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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-04
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For Which We Owe Thanks.

That we have much to be thankful
for no one doubts or denies. 1t is not
necessary to rehearse details. We
know that we are happy and favored
people. We are rich, prosperous and
free. Our problems, great as they are,
are as nothing compared with those
that are distressing the nations of the
old world. But the things which we
regard as blessings, and for which we
are supposed to give thanks, are bless
ings only as we use them right, and
only in so far as we humbly acknowl-
edge that they are the gifts of God.
The danger is, not that we shall at
tribute too much to the divine power,
but that we shall take too much credit
to ourselves. This has always been
true. Far back In Old Testament times
the people were warned against think
ing that they themselves had got the
wealth which they enjoyed, and were
told that 1t was God who had given
them the power to get wealth. The
old religious idea, therefore. rather
than the new one. makes-if it is cor
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-04
SOME. WONDERFUL RAILROADS

If you are looking for really excit-
ing railway travel, go to South Amer
lea. There engineers have had to
break all sorts of worlds records to
connect up the line at all. In Peru
there is a railway which runs between
Callao and Lima and on to Oroya. 1t
threads in and out of intricate An.
dean gorges, and passes. along the
edges of precipices; and, with It's So
tunnels, it pierces the mountain chain
at height of over $4,000 feet, at one
part reaching 15,645 feet. There is
another railway in Peru, that from
Arequipa to Puno on Lake Titicaca,
which crosses the mountains by
cutting 1860 feet above the sea.
Neither of these lines is long, yet
they both cost considerably over $780,
100000.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-04
: OUUOFThEORpINARIe
ABOUT IMPERIAL P0RPHYRY

Students of sculpture and architec-
ture of the imperial Roman age are
familiar with the magnificent purple
stone known as imperial porphyry, but
few know of the immense difficulties
that were encountered in procuring
the stone.
Weigall, who personally visited the
region whence this stone emanated,
reached the conclusion that the great
distances between the quarries and
the places where the stone was used
must have given the price boost"
so that the porphyry was beyond all
except the rules of the earth
1t appears that the quarries from
which this porphyry was obtained are
situated in the eastern Egyptian des-
ert, that region known as Gebel Duk-
han, "the Hills Of Smoke" The desert
is about twenty-seven miles from the
Red sea, opposite the southern end of
the peninsula Of Sinai. The quarries
extended here and there into the hill
side without any resemblance of regl-
larity. The blocks Of porphyry were
pried from out of the rock wherever
the work could be most easily done.
They were transported down the Nile.
and in fact to Rome, in the rough.
This purple pnrphyry was not known
to the ancient Egyptians. Some Ro-'
man prospector must have secured the
desert to find il. The harEen coast OF
that region was harborless. Each
block of porphyrY must, therefore.
have been carried across the desert to
Kench, on the Nile. and thence shipped
by river barge to the sea. Then it be-
came necessary to tranship 1t to the
great Mediterranean galleys, and thus
convey it across the treacherous wa
tiers to the port of Rome. Z
There is no other place in the world
where this porphyry is to be found.
and when the quarries ceased to be
worked, some time previous to the
seventh century, the use Of that stone
had to cease also, nor has it since been
procurable. "t..t
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-04
BLESSINGS Enumerated.

AS a nation we individual citizens
of the United States have reason
above all other peoples for the giving
of thanks. Where others have within
the year been menaced by war, by do.
mesiic disorder. by revolution within
or enemy without, Americans have
been at peace at home and enjoying
peaceful relations with all the world
Our government has been honored
with the leadership in movement for
the limitation and eventual ending of
war. The broad principles of demo-
cratic government upon which our re-
public rests have been an inspiration
to less favored peoples even in the
most backward quarters of the earth.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-04
EXCELLENT NOTES
OF THE SHEEPFOLD
Weed Out Every Individual Animal
That Is Not Young, Thrifty
and of Good Build.
(By E. L. VINCENT.)

Look round for better head for
your flock of sheep than you ever had
before. Be willing to pay the cost.
1t will all come back.
Let your breeding stock be the best
on the farm. Weed out every indi-
vidual that is not thrifty, we'll built
and young.
was talking the other day with a
man who has a special arrangement
with a butcher downtown to take so
many lambs every week at certain
specified price per pound That man
has no trouble to dispose of his sur
plus stock. He takes the matter by
the right handle. Get your market.
then work for the lambs.
Never buy a eve with great long
hoofs. The longer her hoofs the few
er teeth she is apt to have, and tooth
less sheep are the poorest property a
man can have on his farm.
In picking out lambs for the home
flock, select those that have short
legs and stocky bodies, with good
straight backs. A good backbone is
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-04

a great thing, in any creature, even
man.
You will have plenty of offers for
the best lambs; but if you are smart,
you will keep enough Of them to make
your flock good and growing better
every year. Prices do not count
when it comes to building up flock.
The best flock master is the kind
est man.
Long-legged sheep never ought to
be used as breeders.
Sell your wool on a rising market.
1t is when the tide goes out that we
drop our bundle.
Mutton and meat of lambs advances
in price about forty per cent, usu-
ally, between the farm and the man
who eats it. II you can get a bit near
er to the last man. you can save him
some money and yourself a good lE&
Can't you do it?
The public market is the best way
so far devised for cutting out the long
string of middlemen that are eating
the people up alive. More and more
cities and large towns are adopting
that plan. More should do so, and do
1t soon.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-04

1t is foolhardy to use the best mares
Tor raising mules. There are too few
Of them to keep up the horse supply.
There are plenty of poor or unsound
mares that will rear good mules, said
W. A. Cochel, head of the department
of animal husbandry at the Kansas
Agricultural college, to class in
horse production, recently.
The best mule is produced from a
light type of horse, Professor Cochel
said. A good mule-producing mare has
a big head; is rugged, roomy, compar-
atively heavy bone, good big foot,
and is outstanding. The jack should
be as high as possible, have Roman
nose, coarse bone, big foot, and long
ears.
A mule eats in an irregular manner,
and it is almost impossible to founder
him. They do better if fed in lot
than in a stall. On farms where it is
necessary to have hired men It is
best to let them work mules, because
of the smaller danger of injury or loss
due to bad driving or feeding. Mules
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-04
BIRDS LEASED BIZ THE ACRE

j. Birds are leased by the acre in
islands off the Cape of Good Hope,
South Africa, or rather the grounds
upon which they breed are rented out
by the agricultural department of
Cape Province to private individuals
who make a business Of collecting
and marketing the millions Of eggs
deposited by the sea birds. The
islands containing these bird farms
are located in the bays of Saint Hell
ena and Saldanha, and are the chosen
nesting places for myriads Of pen
gums, lapwings and other sea birds.
Bird and Dyers are. the most impor-
tant islands in the group, and con-
tain the largest farms In addition
to the egg crop" the government an
nually gathers more than six thousand
tons of guiana which is sold to the
farmers for fertilizer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-04

are easily fattened in a small lot, and
do not fight, but they do not fatten
in large lot because they are too
restless.
A careless or ignorant man can be
successful in breeding mules, but he
would fail with horses. But a careful
man will be more successful with
horses than with mules. A Kansas
farmer cannot afford to work good
draft geldings, but should work draft
mares, mules or geldings that are still
increasing in value.
The average value of mules in all
states except one is from one to eight
dollars more than the average value
of horses in the same states. The ex-
ception is Rhode Island. There is al
ways a good market for mules. They
are freer from blemishee and unsound-
nesses and less susceptible to disease.
They live longer than horses at heavy
labor and can be driven by ignorant
help with less danger of loss. They
can be sold at any age, and can take
better care of themselves than horses.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-04
No Lover of the Bath.

Swinburne evidently found baths
a source of inspiration, for he told
Edmund Gosse that ''Baudelaire" was
written in a Turkish bath. Doctor
Johnson, on the other hand, regarded
them with suspicion. When an old
Lichfield friend, showing him over a
house built specially for him, dilated
on the advantage of the bathroom,
the doctor said: "Sir, are you well ?"
Quite well, thank you, DOCTOR" was
the reply. "Then. sir let well alone,
I hate immersion"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-04
DUMMY EDITOR OF JAPAN

There is 81 peculiar person on the
staff Of some of the Japanese newspa-
pers, known as the dummy editor"
whose sole duty 1t is to go to Jail
In the interest of the journal. When
ever a paper publishes something I'M
friendly to the government it is sup
pressed and the dummy editor" sent
to prison, while the real editor sim
ply changes the name of the paper
and continues to publish it as before.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-04
The Secret of Success.

In poultry keeping the secret ID
making the fowls comfortable during
all seasons of the year. In nine cases
out of ten failure is due to neglect on
the part of the caretakers. For in.
stance, how many neglect giving their
fowls sufficient water? Some have no
regular hours for feeding them and
keep them starving for hours in the
morning especially If the weather ID
cold and stormy, yet they expect the
hens to lay the same as If they wsr
well cared for.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-04

their pigs because they claim that 1t
takes ten ears of corn to raise one
tail, there, they amupate in the in
terest of economy.
The man who breeds hogs with high
ideals of perfection cannot succeed
unless he keeps an active record Of
his breeding operations. He needs a
blank book for the purpose and must
pay the most careful attention to en-
tries. =.
The sprayer and good solution of
lice-killer is just as essential in hog.
raising as houses and fences
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-04

Do you know Of anything on the
farm that will run into money faster
than hogs when around 6 or Z cents
per pound?
It increases the feeding value of
corn to soak it from "a to AZ hours,
but the hogs viii relish an occasional
feed of dry grain
An armful of green cornstalks will
add relish to the hogs ration, but it
should not be fed regularly unit, the
corn in the ear has hardened beyond
the possibility of frost
Some farmers cut off the tails Of
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-04
Egyptian Incubators.

1t is not generally known that the
old stoves called mammals" that. the
Egyptians used as incubators, date
back to remote antiquity. Even be-
fore the French Revolution the Paris
markets had incubator chickens,
thanks to an apparatus which was
invented in France In 1777.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-04
Hone and Fact.

Hope" according to Bert Miller,
'looks for dime in the vest pockets
of last winters suit. Fact RECEIVERS
two toothpicks, a match and a piece
of lead pencil" r,ts-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-04
Some ApproprIate Thouohts.

The general idea is that when we
have an abundance of material good
we should be thankful Of course, the
converse is equally true. And. as this
is matter of Interpretation for each
individual, and as he sees many of
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-04
Coiorinu Butter.

The color Of the butter should be
according to the demand Of the con-
sumer. If necessary, use butter color,
says a writer in an exchange. After
the butter has been sailed, it is ready
for working. The working depends
upon the frmness of it. 1t can be
allowed to stand two or three hours
to allow the salt to dissolve, then re-
worked and put into prints or molds.
The pound print ia the most desirable
form, while in some molds or Jars are
desired for the customer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-04
MUCH SUNSHINE IN SPAIN

Spain has more sunshine than any
country in Europe. The yearly aver
age is 5000 hours. In England 1t is
1.40O.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-04
On fhA Form.

Young Wife-"That pudding l have
just made for you is a poem" Hubby
-"And l suppose I'm to be the waste
basket" .tt ~ f
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-04

Barney is a gray and white goose
of great age, twenty years or more.
who promenades the streets and docks
of Whitehaven, busy colliery sea.
port town in Cumberland, England.
He is quite at home among the trains
and struts about the streets as if the
whole town belonged to him.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-04

rectly understood-for national and
individual humility.
The Washington times., 1913-04-01
Noted Dancer Dies.

MILAN, April baroness Claudine
Succhi, who died in the poorhouee, aged
seventy, formerly was a noted ballet
dancer and received a fortune in jewels
from crowned heads.
The Washington times., 1913-04-01
SPEAKER CLARK To
ADDRESS K|RMESS
Edward n. Droop, Representing
Board Of Trade, Also will
Speak at K. of c. Matinee.

Champ Clark, Speaker of the House,
and Edward II. Droop, representing the
Board of Trade will be the principal
speakers at the matinee of the knights
of Columbus kirmess this afternoon at
the temple. sos f street northwest. when
the entire proceeds will be devoted to
the flood sufferers.
Nora Bayes and Nat Wills will be
among the entertainers. and George II.
O'Connor and Matt Horn. who assisted
yesterday afternoon, will again take
part In the program. At the matinee
yesterday Cuno II. Rudolph. chairman
of the Board Of Commissioners. spoke
Of the spirit Of humanity inspired by
the work of the knights of Columbus.
Their action in the present instance"
he said. "in diverting a portion of their
building fund from its original and
laudable purpose to the relief Of those
suffering and afflicted. is a practical
exempliffcation Of the principles for
which the order was founded" Judge
Ashley NJ. Gould commended the work
being done by the order, and especially
their donation Of a portion of their
building fund to the relief Of the flood
sufferers.
Contributions for the relief fund are
placed In box at the temple, together
with receipts from the booths at the
gtrmess. At the close Of the matinee
The Washington times., 1913-04-01
GOOD START MADE IN
RAISING c. v. j. FUND
Sum Of $1,000 Subscribed in
First Twenty-four Hours
After Plans Proposal.

Within less than twenty-four work
ing hours after the plan for raising a
$4,000 fund for George Washing on
University was proposed by Rear Nd
miral Stockton. president of the uni
yersity. more than 5000 has been sub
scrihed. Workers engaged in raising
the fund report unusual success. The
fund, which is TO include the payment
of the $4,000 yet due upon the recently
purchased home of the University I'm g
street northwest. is being raised by
friends of the institution in Washing
ton
Plans for raising the money were out
lined for the first time by President
Stockton at the annual banquet of the
Alumni ASsociat ton Saturday night.
They call for the raising of the S50.0D
before next December by subscription.
The minimum amount TO be subscribed
is $50, payable in five yearly INSTALL
ments. Already one subscription OF
8. 600 has been received, the balance
and a number of smaller ones.
"The kindly spirit of the immediate
response is most gratifying said
President stockton We have at last
reached bedrock. and now propose 20
stand upon a solid foundation for the
future. The plan is to concentrate as
much as is practical in this building
for the present, and then to use others
as they may be erected in the immed
late locality of our new home In u
street"
A committee of alumni and friends OF
the school is obtaining the subscrlp-
The Washington times., 1913-04-01
TREASURY BARS SALE
OF PHTH|S|S CURE
viii Not Allow Friedman
Remedy to Be Handed BY
Commercial Concerns.

No Amef, - firm will be permitts0
to commercialize the Friedman tuber-
culosis cure In the United States. ae-
cording to official statements today
from authorities In the Public Health
Service and the Treasury Department.
According to dispatches from New
York. one of the big manufactures
chemical companies. backed by several
wealthy New Workers. IL to CONNER
cialize the cure and place II on the mar
ket In America.
The Treasury announced some time
ago that the sale OF shipment interstate
Of the Friedman cure for commercial
use would not be permitted bv the
Treasury Department. Under the Law.
a license for the disposal Of all such
cures must be obtained from the Pub
lie Health Service. Assistant Secretary
Of the Treasury Allen stated today that
no license for the use Of the Friedman
cure in America would be granted until
the Public Health Service had complet-
ed its examination Of the vaccine. and
determined just what II was, whsthsf
II Ia harmless. and its effectiveness has
been tested. II VIII be several months
before the Health Service completes its
examination
The Washington times., 1913-04-01

today. the box will be opened, and the
entire sum will be forwarded to the
Red Cross Society. DR.. J. r. Biggs.
chairman of the executive committee,
today estimated that about 500 has been
received thus far.
Features Of the kirmess which con-
tinue to be popular. are the contest for
the most popular grand knight, the
novelty booth. the candy store. the trip
to the Panama Pacific Exposition. and
the $1,000 gold contest. In the grand
knight contest. competition Is keen.
Francis ]. p. Cleary. OF Spalding Coun-
Gil. is leading, with Frank L. Hewitt. Of
Potomac Council. close second
Friends Of william McHee, Of Carroll
Council. and Charles w. Darr. OF
Eeane Council, are said to be lying low.
and expect their candidates to forge
ahead as soon as several big INSTALL
ments OF votes now being held back, are
recorded DR.. Joseph Mudd. of Wash
ington Lodge. Is the dark horse At
present and warns the other candidates
to keep their eyes on him." for some
startling Developments.
The Washington times., 1913-04-01
MURDOCH TOLEARN
ROOSEVELT VIEWS
Congressman Goes to Confer.
ence Over Tariff Program of
the House Progressives.

In advance OF the Progressive con-
ference scheduled for April I. Congress
mar: Victor Murdock is in New York
today. and it Is under stood that he vii.
see Col Theodore Roosevelt regarding
the program of the Bull Moose members
of the House. Mr.. Murdock will be put
forward as candidate for Speak-r
when a score or moro of House Progress
sives get together on Thursday.
It is said that Mr.. Murdoch will con-
fer with Colonel Roosevelt particularly
on the tariff and thc Progressive atti-
tude on the creation of a tariff board
with authority to recommend rates.
Congressman Hinebaugh, who has
been in touch with Progressive members
of the House, and who recently return
ed from trip to Oyster Bay. estimates
that at least a score of Bull Moose and
Progressive Republican members will
meet in conference this week The
conference. unlike the party councils
Of the Republicans and Democrats, will
be open to the press. and will be devoted
to free discussion CT plans for hold
ing together all Progressives as a party
entity during the approaching session
of Congress.
The Washington times., 1913-04-01
BUSINESS MEN WILL
RAISE S25O,OOO FUND
Ready to Aid in Building Memo
rial Hall, II Same Can Be
Used for Conventions.

u. J. Kaufman, representing the
Chamber Of Commerce: W. 7. Galliher.
representing the Board of Trade: and
Capt. James r. Oyster. representing the
Retail Merchants Association. will call
on Vice President Marshall and other
regents of the Smithsonian institution
to find out exactly what purposes the
proposed sc.cOo.OOO George Washington
Memorial Hall may be used for.
The joint committee representing the
three organizations met In the Chamber
yesterday and discovered that Con-
gress' appropriation OF $500, 900 provides
that the proposed building may be used
for inaugural receptions and other spe-
cial public meetings authorized by Con-
gress. The control of the building is
placed in the hands Of the board Of re-
gents of the Smithsonian Institution of
which Vice President Marshall is chair
man.
It Is not clear to the committee repre-
senting the trade bodies whether the
building will be available for conven-
tions, which the committee considers a
most important phase of the matter
from Washington's standpoint. II Is
for the purpose OF deciding this point
that the three heads of the committee
will confer with the Smithsonian re-
gents.
1t is believed the regents will place
liberal Interpretation on the provisions.
and will grant the use of the hall to
conventions which hold their sessions
in Washington. II this is the case. the
committee is prepared to take imme-
diate steps toward raising s250O00 as
Washington's share of the fund.
The organization of the joint commit
tee was perfected with the election Of
d. ]. Kaufman as chairman. The con-
ference with the Smithsonian regents
will take place as soon as 1t can be
arranged. and work Of raising Wash
ington's end OF the fund will then begin
In earnest. according TO the sentiment
Of yesterdays meeting.