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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-12-05
= CAR is RICHEST MAN

although / would not recommend the
investment"
The car is very angry with Baron
Menchikoff and his playful ways, and
rebuked him soundly for indulging in
@such undignified comparisons"
The czar's civil list amounts to
nearly two millions sterling, including
the amounts paid to the grand dukes,
and of this sum more than a million
is available for his own private pur
poses. Then he owns lands in Russia
in Europe which cover an area equal
to that Of the whole of Nevada, Of
which the revenues reach the vast
sum of $20,000,000 a year, of which
$5,000,000 is paid to the grand ducal
families. The czar's lands in Siberia
bring him in another $7,500,O00, al
though they are at present largely I'M
developed. Altogether, including in
terest OH savings, the czar's income
exceeds $30,000,000, and is increasing
rapidly. He sets aside each year a
large sum for each of his four daugh-
tiers. SO that If any one of the royal
princes contracts a marriage in that
quarter he will do extremely we'll
from a worldly point of view-though,
of course, the exact disposition of the
cars huge fortune is known only to
himself and his financial adviser
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-12-05
Schooner Reaches a California Port
With the BIubber Dangling From
Its Rigging.

San Francisco, Cal-Of all fish
yarns brought to this port recently,
the one brought in by the coasting
schooner James H. Bruce is a prize
winner. Moreover, it is true, and
there is further evidence than the
mere word of the jolly sea dogs that
their ship ran into and killed huge
whale. Portions of the carcass OF the
unfortunate mammal were still visible
on the forecastle and headgear OF the
schooner when she came in the other
day. Huge pieces of blubber dangled
from the stays and parts OF the fore
rigging.
Captain Rosich and his crew explain
that the strange incident occurred the
other night. when the schooner was
off Point Reyes. Laden with cargo
of lumber from Port Gamble, the wind
TANNER was sailing along at lively
clip, with a fresh breeze astern, when
suddenly a shock ran through the YES
sci. The impact was not sharp or
heavy enough to have been caused
by collision with another craft, and
the crew was beginning to believe
that it had passed over submarine
disturbance, when the lookout came
dashing aft over the deck load to give
them the surprising news that the
ship had struck a whale.
HE must have been sleeping" said
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-12-05
"TelI Frank WhatW

young people feeling of constraint
had arisen which was rapidly broaden
ing into active dislike. Perhaps Doro-
thy objected to being made the sub
ject of such confidential negotiations.
At any rate, when Frank, who felt that
he might possibly learn to love his
pretty cousin, proposed to her under
the promptings Of his uncle, she re-
turned a very decided mo"
"How dare you think that a woman
would marry you when you asked her
to just because you were told to-" she
demanded, standing before him with
angry eyes and flaming cheeks. you
might as we'll be Ephraim. He too
says what his master tells him to say"
From that day they avoided each
other and Uncle Will, whose govt had
again subsidized, began reluctantly to
abandon his cherished ambition. From
that time forward he spent more and
more of his leisure alone with the
birds, on which he seemed to pour
forth all his affection.
Perhaps it was due to the contrari-
ness of human nature, but the fact re-
mains that no sooner had Dorothy Civ
en- and Frank received the answer to
his proposal than their interest in
each other assumed new and unex-
pected Importance. Frank Leasing,
during the course of business trip
out of town, felt the loss Of his cousin
Tv, of ~ c%oy +
chickering's he found himself thinking of
her during all his spare moments and
very often in hours which he should
have devoted to his uncle's interests.
1t was with happy anticipations, there
fore, that he rang the doorbell of his
uncle's house on his return, after an
absence of a couple of weeks.
Hello, Frank, come in" cried his
uncle, shaking him by the hand Con
found you, sir, I've missed you more
than l should like you to know"
"How's Dorothy, uncle?" asked his
nephew.
The old man looked at him with pa.
thetic eagerness.
She's WE'LL" he grumbled. "But,
Frank'-he led hiGc into the little
room which had been fitted up as his
cousins boudoir-"you'd better try
your fortune again. Now listen to me
and don't be fool. Do you see
Ephraim in that corner?"
At the sound of his name the parrot
gave an uneasy squawk beneath the
cloth which covered his house.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-12-05
Indian Queen Hopes to Marry
Outside Race.
Juanlta Ta-Ta-Ma, Esteemed the
Richest Red Maiden in Okla
homa, Owns Valuable Oil
Wells.

Sapulpa, Okla.-Juanita Ta-ta-ma,
Queen of the Uchees," is declared to
be the richest Indian girl in Okla
homa. The queen is II years old,
suffragist and believes that fine
feathers make fine birds" She is rails
ing peacocks for the market. Her
peacock ranch, situated six miles
southwest of Sapulpa, is little gold
mine. Several male birds are valued
at 5000 each.
Juanita lives with her father, but
hopes some day to marry white man
and learn to drive an automobile,
dress like her paleface sisters and
take an active part in woman's battles
for equal rights. She was crowned
queen" of the Uchee Indians at re-
cent corn dance near this city. Her
string of beads, consisting of 125 elk
teeth, is valued at $4,000.
The Indian queen owns quarter
section of land in the heart of the oil
district, and her royalties from oil are
said to amount to several thousand
dollars every month. One of the larg-
est oil wells ever discovered was drill
ed on her allotment recently, which
adds $3.50 day to her income. Twen-
ty million cubic feet Of natural gas Is
drawn from this well each day and
experts predict it will continue to sup
ply that amoutn for the next ten
years.
Her allotment was selected by her
through mistake. Her father at the
time allotments were being made, in
tended to file on a tract adjoining his
! own, but the description given to the
alioting agent was for a tract six
miles distant, which has proved to be
worth more.
my peacock ranch is merely
hobby" said Queen Juanita, although
it promises to be profitable indus
try. The peacocks are great weather
prophets. One of my prize birds fore
tells a storm with accuracy. | value
him at $3.50.
Would / marry? Certainly. l hope
some day to marry a white man, pro-
vided my ideal comes along. He must
be an educated gentleman of the high
est order, a strict prohibitionist and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-12-05
( e UNDERWOOD {: DEOT TNOOD

unless an epidemic of smallpox ia
prevalent. To vaccinate every child
before he goes to school is crime,
and should be stopped.
"The virus that is used is certainly
open to question. Children never be-
fore had the measles or the scarlet
fever as they do today, and why? Sim
ply because the contamination of their
blood with the serum of the calf has
rendered them susceptible to these
diseases which they used to be able
to throw off. Now they are weakened
by incubation with vaccine virus"
Many medical men who heard him
were astounded, and they questioned
the eminent British authority. The
commission has asked DR.. Creighton
to submit some of his proofs, and he
will be requested to appear before
the board at another hearing next
week
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-12-05
DIDN'T PRINT BEST STORY
Late. Melton Prior, the Artist Core.
spondent, Kept Sir Evelyn Woods
Quip Out of Book.

London.-The "reminiscences Of the
late Melton Prior, the artist war cor.
respondent, just published, do not con-
tain, for obvious reasons, perhaps the
best story told of that irrepressible
little man.
At dinner given to Mr.. Prior, the
chairman, Sir Evelyn Wood, who was
seated next to the guest Of the eve.
ming, commenced his speech thusly:
Our honored guest, Mr.. Prior, has
been in 81. engagements" Prior.
prompting, twenty-five, my lord, o."
Sir Evelyn continued, in % engage,
ments. and he has never seen shot
fred"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-12-05
RELATED BY BIBLE SELLERS
Queer Things, It Appears, Are TRADED
for the Books in Many For
eiqn Lands.

The dangers and humors of the life
of the Bible colporters-the men and
women agents of the British and For
eign Bible society who sell the Scrip
lures in the scattered villages of near
ly every country in the world-are
modestly recorded in the report is
sued few days ago, the London Mail
states
In South India last year colporter
caught sight of tiger crossing his
path. In Burma colporter came face
to face with leopard. In Peru
town a Bible seller was cruelty beat
en- by fanatical opponents. In the in
surrection in Persia a colporter was
arrested and charged with being eth
er a spy or an assassin.
On the other hand the colporters
have experiences which relieve the
hardships of their tasks. An old wom-
an in France bought copy because
her fancy was struck with the name
Nathaniel which occurred in chap
ter read to her by the seller. She
thought the name very pleasing, and
QoC1QSu 10 pTOpOSc IL lO1 d SldhuSOh
who was not yet baptized.
Curious bargains are often struck
by these Bible sellers. Eggs are a
frequent currency. In Roumanian
village a colporter bartered Bible
for a hen 1t was a very excellent
hen, so he added a New Testament.
For four yards of home made linen he
disposed of another Bible. Ten eggs
and "a lump of bacon was the price
of one Bible in a Hungarian village.
In northern Hungary farmer gave
live pig for large Bible. A rab-
bit was an exchange in one Spanish
village, and a quantity of preserved
peppers and tomatoes in another.
An Arab woman in Fee insisted on
giving her silver ring for Bible, and
at neighboring village a Gospel was
exchanged for a pail of water for the
colporter's horse. In Korea payment
was taken in potatoes. These the
colporter traded for rice in a market
ten miles away The rice provided
him with food for several days. In
another village a man, too poor to pay
in coin, bartered vine, the inner bark
of which is used locally in making
ropes. In some parts Of southern
Brazil eggs, fowls, fruit, coffee, cab
bage, bread and brick sugar are ex-
changed for Bibles.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-12-05
.?0LLYS MESSAGE
Parrot Acts as Go-BetWeen and
UniteS Two Loving
Souls.
By HAROLD CARTER.

Frank" said Uncle VIII, suppress
ing a groan of pain as he shifted his
equity leg upon the sofa and sat up to
greet his nephew, come here, you
scoundrel. How old are your"
"Twenty-four, sir" answered his
nephew respectfully.
"Twenty-fourl And l was engaged
three times before l was twenty-four.
Confound you, sir, why the deuce
won't you ask Dorothy to marry your
Because l don't love her, my dear
uncle" answered the young man
Love! Love! What has that got
to do with it?" exclaimed the old man
irascibly. "How can you help loving
every girl at your age? Confound you,
Frank, sometimes ] think you are as
coldblooded as Ephraim over there
+ Ephraim, hearing his name spoken
stirred in his cage, and, raising one
claw, held it in suspense, cooked his
head, and looked at his master, his
beak half open, his beady eyes spark
ling
"But Dorothy doesn't like me at all, y
said Frank Leasing. BE little rea-
sonable. uncle. know am indebted to
you for my support and education and
my start in life, and all that but how
in thunder can you expect me to marry
a girl don't care anything about, and
who, moreover, hates the very ground
| walk on?"
I'm not going to argue with you,
sir" shouted the old man. But I'm
not going to see the Eastdale property
divided 1t cost me thirty years of
work to get that piece of land to-
gether, and If you don't get married I'll
III leave it to the Home for Decayed
Parrots that I'm contemplating estab-
fishing. So you'd better get your
stupid heads together, for this attack
of govt is likely to be my last and I'm
going to make my will tomorrow un-
less I'm better"
"Ha! hal" croaked the parrot.
SERVES him right! Serves him right!
Confound your impudence!"
Frank, put cover over that bird,
that's a good fellow" said his uncle
pettishly And Ephraim, thus sup
pressed. subsidized into silence.
Frank Leasing was the orphaned
child of a cousin of William Jennings,
and the kind-hearted old merchant had
made himself responsible for his up
bringing That he should marry his
daughter Dorothy had been his earn
est wish, and of late he had begun to
express it forcibly. PIT between the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-12-05
Joke That's Too Obscure for Him.

I'm getting old, and MY head isn't
working just right" confessed the Old
Codger. Here, in the paper, is a
joke copied from Life-a dainty, glis-
tening bit of humor warranted not to
soil the most delicate fabric-and to
save my soul / can't see the point. 1t
is supposed to be a conversation be-
tween two weekend guests. One
says: Would you ask our hostess to
lend me motor?' And the other re-
plies: Good heavens, no!-just like
that-'Good heavens, no! I'd as soon
ask her for & piece of string! Now,
know that is funny; it must be,
b'cuz it's from Life. But, although
have read it forwards and backwards,
close to and at arms length, burhuna
if | can see what the nub is. Beyond
doubt, l am getting old and senile,
and should now be taken out in the
woods and shot. kansas City Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-12-05
why, yes, Uncle"
well, he loves her now"

why, yes, uncle
We'll, he loves her now"
What? Dorothy's been making
friends with Ephraim?" asked the
young man incredulously. "Why, un-
Gle, she never exactly seemed to care
for him, did she?" He alluded diplo-
matically to his cousins aversion for
the bird. which had often distressed
the old gentleman
"She loves him now" answered his
uncle solemnly Eyes, she can't bear
to have him out of the room nowadays
And do you know what that means,
Frank? 1t means that she's in the old
maids hurdle handicap, unless--Oh,
pshaw, Frank, try it again!"
When he was left alone Frank lifted
the cover from the cage and regarded
the parrot intently. 1t stood watching
him, it's head on one side, it's claw
poised, it's beak half open. And then
from it's throat proceeded most re-
markable sentence, and one which
Frank Leasing had never heard it say
before.
80 Polly,"it croaked. cant you
tell Frank"
"Yes. Go on said the young man
encouragingly. But the parrot only
blinked and repeated the words over
and over again.
eco on, confound you" shouted the
young man. Tell Frank what?"
20, Polly, can't you tell Frank o,
Polly, can't you tell Frankie Polly,
can't you tell Frank" the parrot
croaked.
Frank Leasing turned away in dis
gust and flung the cover over the cage.
20 Polly, can't youltell Frank that |
do really love him?" the parrot
squawked in shrill protest.
Frank Leasing turned as light foot
fall sounded in the hall. He strobe
toward the door Dorothy came in,
stopped, looked at him, and suddenly
found herself in his arms.
Dorothy, can you-can't you?
Frank began, then stopped, for there
was no need to say anything more.
In fact five whole minutes had passed
before a heavy, equity footstep near
them suddenly recalled them to the
conscience of eXternals.
They sprang apart, looking at the
old gentleman guiltily-and then Doro'
thy perceived Ephraims cage.
why, uncle, whatever made you put
Ephraim in my room?" she asked.
"Only a whim, my dear" responded
the old gentleman. 81 thought perhaps
he might give Frank a message from
me. There, never mind! I'll take him
back again But | wish you'd learn TO
like Ephraim little better, Dorothy.
"Why, l just love Ephraim-now,
she answered roguishly.
(Copyrisht, 1912. by w. G. Chapman)
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-12-05
SCOFFERS
Often Make The Staunchest Converts.

The man who SCOTS at an idea or
doctrine which he does not fully un-
derstand has at least the courage to
show where be stands.
The gospel of Health has many con-
verts who formerly laughed at the
idea that coffee and tea, for example,
ever hurt anyone. Upon looking into
the matter seriously, often at the sug-
gestion of a friend, such persons
have found that Postum and a friends
advice have been their salvation.
"My sister was employed in an east
ern city where she had to do calculat-
ing" writes an Okla. girl. "She suf-
fered with headache Nntil she was al
most untitled for duty.
Her landlady persuaded her to quit
coffee and use Postum and in few
days she was entirely free from head
ache" (Tea is just as injurious as
coffee because it contains caffeine, the
same drug found in coffee.) "She told
her employer about it. and on trying
it, he had the same experience.
my father and 1 have both suffered
much from nervous headache since l
can remember, but we scoffed at the
idea advanced by my sister, that COT
fee was the cause of our trouble.
However, we finally quit coffee and
began using Postum. Father has had
but one headache now in four years,
due to a severe cold, and l have lost
my headaches and sour stomach,
which I am now convinced came from
coffee.
"A cup of good, hot Postum is sat.
fsfying to me when l do not care to
eat a meal. Circumstances caused
me to locate in a new country and
feared l would not be able to get my
favorite drink, Postum, but 1 was
relieved to find that full supply is
kept here with a heavy demand for
it." Name given by Postum Co..
Battle Creek, Mich.
Read "The Road to MELVILLE" in
pkgs. There's a reason"
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
one appears from time to time. They
Mre genuine. true, and full OF humeS
interest. Adv
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-12-05
Stretching il Some.

The men were boasting about their
rich kin. Said one: my father has
big farm in Connecticut. 1t is so big
that when he goes to the barn on
Monday morning to milk the cows he,
kisses us all goodby, and he doesn't
get back till the following Saturday.
why does it take him SO long?"
the other asked.
Because the barn is so far away
from the house.
well, that may be a pretty big
!arm, but compared to my fathers
farm in Pennsylvania your fathers
farm amt no bigger than city lot"
why. how big is your fathers
FARM"
well, it's so big that my father
sends young married couples out to
the barn 10 milk the cows, and the
milk is brought back by their grand
children"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-12-05
ROYALTY WELCOMES THE
AMERICAN SETTLER
HIS ROYAL HIGHNEss, THE DUKE
OF CONNAUGHT, WELCOMES
AMERICANS TO CANADA.

1t was a happy speech, that on that
beautiful October day, the Duke of
Connaught, Governor-General of Can
ada, made at Macleod, Alberta. 1t
was an opportune speech, heartful
and resonant with good fellowship.
And, as it was specially intended for
American ears, the audience, COM
prised largely of so many American
settlers in Canada, the time and place
could not have been better chosen.
1t was in reply to an address of well
come rendered to him at the pretty
city of Macleod, with the foothills Of
the Rockies as sitting, and the
great wheat fields between, and in
fact all around the place as the fore
ground, that His Hig1ness, true to the
best interests of thu country and to
those of the Americans who choose
to make Canada their home, said in
part:
II am we'll aware that among those
whom / am now addressing, there are
a very great proportion who were not
born under the British flag. Most Of
these will have realized by now that
residence under that flag implies no
disabilities. All we ask is that the
laws of Canada should be obeyed.
with this provision every one is
free to come and go, to marry to live
and to die as seems best to him, and
as it pleases Providence.
'We bring no pressure to bear on
anyone no adopt the Canadian nation
atty, for we do not value citizenship
which is obtained under compulsion.
sour American cousins are welcome
from over the border. Thrice we vel
come our Canadian and British broth
ers. who return to the Union Jack, aft
or living under the Stars and Stripes.
History is repeating itself. For
many years hundreds of young Brit
ishers have sought fortune in the
western States. Time has brought
about a change, and the tide has set
in the other direction, bringing across
the frontier numbers of our neighbors
to whom we are glad to return hos
FATALITIES.
Zone of the chief dispensers of such
hospitality in proportion to it's popu-
lation has, as we have said, changed
It's character from an important cat
tie town to thriving wheat producing
area.
what it has lost from the pictur-
esque point of view, it has gained IN
the material side, and 1 wish, in con-
clusion, to express the hope that the
prosperity which has evinced Itself
here for the past ten years. may con-
tinue undated in the future"
There is no reason why at a hum
dred places on this educative, instruct
i've and interesting trip of His Royal
Highness he might not have express
ed himself in the same terms, and on
each occasion, addressed large gather
ings of Americans who are now set
tied on the prairies of Western Cana
a.-Advertisement. !
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-12-05
CHILD AND MOTHER ELOPE
Widow and Her Daughter Become
Brides on Same Day at
Wilmington.

Wilmington, Del.-An elopement of
mother and daughter, the most singu-
lar in the history of this Gretna
Green, occurred recently Mrs. Min
ME G. Scott, aged thirty-nine, wild
ow of Trenton, N. j., is the mother
She was married to Isaac Holt. Miss
Elizabeth Scott, aged nineteen, is the
daughter She was welded to Harry
Betty.
The two couples met on Market
street.
What are you doing here. dear?"
asked the astonished mother
"Why, what are you doing here,
dear mammal" queried the equally
surprised daughter.
The mother was the first tc regain
her composure. 1--WE have just been
married." she said.
"And so have We" answered the
daughter.
The two welded couples returned
to Trenton.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-12-05
Income Exceeds $30,OOO,OOO
and Is Growing Rapidly.
Rebuke for acknowledgment An
cry at Baron Menchikoff
for His "Undignified
Comparisons"

st. etersburg.-While Russia is
frequent and large borrower among
the nations of the earth, Emperor
Nicholas, according to statement
presented to his majesty by the impe-
rial treasurer general, is the richest
man in the world. The statement is
couched in fanciful language, but the
facts which it recites are said by ST
Petersburg bankers to be beyond dis
pute.
Your majesty" says Baron Menchi-
koff, need have no fear of ever COM
ing to suffer the stings of poverty
Financially you are solvency itself.
With one hand you could buy out the
American multimillionaires, Rockefel-
Ter and Morgan, and still have suffl-
cient in the other to talk business
with Baron Rothschild. Or, If you
prefer, you can take over the Krupps,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-12-05
Calumet Ends "Bad Luck"

Remember when you were youngster,
what trial baking day was? If Mother
was lucky, everything went finely-but IL
she had "bad luck" her cakes and her
pies and her bread were failures. Her
success in baking seemed to depend al
most altogether on 'luck."
Nowadays there's no such thing as
'baking luck" At least, not in the kitch-
ems of the up-tc-date cooks. Simply be-
cause Calumet Baking Powder has smash
ed that old time idea. 1t has made balI-
ing sure of success. 1t has made mex
perienced cooks able to bake perfectly.
and day after day it is saving hundreds
doing away with costly failures.
Calumet Baking Pow Ter is the purest
baking powder made--and guaranteed not
only to BE pure, but to stay pure in the
CAN and in the BAKING. Calumet has
twice been officially judged the BEST
baking powder understanding the high
est awards at the Worlds Pure Food Ex-
positions in Chicago Q90O and in Paris
1922. Adv.