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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19

ows on the arranged morning and the
drawing begins. On each ball is a
name, Boat" William of Bladon,"
"Rothe," Harry" and others. 1t Is
conjectured that these names are pos
sibly those of the original tenants of
the farms which held the moving
rights. A week before the drawing
the rights of those owners who do
not wish to NOW their strips them
selves are sold by auction at an inn
in the village, but the man who buys
the right denoted by. Harry will
not know until he is in the meadows
and draws out the ball so named
which piece of land will be his. Little
posts mark the strips, and the meads-
man walks along hating at each post,
where a drawing takes place. The
ball at the posts-say the first is
"Harry"-marks that strip of land as
belonging te the man who bought
Harry at the sale. That drawn at
the next post may be Boat" and may
belong to a man who has not sold
his right. Following the drawing the
moving takes place, and when that Is
over the meadows are thrown open
for grazing, and the parishioners who
have had a place in the drawing have
right to Craze one head Of cattle to
the acre or one horse to two acres.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19
Vouno Woman Hurries to the place
and Hears Shot-Man VIII
Recover.

South Orange, N. J.-Writing note
to the girl he loved but could not mar
ry because he has wife living, and
stating therein that he intended to kill
himself, Julian Dillon, twenty-five
years old, sent bullet into his shout
der. The note, which was written to
Miss Marie Blanchet, advised her OF
the place he had chosen to end his
life, SO she, with Miss Marie Don
nelly, companion, hurried to the
place in order to prevent the act.
AS the two young women approach
ed, Dillon waved his hand from a dis
lance and disappeared into the woods.
Then they heard a shot. Charles
Stiastny of Vose avenue happened
along, and discovered Dillon lying in
the bushes. He sent for the police.
The wounded man was taken to the
Orange Memorial hospital, where the
bullet was extracted with little trou-
BILE. He is expected to recover. He
told the police it was an accident, but
he will probably be placed under ar
rest on his recovery.
Dillon Is the son of wealthy parents,
both of whom are dead, but he never
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19
Motor Car With Wings Is Latest
in French Capital.
Successful Experiments Have Been
Made With Machines That Combine
the Principles Of the Automo-
bile and the Aerorlane.

Paris.-Paris is gossiping over the
latest type of motor car-one with
wings. M. Bertrand de Lesseps re-
Gently drove some distance from the
capital in a machine thus equipped.
M. Filippi is another searcher in the
same field, who has been even more
successful Filippi based his trials on
the principle Of the birds wing and
aimed at producing propeller which
should realize the same effect as the
beat of birds wings in the air. The
propeller evolved is not screw, but
bride of wood, broader and thicker
In the center than at the extremities,
one Of which tapers off nearly to
point. The other is comparatively
wide, looking like wing, concave on
one side and convex on the other.
Furthermore, both ends are curved
backward, forming an obtuse angle.
The whole is inclosed in a cage and
measures only about 55 inches In dia-
meter, not projecting beyond the
gauge of the car in any direction. The
maximum speed is 1900 revolutions
minute. This air propelling system
enables the constructor to dispense
with the most delicate and compli-
Gated parts of the machinery at pres
emit employed-no more gear boxes are
required, as a change in the num-
Der of rotations is substituted for a
change of gear, while progress back
ward Is obtained by reversing the
movement of the wing. This backward
rotation also serves as powerful
brake when going downhill, and does
away with "differentials" and back
bridges.
In travelling the friction Is reduced
to a minimum, and the car seems
hardly to touch the ground, raising
no appreciable dust, and consequently
Infiicting but slight wear and tear on
the tires, while the comfort Of the
passengers is improved. In general
appearance the car used recently re-
sembled an ordinary torpedo type, but
the rear part forms an extension,
from which projects the axle carrying
the wing. The 40 horsepower motor
Is In front, and connects with the
wing by transmission chains. There
is no other mechanism, and the wheels
all run free like the front wheels OF an
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19
TIE BORROWING HABIT.

Humanity is aflicted with some ex-
seedingly bad habits. enc OF the
worst of which is that of borrowing
money in small sums. 1t is as de-
moralizing as intemperance. Indeed,
1t is often an accompaniment OF that
vice, perhaps the cause Of 1t or per
haps the effect. A man who lacks
business perception, who is deficient
in the matter of making adequate pro-
vision for his needs, who does not
calculate carefully, and who spends
unwisely on Injuries, starts to raising
funds by appealing to his friends.
The lending of money is one of the
vital factors in business, which is
largely done on credit. But the lend
ing of money individually, without Sc
curity, without interest, just as
personal accommodation between
friends, is one of the most unbusi-
nesslike and demoralizing Of prac-
tees At first these loans are repaid
conscientiously, says the Washington
Star. Then the time goes by and the
borrower is slow about refunding
After a while he grows accustomed
to asking, loses his shame, gets cal
lous to the thought of non-payment
and thus drifts into the habit of petty
borrowing. Now It Is perhaps a quar-
ter or a half dollar, or some other
trifling SUM that the lender would be
perfectly willing to give In good
cause to meet a real emergency,
without hope of return. But there is
always the suspicion that the money
is not really needed. save for some
self-indulgence. The average man
VII hesitate about giving in this way
when he feels that the money is go
ing fer drink, and that is why or
ganized charity has come to be so
generally supported In those times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19
FECUNDlTY OF HOUSE FLY

DR.. Howard of the bureau of ento'
mology, Washington. calculates that a
single house fly, starting about April
Is with an average brood Of 100,
would, If all her eggs were Matched
and all in turn reproduced in like ra-
ito, see by the end of the season her
progeny to the number Of 1,096,1S1,-
249, 81, 720 200, O00, 0Go, 900. AS each fe-
male usually lays four patches of eggs
their unchecked development through
twelve generations would make a
mass of flies measuring 26S,77S, 1885,
cubic milesNor considerably more than
the size of the earth. Fortunately,
comments the Medical Record, there
are many things destructive to eggs.
larvae and adult flies, so the number
of the latter is kept down to pos
sible figure"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19
Dared by Companion, Young Woman
Braves the Waves With 6ruin.
at Venice, Cal.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Miss Anna Fred
ericks, pretty beach girl, went swim
ming through the breakers at Venice
accompanied by half-grown CHINA
mon bear.
For while 1t looked as If the great
seal Of California had come to life
and had gone forth for paddle in the
ocean.
Miss Fredericks was one Of the
thousands of bathers along the ocean
front. She was clad in an attractive
silk bathing suit and was accampa-
MED by several friends. when r. l.
Pierce of Pasadena strolled by leading
two half-grown cinnamon bears which
he secured in, northern California
when the bears were only a few
weeks old.
Il dare you to take one of the bears
in swimming" said friend to MISS
Fredericks.
The young woman took the dare.
Her escort, after futile attempts at
discussion, secured one the bears. Tne
little animal was quite tame and trot-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19
GIVE MEN SOCKS TO WOMEN
Chinese Who Take Ship Passengers
Clothes Make Odd Mistakes In
Returning Them.

San Francisco, Cal-The ChineGe
are assimilating Caucasian customs
fast. but their inability to differentiated
between masculine and feminine garb
or to understand why half hose are
worn only by men caused sixty-two
cabin passengers Of the liner Man
churia much inconvenience at Shang-
hal three weeks ago.
The Manchria which arrived from
the orient recently, was ordered into
quarantine at Shanghai because of the
death of steerage passenger from a
communicable disease, and all pas
sengers were ordered ashore to take
a plunge in a germ-killing solution.
Each was assigned bathroom and
the clothing of each was taken away
for fumigation. The Chinese neglect
ed to mark the clothing. A sedate
man of sixty received corset in lieu
of his waistcoat. Many of the women
received mems socks, others no stock
ings at all, while many garments
went astray, never to be restored to
rightful owners.
Captain Dixon, veteran of many a
storm, fled to his cabin when the wom-
en- appealed to him.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19
HONOR TO BRITISH GENERAL
People Of BrockviIIe, Ont, Laud the
Memory of Commander Who Won
Detroit In War of 1912.

Rockville, Ont.-A monument In
honor of the memory of Gen. Sir
Isaac Brock, who was in command OF
the Canadian forces against the Amer
leans in the war of 1912, was unveiled
in this city with interesting but mod
est ceremonies. The local chapter OF
the Daughters of the Empire, to whose
efforts the erection of the monument
is due, was in charge of the ceremo-
MES. The principal address was de-
livered by Col Samuel Hughes, the
Canadian minister of militia and de-
tense.
The date for the unwilling of the
memorial was appropriately chosen,
since it was just 100 years since the
surrender of Detroit, with which
event the name of General Brock is
most closely associated in American
history.
General Brock was born in the
island Of Guernsey in 1859 and had
brilliant military career in the Brit
ish service before he was sent to Can
ada. He was made knight OF the
Bath for his victory at Detroit, but
he survived his honors less than TIVE
months.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19
MRS. BELMONT is MARKETER
Society Woman Does This as Pro-
test Against Petty Graft
of Employees.

Newport, r. Mrs. o. H. P. Bel
mont is doing her own marketing this
summer as a protest against sys-
tenn of petty graft, which she says has
become well-nigh universal in the
households of the wealthy summer
colonists here.
"This system of graft, by, which en-
ployees profit at the expense of en-
Movers, is all wrong" says Mrs. Bel
mont. 1--WE pay our aids good wages,
for which they are expected to do a
certain service. 1t is certainly unfair
for them to expect to make large
sum of money on commissions that
are bound to come out of the pockets
of their employers"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19

In New England, New Jersey anu
some other thickly settled sections of
the eastern part of the United States
what are known as farm colonies are
multiplying. These agricultural col
onies are generally made up of for
eign-born peoples who come from the
same district in Italy, Russia or Hun
gary. Farming areas of 1000, 1000
and sometimes 5000 acres are pur-
chased and divided up into ten and
twenty acre allotments. On each OF
these small farms a family settles
and engages in the growing Of fruits
and garden vegetables for the supply
of the larger eastern cities, says the
Baltimore American. Many aban-
doned New England farms are thus
being restored to productive usage.
Quite recently a 1,00O-acre tract Of
land in Cecil county, located along
the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal,
near Chesapeake City, has been pur-
chased for Polish farm colony. This
land is to be cut up into ten-acre al
lotments, or into about one hundred
small farms, upon which as many
families will locate. The colony, it
will be observed, is about midway be-
tween Baltimore and Philadelphia,
and is In easy communication with
both cities by water route, as well as
by rail. Maryland has inviting induce
ments for many such colonies. In
southern Maryland large areas suit
able for cutting into small farms may
be obtained at comparatively low cost.
This land, in most instances, is splen-
didly adapted to the growing of fruits
and vegetables. The soil is of far bet
ter average quality than the sandy
soil of New Jersey. Upon ten acres
of land farmed intensively not only a
living can be made, but ultimate af
huence may be attained.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19
FIND WHISKY IN HAY WAGON
Police Hold 500 Bottles for BashfuI
Claimant at Wilmington, North
Carolina.

Wilmington, N. Give hundred
bottles of Turkey Mountain" corn
whisky, neatly packed away in gunny
sacks, await an owner at the local po-
lice station. A wagon ostensibly
loaded with hay broke, down in the
street and when the police, seeing the
trouble from affair."" arrived on the
scene the negro river took to hia
heels, leaving the property without a
claimant. Following senatorial cam
paign against blind tigers" here
week ago, no one has the temerity to
claim the goods.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19
WHEN THE MEN WORE MUFFS

Although the\muff is now exclusive
Iy an article of feminine apparel, it
was when first introduced in England.
toward the close of the sixteenth cen
fury, used by both men and women.
In fact, in the seventeenth century it
was generally regarded as an essential
part of the dress of man of fashion.
The muffs then used were somewhat
similar to the present fashion-large
and bulky.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19

A woman in Philadelphia is being
sued for breach Of promise, her loss
being appraised at $4,000. When it is
known that she is an exceptionally
good cook, particularly of the dishes
so loved of the Fatherland, 1t is not to
be wondered at that the Tilted ones
anguish is not to be assuaged at a
lower figure in these times when good
cocks are so expensive, not to say
rare and hard to keep.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19
WROTE GIRL OF PLAN TO DIE

shared in the estate because he mar
ried, a few years ago, a chorus girl
1t is reported here that his wife de-
serted him when she found that he
would not have wealth. He has been
living at the Hotel Belmont. New
York, making frequent trips to South
Orange and paying attention to Miss
Blanchet.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19
Smuggling q Fine Art.

Smuggling is still a fine art at
Deal, England. Most of the smugglers
are fishermen. The smuggling is
mainly in tobacco and spirits. Snug
gled tobacco is In strong request
throughout the agricultural district OF
eastern Kent. 1t is hard, black, pow
erful. and seems to suit the local
palate.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19
is GRAY-HA!RED AT FIVE

Physicians are puzzled over the
case of the five-year-old son of John
De Frabis of West Berwick, Pa.
whose hair is as gray as might be
found in a person of fourscore years.
The parents, who are normal, have
four children, all mutes.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19
GIRL AND BEAR SURF PALS

ted down to the surf line with Miss
Fredericks.
Thousands Of beach visitors throng-
ed the water front to watch the novel
performance. At first the little bear
snorted and fused as the spray
splashed over his nose, but finally
with little grunt, he ducked into the
breakers and followed the leash which
Miss Fredericks carried.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19
Both Parents of New Colorado Arr!
walls Are Twins Themselves
Long Lineage Likewise.

Golden. Colo.-The birth of twin
boys in the family of Prof. Charles
d. Test of the department Of miner
alogy In the State School OF Mines
here proved no anomaly to an ances-
trail characteristic.
Professor Test himself is twin.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19

1t may have been noticed that with
the usual courage of masculinity at
lacking a feminine stronghold the
broadsldes on the hobble skirt opened
up fire after it had been announced
that the target itself was going out
of fashion, anyhow.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19
TWINS KEEP UP TRADITION

Mrs. Test has twin sister and Pro
fessor Tests father came into the
world with brother Both Professor
Test anu Mrs. Test came from a lin
cage long noted for twins.
The couple was married q year ago.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19

The shaving of pet dogs and cats
in hot weather by solicitous owners,
as reported to be a fad this summer,
will doubtless bring the usual storm
of sarcasm and protests from the
critical contingency who think that
consideration for animals is logically
incompatible with sympathy for
human suffering
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19

"a widower of sixty-two with S.
100000 seeks a bride of twenty, with
blond hair, blue eyes and rosy
cheeks" Being widower and there
fore wise, it will be useless for any
Of the chemical variety to apply.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19
offers 70 ~TraInv for Presidency.

Washington.-A citizen of La Junta,
Colo, has written to Secretary OF the
Interior Fisher, offering his services
as a candidate for the presidency He
says he can start training" at once.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19

In spite of the advance Of science, 1t
will be some time before flying as
means Of travel becomes general The
average citizen does not relish flirting
with the undertaken.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19

Judging from the diction in a Brit
ish newspaper they have "coppers"
instead of boobies" in London, which
must be getting awfully Americanized.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19

More than twenty metal articles
were found by surgeon in the stom-
ach of California woman. That's
carrying the souvenir fad too far.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19
Arrest Woman who Chained Boy.

FIIOSH "VIIIN' !" to
New York.-Mrs. Minnie Sassa OF
l26 East One Hundred and Forty
eighth street, was arrested for CHAIN
ing her seven-year-old boy in the YARD
of her home. Agents of the Children's
society made the complaint.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19

Among other irritating products of
the summer are the swimmers whe
dive before kaog hook
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19
ceIebrates Her to4th Birthday.

Troy, N. Y.--Mrs. Margaret Van
Rensselaer, has tust celebrated hea
1O4th birthday and is In good health
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-19
HOME ENDORSEMENT.
Hundreds of Leon Citizens Can Tell
You All About 1t.

Home endorsement, the public ex-
preston of Leon people, should be
evidence beyond dispute for every
Leon reader. Surely the experience
of friends and neignbors, cheerfully
given by them, will carry more weigh
ticn the utterances of strangers re-
siding in PARKWAY places. Read the
following:
A. A. jerks, State Boat Inspector,
Fourth St., Leon, Iowa, says: II GER
tGinly can recommend Doan's Kidney
Pills, for I know from personal ex-
perience that they are a good kidney
medicine. I had to get up often at
night to pass the kidney secretions.
had lame and weak back and felt
stiff in the morning. I procured
Doan's Kidney Pills and they not only
relieved the kidney weakness, but
strengthened my back. I think q
great deal of this preparation
For sale by all dealers Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-19
The Week Before Christmas.

The following editorial was writ.
ten thirteen years ago for The Gate
City by Sam NJ. Clark, it's longtime
editor 1t is just as beautiful and
just as true and just as appropriate
to this Christmas season as it was
long ago. We are repeating it for
the pleasure of those who enjoy
good literature (for it is that and
! to bring again to our remembrance
that man with the gifted pen:
| 1T is the week before Christmas
The center of American thought is
not now far away but is centered in
each American home. 1t glows
about father and mother and broth
er and sister and shines with bright
er radiance, for it is the self-center-
ed thought of love. The very air is
surcharged with kindness to the
others. All the thoughts of this
week will be about what Mary will
be most pleased with and how happy
mother will be when she sees that
nice-but that's telling and half the
pleasure comes from the conceal
ment. Half the good of giving
comes from keeping the left hand
from knowing what the right hand
is doing. Nobody doubts the pleas
ure of Christmas morning but the
pleasure of the week before is just
as intense and is longer drawn out.
The morning of Christmas day is
rich in it's reverence and smiles, but
the week before Christmas is educa-
tional to the soul and heart. The
heart begins to sprOut at Thanksgiv-
ing and it swell and swells until the
week before Christmas when it is
ready to burst out into full bloom
from the accumulated sap of human
kindness by which it has been fed.
The week before Christmas has
never had it's due. The brightest
week before Christmas that ever hap
pened was some twenty years of fifty
years ago-it is tedious to count
dates. You remember all about it,
You were little thing, but you
never in after life were quite so i'm
portant to yourself. There were
whisperings which ceased when you
entered the room and when you
the lamp still burning and your
mother still up and working on.some-
thing that she put under the chair
when you turned over in your bed.
The old turkey gobbler was COB
bling all day long to his former
associates on the outside and eating
corn with gluttony which was to
bring it's own recOmpense. You
found out for the first time that the
business world had been working
overtime all year especially to stock
up on Christmas gifts for boys and
girls. You had your own gifts for
the others hidden where even one of
Poe's wonderful detectives could not
have found them-in the middle of
the woodpile, or hung down in the
unused stock well in the field. There
is never q week before Christmas
to equal those that came then