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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-11-09
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BOOST YOUR HOME TOWN
II 1t Is Good Enough to Live In It Is
Good Enough to Say Good
Word For.

Every man ought to be booster
for his home town. II that place Is
good enough for him to stay In and
as place for him to make money, 1t
ought to be good enough to say a
good word about.
Too often we hear a dealer COM
plain that the "old town is deader
than asdoor nail" If 1t is. who made
is 500, 1t is the men who knock"
instead of getting under the founda-
tion of the place and lifting. II Ia
the fellows who inform every visitor
that they. wish they were birds so
that they could fly to other places
more congenial.
( What happens when these fellows
do get enough money together to
strike out to some other place? Do
they forget their habits of deprecia-
ton? Not so you could notice 1t.
They soon get to saying the same bad
things about the new location and
wish they were back where they
came from.
There are thousands of towns in
this grand old country of ours that
are only waiting for the undertaken
to get busy to recover from their
stunted conditions and start to live
again. 1t has been the knockers
that have kept the towns down and
driven the retail trade to the mail or
der houses and the big cities.
When a visitor comes to town say
all the good things you can about it.
When buyer wants anything do not
sent him to the city or county seat
for it by not being stocked.
Be the first one to breathe life into
the old town and see how quickly
others will be- taking longer breaths
too. Boost for the place where you
live and do business. If you cannot
boost. get out, and give someone q
chance who will.--Farm Machinery.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-11-09
The verv Worst.

Clement j. Driscoll, at dinner In
New York, told number Of amusing
stories about his strenuous life as
commissioner of Weights and meas
ures last year.
"a friend OF NINE" said Mr.. Dris-
coll, noticed one morning that his
grocer looked very sad. What's the
matter. old man? my friend asked
jokingIy. THE weights and measures
man hasn't been dropping in on You,
! hope?
ayes, he has, snapped the grocer.
"'But you don't really mean to say
exclaimed my friend, that he caught
you giving only fifteen ounces to the
pound?
Worse than that!' groaned the
grocer. I've been giving seventeen
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-11-09
CHAPTER WIZ !
Mrs. Bungay Defencs Her Hearth
Z r. - stone


A hand pressing hard upon my arm
brought back my scattered se~ IS
with rush 1t vas Mrs Brennan
who stood there. her face whitened
by anxiety. her eyes peering anxiously
through the opening of the door ~
Surely those men are not soldiers
CAPTAIN Wayne!" she exclaimed
"They wear uniforms of both armies
mo dol't. they are guerillas." ] an
swered. drawing her back from where
she might be seen in their apbroach
I'VE must find hiding II possible. for
you shall never fail into such hands
Bungayl"
turned toward w re the .fttie
giant had been sitting. but he was not
to be seen However nc sound OF my
voice aroused Maria to full sense OF
our danger, nor was she woman
to hesitate in such emergency 3 With
single stride she CROSSED the mar :
rov room. caught the whiteifaced hero
by the collar of his shirt. dragged him
ignominiously forth from beneath the
table where he had sought refuge
shook him as she would shake toy
dog. until bis teeth ratified. and then
flung him out Of the door leading into
the back shed 1t was done so ex
peditiously that could only gasp.
Nov inter Their hole with ~ye. Jed
Bungay--you an yer .dorgs.' she
painted furiously San you 'uns 'folleT
him Irreckon I'm able ter handle thei
lot out thar even If II should be Red
Lowrie and his gang" $50
Catching firm hold of M Bren
mans hand ,prang down the single
step and closed the door tight behind
u. Jed had scrambled tc his feet
and rubbing himsslf vigorously with
one hand. utilized the other to drag
outward a rough cupbelrd. which ap
peared TO be portion of~the house
itself AS It swung open there was re !
veaIed behind II fair-siEed opening
extending into the face Of the hill ~
was a most ingenious arrangement
doubles. finding frequent use in those
troublesome times Its presence par
TALLY explained how Jed had thus far
escaped the conscription officer Into
this hole we .enteredA one at time,
and when the- heavy cupboard had
been silently drawn back into place
found ourselves enveloped, In such.
total darkness as to make any. move,
ment a dangerous operation. III felt
the clasp Of my companions hand
tighten. and knew. that, her whole form
was trembling from intense excite,
ment. ~ ~
GRO BE CONTINUED.) ~
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-11-09
Rabv,s Nerves.

Some quite tiny babies are sufferers
from nerves, and are terrified of their
daily bath The very sight of 1t will
make them shed bitter tears. A little
diplomacy is excellent in this case.
See that the water is of the right tenn
perature, then cover the bath with a
sheet and gently lower the little one
into it. When he cannot see the bath
he will not realize what is happening
as he is let down by degrees into the
pleasantly warm wafer In short
time he will be so used to his tub
that he will take his bath readily and
enjoy splashing about in 1t. Nervous
children always need very tactfui
treatment, and should never be rough
ly made. to do those things they are
afraid OF.
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He stopped suddenly. and stared at
her: but before. could turn about
in my chair one .: the great dogs
began to growl savagely, and Maria
Jsprang forward and cuffed the surly
brute into rebellious silence
'Ik's hosses." she sal harshly
Likely as not it's Reds gang Now
Jed Bungay, yere's two lovely females
fer we ter pertect.y
AS hastily sprang. to my feet
caught fleeting glimpse out OF the
partially opened door Down the steer
of the hill road there was slowly NOV
ing toward us on foot small party
of perhaps 4ozen men, 80 variously
clothed as to make It evident they
were irregulars Just ahead Of them.
but on horseback. two others were
even then turning into thu narrow
path that led to the house attracted
probably by the smoke which
streamed from the chimney-top.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-11-09
SHIFT
IF Your Food Fails to Sustain You,
Change.


One sort Of diet may make person
respondent, depressed and blue and
change to the kind of food the body
demands will change the whole thing.
A young woman from Phila. says:
"For several years kept In run
down, miserable sort Of condition. was
depressed and apprehensive OF trouble.
/ lost flesh in a distressing way and
seemed. In a perpetual sort of dreamy
nightmare. No one serious disease
showed, but the 'all-over' sickness was
enough.
Finally, between the doctor and IA
ther, was put on Grape-Nuts and
cream. as it was decided must have
nourishing food that the body could
make use of. =
1.-THE wonderful change that came
over me was not, like Jonah's gourd,
the growth of single night. yet 1t
came with rapidity that astonished
me.
During the first week gained In
weight. my spirits improved. and the
world began to look brighter and more
worth while.
"And this has continued steadily. till
now, after the use of Grape-Nuts for
only few weeks, am perfectly well.
feel splendidly. take lively interest In
everything. and am changed person
in every way" Name given By Postum
Co, B file Creek, Mich.
Read the little book. THE Road to
Wellville.' in okgs There's reason"
ever read the above lettcrs new
one appears erom time 10 time. They
are genuine, true nnd full OF human
interest
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feminine society, felt In this instance
a definite barrier between us. which
prevented my feeling at ease. Now
and then as we sat opposite each
other. eating amid a silence most un-
pleasant. | would catch her eyes
glancing across at me. but they were
lowered instantly whenever ventured
to meet them. Finally | broke the
stiffness with commonplace remark:
II presume your people will be
greatly worried by this time over your
mysterious disappearance
A flush swept her throat and
cheeks. but she did not lift her eyes
from the plate Yes" she answered
slowly, Frank is doubtless searching
for me long before this"
Prank" asked. feeling glad of
this opportunity to learn more of her
relationships. You forget. possibly.
that your friends are strange to me-
You refer to the gentleman who ex-
pected to meet you on the road?"
ITO Major Brennan. yes"
There was nothing about the tone of
her reply that invited me to press the
inquiry further One thing, however.
was reasonably certain.---the nan she
called Frank" could not be her father
| longed to ask If be was a brother.
but the restraint of her whole manner
repealed the suggestion.
did | understand that you have
nursed in the Federal hospitals at
Baltimore?" questioned. more TO con-.
tinue the conversation than from tny
deep interest
Merely as volunteer, and when
the regular nurses were especially
busy Major Brennan was stationed
there for some time when | first
visited HIM. and | felt 1t my duty as
loyal woman to aid the poor cell
lows"
remained silent, striving vainly
to frame some innocent question
which should solve fol ne the4 prob
lem of who ana what she was. Sud
denly she spoke softly
Captain Wayne. ! feel l owe you
an apology for my unwarrantei and
unlaGylike conduct last night | am
very sure now that yol are gen.
tleman. and will appreciate how bit
terly was tried. how deeply j, have
ever since regretted it,
It hurt her pride to say even this
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-11-09
Plant street Tress.

Plant tree. Thesexpense is small
The subsequent attention is not large
Once started. the tree helps itself as
scarcely anything else of moment to
us ever does. 1t grows while we sleep.
II drinks the sunshine and compounds
its own food out Of the refuse gases
Of the air and the wateFy solutions of
the soil. Out of these inert, inattrac-
tive. barely recognizable substances
by a miracle of transformation there
comes forth that thing of life and beau
ty. which is also thing of tangible
money value-a tree.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-11-09
CHAPTER VII.
A Disciple Of Sir Walter

Even as | gazed upon her. my adj
hsiTation deeper than my pain. the,
arch expression of her face changed:
there came a sudden rush of pity. of
anxiety into those clear. challenging
eyes. and with one quick step she
drew nearer and bent above me
"Oh Captain Wayne." she cried.
her warm. womanly heart conquering
all prejudice. you ar badly hurt and
bleeding Why did you not tell me?
Please let me aid yo,l.''
81 fear | must" replied grimly
Il wotld gladly spare you. for indeed
dc not believe my Injury sufficient
ly serious to cause alarm but find
/ have only one arm can use at
present the brute got lis teeth into
the other !"
'''Oh. believe me. can 10 it, She
spoke bravely. sturdy ring of con.
.idence IL the voice. although at the
thought her face paled Il have been
in the hospitals at Baltimore. and
taken care of wounded soldiers. Il
there was only some water here!"
She glanced about. dreading the pos
sibility OF having to go forth into
the night alone in search of spring
or we'll
Il think you will find a pail on the
bench yonder" said. for from where
leaned against the wall | could see
out into the shed 1T was doubtless
left for the dog 10 drink from
She came back with it, tearing down
a Goth from off peg in the wall as
she passed, and then, caring q reso-
lutte air of authority, knelt beside me.
and with rapid fingers. flung back my
jacket. christening the rough army
shirt. and laid bare. so far as was
possible the lacerated shoulder
Forgive me-" she said anxiously.
''but fear can never dress it in
this way. We must remove your
jacket and cut away tn. sleeve of your
shirt"
At last the disagreeable task was
accomplished. the wounded shoulder
completely barred Her face was
deathly white, now, and she shielded
her eyes with her hand
''Oh. what a horrible wound!" she
exclaimed almost sobbing How that
great brute must have hurt you!"
1.-THE wound is not so serious as it
appears" replied reassuringly. and
glad myself to feel that spoke the
truth, but confess the pain is in.
tense. and makes me feel somewhat
faint. II was not so much the mere
bite of the dog. but unfortunately he
got his teeth into an old wound and
tore it open
IAN old wound?"
Eyes: 1 received MIME ball there
at Gettysburg. and although the bullet
was extracted. the wound never prop
erly healed
She performed her disagreeable
task with all the tenderness OF a
sympathetic woman. and as she
worked swiftly and deity. made no
attempt to conceal the tear c.inging
to her long lasnes sxilfully the
deep, Jagged cash was bathed out.
and then as. carefully bound up with
the softest cloths she could find az
hand The relief was great. and felt.
as J moved the shoulder. that saving
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-11-09

The total investment in electric
light plants in the United States is now
more than two billion dollars. accord
ing to reports presented to the Ma.
tionai Electric Light association The
report covers practically 5000. stations
having an estimated total horse power
capacity OF more sthan 7.O0O.000 and
kilowatt capacity of 5.O0O.OO0 The op.
Grating companies have total capital
izatfon OF So 100000 200. ard an annual
income OF $30g.0O0.0O0 49,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-11-09
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens in a Confederate tent
at atcriticai stage of the Civil war Gen.
message 20 Lcngstreet Accompanied by
6ergt Craig an old army scout. Wayne
starts on his mission The. two after
wild ride get within the lines Of the
enemy In the darkness Wavne ts taken
for a Federal officer who came to keep an
appointment ans young lady on horse
back Is given In his charge. She Is
northern girl and attempts to escape but
fails One Of the horses succumbs and
Craig goes through with the dispatches.
are left alone They seek shelter In,
hut and entering II In the dark q huge
mastiff attacks Wayne. The girl shoots
the brute lust In time
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-11-09
saIve 10 Conscience.

It was at concert. where the re-
moval of hats was not obligatory, still
the woman with conscience wished
to be accommodating. She turned to
the woman sitting beside her and
said:
Does my hat bother your"
mot in the least" said the other
woman sweetly. SO the woman with q
conscience settled complacently back
to listen to the music while persons
on the back seats twisted their necks
out Of joint trying to see around her
hat
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-11-09
He Did His Best.

II tried my best TO save the la
dies; I'm sorry did not succeed.
were the dying words OF the valet.
.Pahud. whose magnificent bravery at
the terrible disaster. In the Barnes
boathouse It Nantucket should live
long in the annals of the island His
best" was his. life! more no man can
give That was not the service OF a
paid personal attendant but. gaIlantry
in the face Of death on the part; OF a
gentleman and hero. In the record
Of the Book of Gold there is no dis
tinction of master and man..
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-11-09
Association Of Ideas.

"You have a great many flies and
mosquitoes" said the rather super
cilious girl.
YEP replied Farmer Corntossel.
81 don't like to mention it. but I've
noticed every year that flies. mos
Quitoes and summer boarders all APP
pears to be on hand at the same
time"
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so he claims to be the only per-
fectly impartial umpire in the game?
ON what does he base the claim2"
Z. HE says hes. always abused by
both sides instead of by only one"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-11-09
TRIUMPH OF WATER. FINDING

(To BE. CONT1NUEp)
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-27
DON'T BELONG TO THEM.
Padgett Unknown to South Carolina
MethOtiiStS.

From the Atlanta Constitution
comes the report that the Rev. B. L..
Padgett, claiming to be Methodist
preacher from Greenville, S. c., was
apprehended in little Madison ave-
nue. hotel as being unlawfully in the
company of young lady, also from
the South Carolina city.
"Rev. lIr. Patgett says that he has
been a Methodist preacher number
of years and that last year and year
before he was president Of the South
Carolina Conference. He declares
that his record is above reproach and
that when the local authorities are
wired about him they will release
him.
A we'll known minister of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South, of
Columbia, says that he does not know
OF any such Rev. Mr.. Padgett. He
is not a minister of the authorized
Methodist Church. We have no such
thing as president Of the Conferences.
He must be a member of one of the
sects that inhabit the mountain parts
of the State"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-27
KILLED AT A FROI.lC.
Five Negroes Are Held for the MuT-
der of a Woman.

At Spartanburg five negroes were
committed to jail Monday as aeces-
sories to an alleged murder, in which
the victim, Nellie Landers. a negro
woman was burned to death. Matte
Russell, also negress, will also be
committed to Jail in connection
with the affair as, according to the
testimony taken at the coroners IN
quest she broke a lamp over Nellie's
head, causing the burns. which result
ed in Nellie's death Sunday.
There was negro frc!ic in the
woods near Cherokee Springs last
Friday night. All Of those concerned
in Nellie Landers' death were there.
Tn an ante-mortem statement Nellie
said that the party started to play 4
gambling game called Skin" She de-
clined to play. Matte Russell urged
her to play, telling her she never
would make any money unless she
took a chance. Nellie said she re-
plied that she never did want to make
money by gambling.
Nellie Landers is the sixth negro
victim of homicide in SparSaEpprg
county in seven weeks.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-27
SHOOT THE FALLS
MAN IN BARREL ELUDES GRID OF
MIGHTY WATERS.
Bobby Leach OF Ontario Dares Death
to Accomplish Feat of Going Over
Great Crest.

Bobby Leach. 9years old, of Nj.
agara Falls, Ont, Tuesday afternoon
went over the Horseshoe falls in a
barrel and still lives. Though he is
battered and bruised in the drop OF
15S feet over the brink of the cata.
ract he sustained only superficial in
juries and that night was able to be
about his home.
This is the second time in the his
tory Of the river that the cataract has
been successfully nawigated. Mrs.
Anna Edison Taylor made the trip
in barrel October oath, 1901, and
came out alive
Harrassed by the police on both
sides of the river, Leach was forced
TO make his start from LaSalle, two
miles and a half above the cataract
on the United States side. Two river
men took him In a launch to, Navy
Island, where Leach was placed in
& barrel, steel affair, II feet long,
with ends of wood. He was hung in
q canvas hammock.
The barrel with it's passenger was
cast adrift just off the mouth of
Chippewa creek, hardly mile above
the brink of the Horseshoe, at 2:52
o'clock and was quickly caught by
the rush Of the upper rapids.
When 500 yards from the brink
the barrel was caught in the tremen-
dous current and raced to the chasm.
Within 200 yards of the brink, 1t
struck hard against a rock and a
large section Of the wooden end was
broken off. AS the barrel reached
the crest ut 3:13 it swung straight
and went plunging down into the
abyss.
Hardly 80 seconds elapsed until 1t
was seen, red speck, careening in
the spume below the cataract.
With the terrific outrush OF the
Horseshoe caused by high water the
barrel floated down, tossing, and
tumbnng in its passage, toward the
upper steel arch bridge. Frank Ben
der, Of Chippewa, swan out to 1t with
a rope and caught the barrel by
one Of its handles. From that point
the barrel was towed ashore.
Leach was bleeding and appeared
in bad way, but once outof the bar
rel he raised himself and waved to
the crowds that lined the bank. He
was badly exhausted and 1t was nee
essary to apply oxygen to revive him
He thought that his leg was broken
en-, but examination showed that II
was merely sprained. "T minded the
tumbling above the falls more than
the big DROP" said Leach. Like tc
killed me the way I was tossed about
before I hit the brink"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-27
A FIEND LYNCHED.
He Attempted an Assault on a
Young Woman.

Following an attempt to assault a
young woman in Mount Croghan, a
small town near Cheraw, negro
from North Carolina, whose name
has not been learned, is believed to
have been lynched.
The attempt at assault was COM
mitted at noon Monday, and all day
and part of Tuesday parties Of fren-
zied men searched the woods for the
criminal.
Parties of men returning Tuesday
morning were non-committal as to
whether the negro was caught or not,
but it is thought from the bearing
OF the pursuers, that the negro was
captured and put to death in the
woods somewhere.
The victim Of the attempted as
sault is one OF the most prominent
and we'll connected young women of
that section, aud the crime stirred
up unusual excitement and anger.
Sheriff Douglass, of Chesterfield
County, was on the scene and sought
to capture the negro, but was IN
successful.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-27
Little Boom Started.

A new Democratic presidential
boom has started in favor OF Repre-
sentative Oscar w. Underwood. OF
Alabama, chairman Of the committee
on ways and means. This boom has
the backing Of the Alabama delega-
tion in congress, each and every man
of whom has declared that 1t Will
grow to formidable proportions be-
fore many days have passed.
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Both Pass Away.

Mr.. Ellie Hyatt, young farmer
2S years old, died at his home al
Lucknow, in Lee county, Monday af
ternoon, after being i'll for the past
few days. Within one hour after
he had breathed his last his wife
Mrs. Mollie Hyatt. died of heart fail
ure. The remains of both were bur
led near Lucknow.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-27
First New Bale.

The first bale of the 1911 cotton
CT 2n to be marketed was brought to
McRac, Ga, by T. ]. Smith. of that
county. 1t weighed an even five hun
dred pounds, and was bought for Is
cents a pound by T. w. Both. 1t was
a remarkably fine staple, grown from
a specially developed early seed.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-27
After Land Sharks.

A hand book for the guidance OF
land suckers is a book 10 be published
by the immigration commissioners
from nineteen states. The purpose IS
to protect unwary investors against
the operations of land sharks and
oily promoters. Promotion commit"
tees" will probably be Investigated. j
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-27

inform Congress whether or not his
department did issue the advance es-
innate attributed to it in the news
papers: if so. why such an estimate
was permitted; and what fluctuations
in the cotton market have follo7'o1
The publication of the estimate.
There is no telling what may grow
out of this incident, emphasizing as
It does the looseness with which the
department Of agriculture is being
operated under the existing system of
control. :. .!....
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-27
TRIED no END HIS DAYS.
Barnwell Man Wanted to Cut His
Own Throat.

Jerry Smelling, a son of the late
Capt. Jerry Smelling, of Smelling, and
a brother of John X. Smelling, judge
of probate for Barrwell county, at
tempted to commit suicide at his
home at Snellings Monday morning
by cutting his throat with knife.
He succeeded in making several cuts
in his throat, none Of them sufficient
ly deep, however, to cause death. He
was carried to Barnwell as quickly as
possible and given medical aid. He
is now resting quietly. No reason
has been assigned for the act.