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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21

4 constant supply of clear, cool wa
ter in summer, and stream that will
not freeze In winter, is something to
be desired on every stock farm. This
is not possible with the ordinary pond,
which is often the only source of sup
ply. However, with a suitable arrange
ment of tile seepage 1t is possible to
have practically spring flowing from
your pond winter and summer, and
where the pond is fenced, as 1t should
be to keep stock out, the water will
be fit for house use, writes II. f.
When you construct pond, leave a
gap in the embankment till the tile
and pipe are laid, and il you contem-
plate adding this convenience to a
pond already made, it will have to be
drained by cutting the dam at the
point where the pipe is to protrude.
\ In scraping out the dirt make the
bottom of the pond, or as much of it
as will be occupied by the ditch, al
most level. In mediumsized pond
one line of tile extending about half
way the length of the pond will be all
that is necessary, while in larger ones
and where a larger supply is required,
it will be best to have two lines meet
ing at right angles near the outlet
pipe. When the bottom is scraped
out, dig ditch three feet deep and
half as wide, beginning near the en-
bankment and running back as far as
the bottom is practically level. In the
bottom of this ditch lay three-inch
tile with close joints and plug both
ends, so that all water that gets in
will have to come in as .seepage. In
sert a three-quarter or one-inch pipe
in the lower plug, and continue the
pipe through the dam to the watering
tank at a convenient distance below.
A cement collar should be put arc nd
the pipe where is goes through the
embankment.
After the thing is in place fill the
ditch half full with sand and fine
gravel and then with clay scraped
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21
This Sort of Bathing vii. Give Skin
-. a. velvety Feeling and Cure
Insomnia Sufferers.

Can you swim? Have you the oppor-
tunity? Do it, if you have. If not, fol-
low this simple procedure and see how
you like it: Take bowl of coarse salt
(not ice cream salt) and put just
enough cold water on it to dampen.
Rub the skin of the entire body with
this mixture until 1t CLOVIS, and then
enjoy full bath, of about 80 to SO de-
grees. Your skin will have velvety
feeling and you will be greatly inviS-
GRATED. This salt glow may be taken
twice a week.
6 Another bath: Have the bathroom
temperature at least 72 degrees. A
basin of water containing a piece of
ice, a loosely fitted nit made of Turk
ish toweling, and three dry Turkish
towels. are the requisite articles. Slip
on The NIT, dip it in the ice water sew
erai times and rub first one arm until
it is red then the other; then the
chest. abdomen. legs and back in their
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21
Feeding When Dry.

During the eight or ten weeks that
cows go dry, their food should be chief
ly roughage. A daily allowance Of
two pounds of bran or oats, or mix
ture of two parts each of bran and
oats and one part of linseed meal or
corn oil meal, makes proper feed
for COW near calving. Some roots,
cabbage, pumpkins or squashes are
also very good. High carbonaceous
roughage, such as straw and corn
stalks, is not good at this particular
time. Such feeds, with cold water,
cold drafts, or lying out at night on
damp or frozen ground, are the chief
causes Of caked udder or garget
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21

It is shown by the Investigations
conducted by scientific expeditions to
the Pacific islands that there Is slow
elevation going on there, which, by
lifting the reefs gradually above the
waves, preserves them from erosion
at the top, and enables vegetation and
certain animal forms Of a terrestrial
character to exist there. This Is quite
in opposition to Darwin's idea that
the atolls were formed by the grad
ual submergence of small islands. and
that the coral insects built up encir-
cling reefs as the islands sank.
Recent reports show that the eleva-
ton OF the islands is general phe-
nomenon, but variable in amount.
some islands rising rapidly and others
very slowly.
Both the fora and the fauna of these
islands are confined to very few
species, although, seen from dis
lance, some of them appear very rich
in vegetation. -Harper's Weekly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21
Growing Broom Corn.

An Ohio correspondent asks for in
formation in regard to raising broom
corn, both as to soil and culture. The
soil preparation for planting this crop
is no different than for growing In
dian corn. A finely pulverized condi-
ton Of the seed bean is necessary.
since rough or sandy condition OF
the surface will result in covering up
some of the young plants during first
cultivation. 1t is planted in drills with
an ordinary corn planter or by hand.
Cultivation may begin at any time
after planting by the use of the har-
row lengthwise or the rows. Young
plants will not be injured by this
treatment. while the weeds will be kept
from gaining start. If during the
first few weeks your broom coin
plants grow rather small, it Isl OF
prime Importance to prevent the weeds
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21
Syndicate Seeks to Recover u
quor Lost Years Ago.
Cargo Which searchers Expect to
Recover From LOST Steamer Lea
=. dora, Estimated to Be, Worth
Not Less Than $4,000.

Sioux Falls, s. D.-Like hunt for
pirates buried treasure is a search
now being made at a point on the
Missouri river. where South Dakota
and Iowa join The object is to re.
cover one hundred barrels of whisky
and other goods supposed to be in the
hull of the Missouri river steamer
Leadora, which was grounded and
partly destroyed forty-fve years ago.
The cargo which the searchers ex
pect to recover is estimated to be
worth notices. than $4,000 The Lea.
dora was lie. feet long and was bound
: from st. Louis to Fort Benton, Mont.
WREN it met with its mishap. The
cargo. consisted. as near as can be
learned at this late day. of more than
one hundred barrels of whisky and
mining tools.
When the steamer reached the
southeastern corner of South Dakota
its crew. discovered that what had
been the main channel of the Mis-
souri, was temporarily blocked by a
sandbar. So they worked the steamer
over to the South Dakota side of the
river in an endeavor to: find an open
ing through which the boat could
pass
- The boat ran aground. and while
an attempt was being made to free
it, it was found to be on fire.. TIC
prevent the fire from destroying both
boat and Cargo. the craft was scut
tied The nine passengers and crew
escaped and twenty barrels . OF
Whisky. together with some groceries
were saved. e,ss@
In 1871. six years later, the insur
ance fem whichsspaid the insurance
on, the boat sold the salvage to James
Boorge Of Sioux City, and he set; to
work to recover the cargo. Men
worked two or three weeks on the
boat. and had taken off some of the
cargo. as we'll as the engines and
boiler. excepting the Niger" engine
when the river rose rapidly and
forced. the abandonment of the work
Since then Until the present effort Ait
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21
PIayIess Youth Makes Restless
Married Man. =
Mrs. Mary Austin, playwright and
Authoress, Explains unhappy Mar
riages-Boys Assume s6urden -s
of Life Too Early. 49,.

New York.-The reason why SO
many husbands forty to fifty years Of
age tire OF their wives and, in many
cases, desert them is. according to
I1rs. Mary Austin, because boys are
made to assume the burden of life
too early. Just as young colt may
be ruined by premature breaking to
harness, so the moral fiber of youth
may be weakened permanently by as
Stunning too early the obligations Of
! maturity, she thinks.
Mrs. Austin, who wrote 1.-The Ar
row Maker" and who is also the
author Of several novels. has been
s making a study of conditions in the
domestic relations court recently. n.
: youth" she said, should be. a
period of difference. When young peo-
pie, girls as well as boys, are put to
work too early the business life
tends to- destroy in them certain sec
ondary sex characteristics which. are
of utmost Importance to the race.
For instance, take sentiment and
romance in girls. In hundreds of
young girls, working under. the super
vision of men, the romantic feeling
cannot be fostered 1t must, on. the
contrary, be suppressed, perhaps I'LL
timately destroyed, for the girls own
protection. Men bring out in the girl
of sixteen or so the characteristics
which appeal to them, their firtiness,
pertness,- smartness., There are 9TH
er qualities, more sentimental and po-
etc; which only women can bring
out in girls. So. if a girl of sixteen
has to go to work it should be under
the direction of women
"Boyhood has certain qualities of
enthusiasm, of resistance to author
ity--a good thing, since if one genera
ton accepted blindly the ideals of an
other, there would be no progress.
But this enthusiasm, this eager ques.
tioning of life, has no place in bust
ness. think society owes it to it
self to preserve the vitality Of its
young people for the benefit of the
race. 81
All boys and girls inherit certain
traits, which they should have "a
chance to work out before they take
up the burden of life. Everybody
for instance, goes through a period
when he wants to live in tent and
shoot bows and arrows.
"a state or city should, think,
foster the developments Of sentiment
between boys and girls. 4--~.,.- 80
Every city should have social
center where poor boys and girls
could meet, under proper chaperon.
age, to do their counting IT should
be unnecessary for young persons. no
matter how poor, to meetAeach other
and do their counting in the streets.
IF we paid more attention to. pre-.
serving the vitality, to toafostering
the poetic ideals of our boys and
girls, we would mot have nearly Sc
many unhappy. marriages, SO many
wife desertions- 49,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21

from the sides of the pond, except
about ten feet at the upper end OF
the ditch, or the end opposite the pipe.
Fill this with small stones and gravel
till level with the bottom Of the pond.
This will allow of more seepage into
the tile, and being at the upper end,
the water remains in the tile longer,
and is therefore cooler in summer and
warmer in winter.
Where the outlet pipe enters the
watering tank an automatic valve with
float will keep the water at con-
slant level. In winter a gate valve
may be used and the water turned In
and drained as needed in order to
keep the tank from freezing, The
water, coming from three feet below
the bottom of the pond and through
the filter of sand and gravel, is as
cool and almost as pure s.s spring wa
ter, and there is no ice to cut in win
ter, giving more comfort to the stock.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21
WHY HUSBAND TIRES


You must have noticed how often
the man of forty or fifty, who has led
a strong and good life, goes astray
morally. That's because he was brok-
en- to harness too early. He had no
time to work out his hereditary traits
Some persons may think ! mean to
encourage immortality in young peo-
pie, but that is far from my idea. ~
i Then you don't mean that we
must give boy time to SOW his wild
oats in his hereditary traits?"
mot at all. His vitality may be d.
rected in good and proper channels.
mean that boys and girls must have
some time to play, to write poetry, to
sentimentalize We. must not thrust
the burden of life supon- them too
early, If weTdo not want them to sink
under or run away from it,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21
ALT AND ICE-MITTEN BATH

order. The entire body will glow with
healthy reaction; you will be re-
freshed and strengthened. Now rub
briskly with the Turkish towels until
you are vivified and warm with the
sensation of plenty of blood in the
skim. This bath is called the cold mil.
ten friction.
Lie down and rest one hour after
either of these baths. The cold mitten
friction may be taken daily. Of couroe
it is not to be administered the day Of
the salt glow.
If you are nervous and fidgety at
night, If you are bothered with insom.
MIA. don't take sleeping powders. take
a neutral bath; a full bath exactly 81
degrees Fahrenheit. Keep the temper.
allure of the bath at just 81 all the
time. and remain in 1t from Is min
utes to half an hour, or until you he.
come drowsy.- the Designer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21
NE4E7EEfEf7EEEHa
Mrs. Jacks Elopement
(copyrght. 1871 BY Associated Literary Press.)
By LOUISE MERRIFIELD

The Percival kidneys started the
rumor. They had motored out to
Edgemere to surprise Mrs. Jack, who
was going through one OF her period
ical grass widowhoods.
Jack had taken a sudden notion
he wanted to have a fling at fall
shooting in Saskatchewan.
''Or was it Kamchatka?" unused
Mrs. Kinney, telling of the whole
tragedy later. I'm not sure. But he
went two weeks ago, and knew
Lenore, poor dear, would be lonely.
So Percivar said we'd run down and
stay the weekend with her. The
Clinton Hasleighs had been at Edge
mere a week and over and knew
Lenore would be half dead entertain
ing them. And the Jameses from
New Orleans said they were going
down for Thanksgiving. Well, that's
really all there is to tell. We arrived.
The house was in utter desolation-
servants gone, Lenore gone! Only
the stables intact, and the house
keeper left. The large touring car
was gone, too. No one knows the
truth. In the dead of night a mes
sage arrived by A. d. t. Lenore
rose, dressed for travelling, acted ex-
citedly, took her jewel case and furs
and the touring car, chauffeur and
maid"
"But even so, my dear" protested
Kinney mildly. "She may have been
summoned to deathbed.
"a deathbed? Percival, why do
you seek to protect the guilty merely
because they happen to be social
acquaintance? It is a positive fact
that Lenore met man at the Castle
wood inn, half way to New York, and
they went away together in her car.
Poor Jack! And there's no getting
word TO him, for we're not sure
whether 1t is Kamchatka or Saskatch-
evan. But I'm really surprised at
Lenore. Married two years. and SO
young
whom do you suspect, Mrs. Kin
ney?" smiled Carey Roberts, Jack
Barton's close pal.
Il would not dare to say" Mrs.
Kenney's brows lifted. $50.
wouldn't you? Somehow I can't
feel bothered over it. IGNORES a
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21
Ropes and SaiIs-on Turkish Fleet Are
Named for Vegetables and the
Result is Amusing.


London.-The discussion incident to
the. present unpleasantness between
Italy and Turkey Of the unprepared-
ness Of the Turkish fleet has recalled
an unusual difficulty experienced by.
the founders of the original Ottoman
navy.
They were hampered by the fact
that there were no words in the Turk
ish dictionary for the various ropes
and sails of the warships of that day.
An ingenious officer solved the prob
lem by tying different vegetables to
the various ropes and spars of the
-igging, and the sailors received or
-ders to Hoist the tomato!" Let go
the potato!" until a more formal vo=
cabulary could be supplied:
Novel as this procedure was, it was
not an innovation. as 1t was exactly
the method adopted by Almeida. the
Portuguese admiral and discoverer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21
Hucksters' Cries in Navy

when he was QUILTING a fleet for Just
such a descent, on the. Turkish colony
Of Mozambique as the Italians made
on TripolL
1t was at the beginning Of the six
teenth century and Portugal still lack
ed navy, and the Portuguese tongue
was devoid Of naval terms This fact
did not daunt the doughty Admiral
Almeida. and. hanging up strings OF
garlic and onions on the port and star
board sides, respectively. of his ships
ne instructed his helmsmen to "gar
lie or onion" the helm. as necessity
commanded.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21
To Dig for Whisky

tie has been done to recover the rest
of the cargo. .sn+
The present operations are being
conducted by the Cole Brothers. OF
Alcester, and E. e. Wenner of Elk
Point. assisted by Daniel Ballinger,
now a resident of the vicinity, who
was a passenger on the boat on its
last trip.
Wenner located the old boat about
fifteen years ago by means Of a coin.
pass and metallic attraction, and at
that time he sunk cylinder down ia
what was supposed to be the deck
and found things in good shape. He
decided that "a long as the main
channel of the Missouri remained
where it was the old hull could be
damaged but little. Since then Wen.
ner has had the old boat in mind, but
not until a few weeks ago did he do
anything further about recovering the
cargo.
Such of the timbers of the old craft
as have been uncovered are in fine
condition, and the iron work does not
appear to have been damaged by its
exposure to the elements and the wet
sand.
A second hole near what is sup.
posed to have been the stern of. the
steamer is now being sunk, and this
has gone down rapidly until the hull
has again been struck.
The other day the men engaged in
the operations recovered a broken
bottle with the words, 20. K Planta.
ton, 1S40" blown into the glass
Within few days they have found
peanuts. coffee. almonds and other
goods.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21

must not slight pigs during cold
weather, either in housing or feeding.
Besides dry nesting quarters. the
pigs should have good-sized lot in
which they may get plenty of exer-
else. Growing pigs should not be
crowded into close, filthy quarters. ex-
posed to vermin and disease.
Our winter pigs are very proftably
fed upon whole corn in the fodder, as.
they delight in getting their feed from
this material. / find that they eat
very much of the fodder, which forms
fine diet. The cobs and coarse
stalks are raked up and burned fire.
quently, affording the pigs generous
supply Of charcoal.
| aim to keep e cow for every litter
uf milk-stuffs can grow bunch of
winter pigs, and with the milk and a
supply of pigs equal to the spring
filters.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21

mighty straight little girl, and Jacks
a prince, / think shall wire Saskat-
chean."
He did, but there was no response.
The rrmor grew into alarming re-
ports. Mrs. Jack had been seen
abroad with thin, fair man, reported
TO be the Baron Gritz Somebody. Mrs.
Jack had been observed at Palm
Beach pacing the promenade with a
short, stout man, undoubtedly sena-
tor from a certain western state. Mrs.
Jack had occupied a box at the open
ing opera season in London, and be-
hind her sat the well-known Italian
Marquis So-and-So. Edgemere re-
NAMED closed. The tall, ivy covered
uptown house, that had been Jacks
wedding present to his bride. was
closely boarded up. Rumor stated
that several bodies had been found
resembling Jack at various points of
the compass.
It was late in November when
Carey Roberts, whirling around Paris
with his. fiancee, y Diane ,Boileau,
caught sight of a face in passing
taxi. 1t surely was Mrs. Jack, look
ing more beautiful than ever. in a
stunning black and white get up, and
beside her. was man. His head
was turned away, but Carey gave q
startled exclamation.
Diane! You've got to trust me.
See that taxi. I've got to follow it.
Come with me, and don't ask ques-
tons"
Diane was American bred and
French born. She smiled and
stepped into another taxi, fresh for
the chase. Through the streets and
boulevards they traiied the first one.
and finally it drew up before a very
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21
GOOD MORNING IN A COURT
Amusing. and Peculiar Mix-Up Hap
pens in Chicago When Foreigner
Confronts Municipal Judge.

Chicago.-"W What is your name?'
asked Municipal Judge Dolan of tall
black mustached Italian argaigned be-
fore him on a.charge of discrderly
conduct the, other day.
"Goodmorning," replied the alien.
Good morning" returned the judge
with "a smile. but | want to know
your name.,r
"Goodmorning.'' again came the
reply. t,
is that all the English you know
the judge asked.
"Goodmorning, my name" replied
the prisoner. Jim Goodmorning. they
call me in this country"
"All right. Jim Goodmorning," the
court said. Il thought you were just
trying to be polite to me- You are
discharged. Good morning!"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21
WINTER PIGS
ARE PROFITABLE
Animals Must MOI be Sighted
During the Colo Weather,
Either in Housing
or Feeding.
(By q. w. BRowN.)

There is a decided difference in
caring for the pigs of autumn farrow-
ing and those of the spring filters. On
the average farm the latter have the
advantage over the former of coming
in previous to the advent of the spring
ing grasses, and have more generous
supply of milk and other laxative food
stuffs to keep them growing and in
perfect order.
It has been my practice for NUM-
her of years to raise two filters OF
nigs a year. To do this successfully
| find that one must not allow over
stocking, but rather should sell on
portion of the pigs soon after wean-
ing time, keeping only so many as he
znows he can accommodate with good
uarters and generous feeding. One