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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26
WHEN LIBBY SMILED
1t Was When She and Will Ia
Dor Made Up
Again.
BY Z, r. MOON.


We all looked upon Libby Arliss as
an old maid, absurdly old, although
her age could not have been more
than thirty-five. But after her mother
died she ceased to go about much in
our village society; and by the time
she was out of mourning she had set
tied down into lonely life in her lit
tie home. She had fine garden, and
we boys and girls used to steal her
pears and mock at her when she came
out and threatened us.
I'D like to get even with Miss Libby
for being so mad about our taking her
wormy old pears" said Steve Marks,
the bad boy of the village.
None of us liked Libby. She was
certainly as sour as those early Bart
let's that we used to take with the
more gusto because we knew that our
discovery would let loose storm OF
imprecation on our heads. That was
how we came to concoct the love let
ter.
Why we hit upon William Tabor l
can't quite remember. The Tabors
had once been the most respected
family in our village, but William was
wild when he was q young man and
went West, returning broken down in
health, year or two before. I think
some one suggested that he he'd been
Libbys beau long before, when she
was a pretty girl in the wide-sleeved
gowns then in fashion, and did her
plentiful hair IN a jar handle. But
since he had come back he had never,
to cur knowledge, visited at Libby's
house, and if he had done so village
gossip would certainly have found it
out.
Three of the high school scholars
concocted the letter. 1t ran like this:
MY Dearest William:
MAY I-dare I, one whom the world
calls a sour old maid, avow to you
something against which have fought
for many months in vain? William, |
love you! There, / have avowed it,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26
MUST BE HANDLED TENDERLY
Violin and VioIoncello Both Extremely
Sensitive to Changing Atmos-
pheric Conditions.

The violin and violoncello are most
sensitive to atmospheric conditions
and suffer from atmospheric varia-
tions quite as much as the tender vo-
cal cords of the singer.
Those who have attempted to make
the violin an ornament by hanging 1t
upon the wall have had reason to re-
pent taking such liberty. The vic.
lin loses it's varnish and gradually its
pitch and timbre. The artificial heat of
rooms in winter makes it's tone rau,
cous when it does not obliterate 1t en-
tirely.
Metal cases, morocco covered, are
equally unfit for it. A stronS, well
vanished wooden case, even though
it be not especially attractive to the
eye. suits the suscept!bilities of tho
violin much better. Certain qualities,
sometimes unsupported in the wood
play an important part in the falsifi
cation of notes, causing progressive
deterioration.
There was time when manufacture
ers applied to their product several
coats of paint. e., concentrated
solution of bichromate of sodium pot
ash in boiling water. The wood soon
acquired a yellow tone, and under the
action of lights after drying, the color
darkened and took on the aspect OF
the very old paint.
For commercial purposes this was
all very well, but what happened to
the purchaser was that as soon as he
began to use his instrument exposed
to the light the bichromate worked on
the gelatin which the manufacturers
employed to color the wood and pre-
vented the penetrating of the varnish.
while some element in the bichromate
of soda was converted into stone. The
violin suffered petrification, which i'm
peded it's tones and rendered 1t use
less.-Harper Weekly.
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to him yesterday, and he wrote TO her.
At least-I mean"
What do you mean" inquired my
father, sternly. How do you know
about these things?"
ooh, | sort of guessed, / suppose"
answered, blushing.
The next morning / met Steve
Marks and he caught me by the wrist,
What do you think?" he exclaimed,
Indignantly. Sylvia Temple has just
confessed that those letters never
reached them at ALL"
What? Why?" I shouted
Because she sneaked back to the
post office after we had gone, and
fished them out with a piece of stick
them up-that's why"
Then how did it happen?" l asked,
for my fathers explanation did not
seem quite true
I'm blessed if | know" he an
swered, scratching his head, and at
but Miss Libby herself. She looked
ten years younger, and she smiled so
prettily she gave me quite scare.
$50 you boys know all about it,
see," she said, when we blurted out
our congratulations II can't begin to
tell you how happy l. am and and
well, l guess I've been pretty crab
bed sort of woman for a long time.
But now / want you all to como into
my garden this afternoon and pick as
many pears as you can carry away.
They're just about ripe
Well, you could have knocked me
down with feather, for | had had
those pears on my mind all day.
Pooh, that's nothing!" said Sylvia,
when I asked her opinion. Its just
what my mother calls mental sugges-
ton. Don't you see? We imagined
those letters and we imagined the
pears. and both came true
But the pears were certainly fine.
I did all sorts of imagining after that,
and some of it came true, and some
didn't. The best thing that came true
was when l imagined that Sylvia and
l were sweethearts.
Copyright, 1913 by w. G.. Chapman)
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and you cannot guess how shrinking
my hand is powelfess to stay. | love
you-and now l have told you all.
The rest is with you.
LIBBY ARLISS."
Yes, it was a gem of composition,
and elected screams of laughter
ed.
81 think it's a mean shame" said
Sylvia Temple, turning upon us. 1T
must be just awful to be an old maid"
Perhaps it will bring William to
the point, though" l suggested, and
that gave us an idea. Why not send
Libby letter by the same post? No
sooner thought of than acted upon.
Williams letter ran in this way:
MY Dearest Libby Arliss:
Because my tongue is weak and
falters in your presence, would fain
write down the words l long to say to
you. Libby, I love you. May l call
to see you and tell you of the fatal
passion which you inspire in my
heart? WILLIAM TABOR.
We dropped these epistles into the
letter box and waited with bated
breath, metaphorically speaking. We
didn't know whom to watch, but final
ly decided that it would certainly be
William who would go to Libby and
not Libby who would visit William.
So, having calculated that he might
be expected to arrive the following
afternoon, we ensconced ourselves
some half a dozen of us-behind the
hedge across the road and waited.
Presently we saw, sure enough, Mr..
Tabor's buggy coming at breakneck
speed down the road in cloud of dust.
He pulled in the horse outside the
gate and hitched 1t to the fence. Then
he got out and went in, walking very
quickly. He rang the bell and Miss
Libby came to the door.
But 1 had never seen Miss Libby
look as she did then. All the sourness
had gone out of her face, and she was
dressed like young girl, in that alb
surd old-fashioned dress with the
hanging sleeves. There was color in
her cheeks, too, and she was smiling.
And as she stood there looking at
him and smiling up at him, he
took her in his arms and kissed her.
That was enough for us. We we're
all thoroughly scared. We took to-.
cur heels and ran as hard as we could
go. We couldn't go anywhere after
reaching the village without attract
ing attention, so we separated and
went to our homes.
We'll, lady, there's news in the viii
lage," said my father, when he came
home that night.
81 know, dear" said my mother,
smiling. Libby Arliss and Will Ia
Dor have made up again
Trust woman for finding out
these things" my father said. We'll,
I'd always hoped it would come to
pass, but l never thought it would be
in just that way 1t seems that she
had written him a letter two years
ago, when he returned, and he found
it, unopened, yesterday evening,
among lot Of old papers that his IA
Their left"
"Oh, no." blurted out; "she wrote
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26
Barren Soil.

Apropos of the ravages that time
has made in the faces and forms of
the veterans of the Civil war, Walter
S. Morton, president general of the
Union society, said at q dinner in
New York:
"A veteran, talking to his great
grandson, little lad of eight or nine
years, remarked:
Nearly a generation and a half
ago my head was grazed by bullet
at the battle of Chickamauga
1.-The little boy looked at the
old mans head thoughtfully and said:
There isn't much grazing there
now, is there, sir?'"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26

industrial of life
caring Indians interests
instance
children still without schools More than 100000 Indians
inherited Indian
rightful heirs
Indians than 100000 tied in
100000 individual
Millions millions of dollars worth of oil and minerals
for Indians benefit
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26
Aue of PessimiSm.

81 had a talk with a pessimistic
friend the other day. I don't think
ever met any one so completely spured
on the world. He told me he doubted
human honesty-that he didn't believe
in the faith Of man, nor the constancy
of woman. Life to him was all graft
and greed. He was very bitter
Your friend must have had a lot Of
hard experiences. How old is he?"
Nineteen"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26
Sick-Room I-iuht,

If there are electric lights in the
sick room they will generally be
found too brilliant, hurting the eyes
of the patient, and not every sick room
has the electric lights that can be
turned up or down Make little
green silk bag and fasten it over the
incandescent bulb and it will give a
good but subdued and harmless light.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26
WIGS W~ana
WkRU.O!RE
AT 70 MAYOR BECOMES STUDENT AGAIN

A picturesque white-haired gentle
man of the old school, stepped buoy
antly from a train at Madison, Wis.
a few days ago.
He was Mayor Rudolph Blanken-
burg of Philadelphia, scholar, patriot
and philanthropist, and he, with a.
party of 100 fasteners, went there to
take a special course in civic govern
ment.
The venerable Quaker made an I'M
pressive figure in his flowing beard
and frock coat. His eyes, undimmed
by age, shone with the eagerness OF
youth.
Never too old to learn was his
CHEEKY announcement. Think of it
going to school at my age" And he
laughed heartily at the idea of becom-
ing a schoolboy at the age of seventy
The party, which made the, pilgrim
age under the auspices of the City
club of Philadelphia, regards Madison
as a sort of new world Athens. They
tool, n three-day course in advanced
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26
SAYS INDIANS NOT A VANISHING RACE

That the American Indians are a
vanishing race has frequently been
asserted of late. In only one sense is
this true, according to statistics. AS
race proper, the Indians are assimilat-
ing the ideas, teachings and mode OF
life of the white man and so losing
their identity, but as matter of fact
they are Increasing in numbers, are
more prosperous, healthier as result
of education in sanitation, more indus
trious than they have ever been be-
fore and are better cared for by the
government, through the office of In
dian affairs, than at any time in the
history of the red man in the United
States.
Acting Commissioner Of Indian AT
fairs Abbott speaking of the Indian
situation says:
THE Indian race is vanishing only
in the sense that modern standards
and habits of civilization are displac-
ing those OF former day and apply
inc those qualities IN the Indian al
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26
BaptismaI Custom,

A pretty custom is followed at hap.
tisms in Heligoland. While a psalm
is being sung procession of little
boys and girls troop in, passing in
a pannikin Of water, the contents of
which are poured into the baptismal
font. Thus all the child's future play
mates contribute to the water with
which the baby is admitted into the
church.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26

ideas the propems Oh munpa
Blankenburg the party
Bankenburg travelling tar
disciples who have sit at the
come to be SCI
and Philadelphia latest improvements
Quaker
has been prominent the field or
the % in order devote
tme and betermen of Philadelphia"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26
Saloon Closed by Cat.

CLOSED on account of the loss of
Scottys cat Niger"
This sign on the door of Scotty' S
saloon at Ninth and Elm streets, Gin
cinnati, caused much comment. Two
days ago the cat disappeared.
When the cat did not put in an ap-
pearance, Scotty hung out a sign
draped in green tissue paper and Dor
dered by carnations to tell his GUS
toners that he had closed the saloon
in mourning for his pet
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26
CARES LITTLE FOR FORMALITIES

The American agricultural commits
sion which visited Rome recently took
away a lasting remembrance of at
least two very prominent men met
while there, namely, King Victor
Emmanuel and Signor Luzzatti, the
former minister of finance and agri-
culture and once president of the
cabinet.
Of the commissions experience with
King Victor a story is now being told
which, besides throwing more light on
the kings democratic ideas and disre-
gard for etiquette, also explains why
the delegates were SO pleased with
the reception at which the king and
Queen Elena were present.
According to the story, On leaving
America many members of the COM
mission little thought they would come
in contact with crowned heads of sew
eral European countries and failed to
bring along evening dress suits, Prince
Alberts. getaways and striped trous-
erS.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26
Jealous.

Jack-.Your friend Alice has the
prettiest teeth l ever saw in wom-
ans mouth.
Ethel-Yes, the dentist guaranteed
that there should not be a finer set in
town,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26
Cheese in Quantity.

This country last year imported
more than $2,S72,0O0 worth of Swiss
cheese, and the amount is constantly
being increased.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26
HUERTA TIRES OF HIS JOB?

General Huerta is chating under
restraint imposed by the duties and
ceremonies of his Office as president.
Some of his old friends in the army
will not be surprised if he throws OH
the tri-colored band and again dons
the military uniform. 1t is said that
the president, net satisfied with the
progress being made against the revo-
lutionists. is considering seriously the
resignation of his Office that he may
direct the campaign personally.
That the army has not made any
great advancement in restoring peace
is evident.
81 am not q man of governmental
affairs" said Huerta in an impromptu
after-dinner speech. II am soldier
and every time that I see body of
men entraining long to go with them
into the field"
Who would take Huerta's place as
provisional president is a matter of
speculation. His inability to find
man who would satisfy the people
and display the requisite executive abb
dier-president from abandoning the pa
-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26
Poison Oak or Ivy Poisoning

is quickly relieved by bathing the af-
fected parts in a solution of two tea
spoonfuls of Tyree's Antiseptic Pow
der to a pint of water. Csc. at all
druggists or sample sent free by j. S.
Tyree, Washington, d. C.-Adv.
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delegates
unable
the factt that clothes with them
king intimately decided his
majesty of plight and the kings
ell hem % l
themselves Besides
for forma
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26
State | ands Sold.

Minnesota in 1912 has sold 1900
acres of state lands at prices ranging
from five to twenty-one dollars an
acre.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26
In The Car.

"My dear sir, l don't mind your
walking briskly all over my feet, but
wish you wouldn't loiter OF them
Life.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26

Aim at independence of mind.
There are some men who go in lead
ing strings all their days.-Rev. J..
Stoughton.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26
tn,nor4an+ IN hHo4hers

CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26
EXPERIENCE
OF motherhood
Advice to Expectant Mothers

The experience of Motherhood is try
ing one 10 most women and marks dis
hnctly an epoch in their lives. Not ono
woman IN hundred is prepared or I'M
derstands how to properly care for her
self. Of course nearly every woman
nowadays has medical treatment at such
times, but many approach the expert
ence with an organism untitled for the
trial of strength, and when it is over
her system has received shock from
which it is hard to recover. Following
right upon this comes the nervous strain
of caring for the child, and distinct
change in the mother results.
There is nothing more charming than
happy and healthy mother of children,
and indeed childbirth under the right
conditions need be no hazard to health or
beauty. The unexplainable thing is
that, with all the evidence of shattered
nerves and broken health resulting from
an unprepared condition, and with am
pie time in which to prepare, women
will persist in going blindly to the trial.
Every woman at this time should rely
upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, most valuable tonic and
invigorator Of the female organism.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26

ability
der president froma abandoning palace
To place probably would not improve the
the provisional chances of holding elected
The selection would please many of his intm
la Barra candidate
Ge
oDno presidency but the general does want
the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26

placed anywhere, at
tracts and kills all
dies. Neat. clean or
namental, convenient,
cheap. La SITS all
season. Made of
metal, can'tspillor tip
over; will not soil or
/ nture any thing.
Guaranteed effective.
All dealers orc sent
express paid for sl.W.
Ave-, Brooklyn, N. z,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26

AfN BEAUTIFUL POST CARDS IN
HMN Postpaid for one dime. NHEH
% c. g. CARD CO., Box sal, Minneapolis hinn. VI "
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26

In m any homes
once childless there
are now children be-
cause of the fact
thai Lydia E. Pink
hams V e g e t a BILE
Compound m ak e 8
WON en- norm al,
healthy and strong.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26
Bears the

Signature 60 Of &>zH2zAz<S.
In Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
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"a A TEAyHpA Watson r. Coleman. Wash
- IN m E% " ington, DC. Books free. High
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-26

Tf you want special advice write to
Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confl-
deHtial) Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by q
woman and held in strict confidence.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-06
palmer. WOMAN
!. HAS BAD TINE
Tells Mill City Associated
Charities of Supposed
Beatings.
WAS TAKEN FROM
TRAIN IN THIS CITY
Intoxicated at the Time. and
Told Of Supposed Rob-
berry at Devils Lake.

Frances Palmer, alias Gertie War
ner. who was arrested in Grand Forks
several weeks age. being removed
from q passenger train while intoxi-
Gated. is having a bad time in Mime
apolis, where she is at the present
time.
She has Informed the Associated
Charities of Minneapolis, where she
appeared following her release from
the local Jail. that she was mistreat-
ed by the police of Devils Lake and
of Grand Forks, and, quite naturally.
they have sought an explanation OF
her story.
Told ofsRobbery.
While in Grand Forks this woman
told the police of an alleged robbery
at Devils Lake, claiming that she had
been beaten ove the head and reliev-
ed of about $3.50.
Investigation at Devils Lake re-
vealed the fact that she had been UNI
der arrest there for drunkenness.
After leaving Devils Lake she became
intoxicated again, train officials being
responsible for her removal from a
train in this city.
There is nothing to her stories of
having been mistreated, and the Min
neapol!s Associated Charities is being
so notified.
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with open seams, a little milk or
cream gets in there that you never get
out when washing them.
When 1t comes to washing these
milk things it is. best to use a brush.
not a rag. and cleansing powder in
stead of soap. The brush '"digs in
while a rag is liable to smear, and a
rag will often get sour while a
brush will not. Soap is better than
nothing but the Cleansing powder
helps to sweeter as we'll as clean.
After washing scald the things and
set to cool in a clean place.
Some will tell you II always rinse
with cold water after scalding my milk
things, it leaves them SO sweet ana
nice" This is a mistake. Hot water
brings out any cdor that may be pres
ent. while the cold water covers it
up. so IL you have to rinse with cold
water to get your things sweet SMELL
ing there is something wrong. =
Some may think this is going a
long way round to get at. butter max
Ing. but 1t must be remembered tina,
tutter making Is an art, and we must
therefore begin at the beginning. Wa
are all going in for the blue ribbon,
and the only way to get 1t is the
right way.
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nARN0S
GAINS ACQU|TTAL
Action on Assault and Bat
terry Disposed Of by Jury
in Is Minutes.
BROTHERS ARE
NOW IN u
Suit Involves Small Amount
William Perkins VS..
Thomas Perkins.

Twelve men today declared their
belief in the innocence Of Peter Mar
mos. accused of assault and battery,
and 1t required them just twenty-five
minutes to reach such agreement.
Marmos was acquitted in the district
court Of the charge laid against him
by Jim Pappas. and on which charge
he was found guilty in the justice
court. he having appealed from the
decision Of Judge Mclaughlin. who
had nned him..
Most of. the evidence was introduce
ed yesterday. the arguments being
made this morning. The evidence was
largely contradictory, the principals
telling almost opposite stories OF the
mannerm which the fight was brought
on. Marmos maintained that Pappas
had hit him first.
The, jury. went out shortly before
the noon hour and returned in twenty
FIVE minutes with Its verdict OF not
guilty. 1t required three ballots to
reach that decision.
T. Brothers in Court. .
William and Thomas Perkins,
brothers, are involved in an action
being tried this afternoon, William
bringing suit against Thomas to re-
cover the value Of certain oats and
other grain.