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The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
What "earblary onea Meant.

"Garble," "garbled," "garbler," are
words which nowadays convey quite
a different meaning from that which
was formerly accepted. "G;.rble" orig
inally significd simply ITO select for q
purpose" At one time there was an
officer. termed tho garbler of spices
whose duty it was 70 visit the shops
and examine the spices, ordering the
destruction Of all impure goods. Ills
duties were similar to those of the i'll
spector of the modern health depart
ment. who forbids the sale of decayed
vegetables or tainted meat. The word
comes from Il root meaning Ito sift."
The impurities sifted out have in the
course of generations corrupted the
term till "garbled report is no long.
er a report whercfrom all uncertainty
has been removed. but one that is full
Of misrepresentation and made mis-.
leading with deliberate intent.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
EARLY CLUBS IN AMERICA.
The First One Was Founded In phiIa
deInhia In 1717

The First One Was Founded In phiia-
deIphia In 1717.
The two earliest clubs in America.
according to Colonel Henry Watterson
in his History of Manhattan Club
were the Fish House club of Philadel-
phia, founded in 1717, and the Ho-
boken Turtle club of New York. which
was started in 1907. Then came the
Sons of Liberty and the Sons of st.
Tammany. which originated in .he
brain of one William Mooney. an up
holsterer of % Nassau street.
The Sons Of st. Tammany, Colonel
Watterson finds. were so called after
an Indian chief in derision Of Eng
lands patron, st. George, and one Of
their main objects was not, as some
have supposed in the case of the Tam
many organization, to put good Demo
Gratis into every job that paid any
thing, but Ito arouse anti-British feel
ing and to discriminate knowledge
concerning the principles of true po-
litical liberty"
The Sons Of st. Tammany. later the
Society of ST. Tammany, was opposed
to all trends of aristocracy. and 1t
counted as its natural enemy the So
ciety of the Cincinnati, whose men,
bership was originally designed to pass
down by Inheritance.
The first club Of New York founded
on the lines of the London social in.
stitutions was the Union, in 1886.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
outIawry In Scotland.

The unusual sentence OF outlawry
recently pronounced BIZ the Scottish
courts is relic of the days before ex-
tradition existed. For it was the usual
punishment Of those who wilfully
avoided the execution Of legal process
and was inflicted upon the criminal
who fed the country and could not be
brought back. In the old days to he
0utlawed-in the case Of women they
called 1t waived-meant that one could
be knocked on the head by any passcr-
by. and outlaws in fact were said to
be caput lupinum-that is. they had a
VOLTS head and could be treated as a
wild beast-TIOnd0n Mail.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17

The fact that dishwashing is an eff
fective way of thoroughly cleansing
the hands Is not sufficient inducement
to make this homely task attractive to
the fair sex, and women who, by stress
of circumstances, are compelled to
take care of that end of the house.
hold routine sometimes tackle the job
with little less reluctance If they
may keep their hands out of the water,
preferring to get their hands clean in
some solution more attractive than
dishwater.
A handle for the dishcloth has been
invented by woman from Gibbon.
Neb. A handle with projecting wire
construction has the means Of sccur-
ing the cloth on the end so that the
cloth may be passed over the dishes
readily and thoroughly clean their sur
faces.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
Pan.AmerIca's Vast Area,

The combined area of Pan-America,
exclusive of Canada. is 100000
square miles, of which the Latin
American countries occupy approx
mately 100000 and the United States
100000. This physical extent Of Pan
America is better realized when it is
compared with that of Europe, which
has x3,750,000 square miles; with A.
rica, which has 11,500,000, and with
Asia, which has 17,000,000, a writer
in the North American Review says.
Remembering that commerce is Of
ten described as ''the life blood of ma
tions," the Pan-American family GER
tainly can be classed as lusty and full
blooded, for in the last normal year
before the war-1913-Pan-America's
foreign trade, including both imports
and exports, was valued at $1,000, ,00o,-
900, Of which the share Of the United
States. was about $4,000. 100000 and
Of the Latin-American countries $2,-
SOC, 900, 900.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
Alaskan Timber.

In accordance with the recent act
of congress, the wood needed in build
ing the government railway in Alaska,
from Seward, on the Pacific, AL miles
to Fairbanks, in the interior, will be
taken free of charge from the Chu-
zach national forest The forest serv-
ice has issued a permit to the Alas
kan engineering commission to cut
81, 900, 900 feet of timber in designated
areas along the right of way of the
new railway, which will run for sew
eral miles through the Chugach ma
tional forest. Forest service en-
ployees are now marking the timber
to be cut-only mature trees, the re-
moval of which will improve the for
est. That will be the largest quantity
of timber ever felled in the Alaskan
forests as a part of one undertaking
It will be nearly twice as large as the
total quantity of timber now cut in the
national forests and annually put to
local uses throughout Alaska, but only
a little more than one-tenth Of the es-
timated annual growth of the Alaskan
forests. The two national forests of
Alaska contain about $4,000, 10000 900
feet of merchantable timber, and the
forest service estimates that more
than SOO,0OO,00O feet could be cut ev-
cry year forever without lessening
their productivity.-Youth's Compan-
ion
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
CHARACTER TOLD BY HAND
Expert criminoIoeists Have by Direct
Tests Proved Their Theories to
Be Correct.

A French savant contends that tho
murderer has distinctive hand. His
face may not be hideous, but the hands
always are, and self.condemnatory.
Evidence on the latter characteristic
is scanty, and rests upon the inves-
LEGATIONS of the French criminolo.
gists; but as to the former it is .
fact that some of the most brutal MUIR
ders on record have been perpetrated
by men whose countenances habitu-
ally wore a very mild expression.
Deeming was pleasant man to speak
to until crossed; but some Of the
authorities who examined his hands
declare his broad thumb indicated the
born murderer. The true ball-headed
thumb gives to the first phalange q
round, dubious appearance. It is
short, and the nail is SO abbreviated
as to suggest that it has been gnawed.
It is embedded in the flesh, which
rises on either side and beyond it.
Dumollard, wholesale murderer, had
hand remarkable for its thickness
and length Of palm in proportion to
the fingers. He had a significant
sign, common to most murderers-
namely, the almost entire absence of
tines in the palm, save the three prin-
cipal-the lines of life, head and
heart. These lines were very strong.
ly defined. The line of the head-the
center line extending across the palm
was violently cut by the line Of life
running upward from the wrist. Chiro-
nancy interprets this to foretell
violent death. His fingers were
knotty and uneven at the nail pha-
langes. To sum up, the signs of the
murderer's hand are: Firstly, the
"pouce en- billie" Secondly. and only
less important, the thickness of the
Mount of Mars at the edge of the
hand, from which flows the blood d.
rect to the brain at the slightest mo-
tion, and causes the man to "see rec" ;"
Thirdly, the scaffold sign in the sew
erance of the cline Of the head.
Fourthly, the presence only in the
palm of the three principal lines oc-
casionally reduced to two, and al
most always of bright scarlet. Fifth
", crooked fingers with spatulate
tips, the nails small and uneven. Ac-
cording to the rules of art, therefore,
a murderer, If a murderer by disposi-
ton, and not Gas in most cases) by
accident, ought to have hand with
all, or nearly all, these characteris'
tics.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
SWISS DIVORCE CASES.
The Court Always Tries to Settle
Them by Reconciliation.

The Court Always Tries to Settle
Them by Reconciliation.
In one important respect the Swiss
surpass other nations in the manage
ment Of their divorce cases, says an
English correspondent.
cial paper known as the Feuille davis,
In which one may read daily the fol-
lowing announcement:
m. and Nine. x. who are in in
stance Of divorce. are requested to ap.
pear privately before the judge, alone
or with their lawyers, in order to come
to reconciliation If possible"
Before the beginning Of every di-
vorce case in Switzerland this notice Is
published and sent out to the interest
ed parties, leaving the couple, of course.
free to attend before the judge or not.
as they wish. Often the couple meet.
Although there are no statistics pub
lished on the subject. am told by a
leading lawyer in Geneva whose spc-
cialty is divorce cases that ut least 80
per cent of divorce cases-"much to
my loss, unfortunately" the lawyer
added, with a smile-are settled by the
paternal advice of the Judge ut these
meetings out Of court.
In fact, Swiss lawyers will not def
nitely take MP a divorce case until it
has passed through the reconciliation
process.
If one of the couple does not attend
the rendezvous this means that the af-
fair is to be fought out. but in any case
Swiss divorces are not eypensive.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
Hot Milk Cake.

Two eggs yolks and whites beaten
separately. then togetherD. add one cup
full sugar and beat with spoon FIVE
minutes, one cupful -four. with one
teaspoonful baking powder sifted in It,
salt and few drops lemon extract.
one-half cupful quite hot milk with q
piece of butter the size Of walnut
melted in 1t added last. Mix wei, and
bake in slow oven. ..
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
uae. For Old Velvet,

A piece of velvet is Il fine cleaner for
brass, and for polishing silverware it
is better than chamois 1t quickly re-
moves dust from the woodwork, and If
used to rub the stove after it has been
blacked it will produce a high polish.
There is nothing better to dust felt
hat, and silk dresses and other silk ar
ticles should always be busted with it.
for it cleans perfectly without cuttin"
or otherwise iniuring the silk.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
witehes and Fairies.

Belief in witchcraft, still an article Of
the popular creed in Essex and may he
elsewhere in England. is not the only
survival of the kind. In the south Of
Ireland are still to be found people
who believe in fairies. The writer
knew an Irlshwoman. one of thou
sands Of her class, who would not
travel country road after dark for
fear of them, though what "they"
would do deponent sayeth not.-Pall
Mall Gazette.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
Grated Pumpkin Pie.

Half a pint of grated raw pumpk.i.
two and half tablespoonfuls Of good
molasses. Put the molasscs and the
pumpkin OH the stove and heat till
hot. Add cupful Of sugar and mix
a rounded tablespoonful of -four in
two-thirds of cupful of sweet cream
and stir into the pumpkin, which has
been cooling. Beat an egg and stir in
last, season with nutmeg. Eak" IT,
one crust till done.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
Soda Biscuit,

Mix together three pints of iour and
one-half tablespoonful OF salt, rub In
one tablespoonful butter. Into one pint
Of thick sour milk stir one teaspoonful
baking soda which has been dissolved
in two teaspoonfuls boiling water.
Add gradually but quickly to the dry
mixture, stirring and cutting to soft
dough. Turn out on Toured board,
knead just enough to form into a
smooth mass, roll out an inch thick
cut into small biscuit and bake in q
quick oven.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
Fruit Roll.

Nothing is nicer in the way OF pastry
desserts than the various fruit rolls
Make good baking powder biscui:
pastry. Roll in long sheet and spread
with thinly sliced peaches. apples OF
any kind of berries. Sprinkle with sug
ar and cinnamon. Roll up like a jelly
roll, then bake in a moderate oven fol
twenty minutes. Serve either hot OF
cold and with or without cream o,
budding sauce.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
Kills Two at : Shot,

Since Howard Beech shot deer In
( his garden In Lee. Mass, a few days
ago. It has been found that he killed
two deer with one bullet There was
/ herd into which he fired and all ran
into the woods. He followed and dis.
covered the body Of one through
which the bullet had passed. Next
day Isaac Vreeland found the re-
mains Of the other. . fawn. In which
wss the ballst Beech had fred.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
Recon,tructed Man Costs $500.

60c0N0tFUcf0d Man Costs $5OU.
. With exhibitions and catalogues Of
artificial limbs brought to notice one
gets to calculating the cost of a re-
constructed man. Seemingly little
more than $500 would sufhce. A pair
Of articulated legs cost about $50,
and pair of arms about 800. Ears.
with drums. etc, cost $75 each; eyes
$50 pair, and 30 on. Without heart
and brain . man 10 worth about $500.
With them-the price might change.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17

world Know 0QQ
love it in their
own way as do
the people Of God
in q different way.
However, 1t is the
latter only who
are able to lay the
emphasis on the
possessive pro-
noun, The
Lord is my shep-
herd" It is this
ron un, b a t
makes all the diff
ference as to our
understanding of
the psalm and its
preciousness to
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
saoo and Aople PUDDING,

Pare six apples and punch out the
cores. Fill the holes with cinnamon
and sugar. using two teasp0onfuls Of
cinnamon to cup OF sugar. Take one
tablespoonful of sago to each apple,
wash 1t thoroughly and let soak an
hour in water enough to cover the ap-
pies. Pour water and sago over the
apples and bake an hour and half.
Serve with cream and sugar.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
Red c.bb.o,. Flemish style.

Trim and quarter red cabbuge.
Scald, drain and chop fine. Simmer
for an hour in covered saucepan with
la tablespoonful Of butter, chopped
onion, q bay leaf. two cloves, salt and
small piece Of red pepper. Stir occa-
sionally, take out the bay leaf. add a
tablespoonful of butter and serve very
hot,
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
Extremist.

Discussing the law against aigrettes
with . group Of actresses IN New
FORK, Douglas Fairbanks said:
Il agree with you. When the
aigrettes are extracted painlessly
from the living bird--which. you say.
is the new method-then this law
against them becomes absurd.
1T isalike the girl at the shore
who was 8 great bird lover. A man
said Of her: !~.
ga great bird lover. but she carries
the thing too far. She refused to
take moonlight row with me the
other night because someone told her
that / feathered my orr. ''' s5a5 & \; !,
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
Literary.

..s.r=' Literary.
''Oh. simply adore Meredith and
Browning and Henry James," said the
gushing young person.
$50 do l." said Little Rinks. ''I'l.cy
are perfectly delightful. It's like send
ing your mind to a gymnasium. Er-
do you read them in the orieinal:''--
Buffalo. News.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
,yyorld,e euslest Port

Viadivostok. 1t is reported. ts now
one Of the busiest ports In the world.
The supplies for Russia's armies are
to 70 through this port during the
fam and vast quantities are already
arriving. To transport the cargoes
across Siberia by leil, 400 locomotives
and 10000 freight ,arS are on thsir
way from the United States.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
MarshmaIlow Creams.

To a pint of whipped cream add
pinch Of salt, half a cupful Of sugar. q
teaspoonful of vanilla, two-thirds Of
cupful 1T chopped English walnuts, q
cupful Of marshmallows cut In pieces
and half cupful Of preserved cher
ries Serve very cold.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
Very, Probabje.

Bibbs-What has become Of the fool
killer? Gibbs-I can't guess. Bibhs.
unless he quit because he couldn't get
extra pay for working overtime
Judge.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
The Shepherd
Psalm
ByREv JAMES NJ. GRAY. Dc.
Daa. e Moody Bals laaaiasas
q Ciesse

TExT-The Lord 10 my shepherd;
shall not want.-Psalm 23:1.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17

This beautiful psalm needs no COM
mendation, for even the people Of the
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17

The power Of applying attention TO a
single subject Is the sure mark Of a
superior genius-C Chesterfield.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-08
A CERTAIN SUCCESS.

All predictions as to the success OF
the new State Fair are certain to be
verified If the present brand of wealth
er continues through the week All
attendance records for the first day
we're broken Monday. and yesterdays
admissions followed In setting a new
high mark. The deserving character OF
the Fair Is in evidence on every hand,
and everything points to realization
OF the highest hopes entertained by
the management
Aeroplane flights and balloon ascen-
sions are not to be found on this years
bill OF features. for the reason that
they have ceased to be novelties.
These we're costly adjuncts. and IL is
doubtful IL their drawing qualities
ever justified :he expense entailed.
However, It has been proved that they
can be dispensed with without lower
Ing the patronage; and has enabled
the management to put the money
heretofore expended in this direction
TO other uses. such as adding TO the
greater comfort OF the visitors, and
the better accommodation OF exhib-
itors.
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Our
School Shoes

The welcome music Of the School
Bell will soon be heard again.
How about the School Shoes for
the children?
We are ready for the Best -
everything you would expect IN
the way Of good shoes we arc
ready 20 provide.
We have left mo- disappointment
On our selections Of good styles or
excellent values az a remarkable
price
Special Dept for the Children.
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A SERIOUS MATTER

The arrest Of an American CORE
spondent In London. carrying dis
patches from the Austrian Ambassa.
dor 10 his government. which has 10
do with a system Of interference with
American Industrial establishments
manufacturing munitions for the al.
lies. reveals a form 81 activity on me
part % DR.. Dumba which. n they are
NOT reprehensible. are of doubtful pro.
Iriety IN a diplomatic representative.
whatever excuses he gives. or erpla-
nations ho may make to the State Do-
parment ur Dumba's confessions are
enough to establish the truth Of the
many statements that have been made
that there is an Organized propaganda
looking 10 the cripplinr of some OF
tho prominent manufacturing plants IN
the United States Ordinarily mis-
would be looked upon aa conspiracy.
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A FUTILE PROJECT

The Republican party stands com.
mitted to protective tariff princip les.
The Democratic party. through tradi-
ton and practice. is inseparably Joined
to its free trade idols Either one OF
these parties is bound to be in power;
how then. under such a division of
sentiment. can there be such a thing
as some idealists. impractical dream
ers. suggest. a non-partisan tariff com
mission? To-day the country Is over
whelmingly in favor OF a protective
tarn. II was so minded in 1912. al
Though the free trade party got into
power by a huke.
a tarih commission was provided
by the Republican party. but the hrst
thing the Democratic party did when
Il was installed in power was to abol-
ish il. Il manufactured the Under.
wood bill ny ignoring all the facts
gathered by the tariff commission.
Now some cure-alls are suggesting
that the tariff should be taken out OF
politics. but that can never be done
30 long as the majority OF the people
are In favor Of protection. A non
partisan tariff commission viii only
be possible when all the people arc
either for protection or all in favor
Of free trade-and that will never be.
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but whether such activities are pro
tected under the amenities OF diplo-
macy Is a question TO be decided by
the State Department.
Practically a friendly power has
confessed TO practices tending TO dis
turb the domestic peace and tranquil
~ Of this country, efforts which. II
successfully carried out. might pro
woke serious disorders. II not actual
riots. A former Ambassador Of Great
Britain once undertook TO interfere in
a political contest In the United
States. which resulted in his being re
called. Or. Dumba's schemes are
much more offensive and indefensible
and plainly form a breach OF interna.
ttonal ethics, to put II mildly. which
this government cannot afford TO over
look.
Dr. Dumba IL the same gentleman
who was the receptacle OF Mr.. Bryan's
condolences. and who was responsible
for giving Germany a wrong impress
sion a. TO the seriousness OF the ad.
ministration's intentions with reagrd
to the demands made In the Lusitania
tragedy.
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Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations
may she always be in the right; but country right or
wrong" STEPHEN DECATUR

sress as fulfilling all the pledges OF
the Baltimore platform. From these
endorsements one was led 10 believe
mat there was no occasion for the
practice Of economy. because the per-
formances OF the administration had
been perfect. But here we have sub.
stantial proof that these platforms
were mere molasses" and devoid of
the truth. Il is encouraging 70 see
President Wilson confessing to the
well-denned extravaganza OF his party.
OF which he himself was not wholly
guiltless. The entire country will in
tently watch the Democratic party in
attempting to practice economy. and
II will be well worth IL.
No one doubts the sincerity OF the
Presidents intentions. but that he will
be able to overcome the natural ten.
dencies OF his party is questionable.
The personal interest OF the average
Congressman is quite likely to over
shadow any party obligation. for II is
by his ability to secure the dough for
MS district that he is measured. The
Democratic party has a bad financial
record. and something must be done
TO bolster IL up. but when It comes
to interfering with the perquisites OF
the Congressman we can see where It
ia likely TO fall down and where Pres
ident Wilson will be unable to en-
force any practical economic policy.
The same thing was bravely talked
OF at the opening OF the last Demo
cratic Congress, and look what it
did.
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LIGHT ON GERMAN PROGRAM.

Philadelphia Ledger
II the Nossische Zeitung. OF Berlin.
speaks BY the card. any hope that
German submarine warfare will De-
materially modified must be aban-
doned. This journal points out that
our admissions to America have re-
strictions." by which Il apparently
means that a charge that a passen-
ger ship took the offensive will De-
rekarded az apology enough for sink
ing her. no matter how many nve9-
are lost This position o. emphasized
hy the assertion that The sinking or
the Lusitania was jusuhable. ana
That the commander Of the Arabic
was Fuilty Of bic fate and that OF hts
passengers. The German news
papers DO not often speak thus
plainly without some sort of sanction
from The German government. Sc
sides. there ia nothing in lts attitude
90 far to discredit the Vosslscho Iei-
tung.E uttcrances. Germany viii have
to bring forth fruits meet Tor repent
ancc before her sincerity In mis-
mater can BE- accepted.