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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19
Slander.

SANDER, sir! You do not know what
you are disdaining. 1 have seen the
most respectable persons almost over
welmed by it. At first a
light sound, skimming the earth like
swallow before the storm, very soft
ly (pianissimo) it murmurs and purrs
and sows in it's course poisoned ar
rows. 1t is on somebody's mouth, and
softly, softly (piano, piano., it glfdes
slyly into your ear. The evil is done.
1t is born, it creeps, it walks; and
with growing power (rinforzando) 1t
goes from mouth to mouth diabolical-
ly. Then, all of a sudden, can't tell
you how, you see SANDER strsighten
up, hiss. swell and grow enn before
your very eyes. 1t springs, stretches
its wings, whirls, envelopes, seizes, car
ries off; it flashes lightning, it thun-
ders and. becomes a hue and cry, a
public crescendo, a universal chorus
of hatred and prescription. Who, in
deed, could stop it!-Beaumarchais
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19

graceful
from
White VT
entirety the entrance
his
in the vicinity of the
in
this time the head and
and
no. would be cruel"
of
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19
Well Named.


They were talking cbout a promis.
ing young man who had failed to make
good as a travelling salesman.
The first man said to the other
man:
1T was queer about the boy. He
seemed to be a regular whirlwind
His first trip was rafting success,
but all he brought back from his
second trip was a bunch of foolish
excuses"
What was it you called him-a
whirlwind?"
Yes
'I see. All 'whirl' at the beginning
and all wind at the finish. "-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19

the help President Wilson and considerable The
White
to a
They
in s
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19
Scottish Lodairq Houses.

Glasgow has seven municipal lodg-
ing houses, six for men and one for
women. They are stone buildings,
three to five stories in height, and OF
the most substantial character. Each
lodger has separate room, with bed
and chair. The bed has wire spring
a hair or fiber mattress, coarse sheets,
a blanket, a coverlet, a pillow and a
pillowcase. These are aired, cleaned
and washed after the lodger has gone
in the morning. The total number of
bedrooms in the seven houses is 1926.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19
HAIR OR NO HAIR?
Is Certainly Up to You and Cutl-
cura. Triai Free.

Hot shampoos with Cuticura Soap,
ollowed by light dressings Of Cuti-
,ura Ointment rubbed into the scalp
skin tend to clear the scalp of dam
Iruff, soothe itching and irritation and
promote healthy hair-growing condi-
ions. Nothing better, cleaner, purer.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. KY
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19
A CHASTITY Fear.

Mrs. ongmind-Henry, 1 want
you to come straight home as soon as
you leave the office, every day! You
were twenty minutes late yesterday
and it gave me quite shock.
Henry-Yes, Henrietta. But you
didn't think I'd been run over by q
Car, did you?
Mrs. Strongmind-No; but how was
TO know that somebody wasn't hold
ing You for ransom?-Puck.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19


all tied to
his McKenna the fact
completed
the list waiting him.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19

ClvIIIZHtIUH UnIy 10 DC parIIHIIy udI
aged during the Civil war in this
country. That statue, nameless, and
since it was injured by soldiers dur
ing the great civil conflict, headless
and armless, stands today opposite
the United States capitol, in the yard
of Lot Flannery, sculptor, who owns
it.
Hundreds of persons daily pass
the statue, partially hidden by trees,
and scores who travel that way fire.
quently stop to comment and wonder
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19
An Error in Debate.

Il think / made a mistake in argu.
ing the question of expense with my
wife,"
What do you mean?"
She wanted an automobile and ]
inadvertently told her that i couldn't
afford it."
"Well?"
Nov she wants it worse than be
fore. Detroit Free Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19

doing SO poorly that it's end seems
nigh and, of course, it will be replaced
and presumably under the auspices Of
Mr.. Wilson, spade in hand. The Will
son elm took the place Of the elm
planted by President Hayes, which
was magnificent tree shading the
easterly portion Of the White House.
An incipient tornado uprooted it,
and it left such a void that it was
determined to replace the tree by as
large an elm as could be conveniently
transplanteG. This was done with
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19
Satisfied Where He Was.

While calling on a young woman for
the first time, we noticed the portieres
moved every few minutes. The
hostess went to investigate and dis.
covered her small brother behind
them. She said to him: Come in
Herbert, and meet the gentleman.
Edging back and drawing the Dor
there's closer, he said: "Oh, no, ]
don't wanna come in; | just wanna
peek"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19
She Was Wise.

Patience-And you say he tried to
Kiss you?
Patrice-Yes, and told him I'd call
FOR mother.
"And did you?"
II certainly did,
What did your mother say"
"Oh, mother never paid a bit of at
tention. She was girl once herself,
you know
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19
Generalization impossible.

The truth is that age and power of
achievement cannot be linked in
sweeping generalities. 1t all depends
upon the individual. One man may
reach his highest mental powers be-
fore thirty and then decline, just as
one man viii reach his greatest phys
ical strength before forty and then
begin going downhill, while the mind
of another may be most active at sixty
or seventy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19
Miuht Have Been Worse.

Flatbush-Wasn't that awful for
Nero to be playing his fiddle while
Rome burned?
Bensonhurst-It might have been a
good deal worse.
How so?'
Why, the old man might have
played the bagpipes.'
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19
Perverse Human Nature.

PerverSe Human Nature.
rs it true that poverty improves a
mans perspective?"
Il doubt it,
Then, how about richest"
The result is the same. When a
mans poor he can't appreciate the
simple life because he has to live it,
and when he's rich he can't appreci-
ate the simple life because his doctor
recommends it."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19
sympathy.

Mamie-I see, operated tg two men,
a machine invented by a Chicago no.
tel steward will wash and dry more
than $4,000 dishes an hour.
Julie-That's the way of the men.
Frying to knock poor mother out Of
work!
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19
Good Advice.

Mother, how had better dress for
my motorboat trip this afternoon"
Who is going with you, dear?"
Mr.. Scatterbrain."
Then you'd better wear bathing
suit and life preserver."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19
Not in the Money.

Does your husband play cards for
money!"
NO.; replied young Mrs. Torkins,
thoughtfully; Il don't think Charley
plays for money. But all the people
who play with him do
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19
Spc:;inu His Chances.

Miss Twobble aspires to draw a
cultured circle about her.
"a dangerous thing for a young girl
to do
why so?'
Likely suitors show a disinclina-
ton to break through ring like
that
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19
Beat MiIton's Record.

STUDENT heard that Milton spent
fifteen days on one page when writing
Paradise Lost.
Convict - That nothing have
been on one sentence six years.
Brooklyn Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19
Gave Him Pause.

Wife-Henry, you really must have
the landlord come and see for himself
the damage the rain did to cur CELL
ing.
Hub can't withoW letting him see
the damage the children have done To
the rest of the house.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19
Drink DenIson's Coffee,
For your health's sake.
Spoils the Impression,

Spells the Impression.
Rogers has an intelligent face. II
he didn't say a word you'd know he
was clever"
Yes; but the trouble is he doesn't. I"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19
President Wilson May Have to Plant New Elm

suggestion mpresng itself that Mr. Wilson will have his
represented the presidential dendoogy there The
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19

position for an even dozen years is
proof enough that he is ION to his
job"
The president has no need of a
watch when McKenna is on duty
He knows by experience that his Of
fetal reminder will see to it that no
caller will be permitted to overstay
his appointment.
Bright and early every morning
Chief Clerk Brahany takes out his
callers book and makes I'D a list
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19
Repartee.

Did ! make myself plain, sir?"
"Oh, no, madam. Nature made a
thorough job of that for you
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19
Drink Denison's Coffee,
For your health's sake.

whether a man is married by the way
he shuts a door
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19

Anticipations and regrets show up
oftener than anything else during d
mans earthly career.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19

Every woman must have a pet. If
she can't have cat or dog, she
gets man.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19

A man is judged by his deeds; also
by what he doesn't do.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19
Alarm Clock of the Nations Chief Executive


Efficiency official reminder the president and the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19
Beautiful Statue, MutIated in the Civil War


centuries cruder
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19

No Doubt.
Teacher-Mary, can you tell me how
Noah's ark was lighted?
Mary-Yessum, with ark lights.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19

Possibly the hardest way to achieve
publicity is to walk from coast to coast
to secure it.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-07
MILFORD.

S. d. Bunker was a caller at Lake
Mills Saturday afternoon
August Nader is ON the sick list.
DR.. Leicht is in attendance
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bentheimer called
on L. H. Wegner, Sunday evening.
LIE Roy Newcomb and wife were
Lake Mills visitors Friday afternoon.
Miss Edythe Schafer spent several
days of last week with friends at
Deerfield.
Robert Hundley of Fort Atkinson is
very low with typhoid pneumonia at
the home of his mother.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-07
MANY CHILDREN HAVE WORMS

Worms are common childhood all
ment. They make children irritable,
nervous and restless, besides robbing
the body and mind of proper nourish-
ment Watch your child. Examine
the stools and at first signs of worms
give your child a treatment of Kicka-
poo Worm Killer. They kill the
worms, act as a laxative and expel
the worms and poisonous waste.
Tone the system and help restore
your child's health and happy dispo-
sition. Only Csc. at your Druggist.
ADV.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-07

The following gentlemen were pres
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-07

the job and would not hold it as a
permanenacy. Oaughter)
| want to be right; and | will be
right as God shows me the light, and
| want your confidence-your vote is
another thing, and | do not solicit
that, although do pray for and solicit
your moral support II | can have
that / will be more than thankful, and
bid you all good night.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-07
POULTRY SHOW ENDS

Alvin Schroeder, Watertown, An
conas
Albert Zier, Watertown, White Leg
horns
William Bell, Arlington, Brown Leg
horns.
Wisch & Strickland, Fort Atkinson,
Black Orpingtons
o. F. Wisch, Jefferson, Buff Orping-
tons.
Edward Amerphol, GAINESVILLE, White
Crested Polish.
Henry Hayse, Whitewater, Silver
Seabright Bantams.
Carl Tietz, WATERFOWL. Rhode Is
land Whites.
T. ]. Berto, Watertown, Poultry Sus-
cess Cup.
years of age making the largest entry
of poultry, tie between Milton Ra-
benhorst, WATERFOWL, and c.. Schliewe,
WATERFOWL.
Grand Special Prizes.
Albert Schroeder, Watertown, best
display
Albert Zier, Watertown, Queen in
cubator, on Is highest scoring birds.
T. j. Berto, Watertown, boys, suit of
clothes, vacuum sweeper and gas iron,
making largest entry of one variety.
F. Wittenwyler, Watertown; electric
lantern, on greatest variety.
Alvin Schroeder, Watertown, Gold
Brick cheese, on best bird of each sex.
William Zier, Watertown; Moro hat,
on second display.
Alvin Schroeder, Watertown; years
subscription to the Leader, to farmer
with largest entry.
Albert Zier, WATERFOWL, bag of feed,
on greatest number of birds scoring
81 or better
Albert Zier, Watertown; box cigars,
on best shaped bird
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-07


The following gentlemen were pres
ent at the banquet:
w. H. Woodland JOS. Raue
M. G. Kusel JOS. Claus
DR.. A Hoermann A n. Thauer
J. w. Moore Max Meier
w. d. Sproesser Carl Meier
Carl E. EmmerlingE. H. Faber
H. Wertheimer Chas Schiebel
Charles Mulberger Albert Friedrich
Prof j. F. OFT William KohIs
Geo. P. Koenig Edw. F. Wieman
Hon. w. F. Voss F. e. Woodland
H. t. Eberle S. E. Jones
c. w. Harte Max Gaebler
r. A. Cebell E. ]. Brandt
K. J. Hoermann w. S. Siebert
Frank S. Weber Emil .Tanck
o. E. Meyer II. A. Rogers
j. S. Kings, NJ. ID. Chas. Kerr
Otto r. Kruger A L. Mckinney
j. w. Wiggenhorn G. H. Lehrkind
VIM. Sproesser, Jr. G. C. Lewis
A. F. Baumann G. E. Bacon
o. c. Hahn Edwin Kaercher
A. c. Huber Rev. K. Mueller
E. A. Pratt G. F. Nowack
F. w. Lehman NicoluaS Thauer
n w. Murphy John Bruegger
Thos. Brooks VIM. G. Pritzlaff
F. E. Person Chas. Mckay
John M. Moore A. Kraeft
Jack Stapleton Theo Schlueter
M J. Heismann Rev. II. A. Link
A. A. Ullrich w. G. Batson
Geo. W. Weber F. A. Green
H. G. Whitmore L. H. Tracy
r. A. Evans L. w. Parks
V. P. Kaub Prof T. ]. Berto
Chas. E. Frey DR.. Ralph Kaysen
Hy F. Boeger J. w. Sproesser
Fred A. Hoffman, W. E. Brandt
A. H. Hahn A. A Frattinger
H Mulberger E. ]. Schempf
Floyd Kerr Edw. Sipp
G. T. Green ]. F Prentiss
G. A. Stallmann Fred Hollenbeck
DR.. A H. Hartwig Alfred burst
o. c. Wertheimer o. v Knaak
VIM. II. Brandt DR.. ii. II. Retter
VIM. H. ROhr, Max Rohr
w. f. Gruetzmacher
Fred F. Wittenwyler
DR.. T. G. H. Abelmann
Rev. n Carter Daniel
II. j. Grell, Johnson Creek
Oscar F. Roessler, Jefferson
F. Wendland, Chicago
A. H. Humid, Oshkosh
l.. Bleeck, Berlin, Germany
Otto Failinezger, Chicago
r. B. HELEN, Jefferson
F, H. Hanson, r. r. Comm, Madison
j. r. Wheeler, Columbus
B. G. Mansfield, Johnson Crek
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-07
PRACTICAL GIFTS

LII you going to select practical gifts, you will be
interested in the below suggestions:
Blankets Bath and Longing Robes, excellent show
ing for men and women S2.9S, $319, $3.50.
Warm Sweater Coats for and women IN all the new
models, special values at S219, $500, $3.50, $780,
Boys and Girls Sweaters-A splendid showing Ex-
celent values at $1.OO, S1.5O, $500, $3.50. IS
The Little Sweaters Sacques and Sweater Sets cunning
and practical things for baby, soc up to $780,
Toques Hoods, Tams and Caps for every member in
the family. Splendid values at 35c soc, 79c, S1.OO.
Angora Scarf and Sets, so popular this season A
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-07

Governor Philip was the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Woodland last night
and at breakfast this morning, leaving
for Madison over the Milwaukee road
at $50 o'clock.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-24
CHEER UP
That Tired GrOuchy Feeling
Means a Lazy Liver.

Liv-Ver-Lax will clear you out,
and make you feel fine and dandy
again. 1t is just as effective as calo-
mel, but has none of its well known
disagreeable after effects.
Liv-Ver-Lax eliminates poisons,
cleanses the system, and relieves
constipation in a thorough but pleas
ant manner. A little taken regular
ly, means consistent health and no
doctor bills.
Guarantee. Every bottle bearing
the likeness of L. X. Grigsby. is
guaranteed to give satisfaction or
your money will be returned. For
sale here in SOC and 81 size bottles at
L. L. Elgin's and Anderson-Fowler
Drug Co., Incorporated.
Advertisement
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-24
RHODE ISLAND WHITE BREED
They Are Equal of Any as Table Fowl,
Being Of Size Which Suits the
Average Housewife.
CBy NJ. E. BEMIs. Phoenix. Arlz.l

(By NJ. L. BEMIS, Phoenix, Ariz)
The advice to go slow on new
breeds is unquestionably good. To
try each new breed that is heralded
is to invite disaster. There is an old
adage which applies as well to poultry
as to styles in hats, BE not the first
TO try the new nor yet the last to lay
the old aside" In the matter of
choosing a new breed of poultry, one
should have some good reason, and if
perchance your inclination causes
you to fancy one of the new or newer
breeds, there should be no reason for
discarding this variety just because
it is new. All varieties were
new once.
OF the new breeds which are likely
to make good, the Rhode Island White
has many qualities which should at
tract the breeder who is looking for
a fowl which will lay and pay. The
Rhode Island White has been bred
now for more than ten years. The
bird is the same size and type as the
Rhode Island Red the only difference
being the color, which is, of course,
Of pure white. The breed originated
from a cross of the Cochin with a Wy
andotte this cross mated to a Cochin,
and the resulting birds mated with a
Rose Comb White LeghOrn. IL seems
that pretty nearly an the good quail
ties of each have been combined in
this breed. As a table fowl they are
the equal of any and, being of a size
which seems 10 suit the average
housewife, they Gll the bin better thar
a larger or smaller bird would.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-24
SLOW IN TAKING ADVANTAGE
Certain Loss Due TO Bad Roads Made
Apparent When Shedding Is Good
During Winter.

The heavy SHOWS and excellent sled
ding serve to emphasize what might
be accomplished IL good roads pre-
vailed all over the country. Farmers
can take their hobs and put on twice
as heavy loads as is possible at other
times. 1t is not argued, of course.
that with roads as smooth as a dance
hall floor the teams could pull on
wheeled vehicles the loads they do
now on hobs. But there is certain
loss due to bad roads that is made
all the more apparent by the ease
with which transportation is made
when the shedding is good, says South
Bend Tribune. And to think that for
all these years nature has been show
ing us the advantage of good roads
and We have been so slow to take the
hint! II should make us ashamed OF
our blindness and stupidity.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-24
HIGHWAY
IMPROVEMENT
FIGURE COST OF BAD ROADS
Hauling Produce More Expensive
Here Than In European Countries
Total HauIage Expense.

American farmers have begun to
figure the matter of roads little DIFF
ferently than in former years." says
President Claude s. Briggs of the
Briggs-Detroiter company Of Detroit.
when the good-roads movement was
in its infancy they used to ask them
selves How much will good roads
cost me?' Thanks to the intelligent
propaganda of the daily and farm pa
pers as well as other agencies farm
ers are now asking themselves How
much are bad roads costing me?'
According to government experts
the cost of hauling a ton of farm prod
uce a mile varies from seventeen
cents in localities where fairly hard
gravel roads exist TO thirty-five cents
a ton in parts of the country where
the roads are in poor condition. On
the other hand, in those European
countries where hard roads prevail
the cost is as low as nine cents a ton
a mile. The department of agricul-
ture has estimated that the total haul.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-24
4 ()(I[IR1|
IEDSS,jVCN;|
NeA-M-M. XXI
WHITE HOLLAND is FAVORED
Breed Of Turkeys That Do Not Wan
der Away From Home--Hens Nest
in Any Convenient Place.

Until recently the Mammoth Bronze
turkey was in a class by itself, and
was known as the king of domestic
birds, but by scientific breeding the
White Holland variety has become a
close rival of the old favorite and
promises to gain in popularity over
the Bronze within a very few years,
says an Illinois writer in Farmers
Review.
There was a time when l read adj
vertisements which described the
White Holland turkey as the kind
that stays at home" | could scarce
ly believe that it was in accordance
with turkeys nature, whatever breed
they CHANGED to be, to stay at home.
Personal experience has proved that
the White Holland will not wander
as do the Bronze and Bourbon Red,
the only other varieties of the tur-
key family with which l am ac-
quainted
In the laying season White Holland
hens are content to nest in any build
ing about the place, in straw sheds or
nearby shocks of corn and do not
resent being disturbed.
When the poults are very young it
is not necessary to keep the turkey
hen penned up more than a week, for
she will go only a few yards from the
coop, as she seems to realize the help
lessness of her flock. Later, as the
turkeys grow larger and stronger, the
mother hens pick their way slowly
through an adjoining meadow or field
for a few hours each day, always COM
ing home early in the afternoon. At
no time during the summer or fall
do they go any distance from home,