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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16
Uric Acid Is Slow Poison

Unseen in it's approach, hard to de-
tect in it's early stages, and cruelty
painful in its later forms, uric acid
poisoning is a. disease too often fatal.
Bright's disease is one of the final
stages Of uric acid poisoning. 1t kills
in our country every year more men
and women than any other ailment
except two-consumption and pneu-
monia. Bright's disease and uric acid
poisoning usually start in some kidney
weakness that would not be hard to
cure, il discovered early, so it is well
to know the early signs of kidney dis
ease and uric poisoning.
When uric acid is formed too fast
and the kidneys are weakened by g
cold, or fever, by overwork, or by over
indulgences, the acid collects, the blood
gets impure and heavy, there is head
ache, dizziness, heart palpitation, and
a dull, heavy-headed, drowsy feeling
with disturbances of the urine.
Real torture begins when the uric
acid forms into gravel or stone in the
kidney, or crystallizes into Jagged bits
in the muscles, joints or on the nerve
tubings. Then follow the awful pains
of neuralgia, rheumatism, govt, sciat-
lea, neuritis, lumbago or kidney collie.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16

gEyE SEEM to have got away forever
w from the stiff and starchy shirt
waist and to have adopted the soft
and comfortable blouse, without any
sacrifice of neatness. There are plain
waists of trim wash silks and others
Of batiste and wolfe. The good, at
tractive, all-round waists Of wolfe, like
those shown in the picture, combine
so many satisfactory features for
daily wear that they are most popular
of all.
One Of the best new models is pic
tured here, with round neck and long
sleeves. 1t is cut with drop shoulder,
and the seams are hemstitched. Small
tucks decorate the body and sleeves.
The neck is finished with narrow
turnback collar edged with a net
flounce. A little hand embroidery
touches UP the collar and its net edg-
ing. There is net fiounce at the
wrists. The lower sleeve is set on to
the upper sleeve a few inches above
the elbow.
The second waist is high-necked
model embellished with tucks and
small pieces Of Irish lace insertion
let into the wolfe. The collar and
sleeves are finished with tucks and
insertion and are bordered with 2
lace edging to match the insertion.
Hand crochet or cluny lace is most
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16
DRY SCALE COVERED HEAD

2760 Tamm Ave, st. Louis Mo-
my little daughters head began with
a dry harsh scale covering it. First it
got a white scale over the top and
then it got a dirty brown scab with
pus under it. Her hair came out in
less than week and her head itched
and bled. She had no rest. had her
wear a scarf all the time, 1t looked so
badly. She was so sore and had such
big brown scabs on her head that the
teacher would not let her attend
school.
I'VE took and had her treated for
three months with no relief. She kept
getting worse until l tried Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. 1 used the Cuti-
cura Soap every third day and the
Cuticura Ointment at night. In three
weeks her head was well Of sores Two
cakes Of Cuticura Soap and one box
of Cuticura Ointment completely cured
her." (SignedD Mrs Walter Rogers,
Nov. %, 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, 1914-04-16
TESTS BROUGHT UP TO DATE
Two That Have Their Origin in the
Financial Problems That Con-
front the Housewife.

From the cost of living two jestA
are evolved for us.
The first is about young couple
who have discovered how to make
both ends meet. They begin dinner
with oxtail soup and end with head
cheese. You'll have to study quite a
while to get this one.
The other is about another young
couple who have tried to economic
by going back on the soil" Their ten
acres and freedom was at the edge of
a virgin forest. They lived on vege-
tables they raised--meat was too dear
to be thought Of. But one snowy day
the husband took his gun and started
for the woods.
He had been gone two hours when
his wife heard his CHEEKY shout. She
rushed to the door-he was coming
with the carcass of some creature he
had slain.
'Meat--meat at last!" he shouted.
What sort Of meat?" she cried.
''Venison!"
She sank to the ground in a state
of utter collapse. I'VE can't eat it,"
she sobbed over and over again. wen
ison is deer o!"-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16
HIS MIND ON HIGHER THINGS
cchoIar Unable to Sit Down and Rea'
son Quietly on Matters of
Everyday Life.

A monument was recently unveiled
to the memory of Henri Poincaire, the
famous mathematician and physicist,
who was a cousin of the president OF
France. The occasion recalls a story
or two of his remarkable absent-mind-
edness.
Almost every day Poincaire left his
money lying about somewhere. Final
ly his mother sewed his purse into the
pocket of his coat. But one day,
when he had dressed in hotel he
put on his overcoat without the coat,
and left that lying on a chair. Need
less to say, he never saw the purse
again.
One evening he was looking In a
closed bookcase for manuscript
During the search he set the lamp on
a shelf in the case, and in a moment
of abstraction closed the door of the
cabinet, and sat down in darkness.
After he had pondered for time on
the disappearance of the light, he
came to the conclusion that he had
suddenly become blind. That seemed
to him quite possible, since his eyes
were weak, anyway, and he groaned
at the thought of his deplorable condi-
ton. Suddenly, to his surprise, a
stream of light appeared. coming from
the adjoining room, and he remarked,
with much satisfaction: my sight
seems to have come back again" Not
even then did he think of the lamp in
the bookcase!-Youth's Companion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16
CORN CAN BE GROWN
ON CANADIAN PRAIRIES

Manitoba is now commencing 90
produce considerable corn, chiefly for
feeding purposes In some cases,
where the crop can be matured into
the dough stage, silos could be used
and would be profitable investment.
According to the Farm and Ranch Re-
view, correspondent visited a field
of corn in southern Manitoba on Sep
TENDER %. The corn then was un-
touched by frost and it stood on an
average eight and nine feet in height.
The corn had developed into the
dough stage, and the crop would easily
exceed 20 tons to the acre. At many
experimental farms, the same favor
able showing of the corn crop has
manifested itself. At the Brandon ex-
perimental farm this year several va
rieties, all very good yielders, matured
into good silo corn.
Considering the success with which
corn can be produced, and the advan-
tages to be gained by so producing it,
should not it receive the serious at
tention of the western agriculturist?
Corn is successfully grown in the
northern part of Minnesota in SINH
lar soil and under the same climatic
condition, and there does not appear
to be any reason why like results
should not be secured in western Can
ada. It is the opinion of many Ameri-
can farmers of experience that the
corn belt is extending northward. The
prairie provinces must gradually take
up with mixed farming. More stock
on the farms must be raised, and in
consequence farming must to some
extent be diverted from grain growing
to other necessary crops. If crops
suitable for wintering cattle and espe-
cially dairy stock are to be grown,
why should not corn be one of these
crops? In Ontario and in the United
States we find it forms the main bulky
food for wintering beef and dairy cat
tie. They would not be without this
profitable plant. In fact, since its in
PRODUCTION almost twice as much stock
can be retained on the same amount
of land, besides considering it's great
value for keeping the land clean
Some may say that many crops that
can be grown in Ontario and the
States cannot be grown here, but not
so with corn, even now we find scat
tered fields of corn in Alberta and
an.-Advertisement.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16
a Century AGO.

One hundred years ago saw the end
Of the Chatiilon congress which had
been endeavoring to settle upon terms
of peace between France and the ma
tions allied against her. From the be-
ginning of the negotiations little hope
had been entertained on either side
that an agreement would be reached
Napoleon consented to give up West
phalia, Holland and Spain. to restore
the pope of Rome and Ferdinand VII
to Madrid. He agreed to give Up
Malta to England, as we'll as most OF
her colonial conquests. But he re-
NAMED steadfast in claiming for
France her natural limits, the Rhine
and the Alps. The plenipotentiaries
deciding that further discussion would
be useless, declared the negotiations
at an end and the allied armies pre-
pared to resume their march on Paris
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16
CLEVER WIFE
Knew How to Keep Peace in Family.

|
It is quite significant, the number OF
persons who get we'll of alarming
heart trouble when they let up on cof-
| fee and use Postum as the beverage at
| meals
There is nothing surprising about it,
however, because the harmful alkaloid
-caffeine-in coffee is not present in
Postum, which is made of clean, hard
wheat
1.-TWO years ago I was having so
much trouble with my heart" writes
a lady in Washington, that at times
felt quite alarmed My husband took
me to specialist to have my heart
examined.
1.-THE doctor said he could find no
organic trouble but said my heart was
irritable from something l had been
accustomed to, and asked me to try
and remember what disagreed with
me.
II remembered that coffee always
soured on my stomach and caused me
trouble from palpitation of the heart.
So I stopped coffee and began to use
Postum. l have had no further
trouble since.
"a neighbor Of ours, an old man,
was so irritable from drinking coffee
that hic wife wanted him to drink
Postum. This made him very angry,
but his wife secured some Postum and
made it carefully according to direc-
tons.
"He drank the Postum and did not
know the difference, and is still using
1t to his lasting benefit. He tells his
wife that the coffee is better than it
used to be- SO she smiles with him and
keeps peace in the family by serving
Postum instead of Coffee
Name given by the Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Postum now comes in two forms:
Regular Postum must be well
boiled. 15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum--is a soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
n cup Of Aot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes delicious beverage
instantly. 30c and SOC tins.
The cost per cup Of both kinds is
about the same.
There's Reason" for Postum
sold by GrocerA
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16

tors from whom / received only tempo
rary relief. / decided to give Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound fair
trial and also the Sanative Wash. havo
now used the remedies for four months
and cannot express my thanks for what
they have done for me.
eff these lines will be Of any benefit
you have my permission to publish
them. = Mrs. SADIE WILLIAMS, 455
James Street, Elkhart, Indiana.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Gem
pound, made from native roots and herbs,
contains no narcotic or harmful drugs,
and to-day holds the record of being the
most successful remedy for female ills
we know of, an6 thousands of voluntary
testimonials on file in the Pinkham
laboratory at Lynn, Mass, seem to
prove this fact.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia e. Pinkham'S Vegeta-
BILE Compound will help YOU, write
to Lydia E.Pinkham MedicineC Co.
(cOnfidentiaD Lynn, Mass, for adj
vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a wOmans
and held in strict confidence.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16

THE slim, uniformed figures of young
u girls are much helped out by ruff
fles and skirt draperies. which are al
ready established in spring styles. A
kind dispensation of Fashion (for the
too-slender maid) DEGREES taffeta and
ruffies; both lend themselves perfectly
to figure building. Meantime, those
who have all the figure they want, and
perhaps a little more, are managing
20 wear flounces and drapery by
choosing cIinging fabrics and using
shaped ruffles instead of gathered
ones.
In either case a lot Of clever man.
agement is evident. The object in
view is the achievement of graceful
lines, and it's attainment for a slender
figure, is shown in the gown pictured
here-a design by Doeuillet.
1t will be seen that the figure is
built out about the hips, but that its
lines are not lost sight of. The skirt
is narrowed just above the knees and
hangs straight from this point to the
instep. There is a wonderfully easy
and pretty effect of drapery at the
waist line with a narrow velvet girdle
below it. The diScernment of the
artist in placing the velvet ribbon belt
below the normal waist line Is one
of those evidences of cleverness by
Which the French have won their pre-
eminence in designing.
The model is in fact simple enough.
Except for two narrow ruffles Of the
silk embroidered in a delicate flower
pattern, and small bows Of black vel
vet with pearl buckles, there are no
purely decorative features.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16
Gifted Princess Sophia.

Princess Sophia, wife of the ruler of
the new state of Albania, is said to be
a highly gifted woman. she is the
mother of two children and quite a
musician. She plays the harp, mando-
lin and guitar, singing to her own ac-
compartments. She writes poems and
paints and has collected about her in
Potsdam a charming circle of artists.
She grew up in the country, in Rouma-
MIA. and can ride any kind of horse.
Her husband, Prince William of Wied,
is great student, an athlete, and also
is said to be a man of great intellect
ual force.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16

There is 8 flounce of taffeta, only
moderately full, extending from the
waist line to the thigh and terminal
ing in scant ruffle Of the embroidery.
Below the embroidered founce is
full rufile of the plain taffeta. 1t
gives the effect of a short overskirt.
The silk below it is laid in plaits about
four inches deep. At their termina-
ton a second scant ruffle of the en-
broidery is sewed on. Below it the
silk falls free and is finished with a
three-inch hem.
The bodice has a plain back and
kimono sleeves. It opens surplice
fashion in the front, with the front
pieces pulled in along the under arm
seams. This allows them to fall cas-
lily about the waist and over the belt.
The opening at the neck is finished
with the embroidery put on almost
plain. There is very little fullness IN
the flounce of embroidery which fin
ishes the short sleeves.
There are several fabrics besides
taffeta in which this model may be
effectively made up. The light, bor-
dered, wool challies are perfect for it..
Figured cotton crepes and the light
weight poplins, as well as silk ma
terials, adapt themselves to draperies
and flounces. In making a choice it
Is to be remembered that the body
Or stiffness Of taffeta, and its high
luster, are not desirable for full fig
ures.
This is only one of many designs in
which the skirt appears to be made up
of flounces.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16
SCREAMED ALOUD
In Agony With Atvful Kidney Ailments

Mrs Clara Brasch zoo N 16th ST.. LexiBg-
ton, Mo-. says. MY whole system filed
with uric acid poison. 1 had terrible, sharp,
shooting pains in my head and sometimes
was so dizzy, / staggered and nearly fen
The poisoning affected my whole body sDd
my hands, arms. limbs and ankles were EwoI-
len and sore. The pains got 90 h6d
screamed and thought / would die WAS
nervous and languid and at times ] had
binding spells. Remedies and physicians,
prescriptions did me no good. In l0f}
heard of Doan's Kidney Pills and had EorDe
procured for me- After L had taken them .
few days, the soreness and pain began 90
up and felt little stronger. I'm AL
most no time, 1 was up and around. I'm good
health. Doan's Kidney Pills purified my
whole system and there Ia no doubt that they
saved my life. Since 1Uas cured, hGue aa0 40
further tro1LbLS."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16

desirable, good match for the wolfe
in wear-resisting qualities.
The sleeves are three-quarter length
and all seams hemstitched. . It is bet
ter to make the collars detachable, as
they soil more quickly than the body
Of the waist.
In selecting the voile, choose a
sheer variety made of very hard twist
ed threads. 1t will thicken a little
with washing, and it is a good idea
TO rinse it out and iron it before max.
ing it up.
The front panel in this waist is dec
Grated with small sprays Of embroid-
t1y. 1t is one of the few models that
open in the back.
For the business woman and for
home wear these waists provide one
with cool, comfortable garments hay
ing the charm of crisp neatness added
to their other attractions, without any
hard, starched surfaces to suggest dis
comfort and become mussed. A very
little starch or none at all is used
when they are Numbered. The ex-
pense Of the materials is next to moth
ing, the handwork places them in the
elegant class, and their durability
pays for it. They are an evolution in
waists, the outcome of long expert.
ence with the requirements of Ameri.
can woman. JULIA BOTToMLEY,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16
Stable Manure.

It is a well-known fact that no sys-
tenn Of crop rotation will restore to
the soil the potash and phosphoric
acid removed by crops. Unless these
elements that are removed be returned
in some manner, the soil will in.
evitably become too poor for an am
bilious man to cultivate. Common
stable manure is conceded to be one
of the best fertilizers for general pur-
poses, and 1t is to be deplored that
much of this valuable plant food is
dumped away as so much trash, or
exposed to the teaching rains, even
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16

It is but further step to dropsy or
Bright's disease.
Be warned by bacl1ache, by sediment
in the kidney secretions, by painful ,scapt
or too frequent Cure the weak
ened kidneys. Use DoaE's Kidney Pills
"a medicine made just for weak kid
neys, that has been proved good in years
of use. in thousands of cases-tho rem
edy that is recommended by grateful
users from coast to coast.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16

t e male weakness,
pain and IRREGULAR
ties. The pains in
my sides were in
creased by walking
or standing on my
feet and I had such
awful bearing down
feelings, w as de-
pressed IN spirits
and became thin and
pale with dull, heavy
ewes. 7 had six doc
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16

when intended for use. If 1t can make
poor soil rich it can certainly main
tain the fertility of rich soil. 1t is
not insisted that the use OF 1t would
be advisable in all cases, since the
fertility Of the soil and the crop to be
raised should be the governing fac
tors, but it is safe to assert that all
stable manure can advantageously he
used in any general farming com.
munity.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16
important TO mothers
kinq GEORGE in France.

During the visit of King George and
Queen Mary to Paris his majesty will
be present at the annual spring review
of the Paris garrison on April %. The
review will be held, as in previous
years, at Vincennes The review is
generally held in March, but out of
compliment to King George it has
been delayed this year.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16
Just So.

"How about you and that telephone
girl?'
"She has sent me back my soil
taire."
Ring off, eh?"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16
Dubious.

rs that fellow quick to see an open
ing?"
We'll. he's always in a hole"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16

DR.. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar-eoated,
easy to take as candy, regulate and invig-
crate stomach, liver and bowels Do not
grippe. Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16

Definition of a Crisis.
PA, the paper says there's a crisis
in Mexico. What's crisis?"
"A scarcity of news, my boy
T,ifo
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16

Putnam Fadeless Dyes do not stair
the kettle. Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16

And many toothless person in
dulges in biting sarcasm.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16
Nofhino Doinn.

$50 you demanded an apology. Well,
and what happened?"
"Tne supply wasn't equal to the de-
n,and"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16
Mrs. Williams
LONG SICKNESS
Yields To Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.

Elkhart, Ind. -" / suffered for four
teen years from organic inflammation,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16

Dairy Twins.
The man and the COW are the twtuk
OF the dairy business.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-16
Western Canada Lands

The richest Mixed Farming lands in Western
Canada in the Battleford District. The soil
Is deep black loan on clay subsoil and lands
can be purchased at from $40 per acre up. E,s-
cellent water in abundance, and railroad faciIi-
ties and good markets. Write for list of selected
properties to l.. II. GOOD, Secretary, Board
OF Trade, Battleford, Saskatchewan Canada
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-02-10
ASKS JOURNALISTS HELP
q. q. Null Calls on Advertising Classes
TO Solve Trouble.

O. G. Null. secretary of the Cabinet
Manufacturing Company of Quincy
ILL.,. is a firm believer that schools OF
journalism are practical institutions.
In an interview he said:
My company. which makes patent
window-tent for securing fresh air TO
the sleeper, has carried on an exten-
sive advertising campaign for the last
five years. but our results have been
very unsatisfactory. Our advertising
department has used new methods and
changed methods often, but has been
unable. to attain the desired results.
This winter we decided that the sOlu-
tion of the problem could be found by
having our methods analyzed by ex-
perts in certain schools. Two uni
versities have taken up our problems
and we intend to base our advertising
this year on their Judgment
Mr. Null asked that the advertising
classes in the School of Journalism
make IA study of the problems of his
company.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-02-10
". l.. NELSON IN MAGAZINE
Writes Of q Noted Cattle Raiser in
MOniteau County.

Featured in the last number of the
Country Gentleman is story, THE
Land of Big Beeves," written BY W
l.. Nelson, assistant secretary of the
State Board of Agriculture.
He tells how John r. Weesen OF
Moniteau County. Missouri, has made
his part of the country famous for the
raising OF 2,000-pound cattle and
500-pound hogs. In one year Mr.
Weesen sent twelve shipments
and topped the market each time
On one of these shipments he broke
all existing market records.
Mr.. Weesen says, in regard to Sc
lecting the feeder. You need a good
frame to hang good meat on, a good
machine 10 make it, and a good hide
to cover it" He has averaged buying
and feeding for many years 25,000
bushels of corn and has $40 acres of
land. which is mostly in bluegrass and
clover. He keeps cattle at the feed
trough for a year in making them
prime for market He is well paid for
doing so. as he started out not many
years ago in debt for an S0-acre farm
and now owns an entire section of val
liable land.