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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25

wants to adopt line of farming that
will soonest and most economically
make it productive, the best plan will
be to keep COWS, and sell the cream
or butter. And the more feed one
buys, and the less he takes off his
own place, except clover, the sooner
the soil may be made rich.
Having had considerable experience
with clover, cowpeas, Canada peas
and other legumes, have concluded
that for soil Improvement the red
clover or alsike, will he found the
best thing for the purpose. / would
only use alsike In case the land
to be improved was rather moist, as
on that sort of soil 1t will usually
make better growth than common
red or any other, except white clover,
and that does not make a sufficiently
bulky growth to serve the purpose
best.
In some experience Of my own,
have found that sowing orchard grass
and clover together makes most ex-
eellent pasture; and, If one keeps the
stock off, it is possible to get a
growth that will make Gne mixture
for hay; but when clover is cut at the
right time and properly cured, there
Is no more nutritious forage that can
be grown.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25

and clover pasture and SOW, say, two
bushels to the acre, leaving the adj
Joining acre upholstered. The growth
of the plastered clover will prove its
value in few weeks after the plaster
has been sown. When plaster can be
had for $40 per ton it will pay to SOW
it at the rate of two bushels to the
acre on dry upland meadows and clio.
yer fields, on pastures, oats and peas
and on all the bean family. 1t is also
valuable for sowing on clover stubble
after the first crop has been cut for
hay. The dressing of plaster at this
time will greatly encourage the second
growth clover. On most every farm
there are variety of soils, and fer
tilizer that will prove of value for one
kind of soil and crop will prove of lit
tie value used on an adjoining field,
but having an entirely different char.
acter of soil. Test each field and
keep record of these tests, as they
will prove valuable.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25
Dodge of Using Dealers Tag Comes
High When Discovered by Penn
syIvania Officials.

Harrisburg. highway depart
nent officials have discovered that the
state is being swindled by unscrupu-
lous dealers in and owners of automo-
biles throughout the state by misuse
Of demonstration tags, and they have
at once commenced prosecutions to
check 1t.
An automobile dealer, in taking out
a license as a dealer, gets a tag with
an x. which entities him to use the
machine in showing off its merits to
intending purchasers and for no other
purpose, and one tag will do for his
entire stock in trade, but he must not
use that tag on vehicle that he uses
for pleasure or hires to others for
pleasure. 1t seems, however, that
dealers have been doing that. A deal
er's license costs but SIS, while tag
for pleasure machine or for hiring
purposes costs from $40 to SIS. In
order to evade paying the higher
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25
Precautions Are Taken to Pre-
serve Recipe for New Rubber.
Safe Where Formula Is Kept Is Pro-
tected by Steam That Would De-
stroy the Bacteria-WouId
Lower Price of Product.

London.-Extraord precautions
are being taken to prevent theft Of
the secret of the new process of man
ufacturing synthetic rubber, announce
ment of the discovery of which by
Prof. Perkin was made recently. Four
millionaires, including Stuart Coats,
member of the famous family of thread
makers, are financing the expert
ments, which already have cost s175.-
000
The works are situated in a lonely
peninsula river near Rainham, in Es-
sex, and they are patrolled night and
day by heavily armed guard with
four ferocious dogs.
The bacteria, which are key to the
whole discovery, are kept in a safe
which it would take an intruder twen-
ty minutes to open even with the best
engineering appliances, and so con-
structed that if forced open an thrush
of superheated steam would immedi-
ately destroy the bacteria.
An Anglo-French syndicate will
form a company with a capital Of
$2,500,000 to purchase the patents,
which forestalled by three months
German scientists, who had been work
ing on the same lines and had spent
$1,250,000 in experimenting.
In order to insure the staff keeping
the secret Loyalty the Anglo-French
syndicate retained the services of the
two principal chemists, Profs. Perkin
of Manchester and Fernbach of Paris,
for 10 years at a salary of $4,000 each
yearly. Twelve other chemists have
been given ten-year agreements with
regularly increasing salaries. The
chemists Office staff from Office boy
up, are each promised a handsome
bonus when success is achieved.
The Germans, on learning that the
Anglo-French syndicate had secured
the priority patents. endeavored to
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25
PLANE TO HUNT COYOTES

coed. The hunters covered ground
from the old San Joaquin ranch house
to the hills directly back of Corona
Del Mar.
Martin waited until after the fog
raised before venturing to fly He did
not like the idea Of going through the
fog sixty miles an hour with the pos.
sibility that he would suddenly find a
high hill in front of him, too late to
rise over it. After the fog lifted
Martin, with a passenger. secuted
along the range of foothills, using the
biplane in which he made his trip
from Newport bay to Avalon The all
craft was driven low, and it was with
ease that moving objects in the brush
could be detected. Martin is thorough
ly satisfied with the efficiency Of the
aeroplane as a means Of scouting fol
wild animals. He thinks it has great
possibilities as a means of driving
game into the open.
To William Jeffrey, from whose
ranch the start was made. belongs tho
honor of the hunt.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25
Aviator Easily Detects Animals Sought
by Members of California
Rifle Club.

Santa Clara, Cal.-Swooping over
the foothills recently, Glenn Martins
biplane scared all the coyotes in sight
and hearing. The occasion was the
coyote hunt of the Santa Ana Rifle
club, of which Martin is member,
and the result of the hunt was the
capture of one coyote, big fellow.
The carcass was strapped to the aero
plane and was taken as passenger to
Santa Ana.
The hunters had hoped to bring in
half dozen of the pests, but were
unable to begin their hunt until after
seven O'Clock 1t had been planned
to begin at 4:30 o'clock, in order to
catch the sneaking animals before
they got back into the brushy hills.
BY an oversight the gate of the pas
ture in which the foothills are located
was left locked, and it was seven
o'clock before the hunters could pro-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25

feed timothy hay; and, when that Is
done, a feed of corn is given along
with It,
1t always seems to me very remark
able that so few men use clover as the
principal feed for their stock, when
there is such inducement to do SO. ]
have never known of a case where
any one was not pleased with the re-
suits in feeding clover hay to work
horses, If he had good, bright hay
and gave a reasonable grain ration
in the shape OF corn with it.
Where the chief grain fed is oats
the clover is not suitable, because the
percentage of starchy matter or its
equivalent would not be properly
proportional to the proteids. AS
know men who have for years not fed
an ounce of grain to horses doing
farm work daily, and they have kept
in fine condition, and at steady work
on nothing but nice, clean, bright,
well-cured clover hay, it seems to me
that a great many men are wasting
money in their method Of feeding,
and are failing to improve their soil
because they do not SOW the clover.
Probably the latter is the more i'm.
portant point to be considered. Com.
mon sense and clover are mighty
good factors in successful farming.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25
COWS AND CLOVER MAINTAIN
QUALITY OF SOIL FERTILITY
Raising Abundant Crops Legumes Farm Stock and
Selling Should Any THANKSGIVING
Orchard Grass Glover Together
Makes Good

AS I have found that even work
stock can be kept in good condition
on well-cured hay, if allowed to eat
full ration at each meal, ! have about
concluded that on the great majority
of farms large portion Of the grain
fed to work stock may be eliminated
if plenty of good, bright clover hay is
fed to all stock, and sufficient time
allowed for the horses to eat it. This
may seem to be sort of heresy to
the vast number of men all through
the big corn states, who feed little
grain, except corn, and some of them
no roughage part of the year except
corn fodder. But | know whereof ]
speak, some of the best teams that
have ever seen are never fed anything
except clover hay unless by chance
that runs low, and it is necessary to
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25
USE OF GYPSUM
OR LAND PLASTER
Practice Nearly Always increases
Yield ofCIovers and
Pea6-1ow to
Apply At.

Plaster nearly always increases the
growth of the clovers and peas. Mixed
with an equal quantity of wood ash,
it is largely used by gardeners and
truckers to stimulate the growth of
early potatoes. corn, beans and cab
bags.
Plaster is sulphate of lime. and
both the sulphuric acid and the lime
are active principals in plant growth.
The time to SOW plaster on clover and
oats and peas is when the plants are
making their first leaves. Sow at the
rate of two bushels to the acre.
On land that has been recently
lined the application of plaster has
little effect. The only way to find out
the value of plaster is to measure off
an acre of clover or an acre of grass
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25
EXCELLENT FEEDS
TO FATTEN LAMBS
Use Of Alfalfa for Roug hage
Simp1ifies Question Con-
siderab1y-Peas are
Recommended.

(By ]. r. M'NULTY, Colorado Agricul-
tural College,
The great question which the sue
cessful lamb feeder is now trying to
solve is that of the most economical
concentrate to be used in fattening his
lambs.
The fact that most feeders are using
alfalfa for roughage simplifies the
above problem considerably. Alfalfa
supplies the protein, and when fed
with fattening concentrate, as corn
or barley, reduces the amount of feed
required for a pound gain to the mini
mum. Experiments prove that corn
is Just trifie better, pound for pound,
than barley when both are fed in con-
nection with one Of the legume hays,
as clover or alfalfa. There is little
data on the economy of feeding corn
alone with upland or timothy hay or
with corn slower. This follows from
the fact that such ration would lack
considerably in protein. Doubtless
barley would somewhat excel corn,
pound for pound, when fed with rough
ages lacking protein, as the ones last
named. Whole barley may be fed
very successfully to fattening sheep
The fact that cotton seed meal can
be purchased for a price comparing
favorably with that of corn in Colora-
do has suggested the feeding of this
concentrate with alfalfa hay for fat
tening lambs. In this combination,
however, we have two feeds high in
protein and consequently an unbal-
anced ration. Oil meal is fed quite
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25
HAVE MARITAL MIx-UP AT rs
Georgia Veteran Who Marries Old
Sweetheart Technically Becomes
a Bigarlist.

Savannah, Ga.-Firm in the belief
that the statute Of limitations had run
out and nullifed his first marriage
In Georgia forty years ago, Peter X.
Thompson, seventy-five years old, mar
ried second time here. His bride
was Mrs. Ann Colenia Wilson, sixty
eight years old. They had known
each other In youth.
Thompson disappeared after the
war and did not return until last win
ter. His first wife. believing him
dead, had remarked, so he decided to
marry again. His former sweetheart
was twice widow. He told the min
lister who performed the ceremony
that his first marriage had been an
nulled through the statute Of limita-
lions. The solicitor general of the
superior court says while Thompson
apparently had committed bigamy, he
would not be proceeded against un-
less some one comes forward to prose
cute the case.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25
HISTORY OF PANAMA
Spaniards in 18th Century Land
ed at Site of Canal.
Tales Of Rich Gold Deposits Were Re-
sponsibIe for Many Adventures
Leaving Home to Seek the FL
Dorado In the New World.

Colon. Panama.--It was lust for gold
that brought the Spaniards to America
In the fifteenth century. 1t was the
same lust that led them to make many
daring trips Of exploration into the
interior An expedition set out from
the island of Haiti one day in the
year 1913. When the vessel was we'll
out to the sea, and the wooded shores
of the island had grown dim in the
distance, the adventures were amaz-
to hear muf1ed shouting from the
hold and noise Of knocking. The
sound was coming from one of num-
Der of great casks, supposed to con-
tain dried beef, and when the noisy
cask was discovered and the end
knocked off, well-built young man.
clad in the velvet garments gentlefolk
wore at that time, sprang out. Sew
eral of the adventurers recognized
him as Vasco Nunezele Balboa, a
young man known to many of the col
onists Of Haiti.
Balboa explained that he had chosen
this way of coming aboard because
his creditors were watching him so
closely that he, knew they would
never have permitted him to leave the
island openly, but would have caused
him to be seized and cast into. debt
ors' prison.
The destination Of this party OF aG-
venture was Darien, near the site Of
the Panama canal. No man knew
what lay across the isthmus, and IN
deed most Spaniards believed at that
time that the West Indies were
islands of. the coast Of Asia.
When the vessel which Balboa had
boarded so urceremoniously reached
the mainland of Central America
members of the little Spanish colony
already there refused to allow the
captain of the vessel to come ashore,
for he had an evil reputation. The
ether men, however went ashore un.
der the leadership of Balboa and at
once began trip OF exploration. Bal
boa made an alliance with a powerful
Indian chief who ruled that portion
of the land, and married the chiefs
daughter. At the wedding feast the
Indians brought rich gifts of slaves
and gold, and were amazed to see
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25

What should be strong inducement
o every owner of farm with COWS
to make and sell butter is the fact
that this form of dairying makes it
possible not only to maintain the soil
fertility, but to constantly add to it.
While the solids in the milk con-
tain the most essential elements of
fertility, the butter fat contains no
element of fertility at all. HENCE, the
selling of milk in large quantities. in
evitably reduces the product1veness
Of the farm, unless a large proportion
of the feed for the cows is bought off
the farms, instead of being grown on it.
On the other hand, butter contains
practically nothing that constitutes
an element of fertility in the soil, says
q writer In Farm Progress. For this
reason, II one has poor farm, and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25
NEW AUTO TAX SWINDLE


license a number of people owning au-
tomobiles, who are not dealers, and
also number of dealers, have been
getting the lower priced tags and
using what purports to be a machine
for sale. for hiring and pleasure pur-
poses.
The department has been quietly
picking up offenders and asking them
to step up to the magistrates Office
and pay the fine for violation of the
law, SIS, and at the same time take
out the proper tag. About 200 of
these offenders have been discovered
in Pittsburgh, and in Harrisburg in
the past few days eight of the dodgers
have been notified of their prosecu-
tons.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25
JUSTICES TABLET A FAKE
Supposed Bronze Marker on Court
house Only Cheap Pine Block
Probe Is Started.

Hollidaysburg, Pa.-The front CORR
dor of Blair county's 100000 court
house is adorned by large bronze
tablet, having inscribed thereon the
names of prominent sons of the
county.
1t was discovered that the supposed
bronze tablet was only cheap pine
wood, painted deceptively, and wag
cut the word fake" with his pen.
knife in the tablet.
Lawyers and politicians who ex-
pended hundreds of dollars to pre-
serve their names to posterity in the
tablet are indignant and an official IN.
vestigation is brewing. Il
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25
Hoo PASTURE.

Purdue university, Lafayette, Ind,
has published a circular on Supple
mentary Pasture Crops, referring espe-
cially to supplying continuous pasture
for hogs. 1t shows clearly the value
of the different crops commonly used,
tells approximate time of sowing, time
of pasturing, number of hogs per acre,
etc. 1t may no doubt be had for the
asking.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25
7
Her Special Advantages.

James Fullerton Muirhead In his
book, "The Land of Contrasts" tells
Of an American girl who was patroni2-
ingly praised by an Englishman for
the purity of her English and who re-
Piled well, / had special advan-
tages, inasmuch as an English mis-
sionary was stationed near our tribe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25
DOGS GUARD SECRET

persuade the syndicate to sell. but
were unsuccessful. Overtures from
big plantation rubber companies, d.
rected by leading London merchants,
were more fayorably received, and it is
likely that an agreement will be made
to not sell rubber below SO cents a
pound, in which case only Brazilian
Para rubber collectors will suffer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25
Cheerful Outlook.

Father, dear" said Amaranth,
Willie Smithers is going to call at
your Office this morning to ask you
for my hand. Isn't there some little
hint can give him before he goes
SO as to make it easier for him?"
YES" said Mr.. Blinks, tell him to-
take ether before he comes. 1t will
save him much pain. "-Harper'S
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25
Cement WaIIow for Hogs.

A cement tank, if sunk into the
ground and filed with water, is just
what pigs need during the hot days. II
the yard Immediately surrounding the
tank is made of gravel so that the
water may drain away there will be
no unsightly mudhole.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25
Prefers Quick Death to Starvation.

Philadelphia.-Pre quick
death to starvation, George Hutchin-
son, aged twenty-eight years, who
had been out of work for several
months, pawned his last pair of shoes
this week, bought poison with the pro-
ceeds and committed suicide
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25
Berry Measured Four Inches.

Marysville, GAIA strawberry meas
uring four inches in circumference
was displayed by T. Spafford, who has
J half acre patch planted to vines
eight miles north Of this city. Spaf-
ford has installed private irrigation
plant on his place.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25
stern call of DUTY.

Reform is not joyous, but griey-
Gus; no single man can reform him
self without stern suffering and stern
working; how much less can nation
of men!-Carlyle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25

Former Slave Dies at Age of 119.
Goodnight, Okla Silvey Baker, for
merly a slave belonging to the Lee
family in Virginia and reputed to be
119 years old, died at her home.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25
Groom Asleep; Wedding is Postponed

Groom Asleep; Wedding Is Postponed.
Wabash, Ind-The wedding of
Lloyd Keich and Miss Florence Myers
was unavoidably postponed because
the groom was asleep at the hour set
for the ceremony. He had taken a
dose of morphine for illness, and could
not be awakened. They were married
the following morning when he was
restored to consciousness.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25
Preparing Soil.

1t is just as necessary to have the
soil in state of high fertility for
tree planting as it Is for corn plant
ing.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25

The way some women talk is
enough to make a bachelor feel bald
headed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25

When in need of good laxative give Gar
field Tea trial and be convinced of its merits
1t is made entirely from pure herbs.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25

A girl expects a man to think her
hair is naturally curly even when she
knows that he knows it isn't. /
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-25

|. (By ]. r, M'NULTY, Colorado Agricul-
tural College,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-06
Uhf 5tar
Want Ads
Phone Main 244O
w ant Ads +. e word.

Want Ads 4 . o word.
minimum, Is cents only.
NORTHWEST BRANCHES
Brsdtord's Pharmacy; 9th and R. L ave.
Butler Field. Druggists, Bird and inoians ~
Postal Telegraph. 1924 n Y. ave.
FsS s. ca D5ps S''T puss n i sss ss
Thos A. Dobyns. 18th and Columbia road
Dupont Pharmacy. Goth and SITS
Goidenbergs Bureau Of Information
Herhst's Drug Store, 25th and Pa. ave.
Holtzclaw's Newsstand, l7oS Pa ave; ;,,
Interior Dept. sth and F. Postal IeIeerapA
s. Kann. Sons & Co. Information Bureau.
Kings Drug Store. l4th and Mass ave.
W. Fl. Davis Drug Store. 9th and :.
e2S 9th st. n.
Union Station, Postal Telegraph.
nsss s5es; Csp, Postal
Quigiey's Drug Store. 21st and SITS.
GEORGETOwNs
O'Donnen's Drug Store. 32nd and II sts.
Pnde's Pharmacy. 2sth and SITS.
Postal Telegraph. 1249 Wisconsin ave.
NORTHEAST
Perkins. Pharmacy: 18th and stanton p ne.
K Rich .s Co, \: Cap n, ana IL "a
Taylor & Lamb. Iltk and z. Cap. SITS.
Mooradin's Pharmacy. 18Th and n SITS. ne.
Ysatman, D. A.. Pharmacy: TIN ana = Re ne. -.
Lincoln Park Pharmacy, 18Th and East Gap. ID.
SOUTHEAST,
BradIey's Drug Store sth and SITS. sc.
NJ 6. Fealy. Druggist. 11th and Pa. ave.
SOUTHWEST,
i1th st. wharf. Postal Telegraph Once.
Suiiivan's Drug Store. 7th and D SITS. So.
Charles s. Walter. sol IA st. s.w.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-05-31

in it's unwinding, that 1t is impos-
sible to do It justice in paraphrase.
But to read it is to become an inti-
mate spectator of the drama of hu-
man interest which is enacted, and
the reader becomes so thoroughly i'm
bued with the spirit of the story that
he is soon perfectly at home in Mt.
Hope and with the people he meets
there.
Those who read The Prodigal
Judge will not be disappointed in
The Just and the Unjust. 1t is an
other striking example of the superb
literary genius possessed by Vaughan
Kester, and there is no reason why
it should not win its way in popular
favor to the same high place occu.
pied by its predecessor.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-05-31
Influence of Clothes.

1t is said that the average man is,
to a great extent, influenced by the
kind Of clothes which he wears, in the
same way as he is affected by his en-.
vironment. A well-dressed man will
walk better, talk better and, they say,
even do better work than the man who
is carelessly dressed. Therefore. the
man who is neglectful of his personal
appearance, Is unneat, slouchy, his
clothes not pressed or carefully brush.
ed, his shoes unpublished, his linen
soiled and his hat dented and covered
with dust, discards one of the most
potent instruments of success. Per,
haps he cannot afford to buy linen
or suits made at the best tailors, but
every man can afford to be clean and
vat In his dress.