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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10
NO TROUBLE IN COLLECTING
Lawyer Probably Was Willing to Pay
More Than $40 Under the
Circumstances.

A noted lawyer of Tennessee, who
labored under the defects Of having
ahigh temper and of being deaf,
walked into a court room presided
over by a younger man, of whom the
older practitioner had small opin-
ion.
Presently, in the hearing of mo
ton, there was a clash between the
lawyer and the judge. The Judge or
dered the lawyer to sit down, and as
the lawyer, being deaf, didn't hear
him and went on talking, the Judge
fined him $40 for contempt.
The lawyer leaned toward the clerk
and cupped his hand behind his ear.
What did he say?" he inquired.
Gle fined you $10." explained the
clerk.
For what?"
For contempt of shis court" said
the clerk.
The lawyer shot . poisonous look
toward the bench and reached hand
into bis pocket.
'I'll pay it," he said. IT'S a just
debt. Saturday Evening Post.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10
NO FORESTS IN CHINA

There are no forests in China, says
the Americal consul general at Tient-
sin. Forestry is a subject in which the
Chinese evince no interest The Great
Plain. on which Tientsin is located.
never had forests. being entirely Of
delta formation. and the mountainous
regions to the north and west were de-
nuded of their forests centuries ago. A
British mining and shipping corpora
ton has begun the work of afforesta-
ton, and has a million young trees
growing, but there are no government
forestry officials, schools of forestry
or horticulture, magazines devoted to
these subjects or associations of for
esters. nurserymen, seedsmen, etc.,
in China
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10
PECULIARLY OF CAMEL

The camel alone svaxe.: g animals
does not perspire with it's entire skin.
It perspires only in the back Of the
neck, and SO when travelling in ex-
treme heat does not require contin-
ual supply of water in order to re-
place the moisture evaporated through
the pores. A curious consequence of
this singularity is the function, with
in four degrees, of the blood tenn
perature of healthy camel. That is
rise of temperature of four degrees,
which in a human being and in other
a normal function with the camel.
mammals would be a sign of fever, is
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10
Woman Saves Her Money Because
Her TickIishness Starts Too
Much Row for Robbers.

Kansas City, Mo.-Being ticklish
saved Mrs. Francis Justine from los
ing her purse to robbers and a meet
ing that might have been terrifying
turned into an amusing affair. She
was on her way home when two arm
ed men commanded her to walk back
with them to the shadow of ware
house.
I'VE want money, that's all" they
said. $50 throw up your hands"
She obeyed and informed them that
her purse was tucked in the top of her
corset under her arm. One of the
men tore open her waist and thrust in
a hand. It came out in a hurry to
clap over the woman's mouth. as she
screamed "Don't!"
Il didn't mean to cry out that way,
she laughed, as the hand dropped and
gave her a chance to speak, but I'm
awfully ticklish and l just can't stand
it,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10
CAREFUL DOCTOR
Prescribed Change of Food Instead OF
Drugs.

It takes considerable courage for
doctor to deliberately prescribe only
food for a despairing patient, instead
Of resorting TO the usual list OF medi-
cines.
There are some truly scientific ply
5icians among the present generation
who recognize and treat conditions as
they are and should be treated, re-
gardless of the value to their pockets,
Here's an instance:
our years ago I was taken with
severe gastritis and nothing would
stay on my stomach, so that was on
the verge Of starvation.
1T heard of a doctor who had sum-
mer cottage near me-a specialist
from N. Y.-and as a last hope, sent
for him.
"After he examined me carefully
he advised me to try small quantity
of Grape-Nuts at first, then as my
stomach became stronger to eat more.
II kept at it and gradually got 80 l
could eat and digest three teaspoon
fuls. Then / began to have color in
my face, memory became clear, where
before everything seemed a blank. My
limbs Got stronger and could walk.
So steadily recovered.
"Now after year on Grape-Nuts I
weigh 1853 lbs. My people were sur
prised at the way grew fleshy and
strong on this food" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich. Read
the little book, "The Road to Well
ville," in pkgs.
There's a reason"
Ever read the above lettere A new
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine. true, mud full OF human
kntNrep~. 4|<A~
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10
OCTOPUS CRIPPLED DIVER

A naval diver at Toulon, France.
was suddenly attacked by giant &C.
topus while under water In the har-
Dor. He gave the hosting signal and
was hauled to the surface together
with the octopus, whose tentacles.
said TO be Is feet long, were wrapped
around him. The diver was uncon-
scious. The octopus held fast to the
diver until it was stabbed to death. 1t
weighed 1876 pounds. and the suckers
on its tentacles were a trifle larger
than silver dollars.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10

deeming feature of the order is that
a member does not swear, drink,
smoke or use profane language. The
Yakima Indians boast Of over 500
members belonging TO the order, while
the Klickitats in this county include
so members.
When asked what composed the vir-
tues of the Shaker creed, Timothy
George replied, with much waving of
the arms:
1--WE all good Indians. Help one
another. When one sick we all shake
his hands Shake all the time until
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10
Traffic in White Slaves Profitable
to Many.
Expert Who Seeks 100000 and .
Uniform Law to Stop Traffic,
Makes Some Startling State
ments About the Evil.

Washington, d. C.-"From $4,000 to
10000 girls between the ages of 13 and
25 years. majority of whom are ma
tive-born Americans, are the victims
each year of the white slave traffic in
the United States. About $4,000 men
and women make an easy living ev-
cry year selling, buying and living on
the earnings of these girls"
Stanley w. Finch, for 20 years an at
torney and official in the department
of justice, made this startling state
ment When Mr.. Finch made the
statement above quoted he qualified 1t
by saying that it was a conservative
estimate.
white slave traffic in some form or
other has existed for 5000 years,
said Mr.. Finch. I'm Europe it has
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10

If a Frenchwoman wants to wear
masculine attire she ought to grow a
beard, according to the Paris police.
French law prohibits women from
wearing the sterner's sex's clothes, but
recent granting of permission to Nine.
Dieulafoy, wife of prominent
Partisan, to wear them led to inquiries
which ELECTED the reply that it was
a special case. The only ground Of
ficially recognized is that the applicant
has a beard.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10

Passengers Had to Work Their Way.
A drummer and friend climbed
aboard ramshackle train in an isc.
lated Missouri town. The train was a
feeble, asthmatic piece of mechanism.
and the Humane society should have
prosecuted it's owners for allowing
1t to run at all.
1t finally came to dead stop just
in the edge of town, and after a long
interval of trying to make it go the
engineer stuck his head in the door
and bawled:
"Say, you two gentsll have to get
out, till git it started"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10
HER PURSE SAFE IN CORSET

The continued efforts of the men to
find the purse, while Mrs. JustinS's
protecting arm wouldn't stay up,
threw her into fits of laughter, which
so disturbed the robbers that, as she
sank to the pavement they ran. The
policeman who came up as she rose
and brushed her dress found her
very gleeful over her experience.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10
Insane over U. S. Bulletins.

Sandusky, O.-Reading the Con
gressional Record and numerous 9th
er publications sent him by Congress-
man Anderson for year drove CaN
Hessenmeyer of this city insane, ac
cording to his own statement IN vye
bate court
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10
INDIANS TRY A NEW CURE
Strange Shaker Cult Taken Up by
Them Abjures Medicine, To-
bacco and Profanity.

Husum. Wash.-"Timothy George"
an Indian rancher living near here,
is On enthusiastic exponent of re-
ligious sect called Shakers" The
order was founded in Olympia some
seventeen years ago, and now several
Indian tribes throughout the north
gast have become Shakers. One re-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10
Headache" Pay Stopped.

Washington.-The new provision in
the army appropriation bill providing
that no officer or enlisted man shall
receive pay for absence from duty
caused by disease resulting from his
own Incorporate use of drugs or al
coholic liquors, or other misconduct,
is now in effect.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10
EXPLORERS LOST SUPPLIES
Government Engineers May Have 10
Abandon Survey of the Bering
River Coal Fields.

Cordova, Alaska.-Telephonic ad-
vices received from Katalla state that
the barge load Of supplies for the
five government engineers sent north
to explore the Boring river coal fields
has broken loose from the tug and
is being driven to sea by a gale. II
the supplies are lost the expedition
will have to be abandoned for this
year.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10

The primitive telescope here shown
was invented and used by Calico, the
famous astronomer who discovered
Jupiter's satellites in 1910, noted the
mountains" of the moon and remark
ed the suns spots. The old instru-
ment has an honored place in the mu-
scum at Florence
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10
Gozzoli Ereseoes Found.

Pisa Some deteriorated frescoes
by Benozzo Gozzoli, the Italian paint
er of the fifteenth century, have been
discovered in an oratory on the high
way leading to the Castle Fiorentino.
The preservation of the frescoes 10
possible.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10
RerIiners Are Snenders.

The people of Berlin are becoming
freer spenders and less saving, &C
cording to figure just published. The
number of depositors in city savings
banks has decreased 5000 in the last
year. The amount of increase in &c.
posits for the year, which is now $685..
900, is only one-third the amount paid
In interest.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10
Arrested for GInnIIno,

Rome, Ga.-Because they giggled
during services, Rev. Mr. Curtis of this
place had two daughters Of L. G.
Waters arrested and put in Jail charged
with disturbing public worship.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10
WHALE DYING OUT

it may be found necessary to estab-
lish something in the nature of inter-
national control, and the precedent of
the Behring seal fishery shows how
vexed a question whaling may ulti-
mately become.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10
Pig COMMITS SUICIDE

the papers as being due to the heat 10
that of pig. It was found head
downward in a brook on the state farm
at Windsor, Conn.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10

Heredity never fails to work out in
the matter Of red hair, but it fire.
quently falls down when it comes to
brain.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10

he gets WELL No medicine. We also
shake hands with each other when
some one sick. That makes him we'll,
We take care of family when some
one sick. All good Indians.''
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10
AS One Sees It.

AS One 0cSS tt.
Zones grumbles that his wife can't
take a joke"
That's funny, seems to me-"
"How SOP"
"She took Jones. Judge.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10

Many man who loves woman
for her coin doesn't mention it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10


sunny
method of obtaining them Having located the lost article by
Immediately
she he
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10

A banana peel on the sidewalk is a
standing invitation to sit down.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10

| processes of carving the date upon a
stone without discovering his error Is
unexplainable.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-10

ga SILK DRESS FREE"
6 Beautiful SILK patterns, enough to make Stand
ard sized Pillows Cushions, Quilt Blocks. Latest
designs. No two alike. So value for only SO cents.
appreciate value of these rs selected patterns,
return them-WB REFUND YOUR MONEY. Let
dress pattern ABSOLUTELY FREE. Address
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Inc flck or FLORIDA Co., to IL miles from
Pensacola, at SIS 90 per acre. Easy terms. Agents
wanted. FISiiER.BARkDCLL CO., PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-20
TRAMP IN HER BED FIGHT RAG DANCES
Woman Finds Bearded Wan
derer in Possession.
Found Door Unlocked, He Said,
and Went to Bed.

Yonkers, N. Y, Dec. 2O.-When Mrs.
Arthur ]. Van SuetendaeI, wife of a
Yonkers architect, went to her bed
room last night, she found sleeping in
her bed an unkempt stranger with a
weeks growth of beard. Her screams
as she switched on the electric light
awakened him. Turning down the
counterpart he sat up, biinked and
said:
Il won't be long; I'll be going'
Don't go, I'll get you something to
eat replied Mrs. Van Suetendael, re-
gaining her composure, although she
was alone in the house. Tiptoeins
downstairs, she went to the telephone
and notified the police.
The tramp told the police that he
found the front door unlocked and
after warming himself, went to bed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-20
War on New Dances Launched
by Catholic Priests.
The ''Rag" Is Degenerate Ami
NAL Dance" Is Charged.

Denver. Dec. ga war on new
rag dances was launched by Catho-
lie priests in Denver yesterday. The
priests denounce the rag" dance as
degenerate animal Dance and
'barbarous contortion."
The antagonism of the priests was
aroused when it became known that
members of Sacred Heart Aid society,
Queens Daughters and Good Shep-
herd Aid society INDUCED in ''ragging''
at a recent social event given by these
societies.
Father McMennamin, rector of tho
Cathedral of Immaculate Conception,
declared:
1T is beyond explanation that an or
ganization founded to protect those in
danger should allow such things in its
midst
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-20
WANT CITY SPANKER.
Large Able Bodied Man to Handle
IncOrrigibles.

Appleton, Wis. Dec. 20.-This city
is looking for a robust person to be-
come a city spanker, a new job in
American municipal politics. This
plan is to engage a large man able to
spank any refractory youngster whose
parents are unable to manage the
child. He will be nominally a truant
officer. Three pastors and all the edu-
Gators of the city are backing the
m eaS11re
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-20
women to censor eeNIovies. -

Pittsburg, Kan, Dec. 2O.-The city conf
missioners have passed an ordinance al
lowing the mayor to appoint a board of
censors for moving picture and vaude-
Vile shows. The ordinance is the out
growth of an agitation started by Super
intendent Bushey of the city schools.
Three women will be appointed as q
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-15
LOTS OF GOOO BOOZE,
BUT NOT FOR THIRSTY
Much "RGd,EyG" Now at the
Barracks

4 Six hundred quart and pint bottles
Among the stocks OF whiskey in
Americas for the Christmastide none
exceed in quantity and variety the
many barrels of booze at the bar
racks, where one finds many brands
from the bottled in bond $3.50 per
quart kind, down to the most ferJ-
cious blind tiger death dealer. The IL
quor is there all right, and is going to
remain there until legal disposition is
made of it. Not even a pint of it can
be bought at any price Chief Ba.'-
row has custody of the booze.
Six hundred ffuart and pint bottles,
with a sprinkling of half pints of a
wildcat brand make up the assert
ment Six hundred bottles is a big lot
of liquor Probably no blind tiger in
Americas carries such a stock. Most
of Chief Barrow's stock was seized in
raids upon local blind tigers.
In many cities the usual procedure
is for the police, after a time, to inau-
gurate a general bottle-smashing and
DESTROY tho contrahand Goods Sucb
an occasion here would attract a
greater crowd of "thirsties" to the
police barracks than would a circus.
1t would be a mass meeting, indeed
But there may be no bottle breaking
here The 900 bottles of longrangc,
"kill-me-quick" will remain at the
barracks until some disposal is made
of the goods.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-15

rooms. The plain iron candle-stick
with rose-colored candle and fluted
rose-colored shade is suited to mans
room.
The shade is made of a smooth linen
starched and luted on an iron. 1t is
pasted on a cardboard ring at the top
and finished with piece of fancy
rose-colored braid.
The dainty figured shade shown
with the silver candle-stick is pure
white with a tiny flower wreath
There is a lace edge about the top
and bottom. 1t is made Of a linen evil
IDENTIFY woven for the purpose, stiffen-
ed and fiuted. 1t is mounted to card.
board ring and finished about the TOP
with a white braid.
One of the easiest ways to shade
candle as we'll as one of the prettiest.
is to cut a disk of cardboard about
inches in diameter, with a circle cut
out of the center to fit over the can
die holder. Cover this with a square
of cretonne edged with bead fringe,
cut the cretonne seven inches square
allowing an extra half inch for mar.
row hem. Hem the hem and sew
the fringe over it. Cut an opening
from the center to fit over the candle
holder and allow half inch hem also
The pretty handkerchief case of crash
shown in Fig. hardly needs descrip
ton. 1t is embroidered with small
pink roses, green leaves and a ribbon
design in light blue. 1t is lined with
pink wash silk, button-hole stitched
about the edge and tied with wash
ribbons. One corner is turned back
This is a gift which man will appre
ciate.
The bag in Fig 2 may be made eth.
er of cretonne or Powered silk. The
handles are made of embroidery rings
wound with narrow blue ribbon. The
upper part of the bag is gathered over
one-half of each ring and the fulness
at the ends is also gathered into small
rings having one and half inch diam.
eter. Little ribbon bows, matching
the handles, provide the finishing
touch.
A double bag of linen ornamented
with embroidery, serves as a re-
ceptaclS for soiled handkerchiefs, or
other smSll accessories. 1t Is wash
able and will last a long time. Men
as we'll as women like these handy
bags. This is true of the little COM
tonne, crash or silk, with pinked fan
mel leaves for the needles and ribbons
for hanging.
Where one does not embroider a
very pretty substitute is possible with
cut out cretonne flowers applied to
linen and stitched down with button.
hole or chain stitch. There is no end
to the more than good looking pres.
ents which are made Of cretonne and
crash.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-15
BIBLE TEXT DROVE HIM
TO CONFESS A MURDER

Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 13.-The scrip
ture text Come unto me, all We that
labor and are heavy laden read in a
Salvation Army meeting in Chicago,
caused Stephen Laporte to be so over
come by remorse that he confessed to
the Chicago police he had killed Walter
Taylor, a rancher of this section, more
than five years ago. Laporte told this
today to the court here, when placed
on trial He said he had killed Taylor
in self defense.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-15
IS YOUR
MONEY
INVESTED
WELL?

Next to having money the most i'm
portant thing is how to take care OF
lt-how best to invest it.
A Banking Institution Of this kind
cannot only care for your Financial
Interests in careful, conservative
way-giving you abundant banking
facilities in every department OF
Gnance-but can also give you valua-
We aid and advice about investments
nd securities. Open an account with
8he
'gANK OF SOUTHWESTERN GEOR,
GAS saving DEPARTMENT.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-15
For Sale

40 Vacant lots in growing part of
the city at a price you can double
your money on; easy terms.
10 Vacant lots on line of sewerage:
$3.50 each; cheap at $500; one-fourth
cash.
5-Room house; large lot; sewerage
and bath; house in good repaid; price
$4,000; one-third cash; central loca-
ton
Groom house; large lot; only ST.
$50.
1875 Acres, Z miles of Americas; 40
acres open; $40 acre.
265 Acres on fine graded road, s.
room house; 80 acres under fence;
running water; big bargain at $3.50
per acre; easy payments
800 Acres choice level land IL
miles of railroad 300 acres open; in
fine farming section; no waste; for
quick sale $40 per acre; one-fourth
cash; balance long time.
269 Acres, houses; $50 acres open
and under fence; near church and
school; l 10 miles of railroad; on
public road; land in good farming
condition and fertile; $40 per acre.
If you want an investment of any
kind from a vacant lot to a brick
building, farm or house and lot, come
to see me. There is no better time
than now to make and shape your in
yestments for the new year by invest
ing in real estat the safest of all in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-15

Our castles in the air generally in
clude an heiress.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-10-17
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

BOSTON, Mass, Oct. IL
There Ia only one answer today
70 the most dramatic and most
heartbreaking series of games for
the worlds baseball champion
ship ever played. Good Old
Christy Mathewson, the central
figure In yesterdays game, could
have beaten the Red Sox unaid-
cd, but he was powerless before
the combined assault of both the
Boston and New York players.
Even though pitching with all
the wonder of his big brain, big
heart and strong arm, he was I'M
equal To the task of beating both
teams.
Mathewson was never greater
In his big career than yesterday,
but no man great enough to beat
II ball players ever lived. Three
times he fought back the Bos-
ton rush and then carried them
into two exact inning sessions,
despite his ragged support. In
his three contests he allowed but
two earned runs, while the
Giants scored eight earned runs
behind him. But i nthe three
games Boston scored IL runs.
nine being presented by the Red
6ox through the miserable sup
port accorded the big Brain"
Backed up as he should have
been, Christy would have won
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-10-17

Rent your vacant house through
Times Want 40 Only 10 .
word. Phone Main ~. eel
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-10-17

yards at a time, until they were
about all in. He also had dub"
Coblentz out for half an hour
after the regular practice. trying
to remedy the weakness he has
of missing goal kicks. About
the same program is due the rest
of the week, and there will be a
light workout In Spokane Friday,
providing the start is made to-
night.
On dope it looks as though Ia
coma High will have to go some
in nearly all the remaining games
of the present football season.
Spokane's defeat by Occur
d'Alene has turned out some
teams which have made some
great showings against strong
teams. While Broadway's defeat
by Everett makes the Seattle
team appear a less hard nut to
crack than the other schools in
Seattle it shows that the game
with Everett in Everett two weeks
from Saturday, will be one of the
seasons hardest.