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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
Qutspoken.

Mrs. Smiths four sons made the life
of her old colored servant burden.
One day Uncle Andy was busy in the
garden, hoeing corn. and for half an
hour Tom, the most mischievous of the
uuartette had amused himself throwing
clods Of dirt at him. At last Andy
threw down his hoe and stamped indig-
nantly down to the house.
miss Ella" he said to the little cul-
prit's mother, ''Ah jes' has to tell yu
dat dat boy Tawm am de meanes' chile
yu got--an' All tells yu TO yo' face
and tells you behine yo' back."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
Not Expcctinn Much.

In case we separate, Mary, how
much aIimony do you think you ought
to have?"
"Alimony? Good gracious, you don't
suppose you could pay me alimony if
you were alone in the world, do you?
Why, it's all we can do to make ends
meet on your income, even when you
have me to inspire and direct you"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
Are You Needed?

Have you made yourself important? Are
you needed in your place?
You complain that you are sighted; gloom
has settled on your face;
Younger men are passing onward to re-
wards you cannot claim,
And you cry that luck betrays you, but is
luck alone to blame?
Others blessed with little talent have been
pushed ahead, you say;
But their services are needed and they
give the best they may;
Would the world care if tomorrow you
sat on some distant star?
Have you made yourself important-are
you needed where you are?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
Absence of Alfalfa.

Considering the comparative ease
and certainty OF getting alfalfa estab-
lished. when proper methods and care
are used, the absence OF fields of this
legume on thousands Of farms where
it should represent 10 to 90 per cent
OF the total cultivated acreage is &C.
founding
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
Would Change Their Minds.

No farmer who loves his calling Is
ever ashamed OF it. II the men who
feel that farming is degrading could
only know with what longing their
brothers, bending under the burdens
OF city life, hunger for the opportunity
to take their places, they would have
better opinion of their station.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
Ups and Downs.

He proposed to her on one OF the
Alpine peaks and she threw him
down.
Think of thati"
But he pulled himself together and
asked her again
What happened then?"
She took him up"
"WeIll Well"
They've been married year now
and he's more cast down than ever"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
Chinese Maze OF Canals.

The canal system in China is the
most extensive in the world, with the
exception of Holland. Wherever the
lay of the land permits the Chinese
have made canal Thus they are en-
abled to carry the products of their
labor to market at a minimum ex.
penss.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
These June Brides.

"Ma'am, here's man at the door
with parcel for you
What is it, Bridget"
IT'S a fish, maam. and it's marked
G. o. D."
"Then make the man take it straight
back to the dealer ! ordered trout"
Kansas City Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
Another Runop for ceni,,s.

Whatever do" said the gaunt
amateur poet, Il do with my whole
soul"
YES" his wife replied. " know
you do, dear, but 1t would be such
help if you'd give it UP and do things
with your hands"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
Not Hie Fault.

Man at Desk-"Why do you claim
a trombone player is less OF bore
than a pianist?" Man in Chair--"He
is because he doesn't get the chance.
He doesn't find a trombone In every
home he visits. New York Globe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
Had His Doubts.

80 your daughter intends to pur-
sue her studies abroad?"
Eyes," replied the self-made man,
"she pretends she does, but between
me and you l don't believe she stands
the least show of overtakin' 'em"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13

noisiest neighborhoods in the city.
Banks-Why, am surprised. Have
they begun building factories around
you?
Jordan-No, but a newly married
couple have moved in next door to us,
and he has begun letting her buy his
neckties.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
Worlds swIftest Doc.

The swiftest dog in the world, the
Russian wolf-hound, has made record
runs that show "a yards to the sec
ond. while the gazelle has shown
measured speed of more than ~
yards q second.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
NOISY.

Banks - l like
the part of town
that you live in.
It's so nice and
quiet out there.
Jordan--Pardon
me; you're mista-
ken. That has got
to be one of the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
l,,nnnrHnnA AnA Rnnflaarf
A Mere Toy.

Silas-That city fellow follows his
vocation closely and yet he spends
all of his time at play.
Hex-How does he manage that?
Silas-He leads string orchestra.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
Importance of One Letter.

Bnl-What's that fellow so mad
about?
Jill-Why, you see he's from Uru-
quay, and he asked me IL ! knew
where he was from.
And you dfd?"
"Yes, but ] made mistake and
said Ur-a-guy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
The Joke of II.

Il suppose being the wife of a
humorist is continuous joke" said
her former schoolmate.
Eyes," she sighed, looking at her
faded Jacket, "and it's on me-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
Her Last Chance.

Miss Elderly-They say that mar
riages are made in heaven.
Miss Young-Ah, then you have one
chance more
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
A SIGN.

When a girl begins to tell you about
the other fellows who are crazy for
her, it is a sign that she is willing to
listen to reason.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
When Your Ewes Need Care

Use Murine Eye Medicine. No Smarting-Feels
Fine--Acts Quickly. Try it for Red, Weak.
Sore Eyes and Granulated Eyelids, Murine la
compounded by our Oculists--nct o ''Patent
Medcne'-but used in successful Physicians
Practice for many years. Now dedicated Co
Bottle. Murine Eye Salve In Aseptic Tubes.
s5c and Soc. Write for Book of the Eye Free.
Murine Eye Remedy Company, Chicago. Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
Manur. u.lu.hle Rx-Product

The manure on the farm Is the most
valuable by-product, but 1t doesn't do
any good as long as It Is left in tha
harvard
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
The Bell.

The telephone girl sure looks swell,
But she's no belle, I hold;
For know well that any bell
FFill ring az ii IL tolLd-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
Remembrance.

A woman never forgets the man
who tells her he thought she was her
daughter sister.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
A Give-Away.

What makes you think Hankins in
herited his money!"
"The shape of his forehead"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13
You Never Can Tell

Hicks-You never can tell about ;
woman.
Wicks-You shouldn't. anyhow.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13

Occasionally you meet man who liz
so chivalrous toward women that ne
is actually polite to his own wife.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-08-13

A Nebr. woman has outlined the
prize food in a few words, and that
from personal experience. She
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-04-04

ceiving the French pretender with the
exquisite Difference his manner could
assume. the willy king professed his
perfect Willingness to accept the
prince for son-in-law. But since
the French republic has raised objec-
tions, Leopard must forbid the banns."
Princess Clementine had intimated
purpose to avail herself of her legal
advantage of being thirty.two years
old by marrying her lover. In that
event, Leopold assured the pretend.
er, he should be put to the painful
necessity Of disownlng Clemehtine as
he had disowned his two other
daughters. 1t was of the utmost con
sequence to the Belgian sovereign, as
mead OF the Kongo state, to maintain
friendly relations with the foreign Of
flee in Paris. The safety of Belgium
itself depended upon French good will
When the Bonaparte pretender,
atter listening to this exposition of
dynastic diplomacy, ventured 10 speak
OF love. Leopolds only reply. it was
said, was ''inextinguishable laughter"
But the prince had formed an endur
Ing affection for the princess and he
was resolved to bide his time.
And the grim old king kept his
youngest daughter a prisoner. It was
the time when the moral wreck of the
king of the Belgians had filled the
world with scandal. His character,
colossal in every respect, lost no vigor
in the capacity of TALLER, and the help
less Clementlne burst not stir from
her room without the prior permission
of her inexorable parent Daily she
was summoned to the presence Of her
father who put to her the query:
VIII you swear never to see this
man."
The answer Of the princess was the
sweetest, but the firmest; for she
never forgot her sense of duty to her
parent. whom she tenderly loved when
all the world was filed with loathing
for his vices. And the old king who
hated his wife, hated his sister. hated
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-04-04

Calm Belgian sweethearts promised
each other to love like Clementine
Six years they waited. And then
King Leopold died and King Albert
ascended the throne.
With his accession the royal objec.
tions were removed. This was due
largely to the attitude of Prince Vic
tor himself, who always refrained
from attending official fetes and cere-
monies in Brussels and from in any
way embarrassing the relations Of
Belgium and France. AS soon as court
etiquette allowed the two faithful
sweethearts were married at Mon
calieIi, Italy.
Prince Victor is a cousin OF King
Victor Emmanuel of Italy And the
ceremony took place In the royal cas-
tie erected In the fifteenth century.
to which Princess Clotilde, sister of
King Humbert of Italy and mother Of
Prince Victor Napoleon, retired after
the overthrow of the French empire.
Public rejoicing marked the occasion.
The members of the Savoy and Bona
parte families were present, including
Prince Louis Napoleon, the younger
brother of the pretender, who for
some time had not been on good
terms with the bridegroom. The wed.
ding was in 1910. The princess was
thirty-eight years old and the prince
was forty-eight.
The prince imperial is their second
child. The first was a girl, the Prin.
cess Clotilde. The Empress Eugenie
was always heartily In favor of the
marriage and the bulk of her vast for.
tune will go to the little prince impe-
rial and his sister. And there are
some who believe that Emperor Ma
poleon ", as Prince Victor is called
by the Bonapartists. will some day
ascend the throne and that the prince
imperial eventually will be emperor
OF France.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-04-04

In the streets. With kindly respect
they lifted their hats to the Princess
Clementine, and her old father grinned
and bowed and took the salutes to
himself. He never appeared in public
In his own kingdom unless she were
by his side.
And the sweethearts waited. grow
ing older. Now and then they saw
each other-at the opera. at the court.
at the chase. They still loved each
other devotedly; they were of the
race of great sweethearts. in spite
of the fact that the princess was slow
ly withering and that the prince was
turning bald and waxing fat In those
long years of waiting the princess
grew to be a symbol-a symbol OF un.
happy love for the entire nation.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-04-04

waited for each other; for old King
Leopold, the father of the princess,
forbade their marriage. The mere
prospect of 1t helped to embitter his
last days. and even on his deathbed
he warned his youngest daughter
against the fatal prompting of her
heart and fancy. He reminded her,
almost with his expiring breath, of the
Bourbon blood In her veins, of the
position OF her fiance as the undis-
puted head of the Bonaparte family,
and of the irreconcilable feud between
the two sets of pretenders to sover.
eighty in France-the royalist and i'm.
perialist
The engagement between the prin.
cess and the pretender to the hypo-
thetical throne of the French was a
somewhat romantic one. For "a
years, since he was exiled from
France, the chief of the Bonapartists
had lived in Brussels. His life, to out
ward appearance, was Of somewhat
morose resignation. He did not plot
In his great house on the Avenue
Louise, but neither did he show con-
tentment with his lot.
Brussels is a comparatively small
city, but the first inkling of the fact
that the prince and the princess were
attentive was given at one of the
horseback paper chases which are
among the favorite recreations of
Brussels society. At this paper chase
Prince Victor was victorious and Prin.
cess Clementine attached the trophy.
bunch Of ribbons, to his coat. Her
act appeared significant At once the
engagement was declared to be Ger.
tain.
Shortly after this Prince Victor
drove to the great royal palace in
Brussels TO ask the old king for the
hand of his daughter. And now the
subtle genius of the crafty monarch
displayed itself in all It's power. Re.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-04-04
OLD KING LEOPOLD Of BELGIUM
MADE TWO ROYAL LOVERS WAIT
Prince Victor Napoleon for Six Years Was Refused the Hand of
Princess Clementine Who Was Kept Prisoner in the
Palace Until Death Of Aged Monarch and the
Accession of Albert

Paris.-An heir has been born to
the official pretender to the throne OF
France The Bonapartist party is re-
Joicing over the arrival of prince
imperial, and the mother of the lit
tie prince. who was Princess Clemen-
tine of Belgium, declares she is the
happiest woman in the world. She
has prayed for a son. and now the
son is born.
1t was real royal romance, that of
Prince Victor Napoleon and the Bel
gian princess. For six years the two
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-04-04

his two elder daughters, loved jeal-
ously, selfishly, his youngest child,
Princess Clementine.
When he came home to Brussels
from the dancing girls of Paris, from
his senile junketing on the Riviera, It
was she who nursed him back to a
kind OF health and decency. She drove
abroad with him, and when she was
with him the people did not hoot him
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-04-04
Wealthy Sought Cheap Groceries.

Chicago.-ln the crowds that fiocked
to the municipal grocery, where the
city of Chicago sells food at cost
prices, County Agent Meyer recog.
nized a dozen maids and buffers who
admitted they were buying for fami.
lies whose incomes are more than 5000
a week. He refused to sell groceries
to them.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-04-04
Kid Gloves for Cooks.

Paris.-To prevent bacilli from get.
ting into food, Prof. Andre Chante-
messe urges that all cooks wear kid
gloves.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-27

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such plan communities where there is competition
compelled to pay rates which compensate in
measure at least for the losses suffered in those
muntes where there exists temporary rate cutting
paign This is manfesty unfair to the non-compettve
communities.
Such that actually appeared before the public
utilities commission of this state not long ago and the plea
of the guilty utility that reduction of the prices in
the non-competve community those voluntarily estab
shed in the competitive community would force the
pany into bankruptcy If that should happen the state
would be confronted with the harmful effects of such
financial failures and the people would be deprived of the
benefit of the competition they thought beneficial
and the result would be that the rates of the remaining
concern would be quickly jumped up to figure which
would recompense it for it's losses while giving the
munity its financial reverse accomplished in destroying
it's competitor.
So in the cited the public utilities commission had
confronting it three problems.
Permit the discriminatory rates to continue in the
non-competitive community at higher figure than
just and reasonable.
2-Order reduction Of the rates in that community
to the rates voluntarily established in the community
where there throacutting contest on and thus
force the company into bankruptcy and eliminate compe-
titon.
3-Order the rates reduced to fair charge in the
competitive community, AND order the rates RAISED
In the competitive community to fair and just rate
Now, under such condition. which is natural condi-
ton following unresrained competition what should the
commission do?
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-27

dollars per week. Nor is this the most
romantic fact connected with Mrs. MUIR
docks married life. The most roman
tic fact is that she is glad she did It.
Life Ia more complex now than IT
was in Kansas twenty years ago."
Mrs. Murdoch always says when she
comes to explain how easy 1t was for
a chit of a. girl Of sixteen to defy fate,
ry a youth of nineteen, with nine dol
lars week and prospects
Impossible as 1t may seem, the ro-
nance of the Murdocks began a long
time before their marriage. They were
sweethearts as children. When Mrs.
Murdoch, then Pearl Allen, the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward T. Allen
of Wichita, arrived at the dignity of
dresses to her shoetops she was stern
ly admonished by her parents to for
get the red-headed, impetuous boy who
carried her books to and from school
for her. Mr. and Mrs. Allen explained
to her that they liked young Victor
well enough, but as for boy and girl af-
fairs. no girl ever married her first
sweetheart, and so on. They sent their
daughter to Indiana to boarding school
and young Murdoch went to work on
his fathers paper, the Wichita Eagle
Il made brave attempt to content
myself with acquiring WISDOM" Mrs
Murdoch has told her friends, but II
was no use. My efforts In this direc-
ton were short lived. My parents
with good sense, and a real desire for
my happiness, brought me home, and In
a short time Mr.. Murdoch and were
married"
| One of the first decisions at which
the young people arrived after theil
marriage was that Victor Murdoch wa.
worth more than nine dollars a week
He left his fathers paper, went to Chi.
cago and began work on one of tn,
| biggest dailies there After letting hi:
salary accumulate for two weeks he
sent for his bride Less than thre,
years later they returned to Wichita
when Mr. Murdoch became managing
editor of his fathers paper.
Mrs Murdoch takes the deepest in
terest in her husbands career. 1t 4
doubtful If her ideas on the subject
of women voting. holding Office and en-
tering public life are half as radica
and advanced as are Mr.. Murdock's.
The Murdocks have two charming
children, Marcia, girl just buddin
into womanhood, and Katherine,
daughter of five or six years.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-27

nNE day in the early summer
green field looked itself over
~ thoughtfully.
81 wish | wasn't so plain and green"
he said, I'D like to be more like the
sky, it's SO blue and white and golden"
There's very little use in wishing
to be something you are not" laughed
a sunbeam. Better be good green
field and be satisfied"
"f'm not so sure about that" the field
answered. Maybe l can be good
field and be something else, too. mean
to think about it,"
So he thought and he thought and he
looked himself over again.
II wouldn't mind being a field he
decided, eff only l had bright cclors,
too. / wondti how | could get them
what is it you want to get" asked
a pleasant little voice over by the fence.
Il want to get some bright colors to
wear" answered the field. I'm tired
of being plain green. But who are you
and why do you ask?"
I'm little violet plant over here
by the fence, and I'll be glad to help
you II can," said the little voice.
Thank you Just the same" said the
field politely, but Pm afraid you can't
help veEy much. You see l want to
have the colors of spring on my face"
THE colors of spring. exclaimed
the violet plant, what are the colors
of springf" :.
Look at the sky and you'll see"
answered the field, see it's all blue
and white and golden
The violet plant looked and then was
very still.
"Im afraid I can't make all those
coiors," he said thoughtfully after a
while. "You see I'm only very little
plant"
"Never mind" said the field COM
fortably, maybe ! will think OF some
way to get them after all"
The violet lived and worked for a
few days, then she said: ooh, Friend
Field, / have a few blue violet buds
here, I believe I'll open them for you
They are not very gay, but they may
help little"
And he opened his buds in the spring
sunshine.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-27
Letters From, the People
DANCER To Travel.

Evening Capital News: On roads
where speeding is done by motorists
one is forced to get off the road or get
knocked off. Do these road usurpers
pay all the taxes that we should stand
aside in a choking and binding cloud
of dust to see them pass like cyclone
at the rate of rs or 80 miles per hour.
or seemingly SO at least2
Why not turn the steam cars loose
in the public highways and make short
work of it? Farmers cannot work colts
without great danger. ALL or most all.
motorists travel at a breakneck speed,
the dread of all sensible people, SO t.lat
today we cannot drive over the roads
in peace. When the traction engine
first travelled the roads the drivers
were careful and they are SO yet step
ping and helping teams by, but not
so with the oil wagons. Not long ago
two horses were killed and four peo
to Riverside station. Why not have a
speed limit and enforce it? would like
to know the difference between such
reckless travel and carrying concealed
weapons; can you tell? One shoots
you down, while the other knocks you
down and runs over YOU That is all
the difference.
WALTER ]. BROWN.
| r. r. d. No. /, Boise, Ida
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-27

of the sight and sound of the great
blue, thunderous ocean, and of a thou
sand pleasant hours which l have had
beside It, within 1t or upon 1t.
Again, to many people, the smell of
the stable is a distinctly offensive odor,
but friend of mine who Is passion
ately fond Of horses and cows and any
thing connected with the country, tells
me that she loves it. when the milk
man comes my maid insists on opening
the window to get that barry smell
out" she says. Il have never quite
dared to tell her, but l think it Is very
sweet, far sweeter than the perfume
she puts on her handkerchief"
Speaking of barns, l wonder why the
exquisite fragrance of neIw-mown hay
has never been captured and distilled
into a sachet. should think It's sweet
ness and novelty might make 1t pop
ular with that class Of people who have
nothing to do but hunt for novelties.
The odor of fresh cut wood Is an
other which I particularly like. And
another friend thinks there is nothing
quite so sweet as the smell of fresh
baked bread
The sense of smell does not seen
like a very important one to us, and
indeed it has been greatly bluntec
since the early days of the race wher
1t was actually used in a practical way
Nevertheless it is still capable both Of
giving present pleasure and of poig'
nantly recalling past pleasures.
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-27

nNE day in the early summer a
green field looked itself over
~ thouohtfully.