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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-29
PUTTING MACHINERY IN SHEDS
There Is Proper Method in Accona.
pIishing This Task AS In Storing
Anything Else.
nv nj. CLovERDELL.)

Shedding machinery is not merely
tanning tools and implements under
shelder. There's proper method of
procedure in accomplishing the work,
the same as in storing anything else.
Arrange to have all the implements
under some kind of shelter, and the
first rainy day that comes get them
ready to house in the regular machine
sheds
In order to do this properly, it will
be necessary for you to have on hand
q good supply of implement paint,
some first-class machine oil, some old
cloths, a hammer, wrenches, bolts
and nuts galore.
Your very first step will be that Of
inspection, cleaning up and repairing.
with any kind of clean. coarse cloth
Igo carefully over each implement, re-
moving all CRIME, dirt and grease. 1t
lis most essential that you clean off all
cog wheels, shafts and bearings. In
doing this. one will ascertain where
all taps, bolts, straps of iron, castings
and pieces of wood are loose, dam
aged or missing these SHOuiu DC
fully replaced or repaired while they
are fresh in the mind, lest they be
neglected till the machine is needed
again.
When each implement is thus over
hauled, a thorough oiling should fol-
low. Let every cup and oil receiver
be filed to overfiowing. Oil is mighty
cheap when we consider its saving
qualities.
Where pillow or cultivator is gone
over, all shovels and shares should
be given a thin coat of linseed oil to
prevent rusting. Sickles should be
oiled, carefully wrapped in old dry
gunny sacks, and laid away in safe
place.
Where implements have the paint
nearly worn off, it is preferable to
give the entire surface good coating.
Where there are only occasional
places scaled or broken off, a stroke
or two of the paint brush will be suf-
Ificient.
Be especially particular to paint all
woodwork, carefully filing each crack
and crevice to prevent further decay.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-29
Twentieth century Dissemination.

In the olden times the farm was a
general loafing place in the winter.
The farmer loafed at the store or
smith shop; the cows loafed in the
stable, as the milk pals proved; the
horses loafed and grew soft and fat In
their stalls, and the very hens loafed
on the roost waiting for spring before
beginning to lay eggs, says the Farm
Journal. A wonderful awakening has
come! The modern farmer is on the
Job every day of the winter; the cows
are doing their best to provide plenty
of 50-cent butter, and the cheerful
cackle of the hens on these bright
winter days attests the fact that they
are inspired by the twentieth century
determination to make good at As
cents dozen.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-29
SYNOPSIS.

Archibald Terhune, popular and IN
Holent young bachelor of London, re-
eeives news that he has been made nelr
10 the estate of his Aunt Georgiana. with
an income of $4,000 a year, on condluon
that he become engaged to be married
within ten days. Failing to do SO the
legacy will go to a third cousin In Amer
lea The story opens at Castle Wyckoff.
where Lord Vincent and his wife, 1r1endS
of Terhune. are discussing plans to find
him wife within the prescribed time IL
seems that Lady Vincent is one of seven
persons named Agatha. all close girlhood
chums She decides to invite two of them
to tie castle and have Archie there as
one 81 the guests. Agatha Sixth strikes
Archie as handpainted beauty Agatha
First is a breezy American girl. Lady
Vincent tells her husband that Agatha
Sixth already cares for Archie. He gains
fBom Agatha Sixth the admission that
she cares for him, but will require a
months time fully to make up her mind
Agatha First, neglected by Terhune, re-
ceives attentions from Leslie Freer. -Four
days of the precious time have passed
when Terhune is called to London on
business. Agatha First. on the plea OF
sickness. excuses herself from a motor
trip planned by the Vincents. Later they
see Agatha First picking flowers WITH a
strange man. The Vincents dlscuss
Ing day the party visits the ruins of an
old convent. Terhune continues his at
tentions to Agatha Sixth. Then suddenly
he transfers his attentions to Agatha
First. Vincent scores him for his appar-
ent fickleness. The last evening of the
time allotted in which to become engaged
arrives. The following day Solicitor Burns
will arrive from London, and the Vim
cents are anxious to consummate the en-
gagement. Vincent discovers Agatha
First and man with his arm around
her waist. Vincent decides that the man
must be Terhune. The next morning Ter
hume and Agatha First are very friendly
at the breakfast table, while Agatha
Sixth seems somewhat displeased. Solicit
tor Burns arrives. The Vincents are
anxious. In an interview of Vincent and
his wife the latter cries in desperation
over the puzzling condition of affairs.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-29
METHOD OF DRYING OFF cow
Individual Animals Are So Vastly DIFF
ferent That No One Plan Can
Be Applied to All.
(By R. GRAHAM WHITLEY

Some cows dry off only too readily
gradually diminishing their yield
comparatively early in the milking
period. In these cases the difficulty
lies in keeping them in milk long
enough to pay their way, but there
are others that keep up their flow of
milk so long that they are exceeding
ly troublesome to put dry.
Sometimes they milk from calving
to calying and seem never the worse
for it, but there are always risks.
When the udder has been kept in
work all the time it is particularly
subject to external influences so that
there is the possibility of infamma-
ton with the fresh flow of milk at
calving.
Besides a cow cannot do full justice
to her calf if her energies are spent
in milk production. Finally COW
that has been dried for reasonable
time makes a better springing than
one that has been MIXED up to caly-
ing time.
1t is universally conceded that
every cow should nave about SIX
weeks rest from milking before calv-
ing. The difficulty is how to secure
the rest with free milking cows On
this point there is great diversity of
opinion. AS a matter of fact the con-
stitution of cows differ and what
would put one COW dry would fail
with others.
On the principle that the yield of
milk is stimulated by the actual proc
less of milking, one step should be to
milk the cow that is to be put dry
only as often as is absolutely neces-
sary to prevent overstocking. This
may be done once day at first and
with gradually widening intervals, as
the supply falls off. The difficulty is
to define what, is overstocking.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-29

/ scene in the drawing room of the night
before that intended to make. After
| all, as in the case of my discovery Of
the red automobile in the wood, we had
seen what we were not meant to have
seen. And until Arch came to me and
spoke of that event himself and asked
my ADVICE, my hurt friendship made
me resolve not to demand his conf
! dence or thrust advice upon him. Let
| him keep his secret if that was his
wish. l wocld not intrude upon it,
though his reticence panied me ever so
much.
/ Il couldn't very well help it," he re.
piled. Upon my word couldn't The
girls very fetching, you know, and she
seemed to take such an extraordinary
| fancy to me that / couldn't help re-
! spending. Agatha Sixth, on the other
hand, had hardly word to say to
NET
! "Of course mott" said holly. 1.-THE
more attention you paid to Agatha
First, the less Miss Lawrence paid to
you. That was quite natural You'd
asked the girl to marry you, you know,
and she couldn't understand why you
should want to have anything to do
with anyone else!"
YES, l did ask the girl to marry me,
and she chose to keep me waiting for
an answer" replied Arch impatiently,
which kept everything at standstill.
couldn't go ahead till she said the
word, and as time hung heavy on my
hands"
You made love to some ore else
Deuced clever!" l interposed sarcasti.
cally.
well, l couldn't make love to her
very well, could l, when she wouldn't
say positively whether she wanted me
to or not? She kept me at arms
| length all the tirae!"
lTO RI COSTJNTrEn
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-29

hand through his thick, slightly gray
hair, careless of the disorder it left in
| it's wake.
Poor old chap!" said pityingly.
felt thunderingly sorry for him, for it
was uncommonly hard lines, but some
how l couldn't think of thing to say
! that made matters any better.
where was it?" | asked him with a
natural curiosity to learn the scene of
the disaster.
an the west garden" he replied.
I'D been sticking in the house all
morning waiting for her to come down
stairs You know she went up right
after breakfast, but hadn't succeeded
| in seeing her. SO thought I'd take a
| turn in the garden to brace me up,
and there she was herself!"
"Fine!" l calculated, as interested
in his recital of the catastrophe as
if / were at a play or watching the
races. We had both of us forgotten
Solicitor Barnes, who had retired dis
creetly to the hearthrug and was
pacing it with mathematical precision.
mot so fine!" went on Terhune,
because she made as If to escape me
directly, which of course wasn't very
encouraging!"
Decidedly not!" l exclaimed. "But
you asked herr"
Il did blocked her. way as she
started up the path, put my cane right
across in front of her, and asked her
WIN - f,.<>
when all wanted in the world was to
stay by her all the rest of my life!"
"Bravo" cried. Played, indeed!
And them"
"And then" he said, polishing his
eyeglass furiously as he spoke, .and
then if she didn't go and pretend to
misunderstood me! But | didn't let
that hinder me. simply said it again
as plain as man can put it, Will you
marry me?'" He stopped and I could
see that pain and anger, resentment
and humiliation for the moment had
mastered his power of speech. "And
then?" prompted him again.
Why then she refused mel" he said.
she told me If were the last man on
earth she wouldn't marry me! 1t was
very cruel and can't imagine why she
should speak SO harshly!" | thought
could. l fancied l understood Agatha
Sixth's reasons for behaving as she did
perfectly well, in the light of her suit
or's performance the previous evening.
But of course Terhune was still il the
dark as to our knowledge of that cpl
sode.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-29
BE as Noisv as You Like.

Washington.-A mans home is his
castle and he can go as far as he likes
in it, This is the sense of an opinion
by Judge Pugh of the police court
when he discharged Perry Medford
from the complaint of making loud
and unseernly noises in his Third
street home.
The neighbors complained that Per
nv kicked up an awful racket during
the hours following 1890 p. m. and
they invoked the police regulation
commanding quiet after that hour to
muzzle him. The arrest was made,
but the court decided that Mr.. Med
ford had perfect right to raise all
the Ned" he wanted to in his home
and that the police commissioners
had no right to say him nay.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-29
Healthy Calves.

To produce strong and healthy
heifer calves for future producers,
their dams must be fed generously on
nutritious feeds previous to calving
The COW should be allowed to become
dry for from six to eight weeks pre-
vious to the birth Of the calf. She
will need this rest from giving milk
in order to build up her physical sys-
tenn and to furnish extra nourishment
to the developing calf.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-29
Drying of Cows.

A well-known dairyman, speaking
of drying off his cows, says. Sixty
days before calving withdraw the
greater part of the grain or nitrogen
GUS part of the ration, and put the
COW on hay, corn slower and sIlage
which will generally cause decrease
in the milk flow, and she will go dry
in few weeks. feed wide but full
ration while dry. During the last
week previous to calving feed one
pound per day of old process oil meal
ind continue the ration for a week
.fter calving, after which / increase
he grain till l give standard ration,
IS l may have found that individual
oW to do best on.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-29
BULLDOG KILLS A PORCUPINE
Colorado Veterinarian Takes 1877 GULLY
From Suffering but Victorious
Animal.

Colorado Springs, Cola fight be-
tween bulldog and porcupine, in
which the dog came out victorious
would furnish material for Jack
London story, If the facts as recite0
by witnesses are true.
The dog attacked the porcupine and
held it in death grip until the animn
stopped struggling. The owner of the
dog, B. u. Dodson of Cheyenne Canon,
tried to pull the dog away, but with.
out success. When the dog was turn
ed over to veterinary exactly 49,
quilts we're removed from it's mouth
and head. The bulldog suffered great
pain. Quilts protruded from its tongue
and throat and until they were re-
moved the animal was unable to close
it's mouth.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-29
Shines of Pioneer Days.

"A file of bootblacks now does duty
in front of the California exchange
and the man with dirty boots who
passes them and is no customer must
run the gantlet. Capital enters the
field with the armchairs and cushions,
and to the armchairs and cushions
newspapers are added. Close to the
customers eyes is this placard:
Boots BACKED (not wet or greased),
25 cents. Boots BACKED (when wet or
greased), so cents. Boots BACKED Gall
over, legs, etc.), so cents Whittle-
sticks Wide West. A paper published
in San Francisco fifty years ago.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-29
HAS 518 DESCENDANTS
Aged Lady's Great-Grandchildren Ium
Der 326 and Great-Great-Grand-
Children 4S.

Mckee, Ky.-Mrs. Jane Norris OF
Jackson county, KY. now sc years old,
is believed to have more descendants
than any other woman living. They
number SIS. None of them has evea
been in a prison or school for TO
form.
She has had Is children. Her grand
children number 1913; great-granchiA
dren, 326, and great-great-g
dren, 40.
She was married when 16 years OLD
and her husband lived until six years
after they had celebrated their goldeD
wedding.
One of her daughters. Mrs. Hannah
Lake, has 16 children, rs grandchil
dren and eight great-grandchildr
Another daughter, Mrs. Sally Sparks
has Is children, 20 grandchildren and
10 great-grandchildren The family IL
living all over Jackson county and AZ
members of 1t are highly respected
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-29


Cad. Wilfred!" he went on in de-
spairing tones. Think what I've lost!"
Yes | agreed. Dash it all!
thought we had you all fixed for for
tune, Arch"
But he didn't appear to hear me, for
he dropped despondently into an arm
chair, repeating as if to himself,
Think what I've lost!"
There was momentary silence in
the room, broken only by the dry
clearing of Mr.. Barnes legal throat
Then went over and put my hand on
Arch's shoulder. l felt sorry for him.
and I couldn't bear to see all my
bright plans for his future end so.
wouldn't have it, in fact. Come,
comet" expostulated, Don't give up!
You must make another try! Surely
you're not going to throw away your
only chance of inheriting property
that will make you rich for life and
which should be yours by right of your
aunt's promise, for the lack of little
spirit! Or If you do, it's not like you
that's ALL"
But my words did not succeed in
arousing him.
"Oh, as to that" he said, speaking
from the depths Of his misery and the
arm chair, ''as to having another try,
look at the clock!" l looked. 1t was
half after twelve.
Times up at one, isn't it, Barnes?"
he asked, taking notice of that worthy
barrister for the first time.
Il believe it is, Mr.. Terhune," re-
piled Mr.. Barnes, as indifferently as if
it were only question of boiling
breakfast eggs.
"You see," said Arch, looking at me
despairingly, there's no use talking OF
urging her again. I could do nothing
at all with her in that short time, even
If l were inclined to- It's pity, of
course l rather fancied that property
of my aunt's. An income of $4,000 a
year is a good deal to lose at one blow.
Especially when the blow is unexpect-
ed! BY Jove, you know, she did half
way promise to marry me, after all!
Can't think why she changed her
mind" But of course / could think,
and didn't quite see how Terhune
could call the blow unexpected.
You know | warned you that you
were paying far too much attention to
Agatha First" l said, but you would
indulge your fondness for Irritation and
you see the result--an upset kettle Of
fish," 1t was all the reference to the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-29
NUN FCRSAkES VOW
RETURNS TO THE WORLD AFTER
i23 YEARS IN A CONVENT.
Entered CIoister When Doctors Told
Her She Could Not Live-She Re4
covered, and Then Came Desire to
Go Home.

Lansing. Mich-Torn between con-
f1lcting desires-to return to the hoTne
of her youth and childhood or spend
the remainder of her life behind tbs
clustered walls of the Convent OF the
Good Shepherd, in Grace street. Chit
cago-Miss Hattie Holmes, after %
years of convent life, chose to cast
aside her vows and was welcomed
back to her family in Lansing
At twenty Miss Holmes was considI
cred fair to look 1pon Just as she
was in the bloom of young woman
hood she was taken with strange
malady The doctors at her home
town could do nothing for her. Her
condition became serious. She was
South Bend, Ind.
But when the doctors studied her
case they shook their heads They
said she had but few months to live
before she would be taken away by an
incurable cancer.
Every hope of a career in the world
blighted, Miss Holmes turned to the
consolation of the church.
She was dismissed from the hospital
after she had regained a little strengths
but nothing was promised her. She
was told she might live year or two,
but not more. She went away With
the sisters and joined the convent.
Instead of becoming weaker and de-
clining, however, she became stronger,
and inside of the Two years that had
been allotted 80 was pronounced
well woman.
Then came desires to see her par
ents. She was faced with great
temptation. Inconsistencies overcams
her.
One day when the longing AND
yearning assailed her more bitterly
than ever she stole away and wrote a
etter to her sister and posted it iD
secret
But years had passed. The letter re-
turned to the convent unopened. And
that ended her hopes until friends
from her old home saw her a few
weeks ago.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-29
HoBBLE SKIRT JOKE is FATAL
ExertIon of Laughter Brought or
Heart Failure, Say the Physicians
in the Case.

Eagle, visa newspaper article
quoting DIR. Ross of the State Univer-
sity, as declaring that the hobblG
skirt would be followed by the nose
ring and slit cheeks for women caused
Ezra Bossingham, aged 70. tailor, to
laugh himself to death. Although ply
sicians declared that death was due to-
heart failure, the heart failure result
ed from hearty laughing, they say.
Tired from his days labors, Bes-
singham sat next to his wife before a
huge coal stove and listened while she
read him the news of the, day. The
hobble skirt story brought on the
fatal laugh.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-29
Pruning Grape Vine.

Don't be afraid to prune the grape
vine to within a couple or three buds
of the old tree. Remember, it's the
new growth of the vine that produces
the fruit, and IL too much of the old
vine is left to be sustained, it will
rob the growing fruit and cause it to
be of inferior quality. Also, we con-
slider that, where the growth is rank.
the vitality of the vine is impaired.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-29
Value of Good Roads.

w B. Stevens, prominent farmer
of Walton county, Georgia, gave re-
Gently very convincing demonstra-
ton of the value of good roads to a
county, when he hauled is 500-pound
bales of cotton to Monroe in one load,
behind two mules. The cotton was
haulde for over a mile from Mr..
Stevens farm to the town. Walton
has some of the best roads in the
state, and the farmers of the county
fully realize the benefits they receive
from the work that has been done on
the public highways.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-29
DRAWING Up Contracts.

Farmers who have occasion to draw
up contracts, agreements, notes,
checks. ETC., should remember that the
safest plan is to employ pen and ink
for this work-never use lead pen
Gil. The law will recognize the lead
pencil, but the writing may be erased
too easily, and the amount or terms
may be changed, says the Farm Jour-
nal. If pen and ink are not at hand
when drawing up such papers. use an
indelible pencil.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-29
Cost Of ReIiuion.

Washington There are 165,O00 min
listers In the United States, of whom
IS 900 are Catholic priests. To sup
port these leaders in religion cost the
country $8O,OO0,00O annually. The
churches in our country have cost to
build $1,25O, 100000. Maintenance is
not included in the latter, and this
must be near s15.OOO,O0O year.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-29
CHAPTER XII.

THE noon hour exactly" said he
Great Scotland!" exclaimed aloud
Then the deed, / thought, must be
done; I had been two hours riding.
Terhune must have decided his fate
one way or the other during that
time. 1t was quite exciting. rang
hg footman and when William had
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-29
Feed for YOUNG Pins,

The best feed we find for young
pigs before weaving Is shelled corn,
soaked from one feed till the next
and sprinkled over, when damp, with
middlings, with very small proper
ton of oil meal and tankage added
Salt the mixture lightly and feed in
trOughs.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-29
Small F,ocks Do Better

Do not try to keep large flocks Of
poultry together during the winter.
Small f1ocks do better, and the ex-
pense of separating them is not great.
A few old boards, days time, and a
little elbow grease will make q new
compartment.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-29
separate Young CockereIs,

Keep the young cockerels by them
selves, for they annoy the pullets and
interfere with their laying. If they.
are not to be caponized sell them off
now. What's the use of feeding lot
of young roosters for three or four
months? No profit in it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-29
WeanInq Pios.

One of the secrets of success N the
rearing of weaving pigs is the feeding
of food which should, in winter and
even at any time during chilly wealth
err. be given warm milk.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-29
oh.+r,c+ion IN cows rhro.+

If a COW has an apple or similar OBJ
struction lodged in her throat, it can
be removed by pouring pint of melt
ed lard down her throat. This will
make the animal strangle and cough,
and in the struggle the obstruction
will hA dislodged.