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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19
Red Cross Christmas Seals.

"A statement denying the recent re-
ports about the abandonment of the
Red Cross Christmas seal sale has
been issued by the National Associa-
tion for the Study and Prevention OF
tuberculosis. The statement declares
that not only will the sale be held
this year, as in the past three years,
but that it will be conducted on broad
er lines than ever before. The only
order issued by the postoffice depart
ment which bears on the sale of Red
Cross seals was sent out on July /,
and prohibits the use of the mails to
letters and packages bearing nom
postage stamps on the face, and also
to any mail bearing seals which re-
semble postage stamps If used either
on the face or back. The Red Cross
seal to be used this year has been
submitted to the ypostoffice depart
ment and approved, and thus may be
used, but only on the back of letters
End packages. The design to be used
this year depicts a pretty winter scene
enclosed in a heavy red circle. he
corners are white, thus giving tlis ef-
feet when affixed to. a letter n a
package of q round seal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19
Chicago Experts Pooh-Pooh New
York PesSimiSt'S Views.
Women Here Are Slender and As to
Gotham, Says One Dressmaker,
They May Be Fleshy, but An
other Doubts 1t.

Chicago-"Why are there so many
lat women ?''-Quotation from a New
York dispatch in morning. newspa
per.
There are not!"-Answer OF Chit
cago experts on the figure feminine.
Some little old New Yorker, with
his Broadwise eyes. has been making
observations in the eastern city, but
his profound dismay'' at what be
calls "the alarming corpulence OF our
middle aged women finds no sym
pathetic echo in Chicago. A reporter
visited half dozen corset dealers and
filters and found them agreed that
the Chicago woman, at least. retains
her slim, graceful figure.
Il admit that the New York woman
is little prone to stoutness," said
Miss A. Nj. Nichols. manager of large
downtown corset shop. but the Chi
cago woman still has the loose. ath
letic lines. so much admired and de
sired"
The New York dispatch deplores
that women ''waddle ponderously" al
thirty-five, condition reached by
overeating and drinking. The average
weight-New York figures--is 165
pounds and suit sizes 3S bust and
"a waist.
The average Chicago woman weighs
under $50 pounds" continued Miss
Nichols. "She wears SO bust and a
"a waist. That has been my expert
ence, and | handle all sorts and class.
es of women.
How does she do It? Why, by TAX
ing care of herself. For instance, she
does not overeat. She has a practical
diet, which everybody should have
She does not eat at all hours of the
night She exercises systematically
that is, when she Is advised to eve.-
else to keep in condition she does not
go violently pell-mell at it. She uses
common sense.
Then our leisure class is leisure
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19
WOMEN NOT TOO FAT

class in name only. No women take
better care of themselves than Chi
cago society women. However, the
appreciation of the luxurious never de-
velops into a mad chase. 1t is tenn
pered with right living. AS far as
getting old and 'matronly' at thirty
five is considered-well, she just
don't
This New York man says he has
counted four stout women to every
stout man. Just go out on the street
any time and make observation and
sec how far from fitting the Chicago
condition that New York observation
comes"
Miss Anna Snyder. manager OF an
other shop and an expert filter.
laughed when she read the dispatch.
Isn't that just like MANI" she
smiled. why. with modern lacing 1t
is beyond any poor man to tell wheth-
er woman Is stout or slender. Cor
setting has become such a science that
women strike more symmetrical
average,
Another sapient remark by this
male person is that the American wom-
an cannot wear hobble skirt be-
cause her hips are too broad That
New York man certainly should take
trip outside of his city. Why. the
hobble was made for the slender lines
of the Chicago feminine figure"
well. just returned from New
York." said Nine. Jeanne, at the head
OF another establishment, and while
the New York woman has made fine
start toward running her figure with
immoderate eating and drinking, |
fear she is not so far past redemption
as the New York man would have us
think. Perhaps he has preference
for the splender type and one or two
stout women seen one right after the
other sent him off in panic.
'At any rate. we need not worry
over Miss Chicago becoming stout.
She knows how to care for herself and
is acquainted with the fact that mod
Grafton in living means moderation in
figure. That is why the Chicago per-
son is often surprised to hear visitors
comment on the general beauty OF the
women OF the city. To him it has be-
come so common that he does not
realize the fairness of the city until
he has himself been on visit"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19

in 1889. but 1t now rivals the Yoke
suka. having two large slips. besides
smaller ones for torpedo craft. and
two craving docks. with two others
under construction. Here guns and
gun mountings are manufactured, the
progress in output having been suffi
Client to supply the armament OF al
most all the warships built in late
years. Kure also possesses steel and
armor plate works. the latter plant
having been started in 1902. The ar
NOR is made by special process de-
vised by Japanese engineers. and has
given good results.
The two other navy yards. the
Sasewo and the Maidzuru. are on a
smaller scale. being used for repair
work and the construction of small
craft In addition. there are now two
private shipyards capable OF building
armorclads, one at Nagasaki, the other
at Kobe. Each has just received an
order for a battle cruiser similar to
the ship ordered in England last year
while fourth vessel OF the same type
is building at Yokosuka.
In the course CT his paper on naval
engineering in Japan, Rear AdmfIa.
Terugoro Fulfil stated that these four
new battle cruisers fitted with tur
bines would have engines OF $1,000
horsepower Their displacement is to
be 27,50O tons. and with their high
speed and gun power. when they are
completed In 1914 they will make a
potent flying squadron in the Pacific
The turbine has been adopted for all
ships begun since 1905. some vessels
being fitted with the Curtis turbine
and others with that OF the Parsons
type The boilers IN use in the Jap
anese navy are of new design, first
tried in cruiser in 1903. These
navy type" boilers. as they are
called, will be installed in the new
battle cruisers. Previous armorclads
built in Japan had been fitted with
Miyabara boilers, the invention OF the
japanese admiral of that name.
Side by side with the development
in warship building capacity. mer-
chant ship-building in Japan has also
made progress. as Is shown by the
paper on this subject contributed by
the director of the mercantile marine
bureau. He begins by saying that in
1853, when an American fleet, under
Commodore Perry, appeared OF the
Japanese coast, the shogun's govern.
ment was surprised at the enormous
size of the warships and awakened
from the indolent dreams OF the past
The gross tonnage { vessels built
under the shipbuilding encouragement
law from 1897 to 1910 was 286, Sol tons.
Japan is not. however, perfectly self.
supporting as regards the supply OF
steel for shipbuilding, as although the
government works opened in 1898 can
produce 100000 tons yearly, builders
have still to import foreign material.
But the progress made during the
last decade is sufficiently striking. en-
aiding Japan. as 1t has done. to reach
and maintain a position in the front
rank of the naval powers of the world.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19
HAREMS ARE FEW IN TURKEY
Mistaken Idea That Each Husband
Takes Advantage of Plural Mar
riages-Poiyeamy Is Rare.

Constantinople-Th exists In
Europe and America a mistaken no.
ton that almost every married Turk
has several wives. that he is at lib
erty to marry as many times as he
likes, and that 1t is for him Just as
easy to divorce wife as to change
an overcoat- Polygamy in Turkey is
the exception, and not the rule, the
majority of the Osmanlis having but
one wife. In the metropolis itself
polygamy does not amount to five
per cent 1t is rarely met with in
other big centers of the Ottoman en-
pire. save among the richest and most
powerful functionaries, and even
then plurality of wives is an excep-
ton.
The legal number of wives is four.
Only the padfshah and caliph is al
lowed to have more. being person
beyond and above limitations and re-
strictions of that kind. The prophet
MohaD>sred had seven wives ami Ali.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19
Lawn Economies.

81 note, "ssays the sage, that you al
low sprinkler to spray water upon
your lawn almost continuously"
"Yes," said the native. Eve do that
to make the grass grow"
But the other day ] saw man
pushing clicker continuance over the
lawn and
"Oh, yes; that was lawn mower"
And what is its purpose?"
why, it cuts the grass"
Then why do you put water on 1t
to make it grow If you simply cut it
down as fast as it comes UP ?"-Judge.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19
TOO MUCH FOR Small BRAIN
Big Word Meant an Effort, but This
Little Girl Made Brave
Attempt.

This incident occurred just after a
Jewish holiday 1t was in third
grade school in Cleveland in dis
trict of Russian and Hungarian Jews.
The teacher was explaining the
meaning of the word judicious. She
asked the children to give her stories
about the word.
After several had given illustra-
tons about the judicious use OF
money, the teacher said:
Nov give me story about some
thing judicious. without money in it,
A little girl finally volunteered. She
said
ION our holiday we had roast goose
and whole lot of other Jew dishes"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19
Big Japanese Navy

spector-general of japanese naval con-
struction, who contributed paper on
the progress OF his department. dealt
first with the four navy yards, two Of
which. those at Yokosuka and Kure.
have launched eight armored ships
since 1905. 1t must be remembered
that before that year the largest YES
sci built in Japan was four-thousand-
ton protected cruiser.
Yokosuka dockyard was started in
1865, and its first dock opened in 1870.
Only wooden ships were built until
1885, and from that year until 1905
only gunboats and small cruisers. To-
day the yard employs more than eight
thousand men and occupies 116 acres,
having two large and three small
building slips and four craving docks.
all OF which will take any warship
afioat
The Kure navy yard was begun only
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19

the fourth in the succession of the
caliphate, had nine
One Of the chief causes of the plu-
rality of wives being so rare among
the Turks is that, while the prophet
and the Koran permit the faithful
worshipers of Islam to marry four
times. they also provide strict injunc-
lions Of religious and ethical ma
ture. which every Mussulman has to
adhere to II he doesn't want to be
communicated from the fold of
orthodox Islamism. Thus, a Turk
who is DESTROYS of contracting sec
ond marriage is bound b. an explicit
law to provide for his new life com
panion separate dwelling place. in
every respect similar to that of his
first wife. as well as an equal num-
Der CT slaves and servants
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19
Rear Admiral Motoki Tells of
Great Progress Made.
Work Done at Four hlp-BuIIdIng
Yards Enables Japan to Attain
Position In Front Rank Of
Naval Powers.

London.-The development by the
Japanese of their naval resources
since the end of the war with Russia
Is a subject about which not much IN
formation of an authentic character
had been divulged. but flood of light
was shed upon the matter In the pa
pers read by delegates from Japan at
the international Congress of Naval
Architects, just held In London.
Rear Admiral Motcki Kondo, the In
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19
MECZEMA ITCHED so BADLY
ICOULDN'T STAND 1T"

II suffered with eczema on my neck
for about six months, beginning by lit
tie pimples breaking out. | kept
scratching till the blood came. 1t kept
getting worse, couldn't sleep nights
any more. 1t kept itching for about a
month, then ! went to a doctor and
got some liquid to take. 1t seemed
as if was going to get better. The
itching stopped for about three days,
but when it started again, was even
worse than before. The eczema itched
so badly couldn't stand it any more.
II went to doctor and he gave me
some medicine, but didn't do any good.
We have been having Cuticura Rem
edies in the house, SO decided to try
them. had been using Cuticura
Soap, SO I got me box of Cuticura
Ointment, and washed off the affected
part with .Cuticura Soap three times a
day, and then put the Cuticura Oint-
ment on The first day / put it on, 1t
relieved me of itching SO could sleep
all that night. 1t took about week.
then L could see the scab come off. l
kept the treatment up for three weeks.
and my eczema was cured.
my brother got his face burned
with gun-powder, and he used Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. The people all
thought he would have scars. but you
can't see that he ever had his face
burned 1t was simply awful to look
at before tho Cuticura Remedies
(Soap and Ointment) cured it"
(Signed) Miss Elizabeth Gehrki, For
rest City, Ark, Oct. is, 1910 Although
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold
by druggists and dealers everywhere.
sample of each, with 32-page book,
will be mailed free On application to
"Cuticura,' Dept. II L, Boston. #
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19
Lessor in Good Manners.

When Tire boy Scouts" movement
was at its height. three of the young
sters journeyed from Baltimore to
Washington to be introduced to the
president. When Mr.. Taft shook hands
with them, one of the little fellows
stuck out his left hand...
why do you give me your left
hand?" asked the president.
That's the way us Boy Scouts shake
hands," said the boy, with pride
WELL. commented Mr.. Taft dryly.
"the sooners US Boy Scouts learn. better
the nicer us. Boy; Scouts will be- !" Tho
Twice-a-Month Popular gazine.. :.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19
Bees Make Worlds Record

London.-What is believed to be 4
worlds record has. been created bya
hive of bees on the farm OF Mr.. J.
Selley at Cadeleiga, Devon No less
than lat pounds OF honey. has been
taken from the hive, and had there
been twenty other hives. there they
would have done as well. says the en-.
pert who removed the honey from the
hive. The whole of the honey war
gathered from white ciuver and is o.
the hest quality.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19
Onions Are Enloined.

Des Moines, Iowa. Judge De Graf,
who, by a mandatory injunction a
few weeks ago. effectively ended the
street car strike. has issued an in
junction against tie odor of cooking
onions. Lawyers who have Offices in
the Iowa Loan and Trust building
told the court they did not relish the
doors which escaped from the chin.
ney OF a restaurant across the alley.
Judge De Graf ordered the restc urant
company to raise its chimney high
enough to carry the odors above tn,
attorneys Offices.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19
Exits From Every Room.

A school building in which every
room has direct connection with the
ground. without first entering the
main hall, has been built just beside
the site of the famous Collinwood CO..
school in which ITS children persisted
by fire in 1908 1t represents many
unique features of construction and is
said to be as fireproof and panic-proof
as it is possible, for school to be-
Popular Mechanics.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19
Eat Men Chase a Pln-

New York.-There was not a pig
race at the outing of the Frank J..
Dotzler association. because the alder
man and a committee of six fat men
who were carrying the pig to the East
Third street pier, chased it over
board 1t was 92-pound pig, and the
combined weight of the. committee
that chased it is 1.7S5. pounds. ex.
elusive of Alderman Dotzler. who add
ed his 291 pounds to the chase.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19
Deuenerated.

Kid Mccoy, the hero of 125 battles,
is to open a sanitarium at Stamford.
He said the other day to New York
reporter:
Il hope in my sanitarium to restore
lots of grumpy middle-aged people 70
perfect health, and if l give them back
perfect health I'll give them back
youth and gayety and romance. If miG-
die age is stupid, if middle age is pro-
sale, it is only because the health OF
middle age is poor.
''The woman" ne continued, "who
sends her grumpy mate to my estab-
lishment will no longer have to make
the bitter complaint of Mrs. Blank.
my husband. Is years ago, said
Mrs. Blank, used to kiss me every
time we passed through tunnel. But
now
''She gave bitter laugh.
Now she said, he takes a long
pull at his travelling flask
Some men think they are ambitious
If they try to avoid hard work
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19
Keeping Busy.

We are told that at New York's
coming municipal budget exhibit bells
will be rung and lights flashed to
show birth every four minutes, a
death every seven minutes and mar
riage every eleven minutes.
Just what sort OF demonstration is
made every time a cafe bottle pops, or
a. bellboy is tipped. we are not told.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19
Bow Walks 47g. eco miles.

Portland, Ore.-Julius Rath. picked
from 100 newsboys of St. Louis IA
years ago to walk 100000 miles in IS
years. reached Portland He announces
he has covered 47S,000 miles. He must
reach st. Louis with $1,000 and dog,
without begging or borrowing or steal
ing during his entire trip. Then he
will receive $4,000.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19

Coles Carbolisalve quickly relieves and
cures burning, itching and torturing skin
diseases. 1t instantly stops the pain of
burns Cures without scars. 25c and soc
by druggists. For free sample write to
j. w. Cole & Co.. Black River Falls, Wis
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19
Cement I ak No. 8
The appearance
Of any place can be
greatly improved by

greatly improved by
using concrete wherever
possible. IF you have a
nice home, whether in
the city or Ia the country,
you can add greatly to its
attractiveness by building
not only the sidewalks, but
the steps, curbs, fence-posts,
cisterns, foundations, drive
ways, cellars and so on, of
c0ncyyte. Build of concrete and
use UNIVERSAL Portland Ce-
ment. Concrete is cheap, easy
to use, clean, FIRE, rat and rot proof.
Concrete is the simplest building mater
ial and the most durable. You need only
UNIVERSAL cement, sand, gravel or crushed
stone. Butremember to use UNIVERSAL lit
is the best cement. 1t is always Of uniform coll
or dgreat strength. Askyour dealer for ii,
UNIVERSAL PORTLAND CEMENT CO.
II w. ADAMS STREET. CHICAGO
ANNUAL OUTPUT 100000 BARRELS
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19

Infamnatory Rheumatism may make
you cripple for life. Don't wait for
inflammation to set in. When the, first
slight pains appear. drive the poison out
with Hamlins Wizard Oil.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19

AS long as there are people in the
world who try to get something for
nothing, a. lot Of other people will be
able to live without work.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19
WEAK, ILL AND MISERABLE.

How many people suffer from back
ache, headaches and dizziness with
out realizing the cause? These symp-
toms of kidney trouble are too serious
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19

But many college graduate avoids
the disgrace of dying rich.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19

No matter how hard the rules may
be, they're as fair for us as for the
rest of the gang!
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19

Mrs. Wfnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
tion allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c a bottle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19

There is a certain amount of I've in
soap, but that is no reason why it
should be injected into the advertise
ments.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19

A pitcher isn't necessarily broken
when he is knocked out Of the box.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19

DR.. pierce'S Golden Medical Discovery
This supplies aiding digestion increasing assimilation
and deal having Alternative action the liver and
To enrich the blood the red blood
the blood and doing
intelligence with
plainly
R. Buffalo
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19

If the blood is poor and filled with the
poisons from diseased kidneys or mac
tive liver, the heart is not only starved
but poisoned as well. There are many
conditions due to impure blood-such
as dropsy, fainting spells, nervous debil-
ity or the many scrofulous conditions,
ulcers, ''fever sores" white swellings,
etc. All can be overcome and cured by
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-19

Some men think they are ambitious
if they try to avoid hard work.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-12-04


WANTED-Cauvassing Agents a
once for the sale OF "COMPEN-
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~
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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-12-04
THE PACIFIC MONTHLY

SPECIAL RATES ON THE LEAD
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The Pacific Monthly of Portland,
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success with Cherries. The October
number has 4 beautifully illustrated
article on Success in Growing Apples.
Other articles shortly to be published
are Success with Live Stock, Success
IN Growing Walnuts. Success with
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In addition to the above, The raci
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ticles on the question Of the day.
The price of the Pacific Monthly is
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Address Pacific Monthly, Portland,
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FOR SALE-A double bedstead,
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sprlng woven wire, almost new
Price $1,000. Inquire at this office
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-12-04

WOMEN, sell guaranteed hose. ~
per cent. profit. Make $40 daily. Full
or part time. Beginners investigate
Strong Knit. Rox 1929, West Phila
delphia, Pa. AS Nv
Travelling Statesmen making small
towns are making from S. to $40 per
day carrying our pocket side line
For particulars address, Manager
5l6-llS N LaSalle ST.. Chicago