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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-18

A motion was made, seconded and
carried that the bill of DR.. Howard be
allowed in the sum Of $4,000.
A motion was made by James he
hoe, seconded by w. HI. Clute. that
the bill of w. S. Logan be allowed IN
the sum of $500. The motion @ was
unanimously carried.
A motion was made, seconded by
James Kehoe and unanimously carried
that the bill Of Ray Bigelow be al
lowed in the sum OF $500.
A motion was made by w. III. Clute,
seconded by James Kehoe and unan-
imously carried that the bill Of Less
Lyness be allowed in the SUM OF 80.
a motion was made Ivy James Ke-
hoe, seconded by w. III. Clute and
unanimously carried that the bill OF
DR.. W.. 1. Parker be allowed In the
sum of $24.00.
A motion was made by James Ne
hoe. seconded by w. II. Clute and
unanimously carried that the re-
m;.inder of bills in Glass S-!A be al
lowed in full.
Glass 21-Visltatlon Schools.
Guy D. Ribble, visiting
schools for April .........$ 20 !OO
Guy D. Ribble. visiting
schools for May. IL -
A motion was made seconded AND
carried that bills Of Glass Fl be al
lowed in full. .sSs5
Glass e0-Inebriates.
M. R Hennessey, state vs.. =
Kephart ~ w
A motion was made, seconded and
carried that bills Of Class 20 be al
lowed in full: u E.
L. c. Preussner, witness.....-.--.$ 60
J. J.. Pentony, bailiff. ............-.. 80 W
A motion was made. seconded and
carried that bills of Glass 16 be al
lowed in full.
Glass Domestic Animal.
F. L. Clark, three Sleeps 10 ~
VIM. H. Barry, one sheep. ~ W
F. H. Pierce, one GOWN bO w
L. NJ. Bacon, one Sheep ~ ~
Fred Wilson, one Sheep. w
w. D. Gavin, one Sheep w
A motion was made by James Ke-
hoe, seconded by w. n. Clute, that
F. i. Clark be allowed 80 per cent.
Of his claim or $14.4O. !,
"a, motion was made, seconded ana
carried that VIM. HI. Barry be allow
ed 80 per cent. Of $500, or 3 20, !,
- LIT Il
"a motion was made, seconded and
carried that Fred Wilson be allow
ed 80 per cent. Of $500 or -. 20.
IA motion was made, seconded and
carried that w. D. Gavin be allowed
80 per cent. Of $500 OF $3.50.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
UNCLE SANS MANY CUSTOMERS.

The department of commerce has
issued bulletin which shows that
more than one hundred countries, colo
MES and dependencies furnish markets
for American manufactures. Automo-
biles constitute one of the chief fac
tors in this commerce Such out-of-
the-way places as the Canary islands,
the Dutch East Indica, French islands
of the Pacific, Portuguese possessions
in Africa, Asiatic Turkey and the Bal
kan states purchase American-made
automobiles. American aeroplanes
were sold during the last year to Jap
an, Brazil, Russia, Panama, France,
Germany, Canada, Cuba, the Philip
pines, Jamaica and Australia. Several
million dollars worth of American
plows were exported during the last
year to turn the soil of so foreign coun-
tries. Ninety countries import pre-
pared breakfast foods. American cam
dies are sent broadcast. Railway cars
made in the United States are bought
in many countries, including China,
nearly $8,000,0o0 worth of these manu-
features having been purchased in the
last year; and lesser vehicles, includ-
ing wheelbarrows, push-carts, hand
! trucks and the like, find their way to
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
Affection Causes Dogs Death.

Natural affection on the part of a
dog was instanced in remarkable
manner at Beaumont, in the province
of Soane-et~Loire, France, a few days
ago. One of the inhabitants drove out
of the town into the forest to gather
firewood, taking with him the dog.
which he left to guard his coat and
basket of food while he wandered
about gathering wood. In his absence
the dog gave birth to three puppies.
and the wood gatherer, when he start
ed home, forgot to place the puppies
in the cart with their mother During
the night the dog jumped over fence
and ran the whole distance, some ten
miles, to the spot where the puppies
had been left, and brought one back
in her mouth. Then she made two
more journeys in order to bring back
the other two. Altogether she COW
cred a distance of about sixty miles
in the night. The next morning her
master found her dead in the yard
by the side of her puppies, which were
alive and well.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
JAPANESE IN HAWAII SCHOOLS.

Of the 10000 children enrolled in the
Hawaiian public schools nearly 10000
of them are Japanese. This informa-
ton was received by the United States
bureau of education in a report from
Gov. Walter f. Frear of the islands.
The Japanese, moreover, are increas-
ing their attendance on the schools
more rapidly than any other race, the
report adds.
A notable feature of Governors
Frear's report is found in the state
ment that the children of Americans
and other Caucasian races, outside Of
the Portuguese, constitute only II per
cent. of the attendance. The Portu-
guese enrolment in the schools is
next highest to that of the Japanese,
being approximately II per cent. of
the total The Hawaiian and part-Ha-
waiian children form about 20 per
cent of the whole and Chinese II per
cent.
The cost of maintaining the schools
in the territory last year was approx
mately $625,000. There are Isl schools
of elementary grade, three industrial
institutions, normal schools. a col
lege of agriculture and mechanical
arts and two high schools.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
SUPPLY OF RAD|UM
Two Thirds of Ore Comes From
United States.
Then This Country Is Forced to Buy
Abroad Valuable Product From
Raw Material Bought Herein
dustry to Be Developed.

Washington. Fully two-thirds Of
the radium supply of the world comes
from the United States, according to
the bureau of mines. This discovery
has just been made by officials of the
bureau, who have found that large
quantities of the Misunderstanding ores
are being shipped abroad through the
foresight of foreign scientists. AL
though the bureau of mines has ascer-
tanned that the United States has the
greatest known supply of radium-bear-
ing ores, not one bit has been pro-
duced here 1t is the intention of the
bureau of mines, in view of these
facts, to encourage the development of
this industry, the product of which is
valued at approximately $2,250,000 an
ounce.
"The United States today is in the
humiliating position of being forced to
purchase at extravagant prices from
abroad such radium as it's hospitals
and physicians can afford for expert
mental purposes, while we have been
supplying the ores from which it is
made" said Charles L. Parsons, chief
of the division of mineral technology
of the bureau.
Several months ago rumors reached
the buraeu of mines that in Colorado
there had been an increased demand
for carnotite, the Misunderstanding ore,
and that this ore was being shipped
abroad in considerable quantity. 1t
was also reported that the Europeans
were insisting upon only the highest
grades of these ores, and that great
amount of lower grade ores was prac-
tically being wasted.
'R B. Moore and X. L. Kithil, in
charge of the Denver (Col.) laboratory,
investigated these rumors and found
that, while all the radium placed upon
the market in the last few years had
been produced in Europe, large por-
ton of this had come from American
ores.
THE Austrian government, realizing
the untold possibilities of the radium
ores at St. Joachimtshal, purchased
the mines. On the other hand, the
United States has allowed her much
greater resources to be exploited by
foreigners on basis which wastes
perhaps irretrievably large portion
of the ores mined, and has exported
carefully selected ores at price by no
means commensurate with it's radium
value.
"The discovery of radium has al
ready changed our ideas regarding the
constitution of matter, and scientific
investigation will undoubtedly lead to
valuable results which we cannot now
even foresee. 1t is the purpose of the
bureau of mines to encourage the de-
velopment of a radium industry in the
United States"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
SAVINGS SYSTEM TRANSFERRED.

Postmaster General Burleson has
tai savings system to the bureau of
the third assistant postmaster gener-
al. The order became effective on
May 1, 1913. Since tie creation of the
postal savings system on January 1,
1911, it has been conducted as a sep
direction Of the postmaster general.
The transfer of the system is deemed
advisable by the postmaster general,
since all other financial functions of
the postal service are segregated in
the bureau of the third assistant post
the postal savings system is operating
in approximately $4,000 post offices,
and The amount on deposit aggregates
35,000,000, exclusive of $2,500,000
which has been converted into postal
savings system bonds In the central
Office at Washington there are 1873 en-
ployes, including the director, assist
ant director and four other supervis-
DRY officers. The appropriation for
carrying on the business of the sys-
tenn for 1912 amounted to 100000,
and the appropriation for 1913 is
100000 and the unexpended amount
of the 1912 appropriation. In addition
to these appropriations there is an
appropriation of $229,9SO for clerk
hire and $1O5,500 for supplies and
miscellaneous expenses for 1914.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
Painting the House.

The odor Of fresh paint indoors will
last for many days and even weeks,
especially if the weather is not favor
able for drying it. Rooms should be
heated to assist the drying process.
and buckets of water should be placed
in all rooms to absorb poisonous
gases, as water quickly absorbs all
impurities of the air.
Rooms that retain the paint odor
can be freshened if sugar is burned
in them. 1t is preferable to disinfect-
ants, especially when the latter is
really not essential 1t has long since
been learned that sugar smoke is
death-dealing to microbes. and it is
recommended for use also in house
where there Is disease.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
Substitute for Grass.

An interesting experiment in horti-
culture was made some time back at
the garden laid out at the site of the
King Edward VII. memorial statute in
Delhi, India. In order to ensure a
green surface at the time of the stone
laying ceremony, meth" (trigonella)
seed was sown when the grass was
planted. The "methi" sprang up in
about month and maintained green
surface throughout the cold weather.
which could be smoothly mown and
did not interfere with the growth of
the grass. The ground was allowed to
get dry at the beginning of the hot
weather, and within a week the
meth" had died out, leaving good
lawns in its place. The meth" be-
longing to the order of "Leguminosae, F"
acts as a manure and leaves the soil
richer in available heterogeneous mat
ter.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
WHY GIRLS QUIT SCHOOL.

why girls leave school, is the title
of bulletin issued the other day by
the United States bureau of education,
based on an inquiry made by its ex-
perts into trade and labor conditions
among girls in Worcester, Mass.
The claim that children are forced
to leave school to work because their
parents need the money is repudiated
by the officials of the bureau. They
found that from one-half to three
fourths of the girls at work in the fac.
tories could have had further school
ing if they had desired or If their par
ents had insisted upon It,
Various reasons were assigned by
the girls for their refusal to attend
school longer, according to the bureau.
Some said "they did not like school; "
others could not get along with the
teacher and were net promoted" while
many simply wanted to go to work. T"
Only II per cent. of the girls ques-
toned had finished the grammar
schools, while most of them had left
in the sixth and seventh grades.
Conditions such as were found"
says the bulletin, emphasizes the i'm
perative need for special training of a
practical sort for girls between the
ages of thirteen and fifteen. Not get
ting the kind Of training they might
have liked and would have profited
by, they blindly joined the army of
shifting, inefficient, disconnected girls
that go from one monotonous factory
job to another, and because of their
lack of training, rarely rise above the
class of low paid, unskilled workers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
HARPooNER GETS BIG PAY.

If a member Of congress who re-
ceives $500 a year cannot live in
Washington as he and his family
should and make ends meet, why
doesn't he become a harpooner in the
Norwegian whale fleet?
Secretary Redfield of the depart
ment of commerce. has received a
report from Consul General Charles
A. Holder, stationed at Christiania,
Norway, showing that the average
harpooner on one of the whaling YES
sells attached to the Norwegian fleet
for FIVE months work receives $3.50
Incidentally, the harpooner is not wor-
ried over the patronage game, and is
not required to pay the expenses in
Washington of stranded Office seek.
ef.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
HEAD STOPS A BRICK.

William Moore, a negro, awakened
the other day with a bad headache
while physicians expected that he
would have been occupying space in
the morgue. He stopped brick the
day before after it had fallen ten sto-
ries and was travelling with the We
locity Of cannon ball. When it hit
Moore on the top of his head it broke
into bits. Moore sat down suddenly,
and apparently was subject for the
coroner
Workmen on the building from
which the brick dropped sent hurried
ly for physician. Before the doctor
arrived Moore was up.
''What'ye want to do that for?" he
demanded angrily of workman who
was bending over to catch the sup
posedly dying mans last words.
Examination of Moore revealed that
all he suffered was a headache. The
brick contractor charged the brick to
profit and loss.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03


district comprises than
the
includes the Olympic PENN
of southwest
mbehes washington
lands held by the government cut up
get all the returns
the
sionald
transportation
horseback
all the foregoing considered may Do
that s
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
MRS. AVA WILLING ASTOR IN LONDON

Mrs. Ava Willing Aston is in Lon
don again looking younger and more
festive than ever. She is wearing
charming neutral tints, presumably
for the late millionaire, her divorced
husband, who went down in the tt
tanio. 1t is considered very good
taste on the part of Mrs. Astor to do
this, for there were very few women
who would have marked that sad
event In the circumstances. Those
who know her best, however, say that
in her heart of hearts she was very
fond of the dead man, though after
the divorce she tried to hide the fact
that her pride was SO wounded.
Like a few other smart Ameri-
cans in town she went promptly to
see the Connaughts. but it appears
she got further than the. rest, as she
was admitted to the bedroom of the
duchess. There IS the greatest ex-
element as to whether her son, Vim
cent, will put in appearance here this
summer. 1t is said his mother has a
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03

In fine health now. If I ever have those
troubles again will take Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. - Mrs.
ED. FERRoN, 816 High St., Chippewa
Falls, Wisconsin.
Providence, r. Ter cannot speak
too highly of Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound as it has done Won
ders for me and l would not be without
it. I had organic displacement and
bearing down pains and backache and
was thoroughly run down when took
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. It helped me and ! am in the
best of health at present. / work in a
factory all day long besides doing my
homework SO you can see what it has
done for me. give you permission to
publish my name and l speak of your
Vegetable Compound to many of my
friends. p Mrs. ABRIL LAWSON, 126
Lippitt ST., Providence. r..
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
Representative JoHNSONS BIG DISTRICT

Representative Albert Johnson, the
newly elected representative from the
Second district of Washington, has
more coast line to look after than
any other man in congress. 1t Is
laved, or whatever the word Is, by the
waters of the Columbia river, the
Straits of Fuca, the Pacific ocean and
Puget sound to the aggregate of 1,OOO
miles; and the job of macing light
houses, revenue cutters and SO on out
of congress for that tubful of drink
is some job, believe Johnson.
Other natural wonders in the
johnson district include two forest
reserves, the Olympia and the Raj.
nier. the latter flock Of segregated
lumber coming in only in part. In
the heart of the Olympia reserve Is a
national monument created for the
protection of the Roosevelt elk. or, as
the highbrows put 1t, the cervus
Rooseveltus. Yes, of course, they're
named after r. r. You have to whis-
per this. though, when Johnson's
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
Did Not Keep Them.

The dinner was given by a colored
man named Ebenezer White, and the
guest of the evening was George Wash
ington Green, chief deacon of the lit
tie church that White occasionally at
tended. Grace, of course, was elo
quently said, and at it's conclusion Mr.
White began to carve the chicken
Then Deacon Green became facet:ous
"Brudah White" he smilingly re
marked, .do dat mex do neighbor oh
you'n keep chickens?" mo, sah!'
came the prompt response of Mr.
White, as he deftly pried loose a we'll
roasted wing, "but he try hard huff
tn keep EN-,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
SAVING the Day.

A bad mess" declared the junior
partner. Lots of urgent mail to be
answered and the typewriter has just
left
"The office boy is always fooling
around that machine" suggested the
senior partner. Put him in now and
let's see what he can do as pinch
hitter
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
BEGAN YOUNG.
Had "Coffee Nerves" From Youth.

"When very young I began using
coffee and continued up to the last six
months" writes Texas girl.
81 had been exceedingly nervous,
thin and very sallow. After quitting
coffee and drinking Postum about a
month my nervousness disappeared
and has never returned. This is the
more remarkable as / am a primary
teacher and have kept right on with
my work
my complexion now is clear and
rosy. my skin soft and smooth. AS a
good complexion was something l mad
greatly desired, / feel amply repaid
even though this were the only benefit
derived from drinking Postum.
Before beginning its use l had suf
fered greatly from indigestion and
headache; these troubles are now un>
known.
81 changed from coffee to Postum
without the slightest inconveniepce
did not even have headache. Have
known coffee drinkers, who were
visiting me, to use Postum a week
without being aware that they were
not drinking coffee"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek. Mich Write for booklet, "The
Road to MELVILLE"
Postum comes in two forms.
Regular Unjust be boiled.
Instant Postum doesn't require boil
ing but is prepared instantly by stir
ring level teaspoonful in an ordinary
cup of hot water, which makes II
right for most persons.
A big cup requires more and some
people who like strong things put IN
heaping spoonful and temper 1t
with large sspply of cream.
Experiment until you know the
amount that pleases your palate and
have it served that way in the future.
\ There's a Reason" for Postum.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
An "Also Fan"

Parliamentary reporters can hardly
be expected TO bring prophetical
power into play upon the salaries paid
them. So Mr.. Andrew Bonar Law,
the New Brunswicker who is now the
leader of the Unionist party in the
British house of commons can hardly
find cause of complaint in the fact he
related to the members Of the press
gallery at Westminster.
Il remember the FIST speech made
in the house of commons" said Mr.
lBonar Law, II looked at the morning
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
MRS. HOUSTON, WOMAN OF DISTINCTION

Mrs. David Franklin Houston, tall
and splendidly proportioned, the wife
of the secretary Of agriculture. is one
of the most impressive-looking women
in the new circle of executive
hostesses in Washington. A native OF
Texas, she seems to breathe the spirit
of the great land of the Rio Grande,
and she has many claims to distinc-
ton.
Although my husband has lived
in many states" said Mrs. Houston
.he other day, "my life has not been
so varied. Austin the capital OF
Texas, is my birthplace. I was mar
ried there and remained until five
years ago, when we went to st. Louis.
University life is an excellent train
ing for social duties, no matter how
wide the scope, and feel familiar in
my present environment, though this
is ray first residence in Washington.
In Austin and in st. Louis our faculty
life was filled with pleasant events
and VS. had to plan our days carefully
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
Lightning on Mountains.

AS one climbs up to the mountain
top the danger from lightning in
creases rapidly, and, as a rule, the
observatories located on the mountain
tops are rather uncomfortable places
of residence, as discovered by the
scientific gentlemen who have had
the experience of winter on the
mountain top. 1t is evident that or
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
"PIeased to Meet YOU"

The Americans have a polite habit,
ance, of uttering the words, PLEASED
to meet you," although upon what the
pleasure can rest, or how they know
that it is a pleasure, or why an ordi-
nary incident which is not tho fulfill
ment of any anticipation, and which
may turn out to be very disagreeable,
should be pronounced at sight to be
pleasant, I have never been able to
Observation-Disclosures Review.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
SENATOR THOMPsoWS LUCKY STAR

The new senator from Kansas,
William H. Thompson, is one of the
youngest-looking men in congress,
and any one not familiar with his
face might think him his own secre-
tary With an almost boyish face the
senator combines happy disposition
and that rare quality which Is sup
posed to belong exclusively to the
feminine sex-intuition.
He tells himself of many remark
able events in which he has on sew
eral occasions had narrow escapes
from fatal accidents. Once, when
travelling with his family, he was de-
tanned in a small town which boosted
of a frame hotel Mr. Thompson felt
that such a building was unsafe, hired
an auto, drove his family forty miles
homeland that very night the hotel
was burned to the ground.
Another time he was boating with
his wife on Yellowstone lake, when
the boat caught in the strong current
and was rapidly floating toward the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03

Is countries. Two million dollars
worth of celluloid products were ex-
ported to SO countries during the year
and wood alcohol exports went to 40
countries. Seventy countries and colo
MES purchased 81 100000 in Amcri-
can made cotton cloth. Ten million
dollars worth Of sowing machines
made here were sold last year in 80
different countries, inclNding the Is
land of Madagascar, Central Africa,
Korea and Persia. Typewriters are
sent to 20 countries and cash registers
to about as many.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
reaching Bobby.

The whole family had been patient
ly trying to teach three-year-old Bob
by to be polite, and particularly to
say mo, thank you" They had com.
pany for dinner one day and when the
beets were offered her she shook her
head. Don't you want some?" asked
big sister. encouragingly. NO." said
Bobby. shortly. mo what?" asked
big sister sweetly and more encourag
ingly. mo beets,"' scowled Bobby.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03

papers next day with pardonable de-
gree of interest, and the only note
upon my performance was in these
words: "The debate was continued
with characteristic dullness by Mr.. So
and So, Mr.. So and So, and Mr.. Law"