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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15

II the garden has been thoroughly
cultivated early in the season, there is
little wedding to be done. Yet, few
autumn weeds will strive for suprem-
acy unless conquered. One of the
most persistent now, as earlier, is the
chickweed, which grows in such dense
masses as to choke out everything
else. Keep it cleaned out. If thrown
into pile it will be decomposed in a
few weeks into a light soil, rich in
humus.
If an early frost catches the beans
before they are quite ripe, shell, scald,
and dry, and they will keep during the
winter.
An old blanket, papers or straw
used in protecting the tomatoes from
the first frost may prolong them
through weeks of good weather yet
to follow.
If the cabbages are slow about head
ing. or the heads lack firmness sprin-
kle with salt and water. This will
also tend to keep the worms down.
for ordinary use before you discover
them, pare, slice In cross sections an
Inch thick, soak in salt water few
hours, and make into sweet pickles.
They are delicious
A few rows of strawberries along
the edge of the garden will not re-
quire much extra labor, and they will
add greatly to the luxuries Of farm
life. One man, who tried the expert
ment of seven rows last year, reports
seven bushels of berries this season.
Because you have plenty of land do
not think it is of no value. Have you
used your garden to the utmost ca
paeity? Intensive gardening has al
ready come where there is most profit
in the occupation. If you have not ap-
piled this principle, see how you can
get more out of the ground next year.
Dandelions are coming into general
use in America for salad greens. The
flavor is greatly improved by blanch-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15
Hadn't Troubled to Figure.

Recently in a justice court in the
state of Kansas some wheat In the
stack had been attached, and it be-
came necessary, through an order of
the court, to have the same thrashed.
One of the workmen among the
thrashers put in a voucher for 81,
which seemed entirely too high to the
court.
The court questioned the workman
concerning his labor and asked him
how much he charged a day. He
replied, Three dollars"
The court then asked him how
many days he worked and the work
man replied: 1.-TWO days"
The court then asked the laborer
how he figured the bill at 81, since
he only worked two days, at, SO per
day.
The witness replied ri didn't fig
ure it; | just decided on it."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15
Why Flats Are Popular.

People are still trying to answer
the question Of why apartment houses
are so popular, but the answer should
come, it would seem, without much of
struggle. 1t is simple. 1t is due to
the ambition of people to have beau
tiful surroundings, the difficulty of Sc
curing domestic help and the growing
Incidence of the human race. 1t is
not quite fair to talk about the indo-
lence of the human race when it
seems that every man and every wom-
ans time is taxed to the utmost with
affairs Of one kind or another to which
they are compelled to give attention.
They have so many things to do that
they do not get time to do the things
they would like to do. This is a city
argument. 1t will not apply to the
small city to such great extent
Construction News.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15
SIGNIFICANCE IN THE COLOR
AS Matter of Fact, Just Why Should
Marriage Certificates Be Printed
in Green?

my dear Clarice," I said, "I may
say, in the circumstances, my very
dear Clarice, ] like being engaged-to
you, that is; no, I've never been en-
gagged before-but l don't see the sense
of getting married. Even the state
seems to deride the idea of our union"
What do you mean,?" said Clarice.
Pm almost alarmed. Have they dis
covered that you suffered from tooth
ache as boy?"
ct isn't" I said, ga question of eu-
genics. l was getting copy of my
birth certificate today and"
They surely didn't say anything
about our engagement. l didn't sup
pose they even knew of It," said Clar-
ice.
iii news travels apace," said. But
by the way, was about to say that red
is a noble color. 1t is bold, a strik-
ing color. A day on which a great
event occurs is called red-letter day.
Black, on the other hand, may mean
nothing, or it may denote sadness"
why this going off at TANGENT"
said Clarice. why this dissertation
on colors?"
81 say, that's good world mean
that long one just near the end. Did
you really learn it, or did you merely
come by it? But, as was saying, red
is a color used for indicating notable
events The state considers a birth Is
a notable event. Birth certificates are
printed in red"
"And death certificates" said Clar-
ice, Gin black, l suppose?"
Eyes," / said, ga delicate hint that
the state feels sad"
"And marriage certificates?" asked
Clarice.
"Ah!" / said, that's the strange
thing. Nothing may be implied real
ly, but it is significant that they print
them in"
"Purple?" said Clarice, eagerly.
"Verdant green" said.-Punch.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15
. Observation-Disclosures
CASE FOR EUGEN|CS
BY THOMAS CRAWFORD.

Copyright 1914. by w. G. Chapman)
And cousins can't marry" ended
Miss Jones, the village gossip, tri-
umphantly.
That was the law in that particu-
lar state, but it was more than law
it was becoming public sentiment'
Arthur Davis believed in eugenics
with all his heart. He was sure that
the marriage of cousins was undeslr-
able and entailed physical disaster
upon the children. But he loved Nancy
Reeves as much as twenty-five ever
loved twenty.
The Reeves and Davis families were
the leading ones in the town. Hiram
Reeves had been a ne'er-do-well in MS
youth, and had brought unhappiness
on his pretty young wife. At last he
took her West, to return ten years
later with a fortune and pretty little
girl, Nancy, who had come to them
when they had given up all hope OF
having children.
The Reeves family had re-estab-
lished itself. AS Nancy grew older,
Arthur Davis was her constant COM
panion. He loved her before he had
ever heard of eugenics-indeed, before
anybody else had.
Then came the avowal of love, and
all the village was shocked. There
had been a eugenics lecturer there
that summer. and he had painted in
lurid words the awful consequences OF
an inter-marriage between cousins.
And Arthur and Nancy, seated in the
second row from the front, felt their
hands relax and their hearts beat
slowly with horror.
Silently they went home. They
parted with averted faces. Next day
Nancy wrote her sweetheart an i'm
FASHIONED letter, saying that they must
never meet again. In any event, she
said, she could not marry, because,
now that her father was dead, and her
mother growing old, she must devote
herself to the old woman's comfort.
II reckon Mrs. Reeves will set her
foot down hard on that engagement, "
said Miss Jones. "Nancy's the apple
of her eye, as she ought to be, consid-
ering how many years 1t was before
she had her."
Her childlessness had been a bitter
thing for Ada Reeves to bear. Soft
ened though it was by the realization
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15
ACCIDENTS MAY BE AVOIDED
Three Simple Rules to Observe In U.s.
ing SiIo Filling Machinery for
the First Time.

BY observing three simple rules,
the farmer who is using silo filling
machinery for the first time may
avoid some of the accidents which oc-
casionally damage new machines be-
yond repair.
Here are the things that, accord
ing to w. e. Marley, Wisconsin uni
versity agricultural experiment sta
ton, the inexperienced man should
do:
1. Be sure that the machine is be-
ing run at the proper speed
2. Take care that corn is never put
into the machine until the motion is
up to full speed.
8. In stopping be careful not to shut
off the power until the elevator is
empty.
If the elevator is not empty the cut
material will fall back and lodge in
the fans. Then when the machine is
started again, the cut corn jams the
fans and as a result they are bent or
broken.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15
Just Wanted to See It.

Representative Ashbrook of Ohio
has a mania for collecting rare coins.
He maintains an index showing the
location of practically every rare coin
in the country, and full information
concerning same, good deal like the
Bertillon records of criminals kept by
the police. Ashbrook remarked one
day that he wished congress would
adjourn so that he could go to point
in Tennessee.
There's a man there with an 1904
dollar" he explained.
Couldn't you buy it by mail?" he
was asked.
Il don't want to buy it," says Ash
brook. 1--WE got one. just want to
look at it."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15
INocULATE ALFALFA FIELDS
Soil May Be Taken From Field to
Depth of Four to Six inches
Avoid Exposing to Light.

Alfalfa fields may be inoculated
with soil taken to depth Of from
four TO six inches from an alfalfa or
sweet clover field where the plants
ara known to be inoculated, at the
rate Of about two hundred pounds per
acre II is well to avoid exposing the
soil TO the sunlight for any consider
able length of time. Part of this soil
NAV he sifted and from ten to twenty
pounds mixed thoroughly with the
seed for each acre.
The seed should be slightly mois-
tered before mixing and the mixture
sbovelea over frequently until dry
anauph 70 sow. The fine soil particles
ana the bacteria cling to the seeds
and are ready to begin work as soon
as the plants start growth. The re-
msinina soil may be scattered broad
,aat at seeding time and narrowed ia
Immediately.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15
Heartless Wretch.

Absorbed in her own sweet thoughts
Miranda meandered through the
meadow, coyly aware that in the dis
lance her lover awaited her coming.
The sun just popped off this earth
as Miranda was clasped in her lovers
Sandow embrace.
ut has been the longest day in the
year." he whispered ardently, ais he
held her still closer.
How perfectly sweet of him, thought
Miranda, as she closed her eyes in an
ecstasy of happiness.
Sweetheart" she breathed, raising
her face to his, why has it been so
long?"
Because-because, he answered
lamely.-"well, because, my dear girl,
it's the twenty-second of June!"-New
York Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15

that her worthless husband would not
be likely to prove good father, it had
cost her many tear. And when she
had come back from Idaho with Nancy,
and with Hiram, rich and reformed
man, there was certain triumph in
her manner that had exasperated the
gossips who had formerly sneered at
her.
And just as Arthur Davis was pre-
pairing to leave his native town for
ever, an incredible rumor came to his
ears. Nancy was an adopted child!
1t was whispered very furtively by the
gossips, for gossips are always cow
ards, but it was limited that Nancy did
not resemble her mother any more
than she had resembled her father.
Arthur Davis caught at the straw.
He knew that Nancy had gone away
on visit to a friend. He went to her
mothers house. Ada Reeves was an
invalid; she had not long to live. The
young man boldly preached the sub
tect of his visit.
Mrs. Reeves, you know / love
Nancy" he pleaded. "And because
we-are said to be cousins"
"Hey?" demanded the old woman
suspiciously. "Said to be cousins2
What do you mean by that, young
MANI"
Il have been told that Nancy is an
adopted daughter" he replied, boldly.
The old womans face was convulsed
with wrath.
IF l knew who said that" she an
swered, I'D send her to the peniten-
tiary if it took every penny 1 have. It's
a lie-that's what it is. Nancy is my
own child"
The door opened and Nancy stood
there. She had heard every word
that was spoken, and her face was as
white as death.
Nancy, he wants to take away your
right to have mother" muttered the
old woman angrily.
Arthur, you must go now," said
Nancy decisively. "You won't make
1t hard, will your"
NO, uc Oils WSI0u, mechanically,
and weut toward the door. But as he
reached the passage he saw Nancy at
his side, and in moment their arms
were round each other.
"Oh, Arthur, / love you with all my
heart" she murmured. "And / shall
never marry. Nor your"
Never" he answered, strangling
the lump In his throat. And so they
parted.
Arthur PACKED his things that night
and went to the. station. He meant to
leave the town forever. Upon the
platform he met 8 ueighbor of the
Reeves.
"Ehat's bad thing that happened
tnfs afternoon" he said to him.
What's that?" asked Arthur alb
stractedly.
THAT stroke of Mrs. Reeves. don't
expect she'll liys through the night
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15

ing the leaves. To do this, place an
inverted flower pot over each plant
for awhile before the leaves are gath
cred. This salad is greatly enjoyed in
Europe.
Before applying liquid manure TO
plants the soil should be moistened by
watering with clear water, unless the
soil is already moist Apply the liquid
manure to the soil without sprinkling
it over the plants.
Where manure is available, a spade
full or more tied up in coarse sacking,
suspended in a tub Of water affords
a good way to make the liquid.
After strawberry plants have borne
the second seasons crop remove them
and plant some other crop on this
land. Set out a new bed of strawber-
ries from the runners from the old
vines on another new piece OF ground.
Holland bulbs now are exported all
over the world and if the demand con-
tinues to increase either prices will
likely advance or new territory Will
have to be found to propagate them.
Viola cornuta purpurea somewhat re-
sembles the single blue violet, produc-
ing flowers freely on long, slender
stems, making them desirable for cut
ting. The culture is the same as that
given pansies. :
Autumn bulb planting will soon be
here; make an early selection OF the
ones you want, thus securing the best
specimens. Planting is not to be done
until the late frosts, when the beds
now in use will be unoccupied and
ready for the bulbs. Beds planted this
autumn will begin Towering almost
before the snow disappears in the
spring. This is a good time to thor
oughly clean the greenhouse, to put
in new glass where needed, reputty
and paint the roof, and look out for
leaks.
Plant sweet peas in the open ground
next November and thus secure an
early crop of flowers next year.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15
Quite RIGHT.

Variation on the old asylum scream
lis that clock right?" mo, nothing
in this place is right"
Punkah Willie's oldest sister was
trying to find the correct time. "Say,"
said she, aren't any of the clocks
right around this house?"
eyes," answered P. WIS youngest
sister. There's one right over there"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15
Could Not Prevail.

Uncle Luke was cautious In state
ment, and achieved some reputation
in the negro quarters as an oracle
thereby. The nearest that Luke ever
came to making positive statement
was in the matter of Sam, He and
Sam were ordered to come up to the
masters house one day and do job
of whitewashing. Both promised, and
Sam stayed away. The master swore
moderately.
Il guess Sans pretty good-for-
nothing liar, Luke" he commented
We'll, sab, l amt sayin' it," re-
sented Luke mildly, "but it's SO as I'm
tell dat no niger in de qua'ter give
de trufe a harden wrastle n what Sam
do. Vas, sah."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15
Accented.

You're mighty poor talker, espe-
cially t. the girls. How did you raise
the nerve to propose to Miss Sweet?"
ooh, / didn't say much of anything to
her. I handed her solitaire ring and
she slipped it on her left forefnger
and said: All right; it fits!'"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15
She Had Her Doubts.

Sympathetic Friend-There's wan
comfort, Mrs. McHinnery. Moo that
yer puir man has gone to a better
warld, We ken where he is O. nights.
Mrs McHinnery (grimly)-I still
haze me doots.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15
It's Also Tense,

PA, what Is an eloquent silence?"
That's the kind of silence that en-
sues, son, when two pillars of the
church sneak into a saloon through
different doors and meet face to face
at the bar"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15

could not stand on
my feet. My sister
in-law wished me to
try Lydia E. Pink
hams We G e t a b lie
Compound and my
nerves became firm,
appetite good, step
elastic, and / 10 s t
that weak, tir e d
feeling. That was
six years ago and l
have had three fine
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15
Understand the SiIo.

Before any man builds silo or
uses one that some one else has built
he should secure the numerous bull
letins available and read up. Silos
are simple enough, but they must be
understood.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15
Served the Potent Stuff.

"Grayce Valsingham of the Variety
gave a coming-out party last night af
ter the show in honor Of her daughter
known on the stage as Dotty GOGGLES
'Wag the affair a success?"
81 presume so. A. great many who
went were unable to come out without
assistance"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15
Fixing Up.

"What is it?" asked the druggist.
Cream lotion? Freckle remover"
mo-" faltered the girl. Il couldn't
get away this summer and ] wantee
to know IL you had an artificial TAM
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15
His Insulting Inference,

~
why did you quarrel with your hus-
band?" ia 1ta
HE said was positively ugly"
How did he come to use such lam
guage?"
HE did not use those exact words,
but he said that if | was to murder
anyone would be found guilty"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15
Have uaseIlne Handy.

Keep a can of vaseline handy about
the milking place. Dip the fingers in
this and thus soften the teata and
prevent cracking.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
Try Murine Eye Remedy for Red, Weak, Watery
Just Rye Comfort. Write for Book of the Eye
By mail Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels
Sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy to take,
Do not grippe. Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15

The average depth of the sands of
the African deserts are from thirty
to forty feet.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15
The Reverse Side,

I'm that investigation, the big fnan-
cier lost his character"
But the public found it out"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15
WAS MISERABLE
COULDN'T STAND
Testifies She Was Restored
to Health by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Cororo,,nd
Compound,

Lackawanna, N. Y.-"After my first
child was born felt very miserable and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15

Draining the Zuyler Zee Of Holland
will be undertaken in parts. The first
dam will reclaim 100000 acres
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15

no pleasant marriages. But he had
not tried them all.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15
Safely Over 1t.

Safely Over 1t.
Eyes, have a nice home in the
suburbs"
"Raise chickens, do your"
mo, 1 passed that stage two years
ago.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-15

Important 10 MotheYe
Examine carefully every bottle on
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1914-08-26
eGs NGrfe til
bore npe apnfirmanbbibler.

Cor at meoe araDet ON en- noget
pGnere gibeI til Weaempris Tom
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES bar pi label
fremitiIIe isIgenoe TO Rumre | ipe'
cieI for os ubfert Snobinoing: =
Qr. 24-a. Zen aIminbeIiee aon.
f%irman6bibeI | 2ommeformat. -
SpecieI Snobinoins | flint, bsje.
Iigt Gbargin meo @ulbfnit. =
Bris $f.40.
CIR. 24-g. canine iom CIR. "a
n. men meo runoe Sisrner.
Eris $f.60.
geg9e oigie gibler er at bet ban.
ife gibelielifabs lloeaper, og meo
bet mn Ieitnmente ! ny CperiatteIie.
Den, Der bar iet oisie gibIer, oil
bare cnig meo os l. at be irrIief
egner fig til @opebeger.
Rapn pooipttes | Cub for 20
Gents efstrn. 1opn og Cato 30
Dan. gntb. ynbI. Ssnie,
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1914-08-26

Sffe minore @lpOe TOO Der at
lrie / alliigterne paa oet itore sol.
ge, Der leoiageoe oct r~usiiife @e-
ienotifab. Der ianne 0a9 tom
igennem neo egen Rope % alt Ill
beber.
6lcre 1uiinoe 5ln9tninae er /
oisie 3aae pasieret 9pen. 4us-
iere. GngIuHoere. 5rauitmano. ia
ielo 1Difere bar ieat 8oro pau, for-
uoen De mango 8anife. DER or no.
Diite ira Senoeripaano.
0opeoful0s bar mango maattet
iorla0e Stem % 5orretnin1. Com
glnbenoe llloe bar De faitet iig ooer
Den 0iao o. De 9riffeDarer, JONI
Re%itauraterer % 9agerbutiffer bar
funnel prGitere SiGr De rusiiife
Ilpatninge bar oqret nanifelige al
t%ilireositiae.
6or mango baooe BET pnret umu.
liat at fau noget at ipiie paa fei'
len moo )foro.
Selo @enge bar man nugtet al
mootage belle &eien 90 genuem Init.
lano.
Nanfen + Ram0ritp bar Be iii.
%reiienOe i Oisie Gage iaaet Detslet
mango 1iiin0e aroner.
4nnae +. og , alasies reiien0l
cr Ielo fonlnlen %itabenoe meo oeres
tore GRANDDAUGHTER iou DC iff'
6aooe fuanet iaa In0ifreDne
Serubanepcrionalet Der bar pru.
iteret @i0unoere a @rbeioe / oisit
Gaae. 0lco uiuatfet GIifpUroig.
beo bar oe taaet iia Al mango til.
rejienoe.
Nanae %gri6en0e Scener bIe0 man
9ioae til. Ter par mango al De
frenmcoe ION greo Al @laoe ooer
at 0pre naaet mo ooer 0anmarfs
@runier.
On Sranifnano faiteoe ia paa
ana paa Gerronen % tafteoe ono,
forof ban oar raaet mo i et oenIia.
iinoet 2aao.
I'm er Der finn 10 oaaliae log.
Ser bar Sor6moelie MOD Spo. men
dnaitelie fnloer mango 6iem baaoe
Roro % Spo Tor @rGnien, life
minoa Tor Dem. Der Ifal >Sno pan
o. gore 5ieneite iom tnife SolOater.
Cen tpife Sanoitorm taser 10 al.
lie meo, iom life er ooer - Iar.
Cqiaa til Dem maa 8am0rlp noe
tit aontingeiit al berboenoe Ssn.
oerinoer. Der er tpife llnOeriaatter
3 Aiten er ben ierite af0eling
oanife SolOater tonmen her til
8amorup Tor uoerligere At iifre
@ratier.
Ger er uOiteot itrengt 5orbuo moo
lloifanfning Al Spiritus til Soloa-
terne.