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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-10
An American.

A native of any part of North or
South America is literally an Ameri-
can, since he is a native of one Of
the American continents. Usage, how
ever, has narrowed the term 50 that
IAN American" is generally under
stood to be a citizen or native of the
United States of America, while a
native Of Canada, Mexico, Central or
South America is known as a Cana
diam" Mexican" brazilian" "Guate-
malan," or the like. The reason for
the usage does not lie in any feeling
that the United States preempts,
stands for. or overshadows the other
parts OF the western hemisphere, but
simply in the fact that, while Can
ada, Mexico, Brazil. the United States
of Colombia, etc, are words which
admit OF adjective formation, "Ameri-
can" is the only adjective which can
be formed from the name of our coun-
try to denote its citizens or to apply
to it's interests, industries, cities, etc.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-10
STOPPED THE "s1LLY GAME
Dramatic Conclusion to Baseball Match
in Australia.


There was a dramatic conclusion to
the baseball match, America VS.. Aus
tralia, played at the agricultural show
ground on Saturday afternoon rs m
item on the program of the police and
fremen S patriotic carnival. In Ameri-
ca S second inning a player detected
a fast ball straight for the densest
portion of the crowd, and a scream was
heard. The ambulance men rushed to
the spot, and found that woman had
been struck on the head by the ball,
but was not seriously injured.
Without waiting to see if any dam.
age had been done the players procured
another ball and continued the game as
if nothing had happened. 4 few mo
ments later this bali was also DETECTED
to the upper story of the pavilion
striking man on the shoulder.
Mr. Flowers, the minister for health
who was present, rushed out onto the
ground, and called out, "Stop this
silly game!
The players promptly obeyed his or
ders, and play eeased.-Sydney (Aus
tralia) Herald.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-10
MEAT Cause Of
KIDNEY TROUBLE
Take Glass of Salts if Your Back
Hurts OF Bladder Rothers-Meat
Forms Uric Acid.

If you must have your meat every
day, eat it, but flush your kidneys with
salts occasionally, says noted authori
ty who tells us that meat forms uric
acid which almost paralyzes the kidneys
in their efforts to expel it from the
blood. They become sluggish and weak
en-, then you suffer with a dull misery
in the kidney region, sharp pains in the
back or sick headache, dizziness, your
stomach sours, tongue is coated and
when tho weather is bad you have rheu-
matte twinges. The urine gets cloudy,
full of sediment, the channels often get
sore, and irritated, obliging you to seek
relief two or three times during the
night.
To neutralize these irritating acids,
to cleanse the kidneys and flush off the
body's urinous waste get four ounces
of Jad Salts from any pharmacy here;
take tablespoonful in q glass of wa
ter before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine. This
famous salts is made from the acid of
grapes and lemon juice, combined with
lithia, and has been used for genera
tions to flush and stimulate sluggish
kidneys, also to neutralize the acids In
urine. so 1t no longer initiates, thus end
| ing bladder weakness
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot IN
lure, and makes a delightful efferves-
cent hthla water drink.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-10
whx Not seIcct Your eusat2

81 wish people who haven't minds Of
their own would come to a realizing
sense of the bother that they are to
their friends and would develop lit
tie initiative on their own account"
said man who had been entertaining
a visitor to dinner. Maybe It's only
a mistaken idea Of politeness, but any,
how it's a nuisance to be entertaining
a person at the club and have him ut
terly without ideas as to what he
wants tc eat and drink. You ask him
and he says he'll leave it to you,
which is exactly what you don't want
him to do How can you divine his
tastes, I'd like to know? What appeals
to you, very likely won't to him, and
you know and he knows it. But your
selections from the menu are always
met with the comment, That's very
nice or you couldn't suit me better
And so You go through the meal in a
hit-or-miss fashion that certainly gets
On the nerves of the host The next
time l run up against that kind OF
man, I'm Just going to sit back and
let him do the entire ordering"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-10
Blessing in Disquise.

II don't see any billboards about
here" said the visitor. do the resi-
dents object to that kind of advertis-
ing?"
Yes. but their wishes in the matter
had nothing to do with the disappear
ance of billboards hereabouts," said
the Kansas man. I'VE have provi-
dence to thank for that"
Il don't understand"
We'll, every time we accumulate a
flock Of billboards a cyclone comes
along and scattars them over six or
even counties"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-10
It's Location.

Little Where : my fish
in pole gone to?
Bigger Brother-Sister s usin it for
q hat-pin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-10
Sporting Net0s
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
American League.
american League Games Today.

American League Games Today.
st. Louis at Boston (doublc-header)
Cleveland at New York ld0Gble-
hcadcr).
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Washington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-10

Paderewski could play the piano
when he was three years old.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-10
National League.

National League Games Today.
Boston at ST. Louis.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
New York at Pittsburg.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-10

Excursion to Newport, R. J., August
26. See Ad. on page 6.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-01
Pretty Expensive Steak.

The highest known price ever paid
for beefsteak was at Circle City. Alas.
ka. town that sprang up almost In
the night during the Klondike gold ex-
element The first steak to reach
there sold for $48 pound 1t was a
ten pound steak and was sent from 9
point fifty miles away. 1t was placed
on exhibition and was such q curiosity
that all the miners turned out In 9
body to see it.
OF course every one wanted q piece
Of the precious meat and the prices
offered might have resulted In gen
eral mining camp quarrel had not some
one thought Of rafting the steak fOr
the benefit of a hospital which a bish-
op was trying to establish for the min
ers at Circle City. Bids started at S.
a pound and rose quickly to $35. Al
last, in order to avoid possible trouble,
It was decided to sell tickets at prices
ranging from so cents to $3.50 for the
privilege of drawing slice. After
$3.50 worth OF tickets had been sold
the drawing began. and to the relief OF
those in charge Of the enterprise nc
serious consequence resulted.-Detroii
Free Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-01
Made a Flying Trip

General Passenger Agent
NcRae of the Omaha line made
a flying visit to Washburn and
Bay last Saturday for the
purpose of looking over the
situation in regard to the petit
tion for night trains for the two
cities.
Mr.. McRae stopped off here
for about five minutes while the
train remained at the depot and
he rem aimed in Bayfield, for one
hour.
A night train between Bayfield,
and the Twin Cities is being
asked for and petitions from
commercial organizations have
been forwarded to the President
of the Northwestern system
This train service has long been
needed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-01
rreIbura often Attacked.

During the eight centuries Of It's ex-
istence Freiburg. the ancient cathedral
city In Baden. has again and again suf-
fered almost every possible kind Of at
tack. In the wall above the door Of the
Loretto chapel there is embedded an
iron cannon ball which nearly took the
life Of Louis XIV. when he assaulted
the city. But the most interesting me-
mortal Of an attempt to get Fre1burg
is the picture ON the Schwalben Thor
Of a peasant with a cart 1t commemo
rates the Freiburgers' habit Of testing
at the Swabian peasants. One OF them.
the tale ran. decided to buy Freiburg
and brought two sacks Of gold and
asked, WAS kostet's Stad'le?" ("What
does this bit of town costY) When
opened the sacks were found to con.
tain only sand. which the peasants
wife had prudently substituted for fear
of accidents.-LOndOn Mail.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-01
Held Another Meeting

A meeting OF farmers and
others interested in the estab-
lishment of a pickle sailing
station in this city was held al
the Com mercia! Club rooms last
Saturday afternoon and was
largely attended. The meeting
was presided over by A. w. Nc
Leod and M. j. Marley repre-
senting the Heinz Pickle. com.
pany,, was present and addresses
The farmers on the growing OF
cucumbers.
file acreage for she growing
4 the cucum bers is rapidly
growing and Mr.. Markley is
spending this week visiting the
farmers and getting their con.
tracts. 1t is expected that
sufficient land will be contract.
ed to insure the station.
The pickle bushes has proven
a good thing for other localities
and ought to prove a good thing
for Washburn.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-01


Fl. HI. Peavey made business
trip to Madison Tuesday.
Mrs. James Cook and sister
Geneva Kinney went to Superior
last Saturday afternoon. Mrs.
Cook returned to this city Sunday
but Geneva will 60 from Superior
to Portland. Oregon, in company
with her brother Melvin who has
been located at Superior during the
past four years. While in the west
the two will visit their sisters Alma
and Minnie and other relatives.
G. A. Gottschalk, representing
the Extension Division of the Uni.
versity of Wisconsin, was a business
visitor in the city the first of the
week.
FL Ross made business trip 20
Cumberland during the past week.
Bernard Lee of Rice Lake was in
the city last Sunday visiting with
friends and relatives.
For Sale-.20 acre fruit farm
Washburn. Orchard. strawberries,
raspberries, COW, horses, 100 CHI OK
ems. A fine home. A. P. Fraser
Washburn, Wis. Advertisement.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-01
A Chance for your Boy

The saloons of this country will
need 500, 900 new patrons this year.
During the past year they have lost
more than that number, and the
supply must be kept up or the sal
oons will have to go out of business.
of those who have fallen out by
the way a goodly number were sent
to the penitentiary for crimes COM
mitted while intoxicated. A large
per cent were sent to the workhouse,
thousands killed by railroad trains,
frozen to death or drowned, or died
OF alcoholism. Have you a boy at
your house for them?
The men who vote for saloons
should be willing to furnish the boy s
to fill them, How is it with you?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-01
Housewives Think of This


Suppose yonr husband takes three
ten cent drinks of liquor every day
in the year. What does it do fol-
yourself and children? Does it moi
brutalize your husband, desolate
yourself, debauch your son and betray
your daughter? You, as the home
maker, could buy of your grocer for
the sustenance of the family, with
the money your husband hiss spent
for his own selfish pleasure, the
following necessaries of life: Is sacks
of -four, 90 bushels of potatoes, 100
pounds of butter, 100 pounds granu-
lated sugar, 10 pounds of salt, go
pounds of rice, SO pounds oat flakes,
IS pounds coffee, pounds tea, SO
cans tomatoes, 10 dozen oranges, 90
dozen bananas, so cans of corn, 25
pounds of beans, 100 cakes soap, l
pound pepper, 4 gallons mollasses,
90 gallons oil with money left for
wife and babies. By all means
pursuade your husband and son to
vote dry April 5th.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-01
Read Your Books AGAIN.

Let me implore any reader who has
a fairly large library of his own and is
honestly anxious to know what his
books contain to devote some period of
leisure to go through these volumes.
shelf by shelf. as they stand, to learn
which Of them he can remember well,
which are half read or unread What
pleasure and profit he would find in
recalling the poetry he once so enjoyed
or in turning to such essays as he had
hitherto overlooked! He would find,
am sure. that the very things he long
wanted to know. the poetry that had
almost faded from his memory. the
bursts Of eloquence and prophecy that
had stirred his youth, now grown dim
In his mind as IAN ancient tale, al
though the words were strong" All
this had stood silent and unnoticed on
his walls for years and years. while
he had been stuffing himself with the
last short story. the lives of royal
laundry women or 1t may be an article
In a Observation-Disclosures Harrison.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-01
BARS CLOSE; TOWN REFORMS
Closing of Saloons Affects
Lawlessness, Police Say.

Bemidji. Mimi, March 29th,-
Especial. = According to the
police record, the mum Der of ar
rests in saloonless Bemidji, since
the first of the year are less than
one-seventh of those of the
year before, when Bemidji had
saloons. The total NUN Der of
arrests from Jan. 9TH to March
9th of last year being 115,
while the total mum Der of
arrests from Jan. 1st of this
year to date are Is. In speaking
of the effect of the "Indian lid"
on the work of the police. Chief
of Police George Lane said that
the change had been ''wonder-
full"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-01
Germs and All.

A Louisville woman who Ia some
what of crank on hygiene and who
brings up her small daughter accord.
ing to the latest methods took the child
ON a day train to nearby little town.
The mother sighed as she glanced at
the dusty velvet seat and cloudy win
dows The youngster. however. folded
her manicured fingers In her white
pique lap and apparently tried to alb
sorb as little dirt as possible. Looking
up from her magazine. the immaculate
parent was horrified TO find the small
daughters jaws working violently
What have you in your mouth p
she dema nded at once.
Gum" said the child.
"Where did you get itT" gasped the
mother
The child pointed to clean, round
spot on the grimy windowsill.
There" she charlottesville Times
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-01
Celebrated Silver Wedding

Over two hundred friends and
neighbors gathered at the Union
Hall on west Bayfield, street on
Saturday evening of last week
to help Mr.. and Mrs, Peter
Holmquist fittingly celebrate the
twenty-ffth anniversary of their
marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holmquist
were married in this city on
March. 28th, 1885, but as that
day fell on Sunday this year the
celebration was held on Satur-
day evening. A most delightful
evening was spent oy all pres
emit. During the evening az
dresses were delivered by Rev.
A. Road and Nels Nelson, after
which delicious luncheon was
served to all present During
the latter part of the evening
there was dancing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holmquist are
old and respected residents of
the city who are held in great
esteem by all who know them.
The couple were the receipt
ents of beautiful library table
and a buffet and many silver
pieces, presents from the
guests.
Among the out of town people
present at the anniversary
celebration were A. M. Hendrick.
son and wife Of Spooner, Mr.,
Larson and wife Of st. Paul
Gust Selvig and wife of A shland,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-01
Harder Than Diamonds.

Although the diamond is generally
regarded as the hardest of all sub
stances. it is fact that there is sub
stance even harder. This is a metal
known as tantalum, a rare metal, al
though not one of the rarest. Just how
hard it is may be imagined when it is
mentioned that thin sheet of it was
once placed under diamond drill
worked day and night for three days.
The only effect was a slight indenta-
ton in the tantalum and the wearing
out of the diamond Tantalum Is very
difficult to produce, but when it can be
obtained in sufficient quantities it will
be an exceedingly useful substance.
Among it's other uses it will be en-
ployed to cut diamonds and to make
filaments for electric lamps. 1t is one
of the few substances that are hard
without being brittle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-01

The wettest dry town is dryer than
the dryest wet town.
For every dollar spent for education
in America, six dollars are spent for
drink.
The only good side of the saloon
is the outside.
When you vote for money to be
appropriated for educational purposes
you expect to send your boys to
school. When you vote to license
the saloons, do you expect to furnish
the patrons? Remember you may
furnish them whether you expect to
or not.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-01
Not to Be Repeated.

Shakespeare's contention that there
was never philosopher who could en-
dure the toothache patie ntly" was dis
proved by Canon Liddon. After an ex-
perience that would have closed the
mouths of most of. us. Liddon found 1t
possible to write to a friend: II have
been quite laid up with trouble with
my few remaining teeth. Of which |
had FIVE taken out the day before yes
terday. AS only four remain, this par
ucular experience cannot be repeated
I'm this present life" This is classic
instance of the triumph of philosophy
over pain.-London Globe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-01
The death Watch"

The so called death watch with
its mysterious ticking at night time. is
due to nothing more serious than the
furniture beetle. The larva of this In
sect burrows in the furniture, making
the pin holes which are often to be
seen In old furniture. 1t Is three years
in its pupa condition and at length be-
comes a little brown insect with d
great talent for shamming death, so
that it is not very much observed.
These beetles often strike the wood of
their galleries with their heads, and
so produce ticking sound which is a
call to the mate.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-01
South Shore Region Fired
With Enthusiasm
Believed Line Can Be Com
pleted Through Fruit
Country for $3.50, 600.

Bayfield,, Wis, March Both. :
The entire south shore region
in Bayfield, county is atire in
favor of the new railroad between
Bayfield, and Superior along the
south shore. Mr.. T. N. Oker.
strom of Port Wing was in Sup
erior recently in connection with
the new enterprise and today
CTuesday) he is attending a mass
meeting at Bayfield, called to
forward the enterprise. Last
Saturday night at mass meet
ing held at Port Wing it was
unanimously voted to bond the
town for three per cent of it's
assessed valuation and every
farmer in the township has
pledged a special aid of from one
to two dollars per acre addition
al. This means fully $65, 900
for the town of Port Wing alone
and the other south shore towns
will do as well in proportion.
Chicsgoans Interested
Mr.. Okerstrom showed me a
communication from a wealthy
Chicago concern which owns
II 900 acres in the affected ter
ritory affirming that they are
anxious to come in on the the
same footing of $50 much per"
in aid of the new enterprise.
1t is estimated that the line
complete from Bayfield, to Sup
erior can be built for little less
than $65O,OOO. The terraine be-
tween Bayfield, and Orienta is
easy grade and almost the whole
length. Further west through
Douglas county it is more diff.
cult and the Douglas end will
be the costlies TO build
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-01
DIRECTORY
City Officers.

Mayor E. Bryan
Clerk L. N. Clausen
Treasurer Nels Lee
Assessor j. N. Kinney
Chief of Police Gideon Chauvin
Health On1cer p. H. Frey
Aldermen-Henry Johnson, Frank Skuhras
H. H Peavey, E. A. White, A. Holgren,
Andrew Faulk, Chas. P. Lysager, Andrew
Peterson, Ole Thoreson, W. A. Robinson. N
Kurschner, VIM. Felix.
Standing Committees
Judiciary Rules and Ordinance-Peavey
Johnson and Robinson.
Finance and ClaiRs-Lysager Holgren
and Thoreson.
Fire and Water-Johnson Robinson and
Skuhra.
Streets and Bridges-Lysager. Robinson
and Felix.
Sanitary Affairs and Sewage-Robinson
Faux and Holgren.
Poor Committee-Peterson. Felix and
Holgren.
Public Property and Public Grounds
Peavey. Skuhra and Peterson.
Stationery and Printing-White. Kursch
ner and Faulk.
Lights-Thoreson, Peavey and White.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-01
Cost of q Horse.

It costs ON an average Sl04.O6 to
raise horse to the age of three year
on the farms of Indiana and those OF
other states. This price has been care
fully figured by experts OF the depart
ment Of agriculture. who based their
figures on those furnished by 10000
correspondents scattered throughout
the country.
New Mexico can raise horses cheap
er than the other states. or at an aver
age price of. $69.5O. In Massachusetts
the raising of colts ia more expensive
than In any other state, the average
horse at three years representing an
investment of S141.8O
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-01
The HiUh Seas,

The high seas" is term signifying
the entire marine expanSe SO far as
it is not the exclusive property of any
particular country The rnle OF inter
national law is that every country
sovereignty over such sea TO the ex-
tent OF three miles from its shore. but
all beyond and which is not within
three miles of some other country Is
open or common to all countries.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-01
FARMERS ATTENTION

We will not have use for all of oul
teams during the coming summer and
have decided to sell some at reason
able prices. You will do well to
consult us before buying.
Thompson & Fleith Lumber Co.
Cornucopia, Wis.
Advertisement.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-01
Eugenic Baby Visits Washburn

Mrs, Ed. Mcdonald and son
of Ashland were in the city
Monday and Tuesday visiting
with friends. The Mcdonald
baby was the first eugenic baby
born in the state, and owing to
this fact it's picture was run
in many of the daily papers
throughout the Northwest. Mrs.
Mcdonald was formerly Miss
Mary Callahan of this city.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-01
Nor. Luth. Church.

Services this Friday morning
at 1870 O'Clock. Special services
Easter Sunday with special
music by the cEoir and By Miss
Agnes Christiansen's Sunday
school class. English services
next Sunday evening. Services
at Long Lake Sunday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-01

Monday April 9Th. Meet at
the Lincoln School Grounds.
All children who have flags are
requested to bring them to carry
in the parade. Every child in
Washburn is invited to take part
in this parade.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-01
Canadian Provinces.

The areas of the nine Canadian prov
inces in square miles are: Quebec, 7O6.-
1874; Ontario. 407,252; British Column
bia, $4,000; Alberta, 253,54O; Sas.
katchewan, 250,650; Manitoba, 251. S32;
New Brunswick, 27.9S5; Nova Scotia.
FLAPS. and Prince Edward Island.
o 1QA
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-01
SLIGHTLY Sarcastic.

II am convinced that tn many re-
spects | resemble George Washington
said the pompous man.
1T seems unfair" replied Miss Cay
enne, that an accident of chronology
should have placed you at such dis
advantage. Merely because Washing
ton was born first people say you re-
semble him instead of saying he resem-
bles you. 1t really seems nnfair."-
Washington Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-01
His First Case,

The young attorney had hung out his
single but week before. and when a
friend met him in the corridor of the
courthouse the friend exclaimed: "Ah,
ha! Have You landed client already 2"
Eyes" replied the young attorney.
my tailor is suing me. Cincinnati
ENQUIRER.