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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

fault so / took Dodd's Kidney Pills.
They were the means of saving my
life"
Dodd's Kidney Pills. SOC per box at
your dealer, or Dodd's Medicine Co..
Buffalo, N. Y. Dodd's Dyspepsia Tab
lets for Indigestion have been proved.
SOC per box. Write for Household
Hints, also music Of National Anthem
English and German words) and
recipes for dainty dishes. All sent
freA.-Ady.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

he placed the letters in the trays OF
the various departments = hello!
what's thiS?"
Leith stared hard and looked con.
fused and startled, as ne read the
words:
1T will be for your own. good to
meet me at 2 p. m. Tuesday, at
Gregory's cafe. It's safe place and
l will be in No. 27. Bring along the
cash to take up those /. o. us, or the
capital for new round of revenge,
or I'll blow the thing to your bosses
and you'll lose your place.
'DAVENAL."
"Why!" breathed Leith in sheer
amazement, what does this mean,
anyhow? Where is the envelope?
There must be some mistake. Here
it is-the mischief! At it again-and
worse than ever!"
Leith allowed the letter to drop to
the desk as he scanned the direction
on the envelope: "Mr. Harry Mer-
RAM"
The brother of Vera! 1t was meet
that Leith should be interested and
natural that he should be anxious and
troubled He had been a friend and
guide to Harry Merriam. He had
helped, guided and shielded the bright
natured but impetuous young fellow.
Leith had even secured him employ
ment with the business house of which
he was manager in order that he
might watch and direct him.
Mr.. Merriam was a stern. austere
patience to control the peccadillos OF
the younger Merriam.
More recently Harry seemed to have
turned over new leaf. In order to
get him away from his old associates,
onay the week previous Leith had sent
him on selling tour. Now an echo
of the past OBJECTIONS of Harry had
come to the surface as a menace. With
all his influence, Leith doubted if his
employers would retain Harry when
| they learned of his gambling habits.
All! at all hazards the changed
| course of the weak and struggling
must not be crossed! Leith arrived
at a speedy decision. He WINGED as
| he realized the great sacrifice he was
| called on to make. Then his lips drew
| firm and resolute. He forgot all save
the urgency of the moment, tossed the
letter on his desk, picked up his hat
and hurried from the office, leaving
| word that he would return in an hour
| Fifteen minutes later Mr.. Merriam
called, according to appointment. He
| was shown into the Office of the man
/ ager, where he decided to await his
| return. Almost the first thing that
| met his eye was the open note that
Leith had received. Twice he read it
That proud lip of his drew closer, his
stern eye took to its depths steely
| CLINT. He memorized the address
| given in the missive, arose and start
| ed from the place, smoldering vol
cano of wrath.
Meanwhile Gordon Leith had gone
to his bank. He had saved up over
| two thousand dollars. He drew al
even half of this. Then he proceeded
straightway in search of this threaten
ing Davenal. Leith had no difficulty
in locating the Gregory cafe. Its up
per story had partitioned off compart
ments Number q contained an indi
vidual. coarse-faced, evil-eyed. who sa
leisurely smoking cigar.
Are you Davenal?" demanded
Leith, facing him.
That's me-" nodded the other inso
lently.
| Leith passed beyond the drapery o
the doorway and sat down at a littl
table opposite the gamester.
Il came in behalf of your victim
| young Harry Merriam" he spok
sternly. He La out of the city and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
Bank Of China Expands.

1t is officially announced in Picking
that the Bank Of China is to increase
its capital by s2O,0OO.000. One-half OF
this is to be obtained from the sale OF
government property. and the remain
der from popular subscription The in
crease will make the bank one of the
most important and largest in capital
in the far East
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
Rieh colors and earnitures.

Costumes and wraps for afternoon
xE3 exeaSng wear are IN WONDERFUL
srasurfags. The most effective are
sapphire and military blue, soft shades
az green and empire green, puppies,
reds in all shades from garnet to Du-
harry rose. various tones of yellow. in
rauafng orange. gold and maize, and
,wa.ne soft shades of gray and brown.
Tae richness of the trimmings is
.S.zssed. in headed effects. in silver Or
I'D lree and in paillettes OF silver or
nj Sen. Novelty buttons in gold. silver,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
Odd Invention.

Miss Katherine Minehart. Philadel.
phia woman. has patented new form.
of handbag which is capable OF being
converted into a seat. When opened
one part of the continuance servez as
seat, while another forms support
for the back.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
Eavorlte Color.

Brown is one of the seasons favor,
lite colors, and is good in number OF
shades. Hermit brown is of quite re.
cent origin and has an eartiy shade.
Yellowish browns are shown in spring
dress goods. especially mixtures. Cas-
tor, beige, tan. sand and African are
ranked with the favorite shades. In
all shades the coloring is dulled. never
vivid.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
Furnish Fowls Grit.

There will be many days YET "neh
tho fowls cannot get out to hunt for
grit even though there be plenty OF
If ON the grounds; and this article
must be supplied them. Set a oisn
- suitable grit in a convenient place
ond notice how soon the birds wiz
eat IL I'D.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
Haul Manure Now.

Hauling out the manure and spread
ing when the ground is hard makes IL
an easy Job instead of a disagreeaoie
one, if it is allowed to accumulate.
When the ground thaws in the spring
the manure is all ready to work In.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

ralgia, cramps In
my muscles. pres
sure or sharp pain
on the top Of my
head and nervous
dizzy spells. i had
9th er symptoms
showing that my
Kidneys were at
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
Humus for Soil.

Does your soil need more humus
Perhaps you can engage manure at
Town stables which may be hauled
during the winter. Fertility can often
be bought cheaper in this form than
fu fertilizer bags.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
Cautious Calculation.

What do you suppose is the per
capita cost of the war;"
Il wouldn't like to say unless
knew just to what extent they were
using the per capitas."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
Exaggerated Peace.

"Of course, you are in favor OF
peace
Certainly. But DOM want to be
equipped with nothing but arguments
in case / meet the kind of man whose
one idea of peace is to have all his
enemies slowed away in graveyard"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

arm's-eye is noticeably original and
appropriate to the material.
A coat of this kind will pass muster
wherever discriminating eyes will be
met and outing coats are worn. Com
fort and style go with it and that
poise which belongs to the wearer
who is conscious of it's fitness.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
The Girl Fooled Him

Howell-Rowell married for money.
Powell-Yes, and he didn't get
enough to pay the minister.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
OF a Kind.

II wish Evelyn hadn't gone rowing
with that young De Swift. He is q
fool in boat"
"Rock-the-boat idiot?"
mo. Not that kind. He is one
of the sort that proposes"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
exc.IIent Winter Feed.

A hopperful Of bran, placed wners
the hens can get it at all times Is
an excellent addition to the food In
winter.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
SAVED MINISTER'S LIFE.

Rev. w. H. Warner, Frederick, Nd.
writes: "My trouble was Sciatica.
My back was affected and took the
form of Lumbago. ! also had Neu'
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
To Cure q Cold In One Dav

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININR Tabiets
Druggists refund money II IL fails to cure. z. w.
GROVES signature is on each box. zsc.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

Shiftless people are never the ones
who worry about It
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

enamel and jeweled effects give 6
smart touch to many gowns.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

People don't talk about the weather
in Lima, because it never rains there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30
WALKERS MILL.

were not popularity designated manors,
but simply farms or plantations.
Many manor houses were quite hum
BILE and many of the great houses OF
rich and influential planters were not
manor houses. 1t very often happens
that schoolhouse standing on a pub
lie road and on lands which once form
ed part of a large estate is known
throughout the section it serves as
the manor school" At Surrattsville,
a historic hamlet on the old T. B. road,
now called the state road" or "a state
road" ten miles southeast of the Ana
costa river. the Rambler recalls that
the old free school there was called
the manor school," and it may be that
the big new school down there is like
Vile school was known as the manor
school, the Rambler does not know
that anybody ever inquired as to what
manor included that section of Prince
Georges
The blacksmith at the unnamed clus-
ter of houses on the ancient Mud pike
shop and the forge at that point since
horses and mended buggies, wagons,
plows and many other things. So far
as the Rambler observed, no chestnut
tree grows by the smithy. but near it
stands an old apple tree. One does
not often pause to think what an i'm
portant man a blacksmith is in his
community. For a period approaching
half century this man has kept the
horses going and the wagon wheels
turning. and has thus contributed an
important measure to the prosperity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30

customs that will make them shrink
from the schoolroom. They will have a
love of the open and experience which
will have set them years beyond the
schoolboy period. 1t will be struggle
to inculcate in all these freshmen all
the valued traditions of the university.
In one Of the colleges a professor told
of the situation there:
I'VE had," he said, nearly hundred
undergraduates here. Now we have
nine. OF those eight are medical stu
dents The other is a boy of seven
teen, under military age. but it is plain
that he can't hold out much longer
and we will soon lose him, I fear. The
spirit Of the boys Is remarkable. Not
all Of them wanted to go to the war.
some doubtless shrank from 1t. but the
important thing is that they have gone,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30
ON THE ROAD TO WALKERS MILL.

over to the main road and was used
for long time as a store.
South of the blacksmith shop, on the
crest of a hill about 500 yards away,
grove of old trees. The house has
about it the air of a long and honor
able past. 1t was the home of Lucien
Berry up to about 1874. Since then it
has passed through several ownerships.
and is now owned by 3. E. Behrend of
many persons to note that wide acre
age of the Berry and Hill lands in that
neighborhod was bought by William
B. Webb, once a Commissioner of the
District of Columbia.
From that point on Central avenue
where stands the blacksmith shop, the
Manor School, and the ruinous log
house, dirt road leads away to the
southeast. 1t is road which leads to
places of great interest and the Ram
quarters of mile walk you will come
to a point where branches lead right
and left. The right fork passes under
the Chesapeake Beach railroad. close
to the small stopping place, Berry Let
the eye follow this road and on tract
of high land and very nearly screened
by the bare branches of big trees you
make out a large brick house-as large
and noble an old house as you will
encounter in a long days walk in rural
Maryland. That house is the homeseat
of a plantation called Concord. Con-
cord, from the time of the American
revolution and up to the time of the
civil war, was one of the large estates
of Maryland. 1t is still a property of
many hundreds of fertile acres. Con-
cord is no new place to which new
owner has given a name. 1t was Con-
cord far back in Maryland land rec
ords, but the Rambler has not yet a
complete history of the tract.
The first owner shown by the Ram
bler's memoranda was Zachariah Ber-
ry. The property was in his name dur
ing the American revolution. His
mother was a member of the Ridgely
family of Baltimore. This Zachariah
Berry bequeathed Concord to his son,
also named Zachariah. and he. Zacha-
riah, I'd, bequeathed it to his second son,
Thomas Berry. Living in the mansion
house of Concord today, and superin-
tending the tillage Of the fields. are
three children of Thomas Berry. James
B. Berry, Miss Rebecca Berry and
Thomas Berry.
In the family burial ground near the
great house are several massive tombs.
and from their inscriptions the RAM
bier jotted down the following:
Here lies the body OF Zachriah Berry. senior.
who was born July II, 1749 and departed this
life March p. 1915.
Zachriah Berry. born November II. l7S. died
March 3, 1859.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30

say that the mill stands on Northwest
branch, that Is, the northwest branch OF
the PatuXent river, and it is therefore a
coincidence that of the hundreds Of water
mills that have been operated in the VI
cinity of Washington the. only survivors
in Maryland stand on a branch Of the
same name, Burnt mills being on North
west branch of the Eastern branch of
Anacostia river, and Walkers mill on the
northwest branch of the Patuxent. The
miller. of course, knows the name of the
branch which feeds the millrace with the
water that turns the big overshot wheel
and it is possible that the Rambler mis-
understood him, for this stream which
flows through the Concord lands seems to
the Rambler to be the southwest branch
Of the western branch of the Patuxent.
Through that section of the country
so close upon Washington. there is a
network of streams. Flowing south is
a main stream called Western branch,
which joins the Patuxent southeast of
Upper Marlboro. The north end of
Western branch is about a mile north
west of Oak Grove and two miles east
by south of Brightseat. 1t is formed
by the union of Bald Hill branch.
which rises north of Hynesboro; Folly
branch, which rises near Springfield;
Lottsford branch, which rises south OF
Glendale. and Northeast branch. which
rises about a mile east of Buena Vista,
which is at the crossing of the road
leading south from Springfield on the
Pennsylvania railroad and the road
which leads east from Lanham on the
Pennsylvania railroad to Collington, on
the Popes creek line. These names
may have a faraway sound to many
Washingtonians who do not stray more
than a few blocks from their own fire
side or steam radiator. but really they
are all close to Washington-so close
as to be within easy walking distance
for good walker, and to man with a
bicycle or an automobile they are only
a few turns of the wheel outside of the
CITY. Western branch receives the wa
ters of Southwest branch. the northern
fork of which rises near Brightseat,
and the southern feeders of which
rise near the Washington and Marlboro
pike between Forestville and Oakland.
Some of the other important streams
which rise in the country between the
Chesapeake Beach railroad and the
Washington and Marlboro road and
flow into Western branch are Turkey
branch, Cabin branch, Back branch and
Federal Spring branch. AS the RAM
bier made out the location of Walkers
mill, it stands on branch which rises
between Forestville and Oakland, flows
northerly nearly to Central avenue and
then. being joined by other streams,
turns to the southeast and joins West
ern branch a mile east of Oak Grove
close to the road leading from Bladens-
burg to Marlboro by way of Landover,
Brightseat and Oak Grove. The sec
ton of the country near Washington
with which the Rambler is now dealing
is remarkable not only for the veinllke
system of water courses, but for its
network of crooked roads, which from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30

derfu1 thing there today is what is
officially known as THE First Eastern
General Hospital. Cambridge" It Is an
open-air hospital, a huge place with
1900 beds, where wounded and sick
soldiers live in the open air twenty
four hours a day. The open-air treat
ment has proved a marvellous success
and many lives have been saved that
in the stuffy, dark hospitals in the
cities, like those in London. would have
been lost. The medical profession Is
most enthusiastic and it is probable
that in the future open-air treatment
will be generally adopted.
The hospital. which consists of q
series of long. low wooden buildings.
with roofs Of iron, 10 on one OF the
university cricket pitches" a 4ne
piece Of turf was destroyed in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30

ucts prolong illness and the recovery
from wounds. ii is of the greatest i'm
portance that pure air should be album
dainty supplied. Comparatively few
have yet realized that fresh air can be
given to invalids and to our wounded
heroes all the year round without in
curing any undue exposure to cold, es-
pecially in the temperate climate of the
British Isles.
Our results since the mobilization OF
the first eastern general hospital, show
that cases of pneumonia and of bron-
chitis do remarkably well in our wards
open to all the winds of heaven: that
the period of recovery, SO often tedi-
ously long, is greatly curtailed. and
that open flesh wounds soon become
healthy, the patient gaining vigor and
strength the while his LESSONS are heal
ing
I'm our open-air wards there is fresh
air in abundance, but no cold cross
and draughty currents. There is in
them no closeness of atmosphere and
no smell either from wounds or Dress
ings and except in the operating thea
ter, no odors of iodoform or anes-
thetics. The patients also enjoy a free
dom impossible to grant in a closed
ward Above all. visitors, however
numerous, cannot foul or pollute the
atmosphere, while patients, nurses and
doctors alike remain free from lassi-
tude and headache. the well known re-
suits of breathing air rendered impure
ny the respiration OF human beings
Our patients. instead of losing their
bodily health and strength during the
period of recovery from disease or
wound, maintain and even improve I'm
vigor.'
DIR. Shipley also quotes DR.. II. S. Sout
tar, author of a book which attracted
much attention, entitled. "A Surgeon
in Belgium" DIR. Souttar says:
Cambridge has led the way in
advance in hospital design which must
have powerful influence on the great
hospitals of the future. We shall no
longer treat our septic cases in tho
slums, but in the pure air of the
country, and it will no longer be
necessary to send a man for fort
night to the country to recover. no.
form disease, but from confinement"
Copyright 1916 by Curtis Brown.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30

making of the hospital. The hospital
was designed by DR.. Joseph Grlfhth OF
oham1rdst For eeencI r Of Fn I
treatment in private cases, and when
war broke out he determined to give
it a trial. The place was built with
incredible speed. a hospital with more
than 1900 beds being made ready for
occupancy in eight weeks, and this in
cluded the presence of full staff and
complete equipment. Each block of
the hospital is divided into two wings,
east and west. Each has sixty beds.
The south wall of each block is left
open except for curtains, which are
lowered when the weather is bad, but
most of the time the wounded SOL
diers live virtually in the open air,
tected from draughts and wind. The
wounded men are distributed about ac
cording to the nature OF their injuries.
The whole hospital is on one level and
all blocks are connected by covered
passages with one another and with the
administrative buildings and the huge
Kitchens More than 1000 patients
have been cared for at one time.
The hospital was built. strategically
speaking. for use in the event of an in
vasion. but although there has been no
invasion it has ever been a busy place.
After each big engagement in Flanders
regularity that Is a marvel of organiza-
ton. Men have been taken into this hos
pital within twenty-six hours of the time
they were actually wounded at the front.
When a man is wounded he is picked up
and taken to a base hospital. If his in
juries permit he is placed on hospital
train and taken to the coast There he is
transferred to hospital ship, which sails
quickly for England. At Folkestone the
man is transferred to a waiting hospital
train. which proceeds to Cambridge. There
he is transferred from train to motor car
and taken to the Cambridge hospital.
Up to December ! total of 1904 Of
fcers and men had been treated. OF these
there have been 147 deaths, a percentage
of 70. which the doctors consider mar
Vicious. The efficacy of the open-air treat
ment Of pneumonia. There have been
eighty-seven cases in this hospital, with
only five deaths. which is a percentage of
b.7-lower than any other hospital in
England can show.
X
After they are once accustomed to the
open air the men do not appear to mind
it. The writer saw some Australians
there. It was cold, snowy day, and
for many Of these wounded Anzacs it was
their first glimpse of snow. Every soli-
tary one Of them had taken to his bed,
with blankets piled high and with hot
water bottles inside. but they were still
cheerful. The nurses suffer some from
the cold of the nights. but they avoid the
headaches of stuffy sick rooms and at
each end Of every ward there Is a heated
room where they may. 60 when their
duties do not require their presence in the
open ward.
one Of the unique things about the ~