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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
Friends of Spokane Pair Use Classified
Ads to Carry Out Their
Prank.

Spokane.-An opportunity to sell
black cats over three months old at
rs cents to five dollars each, and a
chance to buy a mich COW for $25. If
taken at once, drew throng to 100
East Liberty avenue all day, which
looked like David Harum's stable
yard in the height of his "hoss swap
ping" activities.
"Wanted-Cats over three months
old; black preferred; 75c to SIS. Call
at 100 E. Liberty.
That little want ad inserted in
the local papers was responsible for
part of the early morning crowd of
kitten sellers who called on Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph E. Gray as early as six
o'clock
Mrs. Gray was Miss Lulu Carr. She
and Mr.. Gray were married at Our
Lady of Loudres church, and the in
sertion of the want ad was part OF
prank played on the "newlyweds"
by their friends.
. The cat ad had only email part
. in the deeply laid plot of well-wishers,
for in the same issue appeared this
offer of sale:
Fresh mich cow, SIS, if taken at
once. 100 Liberty"
On top of this a crowd of junk deal
ers who were requested to call at the
address at ten o'clock also caused the
newly-married couple considerable
amusement, incidental to the annoy
ance, but they took the incidents all
as a joke, as they "stood off, the va
riOus callers during the day.
Several parties with surplus
stock Of kittens were at the house as
early as six o'clock" said Mrs. Gray,
laughingly. Some of them brought
whole sacks full of cats. We didn't
stop to investigate, but there were
at least three or four to sack. Boys
with cats kept coming at intervals
during the day, but we failed to
select one.
The fresh mich cow for $25 nat
urally appealed to a lot of people, and
callers to look at our COW were nu-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
BOYS PRANK KILLS TWO MEN
Engine Runs Wild Through Buffalo
Yards and Crashes Into a
Freight Train.

New York Central railroad round
house here and climbed into the cab
of an engine. He pulled open the
throttle and as the engine started for
ward he jumped The locomotive
ran wild through the yards at a
speed of as miles an hour and crashed
head on into a freight train coming
from the opposite direction. The en-
gines met with terrific force Fred
Ludoke, engineer, was almost Instant
ly killed and William Froelich, fire.
man, was SO badly injured that he
died soon afterward.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
TENDENCY TO sTANDARDlzE.
WASHBURN. :

A startling question comes from an
inquirer: Can you obtain any infori
nation why all railway tickets of card
board are the same sise all over Eng
land and the continent and America,
viz: "a inches by Ia inches, and
have been so for the last SO years?
What is the reason?" Well. are they?
If the railway ticket is the same size
all over the world, it only shows our
tendency to standardize, says the Lon:
don Chronicle. You may step through
the civilized world, and wherever the
steps are placed the standard is 70
inches, upward or onward. Every
builders ladder is built to scale, and
the firemen's ladder is on the scale OF
the seaman's run up the ratlines, not
the bricklayer's trudge up the wooden
rungs. But perhaps the greatest tri-
umph of standardizing is that of the
circus. There are big and little cir
cuses in the world-thousands of box
ed spectators at the Hippondrome or
hundreds of boys in New Mexico. But
the ring is always of the same diam
eter, for the bareback rider has dis
covered the exact angle at which ne
can square the circle. The circus
ring never varies by foot.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

The astonishing statement was re-
Gently made by the agricultural de-
partment that the loss to the country
through insects in vegetables, flowers,
fruits and trees amounts to 100000.
600 annually, and in connection with
immense loss is the significant state;
ment that thousands of song birds.
which are the natural insect destroy
ers. are wantonly killed in violations
of law. A situation fraught with such
staggering loss ought to have some
drastic remedy made possible.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
Domestic ereadmakina.

With a fear of scarcity OF bread
through shortage of -four, one recalls
Cobbett's view of the woman in the
house who, provided with materials,
still lacked loaf. "As to the art OF
making bread" he wrote, sit would be
shocking indeed if that had to be-
taught by the means of books. Every
woman, high or low, ought to know
how to make bread; if she do not she
is mere burden upon the community.
Yet it is but too true that many wom-
en- know nothing of the making of
bread Even servant women
in abundance appear to think that
loaves made by the baker are things
of their pure creation-things, too, in
which no one else can participate.
Now. is not this an enormous evil"
Cobbett's words, however, failed to
touch tho kitchen, for the enormous
evil" still exists!
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
FOUND A WAY
To Be Clear of Coffee Troubles.

Husband and myself both had the
and kidneys got in such bad condi-
ton that he was compelled to give up
a good position that he had held for
years. He was too sick to work. His
skin was yellow, and there didn't
seem to be an organ in his body that
was not affected
Il told him l felt sure his sickness
was due to coffee and after some dis
cussion he decided to give it up.
1T was a struggle, because of the
powerful habit. One day we heard
about Postum and concluded to try 1t
and then it was easy to leave on
coffee.
His fearful headaches grew less
frequent, his complexion began to
clear. kidneys grew better until at last
he was a new man altogether, as re-
suit of leaving off coffee and taking up
Postum. Then began to drink it too
Although was never as bad off as
my husband, was always very ner-
vous and never at any time very
strong, only weighing 50 lbs. before
began to use Postum. Now / weigh
115 lbs. and can do as much work as
anyone my size, l think"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Write for booklet, the
Road to Wellville."
Postum comes in two forms.
Regular Postum Unjust be boiled)
Instant Postum doesn't require DOLL
ing, but is prepared instantly by STIR
ring level teaspoonful in al ordinary
cup of hot water, which makes it right
for most persons.
A big cup requires more and some
people who like strong things put in a
heaping spoonful and temper it with a
large supply of cream.
Experiment until you know the
amount that pleases your palate and
have it served that way in the future
There's Reason" for Postum
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
Chicago Man Pays Visit to Presi-
dent of China.
Meet In the Forbidden City-Discuss
Outbreak for the Investment OF
American Capital in the New
Republic.

Pekin. China.-President Yuan Shin
kai now lives in the forbidden city,
that famous group Of palaces which
for centuries was the residence of Chi
mas emperors. AS the ruler OF free
people Yuan now occupies the very
courts and halls where he was wont
to kneel as a humble courtier before
an absolute monarch. True, the CEN
trail part of the forbidden city is STILL
occupied by the deposed boy emperor
and by the widows of the emperors
Kuanghsu and Tungchich, but this is
only temporary arrangement.
The first American to be received
by President Yuan since his remover
to the imperial palace was John I.
Lenfestey of Chicago. The interview
was arranged through E. T. Williams.
the American charge d'affairs and act
ing minister to China BY special ap-
pointment Mr.. Williams and Mr.. Len
festey went to the Palace Of the Three
Seas April 81 They entered the pal
ace by the east gate, which is beau
tiful specimen of Chinese architecture
Just inside the gate they were met
by servant in uniform who escorted
them to the edge of the lake, which
lies between the gate and the palace.
There they found barge manned by
ten oarsmen waiting to take them
across the lake. This barge was for
merly the pleasure boat of the Grand
Empress Dowager TIE Hsi. From the
lake they had fine view of the parks
and palaces of the forbidden city. To
the north was magnificent marble
bridge spanning the lake. Beyond that
toward the pagoda of the ten thou
sand Buddhas and the imperial tenn
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

Westinghouse, at Erskine Park, and
was returning to New York city, on
board the Pittsfeld express of the
New Haven railroad, when he became
suddenly and violently i'll. Diagnosing
his trouble as a severe and aggravated
attack of appendicitis, Doctor Vanden-
burg caused the conductor of the train
to send telegram from a station In
Connecticut to DR.. George w. Roberts,
head of the Hahnemann hospital staff
to meet him at the Grand Central ter
minal with an ambulance.
When the train arrived in this city
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
Peculiar Pets.

An English major with penchant
for entomology asserts that the hor-
net is "a gentle, inoffensive creature,
very suitable for a pet" This re-
minds one of an incident in the life Of
the late Lord Avebury. Travelling one
day on a railway train with a pet
wasp in his pocket, he hurriedly
thrust his hand into his pocket to get
his ticket, and the wasp stung him. He
did not blame the wasp, however. as
ais hurried action had frightened the
creature Wasps have frequently be-
come pets, but the major is said to
be the first to turn the hornet into
one.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
Half-Forqotten Financier.

London.-In Chancery Lane, the
other day, once well-known figure
passed along quite unnoticed. He was
no other than Jabez Spencer Balfour.
old and none too robust, and who
looked as If the world did anything
but shine upon him. Not many years
ago ]. Spencer Balfour was the wizard
at a touch of whose wand dross turned
to gold-the ]. P. Morgan Of the Lon
don of his day.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
Faith iII-Defined.

Discussing the lamentable fact that
according to the last census, half the
American people never go to church,
Canon Hughes Scott said at dinner
in Denver:
1.-THE trouble is, perhaps, that Amer
leans have wrong idea about the
church. They think the church wants
them to believe lot of outWorn dog
ma. That is not true.
Eyes, the trouble is that the people
define faith as The little girl defined it
in school.
Faith, the little girl said, 'is be-
lieving what you know isn't true"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

1t is said by a statistican that this
country spends on music in various
ways the enormous sum of $4,000
600, or three times the amount ex-
pended on the army and navy.
Which only proves the truth of the
old saying that music hath charms
to soothe the save breast. That we
prefer the sweetest of the arts to war
is also proof of our perfected civili-
cation.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
Where the Calculator Scores.

The best tradition requires that
whenever a lightning calculator tells
how many seconds there were in the
life of Methuselah some one must
shout: Wrong! You've muffed 1t
this time. I've figured the whole thing
out, and here are the figures"
Whereupon the lightning calculator re-
ceives an armful of papers, glances
at the first few sheets, looks up, grin
ming and chuckles: Just as thought.
You've forgotten the leap years"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
SHOWER CATS ON NEWLY WE'D

merous during the day The tele-
phone was kept ringiag most of the
day by people who wanted to buy
the COW and also by those who had
cats to sell. l don't know how long
those ads are supposed to run, but
we don't want any black cats and
we haven't any fresh mich cow to
sell"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
Bride to Be Gets Black Eye.

Paterson. N. J.-Miss Mary O'NeiD
would listen to no excuse for delaying
the wedding, when her fiance, James
Pillar, explained that they would have
to obtain a license at the city hail
and not from the minister who was
to marry them. Miss O'Neill received a
gayly eElored optic IN the argument
which followed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

A Chinaman in New York has sued
for false arrest, claiming damages
which, he says, may to some extent
reimburse him for the loss of his usu-
al calm and happy disposition. as his
arrest brought on fit of melancholy.
The poetic sentiment Of this oriental
appeal ought to touch the most hard
ened practical occidental jury's heart.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
DIAGNOSES OWN CASE; SAVED
Doctor, Stricken With Appendicitis on
Train, Sends Telegram for
Surgeon.

New York.-Dr. William H. Vanden-
burg of 80 West Forty-eighth street
diagnosed his own illness, on board
train, as appendicitis, and underwent
an operation five hours later at the
Hahnemann hospital. He recovered.
Doctor Vandenburg had gone to
Lenox. Mass, to attend Mrs. George
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

The duchess of Marlborough advises
British mothers that "a dinner well
cooked is better antidote for drinR
than any possible legislation" With.
out going into the actual verify of the
apthoegm, it is pertinent to suggest
that the noble duchess proceed to the
real antidote by personally teaching
the British mothers to prepare din
ner we'll cooked.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

Writing of whooping cough in a
medical journal, a physician remarks:
ANY disease which kills 10000 chill
dren a year Is serious" Certainly
this particular scientist can't be &C
cused of a hysterical and exaggerated
habit of speech.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

Milwaukee minister says that when
a man is made happy through mar
riage, it is alright for a minister to
accept dollar or so as a marriage
fee. But there are some husbands
who. as time goes by, attain such de,
gree of happiness" they wish they
tad their dollar or SO" back.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

A Pittsburgh dietetic expert ad-
vises professional men to eat apples.
cabbage and onions. AS an under
pinning to intellect, 1t is no wonder
this diet somewhat appals as ideal
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
TIP to the c. p.

Are you one of those who believe
the common people will ultimately get
all they are demanding?"
Nope. | am one of those who be-
1ieve firmly in asking politely for what
you want"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

A woman contends that the mas
ruline form is more beautiful than the
sorninine. Has she never seen drum.
mer streaking it for the dressing room
in a Pullman sleeper at a. m.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
EMPLOYERS Honor Their Cook.

New York.-Mr. and Mrs. Benz. B.
Jacobson of this city gave party in
honor Of Miss Helena Schwartz, who
completed rs years of faithful service
as Mrs. Jacobson's cook.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
Cupid Hits Commerce.

Ossining, N. Y-As a result of more
love-making on the beach near, the
boat line between this town and the
beach has been abandoned, and wom-
en- bathers must walk.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

There are only two kinds of women
am afraid of-the married one and
the single ones.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
United States and Japan.

In she event of war between the
United States and japan the issue
would necessarily have to be fought
out on the oceans. The mighty dis
tances preclude the invasion of either
country by the other Even II the
coaling problem were settled, it
would practically bankrupt either ma
ton to put down upon the shores OF
the other an army Of three or four
millions of men, and for the purposes
OF invasion no smaller army would
for a moment be worth considering
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces iniamma.
toR, allays pain cures wind collie Csc bottleAHs
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

Fewer men are joining the army now
adays, and the government may have
ito give trading stamps.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
FIRM NAME OF ISMAY PASSES
Retirement of j. Bruce as President Of
White Star Line Ends FamIly's
Connection.

London.-The famous firm Of Ismay.
Imrie & Co., founders of the White
Star line, has disappeared with the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

You are nervous when the nerves
are poisoned by impure blood or
starved by thin, watery blood. In
such cases no nerve tissue need be
created, but the blood has only to
be restored to q normal, healthy
state to make the nerves strong
and well.
To make your blood rich and red
take DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
Give them a thorough trial and for
get all about your nerves. The
chances are that your nervous
troubles will vanish when your
blood is made perfectly healthy.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are a
fine remedy for the treatment of
nervous prostration, nervous de-
bility, neuralgia, sciatica, nervous
dyspepsia and St. Vitus' dance.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold
by all druggists at 80 cents per box
or six boxes for $3.50 or by the
Dr.. Williams Medicine Company.
Schenectady. N. Y.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

Life is a masquerade. Otherwise
people would fall in love at first
sight.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

The pen is mightier than the sword
when it comes to getting a fool man
into real trouble.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

Realizing that into each life some
rain must fall" the astute baseball
manager invented rain checks
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

Don't worry over the past. The fu-
iure will give you cause enough.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

The entire japanese empire, including
Formosa, is trifle smaller than the
single state of California. But the
density of the population may be got
at from the TACT that the empire con-
tains 55,0OO,00O people.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
cerman Harvest Laborers Scarce.

Germany has more than si<ty-five
million people living in an area less
than that of Texas, and only five times
as great as that of Ohio, but, neverthe-
less, labor is so scarce in harvest time
in many parts of the German empire
that about thirty thousand farm
hands," as the American phrase is,
go into Germany from Russia and Aus
tria-Hungary every year to help gath
er the crops.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

Every time any prominent man plots
to establish world peace something
happens.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

On the laugh-and-grow-fat principle
he laughs best who laughs least.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

The cabbage leaf has finally come in.
to its own. They are now making CT
CARS and cigarettes without nicotine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
EnuiVocaI.

isn't this adverse criticism hard
on my ripe art?"
Its rotten!"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

Doctor Roberts and an ambulance
were waiting for him. and he was hur.
ried to the hospital.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-24

MERCER PLAYS CUMBERLAND.
MACON, Jan. 24.-The second college
basket ball game of the season here will
be played here tonight at the Mercer
gymnasium, between Mercer and Cum
berland.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-24
"Honey Boy Evans Is Elected
HonoraryHead ofPlayers' Union

u GORGE Honey Boy" Evans,
T Americas greatest minstrel
star, has just been elected (by
maid to the honorary presidency
OF the Baseball Players fraternity,
according to a letter received re-
Gently by him from David L. Fultz,
erstWhile professional football
player, former major league star
and, at present, New York lawyer
and president of this new organi-
cation that has as its aim the pro-
lection of ball players.
The letter received by the Honey
Boy from Fultz reads in part as
follows:
Because of the great interest
YOU have always evinced in the
welfare of ball players, your friend
illness to them when off the stage
your willingness to always extend
to them every courtesy within your
power when your team appears in
the city they represent on the dia-
mond, and various other things you
have done to make more roseate
their drab enVirons, you have been
elected honorary president of the
Baseball Players fraternity.
Your fellow officers, besides my
self, are as follows: Vice presi-
dents, NJ. Doolan, Ed Sweeney,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-24

thirteen Sundays and several Sat
urdays.
Montgomery is slated for Con-
federate Decoration day, closing
day and eight or nine Sundays. be-
sides a good share of Saturday
games.
Mobile comes in for Confederate
Decoration day, Fourth of July.
eight or nine Sundays and a good
share of Saturdays.
IT HE schedule does not call for
excessive mileage, and those
clubs not going home for Sunday
games in the main fare best on
this score, Atlanta and Chattanoo-
ga calling for the minimum mileage
charge, with Nashville and Bir
mingham hitting about the average.
New Orleans and Memphis. get
ting the most Sunday games, draw
the biggest mileage.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-24
COMPANY C AND AGOGAS
WIN IN FULTON LEAGUE

Two games were played in the Fulton
Basket Ball league last night and Com
pany and the Agogas were winners
Company c, the only team now in the
running for the pennant in the Fulton
league except the league leaders. came
very near being defeated by Company H
The final score was Company C 81, Com
pany II 10.
The Agogas defeated the Barracks, It
second division, and are scrapping for a
rise in life. The game was a hard fought
and fast one, Swicegood, of the Barracks
and smith, of the Agogas, led in the
scoring.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-24
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip

The Chattanooga club. has decided it
isn't keen about paying $4,000 for Out
fielder Powell, of Spokane. They could
have had him for the draft price last
tall, but let the chance slip by.
Clarke Griffith says that Frank Bow
erman is the first man who discovered
the possibility of throwing a spitball He
used to do it when warming up, pitchers
just for fun. Stricklett learned it from
Bowerman and Chesbro from Strickett.
They'll trace il right back to Adam after
a while.
The Yankees and the White Sox will
train at points something like $500 miles
apart-one at Bermuda, the other in Cali
fornia. If the New Yorks sold man to
the Chicagos he couldn't report before
midSeaSOn.
New Orleans papers hint that Jake Atz
made an awfully poor showing with the
tail end club of the International league
last year, and that he is not likely to
shine in the southern. However. perhaps
a change in league and climate will be
just what the old lad needs.
Clark Griffith has been sick with grippe
but is recovering.
The Detroit team nearly sold Ty Cobb
to the St Louis Browns once. lust after
he reported. Bill Armour blocked the
deal and made Detroit retain Cobb. I'M
agine the dashing Georgian playing with
the Browns. 1t would be a companion
picture for the awful reality of Nap
Rucker with Brooklyn
The Boston Americans seem to figure
that their players made so much out of
the world series it will not be necessary
to raise their salaries this year.
The Balkan-Tu Turkish argument out of
the way we can focus all attention on the
McGraw- Marquard doings.
Joe Tinker spent a week in Kansas
trying to persuade John King to sign,
He's going back in February for another
week