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Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-26
Women of Influence.

We are. all of Us. whether young or old, famous or obscure. women of in fuence. We cannot live q. day without affecting the world somewhat for good or i'll, whether we will or no. We are all d part of life's forces. whether we know 1t or not Be as humble ns you like, you are still q person of influence. if not by your own choosing. then often by Gods decree. It may be only q smile or simple kindness that you have given to little child. but it starts agencies you little dream of: or it may be some seIfishness and lack of honor, some weakness in you that sets in motion d long train of hurtful and sad influences or circumstances. For all life is connected. and whether you wish it or not your life affects other lives Womnn's Home Companion.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-26
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1913.
THIS PLAN WITHOUT PRECE-
 DENT.

.Important if true" is the first and most natural comment excited by the report that rich Chicago woman is planning and actively preparing t. adopt fifteen babies, each of a race different from all the others. Tc get the required variety, t is said, she si searching other countries--which seems needless, as this one has pop ,,lation so widely assorted-and no prejudices of color or creed are to de- tnact from the catholicity of her col lection.
 possibly this report, f true, is rath- ~er more interesting than important, but certainly it is not without i'm portance from several points of view. Biologists, for instance, if they be al so sociologists. as most of them are nowadays, will get a precious chance to get new light on the relative i'm portance of heredity and environ .,nent. Of course no single experi- ment of this sort proves much, but it really should be possible to learn something from observing the behav- for, character, and career of fifteen children so diverse in origin when subjected, as these by assumption will be, to conditions approximately the same.
 Exactly alike the conditions can mot be. Inevitably the foster mother will develop preferences, and her charges themselves will surely see to it that all do not have precisely the same treatment in that companion ship that counts so much as environ 2ment. Moreover, the experiment will be affected by the fact that the ba- bies will not start fair" To do .-that each would have to be of exactly the same grade as representative of his own race, for, to speak in ex- ,tremes, the brightest negro is vast , ly superior to the dullest white, and probably there are gentle Malays as there are fierce Chinese. Such pecu- ~liarities as these the foster mother by wholesale will not be able to dis ~>eover until years after her choices are made
 With al lthe obvious difficulties, s however, the queer undertaking does -have importance as we'll as inter st. and not only as regards the children. That such an adoption could be even planned is significant, for seemingly . it is the result of som thing quite different from the instinct of moth erhood That could not cover so -1sroad field-would never have sug- 1gested plan that ignores natural" erepugnances so-inany and so strong The adoption, if it occurs. cannot be more than legal--a product of sc'en- titic curiosity aroused by current dis cussion
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-26
Not Nacxous.

Hubbard-Simpkins has got over his nervous prostration. Pease-How can you tell? Hubbard-Why. met him last night and he wanted to borrow e20.-London Telegraph..srs.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-26
A Foruatmenot,

Citiman-You ought to know some thing about fora and that sort of thing. Tell me, what is a "torgetmenot:" Subbubs-Why. it's a piece of string that your wife ties around your finger when you go in town on an errand.- Philadelphia Press.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-26
A Question.

Tommy-Father. isn't. the world old CT than It used to bel EatherrGer- tainry 1t is. my son! Tommy-Then what do people mean by talking about ''old times"?
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-26

Job wished that his adversary had written a book, but the modern poli- --tician would be content if his adver- sary would write a letter.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-26

The department. of agriculture is experimenting to produce pucker- less persimmon. One might as well have a smell-less onion or sourless lemon
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-26

Time was when the chief office of the great state of Pennsylvania would mot be served as stepping stone to 4 baseball eminence.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-26
Two of Trade.

.Knicker- Why didn't the cook stay Booker She was psychologist investt- gating mistresses and the mistress was sociologiaf Investigating cooks. .-New York sun.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-26

Even before noninflammable nov ing picture films are put into gener- al use, why not employ noninflam- mable moving pictures themselves?
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-26
Testinu His Love.

"PsImw." said the pretty brunette. fits the easiest thing in the world to find out whether d man loves your
 What Is your methnd?" asked the stately blond.
 Make him spend his last dollar on you. and if he seems to enjoy it you may be sure that he really cares for you "-Chicago Record Herald
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-26

if there is good In ua 1t will bring M,t good tn others.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-26

Worry Is friction. inactivity rust. Roth destroy the human machine.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-26
When Reynolds sianed.

Reynolds hardly ever sigued his work. But upon the completion of :he portrait of Mrs. Sidduns as '"The Tr',g ic Muse he wrote his name large on the gold embroidery Of her dress. He was unable. he said. ito resist the temptation Of sending my name to pos terity on the hem of your garment"
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-26
At Home.

''He was perfectly at home at the tanquet.'
 Why. he didn't have q word to say" Well. that's being perfectly at home for him "--H0ustOU Post. s...-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
What She Missed.

| was not married long before dis.
covered that my wife was blessed with
the ordinary amount of wOman's curl
osity. One day while | was out she
embraced the opportunity to pick the
lock of my trunk. / do not know what
she expected to find. but | think she
must have been disappointed to dis
cover that It was full of nothing but
biscuits When | came home In the
evening she said, George, what is the
meaning Of all those biscuits that l
saw in your trunk today?"
replied: well, we're married now.
so l may as well tell you the truth.
When we were counting. whenever /
told you lie. which was sometimes
necessary, made a mental note of it.
And when l went home would throw
a biscuit into my trunk-one biscuit
per lie. If during the day or during
the evening l told you half a dozen
lies l threw In half dozen biscuits.
So these biscuits simply represent the
number Of lies told you during our
courtship."
She said: "Well. my goodnessl II ]
had only had your forethought and put
aside little bit of cheese for every
one that l told you we should have
had enough biscuits and cheese to last
us for life" -Exchange.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
L arm ano
Garden
BUDDING A WALNUT TREE.

New Method Developed by Student Of
Oregon Agricultural College.
A new method of budding walnuts
has been developed by e. j. Kraus Of
the Oregon agricultural experiment
station. Buds one year old are used.
those found just below the current
years growth. Only plump buds that
have remained dormant are employed.
1t is also possible to use buds from
scion wood cut during the winter or
very early spring. when 1t is in u per-
fectlA dormant condition. If such
scions are placed in moist sand for a
couple of weeks before the budding is
done the buds may be removed quite
easily.
In making the hinge bud a :trans-
verse incision about half an inch long
is made about one inch above the sur
face of the soil and a similar one
about three-fourths Of an inch above
the other. The two are then connected
with a longitudinal incision which
forms the completed Il" cut on the
stock.
The bud, which is rectangular and Of
exactly the same length as the dis
lance between the two transverse cuts
on the stock, is removed from the bud
stick by first making two transverse
cuts of the proper distance apart to
give the correct length to the bud and
then connecting these two by longitu
dinal cuts about half an inch aDart
The bud proper should be approximate
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
Treating Wounds OF Trees.

The Ohio station reports that two
steps in pruning wound treatment Of
trees may be found necessary. One Is
the sterilization of the surface Of a
wound by the use Of torch or the
application of an antiseptic or spore
destroying substance. The other Is
the application Of dressings to prevent
the entrance Of harmful spores or bac-
terra. One such dressing is generally
sufficient There are a large number
of effective germicides, such as cor
rosive sublimate, gasoline. kerosene,
carbolic acid. petroleum. copper sui
plate and formaldehyde. The availa-
bility of any depends largely upon the
nature Of the wound. Protective
paints have usually been applied as
dressings. but, as rule. these are very
Ineffective. Ear better are prepare
tons Of asphaltum and residual tars.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
DIRECTORY
yomcers.

Mayor H. H Peavey
Clerk L. NJ Clausen
Treasurer Nels Lee
Assessor M H. Robinson
Chief of Police Gideon Chauvin
Health Off1cer r. r. Spears
Pound Master Wallace Boushey
Aldermen-E. Bryan. George Fluck Amos
Nelson. e. A. White. Hans Amply. Andrew
r. A. Herring, Andrew Faulk. Jake Dibbel.
Standing Committees
Judiciary rules and ordinances-E. Bryan,
r. A. Herring, Jake Dibbell.
Finance and claims-Hans Amply. Edw.
Bryan, Chas. P. Lysager
Licenses and Assessments-Ed. White. r. A
Herring. Ole Thoreson.
Stationery and Printing!. A. Herring. Ole
Thoreson and George Fluck.
Charities and Cemstary Grounds--Andrew
Peterson. Ed. White. George Fluck.
Sanitary Affairs and Sewerage-Wm. Felix.
Jake Dibbell, Edw. Bryan.
Education, Public Buildings Public Property
and Public Gr0unds-A. E Nelson, Andrew
Peterson, Andrew Faux.
Sidewalks and Grading and Paving Streets,
Repairs of Streets and Bridges-Chas. p.
Lysager, VIM. Felix. Hans AMPLY.
Fire and Water Works-And. Faux, Ed.
White, VIM. Felix.
Lighting Streets and Public Buildings-A. 4.
Nelson. George Fluck. Edw Bryan.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
Lifters and Learners.

There are two kinds of people on earth
today,
Just two kinds of people. no more. say:
Not the rich and the poor, for to count
mans wealth
You must first know the state of his con-
science and health
Not the humble and proud. for in life's
little span
Who puts on vain airs Is not counted
man:
Not the happy and sad for the swift fly
ing years
Bring each man his laughter and each
man his tears.
Mol The two kinds of people on earth
mean
Are the people who lift and the people
Wherever you go you will find the worlds
masses
Are always divided In just the two classes.
And. oddly enough. you will find. too.
wean
There's only one litter to twenty who
lean
In which class are your Are you easing
the load
OF overtaxed filters who toll down the
road.
Or are you the leaner. who let's others
bear
Your portion of labor and worry and care?
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
To Kill the Canada Thistle.

According to an Iowa press bulletin.
sodium arsenite Is the only chemical
that will entirely destroy the Canada
thistle. 1t Is applied at the rate Of one
and one-half pounds to flfty-two gal
Ions of water. 1t further states that
q good method for the eradication Of
this weed is to pillow shallow and cult
vate frequently during the summer
After blowing the soil should be drag
ged and the roots exposed to the sun
and removed. It may be found neces-
sary to cut of with a hoe the stray
plants.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
Had IL on Bismarck.

"In King Edward In His True Col
ors" is a delightful story of Sir w. FL
RusselIs interview with Prince Bis
marck when the latter was angry with
the famous correspondent for reporting
In the London Times some things
which had been said to him by "Unser
Fritz" then crown prince of Prussia
Bismarck lost his temper and said:
II suppose you couldn't resist show
ing your Importance by reporting all
that that dunderheud confided to you"
Russell replied: Your excellency
knows that always respect confidence.
There is much that you have said to
me yourself that have not reported"
POUR said Bismarck. Anything
say to you you may bawl from the
top of St Paul's."
RUSSELL thank your excellency. l
shall use that permission to record
your opinion of the crown prince.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30


ed first among a group of honest Cor
nish miners delving on the 1.2OO foot
level, who, in the absence Of any In
struction, decided, after much discus
sion, that it must be national holiday
or something Of the kind above ground
and that this was a kindly little COM
pliment from the owners They there,
fore fell to on the eatnbles with much
energy and made short work Of the
dainties When the exhausted excur-
sionists, after their tramp through the
mine. inquired for their refreshments
they discovered only the empty ham
pers and about twenty brawny miners
full of chicken salad, champagne,
mashed ice and other things dancing
Cornish Observation-Disclosures Express
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
pu. n Where II Was Most Ussful.

Cricket was introduced into a certain
district of India by clergyman from
England. who hoped that the game
would foster manly spirit All went
we'll. according to the author Of "a
Little Tour In India" the boys became
keen and a match was arranged with
neighboring school Then the clergy
man gave his team IS rupees $3.50 to
spend ION new bats or whatever would
be most useful" When the day came
the team turned out for the match full
of quiet confidence. but with all their
old accouterments. why" asked the
padre. -"what have you done with those
l5 rupees I gave your" well. SIR"
said the captain. 1--WE thought It best
to spend 1t all on the umpire" They
won
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
A WEEK or so ago an editorial

A WEEK or so ago an editorial
appeared in this paper criticiz'
ing the Wisconsin Horticulturist
for failing to make mention OF
the fact that Bayfield, county
won the blue ribbon at the Wis
consin State Fair for having the
best display of fruit of any
county in the state while other
counties were given liberal men
ton in that paper. We further
stated that the official organ Of
the State Horticultural Society
seemed to have it in for the Bay
field county fruit section Tor 1t
failed to make mention of any
progress this county was making
along that line while other fruit
sections Of the state were given
liberal mention.
Secretary Cranefeld of the
State Society evidently did not
like . the attitude of the article
and this week he forwarded to
US mass of correspondence,
consisting of copies of letters
and kilograms to Bayfield, county
people and others, endeavoring
to show that he (Craneield)
was. really trying to do some
thing for Bayfield, county and
was not knocking.
We have never questioned the
attitude of Mr., Cranetield as an
individual toward the Bayfield,
county fruit district but we do
not hesitate to continue to say
that the Horticulturist has not
been giving this county square
deal in the way Of mention in
that paper. We have always
felt that the State Horticultural
Society was a state organization
that should endeavor to boost all
districts of the state that were
making a. showing in the fruit
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
Ship Shape.

A story is told of an enthusiastic
yachtsman the must have been resi-
dent of the British isles) who present.
ed to his wife a magnificent pair of
earrings. In one was set a large and
costly emerald and In the other ruby
equally large and even more costly.
Thus upon all occasions Of ceremony
having a nautical aspect and occurring
after shutdown the lady could appear
equipped according to the regulations
Of the board Of trade with port and
starboard lights brightly burning
New York Post.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
July II to Aug. 28)

July II to Aug. 49, t.t
STATE OF WISCONSIN,; IN CIRCUIT
COURT FOR bayfield, COUNTY.
Bayfield, County Land Company, Plaintiff,
VS.
JohnA, Orb and Mrs. John A. Orb, his wife.
Theodore Oehne, Ann E. Tingley, the Chica-
go Consolidated Brewing & Mailing Company
and Conrad Seipp Brewing Company,
Defendants.
r. The State of Wisconsin: To Said Defends
You are hereby summoned to appear with
in twenty days after the service of this
summons. exclusive of the day of service.
and defend the above entitled action in the
court aforesaid: and In case of your failure
so to do. judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demand of the COM
plant. John Walsh,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
P.O. Address: Washburn. Bayfield, Coun.
ty. Wisconsin.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
The -
Scrap Book
Caught the Spirit of It.


A playwright who was assisting In
staging one of his plays was giving In
structions one day to the actors as to
what they should wear during the
snowstorm in one of the acts. He said:
II want the men to wear their heavi-
est overcoats during this scene. as 1t
is supposed to be the coolest night in
twenty years. Now, don't forget this"
He repeated this order several times
to impress 1t on the minds of the ac-
tors, when one of them. undoubtedly
new to the stage and who had no lines
ut all to speak. approached him:
II have no overcoat. Mr.. Blank. but
suppose wear my heavy flannel un-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
PUT BACK THE FERTILITY.

Nature is not an inexhaustible
storehouse-which may be looted
with impunity by every freebOOt-
er who calls himself a farmer.
There will be a day of reckoning.
Any system Of agriculture that
doesn't conserve the fertility Of
the soil on which agriculture de-
ponds is all the time drawing on
the bank Of nature, and In the
end the drafts will be dishon-
ored.-Iowa Homestead.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
What the Function Really Was.

Ethel Barrymore was inviting her
friends to birthday party.
"There'll be a birthday cake. sup
poser some one asked
Eyes, there'll be q cake. never fear"
was the reply.
"And candles. of course" went on
the questioner.
my friend" said Miss Barrymore,
this is to be birthday party. not
torchlight procession"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
IN THE WALNUT PLOT.

ly In the center of this piece. The bud
is then easily removed by inserting
the back of the knife blade gently un-
der one corner Of the piece OF bark and
prying up, when 1t will be found that
1t will part readily from the bud stick
AS soon as the bad is removed from
the bud stick II should be inserted into
the stock Immediately. Tits Ia ac-
complished readily by first turning
back tho upper corners Of the II"
shaped cut carefully. prying them
away from the wood slightly, then in
sorting the base of the bud into the
opening. pushing 1t down until the top
and bottom Of the bud are flush with
the transverse cuts on the stock and
the bud lies smoothly and snugly
against it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
Sept. 10 to Oct.p.)
Notice of Final Settlement

STATE OF WISCONSIN-COUNTY COURT
FOR BAYFIELD, COUNTY
In Probate.
Notice Is hereby given that at Special
term Of the County Court to be held in and
for said County at the Court House in the
City of Washburn in said county, on the
Second Tuesday (being the 14th day. of
October, A. d. 1918. at 10 O'Clock A. M. the
following matters will be heard and con-
sidered:
The application of Clara w. Langford,
Administrators of the Estate of Nathaniel p.
Langford, late of the City of st. Paul, in
Ramsey County Minnesota, deceased, for
the examination and allowance of Her final
account, of her administration, and for the
the assignment Of the residue of the estate
of Said Nathaniel p. Langford, deceased
to such other pei sons as are by law entitled
to the same.
BY order of the Court,
Dated September 16 1913.
William Irish.
County Judge.
John Walsh,
Attorney for Administrative.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
(Aug. IA to Sept. -
Notice of Final Settlement
STATE OF WISCONSIN-COUN COURT
FOR BAYFIELD, COUNTY

STATE OF WISCONSIN-COUNT COURT
FOR bayfield, COUNTY
In Probate
Norice Is hereby given that at special
term of the County Court to be held in and
for said county at the court house in the city
of Washburn in said county, on the 3rd Tues
day (being the 10Th day. of Sept A. d. 1913 at
ten o'clock a. M. the following matters will
be heard and considered:
The application of Mary E. Murray, ad-
ministratrix of the estate of Frank M. Muir
ray. late of the town of Mason In said county
deceased. for the examination and allowance
of her final account. of her administration,
and for the assignment of the residue of the
estate of said Frank Murray, deceased. to
such other persons as are by law entitled to
the same.
BY the Court.
Dated August 18th. 1918.
VIM. H. Irish,
County Judge.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
Makinu o Hoo Climb.

Farm and Fireside gives farmers
account Of a discovery which enables
him to load hogs easily ON to wag-
on. He says:
zone Of the best labor saving devices
.hat have used Is a bushel basket
over the head Of a hog when loading.
Place the basket over the hogs head
and back him into the chute. The hog
will continue to back and is very
quickly and easily loaded" :.
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Sept. is to Oct. -
Notice of Final Settlement
STATE OF WISCONSIN-COUNTY COURT
FOR BAYFIELD, COUNTY

STATE OF WISCONSIN-COUNTY COURT
FOR BAYFIELD, COUNTY
In Probate
Notice is hereby given that at a special
term IF the County Court to be held in and
for said county at the Court House in the
city of Washburn in said county. on the third
Tuesday (being the 21st day. of October, A.
D. 1918. at 10 o'clock a. m, the following
matters will be heard and considered:
The application of Alfred Froseth. admin
istrator de bonus non of the estate of Nels
G. Dahlstedt, late of the town of Port
Wing in said county. deceased, for the ex-
animation and allowance of his final account,
OF his administration. and for the assign
ment of the residue of the estate of said Nels
G. j. Dahlstedt, deceased. to such other per-
sons are by law entitled to the same.
BY order of the Court,
Dated September 16, 1918.
VIM H. Irish,
County Judge.
John Walsh, -
Attorney for Administrator de bonus non.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
Real Humiliation.

1T must be rough to lose the roof
over your head"
Eyes; but think Of having the mort
gage foreclosed on your automobile. -
Pittsburgh Post.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
Lono Time Between Coins.

Tia new five cent piece has Tor Its
design a fine portrait OF Cheyenne
Indian chief on one side and that of
buffalo on the other. The "V," as well
as the Goddess Of Liberty, has thus
disappeared for twenty-five years, as
the law does not allow of change In
q coin design any oftener.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
Two Surprise Parties,

A party of ladies and gentlemen ex
ploring the depths of celebrated mine
arranged that lunch should be par
taken Of on the 1900 foot level. Four
large baskets full of dainties, both
liquid and substantial, were therefore
lowered to the depths. These descend
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30

Inpatience has wings and passes the
goal. Intention packs her trunk and
misses the coach. Resolve starts on
foot and wins.