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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
NEW AND POPULAR FABRICS
That They Lend Themselves to the
Graceful Draperies Demanded 10
Their Recommendation.

The touch of the Oriental that is
noticed in the spring styles requires
that fabric be used which lends it.
self readily to graceful drapery. One
particularly adaptable material is
etamine. which is more popular this
spring than it has been for several
seasons. The robes CT handdrawn
etamine are truly beautiful. The
drawn-work appears sn bands of grad
uated widths, forming a very hand
some border for the robe. A narrow
band of drawn-work is done along the
opposite edge of the material to be
used for the smaller trimmings These
Examines come in all the vivid shades
that are to be so much used.
Among the silks. fiuer de sole, a
new form of taffeta with an extremely
soft finish, falls in the most graceful
lines. 1t comes in very new and I'M
usual tones, in both plain and figured
surfaces. The floral designs that APP
pear on many of these new silks seem
somewhat stiff at first sight, but one
soon realizes how very we'll suited
they are to the period costumes so
affected by our best gowned women.
Some of the new patterns now in
vogue are exact copies of some of
those used in France at the time of
the empire--Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17

One of the sayings of an old Persian
wise man is: "All unuttered truths be,
come poisonous" Wonder if that is
not the matter with us alive do not
say the real things that lie close to
the heart. For it is surely the fact, If
man suppresses the truth he will
break out somewhere in lie or deceit.
But suppose the truths are all uttered,
what would become of politics,
religion, society, business! There
would certainly be a frightful holo-
caust. Sometimes one does meet a
man or morehaps a woman, who will
tell the truth the heart holds, not in
vanity or boasting, but in candor and
love-what clear sky breaks all
about such a person, how sweet the air
is, how green the grass grows! One
lives in a new world. One takes on
higher aims. But suppose everybody
would utter his truth! The theory of
humanity is that it would be well. But
we would prefer to wait few Gen.
turtles for the spirit to get better
Roadway in human shrdlu shrdlu u
it would be well to ponder over the
wise Persian's aphorism: 'All un-
uttered truths become poisonous" And
its corollary, too: All lies become
poisonous, too.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
McCoy's Humor Enlivens Debates of the House

great founder of the Democracy. The
house fell into a general CHATTER OF
talk over these books and it develop
ed that nearly all the Democrats had
bought them, while from such good
old Republicans as Uncle Joe came
suggestions that 1.-THE gentlemen on
the other side are easy marks"
Whereupon Representative Mccoy.
as serious as he was the day he under
took to probe the expenditures in the
postoffice department, arose and adj
dressed Champ Clark:
"Mr. Speaker" he said, "as there
seem to be so many suckers in the
house. move that the bill be referred
to the committee on merchant marine
and fisheries"
And. Speaker Clark, without a smile,
nut the question, and the house voted
AYE" with roar.
This is only one instance OF great
many exhibitions of the New Jersey
REPRESENTATIVES dry humor. He II al
ways so extremely serious that his
humor has every appearance of being
unconscious. This of course adds to
it's effectiveness
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
Lone Set of Whskers upsets Wilson's Cabinet

are sparingly matched. The Secre-
tary of Agriculture, David +. Houston,
has a very small mustache, so spare
in fact, that it is barely noticeable.
Opposite President Wilson sits Mr..
Redfield at the foot of the great ma
hogany table, a position that makes
his facial decorations all the more
conspicuous.
The whiskers that tickle the fancy
of the cabinet are of the Burnside pat
tern. If allowed to grow a bit more
luxuriantly they would be a famous
pair of Dundrearies. They lack the
swishing whiskbroom of Senator
Kern's beard, but are of type that
might adorn with equal grace pros
porous banker or a patent medicine
man.
When the Redfield Burnsides loom
in sight their wearer might be taken
for a successful manufacturer, a re-
turned missionary or an advance
agent for a three-ring circus, for they
lack the umbrageousness and the eff
fulgence that go with the statesman's
cut.
In official circles it was reported
that a resolution was presented ask
ing that Mr.. Redfield detach himself
from the whiskers.
This report raised a question in
western delegation of how such ton
serial policy adopted by the national
administration might affect Col. James
Hamilton Lewis in his contest for
election to the United States senate.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
Gray SQUIRRELS at Soldiers Home Are Well Fed

~ HE gray squirrels in the Soldiers
4 Home grounds are happy and well
fed. Perhaps it may be that they are
the most carefree and the best fed
squirrels in the district. There is
strong friendship between many OF
the veterans and these frisky little
creatures. Of course, they are tame,
very tame. This is not peculiar to
the Soldiers Home squirrels, because
the squirrels in the capitol grounds,
in the Smithsonian grounds, in the
Monument lot in Franklin park and
In other of the city squares are ex-
tremely tame. But these Soldiers
Home squirrels when they see man
In blue and feel the want of hick-
DRY nut or q filbert or a peanut do
not hesitate to walk right up to him
or climb right up on him and ask in
the squirrel language for what they
want.
West of the main building, Scott
hall, is a tree whose summer shade
is Dense Under it is a rectangle of
brick pave. On this pavement are
rows of benches placed as they would
be in a hall, that is, the rows are as
close together as they can be for the
comfort of the occupants. Many men
sit there on warm and genial days
and on soft and balmy evenings. 1t
is a squirrel playground. But in win
ter the benches are removed and the
veterans do not linger there. Meth
er do the squirrels.
In the rear of the Anderson cottage
the cottage from which President
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17

ID REPRESENTATIVE MCCOY Of New
N Jersey, one of the most serious
faced men in congress, has the most
surprising way of enlivening the de-
bates of the house with humorous
suggestions. No one is safe in speech
or a motion when Mccoy is on the
floor looking solemn.
Recently, during discussion of a
project to erect one-hundred-thousand-
dollar memorials in Washington, D.
c.. to Thomas Jefferson and Alexan-
der Hamilton, Representative Cooper
of Wisconsin wanted to know what
had become Of a fund raised by the
sale of Thomas Jefferson's works, and
which had been advertised as a fund
with which to erect a statue to the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
HOW TO HAVE ROSY CHEEKS
Many Things Better Than sse, Though
That viii Temporarily Give tbs
Glow Desired.

The use of ice as cosmetic Is adj
vocated by many. It's results in MARY
cases are not lasting.
There may be some virtue in ice
when a woman wants to make her
cheeks rosy for a short while. She can
prepare soft pads, lay them on ice un-
til they are very cold, then on the
cheeks; they draw the blood to the
surface and give a rosy tint. Cold
water is bet.e:s however, when it
comes to the question of making fiabby
muscles tighten to normal condition,
and the toilet vinegar is better still;
such muscles need something that will
tone them permanently not just for
the moment To apply ice to the skin
that has been exposed to the wind is
all wrong; cold cream, left on half an
hour first; then warm water and
good soap; then very cold water to
finish with and cold cream rubbed in,
with a spray of toilet vinegar last, is
the method that answers best for
f1accid muscles.-Philadelp Tele-
graph.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
FARMING CAMPAIGN.

Few ideas have taken root more
rapidly. when once terminated, than
that of the farm Improvement commit
tee, with its expert adviser giving
demonstrations among the farmers,
In the west this plan Is being promot7
ed energetically by the council of
grain exchanges, made up of IL grain
organization in different centers, says
the Springfield Union. According to
Secretary Ball of the councils crop
improvement committee no less than
102 counties have already employed
men to give expert advice on farming.
while 100 other counties have nearly
completed arrangements for organic
ing on this line. He added that he
was in correspondence with nearly
700 counties, and that his organization
was cooperating with the national and
state departments of agriculture, the
bankers associations and two great
to promote improvement in raising
crops. The seed-testing feature is re-
ceiving attention, and the question of
marketing crops is treated as no less
important than crop production. 1t
is surprising to note the great num-
Der and variety of interests that have
become actively interested in the CAM
paign for better farming. If the Page.
Lever-Smith legislation, now pending
in congress, should be enacted as pros
posed, the federal government would
expend 100000 annually in precise
ly the kind Of work proposed to be
carried on in Hampden county, and al
ready under way in many other cour4
ties
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
BUTTONS OF EVERY VARIETY
All Shapes and Almost All Colors
May Be Employed to Suit the
Individual Taste.

Apparently buttons are to be EN-
ployed in unstinted quantities.
Blouses, dresses, jabots coats and
skirts are trimmed with them in ev
cry conceivable style.
The small buttons in curious shapes
and very bright colors will be the
most popular.
Ball and semi-ball shapes are still
popular, but what is called the floral
crystal button is the newest. A clear
cup-shaped crystal button, with white
porcelain center, decorated with tiny
floral. patterns, is a novelty. Pear
shaped colored crystals and round
crystals, small shaped, with a rose
design in center, are also new styles
Bulgarian effects still continue among
the fads of the hour. These are to
be seen in crystal and in crochet
Another result of the Bulgarian craze
is the revival of fiat metal buttons
decorated in conventional Bulgarian
designs. These were very popular
come years ago.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17

Lincoln went forth to see the attack
by Earlys troops on the northern
line of Washington's defenses at Fort
Stevens, and which has been occu-
pied as a summer home by other
presidents--is an oval around which
ten elms are growing. This oval is
bisected east and west by a brick
walk On the trunk of each of these
trees about six feet from the ground
is nailed an old grape basket; and
each of these baskets is kept nearly
filled with nuts and acorns. 1t is the
principal dining room of the Soldiers
Home squirrels-the squirrels mess
hall These little baskets OF acorns
may be seen on trees in other parts of
the Soldiers Home grounds. but here
they are close together.
The Anderson cottage is pebble
dash-that is, the walls are. Squirrels
climb these walls and scamper up and
down as nimbly as they do the trunks
of trees. 1t seemed to the Rambler
that a number of the squirrels have
built their homes somewhere back I'M
der the caves of this cottage.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
Where Representative McDermott Drew the Line
IA CANDIDATE for congress has to

IA CANDIDATE for congress mas 10
"A stand for good many thlngs'
but | draw the line on drinking snake
liquor" said Representative James 1.
McDermott of Illinois.
"You see, it was this way. mad
been in a mighty hard campaign ana
was about exhausted. l dropped into
a cafe run by an old German. He in
ouired about my health. and l told
him that was all in
".My side hurts, my head aches, my
lungs are sore and am just about
nIayed out complained.
81 bin mighey glad you tolt me
about it, he replied, all sympathy at
once. I got der stuff dat will yust
fix dat all right
with that he reached beneath the
bar and pulled out big bottle in
which there were floating half dozen
small snakes, and he insisted that
should take a drink of the mixture.
"'It will make dat all right in no
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17

Although the practice of making
Plaintiff and defendant kneel down be-
fore the Judge in the course of a law
suit and the application of corporal
punishment to extract confession from
the suspected offender have been pro-
hibited by law, still in some rural dis
tricts and cities the authorities of the
court have not yet completely aban-
doned these practices, says the Pc
kin Daily News. President Yuan,
wishing the authorities to respect the
rights of the people and thereby to
show them the real significance of
a Republican fern of government, has
telegraphed instructions to the Tutuhs
to investigate the practice of the local
courts.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
WILLING Sacrifice.

He is but a little lad, William, but,
already he manifests indubitable
traces of a quick and ready wit. The
season was early Lent, and the talk
at the family dinner table turned on
the various indulgences to be denied
themselves by different members of
the household. What will you give
I'D. sonnie?" asked the mother, when
It was Williams turn to speak. my
morning BATH" decided William, who
hates ordinary water as his satanic
majesty is supposed to hate that of
holier variety. I'D just as soon give
that Up as mott"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
Double Train.

A new train seen lately consisted Oh
two trains each quite separate, and
ending in points. A very lovely even.
ing dress of deep orange charmeuse
had this new double tail. One was Of
TIE orange charmeuse, and was just a
continuation of the dress itself The
second train was Of lemon-colored
mousseline-de-soie, and started from a
drapery at the waist, which came
down one side and round the back of
the frock, falling into train the ex-
act size and shape of the satin one.
When we'll down this has very pref
ty as we'll as very novel effect.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17

time he explained, alphabetically.
Nov | wanted this mans friend
ship, bur / simply could not go the
snakes. / have heard that snakes
could be found in things handed over
the bar, but this was a little too reals
tic for me.
81 afterward learned that he turned
against me for refusing to take his
remedy and that he voted for my op-
ponent; but think that it was asking
too much of man to expect him to
drink liquor in which he can see
snakes in advance"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
CULLOM TO PUSH LINCOLN MEMORIAL

Shelby M. Cullom,> whose long tour
of duty IS United States senator from
Illinois ended on March 4, will con-
tinue to reside in Washington to
carry on his work as special resident
commissioner chief in charge of the
work of completing the Lincoln me-
mortal which is to be erected on the
Washington Mall close to the Poto-
mac river. 1t is probable that Mr.
Cullom will spend two months of the
next summer either at Springfield,
Ill, or his old home, or at Highland
Park, north of Chicago, where for
some years it has been his custom to
rest during the hot weather.
Just before the adjournment of
congress, and when Senator Cullom
was absent from the Capitol, know
ing nothing of the proceedings, a bill
was passed giving the senator the
place and the title of special resident
commissioner and providing salary
of $4,000 a year. Mr.. Cullom has TAX
en- charge of the memorial work and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
Aids the Complexion.

The complexion seems to be the
only thing which benefits from damp
weather. One of the reasons for the
fresh and colorful skins of English
girls is said to be the fogs and mists
that sweep over Britain from the sea.
Moisture holds the dust prisoner
and dust is the worst enemy to good
compilations. Besides that, moisture,
while it does not prevent wrinkles.
does not produce them; and excessive
~ dry climates are always productive
Of excessively wrinkled skins.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
When She Got Even.

All day two-year-old Priscilla had
suffered from the more or less impa-
tient exclamation of her besieged ell
ders: Cant stop to play with you
now, dear, I'm busy" Priscilla &C
cordingly resigned herself to solitary
recreation, but when, at B O'Clock,
mother again manifested an interest
in the baby by suggesting that she be
put to bed, Priscilla. smiling angelical-
ly, but with roguish eye-twinkle,
merrily ..got even" "Tan'ti" she SOL
EMMY informed mother. "TaA't go TO
bed. Stairs busy. nightdowp buzy.
baby busy. too"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17

A doctor in Pittsburgh has been
talking to schoolgirls about the bird
cage disease of high society women.
meaning the undermining ill-health
proceeding from the undermining of
their constitutions by too much indo-
lence, social indulgences, lack of prop
er exercise and too much rich food.
The term is a good one, and the pro-
cess it implies deserves to be held up
as a warning to the intelligent girl
food of the country.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
Oriental Neqliuee.

For wear beneath the Oriental neg
ligee there is a special Oriental com.
bination garment of brassiere and pet
ticoat This is what the garment
really is, though at first glance it ap-
pears to be a winding affair of fine
fabric and lacy trimming which twists
around the figure from shoulder to
knee
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
DIR. SUN WOULD PROMOTE RAILWAYS

DR.. Sun, a graduate of Yale col
lege. who was for a while provisional
president of the newly-erected Chin
csc republic, is now on his way to the
United States, where he proposes to
make a study of railroads, and to OBJ
tain the money required for building
a great railway system in his own
country-the principal aim in view
being to open up to foreign trade the
vast and populous, but almost wholly
unknown. interior of China.
Suppose it were said that some
where in the world there was an un-
discovered country-undiscove
that is to say, in a commercial sense
with 100000 civilized inhab-
itants. shut off from the rest of man.
kind, and SO far dependent upon
their own resources as to be &C
quainted with but single product OF
foreign origin, namely, kerosene oil
Should we not regard such a state
ment as incredible?
1t would certainly seem so. And
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17

The loss of woman's handbag con-
tanning over $4,000 should not delude
the light-fingered gentry into picking
UP all the handbags they see. The
average value of the women's hand
bags that are left lying around loose
would probably be somewhere about
40 cents.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
SPEAKER CLARK NOTES FLIGHT OF TIME

Speaker Champ Clark celebrated
his sixty-third birthday anniversary
the other day.
II feel just as well as l did when
I was thirty years old" said the
speaker, when he was congratulated
upon the event. "The birthdays are
coming pretty fast nowadays" ne
added. Il was born on the seventh
day of March, the day that DANES
Webster made his famous speech
which broke his back. He spoke in
favor of the compromises in the Con-
stitution in an effort to avoid Civil
war. The people thought he was
making. a play for the presidential
nomination. and it set them wild up
In New England"
Congratulatory kilograms poured
In upon the speaker from all sections
of the country, both on his ann1ver-
sary and his unanimous choice by the
Democratic caucus for the speaker
ship. Friends in Washington, in the
house and in the senate, and members
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
strenoth Of Human Muscles.

The total strength of all the muscles
In the body of strong man can be es-
timated at about 10,000-pounds. Apart
from the voluntary muscles, which
number over 500, there are infinite In
voluntary ones which are even too
great to attempt to estimate.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17

presented the speaker with hand
Murphy New The
portrait the speakers residence Mr. Murphy made intimate
of
the presiding
that body.
other special
at al
their congratulations
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17

rs tbs American woman an auto
crat in her own homer" asks Nixola
Greeley Smith. She is if she stays
home long enough to get in touch with
things.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17

Germany has passed a law forbid
ding whistling on the street. Our OBJ
servation leads us to b, lieve that the
favorite place for whistIing is the Of
fee, and by the Office boy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
Greek Draperies.

The Greek draperies introduces
through the winter are so charming
that nobody will relinquish them, at
any rate for evening wear.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17

When a man takes to drink after be-
ing rejected by a girl it's hard to tell
whether he's drowning his sorrow or
celebrating.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17


called dgnfed him him
of the big
the entirely bvious the he
directed
his hastily,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17

region
condi
substantially what 1000
glens the bodeand held
is odayt advanced of
white
failed to
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17

A technically bad egg is doomed.
but a technically bad man has q
hundred chances to prove he is not
bad at ALL
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17

This popular cutlery against adul-
terated shoes is not as yet causing
acute distress to paper ma nufactuT-
erS.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17

A Maryland town is the proud pos
SCISSOR of a pig that hunts rabbits.
Simply another edition of the game
hog
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
DANIELS LUNCH SHOCKS NAVAL DODOES

Secretary of the Navy Josephus
Daniels the other day shocked almost
to the point of standardization the
prim and dignified staff of secretaries.
clerks and messengers which he in
herited from his always proper and
correct predecessor, George Won Len
gerke Meyer, of Massachusetts.
1t was Secretary Daniels busy
day, his numerous North Carolina
friends and constituents who came up
to the Inauguration having all at last
got on to the exact location of Jo-
sephus' headquarters in the big state,
war and navy building. They began
trooping in even before the new
chief reached his desk, and they kept
coming steadily all morning, long and
far past noon. Thus, when lunch
hour arrived, Secretary Daniels found
it impossible to escape from the
building, because of the crowds of
visitors and the increasing list of off,
cial documents waiting inspection
and signature on his desk
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17

will the the whole commission calling meetings Of
the board
close Mr. Culom affections
the nnon
seehe completion project.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
Sleeves for pax Wear.

For day wear the sleeve OF the mo
ment is long and rather tight and may
be loose at both elbow and shoulder
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17

History repeats itself. Maybe it
does it for the benefit of the moving
picture men.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
For Cane Seats.

When cane bottomed seats sag,
sponge both sides of the cane with
hot soapsuds IN which handful of
salt has been dissolved, thcz stand
the chair in the open air. Treated
like this, the seats will become as firm
a. when new. shrinking into place.