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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-16
THE LATEST PASSING SHOW

Living Models Used at sIosby's to Illus
frate Coract Lectures.
There have been eNposltionB Of the
latest models In hats and the newest
models In gowns and dresses, with
aneenly models parading in grandeur
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-17
Work For Fiction Writers Provided
By University Professor.

Oakland (Ca1.) Trlbune.)
Found-A hero for a historical
novelist.
His name is Athanase de Mezleres.
ruled for Spain over the turbulent In
dian tribes and adventurous frontiers
men of Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklaho-
ma and Texas from 1858 to 1880.
Now his letters and reports ave
been discovered in Mexico and Spain
and edited by Herbert E. Bolton, pro
fessor of American history in the
University Of California.
There are two bulky volumes of
these hitherto unpublished docu-
ments. Prof. Eugene G.. Barker, Of
the University of Texas, declares in
the October number of the Mississippi
Valley Historical Review hat Pro-
fessor Bolton has revealed Athanase
tive personality, and that, hitherto,
only a shadowy name, he now stands
forth as a unique opportunity for
some historical novelist.
A stirring tale Of pioneer adven-
ture is narrated by these letters of
De. MeZiereS, as translated by Pro.
fessOr Bolton. They tell how the
Spaniards resisted the encroachments
Of the American frontiersmen, Of how
French and Spanish dealt with the
Indian problem, of theh trade be-
tween the French of Louisiana and
the Indians Of Texas in captives and
in horses stolen by the Indians from
the Spanish settlements, of outlaw
life in the wilds Of Oklahoma. Of the
annual WOOd-cutting and the cattle
killing on the Guadalupe river, and
of the fur trade Of the Southwest, g
chapter Of history before unWritten
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-17
-Harnett County Banker.

-harnett county Banner.
1--WE need money TO lend &c farmers
TO enable them to hold-getting the
money is the object. We could make
any one safe, but getting the funds Is
impossible. 1t follows that 1t is an
individual scrap with merchant,
banker or what not-everyone try
ing to get his, and the returns for the
crop are so small that it makes a very
bad condition. No government leSis-
lation that amounts to 3 cent has been
enacted. The emergency currency
proposition is only a grand stand
play 1t amounts TO nothing to the
rural districts and the producer. -
Johnston County Banker.
If we could get fifteen thousand we
car lend every CEN on cotton. n
farmers tina can hold are holding, but
some are compelled to sell for the
present Observation-Disclosures Coun-
ty Banker.
Hold this crop if possible; plant
very small crop mex year."-Wilson
County Banker.
Anything to put one where the
farmers could get it at a reasonable
interest, on cotton or real estate. 1t
patient is dead before sending for the
doctor. We are a small State bank
and cannot get government money
Castor County Banker.
'"Time merchants need help most
now.''-Nash County Banker.
Legislation to aid the mills to buy
cotton and to hold the finished pro-
ducts for more profitable markets."
Wake County Banker.
For the government to deposit with
the national banks amounts adequate
to enable them to loan to the smaller
banks n the smaller banks to the
farmers."-Lee County Banker.
Banks find it hard if not impossible
to borrow on good security."-Anson
County Banker.
For the people to help the banks
all they can, and for the banks to be
as considerate Of their customers as
possible.'-Anson County Banker
1--WE do not believe legislation viii
help unless the payment of debts is
deferred until the markets are NOR
settled."-Iredell County Banker.
LAS nearly all distressed cotton il
j the cotton belt is for fertilizers, we
believe that if an arrangement could
be made with fertilizer people to car
| ry mortgages and notes over to 1915
it would help the situation very much
Montgomery County Banker.
I'VE have agreed not to loan none
to any farmer who does not cut his
cotton crop in half.-Rowan County
Banker.
more money in some Way
large number can pull through-Many
are not able to get on without loans
or sacrifice their Cotton.'-Ruther
ford County Banker.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-17
HAD TO REDUCE HIS WEIGHT
Desperate Expcdient Necessary to
Bring Jockey Down to Right Figure

Pittsburg Observation-Disclosures.
There could be no dispute in the
matter. The jockey was just over
weight-only the merest fraction. but
enough to ~disqualify him.
The disappointed owner glanced
from the little rider to the scales. then
to the little rider again.
William" he said, cant you do
something to tighten yourself a
bit %
mo. sir; amt 'ad a bite Of any
sort these two days"
Hum. Shaved?
"es, sir; five minutes ago
Finger HallS?'
The pockey held out his hands
The nails were clipped almost 10 the
quick.
For 6 moment the owne r was
silent. Then a bright idea occurred
to him.
Run away and have vo,,r -ons;le
cut" he shouted. Hurry lac
hurry" -
seems to think the rine r. +
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-17

Mexico's cotton crop, though eZc@pl-
ionally large, is practically useless u
that euntr since the picking season
Of last September. owing 10 rhe req
lution.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-17

seems to think the time to sav no Is
the time. -
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-09-25

has been not single withdrawal by
any nation because of the war, and as
surances have been received from two
of the belligerent countries that Expo
sition participation will proceed. Loss
in attendance from Europe will be off
set by increased attendance from the
United States, South America, Central
America, the orient Australia, New
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-09-25

Zealand and the noncombatants in Eu
rope who want to escape wars horror.
In the accompanying photograph,
taken from hilltop 600 yards away,
an impression of the size Of the ex-
hibit palaces of the walled City" Is
given. OF the eleven exhibit palaces
ten are completed, and the Palace Of
Fine Arts, which is of steel and con-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-09-25

the entire Exposition area of 635 acres,
but it shows that the Exposition was
80 per cent completed the day the Eu-
ropean conflict started. The war will
not even harm the Exposition.
Any loss in exhibits is made up in
the requests for additional space from
Japan, the orient, South America and
nonwarring nations Of Europe. There
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-09-25

The largest single day when there
has been no special event on the
grounds was a recent Sunday, when
$3.50 persons paid at the gates. The
largest attendance for special event
on the grounds was $4,000 paid ad-
missions at the Ball of All Nations on
May 2. The Exposition will open on
Feb. 20 and close Dec. 4, 1915.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-09-25

crete and absolutely freproof, will be
ready before this story is published.
No better criterion of the progress
Of the Exposition may be had than
the record Of the paid admissions. The
average is now more than $4,000 per-
sons month at rs cents. The total
admission receipts from Sept. 9, 1918,
to Aug. 80, 1914, was $1O1, 900.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-09-25

Y of to
shown lin the two Venetian o the PnamaP Inerato
in cor connecting links n Exposition
b
be Court OF h -Four nwihhe Court OF the
o f ION is shown above
o t O. a h Include a Exposition coMs
bsn
a in N pgmt d n her ndr fhecurt
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-09-25

HE
before which
This facade Of the Palace Of Agriculture the
Marina and the waters Of Francisco bay.
Exposition.
beautifully
by cupured figure the Conqustadera On
stands high.
The
blending
which
O thrilling events in 1915
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-09-25

the nbrna is
n
pwueby basket Surround
the ace be in of
and
ebundpgh Muhel wok will
sand flowers Texueme engh
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-09-25

family
atractveness
hint the beauty Of color tones q
pasters shown this photograph
imitation Tvene
andco the
Inside the arches the ceilings
shows typical of the The wall
where be
Looking through the Of the
Closer the
O Zodiac.
The world is be given something in
Exposition in
Exposition will on Feb
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-09-25

THE above panorama of the
grounds of the Panama-Pacific
International Exposition, taken
six months before the opening days, is
an answer to the question, Twill the
war cause postponement of the Pan
ama-Pacific international Exposition"
1t will not.
The photograph shows only part Of
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
Revolutionary Patriot.

James Lowell, a distinguished pa
triot of the Revolution, died 100 years
ago in the town of Windham, Me. Mr.
Lowell was born in Boston in 1871
and graduated from Harvard college al
the age of nineteen. He delivered
April 2, 1771, the Grafton before the
town authorities on the Boston mas
sacre. Because of his display OF pa
triotism he was imprisoned by Gen
eral Gage Immediately after the battle
of Bunker Hill. subsequently he was
conveyed to Halifax with the British
army, and remained in confinement
until exchanged for Governor Skene IL
the latter part of 1776. From 177t
until 1882 Mr.. Lowell was a member
Of the Continental congress. In later
life he filled a number of public of
fees in Boston.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
Reverse Method.
ECZEMA lTCHED AND BURNED

r. f. d. No. 4, Box IS, Holland,
Mich.--"My child's trouble began by
getting red and sore around her neck,
and her face, behind her ears, under
her arms, and different parts or her
body were affected. The eczema ap-
peared in a rash first. 1t was wet
and looked as If it was sweaty. 1t
seemed to itch and burn so that she
could not sleep or rest. It got so bad
at last that behind her ears was one
crust or sore so that had to cut her
hair. There was a hard crust cover
ing her neck. She could not have her
clothes buttoned at all. / could hardly
change her clothes. 1t caused an aw-
full disagreement for the time. She
would cry when had to wash her.
eve had her treated for some time
but without success. 1 got one cake
of Cuticura Soap and one box Of Cuti-
cura Ointment and I had not used
more than half of what / bought when
she was all cured" (Signed) Mrs. G.
C. Riemersma, Mar. Fl, 1914.
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, 1914-08-13
Peru the Source of Cocaine.

There is a shrub in high Peru which
does not bring the blessing Of the po-
tato-I mean the coca tree, whence
comes cocaine. The leaf is chewed by
young and old. Some doctors say it
is very bad for the people of Peru.
The infantile death rate is high. And
they say few old persons are to be
found. Other doctors aver that the
coca leaf is very good for the peasants.
I am inclined to take a view between
the two opinions. ! met a man In
Cuzco who was running a grocery
store, and Professor Giessecke told me
they had very good proofs in that town
that he was hundred and fifty years
old. He sold me chocolate and also
coca leaves. / chewed the leaves to
try to cure an ulcer in my stomach.
and they helped me more t1an all the
medicines Of civilization that / had
tried-National Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13

though he can be spoiled by stuffingl
him with corn. He thrives on clover!
and If allowed to run in fields of
sweet peas, rape and alfalfa, produces
the sweetest and best balanced hog
meat that is known.
The TamWorth is particularly fondI
Of raw potatoes, pumpkins and ROOTS
of all kinds to which the average typd
Of fat hog is not partial.
During the past few years very
large trade in American hams has
sprung UP In Europe, particularly Eng
land. The consumer over there de-
mands a small ham and our Amer
lean packers are endeavoring to edu-
cate farmers to the idea of curing
hogs that will average around $50
pounds. Matured hogs that will weigh
less are even more eagerly sought.
The truth is that our best hams are
sent to England; it is not an easy mat
ter to obtain these small. well ball.
anced hams In this country, and we
are forced to take the big, fat hog
ham, with the trimmings, and hypno-
tie ourselves into the belief that we
are eating the real thing, or let them
alone.
1t is not likely that the Ideal small
ham will ever be produced in large
quantities In the corn belt, for the rea-
son above stated; we may expect the
best hogs of this type to come from
the South, where they feed less corn
and more peas and clover.
Some farmers down there are be-
coming rich, raising Tamworths and
small Berkshires for the express pur-
pose Of producing the ideal hams, and
they obtain very high prices for this
type Of hog.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
D0DDER is WORST
WEED IN ALFALFA
Annual Parasitic Plant Starts
From Seed in Ground
Guard Against 1t.

w. S. Oswald Of the Minnesota ex-
pertinent station says that In Western
states and in some of the European
countries, dodder is the worst weed
found In alfalfa fields. It is an annu7
al parasitic plant which starts from
the seed in the ground and develops
into long, thread-like stem, winding
itself around the alfalfa plant and
sending parasitic roots or suckers into
the plant. 1t then lives on the nourt
ishment which should be used in de-
veloping the alfalfa plant
Dodder has not yet secured a strong
foothold in the alfalfa fields of this
state, probably because alfalfa has not
been raised for seed to any considers
Bile extent. AS long as alfalfa is grown
only for hay, dodder should not be,
come a very serious weed pest. How,
ever, as alfalfa will probably be grown
more and more for seed each year, ex1
IRENE care should be taken to secure
seed which is free from dodder and
to avoid the introduction Of dodder
into the states.
There are two dodder varieties COM
mon in alfalfa fields. The smallseed-
ed alfalfa dodder is not as bad as the
large-seeded variety, as the seed is
easily separated from that Of alfalfa.
The seed Of the large-seeded alfalfa
dodder is about the same size as al
falfa seed and 1t is almost impossible
to separate them.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
(By c. s. MILLER.)

By c. s. MILLER.1
The art of making good, sweet hams,
properly balanced with fat and lean
and cured to turn is fast slipping
away from us here in America.
The old-time southern planters new
er bred hogs for fat and rarely cured
an animal for their own use that
weighed over It's pounds.
These men bred the long lean anil
mails which were fattened on mash
and clover, because not a great deal
of corn is raised in the South; and
the result was an ideal ham-and- bacon
hog.
In the great corn belt farmers are
disposed to breed and feed for fat be-
cause they are not satisfied to send
to market 175-pound hog at Christ
mas time when they can just as we'll
bring him up to 300 pounds. To them
all hog meat looks alike.
A 300-pound hog does not make good
hams. They are coarse and contain a
large amount Of fat which the packers
trim off in order to bring the size down
to make them look like hams from a
small hog.
People want hams from hogs that
weight from 1875 to $50 pounds, and
they cannot be deceived by hams from
300-pound hog with the fat trimmed
off.
The consumption Of hams in this
country LIS steadily falling off for this
reason, and further, because ham
cured in the average packing house
Is anything but ideal food.
The small or middle-sized Berkshire
makes a good ham, although there is
tendency to fat. The ideal ham hog
is, in our opinion, the Tamworth. He
Is glutton for protein foods, al
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
Whv He Quit

Eyes, i once edited paper" said
the ragged man who was tickling the
ends of his fingers on the stubbles that
grew around his chin; fact is, l not
only edited it, but was publisher and
business manager"
What caused you to quit journal
ism?'
You see, | was doing business in
strong prohibition town. One Sunday
evening the most prominent minister
in the place preached an eloquent SER
mon, taking for his text, Bear and
Forbear.' l wrote two-column report
of it. but his text as it got into the pa
per was Beer and for Beer
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
Enthusiasm.

Enthusiasm is the thing that makes
the world go round. The old Greeks
who gave it name knew that it was
the god energy in the human machine.
Without it's driving power nothing
worth doing has even been done 1t
is mans dearest possession. Love,
friendship, religion, altruism, devotion
to career or hobby-all these, and most
of the other good things in life, are
forms of enthusiasm. A medicine for
the most diverse ills, it alleyiates both
the pains OF poverty and the boredom
of riches. Apart from it JOY cannot
live. Therefore it should be hus-
banded with zeal and spent with wis
dom.
To waste it is folly; to misuse f.
disaster. For it is safe to utilize this
god energy only in its own proper
sphere. Enthusiasm moves the human
vessel. To let it move the ruddeT, too,
ia criminal negligence.-Robert H.
Schauffier. in Atlantic.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
VALUABLE HINTS
FOR THE GARDENER
Machine Wheel Hoe Makes Work
Real PIeaSure-Hoe Is Excel
lent Tool for Dry Weather.

The machine wheel hoe is a great
thing in the garden. 1t makes garden
work real pleasure if you have one
of the modern combined drill and
wheel-hoe arrangements. They are not
costly, and not hard to operate. Any
one that has garden as big as town
lot can afford to have one, as it will
save its cost the first season and will
last for 20 years. You can do as much
work with them as ten men with hand
hoes. and do it better.
You can get the machine of any
seed man and can generally get them
delivered, freight paid, at the list
price.
In the garden you can still plant
eucumbers for pickles, late cabbage
turnips, celery (plants), lettuce, rad
isles, beans and peas for succession,
sweet corn for late market, and in
fact, you can take your choice OF a
lot of stuff yet White field beans do
best planted the first half of June.
They are paying crop. too. Drill
them in on any good ground, at the
rate of from two to three pecks to the
acre.
A small box of convenient height,
makes a comfortable seat and may be
readily moved from place to place. 1t
saves tired knees.
The five-cent cotton gloves used by
n, ofp0afiun
lection for the hands, more comfort
able, and more quickly adjusted than
those which fit.
The hoe is better tool in dry
onions, tomatoes and cucumbers can
scarcely have the soil too rich. A
rich, light loan, with a sunny slope,
Is an ideal spot for melons. Beans
will grow on poorer soil and still
thrive.
If the plants are all growing nice
Iy do not wait for them to halt for
lack of food, but dig hole between
the hills and put in some poultry
house fertilizer.
l<C(SQCO WILL OCcsL u ACME RidAtluS u1CO-
Iy. and as the plants come up they
should be thinned out to FIVE or six
inches apart, or they will become
weak and spindling.
A border of lettuce around the edge
of the onion bed makes g. dainty gar
nish, and proves quite help in keep
Ing the table supplied. Transplant at
night, or on rainy day, and keep well
watered for few days. IL the roots
soak In water q few hours before re-
planting they are much less likely to
wilt
Young beets may also be thiuned
and transplanted in the same way, but
1t is better policy to SOW the rows as
long as are wanted, and use the sur
plus for greens.
Never use tin coverings as a protec-
ton from frost. They simply serve as
condensers and are much worse than
no protection. In the absense Of
wooden boxes, paper coverings will
serve the purpose.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
CLIPPING HORSES
IN THE HOT SEASON
Practise Has Proved of Great
Benefit to Health and Vigor
of Work Animals.

Clipping during the hot season Of
the year has proved of great benefit
to the health, comfort and vigor Of
work horses, thus adding to their
beauty, value and usefulness. The
horse that has been idle all winter
very seldom gets the grooming that he
deserves, says Spirit Of the West. and
as consequence, his hair grows long
and thick and the pores of the skin
become clogged with dust and dirt.
The change from idleness in cold
weather to that of long days Of hard
work In rapidly advancing tempera-
lures means great deal of unneces-
sary discomfort from the heat if the
horse has thick coat. He is in about
the same condition man would be IL
forced to perform hard work with a
heavy overcoat on.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13

He is dreaming; let him dream
He supposes that the sun
With a lesser warmth would CLEAN
If today his work were done
II today his voice were stilled f.s
And in deaths embrace he lay,
If his mission were fulfilled
And his hands were lifeless clay.
He supposes that all men
Must have knowledge of his worth;
Twill be hard, he fancies, when
He is gone to run the earth;
Wheels will cease to turn, he thinks,
And the flags will wave no more
When within the grave he sinks
And his usefulness is DER.
When he sleeps within his tomb
And the world, all darkened, grieves,
Not another rose will bloom,
SO he foolishly believes.
Why deprive him Of his glee,
Howe'er foolish he may seem?
Glory, after all, may be
Merely happy dreams we dream.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
PRIZE FOOD.
PaIatabIe, Economical, Nourishing.

A Nebr. woman has outlined the
prize food in few words, and that
from personal experience. She
writes: ssr .s..ss SCARS
After our long experience with
Grape-Nuts, I cannot say enough in
It's favor. We have used this food al
most continually for seven years.
I'VE sometimes tried other adver-
tised breakfast foods but we invariably
returned to Grape-Nuts as the most
palatable, economical and nourishing
of all.
when I quit tea and coffee and
began to use Postum and Grape-Nuts,
I was almost nervous wreck. was
so irritable could not sleep nights,
had no interest in life.
after using Grape-Nuts a short
time began to improve and ali these
ailments have disappeared and now /
am we'll woman. My two children
have been almost raised on Grape
Nuts, which they eat three times g
day.
"They are pictures of health and
have never had the least symptom OF
stomach trouble, even through the
most severe siege of whooping cough
they could retain Grape-Nuts when all
else failed.
"Grape-Nuts food has saved doctor
bills. and has been, therefore, a most
economical food for u.s."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek; Mich. Read 1.-THE Road to Well
VILE" in pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever rend the above letter. A new
one appears from time 10 time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
The Tanno in Church.

Mother, like countless other moth
ers, had been doing much tangoing
and hesitating Of late. She had taken
dancing lessons. She practiced the
various steps at home with father. Lit
tie Frances had heard much of the
lingo that goes with the tango, and the
hesitation. She knew all of the
phrases.
A few days ago Frances went to
church with her mother Frances had
not learned all of the ceremonials OF
this church for, after the mother knelt
outside the pew, Frances looked up at
her and whispered:
Mother, what did you do the dip
or?"-Indianapolis News.