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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31
MOST ACCIDENTS IN HOMES
Majority of Injuries Can Be Traced
to the CareIessness of
Individuals.

The safety first" movement is or
dinarily understood to mean caution
in public, in crossing streets or board
ing cars, or carefulness in the factory
in handling tools or machinery, but, ac-
cording to the report of the coroner
of Cook county, Illinois, there is more
need for safety first" methods in the
home than in the street or factory.
In IL years of the Chicago coroner's
incumbency the total number of deaths
by accident investigated by his office
was 29,S54. Of these 1924 were sac
cidents at home" and 14,623 outside
the home"
Most of the accidents at home are
traceable to carelessness. Burns and
scalds caused many deaths. Asphyxia-
ton, poisoning, suffocation, falls, eX-
posture and neglect, careless use of
matches, firearms, gas and oil stoves,
gasoline, liquid stove polish, defective
stOvepipes and flues, SCOT, ETC., cost
thousands of lives. In Cook county in
1915, 105 children under five years of
age were killed by scalds and burns.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31

parently Walter Briefly had loved
someone besides Nellie in the past,
had never told Nellie about it and
still cherished those mementoes Of his
old love.
Nellie tried to keep cheerful and
not let Walter see that she distrusted
him, for, as she came to think of her
own Old-time beauX she did not con-
slider a past flame of her husband so
highly reprehensible, after all. But
her mother stirred up things. One
day she came to her daughter duly
excited.
Nellie" she said, "I'm sorry to dis
turb your peace of mind, but it is
necessary"
"What now, mamma? ?" inquired Mel
lie.
among the letters which came for
your husband this morning one was
addressed in feminine handwriting.
[ steamed it."
"Oh mamma, never" cried Nellie.
"And read it. Don't look at me as
if I was a thief. I'm your own moth
err and I'm going to protect your in
terests. 1t was signed Lucia
Davenant,' it gave her address. It's
in the same handwriting as the scrap
1 found in Walters coat and it asks
your husband to call upon her at
three o'clock tomorrow afternoon"
ooh, why do you resort to these IN
demanded methodist" walled poor Mel
lie, "and what good does it do for me
to know all this?"
swell, if you have any womanly
spirit" retorted Mrs. Leeds tartly, sit
will lead to your finding out who this
mink is. Now don't go to wearing a
long face so that young husband of
yours suspects that we are advised as
to his misdoings. Tomorrow both you
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31
Saved an Empress.

With the filing Of the will of Mrs.
Sarah Gray Crane in the Surrogate's
court a trust fund of $4,000 became
available for the trustees of Amherst
college. DR.. Edward A. Crane, her hus-
band, had left the bulk of his estate in
trust for the benefit of his widow.
After her death it was to go to Am
herst. How Doctor Crane saved the
life of Empress Eugene from a Paris
mob of September 4, 1870, was told in
the will. He planned the secret flight
of the empress from Paris to Deau-
vile when the republic was proclaimed
after the news of the Sedan surrender.
He arranged passage on Lord Bur-
goyne's yacht and took her to England.
The empress rewarded Doctor Crane
with handsome pearl.-New York
Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31

schools, churches and the young peO-
pies societies of the various churches!
Do they not afford places in which
one might get acquainted with pros
pective husband or wife? Excitement
and pleasure may be found here also,
but not the intoxicated kind that
warps ordinary cool judgment"
The happiest marriages come about
by young people meeting under the
aforementioned auspices, but the
trouble seems to lie with the vast army
of young men and women who are not
churchgoers, and therefore miss that
valuable medium of becoming ac-
quainted.
The dance has it's uses in keeping
young hearts light; is a means OF
healthful exercise, contributes pleas
antly to the sense of sight-bright
lights, dainty costumes and music
which sets the feet twirling-and be-
ing brought in contact with friends.
1t also has it's grave abuSeS-friend-
ships formed between girls and men
who have not been made acquainted
through the proper form of introduce
ton by mutual friends, and who may
be as untitled for each others society
as the lamb and the wolf. 1t may
give rise to dangers from unwise court
ships.
Looking at the situation from many
viewpoints, the need will be seen Of a
nationwide plan of bringing marriage
able, moral young people together. Ii
the influential church women of each
neighborhoOd would put their Shout
ders to the wheel, the good results
would be surprising. There are many
young men-and good ones at that
who might fight shy of being lured into
church affairs, no matter what the
scheme at issue might be. Such young
men could be induced to go to hall
where an appetizing free lunch served
by large number of young, prepOS-
Sessing women was the attraction.
The matrOns in charge, being assured
of the worthiness of the. young man
who had secured q ticket (the entrance
tickets being free), could act the part
of q good samaritan in introducing the
young folks, keeping a watchful eye
afterward to note how the acquaint-
ance progressed. A social hour fol
lowing the luncheon-Which included
little music, song or two or a
witty dialOgue-would suffice to please
and whet the impulse to come again
and again. Young folks will make the
acquaintance of each other in one way
or another. Therefore it is best to
supervise their first meetings. Trolley
parties one evening a week would
bring gratifying results.
There are many more respectable,
honest, earnest young men looking for
good wives than there are girls anx-
ious to wed. All that they require is
to be made acquainted with the right
kind of girl.
Places where pastime parties could
be held under proper supervision
should be an institution in every
neighborhood. Many a poor girl weds
ne'er-dO-well because she has no
hope of being brought into social con-
tact with q better man.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31
Varieties of the Peanut.

Roughly speaking, three varieties of
peanut are grown in this country-red,
white and Spanish. The white, the
most important variety, has nut with
two kernels with pink skins; its vine
spreads along the ground, in this re-
spect unlike that of the red variety,
which grows more upright and in a
bunch. The pod of the red nut holds
three and sometimes four kernels, and
has deep red skin. The Spanish is
much smaller nut, with lighter skin
and milder flavor than either of the
others possesses. The entire crop is
shelled and used especially in the con-
lection known as nougst.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31
Maxine More Wood Flour.

One of the new industries increased
by the European war is the manufac-
ture of wood flour in the United
States. Last month over 10000 tons
valued at 100000 was manufactured
chiefly in small mills which are scat
tered over the country from Maine
to California. The flour is used in
the manufacture of linoleum as a
substitute for the cork imported from
Spain before the war, and also enters
largely into the composition of some
of the heavier and handsomer wall
papers. Wood flour is made from
sawdust and other waste lumber
which until a few years ago was
burned at most American sawmills.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31
EXCUSES OF A MARRIED MAN.

And had you loved me then, my dear,
And had you loved me there,
When still the sun vas in the East,
And hope was in the air,
When all the birds sang in the dawn
And 1 but sang to you,
oh, had you loved me then. my dear,
And had you then been true.
A young woman who had two beaux
"a widower and young single man
chose the latter to wed, whimSically
giving the following reason: 1.-THE
young man knows none of the tricks Of
the average married man in keeping
that part of his business affairs from
his wife which he doesn't care to have
her familiar with or know about. 1t
would take him at least a decade of
years to get into full swing the ex-
cuses the man with q long record of
marital years usually keeps on tap.
A young, inexperienced husband would
be apt to tell me very frankly who de-
tanned him, making him an hour late
for dinner, and why. The man who
had gone over n similar road with a
former wife would came pretty near to
knowing what l would say or do If he
told me he had been obliged to hunt up
a Mr.. Hunt on matter of important
business-if he's a storekeeper; draw
a will for dying woman who had sent
for him hurriedly, or get poor chap
out of Jail, if he's lawyer. If he's
clerk or bookkeeper he has at his
tongues end the old story OF being
Obliged TO work over time. The pho
tographer can tell his little story and
get away with it of the man Qt's al
ways man) who is obliged to come
after his hours of employment are
over to indulge in sitting for photo.
'The husband in the automobile bust
ness has no difficulty in keeping his
wife guessing by telling her he wasn't
joy-riding with a pretty blonde girl
as her friends confidentially reported
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31
Flowers and Leaves.

Flowers are produced by the sacri-
fee of stem and leaves, which subordi-
nate their own functions to the making
of seed tc carry on the species. In the
late SUMMER time, when plants have
lowered and set their seed, the leaf
spirit seems again to assert itself; and,
in many instances, becomes so strong
that the miracle of its self-sacrifice is
revealed. One often sees roses, after
producing perfect blossoms, producing
some which push out a small bunch of
green leaves from the heart; or, per-
haps, the axis Of the aborted stem
grows right out from the middle and
bears a small secondary rosebud. This
secondary rose is generally smothered
in calyx more like a conglomeration
of leaves than any ordinary calyx, the
calyx showing strong tendency to re-
vert to the leaf form.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31
The HNeIson Touch"

Who invented the phrase the mel
son touch" which is being freely used
again in connection with the North
seat battle? Admiral Mahan states
that it probably originated in Nelson's
family circle at Merton, and the first
FREQUENT use of it occurred in the great
seanan's correspondence with Lady
Hamilton, as where, writing just be-
fore reaching the fleet, he remarked {:
81 am anxious TO join, for it would add
to my grief if any other man was
70 give them the Nelson touch, which
we saw is warranted never to fail"
There was a quaint allusion to it also
in the motto which he told Rose he
had adopted-"Toueh and Take
London Chronicle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31
Aerial Insurance.

A German insurance company has
organized a department of aerial in
surance. The company is issuing pol
icies covering damage to all property,
real or movable, caused by explosive
bodies or other objects thrown or fall
ing from flying machines or caused by
airships or aeroplanes themselves in
making voluntary or involuntary land
ings, or parts thereof falling from
them. The policies, however, make no
provision for injury to or loss of life.
1t is said that numerous air raids over
German cities and towns near the bat
tie fronts, particularly in the West,
have caused a demand for such poll
cies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31

to her. On the contrary, he was dem?
onstrating his car to cranky, middle
aged woman, hoping to have the luck
to sell it to her, adding that if she
wanted a dozen more rides she'd get
them as q matter Of course. lie makes
too many excuses. The real estate man
can tell that a man took him here or
there to look at property, and who can
doubt him?
'"The railroad conductor, the fireman
or the engineer can pin his hopes for
immunity from the scolding with the
ancient, honored excuse that the train
came in an hour late. The plumber has
things his own way; he can be sent
for at any hour, to go any place, stay
ing as long as he sees fit, and not one
wife out Of thousand would take the
notion to verify his statement. The
man who keeps the livery stable can
keep dinner waiting seven nights out
Of the week and often accept unde-
served pity from his wife with the
hundredth-told excuse of having to
wait until this team came in or that
one went out, the sick horse or smashed
carriage, etc. And as for the doctor,
no wife may ever expect to keep tabs
on him.
"Of course all of these good husbands
mean well. They make up excuses
when the truth-they forget the din
ner hour, wife and home-would serve
but true, that the husband who COM
mences making false excuses seldom
or never gets out of the habit. Indeed,
he often finds it hard to tell the truth
about anything"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31
The Real
Man
r.
By
Frances Elizabeth Lanyon
3 a N N m m m N N N m M M e
Copyright, 1916. by w. G. Chapman.)

NOOpyTlBAl, 1910, ny W. ". CnapIndn.)
"Marie, this is simply awful"
"Oh mamma, mamma, why did you
ever discover it! j"
Lucky I did" snapped Mrs. Leeds.
'Do you wish to have your husband
up to all kinds of misdoings and you
ignorant Of it?"
eyes, 1 do, rather than have my
heart broken. Oh, he is false, false
and I wish 1 was dead!" and pretty
Nellie Briefly, the bride of a year,
burst into torrent of sobs and tears.
"Don't get hysterical now," chided
her practical, hard headed mother.
"We don't know that it's all as bad as
we think. OF course, the evidence
looks conclusive, but we must watch
and wait. Leave it to me, I'll soon
know more. Trust mel"
This had happened: Mrs. Leeds had
come to visit her daughter. She was
q fussy, meddling individual. She had
come across a coat of her son-in-law
in his wardrobe and set at work to
sew on a loose button. Then, feeling
something in one Of its pockets, she
Investigated to find part of a writ
ten sheet and a photograph tied to-
gether with a bit of pink scented rib
bon.
The portrait was that of a charming
faced young girl. The fragment of
paper read: 81 go away believing that
you love me. ] shall come back firm
in that same faith. I only hope
my parents will see your proposal in a
more favorable light, for if I do not
marry you I shall not marry any
other"
Both photograph and letter were
crumpled and looked time worn. APP
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31


"BreatheS there q maid with soul so
| dead who never to herself hath said,
This is my own, my native land? !"
There are no girls in any land more
patriotic than are Americas daughters.
The sweethearts of soldiers head the
list. When an army man and the girl
who is to make his dreams a reality
plight their troth, he is sure to impress
upon her the nature of his calling
that first and foremost he belongs to
his country and must ever hold himself
in readiness for a call to arms, going
wherever duty points. If there is
battle, he must meet the foe as valiant
ly as the comrades who march side by
side with him.
She accepts him under these condi-
tons. In the present national affair
with Mexico, to which SO many brave
boys are summoned, the thought Of
leaving the maiden beloved to watch,
wait and weep is the one shadow across
the soldiers readiness to engage in
action. No one man knows under what
conditions he may return or if he will
come back, for in the thick of battle
there are no favorites of fortune sin
gled out to be brought forth un-
Scathed.
Dearly as they may love, there are
many soldier boys who will offer their
sweethearts their freedom if they fear
to take the chances as to what might
happen to them in the discharge of
duty. Girls who love lightly will rend
loves ties asunder then and there.
Those who love with all the strength
of a noble heart will refuse to break
the bond, and to make their lover
dOubly sure Of them, will suggest that
the date set for their wedding which
had been planned to take place months
hence shall be changed-that the kiss
he will take with him shall be wife's
instead of a sWeetheart's.
What greater proof could a soldier
have Of woman's Interchangeable love!
This accounts for the epidemic of army
mems weddings. No wonder they can
respond to the bugle's clarion call with
light heart and bright eyes, They are
sure, past all doubling, of the loving
woman waiting with outstretched arms
to greet them when they come march
ing home again.
There is nothing equal to a wife's
love to keep a soldiers courage buOyed
up. There is charm in it which seems
to shield him from shot and shell in a
miraculous way. 1t makes him more
enduring midst the hardships he en-
counters, gives him strength to do or
die. He has someone at home nearer
and dearer yet than all others to think
of and pray for in the dead watches of
the night when sleep refuses to come
to him. Her influence is far-reaching.
The love Of q wife at home can in the
hour of danger make hero out of the
most listless soldier There could be
no greater spur to his ambition or so
firmly plant it in his heart if he lacks
it.
To all soldiers sweethearts / would
say: If your betrothed pleads to have
your marriage take place at once, in
stead of waiting until he returns, think
long and earnestly over what it means
to him ere you make up your mind to
say him nay. No woman should ever
regret wedding her hearts hero.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31
Potash in TeXas-

Behring'S in Texas to depth Of abcUt
900 feet discovered potash SaltS
samples obtained were bright salmon
red, resembling the Stassfurt carBaE
lite and analysing about IA per cent
potassium chloride. This was in a
bed everything three other salt beds
with total thickness of several hun
dred feet. A large basin is indicated
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31
Where Wisdom Lies.

7 say wisdom is gathered on foot,
along country roads. Collect your ideas
where you can: from alley, boulevard,
office, lecture hall, theater, dinner ia
bic, library, wharf, picture gallery,
street car, opera house, curbstone, or
courtroom; but test them on the road.
Confronted with the realities of soil
and salt water and the character
shaped by these, they will look vastly
less momentous or vastly more So
Seymour Deming in the Atlantic.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31
Yale to Admit Women.

Women have beaten their way into
old Yale. The school of medicine at
that university has guardedly, eau
tiously let down the sex bars and will
admit a limited number of girl stu
dents. They must, however bring tes-
timony that they have san equipment
which will insure continuance of the
high standard of the institution" says
the New York Sun.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31

OF young girls tne
wide world over,
so sensible ar e
they, and a Sec
ond earnest wish
Of mine is that
girls would heed
them.
Says A. B. c.:
"It seems to be
the general i'm
preston that the
My place a
young woman may
m a Ike t h e ac-
quaintance of a
prospective h u s :
b nd is at a
dance. What is
the matter W i t h
the IN d a y
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31
He Won't Vote.

81 don't like the looks of those Re-
publican nominees" said the barber as
he gazed at their bewhiskered por-
traits.
But" remarked the man in the
chair, show do you know but what the
razOrs?''
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31
Slaves in New England.

1t may surprise many of our read
ers to learn that at one time upward
Of 5000 colored persons were held as
slaves in Connecticut. The thrifty
Boston traders went further than the
Connecticut men. They brought sugar
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31
Toll Is the Law,

If you want knowledge you must toll
for it; and if pleasure, you must toll
for it Toll is the law. Pleasure comes
through toll and not by self-indul.
gence and indolence.-John Ruskin.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31
AS II Appears to Motorists.

Redd-I see the United States Con-
tains 2,250,000 miles of public roads,
Greene wonder how much of this
amount the chickens think they 0wnE
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31

CANNOT GET ACQUAINTED.
ncCZNRF NrryeleEP yNMla-A1F.

Friendship is no plant of hasty growth
Tho planted in esteem's deep-fxed soil;
The gradual culture of kind intercourse
Must bring it to perfection.
A reader of this paper has written
words that wish could reach the eyes
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31

The man in the moon is the only
chap who seems to thrive ON high
ball
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31

The rattlesnake never shrinks from
danger. 1t simply re-coils.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31

from Jamaica, turned it into rum at
Boston and Medford, sent the rum
back to the west coast Of Africa and
exchanged it for black men, whom they
damned below decks, transported them
to Jamaica and then traded them for
more sugar to be made into more rum
to be traded for more slaves. And so
the traffic continued.-Hartford Cou-
rant.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31
An Ambition.

cit is the regret of her life that she
has never been able to afford a trip
abroad"
wants to see the world, does she?"
at isn't that. But she has a remedy
for seasickness that she is simply crazy
to try"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-31
WAR HURRIES WEDDINGS.

Here comes the flag
Hail it!
Shout at the sight Of it,
The justice and right of it!
Uncover your head to it,
The soldiers who tread to it
Here comes the flag!
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-07

Old BOOSTERS, per lib. ........5c
Hens, per lib. 10c
Turkeys. per lib. .15c
Hogs, live W.T., light, per h.. lore
Hogs. live W.T., heavy, per lb.. 6@61ac
Hogs, dressed, light, per h.. -. Toe
Hogs, dressed, heavy, per h.. =. Sc
Veal, live W.T.. per b.. .5@7c
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-07

Wheat, Red Russian. per bu. .77c
Wheat, FOrtyfOld, per bu.. ... .79c
Oats, per cWt. observation-disclosures 1.10
Barley, per cWt ...............% .a0
Timothy Hay, per ton. ........ $500
Eggs, per dOz. ..................25 Csc
Butter, per Id. .......... 49,. zoe
Beans, per lb. ........... ....... &c
Potatoes, per cwt. .$1.25
Springs, per lib. PIC
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-07
TONIGHT AT THE ORPHEUM

Triangle presents VIM. Desmond
Jane Grey in WAITS" in. five parts.
A human interest story in which
laughter and tears alternate. The
tragedy of practical joking brought
home, and Fatty Arbuckle in His
Wife's Mistake" in two parts. Muir
sed."
Saturday matinee and night, Edith
Storey and Antonio Moreno, famous
for the Island of Regeneration, and
other wonderful pictures, in "a Price
For Folly 1t sparkles and snaps
with sensation. A five-part Vltagrapn
Blue Ribbon feature, also an excel
lent comedy. Always good music.
These two big programs too good to
miss. 81
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-07

Straw hats in December are not as
out of date as battleship by the time
it has been launched. 1t costs Sill
100000 and is the most powerful thing
on earth except, perhaps, a United
States district judge. But the nation
which has just dug down for it can't
take any pleasure in it, because the
country next door has just completed
plans for a ship which will make this
one look as foolish as rowboat with
hoopskirt for a turret.-George
Fitch.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-07

was sentenced to four months in the
county jail and fined $40 Harmon re-
sisted when Chief of Police Robbins
attempted to arrest him.
The court granted a divorce to Lu-
III Brown from Frank Brown. The
parties resided at Lewiston and the di-
vorce was granted on the grounds of
the defendants having been sent to
the penitentiary from Lewiston.