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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
FRUIT LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
"CaIifornia Syrup of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup OF
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish, or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother! If coated, give a
teaspoonful of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out Of the bow
els, and you have a well, playful child
again. When it's little system is full
of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea, indigestion, colic-remem-
Der, a good inside cleaning" should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep California
Syrup of Figs" handy; they know a
teaspoonful today saves sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for DO
cent bottle of california Syrup Of
Figs" which has directions for babies,
children of all ages and grown-ups
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
MOISTURE FOR COLD FRAMES
Use Just Enough Water to Keep Soil
Moist, Not Wet-Aim to Keep
Plants Dormant.

Cabbage, lettuce and caulif1ower
plants in cold frames need very little
water-just enough water should be
given to keep the soil moist, not wet.
Plants may be injured by too frequent
watering the surface of the soil. These
plants are not making growth. The
object is to keep them as dormant as
possible.
If the snow covers the sash while
the plants are frozen it need not be
removed; but If the weather is mild
when the fall takes place it should be
swept off.
If the plants should be frozen from
a severe freeze, sprinkle the leaves
with cold water and keep the straw
mats on the sash. The frost will gradu-
ally draw out without injuring them.
Give air every mild day by lifting the
sash an inch or two at the back end
in the middle Of the day.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03

teriSticS. The term, however, includes
number of different strains which are
often designated by some geographic
or descriptive name, such as Kansas
grown alfalfa, dry-land alfalfa, irri-
gated alfalfa, etc. In this connection
it may be said that the "dry-land" al
falfa seed offered on the market has
superiority IN resisting drought over
that grown with an abundance of
moisture On the other hand, strains
developed in the South have been
found less hard than those in the
northern states, although they usually
produce larger yields. Turkestan all
falfa, when subjected to thorough tests,
has been found inferior to American
grown strains.
The Grimm, Baltic, Canadian varie-
gated, and sand lucern are well-knownI
commercial strains of variegated all
falfa. With the exception of sand lu.
Germ, they have been found more rey
sistant to cold than other commercial
strains, and may be recommended for
sections where winterkilling occurs
frequently.
Peruvian alfalfa, under favorable
conditions, outyields any other com.
mercial strain. For the United Statess
however, it is not very generally useful
because it is not resistant to severe
cold and can only be grown success
fully where the winter temperature is
mild, as in the Southern and South1
western states.
Arabian alfalfa has a tendency to
be shortlived and cannot, therefore, be-
regarded as satisfactory variety.
No matter what variety the farmer
chooses, he should learn to distinguish
good from poor seed. Plump seed OF
an olive green color almost invariably
terminates well, while shriveled or
brown seed generally turns out poorly,
The presence Of any appreciable guam
tity of weed seeds or other impurities
indicate poor quality.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
PROFIT IN SEED FLAX
No Reason Why Crop Cannot Be
Raised on Old Land.
Domestic Supply Does Not Equal De-
mand-Larger Returns Received
From 1t Than From Small
Grains in Northwest.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
The production Of flaxseed in the
United States has been less than the
demand since 1909 and, under certain
conditions, it may be profitable to pay
more attention to this crop. Although
fiaxseed has always been regarded as
crop for new land and at the pres
ent time is grown most extensively in
Minnesota, the Dakotas and Montana,
there is no reason why more hax
should not be raised on old land in
the upper Mississippi valley. Farmers
east of Minneapolis and Duluth should
not attempt, however, to raise flax
seed in small quantities without CO
operative shipping arrangements, be-
cause of the lack of markets in the
East where fax can be sold in less
than carload lots.
Two reasons for the abandonment
to a large extent of 1axseed as a
crop in the older states were the
large production on new land, and the
prevalence of disease. Disease, how
ever, can be minimized by the prop
err treatment of seed and soil. AS has
been said, the domestic supply does
not now equal the demand. On the
other hand, farmers in the northern
states are learning that wheat cannot
always be relied upon and that it is
a mistake to make this their one cash
crop. AS matter Of fact, for a num-
Der of years the average return per
acre from flax in North Dakota, Min
nesota and Wisconsin has been great
er than from any other small grain.
The farmer who is about to engage
in the production of fiaxseed should
first obtain a good supply of seed. The
best plan is to get this from someone
in the locality who has good yield
ing stand of fax free from weeds and
disease. If this is not possible. the
agricultural experiment station in the
state or the bureau of plant industry,
United States department of agricul-
ture. may be applied to for further ad-
vice. The cleansing of the seed with
a tanning mill, the selection of the
| largest and plumpeSt seeds, and diSin-
lection with solution composed of
one pound of commercial formalde-
hyde Of standard strength to 40 gal
| Ions Of water, are strongly recon-
mended.
Where fax is grown continuously on
the same land, disease often develops
in spite of these and other precau-
tons. A rotation which includes cul-
tivated crop will go far toward over
coming this difficulty. If fax wilt is
known to be present, fax should not
be grown In the same field more than
once in every Eve years, unless re
sistant varieties are used In plan
ming rotations. it is best to have flax
follow some cultivated crop rather than
| a small grain. The small grains can
| follow the fax.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
"CASCkRETS' ACT
ON LIVER; BOWELS
No sick headache, biliousness,
bad taste or constipation
by morning.
Get a 1o-cent box.

Get a 10-cent box.
Are you keeping your bowels, liver,
and stomach clean, pure and fresh
with Cascarets, or merely forcing a
passageway every few days with
Salts, Cathartic Pills, Castor Oil or
Purgative Waters?
Stop having bowel wash-day. Let
Cascarets thoroughly cleanse and reg
sulate the stomach, remove the sour
and fermenting food and foul gases,
take the excess bile from the liver
and carry out of the system all the
constipated waste matter and poisons
in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will make you
feel great by morning. They work
while you sleep-never grippe. sicken
or cause any Inconvenience, and cost
only 10 cents box from your store.
Millions of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
have sHeadache, Biliousness, Coated
Tongue, Indigestion, Sour Stomach or
Constipation. Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03

Spring blowing will usually give bet
ter results than fall blowing, and a
firm, well-prepared seeded is essen
tial. 1t appears to be mistake, how
ever, to put off sowing until June L
a common practice in the Northwest.
Tests have shown that in the, north
ern Great plains the best results are
usually obtained from the latter part
of April to the first week of May. In
the high, dry plains seeding may be
somewhat later. From Is to 80 pounds
of seed to the acre is sufficient for
the production of seed flaS, although a
higher rate is commonly used when
the crop is grown for fiber.
Fuller details in regard to the pro
duction of this crop are contained in
Farmers Bulletin No. 785, new pub
LEGATION of the United States depart
ment of agriculture.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
Died Of Premature Old Age

How many times we hear of COM
paratively young persons passing away
when they should have lived to be 20
or 80 years of age. This fatal work is
usually attributed to the kidneys, as,
when the kidneys degenerate, it causes
auto-intoxication. The more injuri-
GUS the poisons passing thru the kid
neys the quicker will those noble or
gans be degenerated, and the sooner
they decay.
1t is thus the wisest policy, to pre-
vent premature old age and promote
long life, to tighten the work of the
kidneys. This can be done by drink
ing plenty of pure water all day long,
and occasionally taking Anuric, double
strength, before meals. This can be
obtained at almost any drug store. You
will find Anuric more potent than lithia
for it dissolves uric acid as water does
sugar.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
Meteor Trail Spiral.

A persistent meteor trail reported
by w. III. Stevenson to the British AS
Economical association, had curious
spiral shape. Immediately after the
passage of the brilliant meteor, the
trail was traced with the finder OF
the observers telescope, and was
found to consist Of regular undula-
lions, about a degree from crest to
crest, and with an amplitude of q
fourth of degree. Regular variations
in brightness made it evident that the
trail had the form of helix. In the
three minutes the trail was watched,
there was no perceptible drift or
change of shape, making it quite evil
dent that the form was not due to air
currents, and it is suggested that the
meteor may have had helical mo-
ton.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
STOCK HELP SOIL FERTILITY
Taking Crop Off on Four Legs Is One
of Best Ways to Clear Money
OF of Any Farm. !.

Do not forget that taking your crop
off on four legs is one of the best ways
to make clear money off of your farm,
besides improving its fertility by keep
ing all manure on your land. This
method of farming, if carried out prop.
erly. makes your land of'greater value
year by year, and You will have larger
returns from your work. In other
words, feed your crops to those ami
mails which you like best, be they cat
tie, sheep or hogs.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03

ct. Helen stopped to gather them up
One of the articles was small moroc-
co case with the name Of a well-known
jeweler on the outside. But he quickly
caught it from her hand.
''Let me have thatl" he said, and
thrust it into his pocket.
Helen said nothing. She stood still
looking at him in kind of wonder
ment that gradually changed to suspi-
cion, and q stricken agony.
He began to stammer out: Listen
dear-you see I got it for you-and--
and it was not right-not what l
thought 1 was getting-and I don't
want you to see it till I get the right
one."
She said nothing, and followed him
dumbly into the living room. He went
from there to his bedroom, and she
began to think. After all it might be
as he had said. The thought that there
was some other woman In his life was
somehow unthinkable. She must be
more sure. But the evidence was
Mol no! she must be more sure.
At dinner he talked glibly on all
sorts of happenings, and she answered
as though nothing had occurred. The
next evening he handed her a small
packet. Opening it, she found pend
ant set with turquoise.
81 remembered the turquoise was
your birthstone, and you liked to
wear it." he said. '"The other one was
a topaz"
1t flashed upon her that she had no
reason to suspect him, and she thanked
him, and kissed him for the gift.
About week after this friend in
the city telephoned, inviting her to a
matinee. She accepted, and took the
next train in. Arthur had told her
he would not be home to dinner, and
she did not need to hurry home. After
the performance, Helen wished to
make a few purchases. and they con-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
Arthur 5 Little
Mistake
By Katherine Howe


Copyright. 1917. by w. G. Chapman.)
Helen saw her husband coming up
the path to the house, and her eyes
smiled welcome. They lived about
twenty miles from the big city, and Of
ten lately his business had kept him in
town so that he had not come home,
sometimes at night. Helen was SEN
sible woman, she loved her "big boy"
Arthur, and as he always telephoned
when detained, she had no reason to
doubt that anything other than bust
ness kept him from her. They had
been married about six years, and she
reasoned that one could not expect the
loverlike attentions of the honeymoon
to go on indefinitely. All women want
them, but they generally have to bring
philosophy and cold logic to their aid
instead, look the situation in the face,
and not expect the impossible. Helen
had done this, and she laid the dimin-
fishing attentions to the increasing de-
mands of the practical life.
Arthur May was light-haired, tall,
and beginning to grow stout. He was
thirty-two, and Helen had repeatedly
told him he was too young to let him.
self get fat; but May was not the self
denying kind, and refused to limit his
food supply. He kissed his wife in
the hall, patted her cheek, and said he
was glad to get home. 1t had been
bad going, blowing his way through
the snow from the station. AS he hung
up his overcoat it slipped from the
nook, and fell. In his haste to pick it
up, he caught at the wrong end, and
emptied several things from the pock-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03

the irritation is there nevertheless.
Once a man has lost his sight, in
nearly every instance he is immedi-
ately calm. With the mind relieved
of the irritation of seeing it is not diff
ficult to understand that it should be
more efficient for thinking. A curious
phase of the study of the blind is
that while man is losing his sight he
does all his worrying. The irritation
seems to increase as the light dims,
but once the light goes out completely
there is peace.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
A Kidney Medicine Thai
Always Makes Friends

After selling DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root
for fifteen years and knowing that it has
been the means of producing satisfied Gus,
toners, am pleased to recommend it and
believe that it is equal to the best prep
aration on the market for kidney ailments.
/ have never heard single party say
that it did not accomplish good results.
Very truly yours,
G. j. FLEMING, Druggist.
Sept. 81, 1916. Norfolk, Neb.
Prove What Swamp-Root VIII Do For You
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample size bot,
tie. 1t will convince anyone. You will
also receive a booklet of valuable infor-
nation, telling about the kidneys and blad-
der. When writing, be sure and mention
this paper. Regular ffty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores.-Adv. -
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03

of my ailment than l have in ten years.
I used to have severe heaaaches. l
have never had one of these spells
since I took the first bottle of DR..
Pierce's medicine.-JOHN G. JOHN
SON, 1105 Tower Ave.
Golden Medical Discovery" is put
up in both liquid and tablets. No alco-
hol, no narcotic. Ingredients printed
on wrapper. All druggists dispense it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
Ewes Most Active of senses.

Naturally. the eyes are the most
active Of the senses. They record so
many Impressions that are unpleasant
that they cannot fail to cause constant
irritation. OF course, the system
adapts itself to this, and most ordi-
nary human beings do not feel it, but
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
LEARNING VALUE OF ALFALFA
Feeders Are Demanding Hay as SUBJ
stitute for Corn-Timothy and
Glover More Plentiful.

Alfalfa hay is at a high-priced level
on the general market. Feeders are
learning it's value as substitute for
corn, and are demanding it more and
more. This, with the light crop ir
many sections, has pushed up the
price.
Timothy and clover are relatively
more plentiful, while prairie hay is not
found in the amounts common in other
years, though there is a good crop
of it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
ThIckest Tree Trunks.

The thickest tree trunk is said to be
that of adansonia digitata, called the
baobab tree, a native OF Africa. The
trunks are sometimes more than 80
feet in diameter and the tree never
more than go feet high. 1t is strictly
tropical but grows liz the extreme
south Of Florida.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
Caution.

You are not making as many
speeches as usual"
'Pm not feeling oratorical at pres
ent," replied Senator Sorghum. "The
folks out home are differing on several
questions so violently that I don't
know which side to agree with"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
A Bio. Saving.

SIN thinking of buying car"
''Where do you expect to get the
money!"
"Oh, that will be easy. My doctor
has ordered me to stop eating potar
toes"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
RED FACES AND RED HANDS
Soothed and Healed by cuticura-Sam-
pie Each Free by Mail.

Treatment for the face: On rising
and retiring smear affected parts with
Cuticura Ointment. Then wash of with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. For the
hands: Soak them in a hot lather
of Cuticura Soap. Dry, and rub in
Cuticura Ointment.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
Process of Elimination.

The portly man with the appetite
to match, surveyed with astonishment
the tray of dishes the waiter had
brought.
George" he said, show could you
remember all these things l ordered?"
"Dat was easy, sab. done tole
de chef dere wuz a man outside want
ed everythin' on de bill 'cep' de olives"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03

165 pounds and am as strong as man.
/ think money is well spent which pur-
chases Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Mrs. JOS. O'BRYAN, 1755
Newport Ave., Chicago, Ill.
The success of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled. 1t may be
used with perfect confidence by women
who suffer from displacements, infam-
nation, liberation, Irregularities, peri
odic pains, backache, bearing down feel
ing, hatulency, Indigestion, dizziness,
and nervous prostration. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is the stan
dsrd remedy for female ills.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03

from 1t at one time
while in Vancouver,
but overcame 1t by
a persistent use OF
Dodd's Kidney Pills,
Finally I was com.
pletely cured. I oc'
casionally use the
remedy now in or
der to keep the kid
neyS regulated.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
Out of Beach

"Every cloud may have a silver
linin'," said Uncle Eben; 'but de IA
cilities ain allus pervided fur climbin'
up an lookin' at dat side o. de cloud"
Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
The Riaht Note.

"I haven't been home for .TTo days.
Got into a poker game"
"Your wife will fix you."
81 hope this note will pacify her."
'I haven't much confidence in
notes."
81 have in this one. 1t is a twenty
dollar note"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03

ascertain for himself what variety is
best suited to his condition. Full in
formation on this point is contained in
Farmers Bulletin No. 757, of the o. S.
Department of Agriculture.
Common alfalfa is general term
used to include all the alfalfas that
are not clearly Of hybrid origin or do
not have distinct and uniform charac-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03

have the highest praise for Dodd's. Be
sure to get 'DODD'S," the name with
the three DIS for deranged, disordered,
diseased Kidneys just as Mr.. Fergu-
son did. No similar named article will
do.-Adv. q "
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
Method in It.

cit is very kind of you to mix the
cocktails for your wife's parties"
Eyes, try to be helpful. Besides,
I usually get a chance to sneak drop
or two for myself"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03

Send loc to DR.. Pierce, Inyalids' Hotel.
Buffalo, for large trial package OF Anurlc
: for kidneys-cGres backache.-Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
A WISCONSIN MAN
Superior, wis., have been a g

OutACACA LII QDOut
ten years with ca
tarrh of the head,
or nasal catarrh.
I have now been
using DIR. Pierce's
m e di ci n e s for
about i've months,
Golden Medical
Discovery an d
IS a G e's Catarrh
Remedy and /
am feeling better
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
pon,t CRY over Split MIX.

"rm so sorry missed that oppor-
tunity to kiss YOU"
"Oh, don't feel bad about it--there
will be others"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
Good Substitute.

"Ma, have you any conspicuously
saccharine combinations for CASTRO
nomical enjoyment at support"
"No, Betsy; all we got extra for
supper is some candy and caze:"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
Very Much So.

81 understand your son has been gis
en- light work"
"Yes; he's reading gas meters.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03

was uQaDi0 10 Walk
or do any of my own
work. / read about
Lydia E. Pinkham'e
We getable Com
pound in the news
papers and deter
mined to try it. It
brought almost i'm
mediate relief. My
weakness has en-
tirely disappeared
and / never had bet
ter health. / weigh
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
THE 8 DIS IN DoDD'S

Mr.. Robert w. Ferguson, bingham,
Mass. writes: I suffered from kid
ney disorder for years. Had incessant
backache and trouble. Nearly died
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
Their Resources.

ssThe knights of old would have got
on as lawyers"
"Why do you say that?'
Because they never lacked for re-
tainers."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03

Matrimony is the postgraduate
course in a woman's education.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03

The debtor Of Siam after three
months may be seized and compelled
to work out his Indebtedness.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03

Spain and possessions last year sold
to the United States goods valued at
$50, 458.377.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
There are now nine fairly distinctive
commercial strains of alfalfa recog-
nized In the United States. These vary
in their climatic and other require
ments and the farmer who is contem-
plating planting alfalfa will do well to
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03

In Iceland whistling is forbidden as
a breach of divine law.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
WOMAN SICK
TWO YEARS
Could Do No Work.
Now Strong as a
Man.

Chicago, Ill.-'sFor about two years
/ suffered from female trouble so
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
Discharged.

Boss-My man, it is my painful duty
to discharge you.
Bossed-Well, sir, one should dis
charge his duty, even though that duty
is to discharge.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
When Your Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eye Remedy

No Suarting - Just Eye Comfort. 50 cents -
Druggists mail. Write for Free Nye BOOK.
MURINE EYE REMEDY CO., CHICAGO