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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-07-29

30 poorly that my folks thought was
going into consumption. One day l
found piece of paper blowing around
the yard and picked it up and read it.
1t said Saved from the Grave, and
told what Lydia E. Pinkham' 8 Vegeta-
BILE Compound has done for women. l
showed it to my husband and he said,
why don't you try it?' So did, and
after / had taken two bottles l felt
better and I said to my husband, 4 don't
need any more, and he said you had
better take it little longer anyway.
So took it for three months and got
we'll and strong Mrs. ALoNzo E.
BAKER, Tecumseh ST., Adrian, Mich.
Not Well Enough to Work.
In these words is hidden the tragedy
of many woman, housekeeper or wage
Garner who supports herself and is often
helping to support family, on meagre
wages. Whether in house, Office, fac
tory, shop, store or kitchen, woman
should remember that there is one tried
and true remedy for the ills to which all
women are prone, and that is Lydia p.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. . 1t
promotes that vigor which makes work
easy. The Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass. .. ..
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-07-29
ALL FARMERS OUGHT
TO HAVE SOME HOGS
Not Necessary Nor Desirable to
Devote Time and Attention
to Fancy Strains.

1t ought to be within the reach of
all farmers to produce hogs, whether
grades, Chester Whites, Berkshires
Poland Chinas or the bacon type of
hogs or any of the other improved
breeds, and by selection and attention
in subsequent breeding and regard
for the plain principles with which
every farmer should make himself &C
quainted to improve and maintain the
standard of swine upon the farm.
1t is neither necessary nor desirable
that the farmer should convert his
yards and houses into breeding estab
lishments and devote his time and at
teption to breeding fancy strains OF
families, at the expense Of his pork
producing operations.
If the production of pork is the sole
object of the farmer it is within his
power to so improve his swine that fol-
all practical purposes they are as prac
teal and profitable as though they de
scended from the best names in the
herd books.
He wants hogs that will fatten well
and his practical eye should select 3
bunch of good hogs without references
to their pedigrees.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-07-29
PUSH The PIGS TO
MAKE BEST RETURNS
Corn, Alfalfa and Clover Pasture
viii Lay on Fat-Provide
Suitable Shade.

After the pigs come feed the SOW
all she can eat of nutritious rations.
A fair amount of corn will not hurt
her then.
To keep the youngsters free from
lice, dip them just before they are
weaned. Then dip them again late
in the fall.
Corn, alfalfa and clover pasture
will lay fat on pigs about as fast as
anything else that grows.
The hot sun will drive the fat out
of a pig about as fast as you can lay
it on. 1t pays to provide plenty of
shade.
The best shade is a shed on an ele-
walton over which the wind can sweep
without obstruction. Dusty holes i'll
fence corners or in sitting under
brush are not desirable.
If your pigs are running on clover
pasture and you are feeding grain
give it to them at night.
A light feed of grain may be given
pigs three times day, but twice is
better, provided they have plenty OF
good pasture.
Plenty of clean water should be
provided every day at noon time and
again in the evening for the hogs.
Only the best bred pigs which are
pushed from the start to the finish
make the most money.
Don't forget that pigs never sweat,
and therefore they must be supplied
with plenty Of water in which they
can cool themselves during the warm
summer months.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-07-29
Vital Importance OF
Weight Standards
By Chas. Quinn. City Sealcr. Buffalo. N. 7.

Importance believe congress should jump into the breach and
do the neefu legisang weight for every known
measure universally instance bushel of onions
weighing about So pounds while in other states the
weight pounds The hardship consists the
may ship commodities to state from another and
they ship hundreds Of bushels of vegetables at stated weight the
the weight estimated by the state in which
he resides.
of onions weigh accurately much in one state but
has for it the weight OF the
jurisdiction be less, the be-
Every known measure should uniform weight all the
United States and barrel of potatoes should be judged to have as
much weight California But this condition does
not exist. L1n
Then again. grain hoppes should be tested at stated intervals
Bufao port shipments of grain amounting 3OOOOOOOO bushels
annually weights often alarming extent because the
elsewhere is out OF kter Who the differ
ence? Why, the poor consumer, of course
This situation that cannot be too forcby impressed upon con-
gress to afford a remedy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-07-29
PROVIDE SUPPLY OF
CHARCOAL FOR HOGS
Corncobs Burned in a Pit Three
Feet Deep Will Furnish All
That Is Needed.
(By J. M. KELLY


For the last 80 years, to the writer:
positive knowledge, farm writer's have
been telling their readers to feed the
hog plenty of charcoal. Even if the
advice is old it is good. There shoult
be charcoal before the hogs all the
time. The supply may be made from
corncobs. These must be burned ir
a pit, which should be three or foul
feet wide, three feet deep and eight
or ten feet long.
A load of cobs should be put in
the pit and set afire. AS soon as they
are well ablaze the pit should be Gov
cred with strips of sheet iron and the
cracks with earth SO as to exclude
air. In day or two the pit may be
uncovered and a supply of charcoal
will be ready for use.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-07-29
GOOD FERTILIZERS
FOR STRAWBERRIES
Tankage, Peruvian Guano, Fine
Ground Bone and Sulphate
of Potash Are Favored.

The following are recommended in
the culture Of this fruit
Tankage or Peruvian guano, 600
pounds per acre; foreground bone,
1000 pounds; low-grade sulphate of
potash, 600 pounds; nitrate of soda,
100 pounds.
All these may be mixed, applied
after blowing and before setting
plants and thoroughly incorporated
In the soil Oy narrowing.
Dried blood, 200 pounds per acre;
low-grade sulphate of potash, 600
pounds; tankage or Peruvian guano.
600 pounds; basic-slag meal, 1000
pounds; nitrate of soda, 100 pounds.
The Stag is not mixed with the
blood, tankage or guano, as it causes
a loss of ammonia. 1t Is better to
apply the Stag by itself but all the
other materials may. be mixed be-
fore application.
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The stern decision of her irrational
father that she should not even notice
the Barrys, chilled her as would a Win
try blast delicate, lovely flower
Twice she met Arnold Barry. Her
father learned of it, He exacted
promise from her that she would dis
continue all communication with the
Barrys, and her gentle heart nearly
broke.
st will stand forever!" Wanted
Hackett one day to fellow townsmani
the sweep of his hand proudly taking
in the grand mausoleum.
Dunno, Hackett," dissented the
practical neighbor "They tell me it's
got a floating foundation, as they call
it. Used to be quicksand where the
river sweeps around just below it"
"Nonsense!" declared Hackett, raspi
ingly. Its built for the ages" !
The weeks went by. Poor mourning
Felice grew paler and more quiet. Her
father wandered uneasily about the
lonely mansion. Then came three
days deluge. Just at dusk, as the
weather cleared, he crossed the turbid
swollen stream to view the monument
that had cost him a fortune.
"Solid as rock-they won't soon for
get the name of Hackett!" he tried to
console himself by saying.
Then he started back, Mortified. He
saw the cliff side crumble. He saw
the great mausoleum swerve, it's un'
dermined foundation give way, and it
seemed to disintegrate and slide into
the roaring stream below before his
appalled, vision.
He had built on the sand-mausoleum
and happiness. He was chilled, fright
ened. He turned his back upon his
wasted labor with a hollow groan.
Was heaven reproaching him; was.
fate mocking? How hollow the gains
of all his pride and scheming! He halt
ed, trembling, as the sound of a joy
Gus hymn of praise was borne to his
hearing on the evenings breeze.
He saw the children's home all
ablaze with the glory of the setting
sun, he heard care-free juvenile voices
chanting gratitude and content. Ali!
how completely had the Barrys carr
ried out their great life dream to make,
others happy!
He was shivering like a leaf as he
reached home There the sad, re-
signed face of his lonely daughter
chided him anew. He was overcome
with remorse, all grew dark
1t was month later when, looking
older by twenty years, he tottered
about the garden, leaning on Felice's
arm for support. She was the kind,
thoughtful daughter in every way, but
her wearied eyes told of hopelessness
of her life. Someone passed by.
who was that?" inquired her
father.
Arnold Barry, father" replied Fe-
lice, meekly.
Call him in. Felice, II have
changed my mind. If you are mourn-
ing over my past unreasonable stern
ness, forget, forgive"
"Oh! father"
"And tell him-tell him l will be
glad to give half my fortune to enlarge
the childrens home"
The sun burst forth brilliantly from
behind passing cloud as he spoke.
the harbinger of courage and hope for
an erring soul that saw the true light
at last.
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school. FeIice understood what this
meant-a change in her pleasant rela-
tons with Arnold.
The latter had just graduated as
physician. This entirely harmonized
with the plan his father had formed.
Upon it's execution both now set heart,
mind and capital at work.
'"The dream of his life" William
Barry called it. In due course of time
the people of Winston saw the house
in which the Barrys had lived for
many years removed to a selected plat
of the ten-acre grounds, in the center
of which it stood. 1t was fenced in by
itself, remodeled, and then in the CEN
ter of the larger plat the construction
of a pretentious building was begun.
The site was beautiful, for the spot
was a natural park. At first it was be-
lieved that the Barrys were building a
summer hotel Then the truth began
to leak out.
"The dream of William Barry's life"
tired mothers and weak and ailing
children. gathered from the poorer
quarters of the big city twenty-five
miles distant In this work they had
the cooperation of leading philan-
thropic association in the metropolis.
Arnold was to devote his skill as a
physician to the free inmates OF the
home. Nurses and matrons were en-
ployed A spacious and comfortable
edifice arose on the crest of the hill,
and the evening when the place burst
into a blaze of electric light all the
town celebrated.
"Humph!" sneered Hackett-"a fool
and his money!"
And then, out of pure perverslty,
emulation and vanity, the lonely old
money-maker determined to vaunt the
possibilities of his ill-gotten wealth by
erecting, half a mile away from the
palatial home he had built, family
mausoleum His selfish pride craved
some kind of tribute to his wealth.
By the time the mausoleum was COM
pleted Hackett had expended well on
towards one hundred thousand dol
lars.
It was a handsome show piece of ex-
travagance, nothing more, yet Hackett
cherished it as the apple of his eye.
He went past it at least once a day.
He had columns describing it in the
newspapers. He ruled, the money
bags nabob of the town, and foolishly
believed that he was the envied of all
men.
He was sadly disappointed when, at
the end Of a year, Felice came home
from boarding school and settled down
into the cherries life he had marked
out for her. She had no heart in the
big sprawling mansion, the mausoleum
cast a gruesome spell over her spirits.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-07-29
Built on the
Rock Eternal
BY Warner Littlejohn
R@~@>%@@S &@&S&%@<S
Copyright, 1915, by w. G. Chapman.)

Copyright, 1915, by w. G. Chapman
"YOu are very unfair!"
why not put it clever? In this
world the man who looks out sharply
for his own interests wins. That's
what have done"
cat cost to the business here and a
personal loss on my part. Hackett,
you are not an honest man."
John Hackett flushed up. His hard
face became resentful, then vicious.
''Tll prosecute you if you say that
outside!" he clustered.
81 have no intention of doing SO" re-
piled William Barry, in his usual quiet,
but meaning way. Il drop all the mean
details of your shrewd manipulation
of affairs here, shall withdraw my cap
ital and say good-by-"
See here, Barry!" cried Hackett
~aghast, 'you can't mean that"
81 do-unqualifiedly There is one
hundred and fifty thousand, my invest
ed capital, coming to me. There should
be over double that, for all the years
you have been using the money OF the
firm in outside deals in which right
fully should have share. My lawyer
will call to make the settlement.
Good-day."
1t was a serious break in both bust
ness and family relations, but William
Barry went on the peaceful tenor of
his way and refused to discuss it.
81 have simply retired" he told his
intimate friends. 81 have always
worked to an end, and am now rich
enough to provide for its fulfillment."
1--WE got half a million!" Hackett
chuckled to himself, "and no. discus
sion about it. Three to one against
Barry-now 1 can reach my ambition"
After that William Barry merely
bowed politely to his former partner
when he passed him on the street. This
nettled Hackett. In his soul he recog-
nized the lofty superiority of an honest
man Then, too, he secretly WINGED
as he realized that in fact and truth
he had swindled Barry.
Fort two years his only child, moth
.erless Felice, and Arnold Barry had
been friends, chums, almost lovers.
The first thing Hackett did was to
send his daughter away to boarding
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-07-29
Reason for His Belief,

81 never saw such a superstitious
fellow as Bixby."
Whats his latest?"
why, he's been trying all the
morning to prove that 1915 is an UNI
lucky year. He's manipulated the
figures 1915 with addition, subtrac-
ton, multiplication. division and the
rule of three"
"What has he found that seems I'M
lucky?"
Nothing, except that when he add
ed 1915 together and subtracted the
total, IS, from 1915 it left 1899"
"Yes?"
"And that was the year he mar
ried."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-07-29
Little Fresh Water In Adriatic.

Owing to the system of screening
mountains the Adriatic receives but
little drainage. There are only two
rivers of any considerable size that
empty into it, the Adige and the Pc.
The water of this sea therefore is
very salty. Navigation is generally
safe, although there are some dam
gerous points upon the eastern coast,
and sudden, northerly squalls often
lash the waters with terrific force
against the rock bound coast.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-07-29
His Views.


Breaking away from the house, the
man hurried to his club, dropped into
chair and breathed long sigh OF
relief. He had at last got away from
one aunt, three cousins and two Sec
ond cousins, up-country guests of his
wife.
A member sitting near laid aside
his paper and asked: "How do you
stand on the subject of foreign rela'
tions?"
'That is a fair question" returned
the other, land deserves a fair an
swer In principle and practice you
can put me down as favoring their
internment in Schoharie county seven
days a week for SO weeks each year
until 1863"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-07-29
Mathematical PRODIGY.

A mathematical genius has been
discovered in India. AS described in
the Manchester Guardian, he is about
fifteen years Of age, is wholly illit-
crate, looks simple, almost witless,
and is very shy. His brain is a mathe-
NAUTICAL machine, and seems to con-
tain nothing but mathematics. Any
question you may ask him that re-
lates to figures he answers with aston
fishing rapidity.
One of his feats was the division of
line of 1G figures by another line of
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-07-29

SIX. In another case he was asked
the cube of large number, taken
from a table of such calculations in
book. One numeral in his answer
differed from that In the book. The
examiner showed him the book. but
he insisted that he was right; the
sum was worked out on paper, and 1t
proved that the book was wrong and
that the boys computation was cor
rect. Physically, the boy is abnormal.
He has too many fingers and toes, and
is probably defective in other waya
Youths Companion
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-07-29
Natures Protection.

1t is curious fact that when fish
becomes blind it turns almost black
In color. Natures efforts toward pro-
tective coloring tends to make the fish
the color it sees in its surroundings.
Fish in a pool with light-colored walls
will be much lighter In color than those
Of the same species where the sur
roundings are dark.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-07-29
Proper Feed for Cows.

The cow cannot turn all the nour
ishment she gets from her food into
milk and still have enough left IL
build up her system and that of her
offspring. We need to feed cows tina
are with calf the best kinds Of feet
the farm affords and not compel them
to go through the winter on half IA
lions.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-07-29
The OnIu Difference

About the only noticeable difference
between being in moderate circum'
stances and being poor is that in the
former case the things you want but
can't afford are little more expen'
sive.-Columbus CO., Journal,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-07-29
COULD NOT
STAND ON FEET
Mrs. Baker So Weak-Could
Not Do Her Work-Found
Relief In Novel Way.
Adrian, Mich. "I suffered terribly
with female weakness and backache and

got so weak that l
could hardly do my
work. w h en- l
washed my dishes /
had to sit down and
when ] would sweep
the floor | would get
so weak that Iwould
have to get a drink
every few minutes,
and before / did my
busting would have
to lie down. | got
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-07-29
a plain Defense.

What has the lawyer to say about
this charge against his client of steal.
ing a pair of scales?"
"He says his client merely made a
weigh with them"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-07-29
European War Does
mot Curtail Music
q, Cr.,.,, A L,dd Ra,l;r Cermanv
gress to afford a remedy.
BY Gustav A. Judd. Berlin. Germany

to music course taken away many musicians but there
are bands and in all the cities of Europe not
only in the trenches but in the cities has done
to stir patriotism than anything else Everybody knows that The people
cannot along without music That why am an optmst
The States after the doubtless will be the great music
center 1t that have to turn the old world
for greatest musicians particularly pan but Americans are learn
ing and great pan will be developed There are some
great musical organizations this country London has such orchestra
the and probably the only that supasses Is IN
Berlin.
There when the musician affected long hair II to prove
his ability but passed musician must have empera-
ment of course temperament insanity ntr
necessarily The musician must be intellectual 1t takes ree OF ou
generations make great instrumentalst
Those who criticize when the weather is dgreeabe have
little praise day calling for Joy and thanksgiving bursts
forth heaven.
B making public announcement that she has never been KISSED
never gains ANYTHING The don't believe her and the
don't
The reason people say takes all kinds OF people to make world
l. bccause there are all kinds of people in the world
Twud that order to get the devfs approval III neSs Gays
# bg things fellow do something enormously mean
doubeaed not the worst ling the world has to taas
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-07-29
ssu4ss S-..Ss,A. /. 4 '..'ias.44saar.

The question of weights
and measures and the prob
lens which the people of
the United States have to
contend with without their
knowledge or perhaps their
appreciation is one which is
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-07-29

In some parts of the
country the European war
has injured almost every in
dustry and profession, and
music has suffered just as
other lines, but generally
war makes little difference
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-07-29

Standards are as essential
as laws, and as vital as
books Of pedigree.
The significant feature of
standardization is know
ing what is significant in
Standardization. There is
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-07-29

Twoud that order to get the devils approval IN these da
f hg things fellow must something enormously mean
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-07-29

The reason people say cit takes all kinds OF people to make
because there are all kinds of people in the world
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-07-29

dubetaiIed comet not ng the world has to aaE
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-,~@Ls4Sss ~ " H..
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-07-29

By making public that she has never been
never gains anything The women don't believe her and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-07-29
Make the Liver
Do it's DUTY

Nine times in ten when the liver Il
right the stomach and bowels are right
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-07-03

The growing Of legumes viii retard
soi, p l~; 49, s.re&,-J 4ci u its
power % produce.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-07-03
FARMER RADF0RD ON
WOMAN SUFFRAGE

The home is the greatest contribu-
ton of women to the world, and the
hearthstone is her throne. Our So
cial structure is built around her, and
social righteousness is in her charge.
Her beautiful life lights the skies of
hope and her refinement is the charm
of twentieth century civilization. Her
graces and her power are the cumu-
lative products of generations of
queenly conquest, and her crown of
exalted womanhood is jeweled with
the wisdom of sanity mothers. She
has been a great factor in the glory
of our country, and her noble achieve
ments should not be married or her
hallowed influence blighted by the
coarser duties of citizenship. Ameri-
can chivalry should never permit her
to bear the burdens of defending and
maintaining government, but should
preserve her unsullied from the allied
influences of politics, and protect her
from the .weighty responsibilities of
the sordid affairs of life that will
crush her ideals and lower her stand
ards. The motherhood of the farm
is our inspiration, she is the guardian
of our domestic welfare and guide
to a higher life, but directing the af.
fairs of government is not within wo-
mans sphere, and political gossip
would cause her to neglect the home,
forget to mend our clothes and burn
the biscuits.