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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-13

deyising the ways and means whereby
he shall have company. Little Bobby
and the go-cart solve the problem
The average man, If requested, is only
too pleased to wheel his young son Out
for an airing. One crafty little mothe;
devised cart which held three. Whils
the father took them out for an airing
the mother was relieved from the carl
of them. He could not wheel the lid
dies so far, or so swiftly. 1t wasnt
SO much of a hardship for her to ac
company the quartet. It's all IN the
way in which a wife breaks husband
in. There are men who become rest
less sitting in the house all day. Sht
is wise who puts on her things ant
goes with him, when it's so that SHIT
can. She who loves her ease TOT
much will find it a trial to be welded
to restless man, who is always on tn,
go. Men and women should make
study of each others likes and dislikei
their natures and habits-durini
courtship. The man who acquires tint
habit of going out by himself mai
be gradually weaned from home life
Make an effort to be good sport
whether you are so or no-to pleast
him.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-13
Household Work Is
Most Honorable
By Wells Andrews. M. D.. Chicago

Why should girls eness Why should work and service
considered disgrace by them? Why should the home be hed with
ignorant and when there are
three almost daughters in the household who would be
healthier and body each her share the work IN every
department Fathers and brothers devote themselves TO
service daughters too often sit In comparative
idleness demanding to be served
just here that the social life of the great middle class OF Ame
especially the cities sadly defective In this false home train
of the body polite hurt for that training lies the fruitful
of the porae Of all social evils Young men, unless
they rich prosperous business cannot afford marry The cost
supporting who thinks degrading make loaf OF bread
dishes great for most who
depend solely their hands and brains for livelihood
great many take the risk and burden with half blind confidence that all
will right But of these after few years. lind them
hopeesy debt while the family steadily increa
expedent the breaking of homes and
boarding in order to reduce the cost of living.
the false education of gs loo much OF It.
until taught that work and service honorable them
their brothers and nes and dacefu there Will be
little change for the better in social life.
work To be skilled every department. OF home
much womans duty the duty OF to be skilled
calling by which he is to become the readwnner for hs
family duty and be set before girls the highest end of
pleasure and ndugence the lowest False sentiment
And causing sad disasters homes homes built
of sndulgenc instead OF the solid
foundation of prudence industry economy and loving seacrhce
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-13
PEARLS IN TOY DOGS TAIL
Man From Tokyo Had Gems in Silk
Vest and Cigarette Box Worth
Large Sum.

A little toy dog, with a stubhy tail
and pointed nose, which would emit
bark like grunt when pressed,
stood on the table in the office of Jus.
tice Wardell, surveyor of the port of
San Francisco, surrounded by collec.
ton of cultivated pearls.
The tip of his tail was missing, as
was the end of his nose, both of which
had been cut away by customs inspec.
tors.
The dog was only one of many clever
contrivances used by Y. Nakane,
wealthy pearl merchant, when he made
declaration at the customhouse say.
ing that he carried only $500 worth OF
pearls.
An investigation of his baggage by
Custom Inspector J. B. Brosman re.
vealed pearls valued at more than So.
600.
Nakane arrived in San Francisco
aboard the Tenyo Maru and declared
to the customs inspector that he had
$500 worth of pearls in small jewel
case. An examination of the case
showed that it had a false bottom, and
pearls valued at $1,000 were revealed
with the destruction of the case. This
was the first lot to be discovered.
While the jewel case was being
taken apart Nakane drew from his
pocket a dainty Japanese tobacco box
and proceeded to roll cigarette.
The beauty of the box attracted the
attention Of Wardell, who asked to see
it at closer range. The box, when ex.
amined, revealed another $1,000 worth
of the precious gems. Nakane re-
moved his coat to assist in the work of
unpacking his cases.
Again Wardell was attracted by the
beauty of silk vest and made an ex-
animation and found that in the GEN.
ter of each of the buttons was set a
small pearl, which was so near the
color of the shell-like buttons that the
gems could only be detected by an ex-
pert.
In the bottom of one of the mer-
chants trunks the inspector found a
toy dog carefully wrapped in tissue
paper. Nakane explained that it was
to be a gift to child relative here.
An examination of the outside of the
toy revealed nothing; finally the tip of
the tail was removed with a pair of
scissors and it was found to be filled
with pearls. A like find was made in
the dogs nose.
Nakane then confessed he had tried
to smuggle the jewels into this coun-
try. The gems were confiscated.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-13
Time to Begin.

Little sister had not been well, and
had been especially trying to small
Johnny all day. Finally his patience
came to an end.
Mother" he asked, don't you want
little sister to be a good wife like you
when she grows up?"
"Of course" said his mother.
well, you make me give everything
to her cause she's lttler'n me. But
you're littler'n father, and when he
comes home you say: Here's your
slippers and magazine, dear, and,
before his mother could move Johnny
tore his train of cars from the scream
ing baby.
IF we don't begin to train her she'll
be a terrible wife," he said, as he
slammed the door.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-13
OYSTER Catches a Duck.

A sheldrake duck, diving into the
hav at Smiths Point, L. l., varied lie 5
monotony by capturing an oyster ana
being captured in turn. =
OF course all that the residents u
Smiths Point know about the remark
able catch is what they heard from
Will Murdoch, who tends the draw at
tho Tangier bridge, and who admits ne
hos an excellent reputation for Verac-
;tv Will took duck and oyster to
tha Smiths Point Coast Guard station
ond exhibited them to prove the story
Where did he get them? on ne
caught the duck after the Guch 49, naT
caught the oyster. The fowl pusn .ee
its bill into the shell OF the oyster
Murdock said, and the bill stuck fast'
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-13

can laugh off their little differences
when one or the other sees that
little tilt might lead to downright
quarrel
There are other couples not so diplo-
matte. She gives her opinion. He
has his say-so. A smile on her part,
or a tender word on his lips, would
bridge over the trouble. But both are
Independent to their undoing. Net
Their will give way ever so little to the
other. They part in GOODNESS. For
the first time since they have been
near and dear to each other he does
not put in an appearance on the eve
ming he was wont to call. 1t goes
without saying that she expected him.
She was so sure he would come and
apologize.
She had taken more than the usual
pains with her toilet. AS the hour
rolled by without bringing him she
realized what his staying away alto
gether would mean to her. If a week
passes by and yet another, she real
ICES how easily her disappointment
could have been averted. Pride keeps
her from taking the first step toward
reconciliation He is quite as miser-
able as she. There are men who un-
der such circumstances will hold aloof
from some girls, plunging with might
and main into business to try to for
get. There are other men who seek
nf nfh
after a falling out with their sweet
hearts. In some instances this is
to awake her jealousy. With others
It is to keep their hearts from har-
dening against the feminine sex. A
man can go about, here and there,
meet a dozen companions on the street
who are only too eager to accompany
him, here and there. He can fill in
his time from early morn until mid
night with convivial companions OF
his own sex, whether the moon rises
or storm RACES. A girl may not do
this. She has more time to think 1t
out and nurse her regrets. 1t is not
every day that she meets would-be
lover who is congenial to her.
If her beau stays away a fortnight,
a month, and yet another, without
sending her so much as line or at
tempting to see her, foolish is the
girl who persists in the belief that the
man is pining away for her. More
than likely he is about to pay court
to some other girl of whom he is quite
as fond. If a man loves he will make
overtures to be reinstated in her favor.
Where there's will there is always
q way. Prolonged absence should show
q girl that he is not caring to make
up. No matter how hard it may be
for her, she should do her best to
forget that he ever entered her life.
There is nothing so useless as to
waste valuable time over love that
Is dead.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-13
Public Defenders Idea.

What in heavens name is the use
of sending to Jail man who ought TO
be with his family? What's the use
of giving a man a bad name when a
good word will set him right?'
That's what the first public defend
err to appear in Pittsburgh's ponce
courts asked at the end of his flrst
days work. -,
There's no use following that ola
method. but we've been a long time
finding it out. Sending a man to jail
is a poor way to take care of the man $
family, but it's the way we've TAKEN
for ages.
Giving a man bad name instead OF
offering him the good word his heart
is aching to hear is wasteful' put II
was easier, we thought, than the right
way. The strange thing about these
matters is that the wrong way always
seems easier.-Pittsburgh Leader.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-13
Activities of Women.

Many of the women engaged in in
dustry IN England have donned mas
culine garb.
In a recent efficiency auto run, Miss
Eva Cunningham of Haverhill, Mass,
took first prize in the contest with so
man competitors.
Miss Florence Powdermaker has
been made assistant chemist in the
Baltimore board of health, a position
never before held by a woman.
The Countess Benchendorff, wife of
the Russian ambassador in London, is
one of the best lady bridge players in
that city.
In two Cleveland foundries 800 wom-
en- run great punching and drilling ma.
chimes, working side by side with the
man machinists.
Miss Ella j. Slutz, blind student
at the Ohio State university, while
only a freshman in the college, ex-
meets to finish the four-year course on
time. Miss Slutz is alone in the
world and in her eagerness to fulfill her
ambition to secure an education, is do
ing odd jobs about the school for
which she receives room and board
free.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-13
Horse Put to Mean Use.

Early in the life of the human race
or during the paleolithic or stone age
at least, the horse appears to have
been quite unknown as beast of bur.
den, though it is doubtful if the race
at that period of existence travelled
far from home or was possessed OF
any plethora of this worlds goods re.
quiring means of transportation. P1ob-
ably the stone age man knew n9ehing
of the joys of brisk gallop at morn
or in the gathering shades of eve, and
at best his horse was physically small
and mean-looking. On the other hand,
the horse of that period appears to
have been on the list of game" and
was largely used as food.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-13
How to Live on
Farm Is Problem
By MARY l.. OBERLIN. Colorado Agricultural
College, Fort Collins. Colo.

live farm, while how to make living is
which the greater
problem.
Successful living place depends primarily the spiritual
attitude One must be sympathy with the natural environ
himself The family the farm must have
feeling They must believe that the best place for
them @ the ideal place for home the where the children have
the opportunity develop strong bodies sound minds and the cara
that make for efficiency They must be opnmnded and try to
whatever they that will improve farm conditions They must
believe wholesome recreation for themselves and member OF
realize that all the really worth while things
household and aboraving devices
deuca for the enjoyment Of music art literature and
the cmpanonp Of Others within their reach some times and IN
they convinced Of these things ard have learned
wind and the the growing things the Birds and all the
dawn the early morning odor and to find each part OF the
day. twilight and each ngh filled with wonders they will know
how farm how make living farm will be less OF
problem
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-13

One kiss from all others exalts me,
And sets all my pulses astin
And burns on my lips and torments me
IT'S the kiss I fain would give her.
One kiss for all others requites me
Although 1t is never to be,
And sweetens my dreams and invites me
IT'S the kiss that she dare not give me.
There are foolish maidens and there
are wise ones. The foolish maid be
lieves all the fairy stories concerning
love which the jolly, handsome youns
man who calls upon her tells her
There is a class of young men who
make love without intentions. They
are not sincere, nor do they spenc
much thought of how the girl may con
slider their so-called devotion.
Such young men have not brains
enough to win the average girl bJ
earnest, manly conversational powers
They resort to pleading for kisses, tt
awaken her tenderness and win hel
heart. Whatever liking they have fol
the girl is sure to die out if the nader
does not repulse their effrontery. The
girls whom such men kiss without be
ing betrothed to they make up theil
minds they will never lead to the al
tar.
Love is a curious problem. Ever
while a free lance is most ardentl!
pleading for kisses he is hoping dow
in his heart that the girl will have
modesty and self-will enough to refuse
Men know that kisses do not awaken
love. They are more apt to disillusion
ize the man at least. Men sigh TO!
the lips far beyond their reach. Thu
girl who grants such caresses is NJ
longer a queen on a pedestal for hin
to try to plead for.
After kisses have been exchanged
when there is no proposal of marriage
like a bee that has slipped the sweets
of the flower, he is ready to fit ava!
to new scenes and prettier girls. Sh'
has no hold upon him; he has no
asked papa or mamma if he may pa!
court to her or for her heart ant
hand She therefore cannot say hin
may" if he breaks off without ado
He can even fiirt with others and she
has not the right to, call him to &C
count for it.
The kisses they have exchanged
have not given her hold upon him
On the contrary, she has lost the ad
miration he first entertained for her
The roue and the free lance use al
sorts of arguments to Offset this rea
soning of mine in my warning to girls
They know if there were no kissing
fewer girls would be lured along thu
downward path.
The kiss should always mean mar
riage to follow. For it should be giver
only as a sacred, solemn, sanction o
betrOthal 1t means much to the RICH
kind of lovers. The man loves ant
respects her. He is too fearful of los
ing her to ask a repetition of the kis:
until it is given at the altar. No mat
ter how plain girl may be, If her lip
are chaste from kissing she can have
her pick of the most desirable of low
ers. She need never fear that sh'
will not be a wife. Allowing kissing
is the best way in the world for cir
to lose a good lover; after they hav'
lost in this way they will be sadder
but wiser.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-13
BEAR TURNS PLUMBER
PUZZLED BY THE MYSTERY OF
CAGE WATER TANK.
Animal s5 Brooklyn Zoo Conducts Pa
tient Examination and Has Made
Some Progress on Road to
the Secret.

Prospect park zoo has a plumber
bear, and his name is Bosco. So far
as known, he is the only plumber bear
in captivity.
Bosco's residence is No. Bear
place. and he lives in a great cage,
which is far different from his an
cient home in the wild Ural noun
tains. BOsco is Russian, Dig
hulking, quietly-ambling fellow, ana
he is a favorite with Head Keeper
O'Brien and his men, because he is
so tractable, says the Brooklyn Eagle.
No matter how the black bears IN the
adjoining cage may snap and growi'
or the other members of the bear
family may display their peevishness'
Bosco is always good-natured. he
has a great wooden ball that he plays
with in the most comical manner I'M
aginable.
But it is about Bosco's plumber-llKe
proclivities that you want to near.
Half of his life is spent in play anu
sleep, and the other half in trying 10
puzzle out the mysteries of the Dig
water tank in the center of his cage.
He is more of monkey than d
BEAR" said O'Brien. "He is the
greatest imitator l ever saw"
Bosco first tried to get through MS
clumsy old bear head what it meant
when the water ran into the tank. he
would sit on his hind legs, with IT,
dicrously foolish expression on MS
face and study the water as he trleu
to get the ms and outs of the mys-
terry of why the tank was full at some
times and empty at others. TO trace
the solution of this mystery became
the consuming passion of his NE
Sometimes he would rub his ear WIN
a contemplative paw, and you wouiu
see his eyes brighten as he thought
he had at last struck the right trail
Then he would retire into his cave IN
the rocks, to cogitate at his leisure.
At first he tried to keep the water
back by showing paw against II, OUT
this did no good. Then, when the
tank became clogged and the keepers
went into the cage to clean it OUT
Bosco sat by in an attitude OF an alert
old man taking in every detail OF
their operation. He saw them hit
up the trap and get down in it.
So, when they had gone, Bosco or
ganized a class in plumbing with
himself as sole member. He first put
out a hairy paw and seized the trap.
It came up easily enough. Then ne
looked at it, to see what made it come
I'D. and put it back and lifted it again
and again in the joy of his d1scov-
cry. He had part of the secret, at
any rate.
The next thing Bosco learned was
to get down into the tank and dig
around to see what made the water
stop running. He acted Just like
man about it, and performed each act
with comic gravity. He found a cap
down there, and he used to take that
off.
That is about as far as Bosco has
got in the elementary stages OF plumb
ing: but he is ambitious, and If he
keeps on he may be ready to don
Jumper and overalls soon and start
out on a job with soldering irons un-
der his forepaw and charcoal stove
swinging.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-13
ARE YOU A GOOD SPORT?

There is no good life but love-but love'
What else, looks good, is some shade flung
from love;
Love gilds il, gives 1t worth. Be warned
by me
Never YOU cheat yourself one instant.
Love,
Give love. ask only iove-and leave the
rest.
Many a girl has a lover who she
knows would be utterly unsuited to her
as her husband. If he is of lively
turn of mind, fond of athletics, think
ing nothing of five-mile walk. doting
ON a baseball game, and regatta. en-
Toying a rollickilg good anecdote, he
has no business 10 take for a wife a
girl who complains bitterly if she has
10 walk three blocks. If she does not
enjoy sports she has no sympathy for
those who can. Above all, man and
a wife should be companionable. IT he
starts out for a walk, it's pleasure for
him to have his wife along. If she's
physically unable to do the jaunt that's
another story. If she can stand 1t, it's
q good thing to provide herself with
good pair of shoes, and to take the
tramp with him. She will get to know
him very much better than if she al
lows him to go his ways alone. picking
ND whatever company he can find.
Men are sociable. They like someone
whom they can unbosom their thoughts
to. Wives often wonder how it is that
men whom they do not like at all get
such hold upon their husbands. The
solution of the problem is easy. Those
men are good sports. They can take
their hikes together, go fishing and
cunning, see the races, take look in
at the boxing bouts. The man whose
wife is always ready to accompany
him. without demurring wherever he
decides he'd like to so. has no need to
choose male friend. who is as good
a sport as himself. OF course. circum,
stances alter cases. After the babies
come to the home, she cannot be ex-
3ected to indulge in the sports ne
loves. But she can do quite as well In
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-13
There Are no Hum
dred Best Books
ByL.P. WARRINGTON. New York

Coincide Satique nestle there peace
of the Society Friends long missionary at
home abroad oes sopy Anato France and when
coincidence Cevecoeus delightful Letters From
beside William Barnes Poems OF Rural
Life thouandd pleased than could have been by
any Intentional arrangement of these books together
What though "Nonsense Anthology" History of Witchcrat
and principal Shaps Poetry and Philosophy
rub one another just little rudely?
uxtapoion poetry and philosophy lasting harm
and pleasantly pques my Of the groesque
all there hundred best bokno hundred worst ones
Any farm flock of turkeys
summer bring them the they should CO. knows that the
price is going be too high.
Because some lied inches the he caught last
valid for doubling the story the oay and fishes
When regular afer finally work safe bet that someone
has handed him a n ultimatum.
After few drinks the doesn't label the bottle
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-13
No Help for the
Panama Slides
By Andrew Dade. Civil Engineer. Chicago

asions before this took from the french ana
under supervision OF Colonel Goeta
engineers visited the canal the outset the SUBJECT
Of slides much discussed and agreed that 1t would De long
time even after the completion canal before would be entirely
thoroughly the work might be DONE no
engineering guard against the work of nature and we have
just got patient until Gold hill AID other great bodies OF ea get
through pouring their dirt into the ditch
steamship lines operating the awater coastoas route
the be expected lose by the unexpected
ton that result of the recent slide
the steamship companies the neghbhood of $O0OOO by reason
being tied ND for an indefinite With rates at the pres
en high level that the daily cost steamship companies
for holding vessel at not less than ST. 500 day. VI
course government do nothing
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-13
Opnortunities.

Life, your life and mine, the hum
blest and most prosaic life. is filled,
crowded, with the most beautiful, the
most glorious opportunities; even
the seamy side of it is jeweled
with splendid chances of manhood
and womanhood; every day and every
hour the good angels of our destiny
are whispering. singing, shouting their
invitations in our ears to take from
the open hand of time treasures OF
immortal worth.-Washington Glad
den.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-13
Grateful Robin Won't Migrate.

A robin which Edward Beltrande. q
Red Lion shoemaker, saved from o
cat has developed such an affection
for its rescuer that when other robins
in the vicinity migrated it remained
behind.
Although the bird was never Gagged
it does not stray far from the shoe
makers shop. coming there at inter.
walls during the day and sleeping in
the shop every night.-York tPa-)
Dispatch New York World.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-13
Both Missed Something

81 suppose their marriage was a fail.
ure because their home lacked the lux.
uries to which she had been accus.
toned" Not altogether. Part of tbe
trouble was due to the fact that after
she discovered the luxuries were miss.
ing their home lacked the quie. 70
which he had been accustomed"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-13
Yale Jest.

Soph-How does it happen you
came to Harvard? thought your IA
Their was Yale man.
Fresh-He was. He wanted me to
20 to Yale; wanted to go to Prince
ton. We had an argument and he
finally told me to go to H--."-Yale
Record.