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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-18
An Honest Woman.

Chicago.-A poorly-dressed womaIr
walked into police station here. She
laid on the desk a purse containing
S94. ut isn't mine," she said. Il
won't leave my name for any reward.
The purse belongs to its owner with
out having to pay for its return"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-18
Small Sums to Charity.

John Shelton Williams, comptroller
of the currency, says that our inter-
national charity during the past two
years has amounted to One-twentieth
Of / per cent of our total income. This
is equivalent to an annual gift of 20
cents from a man earning $500
year.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-18
Tx Yellow Backs.

"Ahl che beautiful green of every
tbing!" rhapsodized the Ideaf1st Poet.
"What surpasses green?"
"Yellow," replied the Practical Poet.
.sThat comes in larger denominations"
-Iudoe
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-18
Got the Best of II.

Agnes-I hear that you and your
fonce had a fight. How did it come
out?
Edith (flashing her solitaire)-You
viii notice that l am still in the ring
BOSTON Evening Transcript.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-18
A Motorists Criticism.

Here's a map that will show you
all the points of interest on the route"
"It's no good" replied Mr.. Chuggins.
at shows lot of landmarks, but it
doesn't definitely locate the repair
shops"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-18
Hits the RaldheadS.

Chicago.-Add to the high cost of
other things the cost of grille shows.
Announcement is made that beginning
this week the prices of seats in bald
head row will be $3.50 instead of 50.
Chorus girls are getting $50 to $50 a
week instead of the former, SIS and
$50, is the reason given by theater
managers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-18
Not Worth Much.

ST have just been listening to war
expert talk"
"Get much informatiOnW
"a great deal, but I'm afraid IL Is
lust about as reliable as the average
weather prediction"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-18
HoId-up Man lakes Coal.

Bayonne, N. J.-At the point of re-
volver an unknown man held up
Charles Barello, a coal dealer. in his
place Of business, filled a bucket with
coal and fled.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-18
FOREIGN Thieves
ARE COMING HERE
Detectives Expect Lively Doings
at Social Events This
Winter.
Many of the Private Agencies Have Re
ceived Calls for More Guards
Than Ever-"War Million
aires" in Danger.

Washington.-If you happen to own
a jewel collection and your taste runs
toward wearing it in public, you had
better hire a bodyguard this winter.
The United States is over-run with Eu-
ropean crooks, some of them the
smoothest thieves on the continent.
Private detectives and police agen-
cies in New York, Boston, Philadei-
phia, Washington, Chicago and other
big centers are looking forward to one
of the most active years in the last
decade. It's all on account of the Eu-
ropean war, which has made theft
hardly worth while on big scale
across the water.
In Washington, there's detective
agency which specializes in the
guarding of guests and jewelry at big
social functions. The business OF
this agency is not confined to events
at the capital, for private detectives
of faultless manner and speech are
sent out on "jobs" as far west as CHI
cago by this agency.
The man who has devoted years OF
experience and his organization or
sleuths to the protection of social
leaders and their guests recently re-
turned from trip that extended
north to Boston and west to the Mis-
sissippi.
Big Year for Detectives.
'It's going to be big year for
agencies like ours" he said. "Within
the past twelve months Europe has
been sending over some of the clever
est jewel thieves this country has
ever seen, and they have only come
here when it was clear that robbery
as a profession was up against hard
times abroad until the war was over.
"These crooks saw, at the close OF
the first year of the war;" said this
| detective, "that the big conflict had
put them out of the running, simply
because it had placed a ban on
extravagant functions in European
society. Additionally, the habit OF
thrift is forcing itself upon all classes
| OIL EuFOD0du SOClSLy AOW anu LIZ
wearing of more than the simplest
assortment of jewelry at afternoon
and evening affairs is considered al
most bad taste. It was generally
believed there, however, that the war
would not run longer than two years
and the biggest criminals preferred
to lay low for q time, waiting for
peace. Just get it perfectly clear in
your mind that the finished European
| criminal is not anxious to operate
| in the United States.
GAS rule" said the detective,
'the language puzzles him, his accent
marks him as foreigner and besides,
he's not next to the little ms and
outs of our police systems. He prefers
to stay in Europe for the same reason
that a real chorus girl prefers to
stay on Broadway. It's almost de-
meaning to his art to be forced to
seek new fields of operation.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-18
FOREIGN Crooks Coming.

"Within the past year, though,
this man said, lit has become appar-
ent that efforts to predict the time
the war will end are rather futile,
and a lay-off of more than a year is
out of the question for most of these
smooth-fingered boys. So they're
coming over here, and unless So
ciety people keep on their toes, so
to speak, there will be some big hauls
pulled off before spring. The enor-
nous war export trade of the United
States in munitions, foodstuffs and
the like has created q brand new crop
Of war millionaireS,' and it must not
be thought that these gentlemen OF
crime from across the Atlantic are
ignorant of that fact. 1t was just
one of the reasons why they came, and
continue to come.
"The average war millionaire OF
1916" this detective declares, lis of
the suddenly wealthy type, with no
traditions, connections or backing OF
the proper social sort, and he makes
comparatively easy mark for the
foreign crook. These milliOnaires OF
1916, as a rule, go crazy over the so
cial game within the first six months
after they make their money and it
takes the loss of $4,000 or $4,000
in iewelry or artistic treasure to teach
them not to make friends too quickly.
The real society woman, however, GEN.
sors her guest lists more cautiously
and there is less chance of her being
made the victim of big steal"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-18

The world seldom speaks well of
man who is dead broke.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-18

Neither Gone Nor Forgotten.
Knicker-Everybody pay is TO be
raised.
Bocker-Including the Pipers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-18
OF INTEREST TO MOTHERS

The cost of food today is q serious
matter to all of you. To cut down
your food bills and at the same time
improve the health of your family,
serve them SINNERS Macaroni and
Spaghetti two or three times per week.
Children love it and thrive ON it. 1t
is the best possible food for adults.
Write the Skinner Mfg. Co., Omaha,
Nebr., for beautiful cook book telling
how to serve it in a hundred ways.
It's free to every mother.-Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-18
Some of the Advantages.

Other advantages of early ordering
and shipping are that farmers are able
TO haul the supplies to their farms be-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-18

sa0-sTH ST. g. T., MINNEAPOLIS, HISS. Learn gas en-
gines Get efficiency from your tractor and autos
Most complete practical course in Northwest First
term begins Nov 10Th Write today for free circular
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-12-13

Red Cross rooms in the high school
building will be open on Thursday and
Friday, as usual, Mrs. Reisz having
charge of that branch of the work.
Mrs. Minnie Simon is visiting in
Ableman with her son, John Simon.
Misses Inez Hackett and May Bar
kenhagen of North Freedom were
callers here Monday.
Mrs. J. Jacobs is visiting relatives
at North Freedom.
Sergeant CULLEN of Madison is at
the post-office building this week re-
cruiting for the United States army.
Miss G.. Acker has returned to Camp
Douglas after visiting at the Grin Nc
Gilvra home.
Mrs. Eleanor Weidman has returned
to Ableman after visiting Mrs. John
Rumpf.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-12-13

gleeabie in the extreme. The tenn
perature continued low today and
there is no relief in sight. Cold
wather is predicted for the entire
week.
Peter Lind says the ice over the Wis
consin river at Merrimack is seven
inches thick and growing thicker every
hour AS a result of the water going
through the powerhouse at Prairie du
Sac, the ice sometimes settles, causing
sharp noises like the roar of cannon on
the European battlefront.
Mrs. William Schultz of Reedsburg
was a visitor here Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wehner are
visiting relatives at st. Paul.
Mrs. Charles Pugh has returned
from Arena, where she attended the
A. G. conference.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Moog, daugh-
ter Dorothy and son Richard have
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-12-13
MONDAY
x o o o o 0 o 0 o x

Mrs. Victor Sells, Mrs. Edward Will
zewski and Miss Freda Gaetzke of
North Freedom were shoppers here
Saturday.
Five Americans, one German and
three Chinese were tortured and then
shot to death by the Yaqui Indians,
who raided Esperanza, 20 miles south
of Guaymas, Sonora, Thursday, accord
ing to a report brought to Nogales,
Ariz., last night by an American min
ing man. Four Germans working on
a plantation south of Esperanza were
unaccounted for.
All day Sunday the thermometer
lowered at zero or below. There was
enough wind to make the day disa-
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-12-13

At Madison B4air Co-ves41 is tie
new editor of Forward the organ of
the Wisconsin State Council of De-
tense. Lawrence Meyer, former edi-
tor of Forward, has left to enter the
Great Lakes Training station. The
young man was. formerly a res dent OF
Baraboo, a son of Mrs. Ada B. Con-
verse, now resident of the capital
city.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-12-13
Old Soldier Gives Recommendation

Gustav Wangelin, Commander of G.
A R. Post, Pinckneyville, H., writes:
81 highly recommend Foley Kidney
Pills, which l prefer to all others
have used" Foley Kidney Pills give
quick relief from backache, rheumatic
pains, stiff, swollen joints, languidness,
kidney trouble and sleep disturbing
bladder ailments. Sold everywhere.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-12-13

A. P. Briscoe of Adams has been
spending few days in this city.
Miss Corinne Sweet has returned to
Ripon after visiting friends and rela-
tives here.
Sergeant and Mrs. e. CULLEN of
Madison are visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Orick Watkins.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-12-13
EXPLOSION ON U-BOAT
KILLS AN AMERICAN

There has been an explosion on a
U-boat owned by Uncle Sam and one
was killed.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-02-08
- 49, ss. 80
K1 TsZT6 EF
u
Fertilizer Distributor.

plOwed down the previous fall as soon
Is they are sufficiently mature.
As little farmyard manure is avail
able "a the southern states where the
early crop Of potatoes is chiefly pro
luced, this seldom enters as q factor
il the production Of the crop. Com
me-cial fertilizers Of g nature espe-
cialIy adapted 70 the potato crop form
the chief reliance Of the growers. =
fertilizer carrying 3 10 I per. cent Of
nitrogen, 6 10 5 per cent Of ph0spL0ric
acid. and 5 10 10 per cent Of potash
is used al the rate Of go 20 100
pounds 10 the acre, depending upon
the crop which is 10 follow the p0-
.arO crop and the uberallty OF the
grower.
The fertilizer may be applied broad
cast If put on al the rate Of 1000
pounds or more 10 the acre. When
less than 1000 pounds 10 the acre are
used il is almost universally applied
along the line OF the row. q fu-r0w
being opened for the reception OF the
fertilizer. which is scattered by hand
u by a distributor which can BIZ used
20 ferLlize several rows az time.
After the fertilizer has been LiSrrib-
lCed. & cullvarg- is run along the line
II the rows 10 Incorporate The fer
dltzer with the soil in order 10 pre-
vent IFS coming in contact with the
sees when planted.
Sometimes rho +---rrr- * -a=rfaT and
-eop=Lel prior 10 The planting Of the
seed. 50 Is 10 Incorporate The fertilizer
more completely with tile S0iL. Sill
another plan Is 20 open the tu-rgw. dis
tribute about au-la-E -l- quantity of
fertilizer ra Dee used in The bottom. III
corporate il with The soil plant die
rn-a-oeS. partially cover them. and
-ealrer the remainder ~ the 2up-c@-
don on tile SeaLgel above Tie seed.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-02-08
ALL WORTH WHILE
EVERY KIND OF FAD HAS SOME
ADVANTAGE.
Trouble Is, One Is Apt to Go into
Them With Too Great Enthusiasm
at First-Three Good Exam
pies Of That Kind.

Do you remember a few years ago
when we all went wild about paper
bag cookery? Everything from soup 70
pudding we baked in paper bags and
We vowed that every dish that had
been cooked By that new method pos
sessed strange deiiclOusueSs that
never have been gained but through
the paper bag. We bought recipe
books and 10 end Of bags. We liked
the fad for a while and then We forgot.
We had a few failures and ws became
disguised. So passed the fad for paper
bags.
And then came a new vogue for cas-
serDIe cooking. To be sure, siIailar
dishes had been cooked with sim
liar results in France, Spain, Ger
many and Scotland. and other lands,
for cons OF years. But somehow our
culinary interest Was focused on the
casserole. and We sw0re our eternal
and undyiug devotion 70 it. It was
chicken en- casserole, beef eu casserole
and everything else en- casserole until
We forgot all about the casserole and
RELOCATED it to the top shelf with the
paper bags.
At one time In the history Of our
culinary experiments we became adj
dicted TO the use Of the areIess cooker
We spent our good money on a large
and complete outfit and spent long
hours experimenting with the various
appliances. But before We had saved
in fuel enough 20 cover half the cost
Of the freless cooker we grew weary
and up to the attic went the freIess
cooker in disgrace.
Now, the really sensible thing 20 do
would be TO accept these faGs for
what they are worth and TO keep them
all. There are things that can in no
other way be 50 well or 50 convent
emily cooked as in paper bags. Baked
fish In q paper bag is delicious and
leaves no dishes 10 be washed. Casser-
ole chicken is more delicious than any
other sort Of chicken and an occasional
stew is well worth while. For
cereals and many sorts Of meat dishes
the freleSs cooker is a convenience to
every housewife. and surely vegetables
and puddings cooked in glass have
many decided advantages. Therefore,
keep all these devices for what they
are worth, and take care not TO ez-
haust your interest at ErsG by too great
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-02-08
HIGH GRADE STOCK FAVORED
Farmer Must See That Machinery CT
Production Is Wort-y-l0ef5ciert
Equipment Is Costly.

Your fruit trees and bushes. your
rroDs. your animals are The machines
II your farm mandatory. Ar they
efficient? Do they return r. you the
biggest proG- On the raw material and
sabor spent on rhem? You must see
thar your machinery Of production i
worthy Of your time and labor. Low
quality. non-Euaranreed trees may LOOK
cheap. but they take as much room.
time and work IS the fine kinds.
says American Fruit Grower.
Scrub cows eat the same amount
II food and take as much attention.
OUT they don't give the milk and but
ter as do the fine breeds. Il is bad
business 70 work with inefficient
equipment
Other manufacturers often scrap
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars NJ
good machines 10 install others
that give better results for the
same effort. You can save money by
scrapplng your IowE-ade stuff. Get
The best you can afford. Il pays.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-02-08
COLT INFECTED WITH WORRIES
Animals Generally Have Coed Ape
lite, but Apparently Benefit Little
From Feed Ration.

Many horses lose condition or fail
10 make gains during winter months
because they are infected with worms
This is especially true Of colts Horses
suffering from worms generally have a
good appetite, but apparently benefit
little from the food eaten
There may be no symptoms which
point coucIusively 10 worms. but this
trouble Is 50 common that If The colts
and horses are not doing as well as
they should for the feed given. a
worm remedy may prove Of decided
value. In treating horses for worms
Dr.. L. s. BacEus Of The University Of
Missouri College Of Agriculture sug-
zests IL IS well 10 keep in mind that
the drug is meant for the worm rath-
CT than the horse, and should therefore
be given in as concentrated form as
possible. To insure this. little OF 10
bulky food should be fed during the
course Of treatment and as the para
sites are srupetied by worm remedies
rather than killed. the animals bowels
should be kept in an active condition
50 that the srUDefed worms may be
passed cut before they regain their VI
taliry. ! well Salr=d bran mash once
a day VIII generally insure such IN
action
The following formula is a worl
remedy which IS also Of value as
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-02-08
KNITTING Hein.

When knitting sock or stocking IL
one Will add q thread of good white
linen 10 the yarn when beginning the
heel and EliI every stitch plain on the
right side and purI every stitch on the
wrong side, which will co away with
the ribs. the heel will not be much
thicker than the rest Of the foot and
will wear At least three times as long.
This is useful for chiliren's winter
stockings and mems socks.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-02-08
Bread Pudding.

Butter three thick slices Of stale
bread and put in & bUrrered pudding
dish with one pint Of milk. Set this
on back Of the stove, or, if ther is a
stove shelf. on the shelf and allow II
TO soak one hour. Beat two eggs with
a pinch Of salt and pour, with large
cooking spoon OF Jamaica rum. into
the bread and milk. breaking the bread
n pieces with the spoon; sprinkle in
a few seeded raisins or curranrs and
bake in a slow oven until perfectly
done, usually about an hour and a
half. Serve with q hard sauce.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-02-08
CUPID AIMED HIGH
Valentine Written by French
Duke Earliest Specimen of
That Kind.

The earliest specimen of q written
valentine was by Charles. duke Of or,
leans. who was taken prisoner at Agtn.
court and detained in England p
years.
During the greater part OF the elGhJ-
zenith century valentines in the form
of u sheet Of note paper, in which
were inscribed some sentimental verse
or contained Il courteous expression OF
attachment, were popular.
This age was succeeded by a period
of decadence. The day became a much
degraded festival chiefly enjoyed by
those who could delight in sending Of
iocular anonymous letters, intended to
quiz and annoy the parties 10 whom
they were addressed.
Al the same time ugly pictures be
gan to appear-ridiculOus colored carl
catures of the male or female figure
with a few burlesQue verses below;
some OF q more sentimental kind gave
views of Hymen's altar, Of futtering
| Cupids or of hearts tranSfXed with
darts. Such low Wit as this could cir
culate freely among only the lower
class. and to them it became chiefly
confined.
| The children of the more refined
class were not willing to lose their
merry-making. and for their sake few
prettier pictures and verses were pro-
duced: but the old custom having fal-
len into disrepute was sinking lower
and lower, when it was arrested by a
powerful upward movement.
This improvement began in the thir
ties and was due 10 a number of ladies
who. aided by the highest in the land
opened for Il large number a new field
of labor. Hundreds of refined women
became engaged in the manufacture Of
valentines. the work being done in
their homes.
Nor were these little love tokens
the only articles to benefit by this up
lift. but art in all its branches rapidly
progressed. as was shown at the open
ing of the first international exhibition
by Queen Victoria and the Prince
Consort in May, 1851.
At this period. in order 10 give a
standing to the humble valentine, was
issued a series Of six valentines in
honor of the marriage Of Queen Vic
roria TO Prince Albert of Saxe-COburg-
Gotha, February 10. 1910. These val
entines depict various royal residences,
some of them the abodes Of the queen
and her royal cOnsort.
The pictures are made from sheets
of cork stamped in has relief, the foil F..
age being represented by granular
pieces of cork. Some Of them were |
painted with oil Colors.
The cards bearing the cork pictures |
are glued to perforated sheets Of vari-
GUS designs with gilt decorations, three |
by four and one-half inches in dimen-
sions.
The making of these lace cards was
done by men who devoted their entire .
time to this branch Of the business. /
These men after receiving the EN-
bossed sheets laid them one sheet at
time on steel die and adjusted exact
~ by means of regulating pins at the
corners, and then with fiat iron tools
covered with fine sandpaper, they
rubbed of the projecting bosses in the
paper.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-02-08
SCRUB STOCK is EXPENSIVE
Demand for Furebred Animals IN
Prece5ertea-Sire Is Sometimes
Mere Than Half Of Herd

The unprecedented demand for pure
bred live stock VIII sooner or later re-
suit in the marketing Of many animals
eligible 70 registry. which are inferior
rs individuals and which may prove
poor breeders. s. T. Simpson Of the
Missouri College Of Agriculture re-
minds buyers that the present high
values afford ali tie better reason for
investing In only good breeding ami
mails even though they appear high in
price. In this way only can the pres
ont high standard be maintained and
the scrub pure5red finally eliminated
The use Of the registered scrub can
but discourage the cause Of pure'rred
sires and better live stock. The breed
sr who markets such individuals ETiI
ultimately suffer the criticism o. those
who know good 1--we stock, and finally
be Disseminated against IN buying and
selling. The purchaser Of the scrub
purebred can breed nothing but lufe-
riO- Individuals 50 long as be per
sisrs in buying the pedigree with no
regard for Individual merit.
The purebred sire is the best means
Of live stock Improvement. Whether
good OF bad he is half the herd and
sometimes more. For this reason
the selection Of the sire demands
equally as much attention as The en-
tire group 1T females. and II Is far
more important 10 have COED sire,
both in individuality and breeding,
Than 70 have one Or two good females
II sacrifices must be made, let them
occur IN the selection OF the females.
Better still let every one be q good
one, both in breeding and individual
excellence.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-02-08
Healthy FiIIy FoaIs al Missouri Agri-
cultural College.

tonic: Powdered uUz v1mica > ounces;
powdered genuan root I ounces: pow
dered areca nut t ounces; sodium
chloride ounces; arSeni0uS acid ,
drains. Mix.
Give one heapinE teaSpoonfuI TO
every 80 pounds weight. every morn
ing and evening for about ten days.
The medicine may be mixed with
ground feed or sprinEled over cats OF
corn which has been dallpeneL