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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
WATERY BLISTERs ON FACE

Smithville, Ind.-"Six months ago
our baby girl, one year old, had few
red pimples come on her face which
gradually spread causing her face to
become very irritated and fiery red
color. The pimples on the child's face
were at first small watery blisters, just
a small blotch on the skin. She kept
scratching at this until in few days
her whole cheeks were fiery red color
and instead of the little blisters the
skin was cracked and scaly looking
and seemed to itch and burn very
much.
I'VE used a number of remedies
which seemed to give relief for a short
time then leave her face worse than
ever. Finally we got cake of Cuti-
cura Soap and box of Cuticura ONT
ment. | washed the child's face with
very warm water and Cuticura Soap,
then applied the Cuticura Ointment
very lightly. After doing this about
three times day the itching and
burning seemed entirely gone in two
days time. Inside of two weeks time
her face seemed well. That was eight
months ago and there has been no re-
turn of the trouble" (Signed) Mrs.
A. X. Wooden, Nov. 4, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. l., Boston. ADV.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
CHICKEN, AND AGAIN CHICKEN
Ideas of What Should Constitute
Perfect Menu.

Speaking of fried chicken, hot bis
cult, and peach cobbler," said the Con
federate veteran, you may recall Gen.
Robert E. Lees famous dictum
Bring me fried chicken. Not one
fried chicken, not two fried chickens.
Just fried chicken--unlimited fried
chicken
Corn fritters and sweet potatoes
arc part Of fried chicken in my opin:
ion.
Some people lay great stress on
the hot biscuit casualty list, but | am
willing to take two dozen risks at a
sitting in case the biscuit is small,
fGky, white inside like snow, hot, with
plenty of firm, prime butter.
Peach cobbler is best served in a
soup bowl, and it should nearly fill the
bowl. There should be always a pitch
er of sauce favored with vanilla, wine,
and highly sWeetened.
THE sauce never has enough wine
in it, To overcome this defect pour
quantity of the sauce over the cobbler
and then add wine glass full OF old
Burgundy.
20, YUM"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
CARE REQUIRED FOR
THE WINDOW GARDEN
Particular Attention Should Be
Paid to Water and Shade
for Plants.
CRvT. NJ. BENNINGTON.)

Paw strict attention to the potted
plants as regards water and shade,
for all plants require some shade dur
ing summer. especially from the after
noon sunshine.
See to it that plants intended for
winter blooming are not allowed to
bloom now. Pinch off the buds as
they appear.
Pots plunged in the border must be
turned once a week to prevent the
roots striking through the drainage
hole.
Now is the time for making cuttings
of geraniums and the like. Keep the
slips damp until we'll rooted; then
Dot. Keep all buds pinched off until
frost appears and kills outdoor flowers.
The oleander will root quickly If slips
are cut three or four inches long. put
in a bottle Of water, and hung IN
shady place.
Seeds of pansies, lantanas, pr1m-
roses. impatient Sultana, and the ike
must he sown now for winter bloom
ing.
If YOU never have seen the snap
dragon of the present day, and want
spikes of beauty foot long to glad
den the dark eyes of winter, SOW seeds
of the improved snapdragon.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
TABLE BIRDS OF
THE RIGHT QUALITY
Houdan Males Take Kindly to
Fattening Process and Flesh
Up Rapidly.

Houdan males are good breeders,
that grow without much trouble, and
when the -time arrives for the separa
ton of the sexes the cockerels will
take kindly to the fattening process
and put OH flesh rapidly, and make up
into table birds of good quality. The
flesh of the Houdan is of good color
fine in grain, juicy and of fine flavor
and on that account it has gained for
itself the premier position as a table
bird in it's native country. The breed
has been used with advantage in the
production of cross-bred fowls both for
table use and egg production. To
reproduce fine table birds Houdan
males are mated to buff Orpingtons,
whilst to produce good laying cross,
Houdan cockerels are mated to Leg
horn or Minorca hens. The Houdan-
V hite Leghorn is undoubtedly the best
cross known for egg production, and
the crossing of these two distinct
breeds not only accounts for increased
prolificacy in the progeny, but the
process of crossing improves the fat
tening qualities of the cockerels pro-
duced. 1t may be truly said that the
Houdan is capable of improving the
progeny of most fowls with which it
ia crossed, and on that accoant it is
an excellent breed to turn down with
view to the improvement cf farm
stock of nondescript class. A few
mals Houdans mated to mongrel
hen1 will stamp their likeness on
the progeny, and not only will the
chickens produced excel over their
dams meat properties, but they will
prove better layers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25

ton called bill
working harder there much in hope reward but simply
their
Directors with
o a
IN countie
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
Buvinu bullets.

A great mistake is made oftentimes
by buying a lot of puilets in the fall
"for winter layers" 60, regardless of
their known ancestors or laying pro-
clivities. Poultrymen frequently re-
mark that they can buy the stock of
pullets wanted much more cheaply
than they can raise them. But if the
bullets are slow to lay, and lay but
few eggs finally, it were far cheaper
to hare them raised at home from
carefully selected stock, even at great
er expense, for we want eggs, not
fNOd consumers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
Cuckoo Reformation.

A remarkable case of reformation
on the part of two old cuckoos is re-
ported by Col A. NJ Blake from his
estate at Welwyn, Herts, England
The colonel states that he found
two young cuckoos with the parent
birds in faithful attendance. AS is
generally known, the regular habit of
the cuckoo is to lf.y its eggs in the
nests of other birds, leaving the rear
ing of their offspring to perfect
strangers.
This is said to be the third success
sive year that cuckoos have brought
up their young at Welwyn.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
TO GOVERN PHILIPPINES

Representative Francis Burton Har-
rison of New York has been selected
for governor general of the Philip
pines. Mr. Harrison was selected
after months of personal considera-
ton By President Wilson in which
many applicants were eliminated. At
least twice the appointment was con-
sidered as good as made, but neither
of the men selected was Mr.. Harrison.
The new governor general is a
Democrat, a native of New York city,
a lawyer by profession AMI has been
a representative in five congresses, his
first service being in the Fifty-eighth.
He enlisted as a private in the
Spanish war in the volunteers and was
a candidate for lieutenant governor of
New York in the campaign of 1904.
He was educated at Yale university
and the New York Law school,
Representative Harrison was
strongly urged for the post by Oscar
w. Underwood, Democratic leader in
the house; Representative Palmer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
Political Cosmetics.

Great Scott, Jonesey," said wilkins.
that's hefty bundle of papers you've
got there All campaign literature, :
see.''
Yes" said Jonesey, its a bundle
of political cosmetics for my wife
Political cosmetics ?" cried wilkins
Yep" said Jonesey. She's in doub:
as to her political complexion, and
this stuff will help her to make "
her mind. Judge.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25

(By E. J. IDDINGS, Idaho Experiment
Station.)
How to prepare feeds for hogs to
secure the greatest economy is
question frequently asked by hog
raisers.
Corn should be fed on the cob.
Where shelled corn is bought it
should be ground or soaked. The
Iowa experiment station after exhast-
i've trials found that feeding on the
cob was most economical and that
soaking for twelve hours was equal to
grinding.
Such small grains as wheat, bar
ley, oats and rye are commonly fed
in Idaho and other northwestern
states. The outer layers of these
grains become very hard after a few
months, and when such hard, f1inty
grains are fed to hogs large part of
them pass through the digestive tract
whole as waste.
Hogs can be induced to do their
own grinding by scattering grain on
rough concrete or other feeding
floor, or by feeding grain in the
sheaf. Ordinarily, however, we have
to grind, roll or soak the small
grains. Coarse grinding which leaves
hard sharp cornered pieces is not rec
commended. Grains must be ground
fine, especially for young pigs. Roll
ing grains leaves. them in a porous
condition, and when taken into the
stomach they make porous mass
upon which the digestive juices can
easily act. Grinding or rolling ordi-
narily saves about ten per cent.
Considerable difference of opinion
exists as to ACCESSIBILITY of wetting
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25

feeds for hogs. The self-feeder is sue
cessful if regulated to prevent waste;
and when used feeds are, Of course,
fed dry. When rytions are given IN
a trough, our experience at the Idahe
experiment station indicates an ad
vantage from wetting feeds. Dry and
f1oury feeds need much liquid to
moisten them, and the saliva and di
gestive juices are hardly sufficient
for this purpose; furthermore, wet
ting makes feeds more bulky, thereby
preventing rapid eating, and when
fed in this rather bulky, wet form
they satisfy the appetites of the older
hogs for bulk.
Cooking and steaming were com
mon a few years ago, but are now no
longer popular. 1t has been found
that cooking tends to lessen the feed
ing value OF some grains; and In most
cases does not bring enough benefits
to pay for fuel and time. Exceptions
to this rule are potatoes and beans,
which give best results when cooked,
Alfalfa hay is cheap in the north
west, and can be successfully used for
large portion of the brood sow's
winter ration, and as a small part
of the allowance for fattening hogs.
Experiments at the Idaho station in
dictate that alfalfa can be fed whole
in a rack with greatest economy.
After exhaustive trials the Nebraska
experiment station found thai alfalfa
fed whole was slightly more economi'
cal than cutting or chopping it into
short lengths, and that grinding fine
into meal as compared with the other
methods of feeding alfalfa was not
so nrOfitahle on the farm.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
Lime for Fowls

When there is a scarcity of lime in
the bill of fare the shells of the eggs
become thin. When being laid these
soft-shelled eggs usually break and
the hen thus acquires taste. 1t is
always best to gather the eggs several
times a day so that there viii be no
chance for breakage by hens crowd
ing on the nest, or by the newly laid
egg striking those already laid.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
NEW CHIEF OF WEATHER BUREAU

Everybody will want to know some
thing about Prof Charles L. Marvin,
whom President Wilson has appointed
chief of the weather bureau to sue
coed Willis L. Moore and who will tell
the country daily what kind of wealth
er it is going to have.
Professor Marvin has been in the
weather bureau service since he was
graduated from the Ohio State univer-
sity at Columbus. He has devoted
himself especially to devising and per.
fecting apparatus for observing wealth
er conditions with view to making
accurate predictions. He is. not a poll
tician On the few occasions when
he went back to his Ohio home to vote
he supported the Republicans. He did
not vote in the election in which
Woodrow Wilson was chosen presi-
dent.
Early in the administration it was
announced that in choosing men for
scientific positions President Wilson's
policy would be to consider their eff
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
Kill Pocket Gophers.

An orchardist at Quincy, Wash
saws that he has been successful in
destroying pocket gophers in the or
chard by digging hole 21A feet deep
and a foot across. He has found that
the pocket gophers get into the hole
and are easily killed. He reports to
the Western Farmer that he has
found as many as II pocket gophers
In one hole.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
new CENSUS DIRECTOR

who is that pleasant-faced gentle
MANI" asked a woman clerk at the
census bureau the other day at the
lunch hour. as the man inquired about
passed through a crowd of clerks
standing in the corridors.
"The new director" answered the
veteran doorkeeper who marks tabs
on these who enter and leave the
building.
Yes, it was the new director, Will
lam Julius Harris of Cedartown, Ga,
who. on July l, succeeded e. Dana
Durand as head of the census bureau.
Away down in Georgia they call
him Bill" and just as he endeared
himself to the folk of his own coun-
try, SO is he making friends by the
score since he has been at the Gen.
sus bureau. Friends, mind you,
among the clerks, who heretofore
have been ruled by directors whose
iron hand held them in ave- bill"
controls them differently. He always
has a smile. good cheer, and consola-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25


Garrison also concured appointment
Harsons attitude Philippines
he would Democratic pledges
commissioners will within
Harrison member which William
Taft OF his the Philippines and he has had several
Philippine
s
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
Refune In Confusion.

Il suppose that by this time your
constituents fully understand your po-
sition?'
NO." replied Senator Sorghum, but
I think ] have explained it at sufi-
Client length to prevent them from
making any further attempts to COM
prehend Washington Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
MAY BECOME u. S. SENATOR

For United States senator from
Ohio. to succeed Hon. Theodore Elijah
Burton-.Iames M. Cox, now governor
of Ohio? Properly the interrogation
point follows the proposal, but this is
one of the suggestions that have been
heard with considerable persistency in
and about the state capital. And,
seemingly, not discouraged by many
of the governors friends and admirers
1t sounds well-and Governor Cox Is
ambitious and Is sufficiently well
equipped to give most anyone bat
tie
1t has been insisted that to vindi-
cate his administration he must go
before the people for denomination IN
a direct state primary and reelection
a year hence Policies new to ono
law have been placed in the Buckeye
statute books, largel., by his influence.
and now must come the time when he
can demonstrate that these things will
work good to the commonwealth.
Logically. therefore, it would seem
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
Had Him Guessing.

I'm beginning to doubt my judg-
ment about the new soprano" said
the first manager, who had been wild
ly enthusiastic. WHY" asked the
second manager. None of the other
sopranos seem to be Jealous of her."
Kansas City Star
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
Why He Loved Her.

Yes, young man, I know you!
You've been in love with my daugh-
ter ever since you discovered that she
was an heiress."
But. my dear sir, you wouldn't have
me marry a poor girl, would you?
Life.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
Euos to England.

Great Britain imported 100000
dozen eggs the first three months this
year, as compared with 35.OOo.OOO
dozen eggs the first quarter of 1912.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25

1t is better to profit by your own
strength than by the weakness OF
others.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25

Mrs. Winsow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infiamma-
ton alays pain, cures wind collie, 25c bottle.aay
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
His Reason.

Don't take notice of the. cook,
dear"
Il have to. She's just given it,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25

sixteen years, anC
thin, weak and
nervous. When /
would lie down it
would seem as if /
was going RICH {
down out of sight
into some dark hole,
and the window cuI-
tains had faces that
would peek out at
and when | was
ont of doors If wo11ki
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
PUTTING II Mildly.

Tom-Did you say your friend is
slender?
Tab-Well, she returned a silhou
cite gown because she couldn't make
q shadow in it.-Judge.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
Everything Relative,

MadgeAThis summer seems to be
much cooler than last.
Marjorie-You must remember,
dear, that you're not wearing so many
clothes.-Judge.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
Home Campaign.

Us your daughter going away this
summer"
No; she has started a Irritation
with the iceman, and we think her
chances for getting married to him
are very good"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
Area of CornfieIds.

The combined area of the cornfields
of the United States is nearly equal
to the area Of France or Germany.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
How Music Affected Animals.

An orchestral concert was given be-
fore the elephants in LIE JardiT des
Plantes. Paris. The animals became
excited and impatient when passion
ate music was played, but calm when
a sustained, melodious and flowing
style was adopted.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
Perhaps So.

He's a queer man."
How so?"
whenever the movies show the
fashions of the day he takes them in"
perhaps he likes to see what the
ladies are not wearing these days"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
Chestnut RIinht.

The chestnut blight has destroyed
100000 worth of valuable timber
In Pennsylvania.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
noekino Prohibited.

The importation of locked horses
into the Philippine islands has been
prohibited by law.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25

1t sometimes happens that a girls
reason for wanting to marry a man is
that he doesn't want to marry her.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
Mules and Horses.

There are 4,386.O0O mules and 90,
567. 600 horses in the United States.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25

ambition national body must walt
contends
Clarke
awaiting the call
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25

If you are looking for light job
apply at the gas works.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25

1t isn't recorded that the Lord
loveth a cheerful giver of advice.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25

political
NJ
with this policy in mind
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
Nothing TO Retail.

De Garry-Wont you give me
kiss-just one?
Madge-Oh, pshaw! I like mas
who makes love on large scale
Judge
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
Foley Kidney pills Succeed

because they are a good honest MED.
icine that cannot help but heal kid-
neyand bladder ailmentsand urinary
Irregularities, if they are once taken
into the system. Try them now
for positive and permanent help.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
Suffered
awful PAINS
For Sixteen Years. Restored
To Health by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.

Moretown. Vermont. -"I was trou.
bled with pains and irregularities fer
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25

seem as if something was going to hap
pen. My blood was poor, my circula-
ton was so bad would be like dead
person at times. had female weak
ness badly, my abdomen was sore al d I
had awful pains.
''I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound and used the Sanative
Wash and they certainly did wonders
for me. My troubles disappeared and L
am able to work hard every day. Mrs.
w. F. SAWYER, River View Farm, Nc re-
town, Vermont. :.
Another Case. II
Clifford, Iowa.-"I was troubled With
female weakness, also with disolace-S
ment. 1 had very severe and steady
headache, also pain in back and was
very thin and tired all the tina 1 COM
menced taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and am cured of
these troubles. ] cannot praise your
medicine too highly. Mrs. INA MILL
sLAGLE. Clifford Iowa.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
CALIFORNIA ALFALFA LAND

For sale 90 or SO irrigated land Kings Counts,
Cal. Highly developed, perfectly level and wits
growing alfalfa, producing six cuttings per yeas
exceptional opportunity. Address Charies A. GsR0S n
Company, national Bank BadiB San Francisco CsS
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25

w. N. u, Minneapolis, No. S7-1s13.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-17

Few people know that plays in Eng
land, Germany, Italy and France were
fostered for religious purposes by the
church centuries before they were tax
en- up as a separate secular business.
Moreover, few visitors to st. Paul's
cathedral, in London, realize that that
church during Elizabeth's reign and
the first years Of the reign of James
l. set aside one of It's adjacent build
ings for use as a secular theater. Its
little stage was famous, and the com
pany of choir boys as actors presented
many of the great plays OF Shake
speare's time. They acted from about
1898 to 1908 under the management
of Edward Pierce, their great master
in music, who as church almoner had
business control Of these adjacent
buildings owned by tie church.-LoD-
don Standard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-17
NATURAL MEASURES.

The Hand, the Pace and the Cubit or
the Scriptures.
The first natural measurement to
which the memory naturally recurs is
the hand, four inches, employed In
determining the height of horses. This
measure is, of course, derived from
the breadth of the palm, and 1t has
become so well fixed in popular esteem
that it is unlikely it viii ever be super
seeded.
Another popular natural measure IL
the pace, and probably every country
man who has had to do with land has
used II. The usual method Is to stride
off, taking as long steps as possible.
calling each pace a yard
A natural measure much employed
by a dressmaker is the yard as de-
termined by stretching the material TO
be measured between her chin ana
her outstretched hand, or If It be q
matter of inches she win fold the
Bonded upper Joint of her thumb along
the cloth. These natural measures are
generally close enough to serve al
practical purposes.
For many hundreds Of years there
was employed the measure OF the fore
arm from point Of elbow to tip Of mid
die finger. This was the cubit of the
Bible.-St. Louis Republic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-17
Coiored Rain.

Showers of red rain have fallen
more than once in the worlds history.
In the middle ages they were looked
upon as awful Omens Of war and
bloodshed, but nowadays we know the
hue of the rain Of blood to be due
TO the presence Of tiny red insect, a
variety OF water flea. Red rains are
very rare, but in volcanic regions gray
rain ts comparatively common. Sicily
has had many showers of this shade.
They are caused by the upper atn1os-
phere being full OF ash colored vol
canic dust from Etna. This dust is
infinitesimally fine and colors the rain
as It falls.