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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-14
GENIUS OFTEN A MENACE.

Children of exceptional mental bril-
liancy are even greater dangers to so
ciety than those defective or abnor-
mally stupid. This is the conclusion
of Dr. Macmillan p. e. Groszmann of
the United States bureau of education
in a report made public the other day.
The educational expert based his state
ment on the comprehensive study
made in the schools of the United
States.
ct is often the exceptionally bright
child, or even the genius, whom we
find on the wrong side" said DR..
Groszmann. "The stupid and weak
minded criminal is not so dangerous
as the clever and intellectual Grim
inai"
AS a remedy for the uplift of mis-
guided Juveniles the scientist advo-
Gates united effort on the part of edu-
Gators, medical men, social workers,
charity organizations, welfare socie-
ties, juvenile courts and other agen-
cies. He declares in his report that
all of the separate organizations are
doing commendable work in this con-
nection, but that joint action is neces-
sary. He also advocates the passage
of legislation giving the community
the right to direct the educational
training of every child.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-14
"WooDRoW THE COOL"

These be warm days in Washington,
both meteorlogically and politically.
President Wilson has been in the
thick of both kinds of warmth. Yet
close observers declare that he has
not yet perspired;
Has not been seen to mop his brow;
Has not wilted collar;
Has not used fan;
Has not complained of the heat;
Has not once said: "Whew, but it's
hot"
Has not started the air cooling
plant under the offices. ..
All this in spite of the fact that he
is the hardest worked man In the
United States.
Blighting summer heat has fallen
on the white house, but he has re-
solved to stay ION the job all sum-
mer, to carry out the administrations
reform policies.
His bedroom and his Office are only
hundred feet apart, so that he Is
obliged to steal the time il he gets
away for a bit of exercise, yet, even
at that, he has established white
house record.
He has not even taken off his vest.
He turns on the electric fan In his
office and goes on working and weigh
ing 178 pounds without turning
hair.
And all perspiring Washington is
wondering how he does 1t.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-14
INDIGESTION AND SIN TWINS
DR.. oIdfieId, Vegetarian, Says That
Much Of Drunkenness Is Duo
to Stomach Trouble.

London.-"A great deal Of the
drunkenness and sin of the world is
due to indigestion, and, therefore, l
have yet to meet fruitarian who is a
drunkard," said DR.. Josiah Oldfield,
the famous vegetarian, In a lecture on
diet and Dyspepsia" at the Hall Of
the Order of the Golden Age, Bromp-
ton-road.
In the olden days If the Judge were
in bad temper owing to the state OF
his digestion the poor prisoner was
hanged. Many battles had been lost
owing to the bad digestion of the COM
mander, he added, and the answer to
the question whether life is worth
living was 1T depends on the liver" "
A great many people took to drink
continued the speaker, not because
they wanted 1t, but owing to the con-
dition of their stomach, which craved;
for something to drown its care. In,
digestion was largely nerve disease,
and the nerves were often the cause
of the trouble. The pain OF indiges-
ton was not primary sign, and when
that happened the trouble was well
advanced and the patient in the way
for gastric trouble.
DR.. Oldfield suggested pint and a
half as the inclusive amount of liquid
to be taken during day.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-14
ROBBER HIDES IN A SPRING
Cold Water, However, Forces Man
Who Held Up Bank to Yield to
Sheriff's Posse.

Portland, Ore.-A lone robber who
entered the First State Bank Of Mil
waukee. a suburb of Portland, and
with a revolver induced Cashier A. l..
Bolstead to permit him to scoop up
ali the gold within reach of the lat.
ter's wicket, was captured in the
woods some miles distant. He gave
the name of Virgil Perrine, and said
he was from st. Louis. He is twenty
years old. =
After fleeing from the bank, with
citizens in pursuit, tlce robber on gain
ing the wood, hid himself by standing
submerged to the neck in an incased
spring. He remained there for two
hours until the chill of the water
drove him from the hiding place into
the hands OF a sheriff's posse.
The robbers loot, about $500 in gold,
was found in his pockets, with the ex-
ception of $40 he dropped in his fight.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-14
FLIES COST $157 100000 A YEAR.

Figured out in money, to say moth
ing of the loss in human life, the cost
to the United States annually OF sup
porting it's fly population amounts to
$751;, 100000, say government experts,
who have been making study of the
results of the germ-spreading activi-
ties of those insects.
1t is estimated that the fly is respon-
sible for an expenditure of $50, 100000
for the handling of tuberculosis cases,
attributable to germs spread by the
pests, while $70OOO,O0O represents the
cost of typhoid fever cases originating
In the same way.
AS a carrier of intestinal fever and
summer diseases, and transporting
agency of dysentery, the fly, scientists
say, must be charged with an expen-
diture of $37,20O,0OO for the cure of
these diseases.
Satisfactory results are reported in
nearly every city where anti-fiy cam
paigns are in progress. In Washing
ton there has been noticeable fall
ing off in the size of the pest horde.
Methods of fighting the fly which
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-14
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HOPEvILLE'S BOOM
Town Failed to Get the Railroad,
but Prosperity Came An
other Way.
BY GEORGE ELMER CoBB.

We've missed it! We're nothing
but way-back settlement now"
Thus Jared Bross, of the board OF
trustees CT the neat, picturesque, but
isolated town of Hopeville.
"You mean the railroad has missed
u.s." corrected Phillip Dawes, presi'
dent of this same board of trustees
well, gentlemen, that shall not pre-
vent Hopeville continuing to do IT.
self proud, trust, as a model village
without blemish.'
Very proud of the community he
had helped build up was Phillip
Dawes, and he spoke with enthusiasm.
He had always predicted great things
In store for Hopeville. Never village
of fairer location and environment.
A rare trout stream bounded one OF
it's limits, a dream of lake bounded
another. There were hills, dales and
lovely undulating meadows, a thrifty
farming community surrounding, and
the town people ideal, morally, social
ly and as to their municipal harmony.
Some day Hopeville will forge to
the 'front.'" was his optimistic slogan
-"some day values will go up, and
each man come into his own"
When the new railroad was talked
of, old residents began to boost their
acres and town lots as to values.
Enormous fortunes were figured out.
In fancy they saw busy traffic,
crowds of summer visitors, picnick.
ers from the city, scattered farm
trade conferred at the new shipping
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-14
Apples Near and Yet So Far,

No other product Of the soil needs
more reform in selling methods than
apples. A certain western grower
traced shipment to the consumer in
order to find out what that worthy in
dividual paid for his product. This
investigation brought to light the in
teresting fact that the apples had
passed through no less than five
hands before reaching the consumer,
and while the grower had received
only IS cents per bushel box for chem
they had been retailed to the con-
sumner at $3.50 per box. For this rea-
son we have, every season, apple or
chards full of rotting fruit, while the
cities are full of hungry people who
would gladly buy this product If the
price was right.-Farm and Fireside.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-14
KILL 12,e1o,5o6 ANIMALS.

There were 12,910,506 animals
slaughtered in the federally inspected
establishments of Chicago under gov
eminent inspection in 1912. These
consisted Of 1,664,613 cattle, 463,75O
calves, ATHEIST sheep, 1928 goats
and 5,994,513 hogs.
The total number of animals In
spected in the 100 slaughtering and
processing establishments under fed
eral inspection in 226 cities and towns
In 1912 was 57,628,491 This is an In
crease of nearly 100000 over the fig
ures for the fiscal year 1911.
Since 1911 the number Of inspected
establishments, including meat food
factories, has increased from 919 to
940 Of the animals inspected in 1912
cattle numbered 7,245,5S5, calves, g.
277,954, sheep 14,979,354, goats 1851
and hogs 33,052,727.
The total COMBINATIONS at the time
OF slaughter for disease or other
cause numbered 232,G87 whole car
casses and 494,32S parts of other car
casses, or total OF 727, 015 condemna-
| TONS In addition, nearly 18,O0O,0O0
pounds of prepared meats and meat
products were condemned on reinspec-
ton because they had become un-
wholesome subsequent to the first in
spection.
Chicago, with 12,910506 animals
slaughtered under federal inspection
by the department of agriculture.
leads in numbers The other principal
points Of federally inspected slaughter
are in the following order: Kansas
City, 5,G46,161; South Omaha, 4,6O9.-
S65; New York, 3,O94,6S5; National
stock yards EAST St. Louis), 1885, 292;
South ST. Joseph, 2,671, 449; Boston, l.
s26,044; indianapolis, 1,598,503; Sioux
City 1,52O,6O7; Buffalo, 1,3S1,271.-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-14
PENSION FOR BURR
His Application Found in Musty
Records.
Writing as LegihIe as If Only Month
Old and Dated 1884. When the
Revolutionary Veteran Was
78 Years Old.

Washington. - The application OF
Aaron Burr of revolutionary fame for
pension has been uneaAhed among
the musty files of the pension bureau
Secretary Lane has dispatched it to
the Smithsonian institution, suggest
Ing that place as the proper depository
for such an interesting document. The
preservation.
The writing is as legible as if writ
ten month ago, and the paper is still
intact. The signature of the applicant
is modestly placed in the lower right
hand corner and read "a. Burr" There
are four pages of the application.
which is dated in 1884, and is closely
written on both sides of legal size pa
per. Therein is set forth that Colonel
Burr, the applicant, is seventy-eight
years old, and that he enlisted in 1776
at the age of eighteen
1t is further recited that the appli-
cant's first important expedition was
with General Arnold on the campaign
In Canada At that time he was aid
to General Montgomery, who was kill
ed in the attack on Quebec. Young
Burr's next assignment was as aid to
General Arnold, who was in command
of the invading army at that time. La
ter he was aid to General Putnam and
was present at the battles of Long
Island and White Plains"
TrJI- @Inf Dur
was made lieutenant colonel by Cen
eral Washington; that his health be-
came impaired and that he made sew
eral attempts to resign on that &C
count, and his resignation was accept
ed conditionally and with protest by
General Washington, but before it took
effect Colonel Burr was persuaded to
undertake the destruction OLA British
blockhouse on the Bronx river, which
he accomplished most successfully,
and was then persuaded to forego his
Intention to resign and continued In
active service until 1881.
Among other papers in the file Is a
copy of letter to Colonel Burr from
George Washington, dated "Headquar-
ters Frederick, &c October, 1778." The
substance of this letter is found in the
following quotation:
"You in my opinion carry your ideas
of delicacy too far, when you propose
to drop your pay while the recovery of
your health necessarily requires your
absence from the service. 1t is not
customary, and it would be unjust.
You therefore have leave to retire un-
Il your health is so far re-established
as to enable you to do your duty"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-14
SCHOOL FOR CONGRESSMAN.

During the discussion of the tariff
bill Representative j. Hampton Moore.
a Pennsylvania Republican, delivered
his "piece" in the shape of what he
called tariff primer" He had the
clerk read questions and he answered
them, incidentally roasting the Under
wood measure.
While "Hamy," as Mr.. Moore is
called by his intimates, was getting
along swimmingly with his primer les
son, Congressman Lobeck of Nebraska
did his best to make the scene as edu-
cational as possible. Mr.. Lobeck rails
ed his right hand and frantically waved
it in circles.
For what purpose does the gentle
man from Nebraska rise?" asked the
presiding officer: Nd
please. teacher, may go out!" was
the response, while. the house shook
it's sides laughing.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-14
Three Birthdays Yearly.

There is apparently plenty of fun
for the child in Sweden in the matter
of birthdays, but the parent can hard.
ly be expected to feel the same, for
the children there do not confine them.
selves to one birthday, but they must
have three.
OF course, the first one is the real
birthday, and the other two are those
whose names the Swedish boy or girl
bears.
For every day in the year of the
Swedish calendar has its own sepa-
rate name, besides the weekly names
which other nations have. Sometimes
if the parent gives the child a second
name or a first one that cannot be
found in the calendar the child loses
out on one birthday. And considera-
BILE protest must follow, too when the
child becomes old enough to realize
what he is missing.
In the German calendar every day
has a name also, but the observance
of these days is not at all common in
the latter country. a
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-14
Easy Way to XIII Moles.

An excellent way to exterminate
moles is as follows: Prepare a small
can of calcium carbide which can be
purchased from an automobile or BIZ
cycle dealer, open the hole where the
mole has been digging and place some
of the carbide in it.
Pour two or three gallons of water
into the hole and close up the open
ing. In about Is or 20 minutes open
the hole and Immediately ignite the
gas formed
. Be careful in lighting the gas. A
gas lighter or a match placed in the
end of a long stick should be used.
The gas will burn for few sec
onds and then it will back-fire in the
hole. There will be no more trouble
from the mole.-Popular Mechanics.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-14
GODDESS GETS BATH.

The Goddess of Freedom" the dame
on top of the capitol, has received her
triennial bath.
For the bathing and painting of the
goddess and her approaches and foun-
dations, congress appropriated $4,000.
Charles MacNichol, who has twice be-
fore washed and painted the great
metal figure on the capitol, had the
lob. 1t required 100000 gallons of
paint to give back to the goddess OF
freedom her original color. 1t took the
time of many men several weeks to
touch the lady up properly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-14

ment. Dawes, however, was in grea,
fettle that evening, and when the
banquet board was reached his
buoyant, optimistic air communicated
itself to others.
They never had anything stronger
than clear. sparkling water at these
celebration functions. They had moth
ing stronger, because in the first
place no one seemed to want it, and
furthermore the big artesian well
that supplied the town ranked third
in the state as to purity Of outrush
so, as a matter of local loyalty, the
toasts were drunk in aqua pura.
"Hopeville-her splendid past and
her glorious future" was the toast
read.
"Humph!" grumbled Bross, 81 think
Dawes will have to take back seat
this time"
But Phillip Dawes arose, looking
brighter and prouder than he had
ever seemed. He took no back water
on the buoyant predictions Of past
years. He looked quite dazzled as he
spoke of the golden stream of good
fortune now knocking at their doors.
And then they drank the toast. And
then most everybody made grimace,
set down the unfinished libation, and
looked queer
Something the matter with the wa
ter, friends?" smiled Dawes. That's
the merit of it. 1t is Hopeville water,
though not from the home well. Cen
tlemen, you have drank of the soon
to-be-celebrated Lithia- Magnesium
water, specially presented to you to
introduce the last requirement this
beautiful district needed to make 1t
famous"
Say, what are you driving at, any
how?" inquired Bross bluntly.
Gust this" explained Dawes. y
reasoned from the first that the new
railroad would open up popular out
ing resort somewhere along its line.
The noisy railroad has spoiled Byron.
Besides. they have no such magnifi.
cent scenery as Hopeville, nor lake,
nor a trout stream, nor the model
town. Again, tourists like to ride
from terminus in stage-think
they're diving into the primeval vii.
derness. Well, gentlemen, for two
months l have been negotiating with
wealthy promoters in the city. The
deal is closed, big hotel is to be
built at the head of the lake, and peo'
pie will come to Hopeville next sea-
son, dead loads of them"
Voices arose in eager demands for
more detailed information. Property
and rents would go up! The town
stores would quadruple their business!
The rich golden harvest was coming
at last!
'But what about this horrible tast-
ing water?" queried Bross, with q
wry face.
Pronounced by chemists the most
healthful beverage In tho world,
boosted Dawes proudly, "a true min.
eral water. When the promoters
learned that, they offered ten thou.
sand dollars cash for the spring II
came from"
And where Is that?'
Down in forgotten corner Of that
poor, neglected farm your boy lives
on over in the ravine. Now, Neigh.
Dor Bross, as all the town is happy
over the grand general prospects
ahead of us, suppose you go down to
the ravine farm and congratulate
your SOP. Bradley, and his wife on
their share n the general good luck?"
And thus it was that the name Of
the popular Cheer Master became a
household word in Hopeville for all
time to come.
Copyright, 1913 by w. G. Chapman)
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-14

have been followed in the national
capital this summer are Endorsed in a
bulletin just issued from the office of
the state entomologist of Minnesota.
The local plan was inaugurated with
a cleanup campaign. Since then the
method has consisted principally of
bringing to the attention of citizens,
by means of educational posters, let
tiers and newspaper articles, sugges-
tons for fly eradication that have
been tried out with success in various
cities.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-14
CHECK RAISER'S WAY

put his hands on that. Or else they
use bit of money member and then
peel it off.
But what does the crook do? He
has check perforated $500. He takes
his little punch and punches from the
edge of the check a few tiny disks Of
the same size. With a needle tip he
plugs up the holes in the last dollar
sign. After the glue is dry he punches
a cipher in it's place and dollar mark
after it. Where the machine perfor-
ated an entire letter. the crook bought
a smaller machine and filled up the
perforations before making new ones
to suit himself
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-14

proven by the fac, that the, tree noU
lies full length on the ground, Gu.
into two-foot lengths, the ak marks o.
the woodman being plainly discernibls
in eyey part Of the wood. which IL
now petrifed.
To fell the tree uphill, as was done,
it had to be chopped on the side to-
ward which it was to fall almost en-
tirely, and the petrified stump showed
that this was done. Every one of the
cuts, which hint of commercial pur,
poses for the wood, gives indisputabje
evidence of the woodsman's AK
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-14
GULF STREAM TAKES Squirt
Waters Are So Fast That Ship, Slowed
Down, Arrives One Day
Too Soon.

Boston.-Carried along at great
speed by an unusually swift current
l.. the gulf stream the United Fruit
companys steamer Sosua, from Port
Limon, Costa Rica, reached here a
day ahead Of time.
Captain Bjoness says that the wa
ter. Of the stream we're strangely ac-
tive and the steamer began moving SO
rapidly that the engines were slowed
down to half speed. Even after that
the Sosua logged off the miles at an
amazing rate.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-14

with luncheons. Bathing, yachting,
dancing, motoring, and tennis, the
young people are kept in a busy
whirl.
In the picture are R. de Boardman
Of Boston and Mrs. Elsie French
Vanderbilt of New York and Philadel-
phia, former wife of Alfred Gwyn Van
derbilt
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-14

point. Hopes rose high, then they
were correspondingly depressed, for
the railroad made a detour, and By
ron, quite a busy little city eight
miles distant, was made the terminus
of the new brancl. line railway.
wish I'd settled there as intend
ed to ten years ago!" grumbled dis
loyal and disagreeable Jared Bross.
There's some go to Byron. l don't
care if they do encourage riff-raff
crowd-stir and sensation bring in
the dollars, don't they?"
But we don't want the dollars that
way" insisted Dawes. 1--WE go in for
schools, and rational amusements, and
clean, healthy children. Do you ever
find any rietous crowds in Hopeville?
No, sir!"
Bross had a strong personal reason
for being disgruntled with Hopeville.
He was man of some means and his
son, Bradley, had married a poor
humble girl. The old man had rallied
at the secret match, and had prompt
ly discarded his disobedient son.
married, was an orphan, but her par
ents had left her small farm just
out Of town There the welded pair
settled down. 1t was poor place,
however, situated near sterile ra-
vine, soil not fertile, and affording a
bare living.
THAT boy will rue the day he dis
regarded my advised" the elder Bross
had said one day to Dawes.
"Oh, nonsense!" retorted his neigh
Dor, Bradley is a good boy. The
poor young pair have hard scratch
ing, perhaps, but they're happy and
contented as two birds in a nest"
"Humph!" commented the iron
hearted father, and went his way sui
len and unlovely.
So Byron got the railroad and what
went with it, both good and bad.
There was q good deal of grumbling
in HopeviIie. and in a measure Phil
lip Dawes looked upon as a dis
appointing founder and builder. The
pride and ambition of the old man
were touched. Then he began to
plan TO retain his prestige Neighbors
noticed that he went to city fifty
miles distant a great deal. Also, that
he brought tinguished-looking bust
ness men back with him, whom he
showed all over the district.
Trying to get railroad into Hope
viiie?" insinuated Bross, somewhat
sneeringly.
Not at ALL" retorted Da%es, with
an enigmatical smile 1--WE don't want
one-why, l intend to explain to you
weak sister GROWERS at the annual"
The annual was a time honored
institution of HopeviHe, and now
again close at hand. Every year
Phillip Dawes had insisted that the
representative residents of the place
meet at the town hall to celebrate the
founding of the village. Speeches,
congratulations, suggestions for civic
improvements comprised the features
Of the program. Then banquet.
Dawes was always the chairman Of
the functions, and SO felicitous was
his handling of the various toasts pro-
posed, that he had won the title Of
The Cheer Master"
They could hear the distant echo Of
an engine whistle across the valley
as they sat in the town hall on the
present occasion. It reminded some
81 the sore ones Of their disaDDoint-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-14
Following Up the Fads.

Sharp-Draper-What are you at
now?
Bookkeeper-Making out Mr.. Bull
lions bill.
"All right. Charge him an extra
500 for sundries."
Hadn't l better put in the items ?"
There are no items. They weren't
bought"
my goodness; He'll say we're
swindlers."
''No, he won't. He won't say a
word" SUE
"Why not?"
well, you see, kleptomania is very
fashionable now, and he'll think his
wife has got the sundries."