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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29

stitched to the coat at each side, and
fastens with a silver buckle at the
front A second collar and belt, or
even third, may be acquired by way
of ringing changes on suit in which
such striking color contrasts are fea-
tured. A collar and belt of black and
white checkerboard ribbon, or set i'll
one of the natural leather shades, are
to be recommended.
Worn with the suit, when the red
belt and collar are brought into requi-
sition, is a hat which is obliged to
keep pace with them. 1t is of blue
straw, matching the dress in color,
with band and darts of bright red
like that in the accessories of the
suit. Hardly anything else in a hat
would do except one of those sailors in
black and white checkerboard silk
which are trimmed with black velvet
ribbon and a cluster or two of cher
ries.
1t is not often that suit so simply
constructed achieves distinction by the
mere management of color, and still
less often that a suit admits of "shad-
ing" by change of accessories that
does not rob it of it's smart style.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
When Hoop Skirts Were Worn.

The first modern hoop skirt-repre-
senting costume which the modistes
are now threatening to revive-was
the invention of Joseph Thomas, who
was born in Paris SO years ago, and
who died in Hoboken a few years
since. The hoop skirt of Thomas
contrivance was popular from 1850
to 1870, when it began to decline.
The monstrosity of cumbrous skirts,
held out by hoops, was carried to such
a point that the fair sex began to as
sumo the proportions of balloons.
Probably no other style of feminine
attire was so unsightly and ridicu-
lous as this, yet it enjoyed a tremen-
dous vogue. The hoops" of Joseph
Thomas constituted revival of the
crinoline or farthingales of the time
of Queen Elizabeth, when women wore
hoop-like petticoats made of whale
bone. The hoop skirt was made the
cause of many accidents and loss of
life occasioned by coming in contact
with fire or machinery.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29

Of great news. He grasped Johns
hand and shook it feverishly.
John" he said, I'm going to star
tie YOU"
About what?" inquired the young
farmer
You had an uncle, Josiah Whitby,
in the city,"
my mothers brother, yes" nodded
John.
He's dead, and he has left you a
fortune Of twenty thousand dollars in
money, or as good as money"
why" observed John, quite calmly
and thoughtfully, what about his son,
Randall
Dead two years ago."
And Randals family?"
"They don't count" asserted the
judge. "You are the heir. The ex-
ecutor has just written me, asking me
to see you and advise with you. AS
your lawyer ! inform you that there is
no doubt of the legacy. All you have
got to do is to come to the city with
US"
"Us?" repeated John.
Eyes, l was going to the city any
way" explained Miss Grinnell sweet
ly, $50 papa dear says l had better go
at this opportunity"
IF I've got twenty thousand dollars
coming to me-" remarked John, why
don't they send it to me?"
"Formalities, my boy" announced
the Judge effusively. There's some
legal proceedings to go through. We
had better leave at once, John. And,
by the way, as your lawyer request
that you keep this a secret until your
return"
John rubbed his chin refiectively.
He was quite stunned with the good
| fortune announced. Still, he was con-
servative, and, in a measure, suspi-
cious.
Judge he said finally, this may
be all right, and again it may not.
Mind, don't doubt your word, but it
will cost me something to visit the
city. I'll have to get a new suit. I'll
need some cash to live there, even
for few days. l have only a little
money saved up. | hate to risk it,"
Risk it? Risk it?" shouted his
visitor. why, I'm so sure OF my stat ;
meat that | will loan you a hundred
or two, and if the expectation fails
you need never pay me back.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
MAKE PREPARATION
FOR WINTER EGGS
PuIIet Must Be Well Developed to
Become Good Producer
Hatch Them Early.

About the last of September is the
annual worry time for those high
priced eggs. Get busy now-hatch
your chicks during March and April,
get rid of the cockerels just as soon
as they are big enough to fry-give
the pullets range, lots of feed, fresh
water and milk, and the worry time
will be only a dream.
A pullet must be well developed be-
fore cold weather to be an early win
ter producer. Our summer season is
short and we must take advantage Of
every growing day and even crowd
things little by Matching early and
give our chicks little special care I'M
til warm weather when they can look
after themselves on range.
Mr.. Vaplon of the Colorado agricul-
tural college advocates early Matching
also, to get better price for the cock
erels. He says two-pound cockerel
Tin May and June) is worth as much
or more than he will bring when he
weighs two or three times as much.
Getting these fellows out of the way
means also more room and better care
for the pullets.
Don't depend on hens for winter
eggs; the pullets are the only solu-
ton and they must be Matched early.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29

feet and what did do was by great
effort. could not sleep at night end
of course felt very bad in the morning,
and had steady headache.
''After taking the second bottle l no
ticed that the headache was not so bad,
rested better, and my nerves were
stronger. | continued its use until it
made a new woman of me, and now I
can hardly realize that I am able to do
30 much as I do. Whenever I know any
woman in need of a good medicine /
highly praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound" - Mrs. FRANK
CLARK, 3146 N. Tulip St., Richmond, Pa.
Women Have Been Telling Women
for forty years how Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has restored their
health when suffering with female ills.
This accounts for the enormous demand
for it from coast to coast. If you are
troubled with any ailment peculiar to
women why don't you try Lydia y.
pinkham's Vegetable Compound? Il
will pay you to do SO. Lydia E. Pink
ham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
Copyright 1915. by w. G. Chapman)

Copyright, 1915. by w. G. Chapman.)
Plain, honest John Edgerly drove
the pillow steadily and cheerily. 1t was
not much of farm plat his parents
had left him, but it brought him in a
living.
More than once he had been tempt
ed to sell out and invest in some small
business in the brisk, promising city.
He had become cured of that, how
ever. during the last month. Several
venturesome young fellows like him
self had tried metropolitan ambition
and had returned home seedy, dis
consulate and sick of an experience
that had turned out hollow and I'M
friendly.
Then, too, just that bright, lovely
morning John had made up his mind
to something. He had been keeping
company with Vera Brooke for some
time back. Vera was modest and hum
BILE as himself, but he believed she
liked him.
I'll settle down." ruminated John
ontentedly-"yes, that's the best
way"
1t looked so to him. Vera would
make an ideal wife. Her folks were
poor, she would appreciate a good
home. Small as the little homestead
was, it was comfortable and fairly
furnished Love would beautify it.
They would work together and save,
and some day they might own better
place in the town, like Judge Grinnell
and his naughty empress of dahgh-
ter, Ivy.
I'll ask Vera this very evening""
resolved John, and was happy in the
thought.
"Whoa!"
John, just finishing a furrow,
looked up to discover buggy halted
just beyond the fence. In it sat the
very object of his recent thoughts
the judge and his daughter. The
former leaped from the vehicle as if
John was his greatest friend in the
world. Miss Grinnell smiled at him
"a thing she had never done before.
'Hello." muttered John. what's
up?'
The judge hurried through the fence
rails. He looked excited, the bearer
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29

A plain, smart suit, distinctly youth
ful in suggestion and depending upon
color and cut for successful style, is
shown in the illustration given here.
AS to the lines on which it is cut, the
skirt belongs to the straight silhou-
cite type which, in spite of the sue
cess of the f1ared variety, has many
followers. Caillot and Jenny of Paris
are authority enough for its vogue, If
one cannot be satisfied without such
assurance. 1t is full, but it is straight,
a little longer than ankle length and
plain. The overlapped seam at the
front is allowed a few buttons, like
those on the jacket, set in groups of
three. The skirt fits smoothly about
the hips and has a plain finish at the
top
The crisp little coat consists of a
plain body Ca little short waisted) and
a skirt which flares enough to indulge
in a tentative ripple or two about the
bottom. Buttons and machine stitch
ing finish it. There is a square turn
over collar of the serge at the back
A second collar and belt, in the
most vivid military red, are made of
thin suede leather. The belt is run
through narrow straps of the serge
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29

animals OF the type best suited to
his conditions. He must be good
Judge of horses, have clear and well
defined idea of the type of horse he
is going to breed, and then set out to
produce it.
There are four distinct classes suit
able for production. These are the
heavy drafters, carriage or coach
horses, roadsters and saddle horses.
any of these are always in demand
and command high prices. OF these
four classes, the heavy draft horse is
best suited for Arizona farming. These
may be raised on the range or on al
falfa pasture and marketed at good
profit.
The draft colt can be raised with
less risk and less liability to accident
than colts of the lighter class. This
is because he is less active and slight
bruises or blemishes do not seriously
detract from the value of the drafter.
Furthermore, a draft colt earns his
own living after he is two years old
anu Ills GuuCdtlOu Cdu NC NOulpiObC~-
on the farm. Some of the essential
pnint8 20 be considered in selecting
draft horses are good feet and legs,
weight exceeding at least 1 800 pounds,
a we'll developed blocky body with
good style and action. The feet and
legs are OF first importance in any
horse A desirable draft animal may
be produced by breeding large mares
with good size and quality to first
class sire of any of the recognized
draft breeds. Percheron horses have
been proved to be suited to conditions
in Arizona, since they have excellent
action and large size. The breeder
should aim at a perfect, heavy draft
type and make every effort possible
to produce it. In case the colts were
lighter in weight than expected they
could still be suited to some other
classes that would bring less money.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
NOTES PICKED UP
IN POULTRY YARD
Little Details Make Difference
Between Success and Fail
ure With Chickens.

Keep the hens well supplied with
water to drink, and see that the chill
is taken off it in the cold weather.
If you have not been in the habit
of giving them all they need, you will
be surprised at how much they will
drink. They should have all they
want, but it must be clean and not too
cold If hen gets chilled she will
stop laying. at@t D'a fE
1t is the little details that make
the difference between success and
failure in poultry raising.
The pullets that are filling the egg
basket their first winter are the ones
that delight the farmers heart, and
the poultry man who has such a
flock is now reaping the reward of his
well-managed business.
Pullets Matched in March or April
and properly taken care of, should
begin laying in November, if not be-
fore, and continue laying all through
the winter, when the price for eggs
is highest.
The egg shells from the eggs used
in the kitchen should be dried and fed
to the hens. They will help out the
supply of lime which the hens must
have in some form, to prevent them
laying soft shelled eggs.
Be sure to crush the shells so there
will be no danger of teaching the
hens to eat eggs.
The very best of food without a
plentiful supply of pure, fresh water
will fail to induce the hens to lay.
Reduce the drinking part of your
hens ration and the egg yield will
soon be reduced, for water is the
principal substance in an egg and it
cannot be reduced.
Next to pure air, water is the cheap
est thing we can supply our poultry.
If the mash you feed is given to the
fowls warm these cold days, it will
be invigorating, but if it becomes cold
or frozen before it is consumed it
is very unsuitable food, as the fowls
will then be compelled to take consid-
cradle cold water ia the mash, which
chills them.
Don't forget the hens dust bath.
They must have it to be healthy and
happy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
Carnets on Pavements.

Aniline dyes have not added to the
reputation of the carpets of Persia.
At one time the only dyes used in the
Persian carpet industry came from in
digo, madden, and vine leaves. From
these were evolved many delicate
shades impervious to the action of
sunlight. With aniline dyes the colors
fade much more rapidly. In Persia
you may see new rugs spread on the
floors of bazaars, so that many feet
may tread on them. By such hard
wear-provided the colors are fast
the genuine article improves in ap-
pearance, acquiring an attractive gloss.
A Persian carpet of the best kind has
a marvellous number of stitches, and
a hearthrug of pure silk may cost
hundreds of dollars.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
Scares Himself Well.

Roscoe Wilson, a merchant of Net
cong, N. j., began to hiccough sew
eral days ago. The hiccough followed
an attack of jaundice.
Unable to sleep, Wilson began vast
ing away. Three physicians were
called to treat him. They gave him
medicine, told him funny stories to
make him laugh and sad stories to
make him bring tears. Nothing
brought relief
Wilson, utterly worn out, managed
to get to sleep, and as ne slept the
bed shook under him as he was racked
with hiccoughs. The bed shook so vi
olently that Wilson was frightened
and leaped out. He no longer hic-
coughed. Apparently fright had act
ed as a cure.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29

That keenness and quickneSS of ap-
prehension which makes the success
of the bright, particular movie star
before the memorable camera lends
weight to the Importance of her judg-
ment in the matter of clothes. Here
is a picture of Miss Nell Craig, taken
unawares, in a pretty new spring
gown, with hat and accessories that
meet with her approval among the
new modes.
The bodice and tunic of hem
stitched chiffon are noticeably simple,
and the underbodice, or corset cover,
of crepe de chine, is quite the reverse
of simple, being pretty combination
of the silk with wide shadow lace
and hemstitching used in setting it
together and as a decoration. The bod
ice is very plain, has a high convert
ible collar worn open at the throat, but
wired to keep it outstanding at the
back and sides. This carefully care
less management of the collar is
worth a second thought, and then
some more thought.
The suspender-girdle OF velvet rib
bon makes a graceful and easy solu-
ton to the problem of the waist line,
which is solved in so great variety
of ways in the new fashions. The
girdle is of wide ribbon-and no limit
is set as to it's width-with the sus-
penders of narrower ribbon.
The hat is likely to awaken the en-
thusiasm of many other youthful and
pretty wearers, for it is a return to
the big, picturesque and gracious type
that delights the eye of the artist. II
is a "cartwheeP model with broad
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
The First TumbIers.

The glasses we now know as tum-
blers differ widely from the drinking
vessel to which the name was first ap-
piled. These appear to have been of
metal or wood, and from their peculiar
shape seem to have served as per-
petual reminders to pass the bottle.
One authority says they we're called
"tumblers" because they could not be
set down except on the side when
empty: and another derives their name
from their original shape, rounded at
the bottom so that they tumbled over
unless they were carefully set down.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
Gowns Without Trains.

Wedding gowns minus trains are
fashionable this winter, since all skirts
are short now. But the wedding gown,
even when guiltless of train, covers
the feet entirely, for, above all, such
costume must have dignity-some-
thing the abbreviated skirt never pos
sesses. Goldenrod satin of soft, rich
texture is the material most used for
bridal gowns this year, and soft veil
ings of lace and embroidered chiffon
usually cover the bodice and part oil
the skirt. When the wedding gown
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29

brim of black taffeta faced with black
silk-straw braid, and has soft crown
and collar of taffeta. By: way Of
adornment it is provided with a glo-
rious full-blown red rose, matching
it in generous proportions, and long
ties or streamers of black velvet rib
bon.
The proof of the pudding is in the
tasting, and the proof of the styles is
in the wearing. These are new modes
approved by a practiced and critical
eye. JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
Rose Tree BIoomed at Christmas.


A pretty story of a rose which
bloomed at Christmas in front of some
trenches occupied by German regi-
ment Of guards in France is told in
the Frankfurter Zeitung. The rose
bush was growing in huge hole torn
by a shell in front of the guards
trenches. The little plant soon be-
came the jealous care of every man
Of the company before whose trench
It grew. TO their intense delight, on
Christmas eve the rose tree bloomed.
The company decided to send the rose
to the emperor The kaiser was de-
lighted and promptly ordered the poet,
Richard Voss, to write a poem about
the incident. The poem has now
been printed, and copy of it is to
be sent to every guardsman con-
cerned in the affair.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
Care of Meadow.

Where the gophers have worked up
the meadow sod, take common gar
den rake, smooth down the dirt
mounds, sprinkle seeds over them,
brush lightly again with the rake and
you will not only avoid running your
sickles through the dirt and dulling
them, but good set of grass will
spring up and cover the ground. If
a considerable area is worked up,
hitch to the harrow and level down
the gopher mounds, coed them and
harrow again after seeding.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
Acrobatjc Feat

Fashion certainly does go from one
extreme to the other with the most
astonishing celebrity, and we learn
from an authoritative source that the
girls are even now engaged in leaping
from their present meager surround
ings right into three petticoats apiece.
Ohio State Journal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
WOMAN WOULD
NOT Give UP
Though Sickand Suffering; AT
Last Found Help in Lydia
e. Pinkhan's Vegeta-
bic Compound.
Richmond, Pa. =" When / started
taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable

OOlIlpOuIlu 1 was III d
dreadfully rundown
state of h e alth,
h I'D internal trou-
bles, and was so ex-
tremely nervous and
Frustrated that if /
had given in to my
fe elings / would
have been in bed.
As it was I h ad
hardly strength at
times to be on nv
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
Comfortable Stock.

Keep the poultry comfortable.
Good food, good care and comfortable
quarters are the important factors in
making poultry pay. If the hens are
getting the aforementioned attention
and still not laying, they should make
up for lost time when the Matching
season comes around.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
Avoid scabby Potatoes.

To prevent a scabby crop of pota.
toes, soak the seed for two hours in
a solution of one-half pint Of formalin
(formaldehyde) in fifteen gallons OF
water. Then dry and use the tuber
for seed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
Grading Of Eggs.

Eggs may be graded on the market
for size, color, cleanliness, freedom
from cracks and the actual condition
of the egg content. This latter factor
is of great Importance, particularly
during the later summer months.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
Time for Sow Beans.

Soy beans are best planted at the
season most appropriate for corn or
a little later, as the seed needs a
warm soil for the best termination.
If the crop is to be cut for hay it
may be planted somewhat later than
when intended for seed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
Writer'S Stvie-

Style! Style! Why, all writer's will
tell you that it is the very thing which
can least of all be changed. A mans
style is nearly as much a part of him
as any part of his being which is at
least subjected to the action of his
Will.-Fenelon.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29

DO not put the onions where they
grew last year, or the onion maggot
will cause you trouble. Select a new
place for them, and change all the
crops around. They will do better.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29

fasteners so that it may be removed
later for dancing and added again if
the costume is to be worn in it's early.
impressive effects
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29

II men were judged by their neck
ties not more than one in every 500
would pass an examination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-08
The New Emergency Hospital.

In a few days the new Emergency
Hospital will be occupied and ready
for operation, with the exceptional
facilities afforded by the commo-
dious and we'll equipped building.
This institution has been one OF the
most valuable adjuncts OF municipal
organization during many years, and
should long ago have had larger
and better home. Now it has been
so provided through public donations
and is prepared to care for the city's
sick and injured in the best manner.
Great advances have been made in
hospital construction and equipment
since the Emergency" was estab-
lished. In earlier days any building
was regarded as suitable for an in
stitution of that character so long
as it was central in location. But
medical and surgical science have
demonstrated that human life is i'm
periled by improper hospital ar
engagements, and the new Elmer
gency" represents all the advances
that have been scored along the lines
of sanitation. In its location this
new building is not as central, per-
haps, as the character of the insti-