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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
PERU's QUEER LAKES.
Large Bodies of Pure Cold Water
Without Inlet or Outlet.

From Crucero Alto, the highest
town in the world, the Southern
railroad of Peru drops down into
the Legunillas, or the lake region of
the Cordilleras, where, 1880 feet
above the sea, is group of large
lakes of very cold pure water with
out inlet or outlet. They receive
the drainage of the surrounding
hills and conceal it somewhere, but
there is no visible means of its es-
cape. A fringe of ice forms around
the edges of the lakes every night
the year round.
A curious phenomenon about the
lakes is that they keep at the same
level at all times. No amount of
rain makes any difference apparent
ly in their depth, which, how ever,
has not been plumbed in every case.
This adds to the awe with which
these lakes are regarded by the In
dams. There are no boats upon the
lakes except a few small rowboats,
which have to be kept close into the
shore for fear of being drawn into
whirlpools that are said to exist in
the center. There is some founda-
ton for this fear, for only two or
three years ago a boat containing
five men disappeared on one of
these mysterious lakes and was new
er found. Of course it may have
been capsized, but the bodies of the
occupants were never discovered,
nor did the boat ever float to the
shore. The belief is that the whole
party was lured into the maelstrom
and swallowed up by the waters of
death. In the center of Lake Popo
there is known to be a whirlpool,
and in it many lives have been lost.
Boats that are drawn into this cur
rent are whirled swiftly around and
disappear. For the protection of
navigators the government has an
chored buoys in this lake to mark
the dangerous path.
There is supposed to be an un-
derground outflow from all these
lakes. Careful observers say that in
that locality are frequently found
cornstalks, reeds and other debris
which do not grow in the vicinity,
but are found in great abundance
among the lakes of the Interior
Harper's Weekly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
ONE VIEW OF FARMING.
Read Here About Conditions Found
Thirty Miles From Chicago.

Read Here About Conditions Found
Thirty Miles From Chicago.
81 am willing to believe anything
about the prosperity of western farm
ers after a recent adventure of mine
near Chicago" said man just return
ed from his vacation. My wife and l
were visiting friends in Chicago when
] received letter from an old school
mate asking us to run out to the
farm and pay them little visit The
farm, he wrote. was some thirty miles
out of Chicago, and we were to come
informally
1--WE started out to the farm. The
train would land us there at = o'clock
In the afternoon. and. remembering
my boyhood up in New Hampshire. |
knew that at that hour they would
just be washing up the dinner dishes.
So we took particular pains to have
an early luncheon before we started.
Our first surprise was at the station.
q small. one horse affair. Up to the
station at spanking trot came my
Did friend X, driving two well bred
horses in smart carriage.
'But this was as nothing to what
awaited us. At the end of a three
mile drive X. turned in at what you'd
call lodge gate in England, with the
house back nearly quarter Of mile
from the road. 1t didn't look so very
large or very ine, but the first thing
l sighted on me piazza was ks three
small children playing. attended by
three nurseinaids in white aprons and
caps. Mrs. X. came out to greet us
arrayed in dress that my wife says
couldn't be bought for less than 500.
at grew worse and worse or better
and better. according to your point Of
view. KS man escorted our small
satchel upstairs. and Mrs. KS maid
appeared with large dressing bag for
my wife and kimono that fairly
made her eyes water. third mental
Of some fancy variety announced to
us that dinner was ready. 1t seems
that they had it regularly at O'clock
Dinner was served by the butler.
It began with oysters on the half
she'll Besides the usual filings Of a
six course dinner, they had crabs.
frogs legs, alligator pears and cham
payne. l hardly dared look at my
wife, remembering the luncheon we
had so carefully taken at the Chicago
station to avoid making extra work
for the farmers wife. When the
champagne came on that nearly fin
ished US.
"Back to the farm? Well. l guess.
but not in the rocks of New Hamp-
shire When l take to farming it will
be raising garden truck for Chicago or
st. Louis."-New York Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
He Wouldn't Interfera.

An old Scotchman went to stay for
short time. as he said, with friends of
his. young couple with no family.
After living with them for some two
or three weeks the young couple be-
gan to get tired of their visitor. but
did not like to tell. him the state of
their feelings toward him. so they ar
ranged little plan between them as
to how they would get rid of him.
Tomorrow" said the husband.
when ] come home for dinner / shall
quarrel about the soup and say it is
not good. In the midst of our quarrel
we will appeal to our friend. and if he
takes your part / will give him notice
to leave the house. and if he takes my
part you do just the same"
Next day at dinner the quarrel
arose about the soup. and in the heat
Of the argument uncle" was appealed
to, but he coolly replied:
''Ye see. ma freens. for a. the time /
intend tae be here-just month or
twa-I hae made up ma mind no tae
interfere wi yer hoose affairs
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
Il Was Quite Appropriate.

A famous divinity professor who
was visiting in the north of England
had been invited to preside at the
church ceremony of the baptism of the
last arrived infant in the already
crowded house of local minister,
The guest gave out for congregational
singing paraphrase much favored on
such occasions u.
''Let u.s." said he, sing from the
fifth paraphrase. beginning at the Sec
ond verse. AS sparks in close sue
ceSsion RISE"
To his CONSERVATION the congrega-
ton giggled.
Afterward. asking the ministers
man. what had been wrong. that func-
tionary replied:
'Ye see. professor. the minister's
name is Sparks, and yonder is his
tenth BARN.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
The PloMman.

To turn a single acre OF ground
with twelve inch pillow requires
eight and one-fourth miles of heavy
furrow travel. In blowing one
square mile of land the solitary
plowman and his horses must walk
$3.50 miles. 1t would be easier
land the distance is less) to walk
around the earth at the equator (lf
there were no ocean, than to follow
a pillow turning prairie OF live
square miles. To equal our national
tale of plowing-the work OF myr-
lads Of teams, each using force suf-
ficient to move seven tons over a
good stone road-it would take IN
army of 1850 plowmen to travel as
far as from the earth to the moon
and back again. For the world $
yearly labor Of this kind it would
send about 80, 600 men on that same
half million mile journey.-N orld's
Work.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
Mot His Bill.

Representative Gilbert M. Hitchcock,
who lives at the Connecticut apartment
house when he is in Washington, re-
ceived letter one morning and read
it with great surprise. 1t was bill
for 128 parasols. Mrs. Hitchcock also
read it with surprise. not to say shock.
On looking more closely Mr.. Hitchcock
made a discovery which led him to
look at his wife with an air of triumph
and say:
This is easily explained. my dear.
l have not been buying parasols by
the hundred. / did not buy these. This
bill is made out to Frank FL. Hitchcock,
the postmaster general, who is a single
man.
Then the congressman sent the bill
to the cabinet officer with this note:
This was opened by mistake. The in
closure was read with amaZement
GILBERT M. HITCHCOCK.
But the reason the postmaster gen.
eral had bought the bale of parasols
was that he wanted to use them as
favors at cOtillion at which he was
host.-Popular Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
- The - "
Scrap Book
OvertaIked.


A negro in Mississippi who was t.
be tried for murder promised the
prosecuting attorney to plead guilty
The time came for trial. The prose
cutting attorney had no witnesses. He
thought none were necessary. While
the other business of the court was be
ing cleared up a local lawyer sat down
by the negro and asked. DO you want
to get out of this?'
"Yassir: reckon | does"
"Have you got $5?"
mo. sab. but kin git it,"
So the negro raised the. five ard gave
it to the lawyer. who told him to say
nothing. but when the judge asked him
to plead. to plead not guilty instead Of
guilty.
The negro was arraigned He plead.
ed not guilty.
look here. you black scoundrel"
yelled the prosecuting attorney. what
do you mean by that plea: Didn't you
promise me a dozen times you would
plead guilty?''
''Yassir. done promised that" re
piled the negro. but | reckon l done
overtalked myself"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
Or. Short Was Short.

When the Rev. David Short was pas.
tor of the Perm Avenue Baptist church
at Scranton he was jealous in the
work of securing new members. One
man. with whom he had labored eX-
haustively. was finally persuaded as
to his Christian duty. hut could not
make up his mind whether to become
a Baptist or Methodist. Finally he
hit upon Il compromise and wrote to
the doctor that he had decided to unite
with the Methodists. but would like
to be baptized in the Baptist church
by immersion. This SO eXasperated
the good doctor that he sent the fol-
lowing reply: Il regret that | cannot
accommodate you. but this church does
not take in washing"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
Ma,ay q Ryan
Waukesho, Wls.
DEEDS, NOT WORDS
Washburn People have Absolute
Proof of Deeds at Home.

It is not words but deeds that
prove true merit.
The deeds of Doan s Kidney Pills,
For Washburn kidney sufferers,
Have made their local reputation.
Proof lies in the testimony of
Washburn PEG pie who have been
cured to stay cured.
Mrs. c. Daggett. W. Fourth St.,
Washburn, Wis, says: "Some
years ago when I took Doan's Kid
ney Pills they did nae so much good
that l publicly recommended them.
The benefit received at that time
has been permanent and consequent
ly, I am pleased to verify my former
testimonial. / often had attacks of
dizziness and nervous ness and was
Obliged to grasp something to keep
from falling. My back and head
ached and mornings when | arose: |
felt all worn out. Doan's Kidney
Pills helped me as soon as ] began
taking them and con tinued use re-
stored me to the best of health"
For sale by all dealers. Price 30
cents. Fostern Miiburn Co Buffa-
10 New York. sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name -Doan s.
and take no other.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
Sunflower Seed For POULTRY

Sunfower seed is recommended for
feeding poultry from the fact that the
kernel of the seed contains oil that Is
thought to be beneficial for improving
the quality of color and gloss upon the
plumage of fowls and as an aid to
poultry during mott. The facts are
that sunfower seed is more than 80
per cent waste matter. the hulls of
sunfiower seeds being very difficult for
the fowls to digest and Of little or no
feeding value. says the Country Cen
tleman. A few sunflower seeds may
be of benefit to poultry. Any consider
able amount of them would be detri-
ment
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
BRIGHT Bow.

A certain business man Of Rochester
is Of the opinion that he has an exceed.
1ngly bright Office boy. and nothing
pleases him better than to tell how he
acquired the youngsters services. A
notice had been posted in the mans
shop window which read as follows
boy wanted about fourteen years. "
A lad of that age, with little that was
prepossessing in his appearance, came
into the office and stated that he had
read the notice.
$50 you think you would like to have
the position?'' asked the merchant
patroniZingly as he gazed at the lad
over the rims of his spectacles
'Yes, sir" was the reply; 81 want the
job, but don't know that can prom
Use to keep it for the full fourteen
years."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
Water FARMING Recommended.

Among the multitude Of wise say
ings from the lips of Secretary Wilson
this comes back to us frequently:
1.-THE time will come when a farmer
will realize greater profit from the
acre Of fish pond that lies on his place
than from any single acre of land"
Suppose we write to the department
Of agriculture for whatever literature
it may have on this subject and then
ask the state fish commissioner on
what terms the state will stock that
stream. Even If there is no money in
it there's the possibility Of good
many tasty Friday dinners.-Farm
Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
A PerpIexing Inquiry.

In New York furniture store a
young engaged pair were looking at
mahogany tables for the nest they Were
about to furnish. As the clerk was do
ing his best to make sale the young
woman turned to her betrothed and
said: Mamma has one just like this.
Perhaps she'll give it to u.s.
The clerk FASTENED to eXpOund the
beauty of curved legs, and the Bene-
dict to be turned to his sweetheart and
asked innocently, Are your legs
curved?''
1t was sixty seconds before he could
account for the furious bushes of his
betrothed and the uncomfortable mer-
riment of the clerk.-New York World.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
The Explorers.

Several members of boat club at
Frankfort-on-the-M Main recently re-
solved to row to Mayence by night. 1t
was just II o'clock when they seated
themselves in their boat, grasped their
oars and babe their friends on shore
farewell. They pulled vigorously all
night, greatly enjoying the healthful
exercise, the gloom and quiet and the
weird beauty of the river Their own
chagrin and the wild delight of their
friends may be imagined when they
found at sunrise they had forgotten to
weigh anchor and were still fast to the
float from which they embarked. They
are now known to all Frankfort as
"the explorers"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
NJ 0 N E Y
T. O A n

We wish the farmers of Bayfield,
Co. happy and prosperous year
for 1911 no fires, no dry weather,
we also want these same farmers
to bear in mind that we make a
speciality of loaning money to them
on long time. We don't care about
your paying the principal if you
will keep the Interest Taxes and In
surance paid promptly. Why not
buy that 40 or 80 adjoining you be-
fore price advances. We will ad
vance the necessary cash if security
is good-write call or phone on To-
cal agent Geo. A. Mcdonald. Bris-
toll Blk, Ashland.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
A Hurricane.

"The terrors of the Deep" remarked
the captain of a transatlantic liner,
"were perhaps never more thrillingly
set forth than in the description by a
young lady who last year made her
first trip abroad. She kept diary,
very much like that of Mark Twain,
when for seven days he recorded the
fact that he got up. washed and went
to breakfast
There was, however. one important
exception. When she crossed the
channel the experience was so trying
that she felt impelled to describe it.
4 am firmly resolved to stay on deck
she wrote, although the tempest in
creased to such frightful hurricane
that it was only with the greatest diff
fculty that l could hold up my para
SOL "-Brooklyn Life.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
Notice to Taxpayers

The tax roll for the town of Wash
burn for the year 1910 is now in my
hands for collection and. taxes are
payable on or before the 3lst day OF
January, 1911. Please call and
settle same before that date. will
be in the city at the Times office
every Friday and Saturday. Taxes
can also be paid at my residence in
the town of Washburn.
A. P. Stone,
Town Treasurer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
"I CAN OBLEEGE YOU"

cooperative company p was her re-
mark.
$50 l am; but. dae We ken this,
there's nae shop in Glesca l get sic
nice beef ham as in here" was the
prompt reply.
Some days later Mrs. Broon's friend
went into this shop to buy sample
of the beef ham. On entering the shop
she asked the man if he would give
her "a pun O. the beef ham Mrs.
Broom gets here" A quiet smile stole
over the shopmsn's face. "Oh yes"
he said; II can obleege you. Hiv you
brocht bottle wi "-Glasgow
Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
Makers.

Hope. the great explorer;
Love whom none can bind
Youth that looks before her,
Age that looks behind.
Joy with brow like summers,
Care with wintry pate.
Maskers are and mummers
At life's gate.
Power with narrow forehead,
Wealth with niggard palm.
Wisdom old. whose boar head
Vaunts a barren calm;
Naughty overcomers
In their pomp and state.
Maskers all and mummers
At deaths gate.
William, WATSON
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
Notice to pilsen Taxpayers

Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned Town Treasurer of the
town of Pilsen that the tax roll for
said town for the year OF 1910 is in
my hands for collection and that the
taxes charged therein are subject to
payment at my office at Dauby, any
time prior to or on the 31st day of
January 1911. Henry Zehren,
Treasurer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
Foley's Kidney Remedy Ar
Appraciation

L. Mcconnell. CatErine ST Elmi-
ra, N: Y. ], writes: II wish to ex-
press my appreciation of the great
good I derived from Foley's Kidney
Remedy. which I used for a bad
case Of kidney trouble. Five bottles
did the work most effectively and
proved to be beyond doubt it is the
most reliable kidney medicine I have
ever taken"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19

Stops earache in two minutes;
toothuche or pain of burn or scald in
five minutes; hoarsness, enc hour;
musc.eache, two hours; sore throat,
twelve hours-Dr. Thomas Electric
Oil, monarch over pain.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
A Card

We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on a 90
cent bottle OF Green's warranted
Syrup OF Tar If it fails to cure your
cough or cold We also guarantee
a 25-cent bottle to prove satisfact-
ory or money refunded. Fox Bros,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
MADE OF CRACKER BOXES.

[From the Iowa HOmesteadJ
made one from three boxes. as Illus
trated. and it was amazing the amount
of floor space it cleaned up when set
in one corner of the shop and filed
with paint cans, pillow lays, hinges, etc.,
that had heretofore been occupying
floor space.-Iowa Homestead
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
Her Brand.

Two Glasgow women were strong
supporters of local cooperative
store But one day as one of them
was passing down the street she was
surprised to see her friend coming out
OF licensed grocers shop. 81 thocht,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
Outbreaks Of dangerous and con-
tagious disease among live stock
should be reported to the state de-
partment Of agriculture at once.
Cracker Box Compartment.

Having a number Of small wood
cracker boxes, the seventy-fve cent
kind, we conceived the idea that they
could be easily converted into handy
compartment for the many little things
that accumulate around the shop We
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
An Example.

'aThe evil than men do lives after
them" Even when the amateur cor
net playes dies he leaves the fatal in.
strument behind.--London Tit-Bits.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19
Baking helps
Learn to Regulate the Heat of
Your Oven
ByMrs. Janet Mckenzie Hill, Editor OF
the Boston Cooking School Magazine

Wc OOSIOb COOhlUS hoUOOI lHUSU|sIUc
There is just one way to make
your cakes rise high and keep All
even surface. Have your oven
moderate at first, until the cake is
fully rizen; then increase the heat,
so as to brown it over quickly.
Extreme heat stiffens the dough.
If you stiffen the outside of the
cake before the rising is complete,
you stop the rising process. Then
the leavening gas, forming inside,
will bulge up the center, where
the dough is still soft, and spoil
the shape of the cake.
NoTE-Biscuits or other pastries
made from stiff dough, that are cut into
shapes for the oven, bake in a hot oven.
This is because the cut surfaces of the
dough do not scar over, but rather
leave the pores open, allowing the
leavening gas to escape and the heat to
penetrate readily Small ovens cool
quickly; therefore they should be made
several degrees hotter than larger
oven, and the less the door is opened
the better. Do not attempt to bake
bread and pastry together. Bread re-
quires prolonged, moderate baking
pastry the reverse.
Have strong underheat for baking
powder preparations, especially pastry.
These are only a few of the many
baking helps found in the K c Cooks
Book-a copy of which may be secured
by sending the colored certificate taken
from 25-cent can of K c Baking Pow
der to the JAoUEs MFG. Co., Chicago.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-19

The following resolution was
presented and was upon mo-
ton adopted.
Whereas there is a shortage
in the redemption fund caused
of old certificates redeemed,
which redemption was paid to
the former County Clerk,
John Froseth and the said
Frosath refusing to pay over
to the present County Clerk
the said redemptions. That
the shortage in the said fund
amounts to 1853. That the
said fund has been carried
on the books of the County
Clerk for the past eight years
now therefore be 1t,
Resolved that a County or
der be issued to the County
clerk for the above amount,
and the County Clerk is di-
rected to turn the said amount
over to the County Treasurer
together with the amount
now on hand in the said old
redemption fund. the said
amounts to be used by the
Treasurer in paying to certi-
ficate holders the sum called
for On redemptions.
Dated this 18th day of Nov.
1910. L. D. Perry.
The following resolution
was presented and was upon
motion adopted.
Whereas it has been GUS
tomary in years gone by to
compensate the chairman OF
the County Board for extra
services performed during
the year, therefore be it,
Resolved that the sum OF
5000, the usual amount be
and the same is ordered paid
to the Chairman A. /. Lien,
and the Chairman and Clerk
are directed to issue orders
for same. Dated this 18th
day of Nov. 1910. Andrew
Lauri.
The following resolution
was presented and was up
on motion adopted.
LEVY
Resolved by the County
Board of Bayfield, county in
annual session assembled
this 18th day of November,
1910. that the following state
and County Taxes be levied
on the taxable property of the
county of Bayfield, for the
year 1910.
For support of charitable, penal and educa
tional institutional $21695, %
For care of County patients in penal and
charita Bile institutions 5S43 e
Town of Bayfield, loan and interest agricul
tural fund 4 5175(
Town of Bayfield, Normal fund, loan and in
terest 762 sc
Board Of school Directors Town of Bayfield,
loan and interest Normal fund 747Ot
Town of Iron River 1885 per cent loan and in
terest Normal fund 1902
Town of Hughes 90 As per cent loan and inter
est Nfrmal fund 43.7t
Town of Oulu loan and interest. University
fund 271,l,
Town of Pilsen School district No, 8, loan and
interest, 1879, AZ
Town of Iron River, ReaSSeSSment pryceed
ings Sec. II Chopt, 259 Laws 1905,
$S46 28 interest at 6per cent for one year 500, q
total $4,000
County School tax $129ea. Z,
Salary for co. officers Except Supty 100000
Salary and expense CO. Supt 195O0(
Sinking fund Railway aid Bond 1O750.OC
Interest on railway aid bonds 100000
General fund 100000.
One mill tax for co. roads and bridges 14716Oe
Judgment Soldiers relief Commission 6O00(
Orienta bridge 1000
Total sllO167, "a
Resolved further that the
County Clerk be directed to
spread the above amounts on
the tax rolls Of the several
towns and cities and collect