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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
Grade Horse Improves.

The improvement of the quality OF
the grade horse in the country has
been made by farmers who are willing
to pay reasonable price for the serv.
ices of high class stallion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
The Very Place.

Father, where did they first OBJ.
serve April FOOLS day." I'm the Scilly
Islands. Run along now"-Buffaio
Express.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20

flag is f1uttering from the masthead.
The V. P. flag is a snow-white
square of bunting, on a field of which
is a blue bird representing the eagle
in the coat of arms of the United
States. This makes the V. P. flag the
reverse of the presidents flag, which
consists of the coat of arms of the ma
ton on a blue field. This is the first
time in the history of the American
navy that there has been prescribed
for vice-president. a distinctive flag
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
Cure fer Euu-Eatinn Hen.

The egg-eating hen is a great edu-
cator-she will teach the whole flock
to eat eggs in short time. There is
but one good egg-eating hen-the dead
one.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
What National Bird Reserves Do for the Farmer

believed Washington that the farmers parts of the United
which
harm Department of agriculture
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20

If man will refrain from combins
his hair over the denuded spot thu
probabilities are that nobody will no
tice the fact that he is bald
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20

pleases. Some have high necks, some
are cut low with just a throat band
put on separately.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
Drink Denlson's Coffee.
Always pure and delicious.

And many a corporation has beer
sunk by it's floating debt.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
Wood Made From Straw.

Artificial wood for matches is being
made from straw by an inventive
Frenchman.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20

barrels he will see that they are filled
with most peculiar looking stuff which
he will be at a loss to identify. 1t is
composed of very small particles
seemingly of all the colors in the
rainbow
If the passer-by asks one of the
fworkmen what the queer stuff is, he
will be told "just holes" and further
inquiry reveals that it is composed OF
the tiny disks made by the machines
through which the sheets Of postage
stamps are run for perforation. They
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
Vice President Now Has Nice Flag for Himself

his
side he will the peaurabe
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20

of bared up ana
the city
46S
is
in prints 12OOOOO0O and there
output approximately
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
"Mystery' of Chimney of the British Embassy

MOTHER mystery international politics uncovered Washing
"A
WASHINGTON
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
What Becomes of the Holes in Postage Stamps

of printing and engraving Washington
barrels roughly
he takes peek into one OF the
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-07-23
HOW BIG GUNS ARE MADE
Construction Of Immense Weapons Of
Destruction Is a Complicated
Proceeding.

Steel for gunmaking Is made in an
open-hearth furnace from which in.
gots weighing up to 20 tons can read
lily be cast.
Then m the forging of the
ingots. For small guns the ingot is
forged solid, but for six-inch and
larger the ingot is forged hollow.
The steam hammers which do the
work can give blows equal to 700
tons.
Tests begin. Small pieces Of the
steel are cut off, hardened in OIL and
pulled asunder in the jaws Of a by
draulic press. The strain runs up to
46 tons per square inch.
II the tests are satisfactory the in
got goes on to the lathe to be rough
bored" inside and rough turned" out.
side.
Then the barrels are hardened by
being heated in oil at a temperature
OF 1900 degrees Fahrenheit. For this
purpose rapeseed oil is used. The
cooling must be very slow, and this
is managed by burying the barrels in
sand.
Then comes the final boring, which
leaves the barrels smooth inside and
out, and next a fresh heating and
cooling. This is called "annealing, %
and is most necessary to preserve the
toughness of the steel.
Now the heart of the gun is ready
and it goes elsewhere to be built up
to the required strength by addins
successive layers OF steel hoops.
These are put on hot and when they
cool shrink into place.
Our big naval guns are all wire.
wound. The barrel ~revolves on a
lathe while steel tape a c~uarter-inch
wide and one-eighth thick is wound
on at a tension OF something like
forty tons. This process gives the
guns enormous strength and entirely
does away with any possibility Of an
accident due to any flaw there might
be in the body Of the gun.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-07-23

in the village by MiIly's father. Mr..
Grey did not notice him at first. He
was lost in gloomy thought Bust.
ness was bad, he had not the ready
capital necessary to mend It, there
was a heavy mortgage on the home
property, and, altogether, Grey was
feeling discouraged.
Good morning, SIR" said the visi.
tor, and, a queer smile on his face,
he looked Grey straight in the eyes
Don't remember me, ! see?r he oh.
served.
Il really don't" admitted Grey,
slowly.
John Marsh"
"oh, never!" cried Grey, and his
face lighted up and he grasped the
extended hand of the other with warm
favor. We'll, wen, after twenty
years."
Nearer twenty-five" corrected his
visitor. Just by accident I heard Of
your being here. Many is the time
that have tried to locate you since
you left the old home town where we
we're chums together. Grey. / have a
warm spot in my heart for you"
Il believe you, john" replied Grey;
you we're always true blue"
How has fate treated your"
Grey told his story Of struggle and
present trouble. The other listened
with attention and interest. He was
a fine looking man, and 1t was easy to
surmise that his old-time friendship
for Grey had not diminished with the
years.
Cant we sit down and talk all this
over In detail?" he questioned. Grey.
you helped me to my first position.
Out Of it have made a fortune. !
want to help you"
Adam Grey came home with a ra.
diant face two hours earlier than us.
ual that afternoon. His brisk, hap,
py bearing made him indeed welcome
to the loving wife and daughter, who
were aware Of his business troubles.
Il want you to prepare a room for
an honored guest" he said to his wife
"and you, Milly. get n Of those
fine suppers for which you are IA
nous"
who is III" asked Mrs. Grey.
MY Oldest, dearest boyhood friend, d
explained Mr. Grey. His name Is
John Marsh. Mary. bless him. as
do! He is, indeed, a true, good friend
He is going to help me out OF all my
business troubles"
"oh. l am so gladl" cried Milly
with dancing eyes, and when the yisi
tor arrived the best room In the
house and the grandest OF culinary
feasts welcomed him.
From the first Mr.. Marsh seemed
to manifest an intense interest IN
Milly. He was kindly attentive to her
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-07-23
MILTS dream
BY MILDRED CAROLINE GOOD
Copyright, 1915. by W. G. chapman.)

Copyright, 1915, by W. G. Chapman)
BY the brook beside the willows
where the lilies grew there had lived
land died?-a dream of beauty.
Every day Mile Grey made a pill
grimage to the fair spot. Was II
all to be a memory, a reminder? Milly
did not know. She only hoped.
There was a great fallen oak. The
branches had wound themselves round
a part Of the ponderous trunk as If
%caressingly. Hero there was natures
seat and sheltered as with a screen.
There "he" had sat, she beside him.
Who was hep Alas! she knew him
not, by name. Only his clear. laugh
ing tones, his magnetic eyes, his open,
handsome face-these would never
fade away, never! while life should
last.
OF Efie Dunbar only, her closest
friend, Milly made a c~onidante and the
latter was quick 10 discover that her
devoted friend had surely met her
fate.
But his name, Miller" questioned
Fife.
Milly shook her pretty head dubi.
ously
DO you know" she said artlessly,
Il never asked him and he never
told me, We met only twice, and
both times he was fishing. He asked
me all about the family and myself.
and seemed to be very much inter.
ested. Oh, he was so friendly and
sympathetic-and handsome!"
And you think you will see him
AGAIN." questioned Efie.
he told me we should meet again"
said Milly l%ongingly. Il can never for.
get him" she sighed.
1t was a few days after that a we'll.
preserved man Of about ~forty-ive
came into the general store conducted
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-07-23

Miss Mayme Stewart left We'd
nesday morning for a visit in
Lexington, Kentucky.
Prof. J. c. Shelton went to Sc
dalia Tuesday in the inter
est of Central College.
Misses Elizabeth and Lucy
Wallace left Wednesday morn
ing for a two weeks visit with
friends in Sedaia.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-07-23
Educational Progress.

Educational Progress.
In round numbers there were
%, OO0,O 900 persons enrolled in
educational institutions in the
United States in 1914, accord
ing to the annual report of the
Commissioner of Education Just
issued. Of these over 19,O00,-
900 were in elementary schools ;
1,374,0O0 in secondary schools,
both public and private; and
$4,000 in colleges and univer-
sites. Close to another hun
bred thousand were in normal
schools preparing to be teach
ers, $1,000 were in professional
schools, and the remainder were
scattered through other types
OF institutions. The teachers
for this educational army num-
bered zoe, 0 of whom 566 900
were in public schools. In point
Of rapid growth the public high
school still presents the most
impressive figures; the enroll
ment for 1914 is greater by over
$4,000 than for the year before.
The cost of education for the
year, as estimated by the Blu
reau, was $75O,OOO,OOO "This
three-quarters of a billion is a
relatively small amount when
compared with other items in
the public expense" declares
the report. 1T is less by $780,
100000 than the cost of run
ming the Federal Government
it is less than one-third the Ma
tons expenditure for alcoholic
LIQUORS; it is only a little over
three times the estimated cost
of admissions to moving picture
theaters in the United States
for the same year. Measured
in terms of products of the soil.
the United States spent some
what more for education in 1914
than the value of its cotton
crop, somewhat less than the
value of its wheat crop, and less
than half the value of the an
nual harvest of corn; while the
Nations bill for education was
less by nearly a hundred mil
lions than the value of the ex-
ports from the harbor of New
York in the calendar year Just
passed"
Very little increase is yet to be
noted in the average term for
public schools. Between 1910
and 1913 the increase was from
days a year to 158.1-a
growth of only six-tenths of a
day in three years. Attendance
has improved, however, the
average number of days attend
by each person enrolled in
creased from 113 in 1910 to
in 1918.
Special subjects treated in
this years annual report of the
Commissioner of Education in
The Junior High School,
Montessori Schools in the
United States; Denominational
Schools; Vocational Education
Education for Child Nurture
and Home Making; School Sur
veys; and Education for Special
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-07-23
Destroying the Bryan Myth.


Despite the easily understand
able efforts of the Administra-
ton at Washington to conceal
the more humiliating indiscre-
lions and positive improprieties
committed by William ], Bryan
in the months which. were his
term in the State Department,
the truth is coming out. In the
matter of his rash communica-
tions to Ambassador Dumba,
much of it is now known. There
is not an American who will not
blush for the Misrepresentation
as he gives thanks that the
menace Of incompetence, fat
uous vanity and ignorance has
finally passed.
Mr.. Bryan's violations of pre-
cedent and lack of respect for
convention were embarrassing.
His meddlesome disposition, his
futile desire to impress his own
fantastic ideals on a world he
knew nothing of, were obstruc-
tive to the orderly administra-
ton of the nations affairs. His
private notifications and alter
nations Of public documents, his
whispered assurances that the
President was a trucker to I'M
Informed sentiment and a Chief
Magistrate guilty of atrocious
duplicity, hindered the intelli-
gent projects Of honorable
craftsmanship and exposed our
diplomatic correspondence to the
contempt of Powers with which
our Government engaged in SER
ious negotiations.
Not because it believed Mr..
Bryan should be spared, but for
the sake of American self-es-
teen, The Sun has hoped that
the full measure of his short
comings might be unrevealed
beyond the small circle which
necessarily was cognizant of
them. But the Importance of
the effects his iniudicious and
unwise acts produced has pre-
cluded the possibility of COM
pletely hiding them. The publ
cation of the more notorious of
his offendings may have two
good results; it should establish
even in the most benighted of
his p%artisans an understanding
OF his unftness for official place
and by its cumulative effect it
must destroy, wherever it still is
entertained, the notion that
William ]. Bryan is competent
to admonish advise or instruct
his fellow citizens.-New York
Sun.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-07-23
Miss Dixie Grady and Miss
Elizabeth Catron of Marshall
went to Kansas City Tuesday
evening for a visit.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCRER'S
GAS

Mrs. C. W. Jones returned to
her home in st. Louis Wednes-
day after a visit here with the
Misses Morath.
Glenn Shelton went to st. JOS
eph, Mo-, Tuesday morning for a
few days on business.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-07-23
THE SANITARY BAKE SHOP

DAMN DlOE.
| carry the Snow Flake Wrap.
ped Bread, Venviena Bread, RYE
Bread, Whole Wheat Bread and
the Twin LOaves. / also have
the Jelly Roll, MarshmalIow Roll
and Carmel Roll. Every thing
is new and up-tO-date. | solicit
your patronage. My Wagon
makes daily trips to town.
A. c. MEIERER.
Phone Sss
7-12O-tf.
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-25
ACTIVE MINING
 IN HOPE DIST.
SEIFFERT HAS FINE CLEANUP AND BONDS QUARTZ FROM
 SHEEN AND OTHERS.

The country around Hope now pre- sents an active mining scene according to Frank P. Skeen, who returned from a trip to that quarter a few days ago. Gus Seifrert had a most satisfactory cleanup a short time ago on Resur- rection creek and has taken an option on the quartz property owned by Mir. Skeen, Harry Johnson and John Rice. This claim is called the Lucky Bear and is situated at the head of Resurrection. Some men have been put to work on it by Mir. Seifrert. Above the Seifrert placer property on Resurrection three hydraulic plants have started operations with small crews. Below him the MathiesOns are working their hydraulic. Charles E. Heron has also a plant on Bear creek and is operating. He and another party have purchased the Mathieson store at Hope.
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-25
ALAMEDA MAIL
 LIKELY ROBBED
WORD RECEIVED FROM SEATTLE TO FIND THE REGISTER
 ED CONTENTS IN MAIL.
ALAMEDA MAIL

ALAMEDA MAIL
 There is good reason to suspect that on the last trip of the Alameda the registered mail was robbed. At least a communication has been received from the postmaster at Seattle by Postmaster Hickey, asking him to find out what were the contents of differ ent packages sent on the Alameda on the fitrip on which she left Seward on June '. More than a score of letters and packages were sent by registered mail on that trip and some of them were very valuable. Money from banks and jewelry, are said to have been included. It is stated that the same communication has been sent by the Seattle postmaster to the Cordova postmaster and this leads to the be- lief that the Cordova registered mail may also have ben tempered with. It is possible, though that the robbery may have been a small one and that the enquiries concerning all the mail have been made so that no clue would be overlooked.
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-25
TWELVE KILLED IN
 A TRAIN COLLISION.
Crash Takes Place on Bridge Two Hundred Feet High and
 Cars Hang Over

GETTYSBURG, June 25.-A dozen people were killed and a score were injured when two trains collided near this place last night on the Maryland railroad. The collision took place on a bridge which is two hundred feet in height. One of the trains was travel ing at the rate of mile a minute and the crash was awful Some of the cars were thrown away off the rails and are hanging over the abyss even yet. A remarkable fact connected with the occurrence is that a private car carrying officials was uninjured.
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-25
BISHOP LUCCOCK OF
 M. E. CHURCH ARRIVES.
Reception Will Be Given in His Honor By the Ladies Aid This
 Evening.

Bishop Luccock, of the Methodist Episcopal church, arrived with his daughters on the Alameda this morn- ing and the Ladies Aid of the M. E. church will hold a reception in his honor, and for Rev. Mir. Blackwell, who has also arrived. Bishop LuccOck has recently visited the capital city and other parts of the coast in the in- terests of the church organization in the territory and has received many marks of the appreciation in which he is held, judging by the exchanges coming from Juneau and elsewhere.
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-25
JUDGE OVER-RULES
 BALLAINE DEMURRER.

Word was received from Valdez yesterday that Judge Brown had over ruled the demurrer of John and Frank Ballaine against the suit of the Canadian interests of the Alaska Northern, involving the unsold parts of the Seward townsite The Bal laines are now asking for immediate trial of the case, as they have all their papers here and are ready. Papers are being sent to Valdez by the Evans, asking Judge Brown to set the case for the Seward term, July 12. The Alaska Northern passes out of the hands of the Canadian interests July 5 according to their contract with the government, and the government has specifically reserved the right in the contract to dismiss the suit.
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-25
BIG SUITS AT NOME.

NOME, June 16.-The Northern Trust & Safe Deposit company of Seattle began action in the courts here Monday against the Anvil Hydraulic & Dredge company, the Nome Mining company, the Wonder Dredging com pany and F. E. Powell, to fOreclose on trust deeds amounting to $S3,OOO.
 The plaintiff also ask 8 per cent and attorney fees.
 The filing of the suit has caused a sensation in mining circles here. The companies involved were supposed to be amongst the most solvent now op- erating. The answer of the defend ants will be looked forward to with more than ordinary interest.
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-25
COMING ON NoRTHwEsTERN.

SEATTLE, June 25.-The following are passengers for Seward on the Northwestern;
 Norma Crosky, Mrs. H. Paulsen, T. Williams. Jas. Belcher, A. Koch, Mrs. p. Koch, Miss L. Merrill, Mrs. D. Devoe, W. Fitzpatrick, W. Calvert, D. Crawford. Mrs. Leslie Cramer, Mir. J. Sullivan, Dr. McNIillan and wife, Mrs. c. Belmont, Mrs. Pearl Gray, Mrs. A. Mcdonald, Anna Hanson, J. Dumont and wife, May Dumont, John Dumont, James Dumont and five steerage.
 For Knik: K. Kinney.
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-25
|" * # .: * e * @ * .: * z
 {" FINDING WHAT THAW :' * THOUGHT OF WOMEN. *'

NEW YORK, June 25.-In the case of Harry Thaw which is again going on, the prosecution is attempting to show what Thaw's ideas about women were and are. President Emeritus Elliott, of Harvard, will be called to tell the circumstances connected with Thaw's expulsion from that univers- ity. It is evidently intended to show that the defendant was a libertine to the point of degeneracy
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-25
DUNKTRK IS AGAIN FORWARDED
 FROM TWENTY MILES DISTANCE
DROP SHELLS 20 MILES

DUNKIRK, June 25-The German long range guns are again bombardng this city and many people are be- ing killed The great guns are twenty miles distant or but yet dropping after tons of high power shells all over the streets So far away IS the bombardng artillery that even the sound of the guns not heard Everything is silent until of the great shells expodes and shakes the city, causing havoc where strikes At empts will be made to attack the batteries from the air as no other way seems to be Open our guns being entirely unable to return the fire at such distance
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-25
MAXWELL GETS
 THE CONTRACT
WITH GOOD WEATHER SEWARD WILL HAVE METROPOLITAN
 SIDEWALKS IN X MONTH.

J. P. Mantell has received the con- tract for grading and putting down concrete sidewalks, etc., on Fourth avenue, having been the lowest bid- der of those whose bids were opened last night at the meeting of the city council. The total work will cost a little in excess of ten thousand dollars. Mir. MantelPs bid was 90 cents a yard for excavation, 50 cents yd. for fills 19 and a half cents a square foot for concrete sidewalks, 92 cents 8 lincaI foot for curbs. There were also some minor items such as conduits.
 Mir Mantell states that he will do his best to perform the work in manner which will make the incon- venience to the public be reduced to mlmmum. II the weather CoH"l- tions are favorable he expects to have the work completed in a month and Seward will have a street it can be proud of. The splendid plant brought in by him will be used to the utmost and to Seward will be the advantage.
 The total bids sent in were as fol- lows: J. P. Mantell, $lOO7IOO Murphy & Anderson, 1O,975.24; Latch, Long & Campbell, $lOSO8.74; A. Me Donell, $11,259.OO; E. W. Riner, $lO,- 54O1O.
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-25
SPANISH CABINET HOLDS.

MADRID, June 25.-The king has asked the present cabinet to remain in power owing to the disturbed cOndi- tions of international politics. Six teen Chinese commercial commission CTS have arrived in this country to study conditions.
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-25
GEDDEs CASE PROCEEDS.

OGDEN, June 25.-The defense is now trying to prove that Mrs. Geddes is not in good standing as Mormon in order to show that she is not a polygamist and that no question of her sons legitimacy ought to be en- tertained. She denies authorship of letters to Eccles which were intrOduc- ed. The case arises from the attempt of Mrs. Geddes to secure part of the six million Eccles estate for her son.
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-25
MUCH WINE DESTROYED.

FRESNO, June 25.-By fire which occurred in the early hours of this morning a million gallons of wine and brandy were destroyed. The flames from the burning liquors reached a terrific intensity and for time baffl- ed all the efforts of the fire fighters.
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-25
MRS. FURNEY DIES.

The regrettable news was received this morning that Mrs. NJ. J. Furney, aunt of Mrs. c. A. Myers, died on the 10th of this month at Los Angeles. Mrs. Furney spent last summer visit ing her niece in Seward and during that time her gentle disposition won many frineds for her.
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-25
PAPER ATTACKS WILSON

BERLIN, June 25.-The radical anti-American news paper the Tanzetung which was suppressed some days ago has reappeared and starts off with bitter attack on President Wilson The paper suppressed because Of it's agitation in defyng the United States though defiance should mean war The permission to let 1t be published again is regarded as indication that this government desires to show that Americas protests will not be needed
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-25
LUMBER COMING.

On the steam freighter RedOndo leaving Seattle today, is coming two hundred thousand feet of lumber for Messrs. Brosius and Noon. The build ing operations now going on are so numerous that lumber is coming into greater demand all the time.