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

it's fruits and vegetables, though they
are not grown in abundance. Within
the city's walls there is mysterious
labyrinth of streets, narrow, winding
passages, side alleys and blind path
ways. The streets in most cases are
unpaved, and the snow and the slush
of winter, and the dust and dirt of
freely remain upon them. In some
cases cobble-stones have been laid, but
mostly this pavement serves only to
add to the misery of the way. Peo-
pie make their way about the city
at night carrying huge cylindrical lam
terms made of thin muslin.
There is one interesting architec-
tural monument in this northern Per-
sian city, and that is the Ark or
Citadel, which dominates the town.
1t is massive structure, built of red
brick artistically set, and its battle
ments rise more than 100 feet in
height, while it's walls are fully 20 feet
in thickness. 1t is a solemn pile and a
gloomy one.
There are 31S mosques in Tabriz,
among them the wonderful blue
mosque, known as Masjid-i Rabud.
This specimen of Mohammedan ar
chitecture is falling to decay, though it
still claims a full mete of admiration
from the visiting Westerner.
The hazaars of Tabri. are well
known in the East. They are of the
characteristic Oriental type, consist
ing of Iaany miles of narrow arched
ways, where light and air are excluded
and smells and darkness religiously
kept in. The shops are situated in
alcoyes along the ways, while crowds
of purchasers on donkeys and on foot
block all the passages.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
A Word About Sleeves.

The girl with thin arms. or arms
that have not reached the ueauty o.
shapeliness, will find bell sleeves idea
for her Afternoon dress.
There is something not only becom
ing but char1ningly feminine in tn,
undersleeves of pin-spotted net lace
or embroidered muslin that this type
of arm covering requires, and the
method of tying them at the wrists
with narrow velvet ribbon is delight
full also.
For the evening pulled sleeves viii
be approved, and they, too, are in
finitely girlish in appearance, the new
way of braceleting them just where
the dropping shoulder line curves out
ward into the first puff adding piquan
cy to the design.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
WHITE SILK EASY TO CLEAN
If Carefully Washed, the Material
Will Not Be Injured in the
Slightest Degree.

White silk need never be cleaned,
but should be washed. 1t is true that
unless you are careful it will turn
yellow, but if the silk is washed as it
should be it will stay quite white and
new in color. In the first place, SILK
should never be allowed to become
much soiled, for it will turn yellow II
too much soiled. 1t should be washed
in warm (not hot) water and CASTLE
SOAP. The silk should be well rinsed
and dipped in blued water at the last.
Care should be taken not to have the
water too blue, but just enough to
have the silk keep that new white
shade. Hang it up until 1t is not
quite dry, but dry enough to press
nicely with a warm iron.
If there are any grease spots. pow
dered magnesia should be applied to
the wrong side under cold pressure.
Leave it on for some hours and then
rub OF. If The spots are not quite
gone, apply again. If this treatment
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
PRETTY LITTLE GIFT
SHOE WoRkBox WITHIN THE
REACH OF ALL.
Worthy Tribute of Affection From
Small Daughter to the Mother She
Adores-CalIs for Careful and
Conscientious Work.

The small girl who would like to
make mother or elder sister gift, but
whose pocket money is limited. should
try her hand at this little Chinese
shoe workbox. She will surely sue.
coed If she can sew at all. and if she
will be very careful about the cutting
and sewing.
One must cut two pieces of card
board. each seven inches long. then
shape 1t into a sole and take off one
quarter inch from the toe of one piece.
The larger piece is covered on one
side with white muslin and the smaller
with bit of bright silk or satin.
Next, strip of muslin is sewed all
around the white covered sole and
then to the smaller sole. silk upward.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

tn USSIA'S new route, railway
- route into Persia, has become
OF vast Importance to the war
ring nations. This new line,
planned and constructed just previous
to the war, when Russia's interest
reached out beyond southern Trans
caucasia into the northern parts of the
weakening and wildly-governed terri
tories of the shah, is described in q
bulletin of the National Geographic so
ciety. AS roads in Transcaucasia are
built upon the Spanish principle of
keeping people off of them, this line
of track has most important bearing
upon the maintenance of order at the
boundary
There are two routes from Europe
to Teheran. One through Russia to
Baku, the oil city on the Caspian,
thence by steamer to Resht, and, final
ly, by road to the Persian capital, a
road built and kept up by Russia This
route is the older route. The second
way. made possible by railway con-
struction through southern Transcau-
casia, is the product of recent Russian
labors. The traveller by this route sets
out from Tifiis, the capital of the eau
casus, takes a train south over Alex
andropol and Erivan, thence to Max.
hitchevan, the first city founded by
Noah after abandoning the ark upon
neighboring Ararat, and, passing down
the valley of the Araxes, where the
Armenians place Eden, he passes the
international boundary at Djulfa From
here the traveller goes by another Rus
sian road to Tabriz.
Not Pleasant Travelling.
Conditions of travel upon the Max
hitchevan railway are very discourag-
ing to people inexperienced in Russian
branch lines. The trains seldom ar
rive or leave anywhere according to
schedule, and their progress is delib-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
wood-O;l Tree

Tne Chinese wood-oil tree. Aleurites
ccsdata, can probably be successfully
grown in many parts OF the South. At
any rate. a tree in Tallahassee bore
two bushels of seeds last season. The
seeds of the wood-oil tree are rich in
an oil that surpasses in drying quality
aav other oil known. and that is pro-
duced in immense quantities in China,
where it is widely used for calking and
psinting junks and boats and for var
n.shing and preserving all kinds OF
woodwork. The United States imports
annually about five million gallons of
Chinese wood oil. valued at S2.000.OOO.
AS the demands of the American var
nish trade are steadily increasing.
there should be an almost unlimited
domestic market for the new industry,
,nce it is established. Besides being
valuable commercially, the wood-oil
rec is attractive in itself. Its clusters
Of white flowers, with their reddish
brown centers. make it look, when in
ull bloom, like the catalpa tree
Youths Companion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
Effective Schemes.

Fur is frequently introduced as :
trimming detail, and several effective
schemes are being carried out with 6
combination of Grape and skunk. A
charming example is a blouse of thu
palest of pale pink chiffon with veiiet
fine ivory shadow lace arranged to fal
in little basque movement over 6
deep belt of black panne, tiny blacl
dots trimming the V-shaped neck open
ing and sleeves, which are further
more adorned by ruffies OF fine net
The distinctive feature is little BIO
lero of old gold mousseline de sole
the edges bordered by finger deptl
of skunk fur. the fronts just caught
together by a cameo brooch.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
People Dependent
Upon One Another
By HERBERT c. LONG. Colorado Agricultural
College. For, Collins. Colo.

civ remote from his but the who lives in the
ra locality is almost wholly dependent and social mat
tiers upon properly be called his nghbors would
SEEM therefore, people ought be the best of terms As
matter of fact they They each other too WE'LL
Tn small community everybody knows everybody ese and large topic
faults and fngs of the absent neghbors In
reality thew do not well they think they do their
acquaintance superficial because is the result OF ASSOCIATION ana not
themselves and others miserable because
putting the possible Interpretation upon the words
nbor wen matter OF fact the chief fault
themselves People should interpret the conduct Oh those
about them sympahet when possible attribute good motives
them People in rural communities would find life much enjoy
able cultivated spirit friendly hepfune There such
communities pleasure live them What you dong
cultivate such spirit neghboood? Folks can't be hateful
and happy too
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

When this is sewed together you have
a sole half an inch in thickness turn
ing up at the toe as the Chinaman's
shoe does. Fill this with cotton.
The upper" of the shoe is made
from scraps of leftover black satin
embroidered in bright, crude Chinese
colorings, simple or elaborate as one
is skilled at such work. The satin
should be about eight inches square,
but the better plan is to measure care
fully after the sole is ready. This may
measure little more or less than the
dimensions given, depending upon the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
Careful Kiss Defined.

Added to the 1857 varieties of kisses
that have emphatically punctuated-
soriptively-divorce suits, we have a
new one. This is the careful kiss.
So important is the woman who in
vented it, that she made it the second
item of her ten commandments. Thou
shalt be a careful kisser" is this sec
ond commandment in full. In expand
ing upon, the merits of the careful"
kiss, the lady says the careful means
lust what it says. In other words.
when you come together, in catch-as-
catch-can, you are to use your magma
ton and powers of penetratiye an
alysis. Thus you have the interpreta-
ton Of just what a careful" kiss Is.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
Another's Lot.

The other girls lot is pretty sure to
seem preferable to yours. is it not? los
charms shine with a brighter luster.
the drawbacks shrink into insignifi-
canoe, as we regard q Yet nine out
of ten of the people who envy their
ne:ghbors would be rendered unhappy
by an exchange The halo which sur
rounds another's lot would vanish If it
became ours.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
SALTS IF BACKACHY OR
KIDNEYS TROUBLE YOU
Eat Less Meat IL Your Kidneys, Aren'sl
Acting Right or If Back Hurts or
Bladder Bothers You.

When you wake up with baokache
and dull misery in the kidney region
IL generally means you have been eat
ing too much meat, says well-known
authority. Meat forms uric acid which
overworks the kidneys in their effort
to filter it from the blood and they be-
come sort OF paralyzed and loggy.
When your kidneys get sluggish and
clog you must relieve them like you
relieve your bowels; removing all the
body's urinous waste. else you have
backache, sick headache, dizzy spells;
your stomach sours, tongue is coated,
and when the weather is bad you have
rheumatic twinges. The urine Is
cloudy, full of sediment, channels Oft
en- get sore, water scalds and you are
obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night. NN
Either consult a good, reliable physi-
clan at once or get from your pharma-
cist about four ounces of Jad Salts;
take a tablespoonful in a glass of
water before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon juice, COM
bined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to clean and stimulate
sluggish kidneys, also to neutralize
acids in the urine so 1t no longer irri-
tates, thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is a life saver for regular
meat eaters. It is inexpensive, cannot
lnjure and makes delightful. effer-
resent Whitewater drink.-Adv. sra.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
The Box Complete.

depth of the seam taken or similar
trifles. The decorated upper" is lined
with the bright silk, the edges button
holed together and then joined at the
heel, A to B. Lastly it is sewed to
the sole. To furnish make little pin
cushion and push into the toe; put a
strap across the heel to take pocket
of needles; place spool each of black
and white thread in the basket, to-
gether with a tiny pair of scissors,
which can be bought for ten cents.
The one thing to remember is to
take time in making this pretty box. 1t
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
Iecerd of the Tyroi-

Tyrol passed to the house of Haps.
burg in the fourteenth century, in
consequence. says tradition, of a
blow. The last of the native rulers
of Tyrol was a woman. Margaret,
more commonly called by her nick.
name. "Pocket-Mouthed Meg" Many
legends circle around Meg. but i
seems to be fairly authenticated that
blow from her husband-whom she
afterward turned out of the country
or from one of her Bavarian cousins,
which disfgured her for life, caused
her in revenge to cede the whole OF
her possessions to the dukes of Aus
tria after the death OF her only son in
1868.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

crate in the extreme. The way lies
through country intensely hot during
a great part of the year. and the cars
used on the line are constructed after
the most advantageous manner for
catching and retaining all possible
heat. Moreover, the fares are cheap
and the way is patronized heavily by
swarms of Asiatics, malodorous and
neighborly.
The trains, in pre-war days, had a
way of leaving important stations be-
tween three and six o'clock in the
morning. The wayside stations were
miserable shanties, where widest con-
fusion reigned Buying tickets at the
small novels which housed the ticket
offices meant the business of free
for-all fight in the midst of jostling
crew of excited Orientals. Moreover,
one must go with the crowd on this
line to the Persian border, because
no first-cIass carriages are operated
thereon. Among other drawbacks, one
soon has the knowledge forced upon
him that his fellow-passengers are
verminous.
The cars are dirty. They are old,
uncomfol table, and ill-ventilated. The
seats ara narrow and covered with
white canvas, the covering usually
turned brown and yellow with accumu-
lations If evidence from the hands and
clothing of the railways patrons. The
third-class cars resemble the Ameri-
can boz. car, only they are much small
er. R.,th the second-class and the
third-c.ass cars are generally packed
as tightly as space will permit.
Much of the scenery along the way
is very beautiful. The way through
the Araxes valley, wide at first and,
farther ON, narrowing between ridging
mountains, lies in the beginning
throe gh an inviting country of vine
yar, and orchard. Farther toward the
Persian border. the country becomes
desol.te Stations are few, and for
the raost part are mere wooden sheds
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
DANGEROUS VARlC0SE
VEINS CAN BE REDUCED

If you or any relative or friend 10
worried because of varicose veins, or
punches, the best advice that anyone
In this world can give Is to get q pre-
scription that many physicians are now
prescribing.
Ask your druggist for an original
two-ounce bottle of Emerald Oil (full
ptrength) and apply night and morning
to the swollen, enlarged veins. Soon
smaller and the treatment should be
continued until the veins are of normal
size. So penetrating and powerful is
Emerald Oil that 1t dissolves goitre and
Nens and causes them to disappear.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
"PIay Ball, Never Mind the, Shells"


The German artillery were doing
their best to erase a small town from
the map, says a war correspondent.
Every few minutes there would be
q deafening crash and the remains
of g. house would soar skywards en-
veloped in a. cloud of smoke.
In a field in the outskirts of the
town some Canadian soldiers, relieved
from the trenches for a few days,
were indulging in their favorite game
of baseball The pitcher had just
pitched the ball and the batsman bad
hit an easy catch to one of the field
ers when a. huge shell landed in the
adjoining field. The fieldens attention
was fixed on the shell, which burst
with a deafening crash, and he missed
the catch.
For the love of Nike" roared the
pitcher, IF you are going to play
baseball, play BASEBALL and quit watch
ing the shells"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

While residing in the
country, some years ago,
and walking out one eve
ming, l found a nest of
young blackbirds. The
young birds were almost
fledged. Taking them home
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

Do you know which is the
weakest link in your chain
of life? Is it heart, lungs,
digestion or nerves? Which
of the various organs and
functions of the body seems
to threaten trouble?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
crene RIousea Favored.

Georgette crepe is the most favored
material for the dressy separate
blouse. and the very pale tints. such
as champagne, f1esh-pink and ivory
are most in demand.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

The fact that ftp reading
for the hard of hearing is
so little known about was
brought forciblJ to my mind
when | spoke to a physi-
clan a few weeks ago. On
telling him that | was hard
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
Pertinent Query.

When little Harold Woggins was
told that light travels through space
he Immediately inquired whether the
gas meter is a taxicab.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

The people Of country
places, much more than city
folks, are dependent upon
one another. The city man
may, and very often does,
find business and social as
sociates in a part of the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

Theatrically speaking, the death
scene of the heroine Is apt to be far
less realistic than her hair-dyeing.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

In a Texas city fuel briquettes OF
much heating value are being made
by a company which collects garbage
and combines it with crude tar.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

saved his small change and put 1t IN bank until
he had S55 and the bank busted does not follow that
economy is failure.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
Birds Destroy Their Young
When Confined
By w. 3. HARRINGTON. London. Eng.

with them and the next morning hung them out under
tree and in about the old birds at the evidently
delighted to find their young.
regularly every two hours and fed them with
This continued for days. the old birds trying all
in their young On the third day noticed the
old birds bring berry, which they the ones two OF whom
died evening The old birds then left eff
coming.
berries examination proved to be the seeds OF the Aropa
eaonn deadly nghtsad This convinced of what had heard
about young allowed to feed them in mp
onment.
L am told that other birds have the same instinct
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

An irresistible impulse is one we
yearn to- follow.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

Prophets year the end of the European within
should not be discouraged Prophesg the coming OF tna
which is good is praiseworthy habit
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

costs next to nothing, but it will moi
be a success If carelessly done.
l saw an exquisite model. of this
work case that is to be given to s
bride. 1t is carried out in white satin
embroidered in silk and silver thread
in a wistaria design, the lining being
of wistaria colored silk to match.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

is followed carefully there need be nc
complaint of the silk turning yellow.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

This is wide world; but. neverthe-
,ess. it harbors many narrow men.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

To quickly cool burns and take the
fire out use. Hanford's Balsam. Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

Trying to make matrimohy unpopular isn't human
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

There are no optimists in Jail.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-22

To all and every one a cordial
welcome extended by Father Vol
lebregt.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-22
Taxes Being
Paid Promptly
LARGE TAXPAYERS HAVE NOT PAID
Milwaukee Railroad Tenders First Half Still
Refuses PIummer Highway Tax

County Treasurer Davis re-
ports that the taxes are being re-
ceived rapidly although none of
the lumber companies have paid
as yet.
The Milwaukee Railroad COM
pany has paid the first half of
its taxes on all territory outside
of the Plummer Highway District
and has rendered a check for the
state and county tax in that dis
trict.
This year, in order to avoid the
trouble of last year and at the
same time maintain its conten-
ton that the Plummer Highway
tax was illegal, the company
made two tenders, one for S24,-
600, which was the first half of
all its tax outside of the Pummer
Highway District, and the other
for 100000, one-half the state
and county tax in the highway
district. The county is waiting
for Judge Dietrich's decision in
regard to last years taxes before
accepting the company's tender.
A decision is expected by the first
Of next week.
Outside of the railroad tax
Treasurer Davis has collected be-
tween fifteen and twenty thou
sand dollars. This amount has
been paid by relatively small
taxpayers. He states that rs per
cent of those paying have not
taken advantage Of the provision
allowing the payment of one
half the taxes at this time, but
have paid in full.
He expects that the rush to pay
taxes will come next week as
they must be paid before Monday,
January ist, or they will become
delinquent and a penalty and in
terest will be added.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-12-22

Montana bringing back liquor.
1t is said that he had a narrow
escape from being caught a few
days ago. AS he was about to
get off the train with a packsack
and a suitcase he saw Officer
Booth watching him. He went
back into the car and is said to
have gone through to Worley and
returned on a freight. After
disposing of the liquor he is said
to have made another trip to
Montana, bringing back the liq-
uor captured in the raid We'd
nesday night.