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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-10
MADE OF SAND AND CEMENT
Is Being Kept Secret by
Its inventor.

A process for making building brick
of sand and cement only has been de-
veloped, and brick OF this kind are
being placed on the market Any kind
of clean sand may be used. The secret
of the process lies in the use of ce-
ment which is mixed with the sand and
which is made from glass sand by a
process of melting. cooling, pulveriz-
ing, and treatment in a digester About
35 gallons of this cement is sufficient
for making 1000 brick when mixed
with ordinary river sand, sea sand or
bank sand, and the sand may be either
wet or dry. After being mixed, the
material is formed into brick in presses
and is then dried under temperature
of 500 degrees Fahrenheit. One of the
advantages Of the process is that the
brick may be made complete within
period of IL hours. Various colors
may be obtained by adding oxides and
mineral coloring to the material when
mixing Tests on brick made by this
process show an average compressive
strength of 5000 pounds to the square
inch-Popular Mechanics.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-10
DAT HAY FEED FOR
THE YOUNG COLTS
Cost of Threshing Is Saved and
All Animals Like lt-FltS
in Rotation.

It is often a matter of wonder why
those who mean to feed out an oats
crop should handle it in any other
way than as hay. The cost OF thresn-
Ing is saved by handling the crop In
this way, and all animals are fond OF
Il and thrive upon it. While oats is
not SO good on the soil as some Oh
The legumes, it fits well into the
rotation and makes one OF the best
cereal hay crops, says the Western
Farmer.
II it is intended to feed them from
the sheaf, they should be cut several
days earlier than when they are to
be threshed. The grain will be prac-
tically as good as later and the rest
Of the plant will be good deal more
palatable and more digestible. The
later cutting gives a more woody
straw, and some loss from shatter-
ing Of the grain. If one has plenty
Of storage room the bundles can be
piled away under cover as soon as
sufficiently cured. Or, If a good job
Of stacking can be done, oats will
keep outdoors until the following
spring with very little loss with
either grain or straw. When oats are
to be cut with a mower they should
be cut earlier than when they are to
be bound into sheaves. Just after
the milk stage is the best time in this
case. 1t Is necessary to give moved
oats room in the barn, for it Is diff
cult to stack them SO they will keep.
If 1t Is attempted to stack the oats
hay outdoors, it should be covered.
Horses and young colts find hay Ot
this kind well suited to their needs,
and a number of leading cattle-grow-
ers have been using it for several
years and find 1t entirely satisfac.
tory. The cattlemen salt the hay IN
the stack and find that the cattle eat
it all and do well on it. It is also a
good dairy feed, combining grain
and roughness and furnishing variety
in the ration.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-10

Admiral Fletcher, the Fort was not
bom6arded, it's commander being
warned that It would be demolished
II shot was fired. but was abandoned
by its commandante, together with its
garrison, under agreement with the
American authorities, several days
after the city was taken.
The interest which has centered in
the old fortress during our capture lay
In the curiosity everyone felt as to
what secrets OF torture and medieval
administration would be exposed.
And this interest was warranted and
our occupancy brought to light state
of affairs upon which comment Is diff
ficult in the light of our own attitude
and custom In such matters.
The following letter, written by a
young naval officer, one of the occu-
plying force, to his mother, describing
his Visit 10 the fortress, gives q
graphic idea of the Mexican way Of
conducting political and military
prison:
Dear Mother-Y yesterday afternoon
G. and l decided to VISIT the old
and historic fortress and prison of
San Juan Ulloa, of which there is a
picture In the bunch am sending you.
1t is on a small coral island to one
side of the harbor and was built by
the Spaniards way back around 1000
perhaps earlier. 1t is the prison"
1N hnwfnn nj hnu <P -
atrocious tales credited to 1t of any
of its kind in the world. 1t also con-
tains the so-called navy yard" con-
sisting of a torpedo tube, machine
shop, foundry and magazines for ex-
plosives. There is also floating dry
dock moored near by. The shops are
within the walls. monsters in height
and thickness and Of white sandstone
and coral. They must be 10 feet thick
in places, though some are only three
or four feet thick. All entrances, door
ways, ETC., are In the form of arches.
The inner part of the fort is surround
ed by a moat; that Is, there is an in
ner fort behind the outside walls.
There are various parapets and signal
towers and on the ramparts the half
moon platforms where the heavy can
non were mounted in long rows, close
together, behind and Just overlooking
the walls, can be plainly seen. Be-
hind and within the walls themselves
are the various cells and dungeons
and quarters for the soldiers and Of
ficers. These all open on a tremend-
GUS rectangular court yard. paved In
stone and brick. Various winding
stairs OF stone lead up through the
walls and to intricate dark halls and
cells of various shape and sizes. The
garrison consisted Of about 700 or 800
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-10

those who were fairly acquainted with
Of San Juan de- Ulloa. This ancient
fortress, commanding the entrance to
Vera Cruz harbor, would have DOM
mated the entire situation on April 81.
Ii it had been properly armed. In It's
early days 1t was considered impreg-
nable but its armament has never
been improved and lRtterly It has been
used mainly as a prison. The tales
that have lowered over this proud old
fortress have In consequence been
those of fiendish tortures, inQuisitorfal
methods. and heartless cruelty. rather
than those Of gallant defense or heroic
conduct.
Vera Cruz was In its early days sub
tect to frequent attacks by buccaneers
and pirates, the CITY being actually
sacked by. these blood-thirsty gentle
men in 1853 and 1712. In consequence
of these attacks the castle of San Juan
de Ulua Cor Ulloa) was projected.
Work was begun in 1882, and after
many years, of labor and the expend-
iture Of the enormous sum Of 10000
600 pesos, a sum which equals today
in value probably more than that
amount of dollars, the castle was COM
pleted. 1t was built on an island just
on the waterfront of the city which.
with the causeway or breakwater con-
Meeting it with the mainland. practical
ly forms the harbor
The city and with it the castle was
captured by the French in 1898; again
by our forces under General Scott in
1S47; and again by the French in 1852,
being abandoned and turned over to
the Mexicans after each of these oc-
equations.
In the recent capture Of Vera Cruz
by the American naval forces under
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-10

Pasture and pure water are the per-
lection of pig feed for summer.
Mud holes and wallows have no
place in hog pasture.
Every pig that goes to pasture
should have ring in his nose.
For summer bedding a few loads
of clear white sand is excellent.
Eliminate cabbage, turnips, ETC., a
few weeks before butchering time.
Do not let the yards become foul
and unsanitary. Plow them often.
Cast-iron troughs are the most san
itary, although plank will do If kept
clean.
Fifty hogs in bunch will thrive bet
ter than a large number.
The perfect mother punches her
brood in some corner and settles down
a few feet from them.
Never select a young boar with a
coarse, homely head and expect re-
suits that will be satisfactory.
When SOW is cross and ugly to
two litters in succession, sell her.
Prolificacy must not be lost sight
of in the general-purpose hog.
The pigs digestive apparatus must
be developed to It's full capacity be-
fore the fattening period begins.
Select sires and rams from large
litters.
Excessive flesh produces a crowding
of the internal organs that Is detri-
mental to fecundity.
The digestive powers of the hogs
are the feeders foundation Of success.
Similarity Of breeding stock pro-
duces offspring of much greater value.
Do not compel the pigs to lie in wet,
muddy nests over night and never al
low them to become chilled.
Pneumonia is Just as likely to oc-
cur with pigs as with human beings.
although the pig is more certain to re-
cover; however, it is an unfavorable
condition and is not wanted.
Young pigs should have fresh sod
thrown in to them occasionally If they
are not allowed to run out into the
large yard. The best thing for young
pigs is to get them out on the ground
and in the sunshine. 1t is almost i'm
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-10

and fed with the regular navy ration
and all the cells fumigated after the
various filth and vermin had been
washed out with hose AS l say, there
were 102 left yesterday. We saw them
bathing in the moat with dozen ma
rines with loaded rifles around them.
They were the most horrible looking
lot of human beings 1t has ever been
my fortune to look at. Later they
came back to the courtyard for more
asserting" according to their crimes.
Most of these were murderers, though
some of them were innocent abso-
lutely, had done nothing save perhaps
agitate against the government. Many
Of them had blankets huddled around
them and shivering with the ague.
Their faces were scanned with vice
and cruelty, their eyes shifting ana
disease of many kinds showing.
One old fellow had gray hair ana
beard, unkempt, .shivering (tempera-
ture 80 degrees) and scantily CLAD.
Through his brown skin were great
leaden black splotches on his face ana
hands. His eyes we're sunken and
bloodshot. Lord knows what he had.
Others were worse looking. Altogetn-
er 1t was a pitfful, pathetic, CHASTITY
sight, which l remarked to Command
er Beach, whereupon he replied. my
boy, you ought to have seen them two
weeks agot" That was enough. Can
you imagine such horrible scene?
And when a dozen were picked out
after telling their stories. etc.. to be
fired today. most Of them didn't want
to go! They preferred to stay there
and be fed by Uncle Sam to being
shot by rebels or impressed by FED
erals. Some of their yarns were
heartrending. Cusacks TRANSLATED
their stories. but haven't time 10
write more as 1t is nearly IL. Coco
night
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-10

cOmmandante, however, thought per~
ter OF 1t, and said he would not fire
unless fired upon. Nothing, therefore,
ever happened though, as / said in my
early letters, several nights they tried
to escape over the causeway that con-
meets 1t to the land to the northward.
That was my job to watch for several
nights.
Well, the fort surrendered abouG
April 20 with no fighting. Commander
Beach, commanding the Vestal (repair
ship was put in charge and found
that he had some 700 prisoners on his
hands in the dungeons. The condi-
tons revealed were frightfuL Fifty
and sixty of the poor devils were hud-
died into each of the half dozen big
cells. They are all nearly pitch dark.
only little light entering through
slit In the wall, four inches wide by
three feet high, with thick iron bars
across, through walls SIX feet thick.
Here they have been for months; !
many for years. The officials had fed
with all records of the crimes. About
500 were estimated to have been In
carcerated because they wouldn't
serve in Huerta's army.
About 100 were murderers and 100
more convicted of petty crimes. When
G. and got there all but 102 had
been fed, clothed and liberated. Prof.
Carlos v. Cusacks, u 8. NJ, who vas
ordered to Vera Cruz from the naval
academy to act as interpreter, got in
touch with the federal officer that
brought the prisoners from the inter-
ior (Tabasco) and with his help was
able to identify many of them. They
had been living in utter filth for years,
some of them starved and full Of every
conceivable disease. They neveH
washed, and never saw the light OF
day. Many were in cells designed
with the ceiling SO low that they could
not stand up or walk! Others In cells
at the water edge. so that when the
tide was high they had to stand to
keep from drowning.
When they were taken from the
dungeons few could walk without
stumbling and half were nearly blind
and had to have partial bandages over
their eyes for long time. They were
kept in the open courtyard. clothed
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-10
RELIC IS GIVEN TO NAVY
Historic Constellation Cup Presented
to Commodore kearney, Given
to Government

Washington. Secretary Daniels
sent to James Lawrence Kearney. son
of the late Commodore Lawrence
Kearney of Perth Amboy, N. J.. let
ter accepting his donation OF cup
to the historic old man-of-war Con-
stellation, which was presented TO the
commodore by the officers OF the Con-
stellation in 1843.
The cup is of china. four and one
half inches high and three and one
half inches in diameter and Is artist
cally decorated with painted scene
representing the ships Constellation
and Boston lying at anchor In chi
nese harbor.
The representations of the ships, 1t
is said, are wonderfully accurate.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-10
Pipe Made Of Asphalt Paper.

Asphalt-paper pipes, which are
claimed to have points in their favor,
have been introduced in Austria. The
tubes are made of al especially pre-
pared asphalt paper of German manu-
facture. and are exceedingly light in
weight as compared with piping of
other materials. They were originally
made for electric-cable conduits, but it
has been found that they may be used
for varied purposes, replacing iron,
steel and clay pipes excepting as con-
veyors of hot fluids, strong acids or
petroleum products. One of their ad-
vantages is that stray currents of
electricity do not affect them.-Popu-
lar Mechanics.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-10

possible to secure thrifty young pigs
unless they have sunshine, exercise.
and a yard to run In.
The business of breeding pure-bred
swine, is q business by itself and 1t
should not be undertaken by anyone
who cannot keep records straight and
who Is not willing to invest good
money for improved blood.
The most conservative course ia to
select the breed most popular in your
vicinity and improve upon the COM
mon individuals by the use of Inn"
proved breeding boars.
The idea of perfect comfort should
predominant in every building that is
constructed for hogs.
AS narrowing time approaches be-
sure that the old SOW is in good pen
with strong rail or plank around
the sides standing out some Is inches
and standing about foot from the
floor.
Great care should be taken not to
overfeed the SOW for the first few days.
The skillful feeder will regulate her
feed SO that her milk supply will In
crease about as fast as the demands
of her litter for it increase until at
about two weeks of age they are ia
king about all their dam is capable
OF giving when on full feed.
A large proportion of the growth
obtained while the pig Is less than
five months of age costs only o
little actual money and to make the
business profitable 1t Is essential that
we secure the most gain possible dur
ing the first few months of the pigs
life.
When pigs are kept eight MONTHS
when fully as good weight could have
been obtained at six months, the profit
is anything but what it should have
been.
There are good openings for men In
the pig business, who will feed city
swill. 1t is good material for pig feed
ing, but must be fed with judgment.
Before feeding, it should be heated up
and fed before 1t becomes cold. In
many cases outbreaks of disease come
from feeding cold swill.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-10
Bull Fighting Not Only Sport In
Spain.
"PeIota," the National! Pastime of the
Peninsula, le Played by All--lt 10
Full of Interest to Players
and Spectators.

OF the national sport of bull fight
ing all that is good and all that is bad
has been said before, and we will
merely remark that it is practiced not
only by the professional toreadors, but
also by amateurs at the becerradas, in
which the bulls used are young and
almost harmless, writer in the Lon
don Times says. But the rearing of
fighting bulls In the ganaderias gives
rise to operations which, while lack
ing the sanguinary aspect of the cor
rldas, are full Of interesting sport.
Such are the encierro, In which the
bull is led away hemmed In by
cabestros or belled oxen; the acoso
y derribo, which consists of driving
the bull into a corner and throwing
him down in order to brand him,
feat performed either on horseback
and with the goad. as in Andalusia,
or by awaiting the onset of the beast,
seizing him by the horns and twist
ing his neck, as is done by the peas
ants Of Salamanca, who for this pur-
pose wear leather cuirass round the
body; and the tienta, in which the
pugnactty of the bull is put to the
trial by means of a mock corrida.
The Andalusians are adopts at pig
sticking and the king himself has
taken part In this exhilarating sport
on the Donana estate at the mouth
of the Guadalquivir, the best district
for uo ma In oil ESx,pnNn
The TRUE national sport of Spain is
pelota, which originated in the Basque
country, but is played in all the prin-
cipal towns OF the peninsula and in
some places abroad. The game con-
sists Of hitting ball against the walls
of a fronton, which has one or two
parallel courts and sometimes q lat
eral one, and Is played between two
teams of two players each, one stand
ing In front and one behind. The ball
is hit either with the costa, a sort Of
elongated and curved wickerwork
glove. or with the fat pala (bat) or
with the hand alone. The scoring is
by points, each fault committed by
one sfde--such as a dropped ball or a
ball sent out of the court-counting
for the other side. The extraordinary
agility and suppleness of the players
and the sustained excitement of the
play make pelota a most interesting
game to watch, especially in the
Basque country, where it is played
in the open air, sometimes against the
walls of the village church, and by
children of quite a tender age.
In the Canary islands :. favorite
sport is wrestling of kind very sim
liar to that practiced by the montag-
nards Of Switzerland. A curious game
in the Baleares is hurting with the
sling. a weapon with which the ma
tives, who are said to have invented
it, were familiar In ancient times. The
women of the Tarragona district run
races with cantaros (pitchers) bal
anced on their heads, and in La Com
era island (Canaries) the inhabitants
display wonderful skill In COMMUNE
eating with each other by means of
whistling, which they have made a
veritable medium of speech.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-10
DIPPING FOR NANCE
AND LICE ON SWINE
Most of COal-Tar Dips Are Quite
Satisfactory If Strong and I
Warm Enough.
(By M. H. REYNOLDS.)

Treatment of hogs for mangI
should begin with a vigorous scrub
bing with brush, soap and soft water
SO as to remove the crust. A variety
Of coal-tar dips are on the market.
Most of these are quite satisfactory
If of sufficient strength and warm
enough (about 10 degrees f. Do not
boiD. The hog should be given
good, thorough soaking in the dip, not
less than two minutes. The hog must
go under, head and all, at least once.
Treatment must usually be repeated
one or more times at intervals of
eight days. Treat the whole herd and
do 1t thoroughly.
An effective dip can be made from
crude petroleum as follows:
Four gallons crude oil.
Sixteen gallons water.
One pound soap.
The soap should be dissolved In the
water by heating. An emulsion is
then made by adding the oil and thor
oughly churning the mixture. Water
in different sections differs very great
ly in the way 1t will combine with
soap. If this amount of soap does not.
give good emulsion simply add more
soap. Avoid oily dips in cold weather.
While the hogs are taking the dip,
thoroughly clean and then disinfect
the pens. In case Of true mango the
fence posts, trees, and everything
against which the hogs can rub must
also be disinfected. Use strong dis
infectant and plenty of 1t. After
treatment do not put hogs back into
lousy or NANCY pens.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-10
Victim of insane Patient.

A terrible tragedy of madness oc-
Cured near Draguignan, France, few
DAYS ago. Doctor PORE was hastily
summoned to attend a peasant named
Chic. an Italian by birth, who was CIV
ing unmistakable signs OF insanity.
The DOCTOR who had been talking with
his patient, turned his back for mo-
ment, whereupon Chic. who had con-
cealed a razor up his sleeve, sprang
upon him from behind and cut his
throat, death being instantaneous. The
man was overpowered and taken to
the gendarmerie. Here he attempted
to strangle a gendarme, whereupon
another gendarme, In order to save his
COMPANION. drew his revolver and shot
the mailman dead.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-10
TABBY ADOPTS BABY WILDCAT
House Feline Nourishes Denizen OF
Mountains With Her Own
Two ktttena.

Conceivable, Pa.-Frank T. Robin
son, a Baltimore & Ohio engineer, liv-
ing here, has house cat that Is moth
ering 9 baby wildcat. Two kittens,
tabhy's own, share with the wild one
the favors OF tho mother.
A ground hog hunter ran across
den Of four wildcats near Foley. on
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-10
Secret Not Vet Found.

In spite of the great amount OF
work which has been done by scien-
tific investigators in studying mate
rails for combating fungous diseases
and insect pests of orchard and gar
den, the ideal spray material has not
been discovered. This is not SC much
from the standpoint Of efficiency In
the control of the pests and diseases,
as it is in the "scalding" and similar
injury to the foliage of the plants that
ara treated
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-10

into her face to make believe sui
eide as she put it. The joke proved
more serious than she expected. she
did not know iodine would burn. Her
skin was scared and Doctor Farr had
her taken to st. Johns hospital. She
will recover.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-10

the top of the mountains. He brought
two home. He gave one to Frank
Sandusky and the other to Robinson.
The eyes of neither were OPEN Rob-
inson placed the little wildcat with
the mother cat, and it is thriving. be-
ing nourished along with the kittens.
Sandusky's died after few days.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-10
Danger.

why Ia it that your husband never
attends church with your" asked the
good pastor, who was noted for his
lengthy sermons.
He is afraid to" replied Mrs. Jones
He is a somnambulist."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-10
Watch Younu Treea

Young trees should be watched caro-
fully and the open spaces in the ground
about them, which have been made by
the wind swaying the trees, should be
well firmed down. This is important
Just before winter sets in.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-10
STARTING the Butter.

1t Is common practice among
farmers to use little buttermilk
from one churning as starter for the
next batch Of cream. This Is the cas-
lest way Of providing a starter, and
II the buttermilk is good. it Ia very
satisfactory.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-10
Monkey Aids Mistress.

New York.-By screaming and chat
tering, PasQuale, a monkey, brought
aid to his mistress, Mrs. Franz
Fiorella, who had been bound and
gagged by robbery
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-10
Preparing for a Lecture.

"Pop!"
Yes, my son."
II think I'll make trip to the North
Pole when I'm older"
Il always said you took after your
mother. She always wants to lecture,
too"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-10
Not Good Eances.

Thorn hedges are not good fences
for sheep to run against. They will
lie up close to them in the middle Of
the day, and when they go away they
will leave lot Of wool behind them