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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20
DISEASE HITS iP|NE
Blister Rust Threatens Big
Economic Loss.
Recent Outbreaks in Eaatern States
Lead Federal Authorities to Issue
Warninu-Comes in ON I'M
ported Stock.

Washington, D. Glue alarming
character of the white pine blister
rust and the economic 5Oss which 1t
threatens in the northeastern and
western United States are sharply en-
phasized by four recent serious out
breaks on pine trees ard currant
bushes in Massachusetts and New
York, says the United States depart
ment of agriculture. Tlis disease
was introduced on imported white
pine nursery stock and first appeared
at Geneva, N. Y, in 1905.
In 1909 extensive !raDOrtations OF
diseased white pine nursery stock
were located and destroyed in New
York and other eastern states, and
warnings were issued broadcast
against further importation CT white
pine from Europe. Ia spite OF these
warnings importation continued even
from the particular nursery in Ger
many which was definitely known to
be the main source OF disease, until
finally in 1912 all such importation
was stopped by federal action.
The white pine blister rust affects
the eastern white pine, the western
white pine, the sugar pine and indeed
all of the so-called fivs-lea: pines, pro-
ducing cankers on the SENS and
branches, killing young ,rees and
manning and disfguring ole ones. 1t
also produces a leaf disease of cur
rant and gooseberry bushes. The fun
gus causing the disease must live for
a part of it's life on pine trees and
part of it's life on currants ans goose
berries. The disease cannot spread
from one pine tree to anothey4 but
must pass first to currant bushes and
then back to pine.
In EUROPE the disease has made the
culture of American white pine i'm
practicable in England, Denmark End
Holland, and has seriously ha1.di-
capped it's cultivation in Germany.
Since the trees which it attacks in
clude those of the most important
timber trees of the United States, The
loss which this disease will produce
if unchecked is very great. Fortu-
nately the disease is not now known
to be present west Of Buffalo, N, Y,
but if it is not checked in the
eastern states its ultimate spread to
the vast forests of the Rocky noun
tains and the Pacific coast is CERTAIN
The disease now occurs in th3ee To-
calities in New Hampshire, TWO in
Vermont, ten in Massachusetts, two
in Connecticut, five in New York, one
in Pennsylvania and three in Ontario,
Canada.
The disease could be controlled now
by the destruction of the diseased
white pines or the complete aestruc-
ton of all currant and gotlseberry
bushes in the vicinity of infected pine
trees. Whether or not this sin. pie &C.
ton can be accomplished depeSds up.
on the legal authority possessed by
the various state horticultural I1spec-
tors concerned. If the inspector is
not armed with authority to destroy
either currant bushes or the diseased
white pines without the conselt of
the owner, all efforts at control will be
unavailing, as single person by per-
hitting diseased pines or eaffaLh5 to
remain on his place can nudity the
work of an entire community.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20
Everyone Should
Drink Hot Water
in the Morning
Wash away all the stomach, liv-
er, and bowel poisona be-
fore breakfast.

To feel your best day In and day
out. to feel clean inside; no sour bile
to coat your tongue and sicken your
breath or dull your head; no constipa-
ti@n, bilious attacks, oick headache,
colds, rheumatism or gassy, acid stom-
ach, you must battle on the inside like
you battle outside. This is vastly
more important, because the skin
pores do not absorb impurities into
the blood, while the bowel pores do,
says a well-known physician.
To keep these poisons and toxins
well flushed from the stomach, liver,
kidneys and bowels, drink before
breakfast each day, glass of hot We
ter with teaspoonful OF limestone
phosphate in 1t. This will cleanse,
purify and freshen the entire alimen-
tary tract, before putting more food
into the stomach.
Get a quarter pound o. limestone
phosphate from your druggist or at
the store. It Is inexpensive and al
most tasteless, except : sourish
tinge which is not unpleasant. Drink
phosphated hot water every morning
to rid your system Of these vile pol
sons and toxins; also to prevent their
formation.
To feel like young folks feel; like
you felt before your blood, nerves and
muscles became saturated with an &C
emulation of body poisons. begin this
treatment and above all, keep it upl
AS soap and hot water act on the skin,
cleansing, sweetening and purifying,
so limestone phosphate and hot water
before breakfast, act on the stomach,
liver, kidneys and bowels.-Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20
MAN DIVES INTO STGvEPlPE
Rural Mail Carrier of CoEnecsiel4 Is
Nearly ScaIped by Plunge
From Loft.

Winsted, Conn.-Gera J. H-e.Ean,
rural mail carrier of CollinsyillA. met
with an accident the other day sjkich
nearlx cost him his life. In loIcrsng
a sleigh from loft he lost his bal
ance and plunged head first irb q
section of stovepipe that was prorfeI
UP in the shed.
The sharp edges of the pipe cioscd
over his head and cut his scalp nvasly
half way around. 1t took % stitches
to close the wound.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20
INTERESTING
SpOQI
PARAGRAPHS

Honolulu is to have a carnival or
sports in February.
Memphis has organized ten-pin
league with SIX three-man teams.
Coach Keane of Syracuse un1ver'
sity track team has Is candidates.
Montreal may construct modern
auto speedway by June OF next year.
WeIker Cochran, the Iowa balk-l1ne
billiard expert, is nineteen years Ola.
Cobb, Collins and Speaker led the
American league in batting. Ola
stuff.
Witherspoon, the Washington and
Jefferson football star, will enter the
ministry.
Passing through crisis seems to
be the regular business of winter
baseball.
Los Angeles may equip five addl-
tional municipal golf courses In the
near future.
Jack Dillon says he thinks he can
heat Willard. There's no law against
q man thinking.
Philadelphia is dance mad. Johnny
Kilbane has boxed there eleven times
and can go back.
A priest believes golf makes good
morals. His reverence must never
have been bunkered.
The Ontario A. A. U. sanctioned the
intercity tournament between Cana
dian and Pittsburgh boxers.
The secret is out. Smith, the heavy
weight. is called "Gunboat" on ac-
count of the size of his feet.
Joe Choynski, the former heavy
weight pugilist, is boxing instructor
of the Pittsburgh Athletic club.
New York had Subway football
loom this fall. 1t had couple of sub
wav baseball teams last summer
lot OF chaps who have tried say it
oor,t no done, but proof has been fur
nished taat a Cleveland man bowled
800.
Fight promoters are said to be grow
ING weary Of the Welsh-Pollok tao
tics Not as weary as the public,
though.
None of the another Ty Cobb boys
wa heard so much about last spring
can be found in the official averages
just issued.
r. the White Sox are weak at third
and cannot get Baker there is another
ronedv. Have the rule makers abol-
ish third base.
American rowing regatta will be
decided over Hanley mile and $50
Yards on Schuylkill river, Philadel.
phia. May 10, 1916.
The Ontario baseball commission
Includes the Toronto Baseball asso-
citation with its ITS teams and 5000
registered players In Canada.
Dick Burke, one of the old-time Eng
Itch boxers, ia sergeant now, and 40
too. is Ernest Parry, the worlds cham
MON professional single sculier.
Tom Cowler may be a good heavy
weight. all right, but there was mn
chance for him after Jim Corbett
called him the coming champion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20
SWEDEN TO GREET ATHLETES
Authorities Favor Visit of American
Track and Field Team for Sc.
ries of international Meets.

The Swedish athletic authorities
are understood to favor visit of an
American track and field team to
Sweden next summer for series of
international meets. All hopes OF
holding the Olympic games in 1916,
as planned, have been abandoned by
the International Olympic committee,
and that body, as well as the officers
of the international Athletic fedora
ton, is reported to favor such
meeting of American and Swedish
track and field stars. Ernie Hjert-
berg, the Swedish national athletic
instructor, will probably be delegated
to visit this country soon to arrange
details.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20
MolIa Bjurstedt.

commanding a championship game,
since she has decisively defeated the
rank and file of women players
throughout the country.
The Norwegian player also has the
distinction of being the only foreigner
who ever won the United States tennis
championship, just as Mrs. May SUIT
ton Bundy has the distinction of being
the only American who ever won the
English championship, which feat she
accomplished in 1904 and 1906.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20
of eating raw pork is Ist to be en- I

of eating raw pork is Is.sst to be en-
couraged. In any case : should be
remembered that fresh Icc,rk, or ordl-
nary cured pork produksa, are not
safe as food unless proE1ly cooked.
It can not be determines with GER
tainty by inspection wh@S1er pork is
free from trichinae, and the federal
meat inspection mark dogs not guar
antee the fitness of pork tcr food If it
is eaten raw.
A practical rule for eSoking pork
is to cook it until it haa cost its red
color throughout all portions, or ii
trace of this color is sti:s present, at
least until the fluids of tho meat have
become more or less jelt:.Sd.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20
THIS FAMILY GROWS QUICKLY
Five Children in Two Xs0rs Is Record
Made by Wife OF Indiana
Parson.

Boonville, Ind.-FivS children in
two years is the recorS made by Mrs.
Harry o. Simmons, wig of the pastor
of the Yankeetown n. E. church OF
this county.
Twins were born a ssw weeks ago.
Triplets were born twA years ago, two
boys and a girl, the after surviving.
The twins, boy a2.E a girl, are
healthy youngsters.
1t is understood thy the M. E.
church congregation is claiming to in
crease the Rev. Mr.. SiHmons' salary.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20
HARD SEASON FOR BOXER

Nineteen-fAteen has wit
messed the gradual decline OF
two American boxers once rat
ed as out-and-out championship
timber. Jack Britton has had
bunny season in the lightweight
ranks despite the fact that he
hasn't gone through any partic'
ular ordeal to make weights for
various opponents. Britton is
about through.
Another whose star is setting
is Jimmy Clabby, who was re-
Gently outpointed by Les Darcy
of Australia. Certainly it isn't
q disgrace to be beaten by
Darcy, who kayoed McGoorty,
but Clabby hasn't done anything
worth while since he outpointed
Chip on the coast. Like Brit
ton, Clabby is a veteran, and
veterans don't last long in the
ring.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20
FATHER AND SON AT COLLEGE
Son Is Freshman at Albany College
While Pa Is Taking Special
Course.

Albany, Ore.-A father and son sre
both attending Albany college this
year. They are Rev. d. NJ Higbce
and his son, V. Byron Higbee, both Of
Shields.
The latter is enrolled as a member
of the freshman class. His father is
taking special work in English and
literature.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20

Bibea announced he made the con-
tribution in celebration of his release
on bail from Jail, where he was placed
following a charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons.
Police, however, argue that Bibea,
while concealing weapons, didn't con-
ceal the contribution. They do say he
announced it in church with enthusi-
asm and with exceedingly great tonal
power.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20
LEFT TO DIE AS TIDE RISES
Boy Lashed to PiIing by Burglars in
New Jersey Is Rescued Just
in Time.

Atlantic City, N. J.-Four negro
burglars caught at work early the
other morning by John Streeper, sew
enteen, took him to bridge connect
ing Venice Park with the westerly side
of the city, dashed him fast to the pill
ing and left him to drown or freeze.
The tide had risen to his neck when
he was rescued by Chief Davis.
He was taken to a hospital where
he is recovering.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20
PUT S. IN COLLECTION BOX
Akron Police Now Question Sanity of
Generous Contributor and De-
mand an Investigation.

Akron, OILS a man insane who
slips an honest to goodness So bill in
to a church collection plate? Akron
police want to know.
Theodore Bibea did it here recent
ly. Police are holding him pending
an investigation into his mental bal
ance.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20
TRYING TO SAVE BASEBALL
Midway Coach, Alonzo Stage, Is Laud.
ed by Director Huff of the Uni
versity of Illinois.

Director George Huff of the Univer.
sity of Illinois, has put quietus on
the Illini rooters who think Coach
Stage wants baseball in the Big Nine
abolished. In an article in the stu.
dent publication, the veteran lauds
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20

Henry Elienski claims that it is not
possible to drown a good swimmer,
and to prove the correctness of his
theory and to win a bet he swan the
icy waters OF He'll Gate, New York,
handicapped only with the following:
Fifteen feet of heavy iron chain
wound around his feet, steel shackles
binding his feet together, straight
jacket tightly buckled, heavy canvas
bag pulled up to his neck and fastened,
and swimming trunks. The illustra-
ton shows Elienski standing in the
snow ready for the fastening on of his
handicaps.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20
Mot Worth EnVNlnn.

In the United States, TIA persons
have incomes of more than half a mil
lion dollars a year. Probably not one
of these could eat half pumpkin pie
without regretting it.-New York Mail.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20
Hard Lines.

Here's an item says England is
short on matches"
"Then how is she going to come up
to the scratch?"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20

the Midway mentor and says Stage Is
trying to save the game, but merely
has a different way Of doing it. Hun
thinks the situation will be cleared UP
before the spring term, and that the
conference race will be held.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20

For frostbites use Hanford's Bal.
sam. Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20

There are S.469 students now study
ing at the University of Pennsylvania.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20

Pneumonia? APPLY Hanford's Bal
sam. Rub it on and rub it in thor
oughly, until the skin Is irrltated.
Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20

French priests in the army number
over 10000.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20
GEORGE Rothner Former Lightweight Wrestling Champion.


wrestling champion has been refer
hou
challenged
for but took on the match
throw odtme
the extra time and then couldn't
throw orme
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20
Only One "BROMO OUININE"

To get the genuine, call for full name. LAXA.
TIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for signature
az Z. w. GROVE, Cures : Cold in One Day. zsc.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20

Dick Burke, one of the old-time Eng
Iish boxers, is a sergeant now, and so
too, is Ernest Parry, the worlds cham
uion professional single sculier.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-29
Flax Growing To Be
 New Irish Industry

Dublin, Ireland, Sept. 2S.-The ef- fort of the Irish Department of Agri- culture to increase the food supply have resulted in an addition of over 5000 acres of land to the area under cultivation. Instructions have been sent about the country advising far mers as to the best means of utilizing their land, and the growing of catch crops.
 Although Ireland has f1ourishing linen trade in Belfast it does not, to any great extent, grow it's own flax, and the Department has been endeav- bring to remedy this. Early in Au- gust, 1914, the Department issued a memorandum advising f1ax-growers to save flax-seed for their sowing re- quirements the following spring. The procuring of seed during the season of r914-1915 was attended with consid- erable difficulties Upon representa- tions of the Department of Agricul- ture, facilities were obtained, through the intervention of the Foreign Office, for the export of seed from Russia and Holland to this country. Though these supplies helped the ax-growers, 1t was insufficient to meet their full requirements. A Society of Flax Growers has been formed, and ar engagements have been made for the cultivation of the crop on a more eX- tensive scale.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-29

Mrs. Raymond Belmont, photo graphed in her bridal gown. as shown in the accompanying picture, is the newly married wife of the son of the well known New York financier Angus Belmont. She was formerly Miss Carolyn Hubert, well known in New York and Virginia society," Her intimate friend, formerly Miss Mar garet Andrews, was married not long ago to MT. Belmont's brother Morgan Raymond Belmont's matrimonial ad. ventures filled much newspaper space few years ago. when he was married to Ethel Lorraine, an actress, who ob. tained final decree of divorce few days ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-29
W ~ V LITTLE BENNY'S
 NOTEBOOK
(By Lee Papo)

The dawg catchers was erround our way yestidday, driving rite up our block with about 10 dawgs in the waggin all barking as if they thawt they was having a good time, insted of knowing they was arrested, and me and Puds Simkins and Sam Crawss followed the waggin to see if they wood catch eny dawgs we moo, wlch there wasent eny in site till the wag- gin started to go pass Mrs. Webbs house and then Mrs. Webbs funny looking little yello dawg ran rite out and started to run erround barking.
 Chase it back in the house before they get him, yelled Sam.
 To the rescue, yelled.
 Ship ahoy. yelled Puds. And us 3 started to chase it back, and the waggin stopped and the men started to run after Ms. Webbs dawg, one of them waving a net and the uther one jest waving his arms, avn ac- count of not having eny net being pritty ixciting all rite, the little yello dowg lodging erround as if it thawt we was playing tag with it insted of trying to save it's life, and Mrs. Webb leenou out or neT pdrleT WlHuOW duu started to make ferse noise, and the 10 dawgs in the waggin kepp on barking and jumping erround, and jest as the man with tn enet pritty neer had it, Puds chased it back in the shouse, and the dawg catchers went away, and Mrs. Webb stood in the parler window kissing the funny looking dawg on the nose and tawk- ing to MT. Webb, saying, Who left the door open, I reueet, that's wat I wunt to know. .
 Mrs. Webb being a grate big fat lady and MT. Webb being a little skinny man with a red mustash, and he sed, don't know, my deer, I'm sure I don't know. MT. Webb being the one, that takes the dawg wawk ev- cry day looking as if he woodent if he dident half to, and Mrs. Webb tawked some more and then she went away frum the window and MT. Webb stood thare vile looking out at us as if we had did him a derty meen trick, w1ch maybe we did, and then he rfnkled his nose at us and went away, to.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-29
~N~O~~ TODAY'S POEM
 HAT OLD SWEETHEART Ol
MINE

MINE
 (James Whitcomb Riley) As one who cons at evening OCT an
 album all alone And muses on the faces of the friends
 that he has known So I turn the leaves of fancy til in
 shadowy design I find the smiling features of an old
 sweetheart of mine. The lamplight seems to flicker with
 a glimmer of surprise As I turn it low to rest me of the
 dazzle in my eyes. And light my pipe in silence. save
 a sigh that seems to yoke Its fate with my tobacco' and vanish
 with the smoke. 'Tis fragrant retrospection. for the
 loving thoughts that start Into being are like perfume from the
 blossoms of the heart, And to dream the old dreams over
 is luxury divine AS my truant fancies wander with
 that old sweetheart of mine. Though I hear beneath my study, like
 the rustling of wings. The voices of my children, and the mother as she sings, Still I feel no twinge of conscience
 to deny me any theme When care has cast her anchor in
 the harbor of dream. In fact, to speak in earnest, believe
 it lends a charm To spice the good a trif1e with a little
 dust of harm And I find an extra flavor in mem-
 ory's mellow wine That makes me'drink the deeper to
 that old sweetheart of mine. can see the pink sunbonnet and the
 little checkered dress She wore when first I kissed her, and she answered my caress With the written declaration that "as
 surely as the vine Grows round the stump she loved me"
 that old sweetheart of mine. And again I feel the pressure of her
 slender little hand As she used to talk together of the
 future we had planned. When I should be a poet, and with
 nothing else to do But write the tender verses she set
 the music to. And we should love together in a cosy
 little cot
 Hid in nest of roses, in some fairy
 garden spot
 Where vines were ever iruited, and
 the weather ever fine And birds were ever singing for that
 old sweetheart of mine. And I should be her lover for ever
 and a day, And she my faithful sweetheart, till
 golden hair was gray; ADD TODAY'S POENI... b, ,liIuf. And we should be so happy that when
 either's lips were dumb They would not smile in heaven till
 the others kiss had come. But, ah! my dream is broken by step
 upon the stair, And the door is softly opened, and my wife is standing there, Yet with eagerness and rapture, all
 my visions l resign, To greet the living presence of that
 old sweetheart of mine
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-29
A Demi- I aillem in Broadcloth.

inches deep. Close underarm and shoulder seams and hem the front. Plait lower edge, face collar and sew to neck edge and adjust belting to position.
 Next, gather the lower edge of sleeve between double err" perfor- ations. Sew deep cuff to lower edge and close seam. Close seam of cir cular cuff and sew to sleeve, seams even.
 Now, take the side front and side back and close qnderarm and shoulder seams. Gather lower edges between double CIT" perf9rations and 3 inches above. Arrange on underbody, stitching edge having single large and double small "oo' perforations, along indicating small "o' perfora- tions in underbody bringing large and double small Co" perforations together. Stitch lower edges to- gether, underarm seams even.
 Join gores as notched leaving left side seam ,free above large 70" per foration for placket. Gather between dou''le err" perforations and $ inch below. Close right shoulder seam as