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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
MOST VALUABLE OF TREES

What is probably the most valuable
tree in the world, the Ganter acgua-
cate, also popularity called the Ganter
avocado and alligator pear tree, was,
planted at Whittier, Cal. in 1905, by
A. r. RideOut 1t bore fruit at four
years of age. When five years old it
produced crop of 1900 pears. Dur
ing the year 1912, seven years after
planting, the Ganter tree bore over
5000 pears which sold at from s5 to
Sc a dozen, tOtaling in all, $1,000.
budding wood from the tree, sold at
ten cents a bud, the same year,
brought $1,706, SO the total revenue
of the tree for the year amounted to
the phenomenal sum OF S3,206.
The Ganter tree was named after A.
". Ganter, who once owned the ranch
on which the tree is planted. 1t Is a
Seeding, the seed having been part Of
some unsolicited seed brought, pre-
sumably, from Mexico and planted
promiscuously. Other seedlingS which
grew from the same planting are con-
spicuous for the infinite variety of re-
suits they have produced. One tree,
planted at the same time as the IA
nous Ganter, has grown to the same
height as the Ganter (about 40 feet),
but it never bears more than so pears
a season.
The Ganter, besides being prolific
bearer, has demonstrated it's superior
ity in hardness during the severe
frost which California experienced
last winter Budded Ganter stock to
Seeding roots, survived, while in
many cases the seeding stock to
which it was budded, was frozen to
the ground. First class nursery stock
Of the G:nter budding has been COM
manding from $40. to SIS tree.
Ganter pears average in weight
from eight to twelve ounces. They
are about, the size of small canta-
loupes. They will keep from ten to
twelve days after picking, which will
allow ample time for transit across
the continent and marketing. Ship
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
Poincare and the Chase.

The grandfather of Monsieur Poin-
care. president of the French republic,
was an enthusiastic follower of the
chase. When the king of Spain was
the guest of the president, some days
ago, q hunt at Rambouillet was Of
fered him. The president does not
hunt. so he invited the former pres
idents, Loubet and Fallieres. to ac-
company the royal guest. Some time
ago he said to some guests: II win
deliver 70 you the poultry at Marty.
while / go to visit the poultry Ca
chicken show at Paris" Thanks to
the foresight of a grandfather, he is
owner of a property which made hin.
eligible to a certain Office. Il should
be an ingrate,'' he said, 'if said any
thing against the chase. Without IL |
should not have been general council.
lor and, consequently, should not
have been president of the republic.
But the truth is do not like hunting
because my grandfather hunted too
much and, for that, my father smoked
too much. / do not smoke at all"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22

At a recent meeting of the British
Geological society there was exhibited
a living example of a remarkable n.y.
brid between a black-winged peacock
and a domestic hen (cross-bred game
and Leghorn), which had been bred
by II. p. Wheadon Of minister, Som
erset, in 1911. The hybrid. large,
clumsily built bird, evidently male
by it's spurs, attracted considerable at
tention on account of it's strange ap-
pearance and it's rarity, being only the
second example of its kind known. 1t
is mostly white, irregularly marked,
especially on the neck, with reddish
brown, q color derived from its moth
er, and clearly shows the characters
of both parents. On it's crown is a
short tuft of feathers, and on either
side at the base Of the upper man
dible there is a small waffle, while the
middle tail feathers are long and
curved, as in a male fowl.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
Excellent Percheron, Winner of First Prize.

showing no puffs or bony enlarge
ments. A wide, fiat appearance to the
leg is again wanted, but the hind pas
terms, though they should be strong
need not slope as much as the front
ones. In action the horse should
show a good. fast, square, straight
walk, and at the trOt should go fairly
high in front and behind. Do not get
slow, logy, careless walkers. They
never sire good horses.
Be sure to get size and blockiness,
coupled with good, strong, straight
legs and plenty of style and life. In
selecting. look the horse over care
fully. examining infinitely every part,
but do not pay too much attention to
minor particulars and so miss the I'M
portant features. Pay most attention
to feet and legs, head and coupling,
action and style.
Extreme care should be taken to
see that the sire you select for your
colts does not have any of the fol
lowing diseases. These are defined as
infectious, contagious or transmits
able diseases or insOundness:
Eye diseases. AS cataract, amauro-
sis (glass eye), periodic ophthalmia
(moon blindness).
Respiratory diseases: Laryngeal
hemiplegia (roaring or whistling),
pulmonary empysemia (heaves or
broken wind.
Nervous troubles: Chorea (St
Vitus dance), constituting string halt,
shivering and crampiness.
Bone diseases: Bone SPAWN, ring
bone, side bones, navicular disease,
bog SPAWN and curb, and abnormal
hooks.
Infections and contagious diseases:
Chambers or farcy, mango, tumors,
and any malformations liable to be
transmitted.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22

During a great storm several years
ago four or five large boUlders broke
and fell away from a rocky promon-
tory at F'arwen point on Governors
island in Lake Mendoza, Wisconsin.
Later it was noticed that the remain
ing rock of the promontOry was in the
shape of a remarkably expressive face.
The nose is sharply pointed, the lips
are thin and compressed, there is an
aggressive, sharply pointed. beard, and
the entire expression is that OF stern
asceticism. AS the rock is of granite.
1T is probable that the profile may en-
dure for many generations if not cen
turtles. Had this singularly striking
rock face been fashioned BY nature q
couple Of centuries or so ago when
Lake Mendoza and the region about
was inhabited by Indians. there would
be today a dozen aboriginal legends
and traditions of the Great Stone
Spirit" the Guardian OF the Lake."
etc. AS it is, the curiosity merely at
tracts the amused attention of visitors.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
Everglades of Florida.

The region. down in Florida known
as the Everglades" is not as yet
available for cultivation, although it
is understood that an attempt is be-
ing made by the state to reclaim the
territory. The region is 20 miles
long and 60 wide, the water being
from one to SIX feet deep, studded
thickly with ridges. or islands, from
one-fourth I'll an acre to hundreds Of
acres in extent. Out Of the water
grows a rank grass, from six to ten
feet high. The vegetable deposits of
the Everglades are enormous, and be.
yond a doubt the great swamp. when
thoroughly drained, will produce amaz-
ing crops, especially of bananas. and
nlantains and other sub-tropical fruits.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22

of Dickens characteristic though
they are-should be found In real
life, for it was from life that many of
them were taken. Some, as we know,
were copied from the names over shop
doors, etc, but this was not the nov
elists only source of selection. Among
his papers John Forster found careful
ly drawn up lists of names, with the
source from which he obtained them,
and the longest lists We're those drawn
from the "Privy Council Education
Lists" Some of the names thus not
ed are too eXtravagant for anything
but reality-Jolly Stick, Bill Marigold,
George Nfuzzie, William Why, Robert
Gospel, Robin Scrubbam, Sarah Gold
sacks, Catherine Two, Sophia Dooms-
day. Rosetta Dust, Sally Gimblet!
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
MOST VALUABLE GOLD PENNY

The most valuable penny in the
world is the gold penny of Henry
III
On August Is, 1927, writ dated at
Chester, was issued, commanding the
mayor of London to proclaim in that
city that "the gold money which the
king had caused to be made should be
Immediately current there and else
where within the realm of England. all
transactions of buying and selling at
the rate of 20 pennies of sterling
ii. e., 20 silver pennies) for every gold
penny
1t appears, however, that the time
was by no means favorable for the is
sue of pieces of denomination SO
much higher than had previously
been known. Accordingly, the city
Of London petitioned against these
coins, and the king issued proclama-
ton that no one should be obliged to
accept them. The coins, neverthe-
less, continued to be current. and in
1865 their value was raised from 20
to "a pence; probably equivalent in
purchasing power to two pounds ster-
ling OF today.
1t is unlikely that any great NUNS
Der OF these coins was ever struck.
1t is probable that by reason OF their
high value, they would soon be melt
ed down, for they were of pure gold,
without alloy OF any kind. The col
lectors of today know Of only three or
four specimens. One of these was
sold for more 'han 5000, and an
other for $7OC, and still another for
$1,000.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
superlatives in Advertising.

japanese advertisers believe in
lavish use Of superlatives. THE pa-
per we SELL" runs the announcement
In a Tokyo stationer's window, rs as
solid as the hide of an elephant"
step inside!" is the Invocation Of a
big multiple shop in the same city.
"You will be welcomed as fondly as a
ray of sunshine after rainy day.
Our assistants are as amiable as a
father seeking a husband for dover
less daughter. Goods are dispatched
to customers houses with the rapidity
Of shot from thu cannon's mouth"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
Landlords Too Greedy.

Attempts to fix by statute the wages
OF agricultural laborers in England
were largely responsible for the great
revolt OF 1891, or Wat Tyler's rebel
lion 1t represented the despairing
effort Of landowners to get back to
the level OF wages before the black
death same to make labor dear. But
the lord of the manor overshot the
mark He wanted the day wage kept
down to four cents to six cents q day
Had he put six cents to eight cents in
tho schedule there might have Gsen
no rehelllAa
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
Salt as a Fertilizer.

Almost any sort of material that
contains soluble potash, phosphoric
acid or nitrates has more OF less fer
tilizing value, but salt has not trace
of any Of these. Sodium and chlorine
are all it has to offer. Salt might
possibly have some little effect on the
physical condition of the soil under
some conditions, but even this would
be too slight to warrant it's use.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
MAKES ARTIFICIAL DAYLIGHT

A machine for making artificial
daylight to be used for matching col
ors and tints has recently been in
vented. 1t consists of cabinet, %
inches high, surmounted by dome
like reflector By projecting the rays
from an incandescent gas burner of
a special type through plates of col
ored glass perfect reproduction of
average daylight is said to be brought
about in the lower part of the cabinet.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
Shelter for Sheen.

Keep the sheep dry; better have
the sheds looked over to see that the
roofs are rainproof, providing always,
of course, that they have not already
been attended to as they should have
been.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
Carino for Manure.

A big box on the stone boat or a
low sled is fine thing for winter
manure. 1t is easily loaded and I'M
loaded; keep the manure going to the
fields while the ground is hard-the
spring rains will DO the rest and none
will be wasted.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
No Quarrel.

Did your meeting break up in a
quarrel?"
mo" replied Miss Cayenne. eve
carefully avoided that. We kept In
session till there weren't enough peo-
Pile on speaking terms to carry on a
quarrel"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
FEEDING MoIasses

Molasses in enc form or another is
greatly relished by cows and horses
as we'll, but it is an unpleasant thing
to feed and draws. flies by the mil
lions.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
Corncobs for Charcoal.

Don't let a corncob go to waste,
Dig pit and burn them for charcoal
for the hogs. A constant supply
should be kept before them all winter
they save trouble and keep the ap
petite on edge.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22

ments have been made from Whittier
to New York and Pennsylvania with
satisfactory results There is one
seed in each pear about thu size of
walnut. The rest of the fruit is edi-
BILE, excepting the peel
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
Rounhane Needed.

A feeder may have his bin full OF
grain, but unless he has sufficient
roughage to balance up the ration, he
will be shy on his profit at the end of
the season.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12

One week after the Emperor's arrival
and the Archduke Charles was runninG
OF into the wilds of Bohemia. WbiIe
the victorious invaders were pourins
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12

ionce took the offensive and held IL for
SiX hours. At 10 o'clock they saw the
left wing OF the French army crum-
ping and opening the way toward
the bridges. II they could seize the
bridges. a fatal blow would be dealt
Napoleon met that perilous situation
not only by Strengthening his left
wing, but also by bringing up 100 guns
and training them at half-range on
the Austrian center. The effect was
the same as heavy blow on the center
Iof the human anatomy. The trium-
PhanI Austrian army stopped. winded.
turn Charles left at Wagram, toward
which Davout and Macdonald pushed
through blazing wheat fields. where all
who fell were cremated in the flames.
/ AT o'clock Charles, cut OF from hope
Iof re-enforcements, was in retreat to,
ward the north country.
The Marchfield was strewn with the
bodies Of nearly $4,000 dead and
wounded. equally divided between the
| two armies. Nearly 100000 men had
fallen on that little plain in six weeks
to determine which Of two nations
should possess lands that belonged to
Ineither.
A shower of batons descended at wag-
| ram. Macdonald. MaTmOnt ana OuuI-
mot being added to the list OF mar
shals.
Another general was less fortunate
and when Vandamme saw that there
was no baton for him he burst forth
| IN a characteristic tirade against the
fountain of honor. In the presence of
an assemblage of military men, he did
not hesitate TO speak Of the Emperor
as a coward. a forger, and a liar"
and striking his angry breast he ex-
claimed: But for me, Fandamme. he
would still be keeping pigs in Cor
sica."
The title Of Prince of wagram was
conferred on Berthier, appa rently for
not having quite succeeded in ruining
4. .g,-.. l..
sena became Prince of Essing. al
though he never drew sword in that
village. But Napoleon having made his
headquarters there in the May bat
tie. that entire engagement took the
name Of EssinS in French history.
The Pope Arrested
Although Napoleon had been in the field
three months. he had not as in other
campaigns, overwhelmed and destroyed
the enemy. But he was content to ac-
stll bore aloft the banner of Austria.
For already he was plunged into still
another war. with court older even
than that of Vienna, with an empire far
wider than that OF the Hapsburgs. BY
his command. the soldiers OF King Murat
had entered Rome, planted the eagles of
the new Caesar on the Castle OF ST.
Angelo and drawn up a battery before
Pope Plus VII
Since the refusal of Plus to annul the
marriage Of Jerome Bonaparte and
Betsy Paterson, the never cordial rela-
tions between him and the Emperor had
grown more and more strained. To con-
troll the ports Of the Papal States against
the British, Napoleon had first annexed
the upper states to the kingdom OF Italy.
The papacy still refusing to Join the con-
tinental union against England, the En-
peror next swept away entirely its tenn
p0gai Ss s,seI sosereIsnty announcing that, as
resumed possession of territory which |
his illustrious predecessor had Intrusted
to the care Of the Popes. Thereupon |
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12

Massena's command in Aspern. there
Were in all only 5000 French to face
/ him.
But Napoleon. having received word
that Davout. the lion of Auerstadt and
Eckmuhl. was crossing to his assistance
| ordered Lannes and Bessieres TO throw
When. however. Charles saw his line
between the villages breaking under the
blow, he seized an Austrian flag and
with reckless daring, dashing forth be-
his troops forward As so often hap
pens the tide OF a great battle was
turned by one man. and the Archduke $
gallantry at that moment is celebrated IN
spirited statue that stands in the center
Of Vienna.
Napoleon in Defeat.
While Napoleon was exerting himself
to steady his lines as they fell back he
received the appalling news that the
Danube had risen in his rear and cut
his communications. The mighty river
was booming with a spring freshet,
which. sweeping trees and boats from
its banks, hurled them against the main
pontoon Of the French, between Lobau
and the Vienna shore. At the same tinae
Austrians stationed upstream sent down
huge tireboats, whose cracking flames
drove OF the defenders of the bridge and
threatened TO start confiagration among
the hundreds OF craft forming the pom
toon.
in an alliance against Napoleon. and his
great bridge had been smashed and swept
away in the thunderous torrent. DaVout
with his army, stood by the shore a help
less spectator Of his Emperor's desperate
plight, and even the ammunition supplies
were cut OF, for nothing could be ferried
over The swollen waters.
1t was Napoleon's first retreat since he
was turned back from the walls OF Acre,
and now a flood threatened him with
greater perils than he met in the desert
Even IL the frail, creeking bridge from
the Aspern short to Lobau withstood the
beat OF the victorious foe the remainder
Of the morning and throughout the after
noon. in order to get his tens of thou
sands OF men over to the island under
cover of darkness.
Massena. afoot and sword in hand. held
back the Austrians all day at the Aspern
Church. and the statue of lion which
now stands in the churchyard even more
httingly expresses his defense than the
Austrian victory which IL was erected to
Meanwhile Lannes faced
until he had only 800 grenadier His
horses were dead and his cartridges gone.
But in message to the Emperor he gave
his pledge. Il will hold out to the last" /
dying. A cannon ball rolling along the |
ground had given him his thirteenth bat
tie wound and carried away both legs.
Napoleon was on the bridge when he |
themselves wounded. taking the stricken
to the hospital on Lobeau The
sight filled him with anguish. Lannes |
had been his comrade in every campaign,
having won his admiration and his favor
IN the opening battle in Italy, and was
the first of the marshals to fau. The |
in his simple, unaffected grief, |
Snelt by the litter, and with his arm
under the head of his almost unconscious |
friend. begged for a word or a look Of |
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12
IN THE PATH OF NAPOLEON 100 100 s" Yea" After 1s1 His
NPoLEoNS LAST VICTORIOUS

The waEram campaign Of iSoe - az
big with prophesy as the Italian cam:
paign of 1906 one - plainly toretolo
NapOIeon'S glory as the other his co"h-
fail.
Mr.. MorEan's story today shows Ma
poIeon at the turning of the tide that
had led him on TO his marVeious fer-
fune1. shows him losing q battle for
the first time since he retired from
CaIdiero in I7O6 with a handful of
ragged republicans shows him content
foT the nrEt time to leave n hostile
army in the held, and shows him re-
turning to Paris in triumph for the
last time.
How Marie Louise viewed her future
husband as she ned before him on his
approach to Vienna.
The arrest of Pope Plus VII.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12

When the sun had gone down at last
on a day OF frightful sacrifices the re-
treat TO Looeau was made in the shadow
Of night. In thirty hours of fighting the
and the French quite as many from theiI
smaller force.
Soon secret messages were speeding
throughout the empire and whispering
the news that the child of destiny had
received a parental chastisement. that
the favorite OF fortune was not invin-
cible; Two OF his armies had surren-
dered within year. and now even he
himself had been defeated. Great, If
silent. was the rejoicing in Germany and
wherever an imperial eagle perched
| above subjugated people.
COnquerinE the Danube.
Napoleon. however was moving with
no less decision and vigor to repair a
! defeat than il he were taking measures
| to complete a victory. He at once set
| his army to the task OF conquering the
Danube. while he summoned reinforce
ments from every quarter. At the end
Of six arduous woodworking weeks he
had 10000 soldiers at Vienna and was
Eeody, to make good his boast that the
Danube exists no more
A bridge of 60 arches ard wide enough
for three carriages to pass abreast had
been completed TO Lobau; another bridge
eight feet wide had been constructed on
piles and a third bridge. formed of boats.
was in readiness The army thus on
July / could advance in three columns.
pitched his tent on the great island. He
and Marshal Massena, dressed as SER
geants, personally IecOnnoitered the
northern bank Of the river. under the
them take of their coats, were not un-
kind enough to mOlest two common SOL
disrs out for bath
The next deception perpetrated upon
the enemy was a more serious one. A
bridge was thrown across from LObau
on the site of the old bridge in the
Charles prepared for renewal OF the
struggle on the same lines as before
But in two hours Of the dark and stormy
night of July 4, six pontoon bridges were
thrown across from the farther end of
the island without attracting the fire or
even the attention of the foe. BY noon
field again, but this time with 10000 men
behind him and only 10000 Austrians in
front OF him.
structed entertainments about Aspern.
he aimed his blow straight at the viii
lage of Wagram. nearly ten miles across
the plain from the former battlefield. His
object was to strike the left wing OF the
other army which was then hurrying to
the aid Of Charles. The battle did not
begin until in the evening, and although
Marshal Bernadotte with his German |
troops succeeded in capturing Wagram. |
they lost II in a few minutes, and Ma |
poleon bivouacked that night with one
more defeat recorded against him.
Victory Mt WaErnm.
But he was up at break of day and
the real battle Of Wagram was in full +,
fury fury as soo early SHd as oGI0Sk with more
wheat of the Marchfield and wrestling |
for the possession of the little cluster |
Of stone cottages which constituted the |
fred by their repeated successes, at |
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12
THE WAGRAM CAMPAIGN

DATES AND EVENTS-AGB So
January 3, laDe-Returned from Spain
April 10 IEe-AustriR opened the VA.
April Is, lsne-Napoleon left PGrA.
ApEil IT, Isoe-Auiyed Al the front
April ls, lsoeLFrench victory at ThGnn.
April % lsoe-FreDch victory al AbensoerT
April n lsOs-Ffench victory at LAndsouL
April M Is0e-French victory AZ Ecfmuh- 4
April q IEeGFrench victory at RAnsoon-
MAY !, lse-Entered Austria
May 5, lse-victory It Ebelsber.
MAY TO- Isp-Napoleon at Gate Of Vienna
May u, lsp-Entered Vienna
MAY %. lsOs-Crussed the DanuH-
NAV M Isoe-DeteAted Al Aspen and ESAing.
July lsOe-Crussed the Danube again.
July 81, lsle-Victory Of WaE1m-
July G. I1-Pope Plus arrested.
July Is lsp-Fnnco-AustTian GEmfsuce
October a. lsOs-TreAty Of peace.
November Is ls0e-Napoleon in Paris.