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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26
BOY KIDNAPS HIMSELF
14-YEAR-OLD JERSEY LAD HAS AN
EASY MONEY PLAN.
After Boy Twice Gets Ransom His
Father Pays to Release Him From
Ferocious Black Hand Bandits, the
Youngster Is Caught in Trap.

White Horse, N. J.-"Johnny" Elder,
14-year-old son Of Joseph Elder, has
been envied by the boys in this neigh
borhood for the last few months be-
cause of the notoriety he received
when two supposed attempts were
made to kidnap him and owing to
the large amount of money he was
able to exhibit. Now, however, the
tables are turned because of several
severe spankings and public knowl-
edge of the fact that Johnny success
FULLY kidnapped" himself twice, re-
seiving ransoms on both occasions.
The boy was making a third effort
to make his family believe he was in
the hands Of bandits or Black Hand
ers when he was discovered.
About six months ago Johnny" dis
appeared and his father found this
note pinned to the front door of his
home:
I'VE hav kidnap you boy John and
we will xii him if yer donnt put fifty
nallars in tn back shed for us to-
night"
Mr.. Elder was so badly frightened
that he believed the best policy to
pursue was to leave the money in the
shed and keep the affair to himself un-
til the boy was returned He was
even afraid to go near the shed after
he left the money there, thinking, per-
haps, his presence might brighten the
kidnapers and prevent the return Of
his son. He found the money gone
next morning and few hours later
Johnny" appeared with a tale that
would have made Diamond Dick
blush.
Mr.. Elder believed the story, which
was that the youngster had been car
ried away by three giant-like men,
who tortured him, threatened to burn
him at the stake and then tied him to
the limb Of great tree over night.
The boy was unable to tell where
he had been taken or give good de-
scription Of the alleged kidnapers. He
found himself hero and was delight
ed at the treatment accorded him by
relatives and the boys and girls of
the village.
Johnny" disappeared two months
later, and the father again found a
roughly penciled note pinned to the
door. This time the amount asked
was $25. The money was left in the
shed and Johnny" put in an appear
ance, but his parent was becoming
little suspicious. although the boy was
unaware Of 1t.
The youngster decided 1t was time
for third kidnapping and disappeared
after leaving another note for his
father.
Mr.. Elder consulted Constable
James Jackson and the two went to
the shed where the money was sup
posed to be left. Just before dawn
a little form entered the shed. It
was Johnny" and he was made
captive. He confessed that he had
been kidnapping himself and that he
had saved much of the money his
father had left for the kidnapers. in
tending to use 1t to go west, where
he could fight Indians" Johnny now
70 nfc r1ano1o CT
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26
STUBBORN ECZEMA ON HANDS

Some nine years ago I noticed
small pimples breaking out on the
back of my hands. They became very
irritating, and gradually became
worse, so that l could not sleep at
night. 1 consulted physician who
treated me long time, but it got
worse, and could not put my hands
in water. / was treated at the hos
pital and it was just the same. I was
told that it was a very bad case Of
eczema. Well, I just kept on using
everything that I could for nearly
eight years until I was advised to try
Cuticura Ointment. I did so, and I
found after few applications and by
bandaging my hands well up that the
burning sensations were disappearing,
I could sleep we'll, and did not have
any itching during the night l began
after while to use Cuticura Soap for
q wash for them, and think by using
the Soap and Ointment I was much
benefited. stuck to the Cuticura
treatment, and thought If I could use
other remedies for over seven years
with no result, and after only having
a few applications and finding ease
from Cuticura Ointment. thought it
deserved a fair trial with a severe
and stubborn case. I used the Oint-
ment and Soap for nearly six months,
and / am glad to say that 1 have
hands as clear as anyone.
ut is my wish that you publish this
letter to all the world, and If anyone
doubts 1t, let them write me and I
will give them the name Of my physi-
clan, also the hospital I was treated
at" (Signed) Miss Mary A. Bentley,
SO University ST., Montreal, Que.
Sept. IA, 1910.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26

with strings of pearls and brilliants,
which effect Is very new and exceed
ingly cachet Gold and silver cords
are used in the same manner and with
good results. Garlands of tiny roses
threaded through the careless locks
of young buds is one of the prettiest
garnishments in use just now.
One Of the recent innovations is the
chignon made of waved combings
woven to flexible wire frame. The
long strands of hair were interlaced
into each other and the short ends
swathed across the front and the
others arranged around the lower part
of the chignon, forming a fat double
swath effect over the ears. The back
hair projected several inches and
seemed to be merely big, loose coil.
This style Is one Of the newest eff
fects for day wear. The same founda-
ton is employed in the making Of
curled arrangements for evening. An
other becoming chignon for the day is
made of a four-strand braid of mod
erately long hair. The cunning
method Of interlacing is the redeem
ing feature of this one, the completed
effect of which is mass of smooth.
glossy plaits.
Artificial rolls, puffs and inner POM
padours, sometimes called transforma-
tions, are almost extinct, as nearly all
the smart coiffures are perfectly fiat.
with the hair resting close to the
head A tiny parting on the left side
forms one of the very becoming ef-
fects. The line does not extend very
far back on the head and on either
side little curls fall over the brow.
Women who are fortunate enough to
have a natural cowlick are to be con-
graduated, for this little freak of ma
ture helps wonderfully in affecting
the desired line with the side part
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26
Woman May Go to Parliament.

Miss Margaret Mcmillan of London,
England, who has been visiting the city
schools of America, has been one of
the managers of the public schools of
London. and was for several years a
member of the board of education of
Bradford, England. She has been
talked of for the first woman member
OF parliament If the suffragists ever
win the ballot. She says that nothing
has ever united the classes in England
like this common interest. Women
have been in politics for forty years, in
England, she says, and If a man is a
candidate his wife does most of the
: electioneering.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26
HHorse Sense +"

If you can't get competent black
smith to shoe the horses, they are
better off without any The cause of
most hoof troubles may be traced
back to ill-fitted shoes.
Are you simply feeding the horses
TO keep them alive this winter, or are
you feeding and caring for them with
an eye to their good flesh and useful
ness when next springs work opens
up?
What sane man would attempt to
extinguish fire with fire? Yet, some
supposedly intelligent men try to
take the fear out of frightened
horse by the use of whip-lash and
loud, threatening language.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26
Family Preserves.

The following receipt was sent tc
the editor of country newspaper who
had established a household column
1t was evidently given by a person OF
experience:
To make a good jam: Place one
finger, or possibly two, lightly on the
upper edge Of an open desk or bureau
drawer, close the drawer quickly with
the other hand, and keep closed 70,
two or three seconds.
Open it, remove the finger or fin
gers. adding plenty of intersections
This recipe has been tried by every
member of my family, and has never
failed.-Youth's Companion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26
Two Wives, But No Penalty.

New York.-Although Charles W.
Harrer is bigamist, and admits it, he
cannot be freed from either wife nor
punished for the offense. In court here
he admitted marrying Jennie Green In
Newark, N. j., in 1898, and Edna
Cooper in New York in 1904. His con-
fession is useless because it cannot be
corroborated, neither wife having ap-
peared to accuse him.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26
Homemade Present.

A row Of hand-embroidered scallops
to trim a corset is not an unaccept-
able gift for frieIG. Just enough to
apply to neck and armhole (but
enough without doubt is a reason
able amount to make. Get handker-
chief linen and stamp upon it tiny seal
Tops, with an eyelet in each In every
alternate scallop, If simplicity is the
roint you strive for. This bit of hand
work. perfectly padded. buttonholed,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26
Fatal Note to Santa Claus.

Paragould, Ark.-Her belief that
notes sent up the chimney to Santa
Claus would bring the desired pres
ents resulted in the death of f1ve-year-
old Mildred Wilccockson. Alone in
the room, the child sent note up
the chimney of the fire place. Her
dress caught fire and she was fatally
burned before assistance arrived.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26

Sheep are nervous animals and of
rather delicate constitutions, and suf-
fer more from bad ventilation and
overcrowding than any other animal
on the farm. 1t Is mistake, there
fore, to confine sheep during the win.
ter in close quarters. If kept dry
their fieeces will keep them warm.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26
sa,..+;,c a Rooster

If you intend to keep males for
breeding DIETER buy good rooster
from someone else, thought, select
one cockerel for each dozen pullets
Pick out the most masculine appear
ing bird in the lot. He should be a
good fighter, strong. vigorous and
active. Keep these breeders by them
selves until three weeks before you
begin to save the eggs for Matching;
then change the males in the breed
ing pens every week.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26
Bride Wouldn't Boil Ham Bone.

Cherokee, Okla--Mrs. Alice Kend-
rick. a young bride, has been given q
divorce from her husband, Thomas
Kendrick, on a charge that practical
ly amounts to excessive stinginess.
The husband refused to give her
money for chocolate and cocoanut for
cakes. and also upbraided her for re-
fusing to boil the ham bones. He de-
clared she pared the good meat on
and threw the bone away, which was
extraYagance.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26
Pork Production.

Young pigs are SO partial toward
foods rich in protein that they will
acquire an excess of that element If
given an opportunity, thereby stunt
ing their growth.
Pork production as a speciality is
just becoming recognized. For many
years the hog has to a large extent
been by-product of the feed lot
wherein beef production was the
standby.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26
Long Time Coming.

Real College Boy (waiting for his
change in department store)-Thls
suspense is simply maddening, Esme-
RADIO! Hadn't you better start
tracer after my change?
Saleswoman (meanly, but sweetlyl
Just like money from home, isn't 1t,
Archibald ?-Drake Delphic.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26

f.42N NHI WOulQ U0 Ia AhOoO civ
MSw must have her hair dressed
AMW to be very glossy and
smooth without the friv-
olous frizzes that have
been a part of the couture for so long.
American women are approaching
more every year the smartness OF the
French woman's faultless colnure.
The heads of Parisiennes always look
as If their owners had just stepped
from the hairdresser's. Even the lit
tie shop girls appear on the streets
and at their places of business, COLI
fured in the latest fashion, and the
arrangement is quite as perfect as
that seen on the patrons they walt
upon. It is a sort of natural art with
French women to arrange their
tresses becomingly and without a
single hair out of place. This is ac-
comp!ished without the aid OF nets,
but in many instances brilliantine is
employed. sometimes indiscrim1nate-
ly.
Like the locks of hair, the band
Iu6L LWluGS dDOuL TIE ACdu IL Sio0oAS
fashion is of the hair itself and is
smooth and glossy. This particular
effect is typical of French fashions OF
the present time and is far more be-
coming to the average woman than
the ribbon bands that have been used
of late. The strap-like band is shown
to best advantage in couture where
the back hair is arranged in soft ring
let-puffs and the strap of the hair
around the front is as natural in its
effect as if it had grown there. Such
hairdressing is not easy to accom-
plish, but it is sensible, unless mass
of false hair protrudes at the back.
Prevailing Evening Style.
Ribbon and jeweled bands crossing
each other, and the back, built out
with loose puffs and curls of the
Marie Antoinette type, is stunning
style for evening, but dressing that
few women can achieve from the nat
ural product Of their own heads.
Twists Of gauze or tulle are favored
fancy for simple evening coiffures !;
while with many handsome evening
costumes one sees the locks threaded
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26
\. II Anv wonder He n;ed

Columbus. Ind.-G. H. harrington,
aged seventy-five years, a wealthy
farmer, died at his home here recent
ly. He never used tea, coffee, tobac-
CO nor intoxicating liquors, and 1t Is
also claimed for him that he was
never profane. never attended show
and never danced.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26
Ozark AppIes.

An apple grower in the Ozark coun-
try, Missouri, has placed an order for
20 keep off frost and prevent destroy
ing his apple buds early in the spring.
de used 10000 burners last spring
Eith success.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26

Ravenna, ON compliance with
the last wish of her mother, Miss
Addie Chapman WAS married TO Glenn
e. Cotton beside the open grave Of
Mrs. Chapman, and by the same min
lister that a moment before had read
the burial service. The dual serv.
ices occurred in the cemetery here.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26
stnrinn Fruits.

Nothing equals the old well as sum
mer storage for fruits, butter and
cooked things. If near the house buil6
dumb waiter to lower the food dowr
to the waters edge, but have it in
closed SO that nothing can drop OF.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26
AGED sleep Walker Frozen to be

Aged Sleep Walker Frozen to Death.
Milwaukee, Wis.-Sitting motion
less on a cake of ice on the lake front,
her head bowed forward so that
searchers thought she was gazing out
over Lake Michigan, Mrs. Ferdinand
Caeser, aged seventy years, was
found frozen to death. 1t is believed
she left her home while walking In
her sleep.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26

eyeleted and then cut out, pressed and
mounted upon colored tissue paper,
Will not be scorned by the friend in
need or the woman who never embroi
ders. 1t is entirely applicable to the
next corset cover md easily done a.
that
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26
Virtues In a Friend.

Every man is ready to give in a
long catalogue of those virtues and
good qualities he expects to find in
the person of a friend; but very few
,of us are careful to cultivate them In
ourselves.-Punshion
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26

The next time you feel that swallowing.
sensation, the sure sign of sore throat.
gargle Hamlins Wizard Oh Immediately
with three parts water. 1t will save you,
days and perhaps weeks of misery.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26

There's one little satisfaction when
a man falls sick, it makes his wife re-
pent of her i'll treatment of him. Don't
work the game too often, however.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26

DR.. Pierces Pleasant Pellets first put up,
40 years ago. They regulate and invigor-
ate, stomach liver and bowels. Sugar.
coated tiny granules.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26
Important to Mothers
His Wife.

What do you do for living, Mose?"
Use de manager OBJ laundry"
Whats the name Of this laundry?''
Eliza Ann
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26

Your tracts to the Hottentots may
count for little compared with your
acts to your own washerwoman.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26
LARGEST Stone Statue.

Japan has the largest stone statue
in the world. figure forty-four feet
high.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26

Avoid pushing to the front by going
back on your friends.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26

altitude to sea level proved too much
for me and I became afflicted with Ca
tarrh and cold in the head. and general
debility to such an extent as to almost
lncapacitate me for attending to my
duties.
ST was induced to try Peruna, and
after taking several bottles in small
doses 1 am pleased to say was entire
Iy restored to my former normal condi-
ton and have ever since recommended
the use of Peruna to my friends"
Ask Your Druggist for Free Perun&
Almanac for 1871.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26
PROMINENT
ODD FELLOW
Bad Case of Catarrh and Other
Complications. Fully Re-
stored by Peruna.

Mr.. Chas. L..
Sauer, Grand.
Scribe. Grand.
E n campment
]. o. 0. F., Of
Texas, writes
from San An
tonic. Texas:
Nearly two.
y e ars ago I
a G c e p t e d a
po s ition as
secretary and
ire a surer Of
one Of the
! e a d ing dry
goods estab-
lishnents of
G. alv e s t on.
T e x a s. The
o u d d Q n.
change from a.
bi0h and dry
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets
Druggists refund money if 1t fails to cure. e.. w
GROVES signature is on each box. 25c.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26

EW York; madam
would be a la mode she
must have her hair dressed
to be very glossy and
smooth without the friv-
o1oua frizzes that have
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-19
j. 7. RYAN MAKES
GIFT OF $4,000
Builder of Richmond Cathedral
Gives Secretly for Gibbons
Memorial

Baltimore. Md. November 1s.-Car-
dinal Gibbons is still trying to re-
cover from the surprise he got when
prosperous looking man walked into
the archiepiscopal residence. on North
Charles street. Thursday and placed
in the prelate's hand $4,000 for the
founding of chair in the Gibbons
Memorial Hall of the Catholic Uni
versity in Washington.
One of the stipulations OF the gift
was that the donors name be- kept
an absolute secret. He did not give a
check lest his name might become
fifty one thousand dollar bills.
e Newspaper men learned from other
sources that the donor was named
Ryan. and that he was interested In
the diocese OF Richmond Chancellor
Gavan denied that the donor was the
wealthy New York man who gave the
funds for the Richmond cathedral. BY
process Of elimination there was
suggested the name of James T. Ryan,
Of 11a0 North FQrtieth strset, Phil
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-19
MARRIAGE ANDART
AS OIL AND WATER
They Won't Mix, and Cavalieri
Has No More Wifely
Ambitions.
Especial Gable to Tho rin.s-pl.patch. /

Paris. November ls.--President Mo-
nler. OF the Palace OF Justice. to-day
issued official papers inviting Robert
n. Chanler, of New York. and Lima
Cavalieri-Chanlsr. OF Paris to meet
face to face in his court November IS.
The invita tions we're issued in ac-
cordance with the French law. which
requires that parties to divorce suits
be given a last chance to make up.
This is called the act OF reconcilia-
ton. The Judge fears IL is useless In
the present case, but he must comply
with the code OF Napoleon. Sheriff
Chanler and the diva both have said
they Will not accept the invitation.
President Moniers invitation Ia the
second act of the. divorce procedure in
France. AS both are impulsive and
romantic. President Monier is most
anxious tho PARTIES shoulS enact a re-
Cancellation scene. He Gays hs hal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-19
WOMEN JURORS DEFY
a CALIFORNIA JUSTICE

Los Angeles, Cal, November 49,
Laies OF the jury, the court lnstructs
you to return verdict nnding THIS
oel eHdant not guilty tine CRIME. as
Charged in the complaint"
Justice Melrose, Oh Iropico. so in
slructeo the women jury That tried
george w. Sears on charge OF with
ho!oing wages from an empioye long
ef IMAM the time prescribed py law
me twelve women tiled out OF the
courtroom, each wearing an expression
or sympathy for the young plalntln.
CALVIN Enoch, aged fifteen. VINO wept
when he told Oh toiling TOR the de-
tendant. When they returned, Fore
man Myra siiuey announced the de-
leAdant Guilty as charged
The court gasped as he asked why
the jury should olsobey his instruc-
lions. Mrs. Snuey explained she and
her fellow jurors deciaed according to
their own Judgment. Judge NIeirose
refused TO accept the verdict and re-
neWe his instructions
This raised IL storm One woman
said: What did you bring as in here
for IL you were going 10 take the
matter away from us?"
Another declared: eve were i'm
pahelled to hear and decide this case
and were going to do 1t. We believe
Tho man guilty. He didn't pay hal
as much as he ought and there should
Do way to punish him.
Reluctantly they returned to the
jury room. The form OF verdict was
made out as. the judge directed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-19

| known even scolding end swearing
husbands and wives when brought To-
gether for tie reconciliation scene, to
KISS ard make up and live happily
ever after.
The first act in the divorce drama
TOOK place yesterday. when Cavaltert.
/ accompanied by her lawyer. Alber.
Clemenceau. brother OF the former
Prime Minister, George Clemencea,.
went 10 President Monier's court ia
press the divorce proceedings. SUR
dued expressions of admiration were
| heard as Cavalieri. enveloped in a
gorgeous sable mantle. tripped lightly
across thu hall
The diva says she has lost In every
! way by her marriage with CHAMBER
! financially. on account OF the giving
up her engagements; artistically. by
+ reason OF scandals resulting from tha
union. and socially. by marrying =
man beneath her.
! She says marriage and art src like
oil and water--they won't raix-and
she declares from this on she Is only
going TO be an artist. with no wifsly
ambiticns
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-19
NEW ROADS INSPECTED.
Wal Be Accepted After Certain Re,
pairs. Are Ninde.

ISpecIeI 10 The TIMES Dispatchl
idfrS. T&iBcl, &S IL $sssS ), KS&y' s5S
Or; ". a. Harris, OF the Board of
tnelio Roads in Spotsylvania, with
Assistant highway Commissioner G. j.
Coleman, of Richmond. inspected the
newly constructed permanent good
ROADS In Spotsylvania county, one
l"idinS from this city to Spotsylvania
courthouse and the other to Ma ssa
ponox.. and found them satisfactory,
with the exception that certain slight
repairs arc TO be made by the con-
accepted,
Rev. r. S. Litsinger, of the Diocese
ot Maryland, has accepted the charge
~ Christ Episcopal Church at Spot
tylvania Courthouse and ST. George's
chapel In Spotsylvania county. He
Will also be assistant to Rev r. j.
McBryde, D. D, rector OF ST. Georges
Church. in this civ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-19

has been banner week for the present
season on the local tobacco market.
and prices have ruled well ana farm
ers are well pleased. Good weather for
handling tobacco will greatly increase
the sales from now on, and the ware
mouse firms are guaranteeing high
prices as are being paid anywhere.