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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18

members of the diplomatic corps to
the national palace and told them in
an aggrieved tone how those tell-tale
papers had been found in the dept
ties desks by the police. He really
was very angry about it, for, as he
and everyone knows, it is the correct
thing in the best plotting circles to
carry such papers on the person,
where the secret police can get at
them without vexatious delay and
trouble. There can be little doubt
that the imprisoned deputies will get
much severer sentences than they
would have received had they not
maliciously sought to annoy the po-
lice and cause delay by leaving these
discriminating documents in their
desks, instead of carrying them to
Jail, where they could have been
found without trouble when the depu-
ties were searched.
There are instances OF record
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18
FREES ALL HER PRISONERS

no very high intelligence to know
whether one prefers the monarchy to
the republic, or to realize that the
object of attack was the republic; so
that, assuming that all the prisoners
were guilty of taking up arms Or &C
lively conspiring against the republic,
which, of course, is not the case. the
net result Of the distinction drawn by
the governEc ent is to reward those
who fought against the republic, not on
principles, but wantonly, in order to
earn a few shillings, and to retain in
prison those who did so honestly, from
conviction.
1t is precisely those who were con-
demned rather owing to their convic-
tons than their actions who are to
be kept in prison. Because some of
them are priests and others belong
to the Portuguese nobility they are
held responsible, and are to continue
to serve a sentence to which they
should never have been condemned.
No one wishes a nobleman to have
more favor in the eyes of the law
than peasant, but why should he
have less?"
The conspiracy" of those now re-
leased is at least as clearly estab-
lished as that of those who remain in
prison. The present government pro-
fesses to abolish God and religion. but
in undertaking to judge men by their
motives rather than by their proved
acts it is assuming a prerogative COM
monty held to be not human but
divine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18
Easy Enough to Be Quite Religious
Without Being Doc
trinal

Providence, r. Almost any Sun
day we can find something mentally
stimulating among the letters to the
editor, remarks the Providence Jour
nal. Of such quality was letter from
Greene one Sunday referring to re-
cent discussion of a "creedless reli-
gion." A prominent Clergyman and an
equally prominent publicist came into
disagreement over the question of re-
ligious instruction in the public
schools, in the course of which the
layman declared that religious in
struction must be in accordance with
some creed" and therefore was out of
the question as a policy in the schools.
There are thousands of all creeds
who will heartily agree with the sub
stance Of this opinion. G.. K. Chester
ton fatty expresses the same idea in
"a Miscellany of Men," and his inter
esting way of putting it is worth not
ing:
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18
Poisoning From Sumac.

1t has long been thought that poison
ing might result from the proximity
Of sumac, even if the plant was not
touched, but Doctor Graf denies this.
A visitor to the Berlin Botanical gar.
dens recently brought suit for dam
ages or injuries which he alleged he
had suffered on account of his near
proximity to a poisonous sumac, which
is on exhibition in the gardens. But
the suit was lost, for the directors of
the gardens proved conclusively that
for poisoning to occur the plant must
be injured and the injured portion
brought into direct contact with the
skin.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18
ONE OF FREAKS OF NATURE
CataIepsy Instead of SIumber
During Daylight Houra.

London.-ProfessoP Schmidt of the
Imperial university of st. Petersburg
has been experimenting with spe-
cies of Phasmid, or "stick-insect." AS
a result of his Investigations he has
discovered that these insects pass
daily into a state of catalepsy, or
trance, and that they do NOT merely
slumber, or remain instinctiyely quiz
escent, during the hours of daylight,
as has been supposed. The photo
graphs show the normal pose of the
stick-insect when in a cataleptical
state, and some of the extraordinary
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18
NIieihiIit, of LceberCs.

The greatest distance at which an
Iceberg can be observed in clear
weather by day is H8 miles. The av-
erage berg, on an ordinarily clear
day, can be sighted from 13 to 16
miles from the ship; on cloudy day
from IL to IA miles. In slight fog
bergs can be sighted at TWO miles. in
O. dense fog at 200 yards. In bright
moonlight tbs5 can be seen at az
miles witt che naked eye; in starlight
at one mile. and at two miles distance
with glasses. On night overcast and
dark. but with the horizon visible,
bergs can be seen at distance Of one
half mile with glasses.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18
BEE STlNGS HALT WEDDING
Mississippi Bridegroom Requires Medl'
cal Treatment Just Before the
Ceremony. a-~.--pv

Moselle, Miss.-Dr.. r. H. Crawford,
while preparing for his wedding.
hitched his horse too near some bee
hives. The bees attacked the horse,
and in unhitching the animal, Doctor
Crawford was so severely stung that
be became unconscious. The horse
wrecked the buggy and probably will
die Doctor Crawford was revived by
fellow physicians and his marriage
with Miss Lena Miller took place
about an hour late.
Doctor Crawford is treasurer of the
town and surgeon-physician for the
New Orleans Northeastern railroad
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18

~ HRlSTSMAS GIT SlVeTs tnlS year VIII not o
l. stamps when they affiX the proper postage t
unless they wish to- for the postoffice department
that its postmasters and their assistants would
attend to that duty if required
The innovation is put in force in the interests
Of better mail service during the holiday rush
and is expected to facilitate the movement of the
vast crush of matter that will tax the resources
Of the departments many employees.
Orders were issued TO postmasters to atix
postage when required on mail matter OF the Sec
ona third and fourth class, the latter being parcel
post matter. The stamps will be precanceled and
the plan is expected to prevent the great waste
Of time experienced by postofice patrons while
waiting in line to buy postage and mail their
packages.
Under such authorization" declared Postmas-
ter General Burleson, when a parcel is presented
for mailing the clerk receiving it, after collecting
indorse on the parcel the amount of the postage,
by an employe of the postofice"
The postmaster general believes Ills plan will
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18

city corporation will take part of the
ground for the purpose of widening
Aldersgate street and Gresham street
There can be no discoveries for
some few days, as the men are still at
work on the bed of concrete, which ex-
tends to a depth of five feet. Then
their work will be carried out under
the eyes Of archaeologists, for it was
on this site that st. Martins priory
stood in years gone by.
1t is not forgotten that when the
foundations of the Goldsmiths' insti-
tute, near by, were being laid traces Of
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18
SEARCH FOR ROMAN RELICS
London ArchaeoIogists interested in
Excavations in City for New
Official Buildings.

Observation-Disclosures are taking
the keenest interest in the excavation
works which have just been begun on
the site of the old general post Office,
St Martin-le-Grande. The site is to
be utilized for the new offices of the
accountant generals department of the
post Office, but it is expected that the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18
Kills Docs: Ia Arrested.

New York; just killed Nellie aid
her mother" explained Andrew Van.
derpyl, whose blood-spattered hands
and clothes had aroused a policeman's
suspicion. He. was arrested. Detec.
tives rushed to Vanderpyl's house
where they found two dead dogs.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18

ment carelessly left their incriminat-
ing documents in their desks in the
chamber, instead of carrying them in
their pockets, according to custom,
thus putting the secret police to a
great deal of unnecessary trouble to
get the papers.
President Huerta called all the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18

pastures which Professor Schmidt
made the creatures assume. They re-
manned in these abnormal positions,
without movement of any kind, for
from one to four and half hours;
and when their cat iepsy passed, they
showed no signs OF muscular fatigue
It should be added that these stick
insects feed at night, on the foliage
of the plants which they frequent. AS
Professor Schmidt points out, their
cataleptic, state may be regarded as
an accommodation to a highly de-
veloped protective resemblance. The
Phasmids can only be awakened arti-
ficially by prolonged excitation of the
nervous system; for example, by con-
tinuous pinching with forceps, or by
electric shocks from an induction
coil.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18

at the Capitol where ne OIten InIeTJectS dH oncN-
dote to illustrate point when appearing before
some of the congressional committees.
At one time, when he was explaining clrcuMuon
matters to a committee he told of the yarn OF a
certain colonel who the editor of a nam
boyant sheet in the SOUTH which sometimes dls-
tributed as high as hundred copies week.
The colonel had an old tramp printer on his
staff who could stick type and drink whisky with
greater faculty than any other man in the world
He kept him alive, furnished him with haf dol
lar now and then, and always put him off with al
evasive answer whenever the genius would make
fiat appeal for back pay. one day the printer
having accumulated an extra fine jag and an ex'
traordinary amount of dignity, approached the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18

and one the president could not do without. II
he saw everybody and read everything designed
for his inspection he couldn't get any sleep nor
could he perform his duties.
For that reason if you have any personal bust
ness with the president of the United States, you
had best see Mr.. Tumulty. He is the easiest man
In Washington to have chat with. If you know
a congressman or a newspaper correspondent, you
can see and speak with Mr.. Tumuty within an
hour. And il the petitioners mission is one the
president need know of personally, the president
will see the petitioner know of the petition
within five minutes. But if it isn't-then J. P.
Tumulty for all his blue eyes and yellow hair
and beautiful complexion is wall of adamant.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18
"He Was a Good Fellow"

Baltimore, Md,-Charles Printzala,
amateur stamp collector, who died
several months ago, had requested
that a monument bearing the epitaph
He was a good fellow" be placed
over his grave. His estate consisted
Of $4,000 stamps worth, he said, $15,-
600. Until the stamps are sold the
monument must wait
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18


ineffective humming might demosh with his bill until
president
the o
in he Of
thought h
changed his mind And
either just
the things that confront
m every
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18

Roman occupation were found, and
the expectations of valuable finds are
increased by the fact that the Roman
wall ran along at the north end of tae
site
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18
0nIv Two Steps to Get Outside the Circulation

wv auditor the United States postohice
worked In
editors are famous
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18

yearold daughter by his side.
1t was the first day of school and little Miss
Murdoch was going to enter the first grade, II
her debut into public school circles.
Now, the Henry d. Cooke school is an impos-
ing edifice, said to be OF the finest examples
Of school structure in the country. Everything
about it is imposing-the broad front steps. the
entry, the assembly hall. But most imposing oil
all was the gentleman whom Representative Muir
dock queried about the requirements of little
stranger getting seat in the first grade
Later Mr.. Murdoch found the teacher of the
first grade.
"Isnt it too bad person has to go through
so much red tape to get a child in the public
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18
1t Was Her Debut Into Public School Circles

22d might have
the house representatives his
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18

colonel whth to the ghost walked
colonel You lowed companion or the
babe in the WOODS YOU
strange
no
threaten turn against
would denoune you
with
journal would look at again.
he printer
Why could
be outsid of circulation"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18
(YUh. hAFTA HAVE \
IAfFlDAviL5 An OTHER THINGS |


bring the child and
We the rest"
would
man;t s a c. B. Smith"
Just then
walked by.
Isntth
He
h antor"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18

The American demand for pearls Is
greater than the supply and the prices
are soaring.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18

1t is computed that one bullet in
10000 In warfare is effective.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18
Secretary Joseph P. Tumuty Is Real Censor

which fall the lost of Joseph p Tumu the
selection exercised
his visiting list 1t benevolent Censorship
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-18
Stamps Licked to Order During Christmas Rush
Rush

gift gves this will not be forced to lick their
mailing
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-04-18

ROOM WANTED-Single room by
travelling man, who will only occupy it
few times each month. Close to depot
preferred. Will furnish W bed clothes.
Address, -, Care Sentinel.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Campbell re-
turned Saturday after a weeks stay in
Memphis at the Eastman School of
Professional Photography. They attend
these schools every year and always
return with all the latest styles of
photography.
If you eat something which disagrees
with you, don't let it work its own way
through, It's a slow process and makes
you feel bad. Get rid of it quickly by
taking a dose of HERBINE. 1t drives
out impurities in the stomach and bow
els and you feel better Immediately.
Price SOC. Sold by Second Glass Drug
Store.
Call for your coupons when you
trade at the stores giving coupons
in Sentinel's prize contest. If you
don't care to use coupons, you
will confer a favor on some lady
in the contest by giving them to
her.
Ragged wounds are painful and cause
much annoyance. If not kept clean
they tester and become running sores.
BALLARD'S SNOW IMMINENT is an
antiseptic hsaling remedy for such
cases. Apply it at night before going
to bed and cover with a cotton cloth
baudage. 1t heals in a few days. Price
Csc, SOC and sl.00 per bottle. Sold by
Second Class Drug Store
Is pound sack sugar, SIPS; No. 8 To-
matoes l0c; Salmon, 10c; No. 2 Toma-
toes, Sc; Canned Corn, Sc: Corn Flakes.
&c; Ev. Peaches, Sc; Ammonia at l0c;
Macaroni, per pound, SC; Stove Pipe,
10c; Elbows, 10c; Prunes, per pound, &c.
No. 3 table peaches, l5c; No. 3 pie
peaches, l0c; cheese, Zoe; Evaporated
apples, &c. Rolled oats, &c; Old Nam
my hominy, &c; Highest Patent Royal
Flour, none better, Sac per sack; Self
Rising Flour. best, S8c per sack; Cream
meal, best, Csc.
At HALLAM'S.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-04-18

You know what happens in a house in
which the plumbing is in poor condition
everybody in the house is liable to
contract typhoid or some other fever.
The digestive organs perform the same
functions in the human body as the
plumbing does for the house, and they
should be held in first class condition all
the time. If you have any trouble
with your digestion take Chamberlain's
Tablets and you are certain to get quick
relief. For sale by all dealers.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-04-18
A Great Discovery.

G. w. Eatman of Grenada Miss, has
discovered a wonderful liquid medicine,
greaseless; known as kuykendall's Ec-
zema Remedy. 1t is a never-failing
remedy for eczema. letter, ringworm.
poison oak, itch, fever blisters, frost
bites, chicken pox, prickly heat, net
tie rash and all skin affections. The
healing power of this remedy is so
great that it has cured old. stubborn
sores thought to be cancers. On sale
at G. w. Eatman's l4mar52t
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-04-18
Found a Cure for rheumatism.

81 suffered with rheumatism for two
years and could not get my right hand
to my mouth for that length of time"
writes Lee l.. Chapman, Mapleton, la.
81 suffered terrible pain SO l could not
sleep or lie still at night. Five years
ago | began using Chamberlain's Lin
iment end in two months | was well and
have not suffered with rheumatism
SINCE" For sale by all dealers.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-04-18

S6o-acre farm in Grenada coun-
ty. 6 miles from town and railroad
$50 acres cleared, $50 acres rich,
level branch bottom; residence
and several tenant houses. Price,
$4,000.
w. s. p. DOTH.
4-IS-tf
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-13

Tower and Buck were from the regu-
forge. .'I'' ~
The. two lucky tourists hustled to-
gether their personal baggage and
started. They struck the fall rains
the second day out. From Pittsburgh
to Philadelphia they crossed the Al
leghenies in conditions which could
scarcely have been worse. It was still
raining as they passed from crag to
crag of the Blue Ridge mountains of
Virginia. Around Brunswick, Ca, they
ferried nine miles through a swami.
They didn't get thoroughly dried out
till they struck Florida, where the san
was in its glory. Coming north, they
turned through Atlanta, Chattanooga,
Nashville and Cincinnati. -
With 5000 miles showing on their
speedometers they rolled back into
Detroit, having played their roles to
a finish. They had d~isobeyed orders
only by sending Mr.. Heaslet two pic
ture postals. Otherwise, they had been
conscientious private owners all.
through.
Dear Mr.. Heaslet," Tower saw he
reported, Il haven't anything to tell YOU
but the purchase Of oil and gasoline.
and not much of that. But the next
time you make a private owner out, of
me. please do it in the summer. There
was too much rain"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-13
COMMERCE CARS
FOR DELIVERY

This is the start Of the annual sea
son of the trials and tribulations Of
the h~orse-drawn delivery system
routes are uncovered and loads unde-
|liyered because streets will fill with
ice and horses will fall. The auto de-
livery system has seemed for some
time the direct and only reasonable
ing fact that up to now this type OF
delivery has not met with the success
it seemed to merit. This has been
due in many Instances to the belief
that proved unpaved streets and COM
plication OF design a handicap that
could not be overcome.
An auto delivery system has been
Installed in Jackson, however, the
success of which seems to prove that
these two handicaps have been tri-
umphantly overcome. The Lloyd Auto
Delivery co. Of Jackson, Mich, are us
ing a fleet of six commerce cars with
remarkable success. These cars are
averaging thirty-fiy miles a day over
hil1y country and paved and unpaved
streets. The company delivers pack
ages for a large number OF merchants
In Jackson. The simplicity OF the
commerce cal, making lit absolutely
fool PROOF n its ability to negoti-
ate the unpaved streets and hills are
conclusive indications that the trou-.
biess and trials of the horse delivery
system are about over.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-13
work as claimed the machine may be

work as claimed the machine may be
! returned.
An understanding of what is accom-
| plished by washing will soon show
why a machine will do the work bet
ter, cheaper and easier than by hand
All cloth. whether linen, silk, wooden
or anything else, is composed of
fbres-the finer the fabric the liner
the fibre. The dirt does not, or rather
cannot, penetrate this fibre. 1t re-
mains or clings to the outside of the
fibre. Hard scrubbing itself does not
accomplish this. 1t is the forcing of
the water through and through the
cloth, incident to ~scrubbing, that
brings the results.
Soap and hot water of course have
a great deal to do with the washing
process. Both tend to "cut" the dirt
and make 1t easier to remove from the
fibre.
The electric washing machine usu-
ally consists of q large barrel in which
the hot soapy water Is placed. The
clothes are then placed in the water
and the cover fastened down. A switch
is turned n the barrel goes from
side to side or around and around. In
this manner the water in the barrel is
practically forced through the cloth,
until it is white and clean. The length
Of time necessary to do this depends
on the dirtiness of the washing.
Think what this means on wash
day. The dirty clothes are gathered
together and placed in the machine.
A switch is turned and the washing
starts. After this no attention need
be paid to the machine until it is
ready to remove the clothes. Then
another, switch is. turned and the cleo
trio wringer wrings out the clothes in
a jiffy. While the machine is in OPP
GRAFTON the housewife may be ironing
or hanging out clothes to dry. In
this name the time required to do
washing Is practically halved.
The electric washing machine will
wash a fine piece Of lacework or the
heaviest towels. Rubbing would soon
destroy a lace waist, yet when it is
placed in an electric washing machine
it Is not injured in any way. In fact
the principle Of the washing machine
is very similar to the n in which
the housewife ordinarily washes a
lace waist, by repeatedly dipping It
into a basin of hot water and suds.
The cost of operating this wonder
ful machine is exceedingly low. A
small motor supplies the power to do
the washing and the motor nsum
less than a cents worth Of electricity
an hours hours of washing for lesss
than 5 cents. Compare this with the
cost Of hiring a laundress, usually
a dollar and a half a day as well as
meals and car fare, and the saving is
readily appreciated.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-13
Fire Danger at Sea.

According to Mr.. Edwin o. Sachs,
of the British Fire Prevention com-
mittee, who writes apropos of the Vol
turno disaster, fire protection at sea
has been ~grievously neglected. In the
matter Of prevention as well as fire.
fighting methods, the properly built
or properly equipped ship is the K
ception rather than the rule. He
estimates that not more than S per
cent of our liners come UP tosany rea-
sonably satisfactory standard in this
matter. He believes the only satisfac-
tory form of construction to be that
generally adopted in f1reproof build
ings on land, viz: division into the
maxiInum number OF fire-resisting
compartments. These should be far
more nero than the water-tight
compartments. He holds that such
construction should be made compul-
sorry on all new liners. The elimina-
ton OF wood however possible and the
use Of hard wood where wood cannot
be avoided-is another rule deserving.
& place In the official requirements for
an All certificate. .Draperies and. in
~Ian1naabIe hangings of all sorts should
ba prohibited s matter OF course.