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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24
REAL TRUTH ABOUT. SIDE WHISPERS

The truth about whiskers Is out.
Turn the spotlight on Chauncey
Depew.
Returning to his own, his native
land, after his annual wandering on
foreign strands, Americas ex-chani-
pion after-dinner statesman stood on
the deck Of an Atlantic steamer the
other day and admitted that he was
the modern father of all hirsute facial
adornment.
Mr.. Depew was much incensed by
the report that an invasion of Eng
fish whiskers threatens the United
States He fingered his own flowing
white ones caressingly as he made
the following points:
That he began to raise this same
crop fifty years ago.
That forty-nine years and nine
months ago they were just az they
are now, barring whiteness of color
that is natural at seventy-nines
That he made many annual trips
to England, taking the whiskers with
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24
The Sinner.

OF the late Bishop Charles G. Graf
tor a Fond du Lac man said the 9TH
er day:
Bishop Grafton was remarkable for
the neatness and point of his pulpit
utterances.
Once, during disastrous strike, a
capitalist of Fond du Lac rose in a
church meeting and asked leave to
speak. The bishop gave him the floor,
and the man delivered himself Of a
long panegyric upon captains of indus
try. upon the good they do by giving
men work, by booming the country, by
reducing the cost of production, and
so forth.
when the capitalist had finished
his self-praises, and, flushed and salts
fed, had sat down again, Bishop
Grafton rose and said with quiet sig
nificance:
.Is there another sinner who would
like to say word?"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24
Claimed That Automobiles Spread tuberculosis

A CITING as agents in the spread OIL
"A tuberculosis, motor cars and nign-
powered automobiles are spreading
disease and death in the Philippines
according to report in the quarterly
review of the bureau of public works
of the islands. This is due to the
great clouds OF dust raised by the
rapidly moving vehicles. The dust
finds IT'S way into the houses, which
are built close on the edges of the
narrow streets, and the high mortal
ity among the Filipinos from tuber-
culosis is attributed in large measure
to 1t.
The spread and increase Of the
.white plague" is not confined to hui
man beings. according to the report.
but cattle and other live stock are
equal sufferers.
The Philippine government is ex-
perimenting with native oil on the
roads, in the hope of remedying con-
ditions.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24

nually to Washington to be audited
will save 100000 year for the gov
ernment, according to estimates by
Charles A. Kram, auditor for the post
office department.
The tabulations are accomplished
through a system of punched cards
and electrical counters somewhat SIM
liar to the machines used by the fed
eral census bureau. Heretofore. the
annual audit of the money order bust
ness of the country has taken nearly
a year. With the electric card punch
ing and counting system the final set
Element of money order accounts can
be made within three months of the
end of the fiscal year.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24
tBy JOHN R. MoHLER.)

y.
tuberculosis in the human family
has been lessening materially during
the past Is years, but reports from
the various meat-packing centers of
the country fail to show the same
encouraging condition regarding tu-
berculosis in hogs during the same
space of time. 1t must be admitted
that reports have come from several
localities during the past four years
showing a decrease in the number of
tuberculosis swine sent to market, but
review of the collective records OF
the country at large shows an in
crease rather than decrease in the
number of swine affected by this dis
ease.
The small amount of money re-
Quired to begin hog raising and the
quick returns on the capital invested
make this industry an attractive one
to the small farmer. The hog will
make pound of gain on less feed
than most live stock, and will prob
ably utilize waste food products of
every variety If properly prepared for
him. AS tuberculosis In this species
is chiefly acquired by Indigestion, the
significance of the latter statement is
obvious.
The vitality of hogs or their powers
of resistance to disease are necessar1-
ly lowered by the unnatural condi-
tions which frequently obtain In hog
raising, namely, the forced feeding for
fattening and the small feeding pens
In vogue in certain districts. When
the enormous growth of hog is con-
sidered, when it is realized that In
the short space of or 10 months Its
development is frequently ESQ to 300
pounds--a proportionate increase OF
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24
JUDGE FINDS Joy IN HEART COURT

Judge William N. Gemmill, sitting
In the Chicago court of domestic rela-
lions as the successor to Judge
Charles N. Goodnow. re-assigned, the
other day declared his work a study
of hearts.
Judge Goodnow left the court of
domestic relations because he found
1t filed with heartaches.
Judge Gemmill took up the labors
of the court as the most interesting
labor of the law.
II enjoy the work." said the new
Judge of the court of hearts. 81 have
just come from a civil court, largely
dry as dust sort of work. Here my
work is full Of heart interest 1t is
a study of people and motives. The
problems here presented are as intri-
cate and interesting as life itself.
"An intending procession of lives
and loves are passed through the
court for observation and study.
"The work is far from as full of
heartaches and sorrows as the work
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24

strength Ke Hads character
and forehead rudy with
personality
Salisbury HILL rail-
builder vision force great human
himself
friendly its SOFT white shirt soft
Dotted loosely knoted He
briar
That's good American isn't Hf Come
a would It,"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24
Cherries Stand Aoe We'll.

The fourth year after cherry orch
ard is planted it will begin to bear,
and by the time the orchard is ten to
twelve years old it is safe to say we
can pick from three to four crates Of
cherries off each tree. For the next
ten or twelve years they are equal to
a gold mine
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24
DEAN OF FRENCH JOURNALISTS QUITS

Henri Rochefort, veteran polemist
and dean of French journalists. has
laid aside his pen forever.
He is almost eighty-two years old,
has been in journalistic harness for
half century, and until the present
indisposition has not missed writing
an article every day for more than
forty years. Even since his eyes be-
gam to fell him, only once has he
missed debating his daily article.
And new the doughty old fighter
takes what he believes to be only a
temporary rest at the imperative or
der of his physicians. The paper for
which he has written so many pal
pitating sfticles announces that no
one replaces him. 1t says in effect
what Jefferson replied when the
French foreign minister welcomed
him with the remark: You replace
DR.. Franklin" NO" replied the au-
thor of Jeffersonian simplicity; mo
one can replace DR.. Franklin; 7
merely sunceed him" As long az q
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24
REMARKABLE PERSONALITY OF HARDIE

Snowy-haired, deep-chested, power
full, keen-eyed, Keir Hardie, leader OF
millions of British working men, has
just finished his third visit to Amer
lea. The chairman of the Labor party
in the house of commons is strtk-
ing personality-picture and I'M
forgettable. He came to attend the
wedding of his son, who Is In business
in Brooklyn.
At the age of seven Keir Hardie
was set to work in mine. His father
had been a miner before him, his
mother working woman. In the
mines he stayed for seventeen years.
Today, fifty-six years old, he Is the
leading figure in Parliament In the
fight for improving the condition OF
working people.
The muscular hand grasp with
which he welcomes his caller is re-
minder Of the days when he used to
swing pick. There is warmth in 1t
as we'll as strength, warmth that
haars ont tha Stnadv kindly gaze
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24
Annetite of Toad.

The prodigious appetite of the toad
Is advocated for the sure cure for the
scourge of grasshoppers in the far
west. A Scotchman near Greeley, Colo,
proposes to start toad farm on his
ranch and sell the products. He
asserts this is a common practice IN
Europe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24
Easy for the City DweIIer

seWhen I first hit town." remarked
Farmer Heck, Il ulster stand on cor
ner and wonder how all these city
people managed to live"
"Well?"
well, seeing as they have got $3S
out of me in four days it ain: such
q mystery after all.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24

Of
faceous fashion what he calls the first interruption his journalistic
exile in 1870
holidays
Altogether about
count
buffet the hours they writing love letters
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24
Was a Pawn Ticket.

81 can't fill this" said the druggist.
Don't you carry ordinary ingre-
dents in stock?"
Il carry everything usually carried
by first-clas pharmacy, but this
piece of paper calls for gold watch"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24
No Best Breed.

What breed? Every breed has good
and poor individuals. Success or fail
ure depends upon the man, not upon
the breed. It is well for the farmer
to select the breed that he likes best.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24
He Cannot Understand.

The man who lets his hair grow long
at one side of his head, so that ne
may comb the scanty strands over his
bald spot always wonders how any
woman can expect to make herself
attractive by dabbing powder on her
nose.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24
Nature True Comforter.

Nature knows best how to comfort
the heart of the mourner. Her sooth-
ing is the best because she deals in
hints and suggestions, not In conyen-
tional phrases, and her ministrations
make for sanity and renewed vigor.-
The Christian Register
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24


times death There bitter They
1T is a must,
Gemmnl although
tic relations for the first time
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24
pamane hx Queer Ely.

The appearance of a queer, green
fly on the corn in some parts of Kan
sas caused some damage, but it ap-
peared too late to seriously affect the
crop. The insect will be studied by
the state authorities and means taken
to prevent its rayages next year.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24
Money In RutterfIy Farm.

An Englishman operating a butter
fly farm is said to sell to museum and
collectors upward of $4,000 specimens
yearly. He obtains as high as $50
for exceptionally fine ones, and his
net income Ia said to be fully $4,000
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24
Unselfsh.

Stout Lady-Are you quite sure you
can swim, George?
George--Of course 7 can. Why do
you ask?
Stout LADY, feel so relieved. l
don't know what / should do If Fido
fell into the water!-London Opinion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24
Was Hard Luck.

well, how about it?'
"Her father and mother both OBJ
ject to me-"
Hard luck"
lizard luck for fair. It's the first
thing they have agreed on in years"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24
Continuous.

The witches we're making the broth.
Il suppose one cook is going, one
staying and one coning?" cried Mac
beth
Three at once was beyond his COM
prehension.-Boston Herald.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24
GOOD COW Stable.

Four things are Of prime impor
lance in planning to build COW sta
ble-sunlight, pure air, tight dry floors.
and the comfort OF the animals.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24
Sweets to the Sweet.

A truthful maiden with a sweet
tooth says two's crowd VIXEN you
have good novel and box Of choco-
Dates.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24

them back America each time
Engis at finally initiate
Enshmen ventured to bravo
natiy OUT O shaven
thinker plainly IL
of
(
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-24

Electrical devices to handle the &C..
100000 money orders returned an
Evening star., 1912-09-29
PROMISE OF EUGENICS.
Now Well Within the Region OF
Practical Politics.

From the London Times.
AS president of the Eugenics Congress,
Mai. Darwin has made an appeal in our
columns for the support Of the Eugenics
Education Society and for establishing
the eugenic movement on a permanent
basis, in order to insure the progress OF
the nation" The sum required is small,
and his appeal ought not to be in vain.
The congress has been fruitful in useful
and suggestive discussions. and has set
on foot or encouraged, inquiries which
may lead to the discovery of important
truths No doubt crude and immature
suggestions have, as might be expected
been put forward The ignorance which
still exists as to the laws OIL descent mas
been made manifest. The science OF
eugenics is at present somewhat more
of an aspiration than reality. But the
congress has convinced every rejecting
mind that problems OF profound signifi-
cance are included in eugenics, and that
practical effect should be given to its
teaching What matters ingenious ma
nipulation of the units of society if those
units are unsound? What progress is pos
sible If the healthy social elements dimin-
ish and the feeble or unsound increase?
In the ultimate analysis of the relative
strength of communities the main point
is the proportion Of sound human beings
in each. A nation may appear to -four
ish;. it may be wealthy and prosperous
But If the good stock dies out and the
poorer qualities only are preserved. the
end must be disaster. The explanation
of the vicissitudes of nations. the brevity
Of their best ages. and their swift de-
cay may be found. perhaps. not in the
causes upon which the historian general
Iy dilates, but in the laws which the
congress has been investigating. At all
events, as to the future the labors Of
this and other congresses may prove use
full. For, indeed. what is the eugenic
movement but an attempt. for the first
time conscious and concerted, to bring to
bear good sense upon some of the most
important matters Of life?
-" A few years ago, when GaltOn
first gave out his ideas as to eugenics,
they were regarded by most as harmless
craze or phantasy. They are now well
within the region of practical politics.
Improvement in the surroundings of the
poor will do much. and a diffusion of a
sense of responsibility would do more
There is, however. not inconsiderable
residuum which cannot be left absolutely
free. The early students of eugenics-
Plato and Aristotle-would have disposed
of this social burden promptly. They
would have taken care that the weakliugs
never grew up. Let there be law, says
the latter. against rearing any deformed
Evening star., 1912-09-29
"A Butterfly on the Wheel.

The two centers of the Engiish-speaS-
ing world. London and New York, have
been the scenes of the triumphs or what
has been declared one of the most re-
markable pieces of dramatic construction
of modern times. The play is "A Butter
fy on the Wheel which will have It's
first presentation in this city at the Be
Iasco Theater following Annette heher-
man.
The central figures in "A Butteriiy on
the Wheel are man and his vile ana
a mutual friend Without her knowledge,
the wife while travelling toward Paris
with small party of friends, Wmch III
cludes the mutual friend" finds her
self starting from Boulogne on wrong
train Out of this grows the scandai
which leads her husband to institute pro-
ceedings for divorce.
Be IT said to the wifc's credit. she is
entirely innocent of wrongdoing. which
fact of course, the audience is mace
clearly to know. The famous and much
discussed trial scene follows. showing the
frail little Butterfly" in the dock. Inc
severe grilling to which the timid Wlle
is subjected produces the great climax.
The husband, realizing the severity or
the trial and the innocence OF his wl1e,
halts the trial and in the last act comes
q perfectly natural. and from the audi
ence's standpoint, the desired reconcilla-
Evening star., 1912-09-29
SCIENCE NOTES.

The fourteenth meeting of the Austria
liam Association for the Advancement of
Science will be held in Melbourne in
January. 1913.
DR.. Jean Mascart of the observatory
at Paris has been appointed director OF
the observatory at Lyons as successor
Of the late NJ. Andre.
A. Wendell Jackson. who has arranged
a loan of $50.OOO.O0O to China in opposi-
ton to the offers of the financiers OF
the six great powers, is a mining engi-
neer, who was formerly professor of min
eralogy and economic geology at the
University of California He is a fellow
Of the American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science and fellow of the
Geological Society of America.
! The Royal Aero Club of England has
! decided to award gold medal to s. F.
Cody in recognition Of his victory in
recent war office aeroplane trials.
The fourth National Conservation Con-
gress will be held at Indianapolis Octo-
| Der /, 2, 3 and 4, under the presidency OF
j. B. White of Kansas City, Mo.
Alfred II. Brooks. geolOgist in charge
Of the Alaskan division of the United
States geological survey, has been ap-
pointed a member of the Alaskan rail-
\
Dr. Frederick J. Birchord formerly as
sistant in chemistry at the Rockefeller
Institute, has been appointed research
chemist in the dairy division of the bu-
reau of animal industry, Department of
Agriculture.
The last edition of the Observatory
contains a valuable summary of the phe-
nomena attending the various prominent
markings on the planet Jupiter, by Mr..
Denning. This remarkable spot, which
can be seen with a three-nch refractor,
has exhibited some extraordinary varia-
tions I'm length, having decreased from
115 degrees in June, 1911, to 63 degrees
recently.
Dean Milo S. ketchum of the College
of Engineering of the University of Colo
RADIO was recently elected president of
the Colorado Association of Members of
the American Society of Civil Engineers.
The International Congress of Mathe-
maticians will be held in Stockholm in
1916
Evening star., 1912-09-29
Horses and the Fly Nuisance.
from Our Dumb Animals.

From Our Dumb Animals.
1t has been generally observed that wire
screens serve rather to keep flies in the
stable than to keep them out. Stock jour-
nails recommend removing the window
sash from each window. and then mailing
laths or strips of wood. six or eight inches
apart, across the opening of the window
frame on the outside. Then at the top of
each frame on the inside q curtain OF
some cheap burlap or gunny-sack is tack
ed, the height and width Of the frame
The strips OF wood prevent the curtain
from blowing outward. and therefore, as
the curtain moves to and fro. it is blown
inward The insects fly toward the open
Ing and as the curtain drops back it car
ries the flies with 1t. The same device
may be applied to the stable door. The
door may be removed and skeleton door.
fitted with crosspieces. put in. Owners
who have tried this method claim that
in a short time after the horses have
been taken into the barn there will
scarcely be heard the stamp of hoof or
the swish OF tail.
Evening star., 1912-09-29
Old-Time Tips.
From the London Chronicle.

The tip is an exaction of by no means
recent growth. Describing life at the
court of our Henry II, Peter of Blois
complains of the importantly of the mar
shals. whose annoyances continue until
they get something from you. and are
most ungrateful when they have; nay,
open enemies. unless your hand is con-
tinuously in your pocket while the
"outer porters will tell the most un-
bluShing falsehOods . and If Won
are an honest and religious man, but
have given them nothing the day before
they will keep you an unreasonable time
standing in the rain and mire: and to
annoy you the more, and move your bile
they will allow a set of hairdressers and
thieves to go in at the first word.'
Evening star., 1912-09-29
Sunday Shows.
From the London Chronicle.

This question Of the Sunday theater
which is to be thrashed out at a series of
conferences next month reminds one Of
the days when Sunday was the playgoers
only chance Of entertainment. 1t Was
not, in fact, until 1879 that plays were
acted during the week. In those early
days, however, the theater was hedged
in with rules of etiquette. Ladies' for
instance, were supposed to be barred
from playgoing, yet the queen of them all
broke through the rule-Queen Elizabeth
patronzed Sunday plays at Oxford
Another royal theatergoer was James +,
who gloried in Sunday shows. Bishops,
too, were not above patronizing them.
We read of the Bishop of London pro-
ducing "A Midsummer Nights Dream at
his town house on a Sunday evening in
l6510
Evening star., 1912-09-29

cabaret revue. in which songs. WI WI anu
pianistic skill are ,amusingly pienasa, n, a
BERT Levy, cartoonist. Will presen.
series of reflected caricatures or IWehel,, I,
9th century character types. interlaruen :,
with laughabfe comment Tr HerinTn in.
o. sarnat;onal burlesaue circus. tabloid
three-ring m show in six distinct parts VIII nd
clowns. trick and comedy dogs anu ana
horses and an unridable mule. mule jana al
,.n,,,pfni diversion labeled "Flirtology,
and nd Ciande NJ. Roode. former Ringlrnhg ling
circus star, are included in the OH nc ~
pipe organ recitals at l."o -" anu an, or ~
iermissions and the Animated NeehIS arc
other popular permanent features
Evening star., 1912-09-29
"c'he Social Maids.

Headed by George stone eccen.i.-
dancing comedian. and Jennie
probably the most popular souore''e -,
the Columbia Amusement Circuit '"e
Social Maids will be the attracuoh "
follow 1.-The Queens of Paris at Tue
Gayety next week. The proauctlon a, ,a,
been rebuilt throughout. with new So So,
ery. new electrical equipment ana neM
costumes Twelve new Parislah soMIis
have been imported for Miss Austin. anu
she is expected to create an at'rac'i'e
number of stage pictures in them.
one of the features of TIE entertain
Inent will he ''Barbary coast dancI,is
speciaItv. introduced by George STONE
Eta Piilard and the Social Maids tommy
dancers There are twelve principals III
the cast In addition to Mr.. stone. MISS
Austin and Miss Pillard, wilbur Doops'
the German comedian; Jimmy ooliloi .L,a =
Billy Baker the acrobatic eccentrle.
Josie Kline. May Williams. cnarlillhs
chansonette: Jack Pillard. Al RaScop'
George Snyder and Louise Mann are
prominent. .
Mr.. Stone will be seen in the role OF d
tramp troubadour and as piano hlonoI-
ogist, in addition to his dancing features
Evening star., 1912-09-29
Miss New York, Jr.'

y pretentious musical comedy III '"'
acts entitled "A Marriage or CohFeh-
ience." will be the offering of the MISS
New York. Jr.." Company at the LSceu'i'
Theater next week, with the customary
natinees. The organization is headed pS
Joseph X. Watson and VIII III. loheh,
who have been separated as team lor
n number of wears The theme or tne
comedy is described sufficiently dl-
yerting and original to permit OF endIess
scope in the way of wholesome fun. me
supporting company Is said TO be OF Ilis
hest. AT least fifty people being required
in the Interpretation of the offering. IN,
Guiding a galaxy of pretty and talented
chorus girls a strong olio of headlhe
vaudeville acts is another promlseu
feature.