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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
Mans Most Faithful
Friend Is His Dog
By ALLEN STEVEN. Chicago

sympathy and feel returned 1t makes no d
unburdn ourselves to the faithful brute ana
he will not be taebearer bbte He wnes out his sympathy or
He may still remember that took him IN when ne
like without country and had to travel hhr and yon IN
night when people protecting themselves with
shooting irons with the possibility of mstakng member OF the lam
lily burglar wachfu dog guards you from all harm lie Will
defend all nuders give bark that will sare the neigh
bohood.
you speak him the night, phump-thump-
ump the his tail strikes the floor You shout
keep still and hump' back another mes
possibly thrown much Zone o'clock and
then and sleep like baby feeling absolutely
until the dawn of day He FIaf tlf@
of boxed-up wagon
their hands ready hook the first unlicensed dog
these starts after thirsty hatsarved cur
with that spirit of American liberty that flows
hopes deep his heart that the brute strength
enough make his getaway But he topped and ne lets out
yep with the other jaibrds to be tried con-
without trial. unless to take his
him license to live pay his back board and take HIM nome
this but fails him good cold water to drink when
noume better that he had been
he 1t beooes who dog to give HIM
avoid the terrible rabies There untold sasfac
ton in caring for the well for those who speak.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
RAISE ORPHAN COLT
ON MILK FROM cow
Task May Be Performed Sue
cessfuIIy if Proper Care and
Patience Are Used.
(By w. d. NEALE.)

An orphan colt can be raised by
hand successfully if a little care is
taken. 1t should be fed on cows milk,
but the COW should be fresh If pos
sible.
Do not feed the milk at it's normal
strength, but weaken with one-third
water-that is, to two parts milk put
one part warm water.
The mixture should be sweetened a
little with sugar and given when
about the temperature of mares
milk.
At the end of two weeks, the guam
tity of water may gradually be re-
,duced and the amount of milk in
creased until the water is left off al
together Don't forget to sweeten the
milk at all times.
Whenever possible the milk should
be given Immediately after milking it
from the cow. If it is desired, fresh
egg may be added three times a day.
1t will be a strengthened and will
make the colts hair sleek and glossy.
The quality of milk given should be
governed by ones judgment. Some
colts require more than others, but be
careful not to overfeed, for the colt
may get the scours. Until the colt is
a month old, it will be necessary to
feed it three or four times each day.
To teach the colt to drink from a
pail is not very great task. Put your
finger in his mouth and lower your
hand into the milk. He will get
taste of the milk and soon you can
slip your finger from his mouth and
he will proceed without you.
If he proves obstinate, wrap a goose
quill with strip of cloth and use it
as a nipple in bottle, or purchase
a nipple from the drug store.
Good care must be taken of the pail
from which the colt drinks. 1t should
be scalded each time it is used.
Never use sour or skinned milk,
if you would avoid bowel troubles.
Give clean water between feeds Let
him run in the yard and soon he will
be nipping the green grass.
After while he will be eating dry
bran from your hand If you put lit
tie sugar in it.
Soon you will be able to feed him
some grain and then your hardest
york is over.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
FOUR DAYS WITHOUT WATER
Pitlable Plight of Woman With Broken
Leg Relieved by Returning
Daughter.

White Lake, S. dying for four
days with broken leg and unable to
summon help or to reach food or wa
ter, was the experience of Mrs. Deth-
lefs, woman nSarly eighty years of
age, living II miles north of this place.
The daughter who lived with her
mother had been absent for some
time, taking treatment for a strained
arm.
One night, in the darkness Mrs.
Dethlefs stepped through trapdoor
which she had neglected to close after
coming from the cellar, where she had
taken refuge from threatening wind
storm.
Although suffering from leg bro
ken above the knee in the fall, Mrs.
Dethlefs crawled from the cellar, but
had no way Of letting anyone know OF
her situation, as the house has no
telephone and was invisible from the
unfreQuented road.
At noon four days afterward the
daughter, returning, found her mother
several rods from the house, where
she had crawled to drink from a
basin partly filed by the rains.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
Crime Is Result of
Brain Disease
By ALLEN SINSHEIMER. Cincinnati. O

temporal convouon destroys the nearing ana an
usually has less sunted
There no cause without effect Is "moa defect lack OF
Conscience pckpockets
steps his father has quams of conscience when steal
ing and may very conscientious in other respects
would allow him to scalp man. while
an Indian no conscience while doing that act
belief that result of disease of the brain and
due brain the whose brain
ganzed al birth to hereditary traits # environment
regard soul purely physiological function and as material as
therefore hold to the belief that
disease the will free be said
committing crime AT the time concede
diseased be cured by teaching
Whereas other while the criminal should kept out of the
for the benefit of the community he should not be punished for
committing act effected by a
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
ORIGIN OF SEVERAL
OF NOXIOUS WEEDS
PIaintain Has Become Remark
able for Following Civilized
Man All Over World.
CBy BELLE p. DRURY.)

Many of our most troublesome
weeds are introduced plants. 1t Is a
curious fact that the migrations of
man have often been traced by study
of such plants.
The American Indians, 1t Is said,
called plantain the footsteps of the
whites" because it followed the Euro
pean colonists. 1t has become natural
lied and is remarkable for following
civilized man all over the world.
The daisy is another weed of culti-
walton, as is also shepherds purse,
whose wild type has disappeared.
Purslane is not considered a weed
in England. or at least 1t Is used as
a pot herb. Its flowers open only in
the morning. 1t is troublesome on
account of it's prolificacy and rapid
maturity. 1t will live and even ma
ture seed after it is pulled up. 1t has
been estimated that one plant will
produce 1,250,000 seed.
Goosefoot, fennel and the nettle fol-
low the European wherever he goes.
Our common MULLEN is noSious
weed, which some unknown enemy to
the plant doubtless keeps in check, as
otherwise its large number Of seeds
would spread with greater rapidity.
There are several varieties. On ac-
count of it's soft leaves, it is called the
velvet plant" in England.
Why the Canadian thistle is so
difficult to kill can be readily un-
derstsod when its structure is
considered. 1t is called the cursed
thistle" and deserves the name, be-
cause while other thistles are an
nual or biennial, this one has a pc
rennial horizontally branching under
ground runner, so that when the slen-
der, perpendicular root is pulled up,
this is by no means the end OF the
plant, for the runner ramlfies and
sends up it's branches to the surface.
The only way to kill it is to cut the
radical leaves. Cattle dislike this weed
so much that they will not feed any
where near 1t.
Some farmers are not vigilant as
they might be in waging war upon
poison ivy. The task Of exterminat-
ing so thrifty vine is certainly diff
cult, for it chambers over fences,
weaves itself into hedges, and from
secret places, like an enemy in am
bush, sends forth its harmful influence.
Its poisonous properties are exhaled in
vapor, especially on damp days or
dewy mornings. The wind seems to
bear the poison on its breath, and sim
ply to be in the vicinity of the vine
is, to some persons, to be inoculated
with 1t.
1t is fortunate that wherever pois-
onous weed grows, It's antidote is
not far away. Near the treacherous
ivy, blooms the virrslent nightshade,
whose bruised leaves may be used as
a remedy in some cases, with good
effect; as may be also the leaves OF
the common plantain.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
NATIVES OF SIBERIA
More Than Hundred Tribes Share
Country With Russians.
People Nomadic in Their Tendencies
Hunting, Fishing and Tending
Their FIocks and Herds Being
Principal Occupations.

Tchita, Baika3ia, Siberia
The average man back at home in civ
ilized parts of the world does not real
lie that more than hundred tribes
and nations share Siberia with the
Russ. He has merely vague idea
that some nondescript natives called
Tartars dwell, or used to dwell, In
northern Asia.
1t is only quite recently, moreover,
that the chronological world has real
lied that the American Indian origi-
mated in these parts; the visit of Pro-
lessor Hrdlicka, Of the Smithsonian,
two years ago was one OF the first
evidences America has shown of her
intention to delve into the immensely
rich and interesting field for research
that Siberia offers to the student OF
the origin of peoples.
SO numerous are these Siberian folk
that 1t takes you some little time to
recollect just their sonorous names,
let alone their charac teristics-Soy-
OTIS, and Ooriankhai Darkhats and Soy
ones, Karagasses and Sagai, Tartars,
Potengosses and Katchine Tartafs,
Giliaks and Dolgams, Tchouvantzes
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03

A great many horses are laid up
again this summer with sore shoulders.
This can be remedied in very large
measure with sense and care.
A good horse collar is the main part
OF the harness and it should be of the
very best kind and fit the animals
neck perfectly.
The collar should be kept clean at
all times and the horses shoulders
well washed and brushed daily.
Much dust and dirt arise in the
fields and on the roads at this season
and these are caught and held on the
moist and sweaty shoulders and col
lar, there to form hard Jumps and
ridges.
Every time the collar is put on the
horse it should be examined for these
Jumps and ridges. If any found they
should be carefully brushed and rubbed
away.
After each days work, especially In
warm weather, battle and clean the
shoulders with a mixture of warm
water, salt and soda.
A little alum and fannie acid, the
juice from the bark or leaves of oak
or willow trees, will heal and tougher
the skin and should be applied with
warm water.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
SOME WITTY WEDDING TEXTS
Have Humor, Though None Can
Rightly Deny Their Appropriate
ness to the Occasions.

Parson Turell, of Medford, who, to
the reputed disappointment OF many
languishing maidens and aspiring
mothers of his own parish, selected
his wife, a very beautiful brunette, in
another town, caused a stir of interest
less devotional than human, when,
leaving the lovely stranger seated,
shy, but conspicuous, in the minis
terial pew, he assembled the high pull
pit and gave out in rotund and chal-
longing tones the text:
81 am black but comely, o We daugh-
tiers of Jerusalem!"
Another worthy pastor chose a text
the application Of which was not to
his bride, but to himself. He was q.
small, elderly, rather wizened little
man, already twice widower; and it
was common knowledge that he had
recently proposed to, and been re-
jected by two Of the prettiest and
best lowered girls in the village. I'm
dismayed by their rebuffs, he had
sought further afield, and had finally
been accepted by widow, fair. fat,
much more than forty, and far wealth
Ter than anyone in his parish. His
text was:
Cast not away therefore your con-
fidence, which hath great recompense
of reward
Perhaps the most amusingly apt Of
all recorded wedding texts was that Sc
lected by Abby Smith, the high
spirited daughter of Parson Smith, for
him to preach from on the occasion
Of her marriage. She had married
John Adams, in spite of the most Wig
orous paternal remonstrances; in fact,
her reverend parent had been ex-
tremely rude to the young man, even
after the affair was settled, and would
not permit him to be invited to a
meal in his house. Abby's choice,
which speaks more for her wit than
her devoutness, was:
John came, neither eating
bread nor drinking wine; and We say,
he hath a devil"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03

An Old Orotchone Woman With Face
of an American Indian.
pronounced like the William de Nor
gan hero) and Yookagirs, Kamasses
and Kamasintzes, Mordves and Tepti-
ares, Meshaires and Bachkirs, La
mouts and Aleouts, Kuriles and Itel-
mems, Kamschatdales and Koriaks,
Onlikons and Namolls, Daurians and
Mantzi, Gholds and Tozi, Managers
and Olenyays, Orotches and Man
gouns, Oroks and Oltchas, Nigidals
and .Orotchones, Ngatkoons and
.Samagirs, Hassaks and Yakuti, Sa-
moyedes and Voguls, Toonguses, Boo
RATS and the rest.
They come from Finn and Mongol
and Turk stock, but most of them have
interTarried to such an extent that
It is well nigh impossible to trace the
predominant blood in any one family.
Nomad folk for the most part. hunt
ing and fishing and tending their
flocks and herds, worshiping the man
ifestations of nature as expounded by
their "shemmun," or medicine man,
living the outdoor, carefree life of the
American Indian. Like the American
Indian, many of them are diminish
ing in numbers, however, killed off by
the diseases introduced by the white
man. Only three or four Of the most
populous races-the Yakuti, Booriats
and Toonguses-are holding their own.
The Yakuti, indeed, who live along the
banks Of the great River Lena for
few hundred miles north and south OF
the Arctic circle, are actually absorb
ing Russians. Where a Russian set
tier Marries Yakut woman the fam
lily tends to become Yakut in the sec
ond generation. The Yakuti, living up
In the frozen wilds of northeastern
Siberia, talk practically the sane Ian
guage as the Turk In Constantinople.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03

Hot water is one OF the best known
natural agents for relieving soreness
due to sprains, bruises, and excessive
pressure of the animal body. Salt
and soda are healing and disinfecting
agents.
Regularity of work counts In every
thing, and especially in the handling
of animals.
The horse that is worked regularly
acquires strong muscles and tough
shoulders.
Many farmers allow their work
horses to remain idle for several days
or even weeks at a time, and then
Immediately put them into hard serv-
Ice.
Never give grain to tired horse.
Let him rest and nibble hay for an
hour or two first.
A horse that has been idle for sew
eral days should be given very light
and moderate work for the first day or
two so that the muscle and skin will
regain their strength and toughness.
1t is better plan to arrange some
work for the horses daily. In this
way their bodies never become soft
and weak, hence they seldom become
Ill or injured and are always in train
ing for efficient service
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
How Loeb Awe Was Formed.

Highland tradition gives a quaint
explanation of the creation of Loeb
Awe, that noble mirror Of the noun
tains in the magnificent scenery Of
Argyllshire, Scotland. The bed of the
loch was once, it is said, fertile val
ley, with a fairy spring, which had al
ways to be kept covered, bubbling
from the mountain side. A careless
girl, however, having drawn water,
forgot to recover the we'll All through
the night the spring flowed and by
the morning Loeb Awe had come into
being.
No one need regret the carelessness
of that Highland lassie.- Loeb Awe is
now one of the most exquisite of beau
ty spots in Great Britain-a charming
sheet of water, studded with pretty
islands, while around the shores are
many places associated with interest
ing legends and historic incidents Of
the Highlands.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03

WOMEN ILLOGICAL?
BY ELMER PHILLIPS.

Doctor Syntax was not more tnah
forty, though he seemed bowed De-
meath the weight of his recondite IN
vestigations. He was seated at MS
library table, looking out across the
quiet village street toward the campus.
Inside the halls of those magnlhcent
Gothic buildings which he could just
see from his library he had taught for
Is years.
When Aloysius Benton, his friend
and colleague, died, ten years before,
leaving his twelve-year-old daughter
to Doctor Syntax, it was the most nat
ural thing in the world that the kindly
old doctor should take the child into
his household. After old Janet died,
Milly quite naturally became the doc
tors housekeeper.
And now certain persons had whis-
pered that 1t was not proper for an
unmarried man, even a professor, to
live alone in the house with the girl
With Milly! Why, she ruled him
with an iron hand, cased in velvet
though 1t was! Did a north wind blow,
his peace of mind was not worth a
moments purchase unless he put on
his comforter to step across the
campus. He was sent to bed even in
the midst Of the most abstruse prob
lens, when eleven o'clock arrived, and
he had a lecture on the following day.
Nevertheless, life without Milly seemed
an impossible, hopeless thing.
Doctor Syntax had been in love
when he was a young man. The OBJ
ject of his devotion had married an
other; but, though he had long ceased
to think of her, the memory of that
first love had chung around him like a
radiant cloud, softening his spirit and
fitting it for high idealism. Sometimes
the thought of Milly had, Of late, unac-
countably revived that memory. The
professor did not at first understand
why.
But when the ultimatum went forth
that society considered Milly ought to
be relegated to another sphere, the
professor had ridiculous dream. 1t
was absurd, to hope that Milly, the
belle of the little town and
he an old fogy of forty! But he con-
tinued to .dream it. Even a professor
of mathematics has the right to dream.
At any rate, he muet tell Milly. And
he did so, when he met her in the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03

We'll. my dear, suppose the variants
are Y and a." he said. Nov we have
an indeterminate equation. X equals
or q multiplied by the unknown fac
tor, which shall be NJ
"Why not make 1t W" asked Milly.
Make it u, Milly? The letter y is
never used in mathematics except
when the other letters OF the alphabet
have been almost exhausted"
II should really prefer you to make
it u, persisted Milly.
Very well. u it shall be, then,"
said the professor.
"Oh, I'm afraid that would never
do" Milly. But, seeing that the pro-
lessor was only staring at her in per-
plexity, she resigned herself. Very
well! Go on she said.
ut is obvious, then, that \ equals
YU or ZU," said Doctor Syntax. warm
ing to his task.
"YU, think" said Milly graveiy.
In that case," said the professor.
X, the unknown factor, equals Y d.
vided by u. Now, algebra helps us
no more unless we can state U in posi-
tive terms. Now let Il be the posi-.
bility of your remaining here in the
capacity of-secretary, let us say, and
II the possibility of becoming-let us
say my stenographer. Then U
equals"
"YF," said Milly triumphantly.
"Eh?" asked Doctor Syntax. No,
my dear, 1t couldn't equal YF, be-
cause"
"Then shall CO." said Milly, rising
from her chair, and the professor was
amazed to hear strangled sob.
Now, Milly," he said gravely.
really you women are very illogical.
YF is impossible. Stop! Listen to
me, Milly, before you go out of that
door. I--er-''
Suddenly an amazing thought Came
into the professors head. 1t was not
an algebraical thought at all. And
Milly, seeing the reflection of it upon
the professors face, halted, with her
hand on the doorknob. r3
Doctor Syntax sprang toward her
and clasped her in his arms. "Milly!"
he cried. "I've-Ive-Ive found my
spectacles!"
Copyright, 1914, by W. G. ChapmaM)
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
Does the Nippur Tablet
Ante-Date Moses?
By REV. c. S. MACK. Toledo. Ohio

show that Moses not the author of the record cred
him. Swednborg that there was Bible before the one we
bayhat copied the first chapters of Genesis and
most eight He that three books named and
quoted in our Bible Mum $780, JOSH 1912 49, Sam ~
1S) booksin that ancient Bible
He ideas Bible widely disseminated in Asia and
the embodied myths gradually spread
that there points OF resemblance between the various
enic religions that each of these religions derived truths
directly less soom that ancient Bible
Sweenbo that the people who had that Bible not expected
literally but that they understood the symbolism IN ac-
cordan writtena symbolism artificial but natural
and true
test Norfolk indicates that the navy possesses explosive which
e armor pieces paper Between the irresistible
explosive the value of superreadnaughts
in danger of shrinking
It is the dance started in the South American
ungles which, however ought not to be blamed since they did not know
any better.
Safety said to contribute to the enjoyment Of life
but there is crying need for safety
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03

library after dinner, which the profess
sor always took alone, because he had
to read and eat at the same time. This
was the only point on which he had
never ventured to defy Milly.
my DEAR" he said, 81 have an un-
pleasant thing to say to you. 1t is a
problem
Cant you solve it by algebra?" in
quired Milly, looking at him with a
twinkle in her eyes. "You know, you
always say everything can be solved
by algebra"
"And so it can. my DEAR" said Doc
tor Syntax. That was one of his pet
theories.
"You remember how you found your
spectacles," pursued Milly mischiev-
ously.
The discovery of Doctor SyntaX's
lost spectacles had really been a
triumph of acknowledgement appli-
cation. X was supposed to be the
place where they had been placed, Y
the spectacles, 2 the unknown coeffi-
clients, N the known ones. From an
examination of an equation compound
ed of the various symbols, the spec
tacles were ultimately discovered on
the professors nose.
But this is serious, Milly," said DR..
Syntax. Some people in this town
have apparently been putting their
heads together and have come to the
conclusion that it is not right for a
single girl, even an adopted daughter,
to keep house for an old bachelor like
me. 1t is preposterous idea, but the
force of public opinion is like the SYM
boil X, always handed when it is not
wanted and never translatable into
precise terms until the final solution. +"
well, have come to the same con-
clusion myself" said Milly calmly.
What" exclaimed DR.. Syntax. He
had expected scene, strife, war-and
here was Milly calmly acquiescing in
his decision. But what are you go
ing to do, my dear?" he continued. Il
can't bear the thought of losing you.
"You needn't lose me-" said Milly,
with preternatural gravity, studying
her plate. But even then there was a
mischieyous twinkle in her eyes.
This is very strange, my DEAR" said
Dr. Syntax. You have accepted the
public opinion as to the inadvisability
of your remaining here as my house
keeper, and yet you say that / need
not lose you. Logically, that implies
that you could propose to remain here
in some other capacity; and yet l fail
to. see what that could be, or how it
could affect public opinion"
(Which we have designated X, said
Milly, raising her eyes to the profess
sor's for one fieeting moment. And in
that moment the professor felt
strangely disconnected, and yet
strangely glad. Unconsciously he threw
back his shoulders.