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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-09
Campbell Leaves Game.

Outfieider Vim Campbell, of Boston.
Is through with baseball He has con-
nected with an automobile establish
Caent in Pittsburg, and will devote his
time hencefor;h to the sale of buzz
cars. Nothing to gain by playing
with taii-end team" says Vim
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-09
Ball Players On Hunting Trip.

While the rest of us are worrying
over what Is and what isn't, Fred
Clarke and Claude Hendrix are the
guests OF bunch of miliionaires out
in the Kiamichis tsee map of Okla
homa for further information) shooting
deer wild turkey, quail. etc. Fred and
Claude are with the oklahoma Hunt
ing and Fishing club, said To be COM
posed OF ultra rich oil men.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-09
Thorpe May Become Professional.

CARLISLE, PA, Dec. Slim"
Thorpe the wonderful Indian athlete,
Is considering an offer from the Te-
cumseh professional hockey team. of
Toronto. to join the club at q big
salary. -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-09
PITCHERS AVERAGES

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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-11-14
A Street TRAGEDY With Cream Puffs Mixed In.

NEVER run after a street car; nine
IN times out of ten you don't over
take it, and, besides, another will come
along some time.
A woman In linen dress and
great hurry rushed along the south
side of the avenue, waving frantl-
caily at car going south. She had
only one bundle in her hands, but she
handled it rather gingerly, and as 1t
was something in a sack. she grasped
it around the top. much as darky
is supposed to hold chicken by the
neck. She sprinted across the walk
paying little Or no attention to any
thing but the car, and as she reached
the curb she mi5calculated the step,
stumbled and fell. 1t wasn't one OF
those knee-drill falls they teach with
the Delsarte style of stunts, but
fall, pure and simple.
She fell on the bag.
Cream puffs are rather tempting
looking and decidedly tasty, when
properly handled, but connoisseurs
and epicures alike are agreed that
they ought never to be sat upon, much
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-11-14
Parson Warns NewIyweds Against Turkey Trot'

A DMONITIONS as to their future
IA conduct and a warning against
the seductions of the turkey trot
and other such fancy doin's" were
interpolated freely into the marriage
ceremony with which Rev. John Il.
Bunday, pastor of an African Metho-
dist Episcopal church, united a negro
couple the other day in the private Of.
fee of Judge Gorter
Winfield Boyer, 90 years old, small
in stature and not little frightened,
consented to- wed Esther c. Newman,
IA years ole. Judge Gorter gave an
order for marriage license, offered
the use of his Office for the ceremony
and had an official Of the court hunt
up minister.
The preacher read the ceremony i'm
pressively, but turned aside now and
then to offer advice to the pair where
he thought it might have effect.
will you live with this woman as
your wife always?" he demanded of
the trembling bridegroom at the
proper part of the ritual. mot for a
little time" he added 81 marry so
many CT you niggers and tomorrow
you are single again. Now you are
hitched good; 40 you understand
that?"
Speak it with your heart not youc
lips" he demanded, in putting the
question, 'Wilt thou have this wom-
an?"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-11-14

When the ring should have been
forthcoming the minister glared at
Boyer and asked
What have you got to giSc this
woman? You know you must give
her something"
The bridegroom, minus the -eces-
sary ring. was silent. Bailiff Charles
S. Eggleston took off his ring and ten
dered it for temporary use.
Don't forget to give it back to the
gentleman" the preacher reminded
Boyer. You must get ring to
keep"
Other admonitions were woven into
the ceremony, at the end of which the
minister delivered a short lecture.
Live right and stick to each other,
he said. Keep cut Of foolishness;
there's a whole lot of new-fangled fool
things in the world today. Don't you
have anything to do with this here
turkey trot' and bunny hug bust
ness"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-11-14
Washington City The Ideal Educational Center

will gather at central points and be
ons, and the educational standard will
be advanced.
Before Washington became the pop.
ulous and up-to-date city Of To-Day it
was not looked upon in the same light
as other places were, especially by
those who had never visited the ma.
tons capital. and regarded it simply
as the seat of acknowledgements
residence for the nations statesmen.
Times have changed. Washington
is now probably better known in out
side states for the advantages it of
than it is at home.
Washington today is looked to as the
country's seat of learning, not merely
from an academic standpoint, but
from a broader vision. 1t is realized
that traditions, the beautiful examples
of art as shown by the best works of
famous artists, sculptor5, architects.
have an influence for good on those
that come here to study, to work
These things have been appreciated
by our educational leaders, and while
there are famous colleges in other cit
les, colleges which have sent out their
children to the ends of the earth, not
one can offer the advantages offered
by the city of Washington, not one
has such facilities for research as the
nations capital.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-11-14
LITERALLY FAT
FOWLS IN FALL
0ver-Fed Hens Are Subject to
Serious Troublesome Rem
edy Recommended.
(By MRS. c. c. THOMAs.)

Most fowls are literally fat in the
fall, particularly those that have free
range because they pick up so much
grain, weed seeds, grasshoppers and
bugs and as the grain in the field
ripens it is a strong temptation to
over-feed the poultry.
Over-fed hens are subject to in
flammation of the egg passage, and
this is a very serious trouble.
Feeding ground pepper or other
stimulating poultry feeds to force the
laying is almost certain to produce
inflammation. The so-called egg feeds
advertised are many of them 'Athout
value, in fact they are harmful
When the egg passage becomes
congested the hen may burst blood
vessel in her efforts to expel tie egg
and a few days later she will show
signs of weakness, the comb viii. turn
dull, the temperature fall low and
the bird will die.
The first symptoms are the A4oop-
ing of the wings, roughtng or the
feathers and loss of energy.
1t is a good plan to keep the pallets
and the old hens separated bee%us
the hens fatten much quicker than
the bullets on the same feed.
If a hen is suffering from intam-
nation of the egg passage, the $gg
must be removed soon or the Elrd
will die. This may be accomplished
by covering the finger with vaseline
and inserting it into the egg passage,
meanwhile pressing gently on the left
side with the othGr hand.
Usually this will expel the egg and
then the passage should be washed
out with a weak solution of carbolic
acid by means of small syringe. A
tablet of homeopathic nux vomica-
HOO given in the water for two or
three days will effect complete cure
The hen must, of course, be fed very
lightly for some time until her flesh
has been reduced.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-11-14
Killing Off California Lions.

Seventeen mountain lions were
killed in eleven counties of the state
in August, according to claims pre-.
scented to the state comptroller
by the state board of fish and game
commissioners. San Benito and Sierra
counties lead the list, with four scalps
each. For each scalp the fish and
game commission gives a $40 bounty.
Sacramento correspondence Los
Angeles Times
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-11-14
SIL0 REDUCES COST
OF FEEDING COWS
Huge Tank Is One OF Best Means
for Producing Cheaper Feed
for Dairy Animals.

Raising cheaper feed is one of the
ways to increase the profits on the
dairy herd. The dairyman's first con.
sideraticn is to raise sufficient feed
to meet the needs Of his COWS, then
he will be concerned in raising it as
cheaply as possible. The question of
cheap feed, or cheap production of
system OF farm practice as much as It
should That is why so many find
that farming does not pay; they are
like the merchant who pays all of his
profits to clerks that are not efficient.
The fault is with the manager in both
cases.
The silo is one of the means at
hand for producing cheaper feed II
enables the dairyman or farmer to
save about 40 per cent CT the corn
plant and to convert the entire plant
into palatable, nutritious, succulent
feed for his animals. Then he may
raise hay, grain, etc., to balance the
ration, utilizing every means possible
to reduce the cost of feeding animals.
The silo should not be considered
as an expense. 1t is an Investment.
tllat will pay dividends in saving tbs
cost of feed and in supplying succ7'-
lent feed, keeping up the appetite Of
the animals and saving time in fee6.
ing. The silo is one of the several
ways of reducing the cost Of keeping
animals and thus increasing the prof
it's in corresponding degree.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-11-14

vX1ASHINGTON. - Behind wire
w screened cage employees Of the
United States government have now
gone into the laundry business. They
are washing United States bank
notes and ironing them. 1t is not
generally understood that when any
body gets old greenbacks, it does not
make any difference whether a dollar
or a thousand, if he sent it to, the
treasury department and requested a
new bill he would have to have it..
All the bankers in the country have
always had the right to turn in all old
money and get new for it. The old
money was assorted, counted and tied
in packages in the treasury depart
ment and then taken to a big eyelet
machine, where great holes were cut
through the bundles of money. and
from there it was sent to macerator.
where it was chewed up into fine pulp
and then nodded to make trinkets for
sale. They are not bit pretty. be-
ing a nasty greenish-gray, and are
nearly always warped out Of shape;
but they sell them for souvenirs. as
there is a kind of fascination in know
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-11-14

Is not more than Offset by the labor
they save on the summer falloW in
the way of soil packing, weed eraoica-
ton and the spreading of manure.
Another fact worth considering is
that the presence of flock of sheep
on grain farm does not necessitate
o material reduction in the area DE-
voted to grain growing, but on the
other hand it never fails to insuES a
larger yield of better grain, and it
makes possible the growing of grain
for longer period of years than can
be done without them, or some other
kind of livestock
A certain amount of technical
knowledge regarding sheep, their
habits, ETC., is necessary to success,
but the same is equally true of all
classes of animals, and amateurs
should acquire this knowledge with a
small flock In order that their mis-
takes do not cost them too dearly.
The first step to be taken when
embarking in the business of sheep
raising is to enclose az least one field
with a coyote-proof fence. Additional
fields similarly enclosed should be
provided as occasion requires, or ones
means permit. An effective dog and
coyote-proof fence can be made by u.s.
ing a woven wire fence four feet
high and attached to the inside of the
posts. A strand of barbed wire should
be run along the surface of the
ground, and another about six inches
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-11-14
State Medical Aid.

A writer in the Long Island Medical
Journal makes plea for the nation
alizatfon OF medical practice on a So
cfalistic basis. Just as the schools
aid the mail service have been taken
from the hands of competitive bust
ness, he holds that the public health
should be organized as a public serv-
re; that now the criminal, the in
sane, etc, receive the attention of
the state so why should not the sick
man be likewise cared for at the ex-
pense of the state and not left to the
mercy of the business methods that
prevail in medical practice? Human
life and happiness says this thinker
should be the objects of solicitude
or the part Of the state in whose EN-.
ploy the medical profession should be
enlisted as the great conserver of the
most precious of the nations natural
resources"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-11-14
Words Multiply Fast.

Figures have just been made public
by Prof. A. S. Cook of Yale university
as to the number of different words
in the authorized or King James YER
sion of the Bible. Excluding infected
forms of nouns, pronouns and verbs,
Professor Cook makes the total 6,56S.
Including these the total is 1884 The
working vocabulary of the average
man falTs far short of this number of
words. On the other hand, not a few
contemporary authors must far ex-
coed it, considering their realms of
co2loquial speech and technical termi-
nology that the biblical narrative does
ret touch Besides, there il the i'm
riense extension of both knowledge
and of words in the physical sciences,
about which the educated man of to-
day must know something. Hence,
as a matter of fact, during the past
century dictionaries have waxed
bulky, and words have multiplied at
an astounding rate. Thus between
the first and latest editions of Web
ster's dictionary the word total
mounted from 10000 to 100000.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-11-14
Brilliant Boys Who Made Mark
in English Parliament.
Youngsters Who Had Not Attained
Majority Made Laws for Britain-~
Fox's Comment on Speech OF
William Pitt.

It is contended that the British
house of commons is the most widely
representative legislative body in the
world, since it includes not only all
social grades, from the miner and the
artisan to the scions of ducal houses,
but numb%s among it's members men
of all ages, from, the youth in his
twenties to the veteran of 80 years.
So long ago as the year 1913 there
were forty Legislators in the commons
who had not attained their twentieth
year, and, incredible as it may seem,
certain of them were only 16 years of
age.
Edmund Waller; the poet and cour-
tier of Stuart days, was a schoolboy of
16 when he qualified as a member OF
parliament. He was, as Clarendon
says, "nursed in parliament and
probably was the only man that ever
lived who could look back two-thirds
of century to his debut as legis-
lator.
Charles James Fox was only 10, and
still had vivid and painful memory
of his floggings at Elton, when he was
returned" to parliament for the
pocket borough of Midhurst He
was not many weeks older when he
made one of the finest maiden
speeches" ever heard at Westminster.
II hear 1t spoken of by everybody as
most extraordinary thing" his de-
lighted father wrote to a friend, land
| am not little pleased with It,"
Chesterfield was a legislator at 20,
at which age he entered commons as
member for ST. Germans. His first
speech is said to have electrified the
house. His triumph was vitiated, how
ever, by the fact that, inasmuch as he
was not of age, he was liable to a
heavy fine for speaking in the house.
Still more precocious was William
Pitt. Although he had passed his
twenty-first birthday when Appleby
sent him to Parliament, he, within a
few weeks after taking his seat, estab-
lished himself as the keenest debater
and finest speaker in the commons.
After his maiden speech a member of
the opposition is reported to have said
to Fox: Pitt will be one of the first
men in parliament" "He is so al
ready" replied Fox.
Pitt, as everybody knows, scarcely
had completed his twenty-third year
when he was made chancellor of the
excheoner. At "a he was prime min.
lister.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-11-14

The fact that several Nebraska
young women graduating from the de-
parsment of agriculture at Washing
ton into places of responsibility as
seed experts, some in state UNIVERSE
ties, while naturally gratifying to
their 'neighbors, is most significant in
this, that it shows what potent in.
fiuence the government is exerting to-
ward fmplanting the principle of in
tensive agriculture, says the Omaha
Bee. The first steps in the process OF
making two blades of grass grow
where but one grew before is the
proper selection of seed and proper
preparation of the soil. The federal
government is doing a great work,
therefore, in thus fostering this move
ment and cooperating in it with state
educational institutions. Together
they are making the selection of seed
for agriculture and horticulture a sci
ence and business. OF course, this
opens up to young men and women lu.
crative fields of service, but that is
only incidental to the main purpose
of improving methods of farming.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-11-14
SHEEP RAISING AND WHEAT GROWING
FEASIBLE AND LUCRATIVE COMBINATION
Ability to Utilize end Turn Into Account What Would Otherwise
Be Wasted Products Is Determining FaCtor-First Step
Is to Provide Good Fences.

above the top of the woven wire
fence. These should be attached to
| the outside of the posts. This ar
rangement makes burrowing under
and vaulting over the fence from the
outside very difficult. A woven wire
fence Sc inches high with one strand
of barbed wire above it is usually Suf-
| ficient for inside or cross fencing.
The next step is to secure the right
kind of sheep When selecting these
two things should be kept well in
mind. They must be of breed that
are noted for being quick to get or
their feet after being LANDED else
they will require q great deal Of at
tention at lambing time, which, COM
ing as it does in the midst of seeding,
the farmer can i'll afford to give, and
they must be we'll wooded on the un'
der line, else they will spend toe
much time about the shelter during,
the winter months; they will require
much more hand feeding and be much
| more likely to contract disease than
they would if they got out every day
Ot1 OICoA SIOuhO anu III bhC SaOhA Oh
and sunlight
In managing a flock of sheep il
should be remembered that a variety
of feed is indispensable. When they
are on succulent feed, they should
have daily access to dry roughage;
when they ere on dry feed they should
have occasional access to something
succulent, A little attention to this i'm
portant matter will prevent loss from
indigestion which has probably caused
greater losses among farmers fiocks
than any other ailment. A field of ma
tive prairie or of bronze grass in which
there Is pile of straw or q rack of
hay to which they can go at will, in
order to get a change of feed while
cleaning the summer fallow, and an
other field sown to wirGSr rye early
in August, to which they oaR go &C.
casionally for succulent feed ~Nring
the winter and spring months, ars all
that is necessary.
A word of caution may not be out
of place in this connection. Turning
a hungry sheep on wet rye is very
likely to result in bloating. There
fore If the sheep do not have constant
access to the rye field, be sure thaS
their appetites are fairly we'll salts
fled and that all dew and raindrops
are dried off before the sheep are
turned in.
The present is a favorable time to
secure foundation stock, because they
can still be purchased at moderate
prices. The sheep ranchers of the
western states are reducing theiR
herds because of scarcity of pasture,
aLc the large numbers going to mar.
kei are keeping prices at a low level;
bu; once this reduction of herds stops,
pri3es will rise. They will probably
not soar as have the prices of cattle
anG horses, because the frozen NUT
ton Of Australia and New Zealand
will be drawn on to prevent excessive
~ high prices, but the trade that re-
fuses to accept the frozen article is
sufficiently large to permit Of ma
teriai advance in mutton prices, and
this advance is sure to take place as
soon as the big ranges have been de-
pleted.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-11-14

For purely material comfort, for q
padded life for the rich and one with
few splinters for the less fortunate
the cid world offers advantages above
America, says the Cleveland Leader
The chances for the education of the
eye and ear in beaLssssl pictures and
in worthy music are superior to those
of this new land; the Difference paid
to money-even in countries supposed
to be monarchial and castle-ridden-
is more marked than it is here
Europe is an ideal place for those
who love luxurious living and are able
to pay for it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-11-14
Fortune Still Unattained.

Lowell once met an acquaintance
(of dubious standing), whose cheerful
face and happy demeancr led him to
ask the cause of such exuberant felic-
ity. why" said the genial smller,
1--WE discovered way to make my
fortune. We all know tTat the reason
for The fine flavor of tho wild duck is
the Wild celery on which 1t feeds. Now
l propose to feed it to the domestic
duck. and supply the market" Some
weelkg later, on meeting his acquaint-
ance again, Lowell found him quite
depressed, and inconMolable why
are ycu looking so UNHAPPY? thought
the Fnst time / saw you, that you were
on fs,e point of making your fortune
witls ducks. Wouldn't it work.
ENC, was the reply, "tfe d-n things
wo1,T eat it."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-11-14
TRADUALLY but surely America is
VI becoming recognized as one of the

GRADUALLY but surely America is
" becoming recognized as one of the
leading nations in the world for the
educational facilities it offers it's
peoples. The little red schoolhouse is
still here, and of necessity will re-
main in the sparsely settled communi-
ties for some years to come. The bad
roads that made it difficult for the
child of tender years or slight phys
ique to be regular attendant az these
minor but still important seats of
learning are gradually becoming bet
ter. something which is greatly appre-
ciated by young America.
These bad roads are bound to dis
appear in time, and, strange to say
their improvement means the begin
ming of the end of the small country
school. The amalgamation of school
districts will follow; the country high
school, located at the Four Corners,
will take its proper place as it has al
ready done in some districts; children
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-11-14
Uncle Sam Can Wash Your Money While You Wait

ing that the tiny imitation of the
Washington monument which you
hold in your hand represents $250,OOO.
The washing machine is still in an
experimental stage, it is said, and
seems TO be doing pretty good work
1t Is estimated that this will save
vast sum for the treasury. 1t costs
$3.50 to make 1000 bank notes. 1t
cost but about so cents to re1uven-
ate the same number. Every day
there are more than $4,000 bills with
drawn from circulation and destroyed
The cost of replacing these is $46o50,
but the cost of washing them and
making them as good as new Will DC
but SIS.
The machine is 10 feet long ana
five feet wide, and looks something
like newspaper printing press. IL
has dozens of rolls, many gears anu
operates with the same CLASH ana
clang. The money is placed between
two canvas belts at one end OF the
machine. 1t runs through a solution
of laundry soap and boiling hot water
where it is thoroughly cleansed. II
then enters another vat, in which
there is solution of stiffening mate
rial and germ-killing solution, Fron
this vat it is drawn between a gas
heated mangle, where it is ironed.
1t energies from the machine two
minutes and Is seconds after it has
started on it's 64-foot trip, and is to
all intents and purposes perfect bill.
When running at full speed the wash
ing machine can clean about 4,9O0
bills an hour.