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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12
HANDS BURNED LIKE FIRE

II can truthfully say Cuticura Rem.
edies have cured me of four long
years of eczema. About four years
ago l noticed some little pimples
coming on my little finger, and not
giving it any attention, it soon became
worse and spread all over my hands.
If would have them in water for a
long time, they would burn like fire
and large cracks would come. could
lay a pin in them. After using all
the salves / could think of, l went to
three different doctors, but all did
me no good. The only relief got was
scratching.
$50 after hearing SO much about the
wonderful Cuticura Remedies, pu.
chased one complete set, and after
using them three days my hands were
much better. Today my hands are
entirely well, one, set being all used.
(Signed) Miss Eta Narber, r. F. d. 2,
Spring Lake, Mich, Sept. rs, 1910.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment are sold everywhere, a sample
of each, with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to "Cuti-
cura," Dept. 2 l., Boston.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12
WHO'S WHO IN THIS TANGLE?

When Edward +. Nehrik was ar
raigned on a lunacy charge at Day
ton, Ohio, the other day, curious
family relationship developed. Nehrik
Is the father by marriage of the wom-
an once his wife, he is the grandfather
of his own daughter, while his son is
stepfather to the child as we'll as her
brother. Mrs. Nehrik is mother-in-law
to her husband. Mrs. John Nehrik.
divorced wife Of Edward, filed the in
sanity papers against him. In 1900 she
welded Edward Nehrik and by the
union came daughter, Pearl. In
1906 she was granted a divorce decree
and custody of the child. Nehrilz's
son, John, by his first wife, married
his fathers divorced wife, or his own
stepmother. At the hearing the court
declared him sane.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12
VAST RICHES OF CHINA

An astonishing impression of the
variety and popularity of the natural
riches of China is given by the store
houses and factories of the Hankow
export firms. Whereas the export of
tea, the monopoly of few large Rus
sian houses, has for some years re-
NAMED almost stationary. the value
of the export of oil seeds from Han
kow, to take one example of com
parauvely unimportant article, rose
from 3.S million taels in 1907 to 1915
in 1909
Boats bring wood tar from the up
per Yangtze in big round baskets lined
with paper to be refined and remelted
in the factories; they bring astonish
ing masses of the greasy product of
the tallow tree used in European
technical Industries, also cotton and
beans. gallnuts. pigs bristles; also
skins, which are sun dried in the
Yards of the storehouses and packed
by means of hydraulic presses for
sea transport.
Millions of ducks eggs are, during
the few weeks q the season, manu-
featured by the hand labor Of coolie
women and children into masses OF
pure dried yolk and albumen, smelling
like biscuits. The albumen is used in
the Photographic Industry, the yolk
in the European sweet stuff manufac-
ture. On the same bank of the Yang
tse are the new cold storage houses
and the great tobacco. factories of for
eign firms, and near by are ore REIN
cries, In which anthony, lead and
zinc are prepared for export.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12
BIG DEVILS TOWER
Rock Is One of Uncle Sans Ma
ti0naI Monuments.
Gigantic Stone Rises Upward t,25q
Feet From the Level Plain and
Is a Landmark Visible for
Many Miles.

Denver, Colo.--JTnder the act "fOi
the preservation OF American an
tiquities' the United States govern
ment has become custodian of many
remarkable attractions, which have
been grouped under the head of ma
tional monuments, and none or these
Is more wonderful than the little
known DEVILS Tower, In northern
Wyoming.
The Devils Tower Is gigantic
rock. 1850 feet nigh, rising sheer from
the level plain. No doubt 1t is the
product of long ages of wind and wa
ter erosion. 1t can be seen for hum
dreds of miles on all sides, as 1t Is In
a plains country. The rock would be
remarkable even if 1t were In bro
ken and rugged country, but rising as
it does from the open prairie, and
standing like lone sentirel amid the
vast and silent plains, it's weird eff
feet is intellectually heightened.
The Sioux, Cheyennes and Crows,
who made the country surrounding
the DEVILS Tower, their hunting
ground in early days, have many leg
ends about this strange rock. In
later years, when the venturesome
white men began to push across the
northern plains, they utilized he
Devils Tower as a guide post. The
landmark. looming up on the prairie,
served to enMghten many an emf
grant as to his whereabouts.
Under the act of 1906, giving the
government the right to set aside all
such natural curiosities for the bene-
fit of the people, the Devils Tower
was one of the first national monu.
ments created. The Devils Tower
monument consists of about, 1000
acres, and preserves for all time this
landmark The tower is in charge OF
the nearest general land Office. which
is at Cheyenne. Probably it will be
many years before the Devils Tower
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12
IS ALIVE AFTER FUNERAL

After formal funeral services had
been held at his former home in
Washington, and his near relatives
had donned mourning for the man
supposed to have met his fate and
been buried in far-off India, word was
received the other day stating that
Bert r. Elnrick, a widely known and
well-to-do oil man, was alive and we'll
and was planning to start for home
within few days Emrick went to
near Singu, in Upper Burmah, India.
about 10 months ago, for the Burmah
Oil company. Recently word reached
his people by way of the company Of
fees that Emrick had been killed by
breaking of cable at one of the wells.
Ut was afterwards discovered that the
original report of the tragedy was a
mistake.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12

Is generally visited At present 1t is
many miles from railroad and few
people visit it in the course of year.
Those who make the trip, which is
usually done from the little northern
Wyoming town of Sundance, feel
amply repaid for their visit
AS one approaches the Devils Tow,
er his amazement and awe increase.
1t seems incredible that any forces OF
nature could have carved the solitary
monument that rears it's head SO far
above the brown plains. The sides of
the tower rise sheer from the ground,
its sides of limestone being fiuted,
giving it an almost organ-like appear.
ance. The rock presents the same APP
pearance from every side, and to scale
it seems to be an impossibility. 1t Is
said that a. few years ago man and
woman successfully negotiated the as
cent of the Devils Tower, but they
were compelled to drive iron spikes
in the face of the cliff and mount by
suck artificial aids. To ascend the
tower without the use of some such
means would be an impossibility.
Some doubt has been cast on the story
OF the ascent, however, and many
claim that the summit has never been
reached
1t is not unlikely that, in the course
of year or two the government will
send an official expedition to the top
of the Devils Tower monument, and
that stairways and ladders to the sum-
nit will be constructed. Surveys
have been made and it is not impos-
sible to build a series of ladders and
stairways by which the venturesome
may reach the top of the rock.
The Indian legends concerning the
Devils Tower are many. The plain
tribes all regarded the rock with SUI
perstitious awe and the medicine men
ascribed Its construction to the DOW
ers of darkness.a Probably this view
has been echoed by the white men in
christening the rock the Devils Tower.
Indian legends add not little to
the interest surrounding the Devils
Tower. Occasionally the rock Is Wis
tied by Indians from adjoining reser-
vations. the Crows and Cheyennes be-
ing located about 200 miles westward,
while the Sioux stop at the tower
every year on their way from their
agencies In the Dakotas to attend the
Crow Indian fair at Crow agency. Red
men and white united in regarding
the great rock with awe, and pioneers
who remember tae inspiring sight as
they crossed the plains, are glad that
the government has preserved this
great natural monument for the bene
fit of posterity.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12
LOFTY TOWER TELESCOPE

This is the second tower telescope
constructed at the Mount Wilson OBJ
servatory, in California, from new
design by Professor Hale. The first
was 65 feet high. and 1t was SO sue"
cessful that the larger one here shown
was built, which is 150 feet in height.
while the we'll containing the specto-
graph and spectro-heliograph is rs feet.
BY the later instrument photographs
can be taken of the whole face of the
sun. showing the vapors across its
disk. The coelostat and secondary
mirrors are mounted at its top. and
after rejecting from them the suns
light passes vertically downward on
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12
HAS FAN LOST Sc .50.fEERs' AGO

On July. IL, 1861 an ivory. fan, was
lost in Portland. and at that time the
owner advertised the loss, Offering a
reward for the recovery of the fan.
In the notes of Fifty Years Ago To
day" published by, the Portland. Elk.
press. this advertisement was reprint
ed in July. 1911.
The item was read by Mrs. R. N.
Field Of Portland. who recalled that
fifty years ago she had found such
fan. 1t is still IN her possession in
good state of preservation. 1t would
give her great satisfaction to be able
to return the fan to dts owner.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12
POWER OF NIAGARA FALLS

A recent estimate of the amount of
energyslderiyed from Niagara Falls
places it at 27S,140 horsepower. divid-
ed in its applications as follows: El9c-
tro-chemical Industries. 10000: rail-I
way service, $4,000; lighting, $4,000:
various industrial purposes. 54.54v. The
total energy of the falls is estimated
at 100000 horsepower, SO that not
much more than five per cent is at
present utilized
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12
NEEDLE ENDS LONG TRIP

A pair of tweezers were used the
other day by Edmund C. Gaskill, a
lawyer of Atlantic City, to remove a
needle that had been in his body
twenty-three years. 1t had worked its
way from his knee to his shoulder.
He found 1t there when bathing the
shoulder in the belief he had rheuma-
tism When eight years old, Gaskill
fell against his mother, who was sew
ing, and the needle was jabbed deep
in his knee. A doctor failed to find it.
1t was forgotten when the puncture
healed. That the needle took SO long
in working through his body may be
explained by the fact that be is six
feet eight inches tall.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12
Only . Moose.

The modern woman isn't bluff,"
asserted Mrs. Gobbolink, looking up
from her newspaper. This suffrage
movement he's more in it than mere
ideas The new woman is brave and
fearless. Here is story of woman
up in Canada who killed mouse. It
seems that She"
.'Impossible!" interjected Mr.. Cob
bolink There must be some mis-
take-read it again"
Mrs Gobbolink searched out the
paragraph and then blushed wildly.
"How stupid of me-" she stammered.
Il did make a mistake. It wasn't a
mouse she killed-nothing but a
moose"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12
LAMPS in HARNESS

An interesting attraction in one Of
the European geological gardens is a
pair of tame llamas that draw passen-
gers about the grounds. They are de.
clared to be the only creatures of their
kind in Europe that have been trained
for this purpose. The animals draw
a light carriage and at recent test it
was shown that they could easily pull
load of $50 pounds. They are quite
docile and readily answer to the rein.
In their native Andes they are the
beasts of burden
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12
SOME CURIOUS TREES

Every once in awhile some place or
sther claims to possess the banner
frnak tree in the world. In little
Ohio city, for example, a tree seed
once lodged itself in a church spire
and has grown to be tall tree. Again,
In a planning mill in the midwest, a
man cutting tree let his eye rest on
the shingles as they fell to one side
Suddenly he saw one which bore the
perfect impress of monks head, with
The cap extended out over the face.
1uperstitious laborers believed that
monk sat near the tree during thun-
DER storm, and that the lightning sill
houetted the profile.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12
Cement ak No. z

Newspapers print near
ly every day the story of
some fire disaster involv-
ing the complete destruction
Of great property values and
sometimes the loss of human
lives. The annual fire losses Of the
United States are measured by the
millions; in fact, it is stated that over
two hundred and fifty million dollars
worth of property was wiped out by fire in
the United States last year. While it is true
that the precautions to prevent fire and fire
fighting systems are often inadequate, tho
main trouble lies in .fimy, noa-frrprOof
building contribution. Experience has proved
that hteproof construction is both practicable
and economical. In some industries hreproof
building is compelled by law. Reinforced
concrete has come to the front as the most
important agent in building against fire. The
use of csmsnt in building is becoming more
and more common, due to its hreproofness,
durability and economy. When buildingany-
thing from the back porch steps to an Office
building, concrete construction may be safely
adopted. The use of UniUer5aI Portland
Cement in the concrete will insure cemsnt oftho
best quality possible to manufacture. Unipsr-
sal is handled everywhere by the best dealers
UNIVERSAL PORTLAND CEMENT co.
IL w. ADAMS STREET. CHICAGO
ANNUAL OUTPUT 100000 BARRELS
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12

A favorite talisman among the Mo
hammedans Is the Lid ell FatiIna"--
the hand of Fatima. Mahcmet must
have reproduced In silver the hand of
hts favorite daughter, of that Fatima
through whom his blood has descended
even to our days. for ever since then
every Mohammedan. and especially
every Mohammedan woman, has al
ways worn a silver hand. The greater
the glory of the saint who consecrated
it, the more intense the magic pow
er of the relic over those who put
themselves under it's protection.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12
FEEDS CHICKENS BY PHONE

Hnrye Myers, superintendent of the
Nsaeca (Mo) telephone system. keeps
chickens and feeds them by telephone.
he has. fixed up a..box in the chicken
house with drop door in the bottom
If it. In this he places feed. The
,atch that holds the door is placed
q 9 sene'sivs affair and is connected
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12
GOING TO COLLEGE AT 80

Mrs. A. d. Winship of Racine, Wis.
Is the oldest university student in the
United States. When Mrs. Winship
was seventy-eight years old she en-
tered the University of Ohio. She Is
now eighty years of age, and has COM
pleted her freshmen and sophomore
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12

bird passes its winters in the heart
Of Africa, and in summer it is seen
everywhere in Europe, in Asia and
even in Greenland. 1t has never been
known to travel to North America
from Greenland by way of England,
the Farce islands and Iceland. The
bird does not know any. itinerary that
has not been laid out by the birds Of
it's species in the past. 3:
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12
TOMMY MURPHY.

The great horseman who is winning
most Of the big races for fast trotters
2:OSH says: "SPOHN'S DISTEMP
CURE is the best remedy for all forms of
Distemper and coughs have ever known.
have used 1t number of years." All
druggists or send to manufacturers. Soc
and ST. q bottle. Spohn Medical Co., Chem
ists Goshen. Ind, u. s. A.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12

to the telephone system. When pm.
arrives Mr.. Myers sticks in plug and
presses a button the same way opera
tors do when they ring up your home
or place of business. Then the catch
on the feed box moves back, the door
drops down, the feed falls to the floor
and the chickens are fed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12
Ills Idea.

IAN Ahkound is the best man Of his
kind, isn't he, pop?"
II believe so, son."
Then. pop, If l kill more flies than
all the other fellows, will be an
Ahkound of Swat?"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12
Mules Greed Cost Its Life.

York. Pa.-Tle greed of a mule
owned by Leo Hollinger. chief of the
r,allastown fire department. brought
the animal to an untim5ly end. Hol-
linger found it hanging over the par
titicn separating its stall from the
main barn floor. strangled to death by
IS hitching strap The sight of an
en- fesd bin close by is believed to
MED The mule 70 leap over
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12
BIRD THAT is CONSERVATIVE

AS indicative of the conservative ma
ture of birds, a writer walls attention
to the habit Of the gray ysagtail, which
offers a striking example of the unde-
WAITING fight OF certain species. This
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12

The Pure Food Law stopped the sale
of hundreds of fraudulant medicines. They
could not stand investigation. Hamlins
Wizard Oil has stood the test OF investi-
gation for nearly sixty years.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12
sion The pain.

The hurt of burn or cut stops wher
Coles Carbolisalve is applied. 1t heals
quickly and prevents scars. Csc 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, 1911-10-12

years. Her speciality was psychology
At summer school this year Mrs. Win
ship won a prize for excellence in hes
studies. ~ .-~
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, Csc bottle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12
Important 10 nnothera

If man owes lot to his wife it's
because she is a poor collector.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12

God is closer to us than any trou-
Bile can be.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12

It's one kind of tough luck to strike
oil when boring for water.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12

A wise youth never expresses his
love for an heiress G. o. d.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12
Unfortunate Man.

A tourist in the mountains of Ten
nessee once had dinner with queru-
lous old mountaineer who yarned
about hard times for Is minutes at a
stretch. why, man. said the tour
ist, you ought to be able to make
lots of money shipping green corn to
the northern market" Eyes, / orter.'
was the sullen reply. You have the
land" l suppose, and can get the
seed" Yes, I guess So" Then why
don't you go into the speculation?
NO use. stranger" sadly replied the
cracker; "the old woman is too lazy
to do the plowin' and plantin.'
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12

Some men never reach the top be
cause the elevator isn't running.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12

The more a woman runs after q
man the easier it is For her not to
catch him
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-12

ANNUAL OUTPUT 100000 BARRELs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25

10, he can stock practically lor
n s Sp' C :In,l, pumping. he's crazy. crazy
- hin ron sb5all have an income
P G.lig chance anu ! '''
! ,ly- / commented,
.enis si an'9,y call a bluff.
coSc[ pla'II' I'm standing pat, 10
p blufhiis5 I'm taking The chance
Ime Anu ~ this work of YOURS
II . sas silly -a''"''''
the chi of the wide
lray, van, am incglcc,ne NY duties ,S
esst gI3 or, nv tncnts were apt TO
'ii'' Sse prospect o., gong ~, a1'N a,J ~
s.,ie lie 10 and B ..... ''' '''''
soaled ne. ne, toto .r. ',. ] stam-
'. .ecing JOS ana, II >-,, ,S5'C',,
On. Ds. .%,- I know .u- IT'S my
81 i'' llo' w. ,''' back 90 .-rss as they
l ,s9i-l ,-io Ci mean ... YOU want
an ), ,.' ms. being N- paid ser
-ch2- She ass.
omitted. ,...- ..... fora mo-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25

S"iiN' SlUllcd 10. "Grcuzc made so
many heads, didn't he3 Is the Lely next to
1t genuine"
ayes.
us that a Nclasqucz, or copv?" Hap
asked her, and indicated the disputed picture
before which We were sitting.
Il don't know 10 replied I'D say" she
chose her distance and looked at it long
time, copy
Its Disputed John told her. give ex-
pcrts say II isn't; twelve say it is. Fred
MIR. Hazard believed it was an original and
bought it.
The old gcezcr used to frighten me when
was "a kid, Hap remarked; but ne doesn't
seem SO fierce now. His cves.alwavs looked
so-wcn clean through YOU know, 'balcful.'
ID novelist would say. Id call them watcrv
now. lie regarded the old gcozer suilingly.
Pleasant looking customer, isn't hc?"
81 hate TO meet him up dark alley.
John laughed
That's a copy. isn't it," asked 10. and
pointed to picture on the opposite wall.
No, real Nandykc," John replied.
I'll qui, guessing 10 exclaimed: but She
crossed the room and stood for a long time
before the Nandvkc.
"Arcnt YOU afraid % leave M these
beautiful pictures here in the countrv2~ she
asked finally, coming back TO where they
were
They are insured" Hap answered.
Against fire or thcft2"
Fire. No one wants TO steal them. No
one has an opportunity I'd ike to see a
tmet get away with that big fellow! Jenkins
SITS on the steps al winter with a gun.
Are thCN protected now"
We'll not with q gun. There's no need
when we are here"
HAP ticd the cardroom door as we de
seconded. 1t gave to his touch and
swung open. He switched on the lights and
looked about The room was quite in order
/ couldn see any cause for the quicker be-
tween his eyes He lighted cigarette and
smoked II though,fullv as we descended the
stairs. He smoked where ne pleased The
had learned 10 put the ashes in his pocket.
Occasionally he would remove his cigarette
from his lips. regard the lighted end in
tenly, then smile or frown and smoke
again. ! watched the performance highly
amused.
y clue. Monsieur Lecocq'" 7 whispered.
I'm fool, he replied. I'm letting nv
Imagination run away with me-"
81 can prove an alih this time" pursued
tilppan,y. 81 haven't been in the cardroom
for ID month.
please don't Dear, be said quickly
He was quite serious about IT, \ silly
lump got into my throat. My feelings were
always near the surface when he was serious
l glanced up and me-, that look in his eyes
was never going To- be able % take care If.
ssNN u
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25
The Wearer of b. V. ID. Is Cool
and Looks Cool.

" and "a " -ro' hcd " from
1ain this dav-lonp c00lHess
Shirt, Knee Length Drawers
10 and I,~-crirg pcrspiration.
he kr He,0 irriiGie. The
j 81 give mhltlr ease and d
!. Y d quality 20 material
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25

& MNEK neat o. en- plague him He keeps a Geo. bot
- rising loI the day TO retiring for the night Y5 can
ana .o"~l o\ caring Loose Fitting " D. Coat Cut IND,
and Union Suits They food YOUR body with rh air. barshng
Inc ne| o,fn fabric expressly chosen for their 20
ooy garments expressly be- loose fitting nf-tr bud
delightful sense Of body freedom v D ,zcs are exact
and care of making crdafHs.