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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-02-06

Speaker. Champ ClarkieDjoys telling
OF an incident that occurred in a Cir
cult court of Missouri during "horse
cese" in which horseman we'll
known throughout the state for his
expert knowledge was called as a
witness.
"You saw this horse?"e asked
counsel for the defendant.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03
Uncle Sans Revenue Cutters Were Busy in 1917

THE United States revenue cutter
1 service-the Red Cross of the sea
broke all its previous heroic and hu-
manitarian records during the nscal
year 1912. Thousands of lives ana
hundreds of tempest-tossed vessels
valued, with their Cargoes, at nearly
$11 900 900, were saved from the perils
of stormswept seas by the little cut
tiers which guard the coastline of the
United States in an unbroken line.
from Maine to Texas, and from Alaska
to California. nervously alert for the
IS o s."
The annual report of Capt. g. p.
Berthoof, commandant of the service,
made public the other day, is a reci-
tation of thrilling adventure of this
arm of the federal government, older
than the American navy. A total of
260 distressed vessels were assisted
during the year, and their burden of
2,212 souls rescued from impending
death. One hundred and six persons
were actually saved from drowning.
For every dollar the government
invested in the maintenance of the
revenue cutter service" says Capt
Berthof, "+here has been a return of
$4.36 in the form of property saved
from the perils of the sea, and this in
addition to lives saved and other ben
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03
AIM SHOULD BE SIMPLICITY
Best Ideas for Dressing of Young
Girls. Hair Is Here Given
From Authority.

In the Woman's Home Companion
Grace Margaret Gould writes IA Talk
With Girls About Their Clothes. Fol
lowing is an extract which presents
Miss Goulds ideas about hairdressing
for young girls:
In arranging your hair, | would
bear first in mind, If / were you, not
to hide the shape of your head. You
may admire the way your older sis
ter or your best trends mother wears
her hair, but don't try to copy it. The
more simply you fix your hair the
more becoming it is sure to be. Part
ing the hair either in the middle of
at the sides is very pretty If it hap
pens to be becoming to you, but If it
is not, the soft wavy pompadour worn
without a rat is in quite as good style.
The hair which is drawn back from
the forehead in a low pompadour and
continued back over the crown of
the head, where it is then made into a
little coil covered by a big bow, Is
very effective, only it must not have
the effect of all bow and little head.
The bow should be small enough to
show two cunning little curls be-
low it,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03
STYLES I'M cHlLDRENs COATS
Severe Simplicity VIII Be the Ac-
cepted Idea for the Models of
the Coming ceason.

According to the Dry Goods Econo-
mist simple tailored styles for every
day wear are receiving the most at
tention in children's coats. Such gar
ments are shown in serges, Bedford
cords, whipcords, popiins and fancy
mixtures. The collars, cuffs and revers
are usually of silk, ratine or cloth in
some bright color. On the dressier
numbers lingerie collars and cuffs are
employed In most instances these
are made detachable, SO that they can
be easily Numbered. Belts are fea-
ture of many of the best selling
models. Frequently the belt is seen
only in the back section. When the
entire belt is used it is placed several
inches below the waist line and is
made of satin, silk or velvet. Plain
or crushed broad velvet belts are con-
sidered particularly smart and are
used with excellent effect on bright
colored coats in red Wilhelrnina blue,
tan and rose. Sashes are also being
used In a similar manner. These are
frequently in black or of the same
shade as 1.-The coat itself
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03
In an UntrayeIed Section of the Capital City

and you will find an untraveled and
abandoned road. The stony way is
nearly covered with brown turf. and
where it is not so covered the white
quartz with which the roadbed was
once repaired is grown with moss and
gray lichen. Low banks on the sides
show how the road was worn down.
Pines-poor, stunted specimens
border the road, and on the right hand
the traveller looks across Tilden street.
which lies below, and southwark, and
eastward over considerable extent
of the city You are led on through
thickets of small pines, whose green
is grateful, and through a ,copse of
oaks disnally bare and with "a few
brown, shriveled leaves still holding
fast to the sapless branches. Iof y'IH'
The eastward course of the roadnis
broken by sharp turn which leads
down the hill through which Tildeh
street was cut and into the ravine or
vale through which many of the older
travellers passed on their way to and
from the mill. On the left there is a
high bank and a steep hill closely
grown with a tangle of vines. On
the right a hillside slopes gently up
ward, and this slope is covered with
open oak woods and thickly strewn
with dead red-brown oak leaves. A
little distance farther and this road
merges into Tilden street.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03

~ HERE is an untraveled section of
j the Pierce Mill road which invites
to a picturesque walk. This ancient
road rambles along through an inter-
esting country from Wisconsin avenue
to Connecticut avenue, but east of the
latter splendid highway the traveller
who would enter Rock Creek park will
turn southeast along Connecticut ave-
nue. till coming to Tilden street, which
leads to the park edge Then, by
passing the more than century-old
spring house, gray stone structure
rooted by green and messy shingles.
which was erected by Isaac Pierce in
1901, you enter Rock Creek park at
Pierce's mill by way of the Pierce
Mill road
On the east side of Connecticut ave-
nue. grading and building have effaced
the Pierce Mill road, but strike east
ward, and opposite the south front of
Holy Cross academy look to the right,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03

EXT ASHINGTON.-Whi the postof-
Wv fee department has long since
stopped the shipment of plows and
household furniture through the
United States mails by the use OF a.
congressional frank, it still permits
member of congress to frank to and
from his home a large cedar chest, In
which he is supposed to carry his let
ter files and other documents neces-
sary to the proper handling of his con-
gressional affairs Time was when a
member could send home a rolltop
desk or a family dining table on his
congressional frank, but when few
more daring members used their spe-
cial mail privilege to frank lumber
wagons and pianos, the department
called halt, limiting congressman to
the cedar chest, as aforesaid.
That &C least one of Uncle Sam
postmasters was not aware of the
cedar chest privilege was proved re-
Gently to the entire satisfaction OF
Representative Rucker of Colorado.
After the campaign Judge Rucker
moved his Office from a Denver hotel
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03
Cost of Bugs More Than the Upkeep of Schools

TF all the 600 colleges and all the
i college endowments in the United
States should be destroyed tomorrow
the insect tax of one year not only
would replace them. but would leave
a balance sufficient to endow thirty
two new universities in the sum of
100000 each.
1t costs more by many millions each
wear to feed our insects than to edu-
cate our 100000 children.
1t is clear to those who know most
about the subject that unless radical
and immediate measures are adopted
to restore a sure, safe and natural
equilibrium between insectivorous
birds and their foods. the time will
soon come when the annual loss caus-
ed by insects to agriculture in this
country alone will be counted in bill
lions instead of millions of dollars
The estimated annual loss to farmers
through insects is now 100000 900.
The hessian fly in 1904 cost the
wheat-growing states $50,000,000.
Chinch bugs cost the crops in the Mis-
sissippi Valley $100,000,000 in one
year, Rocky Mountain locusts, in their
years of greatest activity, cost the
northwest more than $l50.000.00O. Cut
worms have caused loss of $100, 000,-
900 at one time. Thus it is seen that
the terrible loss OF $8O0000.000 in one
year is fairly easy of proof
The fecundity OF many insects is be-
yond imagination. The green leaf
louise or aphis, sc destructive of the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03

be best to drive her in team. The
single buggy's shafts sometimes have
too narrow space between them foI
the mares comfort. Their constant
pressure on either side may cause her
serious injury, and be the means OF
losing colt.
OF course, the stall where she Is
kept should be roomy and the doors
should be wide enough that the mare
will have no trouble in passing
through them. A narrow doorway
is sometimes the occasion OF the
mare being seriously injured.
There are instances in every neigh
borhood where the mare has been
worked hard all the day before
foaling, and then having got through
the ordeal without the least trouble.
The colts seem as sound and vigor-
Gus as those that have had greater
prenatal care. Such instances as
these do a great deal of harm. Not
every mare can stand such treat-
ment, but the general impression
gets around that they can, and much
harm results in some cases.
There is a difference between over
work as applied to a regular plow
team and as applied to the mare
with foal. A whole days work, one
day following another, is too much
for a mare. Most of her energy is go
ing into the building up of her young
and hard work means an actual
drain upon her vitality.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03

A few words of advice to the farmer
who intends breeding his mares this
season may not he amiss. There is
certainly room for improvement in
the way some men attend to this part
of their work. Seemingly, they do
not mix in enough brains and COM
mon sense.
Each breeder should firmly impress
upon his mind the fact that he is do
Ing the wrong thing when he breeds
a small mare to a large horse, says
writer in Farm Progress. True, the
large horse will bring the better price,
but the horse raised from a mare that
has been bred to large sire is not
worth the price, even though it. has
the size.
We might say that quality and fin
ish are the two most essential points
to be considered in a horse and these
can be obtained only by proper mat
ing. Mismating is what has filled the
country with so many scrubs, and un-
til breeders give this matter more at
tention, there is likely to be little i'm
provement.
Over in England a great many of
the breeders give their attention to
rearing cobs, but our breeders seem to
pay scant attention to the demands
for that sort of animals. The man
who owns compact little mare of
less than a thousand pounds weight
has the opportunity to raise very
valuable animal if he will use little
discretion in choosing the sire.
BY breeding to a short-legged, COM
pact and handsome sire he will he
able to secure an animal that is
stylish, of good bone and full OF ac-
ton.
On the other hand, if he choose a
big, stupid sire weighing a ton or
more 1t will only be a freak of nature
If he secures a colt of any real value.
1t will be almost certain to inherit
more of the weak points of both sire
and dam than 1t will of their good
points.
1t is contrary TO the laws of nature
for the small mare to produce large
colt. Her capacity is such that the
foetus is cramped and starved, hence
it is foaled large, raw-boned, un-
calmly colt. Even after foaling the
mare cannot furnish enough nourish-
ment, and the body Is built up weak,
dabby and without muscle.
Every breeder must admit that the
country is full of just such animals
as described above, nearly all OF
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03
PROFIT MADE IN
RAISING SWEET PEA
Plant Does Not Need Any Special
Soil to Attain Grace and
Beauty-FeW Hints.

Sweet peas do not need any special
soil to attain grace and beauty, and
while one sweet pea specialist claims
compact, strong clay soil, made rich
with COW manure, another says they
must have light, sandy leaf mold; and
again another who lives near the sea
advocates briny atmosphere neces-
sary for their development, while lie
who lives in the west thinks inland
air the best for sweet peas. Wherever
you live and whatever your soil and
climate, grow sweet peas and make
the best of existing circumstances.
Here are a few pointers by one VINO
has grown sweet peas in the mldole
west which were awarded prizes. and
we found no mystery in their growth
or care.
Select a sunny locality, and have
the rows run north and south. Dig
the soil deply and stir in plenty OF
well rotted cow manure-other ma
nure will do if COW is not 70 be had.
Wait until the frost is out OF the
soil to do this. Even if the earth
freezes IL Will nOI num- SAS 1890
After the soil is well spaded and en-
riched, firm it well, and then run two
burrows two inches deep and eight or
fen inches apart Cover the seeds.
and firm the soil. You may soak the
seeds for "a hours before planting II
YOU wish. Sow the seeds thickly, and
only when the vines begin to spin
| 6A xyin cfond thT0Q
inches apart.
Remember that sweet peas like a
firm soil and therefore, when 1t is
necessary to have them to kill the
weeds firm the soil we'll about the
pea stalks.
TT the season is very dry, water
and when the flowers begin to bud
stimulate the vines with weak liquid
fertilizer. A weekly drink OF soap
suds on wash day applied to the roots
will help to make well colored bios.
SONS. The finest sweet peas grown
nv the writer were planted in pure
leaf mold. we'll firmed and well wa
tered.
Provide strong, well twigged brush
| for them TO CllH1D OVSI, VI WhO tAOA-
lis. but the former is preferred by the
sweet pea. The sweet pea lends It
self to various forms of decoration.
A neighbor fitted deep and long.
narrow box on brackets to south
window and in it planted a row of
sweet peas. They were trained upon
a netted Irvine screen, and when they
bloomed they were very much admir-
ed. However, care was taken to pull
down the white opaque shade when
the sun beat too warmly upon the
vines for sweet peas scorch very cas-
ily
Another friend reported that she
had planted a lot of seeds about the
base of a strong support, and the
vines were trained up to an umbrella
frame which was fastened to the sup
mort. The vines were then allowed to
fall over the frame, and they resem-
bled a fountain Those who like the
unique may try various ways OF grow
ing the sweet pea, but 1t gives bet
teg satisfaction grown on brush. and
more flowers
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03
IDEAS FOR SPRING DRESSES
According to" Information, Printed
Silks Will Be Largely Used In
the New Costumes.

Paris dressmakers are using printed
silks of rather ford designs on soft
silks and crepe de chimes for Innings,
especially where plain materials are in
question. ALI crepe fabrics also are
in demand for home gowns, and with
these the introduction of printed silks
will take the form of collar facings
and little touches in the Wristbands.
Buttons will also be covered in small
designed printed silk.
Sponge cloths, ratine or velour de
laine. all more or less the same thing,
will still find favor in the early spring,
but serge and suitings in navy blue
promise to be more in vogue than
ever
In the navy blue suiting the tiny
pin stripe is likely to lead the way,
one or two coats and skirts having
already been seen in this material.
The fashion in tailor mades does not
just yet show much change. The
lines are simple in the extreme. The
inverted pleat at front and back, al
lowing of a little more freedom in
movement but retaining the straight
line, is so far the only innovation
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03

'EEccIIeNt types OF Tdrfn bTOOu WoFCS'
which are the result of improper
breeding. 1t would seem that our
breeders would tire of such animals
because there is always a demand for
horses Of real value.
There is very little doubt that a
mare ought to be worked during the
weeks prior to foaling. The mare
that is allowed to stand up in close
stable is more apt to prove unsatis-
factory at foaling time than the one
that has been worked up to within a
day or two of her time.
But there is danger of overwork-
ing. A mare that is put to the pillow
and plods all day through soft
ground, such as is often encountered
In spring blowing, is apt to strain
herself dangerously.
While the crop that is to go in the
ground is important, the value OF the
mare and the future colt deserve
equal consideration. BY keeping ex-
act count Of the time that elapses
during the CESSATION period the own
er can make his plans to shirk the
mare considerably az foaling time
draws nigh.
Road work, light driving and some
light hauling about the farm are
recommended by all horsemen for
the mare that is pregnant. If the
roads are bad, and they are in a
sad condition many times In the
spring, the mare should be kept off
them. There is chance that she may
seriously strain herself
When a mare is being worked in
the later stages OF her pregnancy
the harness and the double-tree may
require some changes in order to
avoid accident. l use an extra long
sing1e-tree that win hold the traces
well away from the mares sides
This prevents dangerous pressure
and avoids the possibility of a pre-
mature foaling through bruises 81
chatting.
If the mare is being driven it viii
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03
Sent the Conqressmans Cedar Box by Freight

to his farm at Rucker ridge, near Fort
Logan. Departing later for Washing
ton he sent farm wagon with his
cedar chest to a rural postOftice near
by for dispatch by mail to Washing
ton. A week after his arrival here the
cedar chest had not put in its appear
ance and the matter was reported to
the Washington postal authorities
with request to trace. After several
DAYS had failed to produce the much
needed box the Colorado member. des-
perate at not being able to handle
much of his correspondence, wired the
postmaster at the rural postoffice to
which his box had been delivered.
The next day brought no response
from the rural postmaster, nor the
next nor the next; but on the fourth
day bv this time frantic statesman
found the following letter in his morn
ing mail:
Dear Judge: I didn't see no use
in making you pay for a telegram
about that box. for l thought you
must have taken all the clothes you
needed right away in your trunk. The
man brought the box here all right
but, it was a week before l could hal
ANYBODY with a wagon going to the
station. finally got it there, as you
will see by the inclosed waybill, and
hope it gets through all right"
And with the letter was unmistak
able evidence that the rural postmas
ter had shipped the judges box by
| freight, collect.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03
FrilIV Fashions.

Certain details Of dress are being
holly debated at the present time, and
in the end we shall all follow the
whim of the moment, as we are al
lowed to do in these happy days. Last
spring the new fashion of long sleeves
was much heralded, which for some
queer reason the dressmakers tried to
force us to accept when summer was
coming in.
The fashion, so far as summer was
concerned, was foredoomed to failure.
But when autumn arrived, of course,
the time of the long sleeve had come,
and down it crept accordingly until
now, when, apart from the prevailing
frills, the material itself reaches down
half way to the finger tips in the old
familiar Bernhard fashion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03

eficial acts performed" To accom-
plish this work there have been %
cruising cutters and IS harbor vessels
and launches employed during the
year.
Among other unusual Incidents,
Capt. Bertholf told of how "piratical
native wreckers" swarmed down upon
the Hamburg-American steamer Prinz
Joachim VIXEN, with a large party OF
American tourists aboard, including
William j. Bryan, she stranded On At
wood Cay, Bahama Islands, November
%, 1911. The revenue cutter Algon'
uuin restored order by standing guard
over the steamer and arming her
crew.
Two mutinies were quelled by the
cutters during last year-one on the
Haitian gunboat Terrier in Charleston
S. c., harbor, and the other on the
Uruguayan lark Brema in Mobile bay.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-03

but is substantially knit together Of
the trunks of old oak trees placed one
against the other, the round side be-
ing outermost. We may therefore
from this and other evidence conclude
that the church was preserved when
buildings of stone became common, be-
cause of the sacred use to which 1t
had been put, rather than that it was
hastily erectedGto2a give a nights
sheltertto1thelbo body of the saint
In 1S4S a. thnrough restoration OF
the church became necessary. The
oak stills, (which jIhadi been laid on the
earth wfthSsone rough flint put under
at interyalsy had1bscome 80 rotten as
TO let asthe. upright timbers drop
throughg1q The greater part sof. the. old
oak tin1bers were preserved, but it
was necessary&toe cut some five inches
from the lower ends owing to the raw
ages made sbyY9the5 wood beetle. A
course of, bricks was placed beneath,
and On this tbs oak; trunks still rest.
for many centuries. the; cleft logs or
trunks had been. covered with plaster
within and without, which had doubt
less been instrumental in preserving
them from the. weather. This plas-
ter now was removed. The trunks
forming the walls number 25 on the
north side and 81 on the. south. The
total length of the nave is 80 feet, and
the width IA feet The roof was orig
inally, no doubt, of simple thatch To
this primitive structure was added a
chancel o later date.
That now existing, which may date
from the reign of Henry VII, probably
replaced one of the Norman period,
and relics of this earlier flint chan.
eel may be seen underneath the pres.
ent brickwork. A tower and spire
covered with shingles of the west end
are of fifteenth century date.
To celebrate the nine hundredth an
University of the founding of this
church, the rector and parishioners
propose to hold special commemo-
rative service on st. Adams day, and
to erect lych gate as a tangible me-
mortal of the historical event.
Hard and sound, though beaten by
the storms of nearly I; thousand win.
tiers, the ancient trunks of Greensted
church yet promise to endure thou.
sand more.