
"Oh," said the clerk. 'Shelley's Pro
metheus Unbound?"
Eyes" replied the girl; that's it.
But, If you please, I'd rather have it
bound; it's SO easy to lose the pages.
you know. If it isn't"
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wisconsin Lumber and Cattle Company
ct al, Defendants.
Notice is hereby given that under and by
virtue of a judgment and decree entered in
the above entitled action on the 14th day of
october A. d. 1908, I, the undersigned ref
cree, appointed by the court to make such
sale, will sell at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash on the 1st day Of December
A. d. 1909 at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon at the
front door of the court house in the city of
Washburn, Bayfield, County, Wisconsin. the
premises and real estate described In said
Judgment and decree, to wit:
The following is a description of the mort
gagged premises hereinbefore mentioned,
VIZ Of the SEA, E1a OF the SWA OF Section "a
Lot No A. Section IS, and Lot No In Section
Sc, in Township No 81. north Of Range No 7
west, also Lots No I, 2 and 3, the SWL Of the
NWN, and the entire sH of the Section /, and
the NE14 of the NWA of Section 2, the en-
tire VIZ, the entire SEA, the 81 of the NE4
and the NWA of the NEL OF Section 3, the
EA. of the NE1 the entire SEA and the
SEN of the SWA and Lot No in section 4,
Lot No in Section 5, Lot No in Section 6;
the entire Section T. the entire E u and the
entire NWA, the M Of the SW4 and the
SE4 of the SW4 of Section s, all of Section
9. the SEA of the NWA, the entire SWN and
the Wa Of the SEA of section TO- the entire
Section IL, the NWA of the NE54 of Section
r. all of Sections 49, IA, Is and II, the Eh, the
SEX of the NWA, and the E1a OF the sWA OF
Section IS, all of sections 10, 20, 81 a. 20, and
the SW14 of the NWH, the VIZ of the SWA,
r ba nff ho q II ho of + ha NJ
Section "A. all of Section Is, the entire M of
the SWA, the entire M, and the SWA OF
the SWA, the Ma of the seq, and the SE14
OF the SEX of section 26, all of sections 81, Is
20, and the wa of the NEA the E1s of the
NWL of section 80, all of section 81, the entire
E1a, the NE4 of the NW14, the So of the NWA
and the sW4 of section 30, all of section 50,
M OF the NEA, the entire Wa and the en-
tire seq OF section "a all OF section IS, aud
the Ma Of the NWA of Section s6, all in
Township No so, north of Range No 7,
west; all OF section l, the sWA Of the
NWA, the NWA of the sWA of section
2, all of Section 3, the entire SEA of Section
4. all of Section 5, the NEL of the SE14, the
SEA of the NE14 the NWZ of the NWN, the
So of the NWA and the Sw11 OF the 5WA of
Section 10. the SEA of the seq of Section s.
all OF Sections II, IL, 10 and IT,, Township No
49, north of Range No west,
It. j. WILDNER,
Referee
A. w. MCLEOD,
Plaintiffs Attorney,
WaShburn:
The above sale has been adjourned un-
til February lst, 1910
F. ]. Wildner. Receiver.
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dec % 1909 to Jan l3 1900
State of Wisconsin County Court for Bay
field County. lin Probate.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of Jay Smith
Deceased. S's'2 "s%
Notice is hereby given that the claims
and demands Of all persons against Jay
Smith deceased. late Of the Town Of Wash
burn in said County of Bayfield, will be
received, examined and adjusted by the
County Court of !, Bayfield, County,, at the
Special term of said Court. to be held at
the Court House in the City of Washburn
in and for said County. on the 9TH Tues
day of June A. D. 1910.
Also that Six months from and after the
2lst day of December A. D. 1902 is the
time limited for creditors of said Jay
Smith deceased to present their claims to
said Court for examination and allowance
By the Court.
Dated December 2lst 1909.
VIM. H. Irish,
County Judge
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dec q 1909 to Jan Is l9lO)
State of Wisconsin County Court for Bay
field County.--In Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate of Nelson
Ferguson. Deceased.
Letters of Administration on the Estate
ofNelson Ferguson deceased. having been
issued to Fred w. French on the 10th day
of November. A. D. 1909.
1t is Ordered, That sig months from
and after the 2lst day of December 1909
be and are hereby allowed and limited
for the creditors of said Nelson Ferguson
deceased to present their claims for ex-
animation and allowance. ~
Ordered Further, That the claims and
demands Of all persons against said de-
ceased be examined and adjusted by this
Court at the Special term thereof. to be
held at the Court House in the City oil
Washburn, in said County on the 18th
Tuesday of June A. D. 1910. and that
notice thereof be given by publication Of
such notice for four successive weeks in
the Washburn. Times Weekly newspaper
published at the City of Washburn, in
said County.
By the Court,
Dated December 2lst 1909
- Vim. H. Irish.
County Judge.
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WANTED-By Chicago whole
sale and mail order house, assistant
manager oman or woman) for, this
county and adjoining territory,
Salary $40 and expenses paid week
ly; expense money advanced, Work
pleasant, position permanent. No
investment or experience required.
Spare time valuable. Write at once
for full particulars and enclose self
addressed envelope. Address GEN
ERAL MANAGER, 1874 r. Lake
ST., Chicago.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-27
FEATHERS AND EeosHELLs..

There is not so much corn fed to
fowls since people are learning that It
is fat producer and that it's exclu-
sive use breeds disease.
That Chinese poultrymen are ampi-
tious for trade Is shown by shipment
Of 116 barrels of eggs to America. The
quality Of Chinese eggs is based on
age, the older. the better. They serve
eggs fifty cars. old, and century old
egg commands great price. 5f
A flock that must roost In house
full Of knotholes might as well roost in
the trees, and chickens that must
stand out in the snow to get a, breath
of pure air should be cooked quick be-
fore the epidemic gets there.
Two hundred geese escaped from
crates while being conveyed across the
Delaware to Philadelphia and swan
down the. river. Only thirty were cap
tured. Thus a thousand Thanksgiving
dinners disappeared in an unorthOdox
way.
As the statistics of the poultry cen
sus must be correct" what will those
fellows report who have been doing
hot air advertising of their. immense
plants and flocks? Then to be classed
as a poultry farm the annual output
must exceed $500. Hope they'll not fib
under oath, like they do in their hot
air picture books.
You will find a few hens with q
crouch In every flock. They are al
ways henpecking the Others. especially
at the trough and on the roost. Potpie
is the place for poultry pessimists.
It is claimed that the average KAN
sas cackler brings profit Of $1.6S per
year. A Baltimore newspaper reporter
In some way made this $50. With all
its oysters, Holsters and clans. news
from Baltimore can't help but be lit
tie fishy except what we hear from
her great poultry show. which this
year beat all records. In its thousands
Of entries just half the states in the
Union were represented.
Our Pennsylvania goose bone proph-
ct at Reading predicts big blizzard
for February and an awful stormy
March. Flarebacks only occur in inau-
gural years.
Eleven thousand chickens were roast
ed at the plant of the United States
Packing company In fire at Hutchin-
son, Kan; loss. $4,000.
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Didn't Have TO Resort TO Numbers.

Dicnt Rave 10 RESORT 20 NumDeTS.
The school census taker stopped at a
little hut in the mountains of Ken
lucky and. addressing the mother OF
an unusually, large flock Of children.
said:
Madam. am taking the school cen
sus. How many children have you
between the ages of six and
"Lemme see." she broke In. there's
Katy an Mary an Annie an Lucy an
Carrie an Rob an Jake an VIII an
Harry an Jim an She paused for a
breath. and her, caller made haste to
say:
Now, madam, if you could just give
me the number
Number she snapped. Number"
We amt commenced numberin' yit,
thank ye. We amt run out O. names. ;"
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The Whole Science Of Il.


Two women walking along one Of
the business thoroughfares Of New
York heard a great shouting Of "Extry,
extry!" and looked about to see where
all the noise was coming from. Across
the street they spied one very small
newsboy shouting with all his might.
One of the women, attracting the
boys attention. called him to her and
bought a paper; then as she dropped
the pennies into the little fellows hand
she said:
You mustn't make so much noise.
my little man. You can sell your pa
pers just as well without yelling So"
For half. second the boy looked up
at her In surprise, then exclaimed:
"You don't understand, missus; you
have got to yell like - to make a
living In New York. "'1
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giggling on the young lady's part; the
cut OF her skirt was condemned, and
there is no telling what might have
come next If the woman had not put
a sudden stop to the conversation by
a bit Of clever feminine strategy.
She turned her head, noticed that
the girl was considerably older than
the youth and in the smoothest Of
tones said:
Madam, will you please ask your
son to stop staring at me? 1t becomes
irritating"
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uro GQOuXn.

SURE cuOuSh.
But 1T W a $
stole en-. | tell
you!"
"Excellent!"
quoth the friend.
"Just you stick.
to the tale"
"You confound-
ed !'yelled the
farmer. Dom
you understand?
1t was re al "
stolen!"
8 u p b.
laughed the de-
lighted friend.
lyon Dug ht TO
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SALES AGENTS WANTED.

SALES AGENTS WANTED.
$4,000 per week or 400 per cent
profit. All samples. stationary, and
art, catalogue free. We want one
permanent agent in this locality for
the largest picture and frame house
in America. Experience unneces-
sary. We instruct you how to sell
our goods and furnish the capital.
If you want permanent honorable,
and profitable position, write us to-
dav for particulars, catalogue and
samples. Frank w. Williams Com
pany, 1914 W. Taylor ST., Chicago,
Ill.
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Opportunity.
1 walk. I penetrate

Master Of human destinies am I!
Fame love and fortune on my footsteps
wait;
Cities and fields walk: penetrate
Deserts and seas remote and. passing by
Howell and mart and palace, soon or late
knock unbidden once at every gate.
II sleeping. wake; II feasting. rise before
turn away. 1t is the hour OF fate.
And they who follow me reach every state
Mortals desire and conquer every foe
Save death: but those who doubt or hes
itate,
Condemned to failure. perjury and woe.
Seek me in vain and uselessly .implore-
answer not and return no more.
~. -tN John J. Ingalls,.
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oh, YOU EGG FAkERs, eEwAREs

When Cholly went to see his girl
She'd gone upstairs her hair to curl.
He waited IN the parlor long.
When down the stairs she sung this song:
Say, ma. bring up fresh laid egg
To paste my spit curls down real slick!
This old pomade amt worth q cent N
To make my curliculers stick!;
There amt no aigs.' was mas reply.
I'VE used the last for punkin pie.
Jest use some mucilage on your hair.
It's on the desk right near the stair,
But Cholly slipped, quick. out the door
And ran for the first grocery store.
Fresh eggs? You, betif said Grocer
Brown
'"rhe finest eggs in the whole town..
So Cholly bought a dozen eggs
And sprinted back with nimble legs.
Her ma quick took them up the stair
Where Sally worked with her false hair.
We'll. you're a dear came, down the
stair.
For bringing eggs to friz my hair!
Just occupy that easy chair
FL quick be DONE I'll soon besthere."
Well. you can bet she soon got there.
For when. she broke that storage fruit
The whole twelve eggs began to shoot.
snd she came whizzinE down the stair
And knocked poor Cholly of his chair.
While mamma flew aloft somevhere.s
The whole shebang seemed In the air.i
And. oh. that odor-it was rare!
But did those women curse and frown
And Jump on Cholly, bruised and down?
Oh, no! But in change of gown
They sprinted down to Grocer Brown.
They broke old eggs all over him.
Then rolled HIM in the -four bin.
They took him where his pants hung loose
And dropped him in the pickle Juice.
Thus, women. you this plan pursue
Whenever grocers thus do you.
But don't take guns along to shoot.
Just use their old fresh storage fruit
C. M BARNITZ.
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Rose to the Occasion.

The. consul In London Of continen-
tai kingdom was informed by his gov
eminent that one Of his countrywo-
men, supposed to be living in Great
Britain. had been left million OF
money. After advertising without re-
suit he applied to the police. and a
smart young detective was set to
work.
When few weeks had gone by his
chief asked him how he was going on.
ave found the lady. sir"
"Good! Where is she?"
"At my place. got married to her
yesterday
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have none lert
for myself II !
pay it all back.
What would you
do?"
quite easy to
trick EN- said
the friend. XIII
ur pig a q d
leave it hanging
outside until late
at night. SOS ev-
cry one can see
it. Then take it
in and say some
on e S t ole 1t.
Stick to the tale
and you'll be all
right"
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dec 16 to Jan g.

STATE OF WISCONsIN-COUNTY COURT
FOR BAYFIELD, COUNTY-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at a special
term of the County Court to be held in and for
said county at the court House in the City
of Washburn in said county, on the Second
Tuesday (being the 18th day. OF January.
A. d. 1909. at 10 o'clock A. M the follow
ing matters will be heard and considered:
The application OF Jennie Gibbons, ad-
ministratrix of the estate of orris Gibbons.
late of the Town OF Gable in said Count y,
deceased, for the examination and allowance
of her final account, of her administration,
and for the assignment of the residue OF the
estate OF Orris Gibbons, deceased to such
other persons as are by law entitled to the
same. h taG
Dated December 18th, 1908.
By order of the court,
VIM. I'll. Irish,
1rs County Judge.
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A Good Fertilizer.

The value Of sulphate Of ammonia
as fertilizer was demonstrated in
some German tests where marsh lands
were fortified with nitrate of soda
and sulphate Of ammonia. With both
oats and beets the plants receiving sui
plate yielded much more than those
receiving nitrate. These results indi-
cate that on marsh lands liberal sup
ply Of the sulphate of ammonia may
be advantageously substituted for nj
trate of soda and confirms the wisdom
Of the practice In Germany.
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A Palace of Pumpkins.

The illustration shows. an exhibit Of
pumpkins as it was seen. at an Ohio
agricultural fair last fall In Hills
boro. The palace" was so large that
refreshments. were served inside Of it.
The pumpkins were arranged in colors
and shapes so as to make very at
tractive display. At Independence.
Mo-. a similar palace" was erected.
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Wanted: oy Chicago wholesale
and mail order house, assistant
manager imam Or woman) for this
county an d adjoining territory.
Salary $2O and expenses paid week
ly; expense money advanced, Work
pleasant; position permanent. No
Investment or experience required.
Spare time valuable. Write at once
for full particulars and enclose self
addressed envelope. SUPERIN-
TENDENT, 1872 Lake ST. Chicago.
III,
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Regulates the bowels, promotes
easy natural movements, cures con-
stipations-Doanss Regurtes. Ask
your druggist for them. Is cents a
box.
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NORWEGIAN LUTHERAN

REV. CHR. CHRIsTIAEsON, Pastor.
Services every Sunday at 1890 a. m. and
7;46 p, m. Sunday School al 1900 noon.
Prayer meeting every Thursday evening at
500. Ladies Aid Society meeting every
other Wednesday afternoon. Helping Hand
Society every other Wednesday evening.
All services in the Norwegian language ex-
cept Sunday evening. Services every third
sunday which is held In the English language
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TONS. The farmer fol-
lowed Instructions, and the kind friend
Wa = ned his chance and stole the pig.
The poor farmer came around next
morning to tell what had. happened.
Somebody's stolen my epig!" he
cried.
Good said the friend. "Stick to
it, and the neighbors II believe you.
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and on the last day a band of famous
colored cooks took possession and turn
ed pumpkins into pies. thousands Of
which were given away. Doubtless
these cooks impressed the value Of the
pumpkin crop upon the people deeper
than any scientific agriculturist could
have done.
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MeIba's First Appearances.

4 Melba's first public appearance was
made at the age Of six. when she sang
"Comin' Thro' the Rye" at schoo,
concert. She was eager to hear what
her playfellows, and one in particular,
thought of her triumph. After many
indirect attempts to introduce the sub
ject Nellie at length found herself
unable to wait longer and exclaimed
excitedly: "But the concert. the con-
cert! sang last night and was en-
cored." And she looked with inter
est In the face Of her friend. who
answered witheringly. Yes: Nellie
Mitchell and could see your garters.'
-Melba in "a Biography.