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The great objection to the more gen.
eral use of sheep hurdles seems to be
their liability to blowing over. / sub
NIT illustrations of some that offer
less resistance or are better fortified
against the effects of the wind, writes
Richard H. Mitchell in the Country
Gentleman.
Fig. 1, while not strictly movable
hurdle, is, nevertheless, considered as
such, and is the one in most COM
mon use. 1 can only give measure
ments from memory, but should say
that they were 10 feet long and 5
feet high when set up. The figure
shown is made of sawed stuff, but
they are more often made of split
saplings; the construction, however,
is precisely the same. Holes are made
with a bar, and they are set end to
end and pinned together at the top.
These, like those supported on the A
crutch, form perfectly straight fence,
which is not so proof against the force
of the wind as one built zig-zag or
worm fashion.
In Fig. 2 I have shown two panels
that are intended to be set up in this
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06
DECORATIONS FOR BRASS BED
Idea That Makes for Comfort and
Adds to Appearance of
Room.

Brass beds look charming and at
tractive and often brighten an other
wise dark bedroom, but many people
complain that they are far colder
than an ordinary wooden bed that
has a high head and footboard to pro-
tect them from drafts. To overcome
this objection a clever woman de-
vised a scheme which not only cor
rected this defect, but also added a
decorative note to the room.
The hangings and window seat were
made of gray chintz, having garlands
of pink roses scattered over the sur
face She bought more of this mate
rial and made covers that slipped
easily over the brass rods at the
head and foot of the bed. These were
finished at the bottom with dainty
frills of the material. A frill was also
fastened around the mattress, which
showed beneath the bedspread.
The covers were found not only to
add much to the physical comfort,
but were also useful In protecting the
brass from the usual dents and
scratches that are apt to come with
the daily wear and tear of a much
used room.
They were made to be removed
easily If required for special occa-
sionS.
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ORIENTAL EFFECTS IN COLOR
Especially Seen in Quaint Tapestry
Like Effects Being introduced
for Evening Wear.

The oriental effects in color and
fabric popularity known as "byzan-
tine" are still very much to the fore.
Especially are they seen in quaint
tapestry-like fabrics which are being
introduced for evening wear Although
the pattern Of these is large and bold,
the fabric itself is very supple, and
dresses made from it have the full
moyen-age appearance.
To drape this fabric properly re-
uuires the hand of an artist; the OBJ
ject Of which little preachment is to
tell the amateur dressmaker to be-
ware. The golden threads, for in
stance, which often run through the
fabric, must be so disposed as to
show well in any light and yet not to
hide the beauty of the color. On the
whole, it is wiser when you are deal
ing with such goods to let a skilled
dressmaker at least drape the mate
rial around the figure. s
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06
History of a Tennessee ToUn

There are some persons who think
that Hartman, Tenn, was named after
the late E. H. Hartman. but Horace NJ
Carr of that town, who is at the VOL
colt. says it was named after Gen.
Walter H. Hartman, who was an Off
Ger in the Federal army and who with
a brigade camped on the present site
Of tie town in the Civil war.
General Harriman's son started a
lana company, which laid out the town
in 1890" said Mr. Carr. Hartman was
started as prohibition town, and it is
still that way. 1t has now about 4.500
inhabitants and is a manufacturing
center. There are farm implement
works. cotton mills, a fannie acid fac
rory and a mantel mill. The govern
ment is now putting UP a $4,000 post
office building, and while for 4 time
the town was at standstill 1t is new
growing again. Business is largely
supplied by the coal, iron and lumber
Industries. The timber industry is re
living and there Is an immense guam
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06
GOOD FEATURE IN LINGERIE
New Undergarments That Can 30
Laundered Quickly and Easily
Anywhere.

When you see some of the soft,
clingy and entirely adorable crepe lin.
gerie which is shown in the French
shops now you will simply throw dis
erection to the winds, take out the bill
you were fondly cherishing for some.
thing or other and have the temptress
who in this case is the little sales
lady with the queer accent-wrap up
your pet piece. Then you'll hurry home
to try it on" revel in the possession
Of 1t and linger over the luxury of it's
dainty laces and fascinating ribbon
bows.
And really you won't be so indis
Greet after all, especially IL you are
girl without the privilege of home
because the crepe lingerie doesn't re
quire a laundress to be made fresh
and clean. Usually it is combined with
real torchon or Irish crochet, both OF
which can be pulled into shape with
out the aid of an iron.
Many a girl who travels has found II
impossible to crafty her longing fol
dainty underwear because of the un
certainties of laundering. After hav
| ing 1t returned a few times torn and
spoiled, she has settled down to plain
garments devoid of any Of the irresis
tible little feminine touches. For hel
the silk crepe idea will be a positive
JOY for she can retire to her hote
| bathroom and, with the assistance oil
cake of good, pure soap, may restore
her lingerie to its pristine glory and
loneliness.
The new garments come in every
weight from the heaviest silk crepe to
the f1imsiest crepe de chine, built into
nightgowns, chemise, corset covers
combinations and petticoats. They are
shown in white and colors and many
are deliberately embroidered in self
tone silk.
| Another idea for the traveller or the
girl away from home is the Italian silk
undergarment. 1t is most familiar as
an undervest, but so popular and prac-
teal has it proven that it. has been ex-
tended to cover the entire lingerie
misunderstanding Star.
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panels, as on uneven ground one end
might spring up and allow the panels
to separate.
Of course on this skeleton any kind
of wire can be used Personally, I
would not use barbed-wire of any sort
as a gift. The illustration is intend
ed to show a two-strand twisted wire,
placed six inches apart, which is much
closer than 1t is used on longer
stretches, but that number of wires
seems to me about right for good
job. They might be placed closer at
the bottom and wider at the top, per-
haps. That hurdle Gig. A. made with
4-foot uprights and Ia feet from end
to end of upright, would weigh about
e5 pounds, and cost about as many
cents for material. The cost of the
billboard one would not be much diff
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always run away when he saw a
woman coming, but he talked as little
as he could and got away as soon as
he could. He hadn't married simply
because he was shy.
It was when the widow Armstrong
laid Off her weeds that a great event
happened in the life of Mr.. Phillips.
He found himself thinking of her
not thinking whether she wanted a
summer kitchen built on to her house,
or the picket fence repaired, but of
her as prospective wife. He thought
and blushed. He thought and lodged.
He thought and felt chills. 1t was
no use to Danish the thoughts! Once
they got a foothold they stuck by him
like porous plaster. But what
could the poor man do? There he
was, born shy and coy, and the widow
might marry 20 times over be-
fore he would dare to tell her of his
love. He did brace himself to walk
by her house, and to bow to her, and
to sit in the pew behind her at
church, but at the same time he real
ICED that widows are not won that
way. He even went SO far as to put
a hinge on her gate and make her a
press-board gratis, but was that
counting and telling her that he could
not live without her?
And all the while Mr.. Phillips was
loving and hoping and dispairing, he
was hearing from the gossips how
this or that man was laying siege to
the widows heart. He just groaned
as he listened to the talk Then the
hour came to him when it must be
either suicide or a bright idea. The
bright idea came just as he was
selecting rope and limb.
The widow Armstrong had had a
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06

manner. The left-hand end Of panel
b slips in the right-hand end of panel
a, and section Of the fence is shown
in Fig. 8. These panels are supposed
to be 10 feet long and 4 feet high,
and the lumber 1 by 5-inch stuff, but
these dimensions can be varied to suit
the idea of the user. With these di-
mansions, however, the distance be-
tween the end uprights on panel ought
to be IL inches. On panel the end
uprights ought to be Is inches from
either end. This ought TO make the
fence worm about feet. AS can be
readily understood, more or less worm
will be given to the fence by moving
the second upright from either end in
panel a.
A panel using wire instead of lum-
Der seems desirable, and in Fig.
have shown one that seems to me the
most desirable. as combining the great
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06
Care of Hous.

Don't make the mistake Of allow
ing the young boars to run with the
gifts until they are three or four
months old.
Feed a large variety Of food, but
avoid sudden changes. That is, do
not change the whole ration at any
one time.
To produce the full development of
bone the work must be commenced
before the animal Is born by feeding
the dam plentifuly with bone-produc-
ing foods while she is pregnant.
The development Of the bone in a
pig carries with 1t the development
of the vital organs and large in
crease in the amount of lean meat in
the carcass.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06
WHERE WOMEN DRAW THE PLOW

A great many Russian peasants are
going into western Canada, and as
many of them are poorly equipped for
farm operations, they work in the
cooperative plan These Russians set
tie in villages according to their Gus
tom in their native land and when
there are not enough horses to draw
the plows, the women of the village
act as substitutes. 1t is said to be not
an uncommon sight to see dozen or
more women attached to pillow by
a long rope on which there are fast
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06
VOGUE of Black and White.

Black and white in all departments
of the wardrobe is having wonderful
run. In spite of the great modishness
of the blend last fall and this winter
there is an appearance now of still
greater vogue throughout the coming
summer. But many of the black and
white costumes are touched with
vivid color in some way, and the more
original the note of brilliancy the bet
ter it is liked.
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angle. The iron rs then slipped back,
as shown in the illustration, and the
nail bent over and driven into the
wood, as shown to the right. For
fencing stacks and turning corners,
both ends of the panels would have
to be alike, instead Of reversing, as
shown in the cut. If this fence should
prove reasonably wind-proof, it ought
to solve large problem in fence econ
omy, as very much less fence would
be needed If the fence could be
easily moved from place to place as
occasion demanded
1t would be absolutely wind-prooi
around a stack If locked with the slid
ing-bar, and would have the advantage
of being movable when the ground
was frozen.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06
CHOKING on Oats.

Some horses eat so greedily that
they become choked on oats. We have
one that troubled us in that way, so
we often had to send for a veterina-
rian, who inserted tube down her
throat to dislodge the grain, says a
writer in an exchange. Later he told
us how to avoid the trouble In this
way: He advised us to place dozen
or more smooth stones, the size of a
small hens egg, in the feed box, TAX
ing care to have them well distributed
through the oats. This compels the
horse to eat less greedily, as he must
eat carefully to avoid biting on the
stones. We had no further trouble az
long as we owned the horse.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06

Mrs. George Armstrong, relict of
George Armstrong of the village of
Brunswick, had passed her year OF
mourning, and there were gossips in
the village mean enough to say that
she was in the market again. OF
course they did her injustice. No
widow Is ever In the market II 1t so
happens that women contract sec
ond marriage, it is a matter Of sur
prise to them. They didn't plan to,
and how they came to do it is mat
ter to puzzle them.
1t was true that the widow Arm
strong was looked upon with favor
by several men. There was the piano
tuner that came down from Cleveland
every two or three months on his
rounds of the villages. She had no
piano, but he called and discussed
grand opera with her. He had long
hair and wild eyes and dandruff on
his coat collar, and he had thrown
out hints that his artistic soul longed
for a mate.
Then there was the sewing machine
man. He had short hair, tame eyes
and no dandruff, but he had his good
points. He had committed pages and
pages of Shakespeare to memory, and
between the way he could spout them
and repair sewing machine was
something to make a widow sit up
and think.
And then there were the village
butcher, the lightning rod man, the
druggist over at Liverpool and the
man who came twice year to sell
the farmers fertilizers and labor saw
ing machinery.
For not being on the market, and
for woman who did not in the least
encourage the flattery of men, the
widow Armstrong was well provided
for. The last, but not least, of her
admirers was the village carpenter.
His name was Phillips, and he was
a bachelor. He was a coy man and
a shy man. Of course he couldn't
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06

A BAND for the hair every hour
ia of the twenty-four is the latest
a 4 fad to which milady is devoting
herself heart and mind Appar-
emily we have just discovered the
neatness and beauty of bands for the
hair, which should have been brought
home to our intelligence long ago.
For wear in the daytime, the plain
band, of black velvet or other ribbon,
harmonizes with hair Of every color,
and lends sparkle to gray hair which
is particularly beautiful. Manufacture
ers are making bands of many varie-
ties to harmonic with most of the
shades OF hair, of which there are in
Vulnerable gradations. These bands
are for daytime wear, all about two
and half inches wide. They are fin
ished with fiat bow and fasten with
hooks and eyes,
For evening, wide lustrous ribbon,
tulle net and spangled fabrics are
used The rosette Is fastened just
above the tip of the ear. Velvet rib
bons in vivid shades of greeD--in
coral and cerise, as well as black, are
used with ornaments of rhinestone.
Even at night, wide soft ribbons are
worn when the hair Is put in rollers
or en- pins, to conceal them and render
the head slightly. The back hair, braid
ed in two loose braids, is tied at the
end with a yard length Of wide, soft
ribbon. The braids are brought about
the head with one length Of the rib
bon. The other ribbon is tied in a
small bow a little to one side of the
center Of the brow. The band in the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06

est strength with the least surface,
as there shown, can be used on the
A crutch. Fig. shows 1t modified, to
meet the requirements of a worm
fence. By substituting post in the
place of the end uprights, you have
the Fig. forms.
In Fig. you will notice that I am
not satisfied with cleats, but have
introduced bar sliding in a slot on
the front side Of the end upright and
on the back side of the second up
right. This makes a complete lock,
and seems to me quite essential on
that style of fence. I should also rec
omend the same device on the board
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06
How to Choose a Teapot.

The real secret in choosing a tea,
pot, be it made of silver, crown derby
or even the humble but useful brown
mug" is this: Never buy a teapot
with the root of the spout low down
in the body of the pot. Let the spout
be set high in the body, then you can
fill the pot we'll up, without the tea
dribbling over, as it never fails to do
when having >lowbuilt spout close
to the teapot's foundation. Far toe
many fancy articles are made and sold
moro fit to stand among chimney
piece ornaments than to brew and
pour that welcome beverage which
cheers, but does not inebriate
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Valuable knowledge.

''And these?" we asked as we were
usher into room filled with children
deeply immersed in study.
''They are learning" said the prin.
cipal, "the difference 'twixt tweedle-
DUN and tweedledee!"
We were not a little struck But
is the game" we objected. worth the
candle?"
"Oh, entirely sol" rejoined the prin-
cipal. when they grow up they will
be able, with very little assistance
from the agent, to distinguish a car
of the current years model from a
car of the year previous. thus to save
themselves much humiliation sid loss
CT social rating. Puck
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06
MANNER OF CONSTRUCTING
PRACTICAL SHEEP HURDLES
Objection to b
Their Liability of Blowing Over
Mat

ferent, and it would weigh 40 pounds
more.
AS to manufacture, I should say, as
has already been suggested, that pref
ty close to where they are to be used
would be the best place to make them,
as one freight on the material would
be saved. Machinery does not enter
very largely into their construction;
SO nothing could be saved in that
way. 1t ought not to require any
great skill to saw up boards and nail
them together, and also stretch wire
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06

hair, finished with bow or rosette. is
universally becoming. From babyhood
to old age the ribbon in the hair is a
feminine privilege Of which we should
make the most. 1t is not matter OF
fashion, but permanent institution
The adjustment, the width of ribbons
and styles in the bands may vary, but
the band, like the hair, is always cor.
rect. 1t is finish to the couture. use
full and beautiful.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
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JULIA BOTToMLEY.

and set to narrow band of beading
edged with lace; ribbon is threaded
through and tied in front. An inser-
ton band is taken round below bust
and ended off in points each side.
The pulled sleeves are drawn in with
insertion bands and finished with lace
edged frills.
Materials required: AZ yards So
inches wide, 1 yard insertion, IN
yard beading, II yard wide, 11s yard
narrow lace.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06
CANNING in Hawaii.

Statistics indicate great develop
ment of the canning and preserving
of fruits and vegetables in Hawaii
since the islands were acquired by
the United States. Ten establish
ments, giving employment to 853
wage earners. were reported for last
year.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06

Wellesley students are to be taught
the art Of raising onions, Coming so
soon after the announcement that an
unusually large number Of the Welles-
aey girls are about to be married, this
Is indeed significant.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06

Sixty thousand worlds discovered
6y Professor Hale of the Mount VIII.
a0n observatory should mitigate the
atrenuosfty of those acouisitive per-
sons who seem bent on getting pos
session of this small specimen.
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tity of hard woods in the neighbor.
hood
When Hartman was first settled it
had citizens from half the states in the
Union, but now native Tennesseeans
seem to be in the majority. New
York Sun.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06

A Gotham waitress lost nearly ST.
600 she had saved from tips. by the
perfidy of designing lover. Plain
Iy, no one had given her the most i'm
portant tip of all about trusting to
the specious promises of borrowing
NHOOer
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06

A rich Pittsburger who died recent
Iy left $4,000 to his pretty stenogra
pher. She probably was able to pre-
vent people to whom he wrote from
making jokes about his spelling.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06

n ne foothills above Yorba, Califf,
p r4nchman has seeded to Bermuda
ONIONS an acre and half of laD&
which had in the past been regarded
as worthless for the production of
crops. Worthless land ought to be
sowed with turnips, If, as Abe Martin
says. any kind of turnip crop is a
Failure.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06

Chicago" says a prominent citi-
;zen of that burg, is a magic word"
Too true. On meeting stranger in
a dark alley all one has to do is to
calculate Chicago" and said stranger
will throw up his hands without fur
'1her pariey.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06

A Minneapolis divine tells us that
there is more crime in that fair city
than there is in Chicago. His boast
will probably cause further activity
among Chicago's leading crooks.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06

Now 1t is possible to go around the
world In little over month. Per
haps before this wonderful century
ends we will be flying around 1t in
q week.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06
SuccuIent Feed for Cows

One of the most practical ways of
supplying succulent feed for cows,
when one has only small herd and
does not have ensilage, is by raising
roots such as mangels, rutabagas or
stock carrots.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06

Don't" says Mr. Carnegie to the
poor working girl. refuse a man
simply because he's a millionaire. -
But be wary Of the fellow that has
only about $4,000 year.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06

In a riot in a French town the riot
payne. There must have been an I'M
usual amount of spirit in that lively
riot.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06

We may now telegraph by tele-
phone. At the rate modern invention
is saving time our up-to-date year
ought to last twice as long as the old
atYle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06

A woman in Newark found a man
hiding under the bed and promptly
had him arrested. The traditional old
feminine terrors are giving way be-
fore the modern woman.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06

4 French aviator has accomplished
the feat of carrying five passengers in
an aeroplane Evidently killing them
OF one at a time is too slow for
France.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06

The new Manhattan bridge may now
De said to be in successful operation.
4 man committed suicide by jumping
of it the other day.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06

Stoughton, Wis, has the largest
steel ski hill in the world. This shows
that almost any town can beat the
World at something.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06

New York cab end taxi owners have
petitioned the city council for permits
sion to reduce their fares 25 per cent.
We certainly live in an age of won
,Gers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-06

A young American heir is to marry
the daughter of near-royal family.
Is this the first step in crusade to
even UP a long uneven balance?
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The aviators now are getting mar
rfed and giving up their air travels.
Marriage is a thing calculated to
bring the average man down to earth.