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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04
GOOD REPORT
Doctor Proved Value Of Postum.

Physicians know that good food and
drink. properly selected. are Of the ut
most importance, not only for the re-
lief of disease but to maintain health
even when one is well.
A doctor writes, II count 1t q pleas
ure to say a good word for Postum
with which have been enabled to 70
lieye so many sufferers. and which
count, with It's valued companion
Grape Nuts, one Of the daily blessings.
"Coffee was banished from my own
table some time ago and Postum used
regularly In its place" Coffee Ia In
furious to many persons. because It
contains the subtle, poisonous drug.
caffeine.)
IT frequently find It necessary to In
struct patients when they take Pos
tum for the first time to be quite sure
that It is properly made according to
directions, then 1t has clear, seal
brown color and rich, snappy taste.
as well as health giving qualities.
The above letter, received over ten
years ago, is fully confirmed by re-
cent letter from the doctor, In which
he says:
ct is a pleasure to render q good
report covering product OF which
am 80 enthusiastic friend.
II am using in my home your Pos
tum Cereal in both its forms. And.
what is more, am having It used In
the families of several patients In
which there are children. and all unite
in endorsing the fine qualities OF your
admirable product"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
Postum comes In two forms:
Postum cereai-the original form
must be well boiled. 15s anu 2Sc
pkgs.
instant Postum soluble powder
Gissolves quickly In cup OF hot wa
tsr, and, with cream and sugar. makes
o delicious beverage Instantly. Soc
and soc tins. ~ ~
Both forms are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's o Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04
DARNlNG SOCKS AS BUSINESS
Mild Drudgery of Women Estimated
Worth Less Than rs Cents Per
Day-Cheaper to Buy.

In an address a New York advertis-
ing man said the biggest field open to
the business man today was in Great
ing new wants among the people, and
he illustrated his contention in this
way, the Ohio State Journal observes:
IF stocking makers could convince
women it was cheaper and easier to
buy stockings than to darn old ones,
what a help it would be to the knit
ting industry. Darning stockings and
socks is the bugaboo of every woman
There is fine suggestion in all this.
Darning stockings is too insignificant
an occupation for women of high think.
ing and simple living 1t may be a
useful labor, but it is so tedious as to
wear the patience out of good wom-
an. There is a humility in the task
that adorns a true woman, but there
is also a mild drudgery about it that
crawls all over the nerves and leaves
track of worry and Impotence. Or
dinarily it doesn't pay. 1t is possible,
if the work was brought down to the
base of ordinary wages, the good wom-
an wouldn't earn more than rs cents a
day and that will buy six or seven
pairs of socks that will endure two
wearings. Besides, darned socks are
not much improvement on the un-
darned kind.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04
In a Small Room.

When a bedroom or small dressing
room-is papered with anything but a
plain or neutral paper, bright-colored
or lowered chintz should never be
used, but often little color is needed
to add tone to the room. In q case
of this kind one of the new bedspreads
which are so pretty and easily made
is just the thing to give the neces-
sary color Select a plain, white
spread of good quality and rather
heavy.
Cut from chintz q bunch of roses
or a spray of gay-colored flowers, and
haste one in each corner, with larg-
er one for the center. Sew to the
spread and finish the raw edges with
fine feather stitch or with a long
and short buttonhole stitch.
This idea can be carried out for
scarfs to cover the dressing table and
bureau. Make the scarf of linen cut
to fit the top of each and finish the
edges with scallop or a hem and
finish this with the stitch that was
used on the spread. Cut out the flow
ers and applique to the edges of the
scarf. Bunches OF the same flowers
can be added to the corners Of the
white curtains with good effect.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04
YOUNG MEN WE'D.

Oh. Love! Young Love! Bound In the rosy
band, E
Let sage or cynic prattle as he will,
These hours and these alone redeem
life's years OF i'll.
IT is the nature OF the great ma
jority of men to marry early. They
have full faith in the belief that love
may spring up in the heart at first
sight and, with the impotence of
youth. they rush headlong into matri-
mony.
With the middle-aged men the fire
of youth has cooled down SO consider
ably that they do not pin much faith
to the romantic notion that the love
that lasts is of mushroom growth, de-
veloped at first sight. They believe in
taking a second look, aye, many OF
them. to make assurance doubly sure
in their heart that it would be wise
step to give up their freedom to be
tied down to wedlock.
A youth sees a pretty maiden, there's
few strolls under the light of a
fair May moon. a little nonsensical
prattle, such as DO you like dane
ing?" 81 fairly adore IT," Are you
sure you like me better than any girl
you have ever met" Il really do think
could like you immensely" Mamma
is strict about kissing" etc.
On the spur of the blissful, tender
moment, the youth declares his pas
sion. He would be engaged thou
sand times over to win that tender,
sacred betrothal kiss, and hold those
beautiful little white hands. and have
the right to call her his bride to be.
The middle-aged mans heart is OF
tougher fiber He may fancy WON
ans appearance at first sight, but re-
serves his judgment of her until he has
seen her often enough to verify his
good opinion of her. He may find her
personally pleasing, may realize that
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er mother is half of the battle. She
knows the value of letting them see
and be seen. She may lave been a
woman who chung close to her own
Preside, with a decided dislike for all
forms of amusement outside. Nor did
she care for the friendship of other
women, the frivolity of exchanging
calls, as she termed it, parties, socials
o. dances.
The girls are verging on young
womanhood She realizes if she would
have them make suitable matrimonial
matches she must revolutionize her
ways and habits of a lifetime. She
throws off her stiff mannerism, and
calls on her neighbors, joins a church
and two or three clubs composed OF
society women, or those rich in line,
stalwart, manageable sons. e"
She gets up little home affairs, put
ting a keen eye on the list Of young
men to be invited. Many a name she
crosses off, ignoring the daughters
pleadings or their tears. II she hears
that certain young man is of a con-
vivial nature, uses wine to excess, has
been seen in bad company, CANDLES,
does not hold to position, long she
studies him. He may have caught the
de- !ghter's fancy, but there is a stern
sentinel standing between him and the
maiden's heart, ready to give him roy
al battle, defeating any matrimonial
design he may entertain. An honor
able man or rome is the mothers mot
to. A wise mother has her own trou-
BILE in guiding a flock of romantic
girls who are helplessly unaware as
to whether they are really in love
with the right man or whether Cupid,
that most satirical of all jokers, is
playing lively prank with them, to
teach them one of the most important
of don'ts in loves lesson. A mothers
anxiety is only relieved when the
young man of whom she approves asks
fc- her daughters heart and hand, and
an early date is set for the wedding.
Even then her watchful care must not
relax. A lovers quarrel at the elev-
enth hour may upset her fondest
hopes.
If daughter No. 2 is far more at
tractive than her eldest offspring, the
far-seeing mother keeps the younger
girl closely at her studies, that she
may not interfere with her elder sis
te-'s chance of marriage. The mother
has listened to all that las been said
regarding soul mates and lovers in
tended for each other, and SO forth,
but she kE0ws the heart of man, real
izing that pretty, winsome young
girl, with bright eyes, smiling lips and
dimples in cheek and chin. has been
known TO release lover from his al
legiance on hts way to the altar. She
would take no chance. She entertalns
one hops that far outreaches all 9TH
err in her breast-that she may see
her girls fairly launched on the sea or
matrimony, while she is able to be in
charge of the helm and steer their
bark safely past the first shoals and
shadows. Marrying her girls Off to
worthy husbands is a solemn duty
placed in a mothers hands.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04
Hot-Cross Bread.

The old custom of marking a cross
on bread accounted for its former use
as a charm cure" in various ailments,
particularly toothache, and also for be-
lief in its power to propitiate the ele-
ments. Until quite recent time Greek
sailors took to sea small loaves, known
as st. Nicholas bread, which they
threw into the waves in time of STORM.
To this day the Russians seek to ap-
pease the angry spirit of the White sea
by offerings of bread. Another sur
vival OF. the old custom of making the
sign of the cross to ward off malign
influences is to be found in the house
wife's device to make the fire draw
by placing poker across the bars of
the CRATE. 1t was believed that by thus
making the cross" all evil spirits
would be banished from the hearth
and home.
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she has touched chord in his nature
70 which his heart responds. He eau
tiously holds his heart in leash until
he has had full opportunity to test her
disposition, her temper, learn her
hopes and aspirations, who and what
her forbears were, whether she is do
mesticated, a good housekeeper and
can cook. if money would be the mo-
tive power with her in marrying, or if
she was willing to chance it-marry
for affection and trust to her influence
over him to cause him to provide,
financially, to greater extent for her
than he did for his sisters and broth
ers, nieces and nephews.
Last, but by no means least, he
makes it a point to learn whether she
likes children. Unless a woman can
fill all of the requirements the mid
dle-aged man will not step over the
boundary. line of calm friendship to
become wooer. If he does make up
his mind to wed, he is not apt to make
a mistake in the choice of life part
ner to share his joys. He has made
his selection with wisdom.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04
He Arose to His Feet Trembling.

His glance was fixed Upon a stray
1t seemed to illuminate dark hid
den corridor in his mind that held
long past memories.
Mayor, state representative, con
gresham" he repeated softly. Yes
and before that. If they knew!"-
and then he checked himself, and
arose to his feet and paced the room
in a feverish, disturbed way.
Waldron Morrison had come to
Lisle five years previously. No one
asked where he came-no one asked,
for at that time a heated campaign
another town as the metropolitan cen
ter of the district At a critical juno
ture Morrison made legal sugges-
ton that won the victory for Lisle.
It's grateful people remembered it.
Honors were thrust upon him and
riches, but-he was lonely man.
How lonely, none knew except him
self. and the secret he hid IN the most
sacred recesseS of his Sorrowful soul.
He was softened, his heart nigh melt
sd under the influence of his intense
emotions, then his lips set firm, he
brew himself up to his full majestic
height. He was iron once more. Hol-
ow as were to him the promises OF
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. he resolved to re-
main stanch and active in field
where there was at least surcease
from memory. ~
Then Morrison became involved in
the hardest battle of his political
career. There was split in his
party, and bitter strife with his di
rect adversary. Two days before cleo
ton, Driscoll. buoyant, optimistic
forcefuI as usual, burst in upon him.
You're there.'" he announced con
fidently. :We've wont 1t will be a
landslide!" and proceeded 10 detail a
bargain with the disaffected ones
whereby their, votes would be pumped
en- masse for his candidate.
There was something in struggle
and victory after all. Morrison decid
ed, and he tried to- take solace in the
high sense of usefulness and honor
that had always attended his political
preferment. II was pleasant TO real
ize that from nothing he.l stranger
five years ago, had won his way to
the highest position in the gift of the
community. There was no one near
and dear to him to share the, glory
but all the same he had gained the
pinnacle, he had demonstrated truly
that 'men might rise from their dead
selves to better things"
There was tap at his Office door
and he said: Come in" and man
passed through the unlit reception
room and confronted him. Somehow
a glance at his shrewd sinister face
caused Morrison TO experience Ger
tain uneasiness. His visitor remind
ed him of some dark forbidding raven
A nameless chill struck his heart. The
impression deepened as the stranger
extended a card 1t read: "Abnel
Doylau. Attorney at Law. Creston."
Creston! Two thousand miles away
vet menace. Creston. from which
remote city he had fed as from {
IestilsQce Crestoa, the abiding plac,
o. bis faith. hope and love. and latei
YSs ,s-pulche OF all his fondes
tl~cs~ls,
B, en instant Waldron Morrison com
srs;s.s,od this mans mission. H,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04
It he
! Roorback
By
JESSIE SHERWIN
Copyright, 1916. Ly W. g. Chapman)


Mayor state representatives,
gressnan-n sequence, hey?'
chirped Ben Driscoll, political mana
ger of the district and he slapped the
dignified favorite candidate on the
shoulder in his free and easy way.
Hon. Waldron Morrison did not re-
sent the familiarity of his visitor, He
was used to all sorts and conditions
of men since, public favor. had begun,
five years previous, to thrust it's re
wards upon him for championing in
the courts series of improvements
that had made of Lisle, struggling
village, fine thriving inland city.
Congressman ~ he repeated with a
quizzical smile. Pretty strong op-
position, isn't there? Frankly, Dris-
coll, don't expect to be elected. The
enemy are fighting hard"
Rubbish" commented Driscoll Wig
Orously, you will beat WOrden two to
one. We've got that fixed. Their last
hope is some kind of a roorback, and
where will they find one against you,
] should like to know!"
Waldron Morrison WINGED, but he
hid his momentary discontinue from
his visitor Driscoll swung from the
office, aggressive, self-assertive, proud
of being the champion of clean and
a powerful candidate, as he put it to
his cohorts. A
Morrison sat at his desk statuelike
for some moments. Then he got up,
locked the Office door, reseated him
self and leaned his head on his hand.
His face grew serious and thoughtful.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04
Get the Habit of
Drinking Hot Water
Before Breakfast
Says we can't look or feel right
with the system full
Of poisons.

Millions OF folks battle internally
now instead of loading their system
with drugs. Whats an inside bath?"
you say. Well, It is guaranteed to per-
form miracles IL you could believe
these hot water enthusiasts,
There are vast numbers OF men and
women who, Immediately upon arising
in the morning, drink glass OF reai
hot water with a teaspoonful Of lime
stone phosphate in it. This is a very
excellent health measure. 1t is in
tended to flush the stomach. liver, kid
neys and the thirty feet of intestines
of the previous days waste, sour bile
and indigestible material left over In
the body which, IL not eliminated every
day, become food for the millions Of
bacteria which infest the bowels. the
quick result is poisons and toxins
which are then absorbed into the
blood causing headache, bilious at
tacks, foul breath, bad taste. colds
stomach trouble, kidney misery. sleep
lessness, impure blood and all sorts
Of ailments.
People who feel good one day and
badly the next, but who simply can
not get feeling right are urged to OBJ
tain a quarter pound of limestone
phosphate from any druggist or store
keeper. This will cost very little but
is sufficient to make anyone a real
crank on the subject of internal sani-
tation.
Just as soap and hot water act on
the skin, cleansing, sweetening and
freshening, so limestone phosphate
and hot water act on the stomach.
liver, kidneys and bowels. 1t Is vast
ly more important to battle on the In
side than on the outside, because the
skin pores do not absorb impurities in
to the blood, while the bowel pores do.
ADV.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04
In Peaceful Valley.

After leaving the high school Of .
retired village somewhere in the mid
die West, says Railway and Locomo-
tive Engineering, Tom Ruskin entered
the principal dry goods store OF the
town. He spent couple of years be-
hind the counter; but he found the
life too dull, and started out to see
the world. He got job on the Erie
as brakeman and took 1t. He changed
last year to a fireman's job, and Is
still welding the scoop. Last month
he took a holiday, and went back
home to see his friends.
In the evening Tom realized that
something was missing, and after re-
1ecting, asked:
whats become of the curfew whis-
tle?"
well" answered his mother. the
curfew whistle used to sound at nine
o'clock, and It wakened half OF the
people: so they complained and had
It stopped, and we can sleep now
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04
Garden of God" i'm
Life Pictured
ByREV. DR. c. E. DRAPER, Pastor of ST.
Stephens Methodist Episcopal Church. Chicago

look upon him farmer; this world his farm In the ga
geologic ages preparing for He ferized thu
soil after producing and irrigated this old world with mighty
and rains.
Truth eternal still grinding at his job of making
this world all right commonplace things after ALL the
things of life.
and sometimes regard as ordinary
when really they the things which are divine
Too many people like kinds OF SOIL They are sour ano
sweeenng like dry soil that needs weng And some
call stng SOIL They need to be titled and
the them Farmers had appeal to the government
the SCALE An imported bug drove out the bad bugs
need this city and in this land Good things to drive
out the bad.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04
Statues of Jeanne dare.

No story is more appealing that that
OF Jeanne dare, especially as de-
scribed by Schiller In his immortal
drama. No wonder there are so many
statues of the heroine in France. The
first one to be erected in this country
stands in Philadelphia. The second
is on Riverside drive, at Ninety-third
street, New York city.
The statue is by Anna Vaughn
Hyatt. ALI the other equestrian
statues of Jeanne dare are by men;
but Miss Hyatt has shown in sculpture
what Rosa Bonheur has In painting,
that woman can express with fideli-
ty the vigor of animal life as well as
the idealism of human life.
The statue is of bronze, OF heroic
size, Jeanne is in armor, standing in
her stirrups, holding the reins in her
left hand and a sword in her appraised
right hand. The horse was modelled
after a splendid Percheron in Paris.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04
That PARENTS are blam.

That parents are blam-
able for the lawless charac-
ter of the baby bandits is
+. beyond question. But it is
also the fact that the whole
community is equally to
blame because Of the faulty
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04

"The Magic Washing Stick is just
fine. It did just what you said IL
would do, and the clothes were so lice
and white with all that hard rubbing
left off," writes Mrs. Sarah Goodale.
Preston, Texas. The Magic Washing
Stick is not a soap nor Washing
powder. Fifteen washings Csc. Sold
by all grocers everywhere. Winston.
Harper, Fisher Co., Minneapolis.
MINI Distrihutors.-Advs
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04
Embarrassing Affection.

A Baltimore woman has in her en-
ploy as butler a darby of pompous
and satisfied mien. Not long ago ke
permitted chocolate-colored dansel.
long his ardent admirer, to become his
spouse. t-|s'
On one occasion, when the lady of
the house made temporary use of the
services of her buffers wife, 1t was
observed that whenever the duties of
the two brought them together, the
brides eyes would shine with extraor-
binary devotion.
"Your wife seems wonderfully at
tached to you, Robert" casually OBJ
served the mistress.
"Yes, ma'am," answered Robert COM
placently. "Ain't It Jest sickenin'?"-
Everybody's Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04
Endeavor.

1.-THE trouble with you, my dear fell
low. is that you lack ambition. You
were not born with desire to become
famous. You would never think OF
turning from pleasure for the purpose
of undergoing hardships in order etat
your name might live through future
ages. You have never done anything
to lift yourself above those around
you. You are one of the many who
are content to exist and to pass from
the earth without ever having done
anything worthy of note"
Say, you don't know what you're
talkin about. / amt never done any
thing worthy of note, huh? l was
George Washington crossin' the Della
ware on a float in pageant once"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04

The American influence
in the Philippines is in no
manner more widely felt
than in the extension of ed
ucational facilities.
There are about five hum
dred thousand children en-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04

but it carries with
it harassing re-
sponsibilities. To
say that they new
er give a thought
as to when or
whom the girls
will wed is hard
ly natural, for
s u C h daydreams
do come to them
quite as they OBJ
serve the neceSSl-
ty of letting the
tucks out of the
girls d r 9 s s e s .
They are growing
taller and older.
Beau time is
close at hand.
To have a clev-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04

Every clergyman will find
in the question, ''Should
a preacher labor for mon
ey?" a pulling problem.
The laymen will easily an.
swer the query. It is partly
answered by changing the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04
SouYenlrS.

did your wife believe your story
about being called away to Boston on
business?"
well, she was inclined to doubt
It at first, but when / produced the
loaf of Boston brown bread and the
can of baked beans / bought at the
delicatessen store on my way home
she believed every word told her."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04
Availability.

Il understand Crimson Gulch has a
new sheriff
Yes replied Broncho Bob. Coy
ote Joe's got the job. He's so unpop
ular anyhow that he.n' sheriff won't
make any difference In his local stand
ing"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04

What you get out Of the
Bible depends largely on
your viewpoint. When |
read this story of the Gar
den of Eden and the rivers
that flowed out Of it, l come
to view God as an agricul-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04

MARRYING THE eIRLs OFF.

New hope may bloom and days may come
Of milder, calmer beam,
But there's nothing half so sweet in life
AS loves young dream.
To be the parents of a houseful of
blooming daughters is continuous joy,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04

Reading maketh full man-but
they have another name for 1t in dry
town.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04

The female lawyer doesn't object
to being the woman In the case.