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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21

was not until Charles Goodyear dis
covered how to vulcanize rubber that
the rubber industry amounted to any
thing
The impression that visitor to a
rubber goods factory carries away
with him is one of a lot of rollers that
seem to be doing nothing but tearing
to pieces and rolling up into shape,
over and over again, the rubber as it
develops from it's crude to it's final
composition. Some rollers are cold,
some are hot; some are wet, some
are dry; some fitted with calenders
that impress pattern on the finished
sheets, and others seem little more
than laundry machines Crude rub
Der has to be cleaned. 1t is softened
in boiling water for an hour or so
and then run between two rolls, one
Of which revolves little faster than
the other. Over both of these there
plays a steady stream of water.
The rubber comes out in long, fiat
sheets and is carried into drying
rooms, where the air is kept in con-
slant motion by fans. Every bit of
moisture must be removed, and this
takes sometimes as much as two
weeks. When thoroughly dried the
rough sheets go 70 other machines,
from which they emerge soft and
smooth. After having been thoroughly
rolled the rubber is compounded with
various ingredients 1itharpp and whit
ing being the two commonest. Then
it is sent under still other rollers and
kneaded' and worked together into a
homogeneous mass. If the rubber is
combined with a textile fabric the rub
Der and cotton cloth go through an
other series of rollers, entering separ
ately, but coming out as one.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21
DRINK BILL is LARGE

TO GS7,500,000 ($437, 500,000), which,
therefore, represents drink bill of a
little over IL years. The annual inter
est and charges on the public debt
amounted in 1908 to G3,413,62S ($17,.
O6S, 100), or G2 IS. sd. ($10.56) per
head; so that the drink bill for one
year is within a million of double the
amount named.
However, we are not singular in this
respect. There are others, and they
are very nearly as bad-some of them
in fact are worse. Among the lat.
ter are Queensland with G3 los. 10d
($1S.42) per head; New Zealand, e3
lbs. Id. ($1774) and England, eS
LIS. id. ($17.5S) The United Kingdom,
on the whole, however, is Is 3d. GO
cents) per head below our standard,
Scotland and South Australia being
about on par G2 13s. 3D. ($1292),
and 92 14s. Cd ($13.22) per head re-
spectively. Victoria is also below us
with G3 rs. Cd. ($16.4S) per head, as
against our 93 los, Cd. ($1713).
Canon Boyce draws special attention
to the fact that the drink bill in the
no license districts of New Zealand is
only les. 4d. (s3.92) per head, sig
nificant fact if the figures are correct.
We do not wonder at Queensland
heading the list, because the climate is
so hot in the summer months that
liquor vending of all descriptions must
be a roaring trade.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21
SEPARATE SKIRT A NECESSITY
Many Materials From Whish to
Choose, but Garment Must 5a in
II Ones Wardrobe. ~

-
If you would proht by the example
of French tailors, you will ordey sep
arate skirts of one of the following
materials:
First, doublefaced cloth thaG has
leaped into important place is being
used. 1t practically trims itself, and
will be very popular for this econom-
ical reason. 81"
Then there are cheviots and serges
for lightweight models, and all colors
are in vogue, the neutral shades and
dark blue leading.
Heavy fancy suitings are very popu-
lar. The English tweeds and mixed
suitings are having a tremendous
favoritism shown them by the leading
houses. ~
Tailored skirts are not so straight in
outline, many showing slashed effects
at the side, and all are made walking
length.
Some have slightly raised waist
band, so that no belt is needed, while
others show a normal line, with
stitched band attached to the skirt.
On others, a back panel is attached
with modified front edge that ex-
tends toward the front, thus forming
belt or girdle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21
Germany Wants Them to People the
New Territory She Got Through
France.

Berlin.-Dr Nekes, an authority on Al
RIGA, has found in the neighborhood of
new German territory surrendered by
France tribe he describes as 1.-THE
people of the future assigning to
them practically all the civilized vir-
tues, as we'll as original strength and
manliness.
The new nation is branch of the
mighty Fang race called Jaunde. They
number half million now, and are
rapidly increasing. The whole ma
ton is pushing westward from its ma
tive region near the sources of the
White Nile.
DR.. Nekes says the people are amaz-
ingly intelligent, very powerful physi-
cally, are fond of work and have an
astonishingly rich language, in which
they can impress in native idiom the
most modern ideas of the most mod
ern things-such as cigars and tel
ephones.
They are divided into three social
classes-freemen, freedmen and slaves
captured in war. Their religion con-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21
Tuiare County to Have Law Declar
ing Parasite a Public
Nuisance.

Visalia--No sentiment attaches to
mistletoe in Tulare county since, fol-
lowing a detailed report by the horti-
cultural commissioner, submitted to
the board of supervisors, the county
lawmakers instructed the district at
torney to draw up a law in which mis-
tletoe will be declared a public null
sance.
The law provides that the existence
of mistletoe will be considered mis-
demeanor upon the part of the own
err Of the property upon which the
pest exists. and heavy fine or i'm
prisonment, or both fine and i'm
prisonment. are provided as punish
ment whenever no adequate steps
are taken to eradicate the pest.
Schulz states in his report that in
addition to causing the death OF
! shade trees as well as deciduous
fruit trees. the mistletoe is the hos,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21
USEFUL HINT ON DARNING
Costly TabIecIoth Saved by Working
Daily over Rent Caused by Busy
Mouse.

When necessity bobs UP serenely on
the scene demanding immediate aten-
ton. both brain and busy fingers Must
respond. No one but the housewife
knows how the first hole is deplored
in the finest damask tablecloth. 1t
may be caused from usage, or be the
result of an accident. In the very
center of handsome twenty-do'lar
tablecloth was cut, an ugly little rent,
the result of busy mouse. To darn
1t in the usual way would leave the
ugly marks, so the owner purchased
piece of fine linen, sewed it to the
tablecloth, outlined dolly thereon
and worked it through both fabrics.
The result is handsome ornament,
not patch or a good-looking darned
place. This seems practical, let the
rent or hole be any place on the table
cloth that rests on the table. 1t sug-
gested the advisability OF working
-lny white butterfly on badly torn
lingerie waist. 1t proved an ornament
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21
Wolves StartIe Town.

Palmyra, Mo.-Armed men and snap
ping dogs pursued a large gray wolf
through the streets the other day. Aft.
er long chase the animal was shot
and killed by Louis Nelson, deputy
game warden, where it stood at bay in
front of a hedge row.
The wolf was captured when it WAY
a cub with six others, in the Salt riy.
er hills of Rails county. County AS,
SCISSOR Milton Phillips took it home.
When it grew older it killed all the
cats on Phillips farm. He then turn.
ed it over to a Palmyra resident.
Yesterday the wolf broke its chain
and ran out on the street. 1t was pur.
sued to the open country.
Nelson claimed the IS bounty paid
by the state for pelts
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21
New South Wales Spends Mil
lions for Spirits. :
Figures Are Startling-Canon Boyce
Presents Statistics Showing Elk
penditures by Beople for
Liquor in 1910.

Sydney, N. S. WIN his annual re-
view of the drink bill of New South
Wales for 1910, a self-appointed task
which he has been carrying out with
praiseworthy perseverance for nearly
80 years, Canon Boyce draws attention
to some interesting points. In the
first place the bill reaches the enor-
nous total of 95,724,9S4 ($2S, 624, 5000
an increase On the preceding year of
e407.30 (s2,O36,500). due in a great
measure, of course, to the increased
prosperity of the people. OF this ire
mendous sum more than half was
spent on spirits, which shows an in
creased consumption of 12S,470 gallons
as compared with 1909. The sum of
G2,291,922 ($11,159.6 O0) was spent on
colonial beer, the 'workingman's bev-
erage," showing an increase of consid-
erably over 100000 gallons as COM
pared with the preceding year.
Out of the total sum of G1,413,914
($7,069,500), or less than one-fourth,
went to the revenue, either in the
shape of license fees or customs and
excise. Against the revenue obtained
from the drink traffic Canon Boyce
places a huge debit balance amount
ing, he thinks, to at least 100000
$4,000, 000), through the maintenance
Of our reformatories and jails, asylums
for the insane and various other insti-
tutions which are rendered necessary
to large extent by the abuse of in
toxicating liquors, an expense which,
Of course, has to be borne in mind
when considering the question as it
should be considered-from a moral
as well as a financial point of view.
The cost per head of the population is
placed at 83 los. Cd. ($17.13), or G7
lis. Cd ($37.09) for family of five
persons. This is very vague way of
reckoning it, and children, for the
most part, and large numbers of adj
ults never touch intoxicating liquors
at all. Still, it is the only way sta
tisticians have of making the expendi-
ture clear to the intelligence of the
people.
One years expenditure sounds bad
enough, but when we reckon by the
decade it becomes appalling The drink
bill of New South Wales, for example,
during the ten years since federation
was established amounted to nearly
6 50,0O0,000 ($250.000, 0O0). Why, the
debt for the whole state only amounts
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21
LAND OF RUBBER
Valley of the Amazon Produces
Best in the World.
Industry, Now One Of the Greatest,
Practically Dates Back to 1923,
Though Product First Came
Here in 1900.

The best rubber in the world comes
from the valley of the Amazon, and is
known as Para, so called after the city
which is the principal gateway of ex-
port This region is densely forested
and intersected by a myriad of rivers
1t has a soil of incompatible richness,
is watered by never-failing rains and
warmed by the equatorial sun. The
first cost of crude rubber is about rs
cents pound. BY the time it reaches
the worlds markets it is worth about
$3.50 a pound. In Brazil it is called
"blaclx gold" Then there are the low
er grades of rubber. That which
comes from the far east costs on the
average about 25 cents a pound and
sells for $1.72 pound. Of late years
a great deal of this low grade rubber
has come from the guayule plant, a
shrub which grows Ia the desert up
lands of Mexico. Its thick bark con-
tains about 10 per cent. of rubber.
Certain German end Americans aft
er many experiments, have perfected
machinery to extract this rubber gum,
and have succeeded in adding about
22,000,000 pounds to the worlds prod
uct of crude rubber.
There are ten rubber trusts" in the
world. Five of them are in the United
States, three in Germany, one in Rus
STA and one in Italy. They represent
amalgamations of some fifty of the
rubber factories of the world. There
are still about $50 that are not ANAL
gamated.
India rubber first came to the Unit
ed States in 1900, but although a pat
ent is recorded as early as 1913 for
making an elastic varnish out of the
strange new product, nothing seems to
have come of it until 1923, when a
Boston sea captain brought back with
him from South America a pair of
Enthusiastically gilded rubber boots. On
his next voyage he returned with
more, which he sold at S. pair. 1t
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21
New Flame Color.

A positive furore is noticeable now
for flame colors. The, glowing red
tones that are seen In the feather
decked hats of the winter season are
repeated in the ballroom, where flame.
carnation, rhododendron, rose, cerise
and currant shades make vivid splash
es of color
In simple lustrous velvet softened
about the bodice by silver lace or
cream net, these red frocks are espe-
cially effective for midwinter enter
tainments, and while the dowagers and
young married women choose this Ia
brio and satin the debutantes appear
in chiffon and mousseline de sole that
are equally bright, in some cases made
up over white and usually touched
with silver, crystal or cut steel embel.
lishments.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21
BEGGAR SAVED UP $4,000
Found Dead in Howell, Sullivan Has
Bequeathed $4,000 to
Sister in Utica.

San Francisco. Michael F. Sullivan
beggar in San Francisco, for the las
35 years, was found dead in his hove
with bank notes showing over $50, 00l
to his credit in several local financial
institutions.
Coroner's deputies who searched tn,
room found will, hidden underneath
mattress, wherein Sullivan bequeath
ed $4,000 in cash to his sister, Mary
A. Sullivan, of Utica, N. ", because
of her kindness to my mother at the
time of her DEATH" The remainder Of
his fortune shall be placed in trust
the interest to be delivered to his sis
ter every six months. according to the
document. When she dies the sun
must be divided among other heirs
under the laws of this state.
Sullivan lived by begging fruit Tel
years ago he was arrested as a va
grant. Then he possessed $4,000, &C
cording to detective James Mackey
the arresting officer on that occasion
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21
GIRL s HEART CHANGES SIDES
Having Moved Over to Right, Is Now
on Way Back to Its Original
Position.

Los Angeles-After having perform
ed the almost unheard of feat OF trav-
cling from the left side of her body to
the right, the heart of Erna Lampert,
eleven years old, of this city, is be-
lieyeS now to have started back to
It's proper place in her chest or is lost
on the way.
In any event, the girls heart has
left the right side of her body and
has not yet reached the left, although
Us pulsations are plainly felt Since
last June the girl has been examined
by more than hundred surgeons.
Her physician said that if her heart
did return to its normal position she
would soon be out Of danger.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21
U. S. SEEKS ISLAND TITLE
Palmyra, 600 Miles From Hawaii, Dis
covered by American In 1852
Proclaimed Part of Kingdom.

Washington.-Ru that Grea'
Britain intended to take possession Of
Palmyra island Tin reality a group Of
fifty islets), lying about 600 miles
southwest of Hawaii and almost in 6
direct line between Australia and the
Panama canal, resulted in the subject
being made matter of inquiry unof
ficially at the state department the
other day.
Officials protested ignorance of any
issue being raised as to the ownership
of the island, but admitted that title
was vague
4 Palmyra island was discovered II
1852 by all American shipmaster, wa:
proclaimed part of the kingdom o.
Hawaii in 1882, and was annexed by
Great Britain in 1889. The question
at issue is whether the British annexa
ton cancelled the prior Hawaiian
title, for if it did not. then Palmyra
island would probably be held to have
been annexed to the United States IL
1893
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21
Heavy Expense Main Reason That
Musical p of Military Force
WI -e Dropped.

London e British army without
brass band-such is the doleful
prophecy of the Pail Mall Gazette. 1t
says that a definite proposal has been
brought forward that all the brass
bands Of the army except those OF
the guards regiments, shall be abol-
ished, and that the sole music provid-
ed for the future shall be that Of the
drums and flies and bugles, with the
nipers for the Scottish regiments.
Some years ago fresh regulations
we're made as to the maintenance of
7egimental bands. The cost of them
Cell entirely on the officers. The new
regulations threw some of the expense
On the public purse. But even now 1t
is considered that III modern, bust
ness army the officers should not be
liable to this kind Of expenditure.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21
MATCH THE HAIR AND EYES
Appropriate Touch of Color in the Tci-
iette Adds Immensely to the
Appearance.

To be becomingly dressed is the de-
sire of every woman worthy of the
name, and here / would say one is
greatly helped towards this end if In
ones toilette touch of color to
match the hair and eyes is introduced
1t accentuates ones points" For ex-
ample, an ideal dance frock for lark
haired girl would be pale green shot
with mauve crepe de sole. This en-
phasizes the black hair and bro@n
eyes of the wearer.
To the woman with brown hair
which has golden lights one COM
mends the new color. which is of
greenish gold And as hair of this
color is frequently accompanied by
gray eyes, which almost invariably
have a yellnwish halo around the iris,
this is the color for her.-Chicago In
ter Ocean
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21

ban, but is in evidence in toques and
bonnets when there is a preferences
for it. %'T 81
The beautiful sailor shape with
square, crown and rolling brim, is COW
cred with a unfinished black SILK.
A band of Grape as wide as the crown
is laid smoothly about it. A broad
Grape bow is poised across the front
with crape-covered buckle at its
center.
The long Grape veil laid in double
box plat and sewed to the under
brim, close to the head, is q purely
decorative feature, although itfmay be
worn about the neck in scarf-like
manner. This fashion of wearing the
drape like a throw about the neck
may bring about a frightening OF the
veil. 1t is a very graceful fashion.
Since Grape is manufa ctured so that
it is waterproof, it is as useful, In
deed, more useful, than fabrics not so
protected, and may be used moye free
ly than ever before.
JULIA BoTToMLEY.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21
Wise Men Found In Africa

sists partly of ancestor worship and
partly of belief in ghosts. Considering
that all evil comes from witchcrafl
and sorcery, they have witch finders.
Regarding women as the source Of
all mischief, when chieftain dies
they beat his wives to make sure thai
they punish the right one. Nekes re
CARDS them intellectually on the leve
of the Europeans in the middle ages
He says they have the same fixed
ness of purpose. unspoiled by modern
softness.
Strong efforts are to be made By
the German government to persuade
this rapidly multiplying people to set
tie in new German territory, where theJ
will be carefully looked after unit
they are fully able to provide for them
selves.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21

nv EW models from Paris in mourn
M ing millinery show degree of
V style and smartness which is
hard to achieve in any apparel
having less individuality than this
special class. A turban and a hat,
both designed for widow, are pic
tured here. They are wonderful ex-
amples of this class of millinery.
The turban, which might more con-
sistently be called turban-bonnet, is
as simple in outline as possible and
covered with English Grape drawn
smoothly over the crown. Its distinc-
ton lies in the graceful draping and
great length of the beautiful veil. A
width of Grape, two yards long, is fin
ished with a hem set on at the bot
tom a quarter of yard deep. The
other end is wound about the turban
frame, exactly in the fashion of an
Oriental turban. The Grape veil thus
provides drapery for the turban, a
scarf about the shoulders and the reg
ulation widows veil, all in one. A
ruche is not worn with this Grape tur-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21
81 Cats to Breakfast.

Cheshire, Conn.-Cheshire has the
distinction of having the first honcs
for friendless cats to be established If
Connecticut. If not in New England
Walter Scott, proprietor of an inn, hal
fitted up large room in the basemen
of his hostelry where any homeless ca
can take refuge and get three square
meals day. Ninety-seven breakfastet
there IN one morning.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21
British to Abolish Bands

Every officer today has to subscribe
one days pay year to support his
regimental band; and that does not
cover all his expenses in the matter
Take the case of the Royal Artillery
band The public grant is $4,000 a
year, and the officers of the regiment
are called upon to provide further
sum of some $4,000 annually to main
tain their splendid string band.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21

You can't pillow corn with Greek
root, and Latin verb won't bake good
light bread" declares a Missouri edu-
Gator, but a Radcliffe graduate de-
clared the other day that with a col
Iege education a woman can wash
dishes better.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21

An Ohio expert says that the incu.
bator is causing the hen to lose her
motaerly instincts. Evidently, fear is
Icing felt in the poultry world, as
well as by the human contingent, that
If the female of the species refuses to
scratch fov the living OF the family
while the male Of the same is doing
the Growing. dire things are sure to
happen to Romebody.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21

Austrian blue cloth makes smart
little coat in this style. The long re-
vers, which is continued quite to foot
of coat, is faced with black satin to
within half an inch of edge; it is also
cut out about the bust line to show
the material facing on which are sewn
three small satin-covered buttons. The
cuffs are to match. A belt Of material
stitched at edge is worn at waist-line.
Hat of black beaver with quilts at
side
Materials required for coat. ~
yards so inches wide, 1 yard satin 20
inches wide.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21
Securities Are Ironed.

New York.-Officers and clerks OF
the United States Life Insurance com
pany have finished literally ironins
out 100000 worth of wet securities
taken from the Equitable building. MOI
one bond was injured.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21

Connecticut man who has been mar
ried II years has compiled ten COM
mandments for married folk. Having
been at the receiving end Of the COM
mandment game for n years he is
entitled to do little commanding on
his own hook.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21
Water Softener.

One of the best water-softeners for
winter use is tlat of a mixture of al
mond meal, powdered borax, and oat-
meal. These powders should be sifted
together and then enclosed in small
muslin bags.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21
Must STAY Home at Ninht

Philadelphia. - Before Mrs. Mary
Pope, 60, married twice and expert
enced, would sign her name to an ap
plication for a license to marry Rob
crit Aspinall, 70. she made him prom
Sc to stay home at night.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21

An alleged Washington scientist as
serts that he can teach hens to talk.
But he does not show that talking will
increase the egg product, which at
this season of the year is the pivotal
issue Of the hen industry.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21

The scientist who claims that not
one boy in thousand is fundamental
Iv bad probably would change his
mind If he CHANGED to pass crowd of
healthy youngsters in good SNOWFALL
ing weather
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21
Mistletoe Is Under Ban

for all varieties of scale and thai
it is therefore constant danger tt
this district. Appropriation will b,
made for eradicating the parasit,
from trees upon public roads ant
other public property.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-21

War correspondents may have their
troubles with foreign names, but
Washington correspondents have to
contend with Constantine N Papami-
chaelopoulos, the Grecian minister.