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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30
EDITOR BROWNE
Of The Rockford Morning Star.

about seven years ago l ceased
drinking coffee to give your Postum a
trial.
81 had suffered acutely from various
forms of indigestion and my stomach
had become SO disordered as to repel
almost every sort of substantial food.
My general health was bad. At close
intervals I would suffer severe attacks
which confined me in bed for a week
or more. Soon after changing from
coffee to Postum the Indigestion
abated, and in a short time ceased
entirely / have continued the daily
use of your excellent Food Drink and
assure you most cordially that l am
indebted to you for the relief 1t has
brought me-
wishing you continued success, |
am Yours very truly,
J.. Stanley Browne,
Managing Editor"
Of course, when a mans health
shows he can stand coffee without
trouble, let him drink it, but most
highly organized brain-workers SIM
ply cannot.
The drugs natural to the coffee ber-
ry affect the stomach and other organs
and thence to the complex nervous
system, throwing it out of balance and
producing disorders in various parts
of the body. Keep up this daily pois-
oning and serious disease generally
supervenes. So when man or woman
finds that coffee is a smooth but dead
ly enemy and health is of any value
at all, there is but one road-quit.
1t is easy to find out if coffee be the
cause of the troubles, for if left off 10
days and Postum be used in its place
and the sick and diseased conditions
begin to disappear, the proof is IN
answerable.
Postum is not good If made by short
boiling. 1t must be boiled full Is min
utes after boiling begins, when the
crisp flavor and the food elements are
brought out of the grains and the bev-
erage is ready to fulfill its mission OF
palatable comfort and renewing the
cells and nerve centers broken dowr
by coffee.
There's a Reason.
Get the little book, 'sThe Road to
"Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

exactly the same with every span. BE-
tween the turning on Of the current
and the fall Of the span an hour ana
40 minutes elapsed. Then the mass
of timbers fell into the water well IN
side the piers, so that they were unln-
jured.
The cut made by the hot wire was
sharp and clean, and the wood was
not charred more than an inch from
the place of fracture.
The current was first turned on at
about five o'clock In the morning, and
at two in the afternoon the last span
crashed down to the river bed
Scientific American.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

erybody invariably feels thrill of
reinsurance if told that the pilot is
a Montrealer. For the man from Mon
treal is supposed to be an expert with
a toboggan, even as he is with canoe.
1t is in Montreal that tobogganing
reaches it's supremacy. The men and
women start out in parties and go up
to the starting place, where several
distinct burrows mark the course OF
the toboggans. In these troughs the
toboggans follow each other in rapid
transit. The sun shines bright, the air
is sharp and exhilarating, The snow
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

built splendid home since the death of her
husband and the wealthy Mrs. Wyeth OF Phila-
delphia had her nephew-architect carry out
her ideas of distinctive home.
In point of achievement however, unques-
tionabIy the greatest Of all the house build
ers in the coterie Of wealthy widows is Mrs
Albert Clifford Barney, who Inherited one
fortune from her father, a Cincinnati plo-
neer. and married another. Mrs. Barney is OF
q most artistic temperament and is indeed an
artist of fo mean ability in both oils and
water co1ors She spends much time In Paris,
where she and two of her daughters who de-
vote themselves respectively to painting and
sculpture are much in their element. When
she is In this country Mrs. Barney divides her
time and her boundless energy between the
staging of Greek plays and other amateur the
atricals of a most ambitious character ana the
designing and building of houses for love OF
# These unique habitations that she creates
Mrs. Barney sells rents. and be it said to
her credit that she is clever enough business
woman to make her art profitable in dollars
and cents as well as in personal satsfaction.
In the field Of philanthropy American Wid-
ows have of late years accomplished SO Inucn
good as to make these bereaved ones as
class the most respected and most admired
contingent of American ultimillonairedom.
The generosity of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst in good
works has insured her place for all time IN
o,,r real hall of fame and Mrs. Harriman's gift
Of a splendid park to the state of New YORK
bids fair to be but the first of series OF no
table benefactions Mrs. Russell Sage is an
other woman who in a comparatively Dr1eI
uidowhood has helped the needy In many
WAYS. and the late Mrs Gardner Hubbard
widow Of the man who reaped the greatest
financial rewards from the invention OF the
telephone was lavish during her lifetime In
good works.
There is one group of widows in the Unit
OF States in the members of which-for all
that they are most of them living very qui-
e+1v-tbe public is bound to take keen inter-
Get This group is made up of the widows OF
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30
Warned,

A minded New Yorker, whos
because of his dignified outlook on
life, has sent his son, aged twelve, to
a particularly strict and proper board
ing school in New England, unexpect-
eddy visited the school last week. AS
pertaining the location of his young
hopefurs room, he climbed the four
flights of stairs necessary to reach it
and entered. On mammoth pla-
card suspended from steel engrav-
ing of Washington and Generals"
presented to the youth as aNChrist-
mas gift by his admiring parent) was
the cheerful sentiment:
Don't spit on the ceiling. We have
lost our ladder"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30
WOULD LIE AWAKE ALL NIGHT
WITH ITCHING ECZEMA

Ever since I can remember 1 was
a terrible sufferer of eczema and
other irritating skin diseases. would
lie awake all night, and my suffering
was intolerable. A scaly humor set
tied on my back, and being but a
child, I naturally scratched it. 1t
was a burning, itching sensation, and
utterly intoierable, in fact, it was so
that could not possibly forget about
it. 1t did not take long before 1t
spread to my shoulders and arms, and
l was almost covered with mass OF
raw flesh on account of my scratching
it. l was in such condition that my
hands were tied
"a number of physicians were call.
ed, but it seemed beyond their med-
ical power and knowledge to cure
me. Having tried numerous treat
ments without deriving any benefit
from them, had given myself up to
the mercy of my dreadful malady, but
I thought l would take the Cuticura
treatment as a last resort Words
cannot express my gratitude to the
cles,' as l have named them, for now
1 feel as if 1 never suffered from even
a pimple. My disease was routed by
Cuticura Soap and Ointment, and ]
shall never cease praising the wonderl
full merits they contain. I will never
be without them, in fact, can almost
dare any skin diseases to attack me
SO long as 1 have Cuticura Remedies
in the house. l hope that this letter
will give other sufferers an idea OF
how / suffered, and also hope that
they will not pass the 'Cuticura Life
Saving Station" (Signed) G. Louis
Green, 929 Chestnut ST., Philadelphia.
Pa, Aug. 20, 1910.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

mon bond of winter sports. And it
takes the Canadian with his easy 60
ing propriety and love of living pleas
antly to turn cold and snow and ice
to sociability and pleasure.
Tobogganing is a perennial delight
among those people who love to travel
a mile in a minute or so and walk
back uphill to do it again. Out in the
west, where government trails have
been made up to the mines there is
tobogganning, or its equivalent with
sleds and bobs. Around the base of one
precipice and again along to every
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30
Bell Must Be Tuned.

The general impression is that the
tone Of bell is largely matter of
accident, but this is not So A bell
must be tuned the same as piano
or any other musical instrument. Ev-
cry bell has five sounds, which must
blend together in perfect harmony,
and this is accomplished by shaw
ing down certain parts until the de-
sired harmony is secured In the
event of shaving too deep the bali is
not injured, but the tuning operation
is prolonged, as other parts must be
operated on and cut away to CORE.
spending degree.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

to habitual constipation, probably be-
cause of their false modesty on the sub
ject, that their attention cannot be too
strongly called to the Importance of keep
ing the bowels open. 1t is always impor-
tant to do that, regardless of the sex, but
it is especially important in women.
From the time the girl begins to men
struate until menstruation ceases she has
always vastly better prospects of coming
through healthy if she watches her bowel
movements. If you find yourself consti-
pated, with bad breath, pimply complex
ion, headaches, belching gas and other
symptoms of indigestion and constipation,
take a small dose of DIR. CaldwelPs Syrup
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30
Mild, GENTLE LAXATIVE
FOR WOMEN GIVEN FREE

Pepsin 1t is a womans favorite laxa-
tive. You will find that you can 90 away
with salts, strong cathartics, ETC., which
are entirely unsuited to woman's require
ments.
Mrs Katherine Haberstroh of McKees
Rocks, Pa. and Mrs. A, e. Herrick OF
Wheeler, Mich, who was almost para
lyzed in her stomach and bowels, are now
erred by the use Of this remedy. A free
sample bottle can be obtained by address,
ing DR.. Caldwell, and after you are con-
WINGED of its merits buy it Of your drug
gist at fifty cents and one dollar bottle.
For the free sample address DR.. w. B.
Caldwell. pol Caldwell building, Month
cello Ill.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

bridge, but to burn it apart. His pro-
posa1 was gladly accepted.
Each span Of the bridge was COM
posed of nine chords Of three timbers
each. The 27 stills were to be cut
simultaneously, SO that the span would
drop between the piers into the river.
The cutting was to be accomplished
by burning through the wood with
loops of iron resistance made red-hot
by the passage Of the electric current.
Fifty-four resistance loops were
heated to wreck each span, and the
spans were wrecked one at time.
Sufficient current, was used to heat the
iron wires cherry red. The result was
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

II ever love is stitched into gift
it goes into the one that celebrates
baby's first birthday. One of the pref
test presents, which will give the
little one great Joy, is large edition
of those balls which the happy
mothers of today delighted to fashion
as children with two circles Of card
board perforated in the center.
Instead of making the circles an
inch or two in diameter, make them
full six inches in size, and use pink
and white or pale blue and white wool
of very fieecy, type. Tie the wool
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

by Mrs. Slater, another wealthy widow, who is
the sole occupant of this palace save for the
Is servants who minister to her needs.
Wealthy widows, it may be added, have not
ehirked the responsibilities Of house building.
Indeed, on the contrary it seems to be Of
their fads Mrs. Letter, in addition to her
town houses, has lately been building sum-
mer cottage" costing hundreds Of thousands
of dollars on the North Shore of Massachu-
sets near the summer home Of President Taft.
Mrs. Hay, widow of the late secretary OF
state has built magnificent mansion in Cleve-
land; Mrs. Pullman and Mrs. Marshall Field
have ordered new homes from plans which
they had hand in making; Mrs. Hit has
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30
WINTER GAY TIME IN CANADA
Toboggassng Source of Great Delight
for Those Who Love Swift
Travelling.

1t takes a good Canadian really to
enjoy winter; for winter is a part of
the national spirit of Canada. From
the shores of Labrador to the noun
tains of the west, and from the bound
airy of the United States to the frozen
arctic, it, deseends with impartial rigor.
binding tho vast country in the COM
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

Islander ard his wife visited the fur
niture store, and when the wife saw
that beautifully polished antique
washstand she fell in love with it, for
1t just filled her ideal. Her husband
seemed to have suspicion of the
truth, and endeavored to distract her
attention. But the affair ended by the
woman purchasing the stand for $40,
and it is now one Of her most highly
priced possessions.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30
Seven Pensioners in One Family.

Seven brothers and seven sisters
living in Foulsham, England and the
adjacent parishes are receiving old
age pensions. The oldest of the seven
is eighty and the youngest seventy
one Their united ages total $50
years. Their father was Philip Lam
bert, a carrier between Foulsham and
Norwich, who had family Of 16. all
born in Foulsham and of whom II are
now alive.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

lies like fine, dry powder of dia-
mond dust. Everybody is clogged
with snow dust Everybody is tingling
hot, and everybody's face is afame
with ruddy color. The Chinaman
didn't see the philosophy of WHIST
walkee backee one mile" But the
Canadian doesn't ask for the philoso-
ply of it. He merely goes in for en-
joying it, and incidentally gets whole
lot of exercise out of the thing.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30
Among Colleagues.

81 am afraid that man speaks be-
fore he thinks"
''Impossible!"
"Why?"
HE never thinks"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30
All Over.

The TigerAWhat's the matter with
the giraffe? He doesn't look well.
The Lion-No, he says he feels sick
all over.
The Tiger-Has sore throat, sup
pose.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30
80 fl. BOlUeLs-

Biggest organ of the body-the
bowels-ard the most important
RS got to be looked after neglect
means suffering and years of
misery. CASCARETS help
nature keep every part of your
bowels clean and strong-then
thew act right-means health to
your whole body. s1l
cAScARETs 1oc a box for week s treat
menf Ali druggists. Biggest seller in
the world - Million boxes q mouth.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS
Your druggist will refund money if PAZO ONT
MENT fails to cure any of Itching, Blind,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

Mrs. Wins1ow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
ton allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c a bottle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

Garfield Tea is Natures laxative and
blood purifier; it overcomes constipation
and its many attendant ailments
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

Improvidence in trifles never made
millionaire nor swelled bank ac-
count.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

It's an easy matter for married
man to keep posted on what's going
on in his home neighborhood.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

Every man is a conner until he
reaches certain age-then he's q
goer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

Garfield Tea corrects constipation
eeanses the system and pggrlh n IT, the blood
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

And the man who is driven to drink
by adversity probably would have it
brought to him by prosperity.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30
,nportant to Mothera

Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Bears the NJ .<~s.-a
Signature of NaEZzSZSN
In Use For Over 80 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

Modern application is likely to ex-
tract the teeth of an old saw.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30
STRIKING PEOPLE DIFFERENTLY

Servant-Heavens l have knocked
the big flower pot off the window
ledge, and it struck a man on the
head.
Mistress-What! My beautiful ma
jolica? =
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30
Just the Thinu.

Figg-What are you having carved
on the photographer tombstone?
Fogg-Taken from life. Boston
Transcript
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

1t looks as If the devil never tact Q
vacation.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

Letter, widow Of the Chicago
multi-millionaire and mother
of the late Lady Curzon,
late vicereine Of India; Mrs.
George M. Pullman, widow OF
the car builder; Mrs. Thorn
as F. Walsh, widow of the
Mining King" Mrs. Mary
Scott Townsend, widow OF
The Washington times., 1911-01-09
Buffalo Ex-Manager
Declared Free Agent

BUFFALO, n. Y, Jan. 9.-The Buff
falo club has released George Smith.
the ex-manager and ex-captain Of the
Bisons, and he is now free to sign
with any club he pleases.
George led the second basemen of
the Eastern League last season and
has done so for several years.
Smith has many friends and admir-
ers who will be sorry to see him
leave Buffalo, and the fact that he
has been released will cause more or
less surprise. but the fans have every
confidence in Manager Stallings and
they are not likely to criticise his
judgment in the matter.
Smith has no immediate plans. His
services will, no doubt, be demanded
by several managers as soon as they
discover that he Is a free agent.
Smith has a chance to manage a
minor league club, and 1t is said to
have been at his own request that
Manager Stallings gave him his re-
lease.
Smith is grateful to the local club
for its Kindness in thus assisting him.
The Washington times., 1911-01-09
Chicago May Be Awarded
1912 Bowling Congress

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Jan. s.-Chicago
probably will be awarded the 1912 tour
nament: of the American Bowling Con-
gress.
The Windy City heretofore has not
been considered as being in the field for
the honor of entertaining the bowlers,
but within the last ten days a movement
to hold the congress there has been un-
der way, and it is meeting with favor
among many of the delegates.
A. L. Langtry, secretary of the Amei-
can Bowling Congress, said. yesterday
that he is in favor of Chicago for the
1872 series.
Columbus, Ohio, and Dayton. Ohio,
which have been active for the congress,
have dropped out. The big coliseum at
Columbus, in which II had been planned
to hold the tournament, burned down
last spring, and 1t has been discovered
that there is not another hall in the city
capable Of accommodating the bowlers.
Milwaukee still is mentioned as a pros
pective bidder for the 1912 tourney, but,
according to Langtry, a big financial
loss would result II the congress were
held here, and for that reason few of
the local bowlers are in favor OF ask
ing for the series. ''+%E d. T. E
In all probability the selection of the
1912 tournament city will not be made
when the congress delegates hold their
annual meeting at st. Louis, but II is
likely that the task of picking a place
will be left to the head officials.
The Washington times., 1911-01-09
BOSTON ARRANGES
PRETENT|0US TOUR
Red Sox Will Have Travelled
25,5OO Miles BY End
of Season.

BOSTON, Jan, 9-From Boston to
California, up and down the Pacific
coast, and the visits to the cities of
any consequence in between these
extreme points, is, of course, we'll
known to be what will be embraced
in President John i. Taylor's Coast
to Coast" training trip for his Red
Sox.
Every detail in connection with the
Red Sox special will be as high class
as the railroads and the long purse
of the Speed Boys owner can make
1t. This tour will be the longest trip
ever made by any ball club in it's
spring training trip. the mileage COW
cred per man on the transcontinental
tour being about $500. This Is about
one-half as many miles as are en-
braced in the travelling of the team
throughout an entire season, starting
on April IL and terminating October
s.
When the season of 1917 is over,
each man on the Boston American
baseball club will thus have covered
a total of 25,500 miles. The plans as
stated by President Taylor today call
for the departure of the Boston and
Eastern contingent on February II,
so as to make the start from New
York on February IS. The train will run
over the Baltimore and Ohio, arriving in
Chicago on February 20, in the morn
ing. The party will number seventy
persons, who will leave that night
on the special for California.
President Taylor said that he had
not determined just where his men
would condition on the coast, though
he was strongly inclined to think 1t
would be Santa Barbara. There Is a
chance that the team may go to Long
Beach. just outside of Los Angeles, or
to Fresno.
At Chicago quite a few ball players
who are in the Western and Coast
leagues will join the party, making
the trip with the Speed Boys
The list of Royal Rooters who will
journey to California to watch the
boys work out is growing. and quite
a number have conditional arrange
ments.
The total expense for this remark
able tour as estimated by President
Taylor will be $4,000. AS he will
carry thirty-five men this means
about $3.50 per man. There will be
expenses connected with
the trip which will swell the amount
to $4,000 probably.