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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04
NATURES FLIERS.
Aviators Make Poor Showing When
Compared With Birds.

Compared With Birds.
Although of recent years aviation
has made such tremendous strides, the
feats of present day aviatOrs cannot be
compared with those Of natures flyers
the birds. In speed, endurance, lift
ing and sighting power birds beat avia-
tors every time.
A common swallow, for instance, can
travel in the air at the rate of 12O
miles an hour. The vulture when
swooping on its prey cuts through the
atmosphere at nearly $50 miles an
hour.
The fastest an aeroplane has ever
travelled is 10S miles an hour, and this
speed was only obtained by building
freak machine, dangerous to handle.
Then, again, birds can fly for twen-
ty-four hours at stretch without de-
scending, even in bOiSterOuS weather
After eight or nine hours continual
flying an aviator is wearied both men,
tally and bodily, and if he has had
strong winds to fight he is often in
state Of collapse.
At height of 10000 feet the earth
in detail is most difficult for an aviator
to see, and it is only with strong
glasses that he can discern even large
buildings and rivers. But. although at
high attitudes, hawks and kites can
spy tiny lizards and field mice on the
earth, for their sighting powers are
twenty times stronger than those of
aviators. Globe
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04
CRUISING UNDER WATER.
Submarines Are Light Moving and Are
Easily Controlled.

Submarines Are Light Moving and Are
Easily Controlled.
Ashore we make the mistake per-
haps of thinking of a submarine as a
heavy, logy body fighting always for
her life beneath an unfriendly ocean,
whereas she is light moving, easily
controlled creature cruising in rather
friendly element.
The ocean is always trying to lift her
atop and not hold her under water. A
submarine could be sent under with
positive buOyance so small-that is
with so little more than enough in her
tanks to sink her-that an ordinary
man standing on the sea bottom could
catch her as she came floating down
and bounce her up and off merely by
the strength Of his arms. Consider a
submarine under water as we would
toy balloon in the air, say. Weight
that toy balloon so that it just falls
TO earth. Kick that toy balloon and
what does it do? Doesn't it bounce
along and after a few feet fall easily
down again and up and on and down
again?
Picture a strong wind driving that
toy balloon along the street and the
balloon as it bumps along meeting an
obstacle. Will the balloon smash itself
against the obstacle or what will it do?
What that balloon does is pretty much
what a submarine would do if while
running along full speed under water
she suddenly ran into shoal water. She
would go humping along on the bottom
and meeting an obstacle, if not too
high, she would be more likely to
bounce over it than to smash herself
against it.-Collier's.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04
ORIGINS OF GAMES.
Tennis Is Very Old and Comes FroI

Tennis Is Very Old and Comes From
the Greeks and Romans.
Tennis is perhaps the Oldest of mod
ern games. 1t is said to have original
ed in the ball games of the Greeks and
Romans. The racket was introduced
during the fifteenth century in France,
where the game was very popular, and
imported into England about the same
time.
OF the origin of cricket we know but
little, though it was possibly identical
with the club ball Of the fourteenth
century and was first called "handyn
and handoute."
Bowling greens and alleys Were once
plentiful in London, and Henry VIII,
made an alley at Whitehall. The earli-
est trace of the game appears i'll an
old print of about six centuries ago.
Few perhaps know that London's
famous thoroughfare, Pail Mall, deriv-
ed its name from an old "Palle Mile
court which stood on the site 300 years
ago. This game was form of GRO.
quet.
Golf or 'gOff'' seems to have made
it's first appearance i'll the handy ball
Of Elizabeth's reign, which was played
with club tipped with horn. Prince
Henry, the son of James L., occasional
ly played at this game. which was
very popular among the young noble
men of his day.
Football became such rage with
the London youths of the fourteenth
century that law was passed to pro-
hibit it being played, as archery-then
an important branch of education
was becoming thoroughly neglected. -
London Mail.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WELL?

Many Washburn People Know tn
Importance of Healthy Kidneys.
The kidneys filter the blood.
They work night and DAY.
Well kidneys remove impurities.
Weak kidneys allow impurities
to multiply.
No kidney i'll should be neglected.
There is possible danger in delay.
IF you have backache or urinary
troubles,
If you are nervous dizzy or worn
out,
Begin treating your kidneys at
once,
Use proven kidney remedy.
None endorsed like Doan S Kid
ney Pills.
Recommended by thousands.
Proved by WashDurn testimony.
Mrs. ]. E. Westgate, Washburn,
SAYS: "Doan's Kidney Pills were
used with success in our family for
a dull pain in the back that made
every move very painful. Doan' g
Kidney Pills also corrected dis
ordered condition of the kidney
secretions and restored the kid
news to a normal condition. We
have also given this medicine to
the children and il was the only
remedy that did any good"
Price SOC at all dealers. Don t
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kid ey Pills-the same
that Mrs. Westgate recommends.
Foster Milburn Co., Props, Buffalo
N. Y. Adv
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04
DR.. will be in Washburn
at Hotel Lamoreaux Jan.
10 and 1 1, two days only
OUR OLD PRIVATE COINAGE.
Territorial Gold Pieces Minted by Pri-
vate Assayers.

vate ASSayerS.
The old territorial gold pieces, while
they never had the sanction Of the
United States government, passed at
different periods as legal tender in that
they were accepted as a medium Of ex-
change between buyer and seller.
Territorial gold pieces were struck
by private assayers in Georgia in 1880,
in North Carolina from 1881 to 1850,
in California from 1949 to 1856, in
Utah in 1S49, 1850 and 1860, in Oregon
in 1S49 and in Colorado in 1860 and
1861.
There was nothing illegal in their is
sue, and the procedure was considered
in no sense as counterfeiting. In fact.
it was not until 1864 that a federal
statute was passed forbidding a con-
tinuation of the practice.
e. III. Adams of New York told an In
teresting story about how this statute
came about.
"a man named Gruber," he said,
Senior Of the firm of Clark, Gruber
& Co. of Denver, had large private
mint and one day he showed Salmon
P. Chase. who was secretary OF the
treasury from 1861 to 1864, fine
twenty dollar gold piece of his own
coming.
"AIr. Chase told him that it was a
counterfeit, whereupon Mr.. Gruber re-
marked that it was no such thing; that
there was no law preventing the issue
Of such coins.
"'Then l shall see that there is one,'
Mr. Chase replied, and he made good
his prediction. That conversation took
place ia 1861, and in 1864 the law was
passed"
Mr. Adams explained why these coins
had been privately struck. He SAID tnae
in those days gold, in the shape or DUST
or nuggets, was used for money In the
states where it was mined. This neces-
STATED a great deal of trouble. Scales
had to be used whenever a purchase
was made, and then there was always
the question of how it could pest De
carried.
So to expedite matters the assa!ers
adopted the custom of taking the gold
and making it up into their own COINS.
That certain of these were full Value
Mr.. Adams added, was shown by the
fact that on several occasions wheh
they were redeemed for official money
the gold in them was found to exceed
the face yalue.-W. W. B. in Balu-
more News.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04
VOTE ON BUYING
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
Council Propose to Submit
Question to Voters
Action Taken at Regular
Meeting of the Common
Council.

At the meeting of the Council
held on Tuesday evening a mo-
ton was passed in which it was
proposed to have an ordinance
drafted and presented at the
next meeting Of the council for
action, the subject being to sub
nit the question of the purchase
of the Washburn Electric Light
& Power company by the city.
to the voters at the spring cleo
ton. The motion to have such an
ordinance drafted was passed
and the ordinance will be pre-
pared and presented at the next
regular council meeting.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04

Physician and surgeon rs years IN special
hospital and private practice.
Many wonderful cures in diseases
of the stomach, liver, kidneys, heart,
lungs, nerves and rheumatism, gall
stones, gravel, appendicitis, fistula,
piles and other rectal diseases, ca
tarrh of the throat, bladder, etc.;
constitutional catarrh treated far in
advance of any institution in the
country. Nervous debility, failing
memory, over-work, early consump-
ton, sore eyes, eye and ear diseases,
deafness, blood and skin diseases,
pimples, spots, letter, ulcers, eczema.
scrofula, tumors, cancer where the
roots do not extend to vital parts,
goirter, swellings of the neck, hidden
engagements, tape worms, diabetes,
dropsy, fits, varicose veins, enlarged
glands, tissue waste, catarrhal dis
charges, drains, distractions, weak
ness and serious internal diseases
that battle the skill of many physi-
clans.
Dr. Jurden makes regular visits to few cities
He owns his medical Institute building and Dis
pensary in the city of Eau Claire. -
WRITE for home treatment. Ad-
dress all letters to w. E. Jurden, M. D.,
1929 South Farwell St., Eau Claire. Wis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04
The Streets of Amsterdam.

Amsterdam, in Holland, city Of ten
miles in circumference, is mostly built
on piles driven into the sandy subsOil
but the flowing of the tide and the
debris Of the Amstel river have made
ninety islands. and the city has more
canals than streets. The watery ways
are traversed by over 300 bridges. SO
that Amsterdam has earned the desig
nation of the Venice of the North.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04
The asst Straw.

81 never see Won and Jim Johnson
together any more You USED 10 oe
almost inseparable.
Il know, but | got tired of him. he
was always giving me advice
What OF that? You didn't have 10
take his advice, did yOuE
"Of course not, but whenever L
didn't take it it always turned OUT
that l would have been better on IL
had."-St Louis Post-Dispatch-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04
Farmers should make an
annual Inventory

What is a farm inventory, and
what does it include? 1t is simply
a statement showing what the land,
buildings, equipment, live stock,
and produce on hand are worth at
the time the inventory is taken. 1t
is a list of farm property and of farm
debts. 1t should be itimized seper-
ately what the farm is worth, the
value of each machine, the value OF
each groop or head of live stock,
the products for feed or for sale, the
material or supplies on hand and
the cash on hand or in the bank. 1t
must also show all bills the farmer
owes other people and which other
people owe him.
This is the most important record
that is kept on the farm. A large
number of farmers keep memoir
andum of cash transaction, including
sales and expenses, but they do moi
stop to determine the profit or loss
on the farm from one year to the
next. An inventory is a sort of q
mile post, which one can tell where
he stands each year.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04
A Pisky Business.

The maker Of new sauce was liber-
ally rewarded in ancient Rome, but If
the product was not relished the in
ventor was required to eat of nothing
else till he had discovered another con-
diment more agreeable to the imperial
taste.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04

Dyspepsia is Americas Gu rst
To restore digestion, normal weight
good health and purify the oioou'
use Burdock Blood Bitters. ooiu
at all d. ~ stores. Price sl.OO.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04

DR.. Jurden cures Nervous and
Chronic Diseases of Men, Women
and Children, and offers to all that
will call on that day, date and dur
ing the hours given above, consulta-
ton, examination, advice FREE OF
CHARGE.
= HE GIVES FREE consultation, for he posi-
lively refuses a compensation from an incur
able case.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04

He Had Been Married Some Time.
always let well enough alone"
"How's that?"
"She refused to marry me at first
then I asked her again. "-Exchange.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04

III q VI u Oh
the best known, long
est established, abso-
lutely reliable and sue
cessful specialists in
the state; an expert in
the treatment of all
chronic diseases and
will cure you, what
ever your ailment,. in
a way that will as
tonish you.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04

Bilious? Feel heavy after dinner?
Bitter taste? Complexion sallow?
Liver perhaps needs waking up.
Doan S Regulets for bilious attacks.
25c at all stores. Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04

Farmers, mechanics, railroaders
laborers, rely on DR.. Thomas &c
lectic Oil. Fine for cuts, burns,
bruises. Should be kept in every
home. 25c and soc. Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04
Plant Best Seeds

Plant Pedigreed Grains Seeds
Do not plant them without making
termination test. Now is the time
to make your inventory of the farm
produce and equipment on hand.
There is no better investment to
make on the farm at this time OF the
year than plans for your crops Tor the
coming season. After this is done
you will very nearly know the
amount of seed you will need for
planting. Look up parties who have
Pedigreed seeds for sale, if you have
none of your own. 1t is the best in
vestment the farmer can make to
buy from reliable sources Pedigreed
seeds, as there is always demand
for clean pedigreed seed. The prices
may seem to much to invest in this
kind of seed but it will produce you
a larger net profit in the end. Please
do not forget that your experiment
station at Ashland Junct., is always
ready to give you samples to get a
start with these seeds and assist you
in every way possible to get perfect
stands of crops after planting. Be-
ware of seedmen. unless you are
sure they are reliable.
Test your seeds before planting time,
1t is very profitable and satisfact-
ory for the farmer to be positive
that all his seed will grow before he
starts to prepare his soil for the crop.
There is nothing more discouraging
than to spend lots of time preparing
the soil and planting the crop, after
which you find your seed is weak
and giving you poor stand, many
times causing you the extra time and
labor repIanting. 1t would be wise to
consult your County Agriculture
Agent in getting good seed and if
YOU cannot make the termination
test at your home he will be glad to
test your seeds if you mail him sam
pies. Ask him to send you bulletin
telling you how to make the test to
get the best results. Never have
the temperature below So degrees
and always keep moist while making
the test.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-02
STREET PARADE
AT MILLERSTOWN
Military and Civic Display
and Patriotic Exercises at
Upper End Town Saturday

Mlllerstown, Pa, July 2.-This pa
triotic town did itself justice on Sat
urday and well maintained its pro-
verbal reputation for patriotism.
L rlaSfalslng ceremonies wehe held,
with mammoth patriotic parade.
suitable exercises followed. At 3
O'CLOCK the big street parade moved
from Millerstown square. Company +,
Third Regiment U. S. N G., located
at Newport took part in the parade.
other organizations participating in
cluded Pennsylvania Railroad en-
ployes, Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls,
Red Cross members of Newport and
various other Perry county auxili-
aries, the Millerstown Fire DEPART
ment and the town fraternal societies.
At the conclusion of the parade an
American flag was flung to the breeze
from the top of siXty-foot hagpole.
Included in this program were TWO
patriotic songs and band march
composed by a Millerstown woman,
Mrs. J. +. Spangler. The Boy Scouts
sang her song, when Our Fighting
Blood Is Up. See What We Will Do"
and the Camp Fire Girls. when Co.
lumbia Calls" Addresses wer egiyen
by State Senator Scott S. Leiby. of
Marysville. and Assemblyman John s.
Eby, of Newport. In the evening n
display of fireworks was given in
Millerstown square and a festival and
cake walk were held.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-02
Miss Vera Fishburn Myers,
Bride of Alvin L. Weaver

very pretty wedding took place
Friday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. James p. Myers, at Dick
inson, Pa. where their daughter,
Vera Fishburn Myers. became the
bride of Alvin La Verne Weaver,
of Annville, Pa. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. w. II. Wea-
yer, father of the groom. The cere-
monial bower of rhododendrons and
Dorothy Perkins roses carried out
the color scheme of pink and white.
The brides gown was of white crepe
meteor and Georgette crepe, EN-
broidered in parl trimmings. She
carried a shower bouquet of bride
roses and lilies of the valley. Jo-
seph j. Donohue, of Shamokin. Pa,
acted as best man. Miss Eta NJ.
Weaver, sister of the groom, attir-
ed in a gown of silver chiffon and
carrying pink Partisan daisies, was
the brides only attendant. Miss Mir
lam Seibert was ring bearer. Dur
ing the cermony Miss Miriam Aver,
of Shippensburg, sang Calm as the
Night" and Miss Nora Myers presid-
ed at the piano.
The ceremony was followed by a
reception. Mr.. and Mrs Weaver
left on a short trip and will be lat
home" after September l at Lilly,
Pa, where Mr.. Weaver is principal
of schools.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-02
TOM DEVINE IS
LOSER AT GOLF
Fred B. Harry Wins Over
Champion in Saturday
Matches

Play last week in the annual golf
tournament of the Harrisburg Park
Golf Club brought many interesting
features. The one big surprise was
the victory of Fred B. Harry over
Tom Devine, in the first match. This
eliminates one of the strongest con-
tenders for chapionship honors.
Harry's score of 75 was a wonder.
The other match of Importance was
between H. w. Perry and Eddie Long
necker. Perry won on the last hole
after completing the round in "A.
Perry has won this championship
oftener than any other player and
Longnecker was in the final last year.
Present Championship Starts Well
The present champion, c. e. Zim-
norman, has already won his way
rather easily into the SEMI final, but
from now on will have harder ma
terial to work on.
c. H. Sauers defeated w, Pavord.
after a brilliant match and with the
fine score of 10. Pavord was a final
list in the championship a few years
ago. In the other siXteens outside of
the championship one. the only other
match of distinction was between G..
S. Trout and ]. F. Brooke in the sec
ond sixteen. This match was carried
to the twenty-second green before
Brooke was defeated.
An interesting match was between
the Rev. DR.. E. n. Kremer and his
son, H. S. Kremer, the father winning
over the son by a goodly margin.
The score card schedule follows:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-02
Impressive Services at
Dauphin Church Flagraising

Dauphin, Pa. July AT impress
sive services the American flag was
raised, last evening, at the Methodist
Episcopal Church. The congrega-
ton, augmented by the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, the Patriotic
Order Sons of America, the l. o. o.
+. Band and most of the population
of the town gathered first in the
church. A patriotic sermon was de-
livered by the Rev. w. H. Zweizig
and after special music by the choir
the assembly adjourned 10 the out
side of the church. There, after
prayers by the Rev. James M. Shoop,
pastor of the United Evangelical
Church, and by the Rev. Robert Full
ton Stirling, pastor of the Presby-
terian Church, old Glory" was rails
ed on high to the stirring music of
America" and The Star Spangled
Banner" Mighty cheers arose from
the throats of the spectators and ev-
cry head was barred as the Stars and
Stripes waved in the breeze.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-02
Three New Records Come
in A. A. u. Meet Saturday

Chicago, July 2.-Three records
were broken in the Central \. a. L.
annual outdoor track and field
championships which were decided
on Stagg Field Saturday. The Chi
Cago Athletic Association, with a to-
raj OF 90 points, won the meet. The
University of Chicago, with ~ points,
was second. and the Illinois Athletic
Club third. with As.
L. II. Fall. of Oberlin (Ohio) Col
lege, running under the colors of the
c. 4. A. clipped 3 1-5 seconds off
the Central y. 4. L. record for the
mile run. winning the event easily
in 4.16. Fall recently broke the Big
Nine" record for the distance. James
Shanahan, OF the !. y. G.. smashed
The record for the 56-pound weight,
hurting the missile 81 feet 9 inches.
The previous mark was 20 feet Is
inches. The third record TO fall was
the running hop, step and jump,
which went to Daniel Ahearne, of
the Illinois 4. G., who leaped As feet
Ga inehs, beating his former record
by three inches.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-02
Bar Players From Games
Until They Adjust Debts

Cincinnati. Ohio, July 1.-Two play
ers were temporarily barred from
playing with any team under organ
lied baseball by the National Base
ball Commission Pitcher George Ruth
OF the Boston American League team
will not be eligible for service until
he settles a claim made to the COM
mission by Player c. \. Deal, of the
Chicago Nationals, for 500 alleged
10 be due for the balance of price
on an automobile.
Player Charles E. Humphreys. OF
the Minneapolis Club, is also declared
disqualified 10 play until his alleged
Indebtedness of S5S.O7 to the Rich
mond Club is settled. The commission
states that in the settlement with
the player the Richmond Club over
paid him to the above amount and
as subsequent communications to the
Minneapolis Club in an effort TO OBJ
tain a settlement have proved un-
availing, the player is disqualified un-
til the debt is adjusted through the
commission.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-02
Rutherford Representatives
Lose to Reading Division

In the Philadelphia and Reading
League on Saturday, the Reading
Division team defeated the Harris
burg Division nine at Rutherford,
score II TO 8. The local boys were
OF in fielding and Reading sluggers
were busy in nearly every inning.
Atlantic City walked all over
Spring Garden, winning by a score
of II to .; and Port Richmond,
leaders in the race, had another vic
tory. defeating Transportation in a
seVen-inning game, score S to l. The
Reading Locomotive Shops team
won over st. Clair, score 3 to 4, in
an interesting pitchers battle; and
Shamokin Division moved down
Reading Car Shops nine. score II
TO 2.