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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
FARM IN FAMILY 1863 YEARS
Last of Descendants of Thomas
Scott at Bennington, VT,
Is Dead.

Bennington, Vt.-When the body OF
Miss Helen G. Scott, eighty-three, was
taken to the old Bennington cemetery
the continuous occupancy of the Scott
farm and house by Samuel Scott and
his descendants for a period of 1853
years came to an end.
Samuel Scott was native of Sun
derland, Mass, and was well along in
years when he came to Bennington in
1747. He built log house and began
clearing the land of it's heavy timber.
The farm passed into the possession
of his son, Phineas, who in 1859 built
the house which now stands on the
property.
From Phineas the farm descended
to his son, Henry, who died in 1881,
leaving two sons and two daughters,
the last of whom has now died. The
farm will become part of the estate Ben
Venue of James G. Colgate of New
York.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
Indulge in Some Kind
of Amusement
By EDWlNA MARY LAYMAN, Colorado
Agricultural College, Fort Collins, Colo.

who think they've forgotten how All the life be helped
be eliminated by active form of pleasure good for
to play and for the farmer most of all!
You that do not need exercise but that impress
on or daily work tends make stiff and does develop the
ne delicate muscles that bring grace and bodily control All active
udoor games tend to this development Why play with your
wife with your children with your nhor and make the most of what
there life for you? For hour after supper take time play tennis
BASEBALL voey ball form which you parcu
ary interested Your work will hold keene Joy for for will
have unconsciouy acquired the attitude of play toward it.
You take wealth material possessions with when
you leave this world but give and gain from much of
pleasure in the enjoyment of the good and happy things of life We
made happy and the greatest material happiness through
the enjoyment of form of receae SPORT after day of good work
we'll done.
Don't sit the side lines and wach Come into the open and yt
Drop work for few moments day and play with children,
for verify little child shall lead back into that ongforgoten king
dom of early joys and greatest of opportunities youth and all
held for you ,., ~ "a n~1
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
REFUSES TO LEAVE JAIL
Frank Mclaughlin Says 1t Is the Best
Job That He Ever Had in
His Life.

Muncie, Ind.-Albert O'Harra, sher-
iff, is still trying to ''pry loose" Frank
Mclaughlin from the county jail.
A friend paid McLaughlin's fine, but
he steadfastly refuses to leave the Jail
until his sentence has been served the
sentence being fof II Gays.
81 never had better job than this"
said Mclaughlin. "All l have to do
is a little scrubbing out in the morn
ing and have good, warm place in
which to sleep and a good place in
which TO eat and have plenty Of things
to eat in the bargain. Believe me,
Sheriff O'Harra is the best landlord I've
ever known"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08

it's usefulness. Wells are Worn for
two reasons, to keep the hair neatly
in place and because they are becom.
ing. There are so many patterns to
choose from that selection is a mat
ter of trying them on as in choosing
hat or a color for gown. One may
buy a mesh in almost any shape, as
square, round, diamond shape or hex
agonal. Borders vary also and there
are several colors to choose from
Taupe, brown, gray and purple tones
with several shades Of dark blue.
make it worth while to experiment
as they are adapted to varied com
plexions. Black remains most popular
but is not always the happiest choice
The threads of which wells, and es
pecially black wells, Of today are WOW
en- are incredibly fine. and the heavy
veil has no following.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08

colors with which dainty interpreta-
tions Of Scotch plaids may be found in
light tints and varied colors. Some
thing very distinctive and original
might be made by combining these IN
the manner shown in this organdie
dress. Then there are the crossbar
and striped organizes, which might be
used instead of the more familiar dot
ted varieties. They are sheerer than
chiffon, the daintiest of all cotton,
weaves, and retain the crispness which
distinguishes the plain material Moth
ing could be better for graduating
gown.
A circular veil with hexagonal mesh
and border of small chenille balls Is
one of many that have aided designers
in the conception of new effects In
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08

Veilings and separate wells are made
in narrow widths with narrow borders.
The border reaches to the chin so that
the veil covers just the face. No &c.
centric methods Of draping have ap
peared so far in the seasons history,
unless we class the harem veil, which
has been introduced for the motor.
list, under that head. Many of the
new motor wells are of very thin chit
fon and some of them are circular,
suspended from an elastic cord that
holds them in place about the hat in
the manner shown for the face veil
pictured here.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
All Manly Sports
Should Be Encouraged


Doctor Grille has said has nc equipment for developed by
the nnumae centuries during which he had fight for his life
the life of his mate and children Now civilization has and
deprived the fight he has devoted time and
attention the games which substitutes for that they involve
their submaton opportunity for the
formation Of habits and ideals of kind which may effectively fight for
personal and social ideals.
1t important Also to remember that these approaching
involving large element of personal danger appeal strongly
normal human instincts There those who in football
those who only horrors and dbasments Such individuals
unable values the sacrifice of material interests for the
ideals of and individual elements for the good Of
the group.
Now games and athletic contests will give the essential virtues which
of the department of physiology
university has shown from the standpoint of internal
emotions why games and athletics the body in the
ware virtues This scientific work the pysio
logical insignificant gmnast drill is its lack
of the necessary emotional reinforcement
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
LATEST IN FISH STORIES
Man Claims to Have Caught Large
Gold Fish in Net in
Lake Erie.

Port Clinton, O.-The latest thing
in fish stories involves the catching
of a gold fish that measures IL inches
in length, by Rutherd Hayes in one
of his nets in the lake. It is the larg-
est fish of its kind ever caught here
and is thought to have escaped from
a park aquarium, possibly at Belle
Isle.
A few days ago couple of gold
fish were landed here, but they were
much smaller and did not have the
real gold color.
This fish is still alive. II is on ex-
hibition.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
Embroidery Hint.

1t is interesting to copy the designs
of good china in embroidery, whether
in silk or woods, upon any suitable
ground. One woman has just embroid.
cred the familiar blue Copenhagen
china design on white for table cen.
terpiece to go with her own Delft
china. The many colored little punches
of flowers that are hand painted on
Worcester and other old English chi
mas are just as fascinating when you
see them worked on quilts, cushions
and the like.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08

knocked over furniture and stampeded
to a place of safety.
Puck Crane grabbed the bomb and
tried madly to stamp out the fuse, but
in vain. He dropped it and joined his
fleeing mates.
= A minute passed-two. three. five,
ten had elapsed before one member
volunteered to return cautiously to the
hall to investigate. Breathless. he ap-
preached the dark object on the floor.
1t was croQuet ball to which had
been fastened piece of blasting fuse.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
ScintilIant Coiffures.

The fashion for peacock hair orna-
ments is said to be directly traceable
to Bakst. All kinds of fancy combs
are studded with sparkling blue and
green stones. The wide-open fan ar
rangements are supposed to top on
the Spanish couture, after the style
adopted in the "Goyescas new
Spanish opera Barettes Of studded
tortoise are also seen; some OF them
are oblong, others heart-shaped, and
several were fashioned after shield
design.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
In Woman S Realm
Extremely Pretty Dress for Summer May Be Made Of Plain and
Dotted 0rgande Though Other Materials May Be Chosen
Selection of the Veil Is Most important InnumerabIe
Patterns From Which to Choose

millinery. Those to be worn over the
face are of unbroken mesh with all
sorts of fancy borders, and are woven
Of fine hairlike threads, so that they
will not interfere with the vision. 9th
ers, to be thrown back, are purely
an adjunct of the hat and show sur
faces broken by big polka dots of fat
sequins, or lace patterns in conven-
tional and floral designs.
These small veil-trimmed hats are
very chic, but this management of the
veil is quite outside the real realm OF
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
SHE TRAILED WRONG MAN
Woman Shown to Be in Error About
Man She Thought Was
Her Husband.

st. Louis, Mo.-After having been
trailed on his cars for seven months
by a woman who insisted that he was
her husband, William King, a motor
man of the United railways, laid off
from work for a week, enlisted the
aid of city detectives and finally the
chief of police convinced the woman,
Mrs. Dora Summers, that King is not
her husband, though her mother still
is sure King is Summers. 1t was
proved by witnesses that King was
married ten years ago to another WON
an in Hillsboro, H., and is living with
his wife and children.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
New Workers Make
Milk Supply Safe
By JULIUS HORTVET. Member of United
States Joint Committee on Food Standards

ton is defined uecng milk less than 45 degrees Fahrenheit
for not less thirty This process should be carried under
of local and state health officials PaSteurlzed milk should
be divided into three grades:
First which contains not than 100000 bacteria to the cubic
before paseuon and not than 10000 bacteria to the
cubic centimeter when delivered to the consumer.
Second that which contains not than 100000 bacteria cubic
peuron than $4,000 bacteria per cubic
centimeer when delivered to the
Third that which should be restricted its to cooking and man
nurnos ony Such milk should contain than
100000 cubic centmeer before peuron and not more
than 100000 after pasteurization
These the New York rules. Under them New Workers know
when their milk is safe r
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
Be Punctual At All
Specified Times
By HERBERT scHREcKE, Chicago


reputation among ones friends Whenever you attend LOT "k
on any asmbg make your first duty and aim to be
prompt much satisfied you Will be-
reliable here there and everywhere WILL general rule dis
tinguish person of ones word
late to start May all who read this endeaor 10 see
how prompt they be, instead of tardy at all affairs
When inventor developed the submarine ne fastened
lot of fresh trouble on the world.
the department of agriculture to tell how to raise respect
able crop of whiskers upon heretofore arid face
submarine commanders pencil sketches not expected to be as
accurate his aim.
motion has last been discovered 1t IS the action WHICH
goes on every kind of big to find the man higher up
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08

and keep in touch. We can hear as
we'll as if you were in Washington. 1t
will not be very long before the secre-
tary of the navy can sit in his office in
the department and communicate ver-
bally with ships all over the world"
Hears Orders Perfectly.
Admiral Benson then talked with the
captain of the New Hampshire. He
ordered him to keep in touch with the
department by radio telephone and re-
port his position every hour.
Admiral Badger next talked with
Captain Chandler.
"Hello!" said he. rs that you,
Chandler? You got your orders all
right, did you? Hope you will have
very pleasant trip outside. 1t is very
wonderful that we understand you so
well. You hear me perfectly"
1t required $4,000 miles of the 81
100000 miles of telephone wires in the
country to effect the mobilization and
called for the service of 600 specially
trained employees of the company CO.
operating with navy men. 1t called
for the installation of three special
rooms in the navy department and
the placing Of special instruments at
all points.
The telephone people in cooperation
with the navy department have been
working on the scheme for more than
year. With Capt. w. H. G. Billiard,
chief of the bureau of communications,
in charge of the navy, and John j.
Carly, chief engineer of the telephone
company, and his aids, the system
was worked out.
The system is divided into four gen.
eral groups, telephone, telegraph,
wireless telephone and printer tele-
graph. Head of No. 1, for the navy,
are Lieutenants Noyes, Smith, Nc
Candless, Percy and Train, and
Messrs. Blackwell and Robinson for
the company No. 2 was in charge of
Messrs. Pannill, Drake and Friedland-
er; No. in charge Of Lieutenants
Hopper, Bastado, Messrs. Clark, Hill,
Colpitts and Arnold, and No. 4 in
charge of Lieutenants McCandless,
Butler, Mr. Pannill and Messrs. Moore
house and Parker.
Leading Participants.
Participating in the maneuvers
were, in addition to the secretary Of
the navy, the assistant secretary, the
chief of naval operations, the presi-
dent of the general board, the chief
of the bureau Of steam engineering,
the director of naval intelligence and
the head of the bureau of communica
lions, Captain Billiard.
The company was represented by
U. N. Bethel, senior vice-president;
N. G. Kingsbury, vice-president in
charge Of long distance lines; Ban
croft Gherardi, engineer Of plant;
G. H. Wilson, general manager Of the
long distance lines; F. A. Stevenson,
N. Bethel, president of the Washing
ton Bell company, and H. B. Thayer,
president Of the Western Electric
company, which makes all the appa-
ratus
Everything was done as If the coun
try actually were at war. The spe-
cial rooms were all guarded by ma
rine sentries and no one was permit
ted to enter without special pass is
sued by the department. A censor
was in charge Of all communications
sent, with power to cut off any CORE
spondence that might be made pub
lie
The opening ceremonies were brief.
Secretary Daniels took his place at
the desk and the word went forth that
he must talk Immediately with his
navy yards. Almost before he had
given his preliminary order the yards
were reporting.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08

A very pretty and summary dress Of
plain and dotted organdie achieves fine
style by combining these familiar ma
terials. Organdie in cottons, as taf-
feta in silks, has proved peculiarly we'll
adapted to the styles of today. The
originality of the model lies in combin-
ing the plain and dotted surfaces so
that they play parts of equal impor-
lance, and it suggests the use of other
goods in the same way.
In the model shown the body and
skirt are of the plain organdie. Five
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
Desire to Live Has
Lesson for Mankind
ByREv. SCOTT r. HYDE. Pastor of First
Methodist Church, Winona, Wash.

which nhere in the higher spiritual life of the SOUL The spiritual must
ever be the master of physical 1t is here that discover s
secret
Our failure the emphasis where belongs accounts for our
extreme maerstc tendencies which threaten the overflow of faith and
the loss Of the higher virtues of fe Much Of modern life
surface existence paused mad rush for material gain
and seriously ask ourselves or what living what that makes
life worth WHILE if it is not spiritual aim?"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
FLED FROM cRooUET BALL
n Was Not Bomb. but There Was
BIT Of Blasting Fuse
f. On IL.

Milwaukee, Wis.-While. the band
Mt Grand Meadows, east of here, was
practicing in the town hall. someone
opened the outer door suddenly and
threw q lighted bomb" among the
members. The musicians ended their
piece with wall Of thirty different
notes. and jo.aing the small audience.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
Conscience Works After IS Years.

Cedarycroft, Md.-A pearl necklace
stolen from Mrs. George M. Lamb SO
years ago has just been returned to
her with an anonymous letter in
which the writer said her conscience
compelled her to return the stolen
property,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
Barber Inherits Fortune.

Hoboken, N. Jon condition that
he take caro- of her faithful old horse
for the rest of its life, Fred Ross, q
poor barber, received $4,000 by the
VIII OF his late aunt. Mrs. Mary Ross,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08

All milk should be graded
and sold under its proper
label. All grades which
contain over 100000 bacte-
ria a cubic centimeter should
be permitted to be sold only
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08

To live is the common
desire of men. Much of our
modern life is lived on the
low plane of mere physical
existence. Christ came to
set over against this low
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08

Football and other manly
sports involving the element
of combat and emotional ex-
element should be encour-
aged as preparation for war.
From the standpoint of
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08

Where many employees
report daily for work and
ever SO many continually
arrive late, what are the re-
suits? The latter may vary,
but to my knowledge gen.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08

Perhaps you don't want
to play, or you think you're
too old, or you say you've
forgotten how! No one is
too old, nor too stiff, no one
doesn't want to play" al
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-03
The Boy Problem.

Des Moines Capital: The point
made by Charles +. Weller, play
ground expert, in his talks in Des
Moines that the crimes of boyhood
are committed duringuIeisure time
hours simply places another empha-
sis upon a problem that is growing
as rapidly as our cities are growing.
In the good old days every boy
had his morning and evening
"chores" to do. There was the corner
lot for base ball and spacious yards
for all kinds of games. A boy was
expected to do a.certain amount of
work in what are now leisure hours.
In place of these we have the
countless distractions of the modern
city, including the automobile and
the moving pictures. Public school
athletics are highly developed but
they are all too limited. The rigor-
Gus requirements of foot ball make
that game attractive only to the
strong and healthy. Basketball fur
nishes no place for weakling and
track athletics require exceptional
ability. The gymnasium drills must
take care of the masses of boys and
they are irksome unless made at
tractive by some sort of competition
or spectacular establishment.
The majority of boys therefore are
not provided for between the hours
of 4 and II O'Clock. Many cities are
solving the problem by recreational
building and school grounds for this
purpose, which is the logical thing
to do
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-03

undirected or misdirected energy de-
velops? Is an hour or two in a ma
tatorium or gymnasium expected to
counterfeit the influence of the other
twenty odd hours of careless indirec-
ton, or should it be expected to de-
velop the moral fibre of thoughtless
youths? Are billiards, bowling and
basketball preparing our boys for
more conscientious citizenship? Do
we really wish to serve? There are
hundreds of families in town and
country who need assistance, and are
willing to pay for useful service, but
instead of seeking such recreation or
helpfulness, we pay for the privilege
of exercise and entertainment in the
gym" of Y M. G. A. Possibly if
our farmers were paid for the inflic-
ton, they could be persuaded to &C
|cept the services and undertake the
education of some of the idle and in
efficient youths about our towns, but
1t might be too much to expect these
farmers to pay for something they
did not receive.
Should we, as individuals, be will
ling to appropriate the fruit of toll
and sacrifice for purely pleasur-
able end? am aware that this
"Opens the gate for a much deeper dis
cussion, but we are dealing only
with surface conditions now. Mrs.
Estes sought to confer benefit upon
the young people Of the city, but
should we accept it, and yield no re-
turn? OF course, we pay for member
ship, but are we transformed-made
overly the intermittent influence
of it's magic walls? Relaxation from
work is desirable, but there are many
kinds of relaxation, and first we
should have the work. The possible
ruffian, or the potential outlaw who
ultimately becomes reputable citi
zen-through whatever mediums
returning to society his need of
equity for value received, but is it
really exact to assume that such
is entertainment instead Of
Employment is the
paramount need of the age. Work
is creative-idleness destructive. In
terest in ones work develops initia-
tive, and purpose means accomplish
ment. Change is rest and recrea-
ton. Entertainment is necessary
but incidental, and will adjust itself
to the requirements of the individual
as he finds his work in life.
H. M. Closz.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-03
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1916.

is in Iowa, and that it is even now
building 1000 cars for the Russian
government; that there is factory
in Iowa that is making farm tractors
for China and Australia and South
Africa; that Iowa made gasoline en-
gines have been pumping the water
out the blood soaked trenches OF
Europe for the past two years; and
that Iowa built locomotives were US
ed in the construction of the Panama
canal and that they haul trains
through the rice fields of Japan.
"How many pupils in our schools
or grown folks, for that matter
have any conception of 1owa's scenic
beauty? How many know that Iowa
has the lowest percentage of litter
acy and the greatest per capita
wealth of any equal area in all the
world?
'By all means let us have an Iowa
Day every year; let us tell the chill
dren how fortunate they are to live
in Iowa. The children will tell the
old folks-and then we will have
achieved our Greater Iowa"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-03
REV. +. G. HAY RESIGNS. Passionate

will be sorry to learn of his removal
from this city. During Rev. Hays
as.orate the church in this city has
made a creditable growth and the
various departments of the organiza-
ton are fourishing.
Rev. Hay comes of long line of
active ministers and workers in the
English Lutheran church, his father
having been Rev. c. A. Hay, profess
sor of the New Testament EXegesis
in the Lutheran Theological Semin-
airy of Gettysburg, Pa. His brother
was DR.. G. e. Hay, secretary of the
Deaconess Mother Home of the Cen
eral Synod at Baltimore, Nd. Rev.
Hay held several pastorates in the
east before coming to Iowa two years
ago, having been thirteen years at
one harge-Pottsyille, Pa, and
Litchfeld, ILL.,, having been among
the scenes of his labors. During his
work at Pottsville, he wrote a church
history which was most worthy eff
fort of publishing in chronological
order the leading events of the
church life of the English Lutheran
faith. Rev. Hay is student of bib
lical as we'll as other histories and