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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13
IFS = Century Old.

Occasionally we come across some
article Of manufacture which has been
improved upon year after year, only
to return again to its original state
as the most desirable. This is true of
the pocket-knife. You will find 1t in
all degrees of perfection and ornamen-
tation, but the style most approved at
the present moment is that Of the old
navy knife-invented no one knows
how long ago. This knife is the In
slant action, drop-out type, and is
made in two styles, either Of which
the jackie prefers above all modern
pull-out and push-button types. The
blade simply slides in a groove so that
it is opened by the same movement
which jerks 1t out Of the pocket. When
1t has been fouled from long usage,
the entire blade can be raked out and
cleaned. The Jackie prizes its SIMPLE
ity when he is up aloft, with only one
hand free, and when his fingers are
stiff and numb. At such times any
other kind would be useless.-Popalar
Science Monthly.
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To Warn Future Xmas.

Premier Venizelos has announced
his intention Of placing marble
PLAGUE in the chamber Of deputies,
where future kings may see it when
they take the oath Of office, warning
them against usurping the rights Of
the people, writes an Athens CORE
spondent.
He says that when he is in London,
and visits the house of commons, he OBJ
serves at the entrance to Westminster
conspicuous plaque reading: "Here
was beheaded Charles /, King of Eng
land, for having usurped the liberties
of the people Of England" Whenever
a king now goes to Westminster to
open or close the work Of parliament
he passes directly before this plaque,
which has served for 200 years to warn
British kings not to trench on the
rights Of the people. Following this
precedent, M. Venizelos will inscribe
on the plaque in the chamber here:
"King Constantine lost his throne for
twice dismissing the parliament elect
ed by the people and imposing his per-
sonal policy on the people, while the
dismissed parliament returning to pow
er upheld the constitution institutions
Of the country"
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Agreed With Him.
THE NEW METHOD
CBy L. w. Bower. NJ. d.

Backache Of any kind is often caused
by kidney disorder, which means that the
kidneys are not working properly. Poison
Gus matter and uric acid accumulate
withi5k. the body in great abundance.
overworking the sick kidneys; hence the
congestion Of blood causes backache in
the same manner as similar congestion
in the head causes headache. You be-
come nervous, respondent sick, feverish.
irritable, have spots appearing before the
eyes, bags under the lids, and lack ambi-
ton to do things.
The latest and most effective means
of overcoming this trouble, is to eat spar
ingly of meat, drink plenty of water be-
tween meals and take a single An-u-ric
tablet before each meal for a while.
Simply ask your favorite druggist for
Anuric, double strength. If you have
lumbago. rheumatism, govt. dropsy, be-
gin Immediately with this newest discov-
cry of DR.. Pierce, who is Chief Medical
Director of Invalids' Hotel and Surgical
Institute in Buffalo, N. Y. Send 10 cents
for trial pkg. Large package 60c.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13
HAS SEVEN NAMES
City of Dorpat on Line of German
Advance.
At Different Times Was In Possession
Of Germany, Russia, Poland
and Sweden.

Dorpat is one Of the important CEN
| tiers Of population in the Baltic prov
| ince Of Livonia, which lies on the line
Of advance Of the German offensive In
the direction of Petrograd, says a bull
letin issued by the National Geographic
society.
Situated on the south bank Of the
River Embach, which flows eastward
into Lake Peipus, Dorpat is connected
by rail with both Reval and Riga and
also has a triweekly steamboat service
connecting it with the trade center Of
Pskov, on the Velikaya, one Of the
water routes connecting the Baltic
with Southern Russia. The distance
to Riga by rail is 156 miles, In south
westerly direction, while RevaI lies to
the northwest distance of 118 miles.
Except for one or two churches, in
Guiding the cathedral which crowns
Domberg Cathedral hilD and the
castle which rises on the brow of
Schlossberg (Castle hilD, there are
few medieval buildings in the town,
owing to the fact that the place was
almost completely destroyed by fire in
1777. 1t had suffered from conf1agra-
ton on two previous occasions when
invading armies punished it for its
stubborn resistance. The old FORTH
cations have also been dismantled and
attractive promenades now take the
place Of the old walls and earthworks.
Dorpat Is known by many names
(Yuriev, Dorpt, Derpt, Tarto, Tarto-
lin and Tehebata), fact which recalls
Its tempestuous history during the six
teenth, seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries. when 1t was veritable shut
tlecock city, being tossed back and
forth between contending nations
which made the Baltic provinces their
backgrounds. 1t is supposed to have
been founded by prince of Kiev early
in the eleventh century. Two hum
dred years later the Teutonic knights
arrived, and the year following their
advent the cathedral was established
on the Domberg. Russia ousted the
Germans in 1858; Poland took posses
sion in 1852; Sweden seized the town
in 1900; Poland retook it in 1903 (;
Sweden was once more in possession in
1925; Russia asserted its claims in
1865, followed by a long period Of
Sweden-Russian activities which re-
suited in Russia's making good it's
claim in 1904. -Four years later large
part of the population was deported
to the interior of Russia.
Before the outbreak of the world
war Dorpat was the headquarters of
the Eighteenth army corps of Russia.
1t has a population of $4,000. and ever
since the middle ages, when it was a
member of the Hanseatic league, it has
enjoyed considerable trade with Pskov
and Novgorod. The agricultural fair,
held in August of each year, is an i'm
portant feature Of the city's life In
times Of peace.
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WOMEN SUFFERERS MAY
NEED SWAMP ROOT

Thousands upon thousands Of women
have kidney and bladder trouble and
never suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
IF the kidneys are not in healthy
condition, they may cause the other or
gans to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss Of am
bition, nervousness, are often times symp-
toms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment: DR..
Kilmers' Swamp Root, q physicians pre-
scription, obtained at any drug store, may
be just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Get medium or large size bottle i'm
mediately from any drug store.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents TO DR..
Kilner & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for q
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
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and down they went, several hundred
feet into the earth.
At the first level the rich mans son
stepped off the cage and peered
through the dimly lit streets of the
underneath. Then he said:
sMen, I am John d. Rockefeller, Jr.
What seems 10 be the trouble out
here?"
They were dunlfounded, helpless.
Then he walked with his men into
the dark places with his face taking
on a goodly veneer OF black dust. He
looked his men straight In the eye,
firmly but kindly, and asked them what
they thought could be done or should
be done to better conditions. He didn't
patronize, apologize, strut or talk
loudly.
So he walked, in the earth, with his
men who had hated his name.
When he came up to the top of the
world again he walked down the min
Ing town street to the Golden Bow
saloon. This was the only town In the
Rockefeller group that had saloon.
He inquired for Tony, the barkeep.
Rockefeller shook hands with Tony,
while Tony's eyes all but jumped out
of his head. Tony was disappointed.
There was no plug hat, no policeman,
no proud and naughty person before
him, no sour face, no overlooking bus
iness-just q pleasant, niild-mannered
and unafraid man.
John D., Jr., said he had heard Tony
was interested in him and he had
taken the trouble, which was no trou-
BILE at all, to come and say hello and
wish him well, although doubtless
wishing to himself Tony would get
into some other business.
Down south of Trinidad, up high in
the hills where the fourfusher lasts
about second, Rockefeller sent
everybody back to Trinidad. He stayed
for the night-alone. He rolled up in
a miners blanket. The next morning
when we found him he was washing
his face In tin basin. Then he looked
out over the receding slopes of the low
er plateau and observed earnestly that
it truly was noble country.
We came into Walsenberg finally. In
the civil war some of the Bulgarian
miners placed a cannon on the noun
tain top and fred into the militia.
Just how many were killed was never
stated.
:. They were surly, Rockefeller had
been informed. He was advised to
watch himself.
Well, wonder of wonders, he had a
society" evening at the big camp
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some miles from the town. They had
an orchestra accordion,
fiddle and organ. They played selec-
lions from most Of the Italian operas,
and then Rockefeller suggested a
dance Not such another dance was
ever held in the eternal hills of Colo
RADIO. Rockefeller is some dancer, too.
He danced with the miners wives and
daughters, and before they knew it he
was the one normal person there. They
forgot he was the son of John d. Rock
efeller, after while, and had the
time Of their lives.
Again he fired us all back to town.
"Come up in the morning" he said.
He was alone that night again with his
men-his partners, as he called them.
We came back in the morning. He
had explored the mines with his men.
He had inquired about the school IA
cilities, how they would like to have
bandstand, provision for small gar
dens, a Y. M. G. A. and lot of things
like that.
We found him, as down beyond Trim
idad, standing on the high bluff, look
ing out over the foothills, wrapped in
the flooded gold of the sunrise.
I'D like to live here part of the
year." he said.
And so from mine camp to mine
camp always insisting that he go alone
to see his partners.
The Big Meeting Called.
At one mine camp he went alone to
the homes of the miners to talk with
the wives and the children. He was
SO affable, so mild-mannered, so ap-
parently sincere, that the half-billion-
dollar business soon was lost sight of
and they felt somehow-these human
beings with only wretched chance at
the best but with a soul and love of
life like his-they found a friend.
They were coming together from the
widely separated poles, like flash Of
lightning.
After weeks spent in living their
lives, the big meeting was called at
Pueblo. 1t was attended by delegates
from all the mines. The delegates
were selected by the men themselves.
in secret meeting and by secret ballot.
No company influence was exerted.
He laid before them his industrial
scheme, since adopted by all the min
ing towns In the district and officially
approved by the Colorado Industrial
commission.
The thing was going along smoothly
when delegate from up Fremont way
arose and said that the boys back In
the mine were skeptical. Some had
told him the man who came to them
was on impostor. that they didn't think
1t was Rockefeller at all. fer Rocks
Teller wouldn't have dared to come
there.
Rockefeller's face broke into a
smile.
WELL" he said pleasantly. You
think am the man l represent myself
To &c. don't you? You remind me- of
the story OF the man who entered a
passenger coach and sat down on an
other mans hat. He quickly got AZ
and said TO the owner of the crushed
hat :: Il think sat down on your hat
You think you did? the other yelled
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13
BOSCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

Why use ordinary cough remedies,
when Boschee's German Syrup has
been used so successfully for fifty-one
years in all parts Of the United
States for coughs, bronchitis, colds
settled in the throat, especially lung
troubles. 1t gives the patient good
nights rest, free from coughing, with
easy expectoration in the morning,
gives nature a chance to soothe the
inf1amed parts, throw off the disease,
helping the patient to regain his
health. Sold in all civilized countries
80 and 90 cent bottles.-Adv.
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I. 81
during the coal miners strike. He gives
an interesting impression of the worlds
richest mans son and only made heir
Editor.
A rather mediocre literary person
once advised all young and mediocre
reporters-one Of whom I am, both
young and mediocre-to pick the big
gest subject in the world if he would
get away with it. He mentioned two
subjects as the biggest and
the Bible. He put the Bible first.
Both subjects, somehow, fit into the
story of John d. Rockefeller, Jr., but
of the two subjects the Bible end, or
the man himself, is the one worth
bothering about. Fortunes change.
Character usually is fixed.
To write about million dollars is
easy. To write about hundred mil
lion dollars is easier. To write about,
say, half billion dollarS-the approx
innate size of the Rockefeller potts
easiest. But to write about the man,
entirely disassociated from his money
that is horse of another color, but,
withal, not unpleasant, if one happens
to know his man.
Believing every wallop ever aimed
at the Rockefellers, and it was con-
genial believing, / hurried off to hob
mob with the very rich mans very rich
son, gloating in my soul at the oppor-
tunity to break another lance on his
supposedly soulless hide-and, also, to
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13
Childish Deductions.

Mary and her little brother. Billie.
were standing in The parlor Of q big
hotel. Much awed at their luxurious
surroundings, they were gazing about
when Billie's glance fell on a picture
Of Marie Antoinette. Edging up to
Mary, he whispered: who's that
lady?" To which Mary replied in a
confidential tone: "Why, she's the
one that owns the furniture"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13
chlornform and Uniform.

There sure never was more self
important lieutenant than Smithers.
One day of parade he demonstrated
with Private Spudlock for some trivial
reason, and the old soldier resented
the unjust dressing-down.
"You think you know army matters
better than / dot" barked the bump
tious officer, superiority.
"Well, / don't know, sir" he
drawled; but I reckon I've been In
chloroform as long as you've been In
uniform
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be perfectly fair about 1t. But it sur
was to be "spurlos versenkt" for John
D., Jr.!
An old philosopher said that while
distance lends enchantment to the
view it also begets a dimness fatal to
our purpose.
Hand to hand, elbow to elbow, soul
to soul, right up close where men can't
acknowledgement, it was violent dis
illusionment
/ make bold now to assert, mindful
of inherent prejudices, that this is the
man:
Take all his money from him, set
him down on the top of the mountain
or in the midst of the interminable
desert and he would be all there
just man, the rightest Of the right
est merely as man-to-man stuff goes.
He'd do his part-without whimper.
He'd be the last man to give up.
He went up against sure-enough
proposition in Colorado. He won over
to him--as man-hundreds of una
fraid men in the mountains who judge
fellow humans by stern standard
nerve. They might hate the power of
his money. probably still do in way,
but they liked this human being.
That's the acid test in the high hills
and on the desert. He went through
unscathed.
There wasn't man among US after
two weeks who wasn't ready to agree
"Well, what do you know about
that? He's human!"
At the hearing by the federal trades
commission in New York, after he had
surprised the members with his APP
parent grasp of Industrial and sociolog-
ical problems, Mother Jones, angel of
the miners everywhere, laid her hand
on his shoulder and asked him to come
to Colorado.
81 believe in your sincerity" she
said, substantially. II believe you
mean to do what is right, but you don't
know. Come and see for yourself,
John"
He said simply:
sri come"
Some one dSkeu uilu IL ue ukuu
fear such trip.
he said: "No."
Common Everyday Man.
he would not permit detective or
policeman to accompany him. he wore
the kind of clothes he wears in New
York-fabrics of ordinary texture,
probably costing about $40 suit. He
wore an ordinary overcoat that prob
ably didn't cost as much. He wore an
ordinary fedora hat and ordinary
heavy shoes. He wasn't half as snowy
as the newspaper men who were with
him, not at his invitation but unbe-
known to him until they burst in on
the landscape and discovered him
calm. pleasant and unafraid.
We went into Fremont county one
day. The miners had been in an ugly
mood. Rockefeller couldn't be distin-
guished. nv them. from the Others. for
they had never seen a Rockefeller He
inquired for one of the miners. This
fellow had the reputation of being a
bad actor. Rockefeller found him ut
the mine mouth. They chatted few
minutes and then stepped on the cage
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13
Etiquette.

There is an ancient saying that "One
should never speak of rope to man
whose father was hanged" and there
is great deal implied in those few
words. In effect, is meant that subjects
of conversation should be carefully in
troduced where persons present are
not known to certain extent; that is,
that nothing untoward has happened,
publicly, at least, that would make
any unusual subject apply too openly
to anyone especially.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13
state Of Ohio. city of Toledo, Lucas

State Of Ohio. City Of Toledo. Lucas
County-ss.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he Is
senior partner of the firm of F. ]. Cheney
a. Co., doing business in the City OF To-
ledo, County and State aforesaid, and that
said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use Of
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
AZ A. B. issS. '''' go
iSeaD A. W. Gleason, Notary Public.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is taxi
on the Mucous Surfaces Of the System.
Druggists, 75c. Testimonials free.
r. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13
Thought All Astepsn Cruel.

Nell's mother had been telling her
the story of Cinderella, and the little
girl was deeply impressed with the
cruelty Of the wicked stepmother. A
day or two later, while playing with
several other children, she heard Bob
by's mother reprimand him severely
for some misdemeanor. Rushing home
she excitedly explained to her mother
what had occurred and inquired
breathlessly: 'Ts Bobby's mother
step?"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13
Too Old to Learn.

"Why don't you try to manage that
horse without profanity?" asked an
officer OF cavalryman.
"It wouldn't do any good" said the
cavalryman. ut amt fair to this
horse to ask it to start at it's time of
life to learn lot of polite words."-
Puck.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13
creat Burma Rice crnn.

Burma is the worlds largest pro-
Queer of rice and. though less than a
tenth of the crop is exported. even
chen her exports constitute more than
half the rice which comes into inter-
national trade. The Burma rice crop
averages twenty-eight rns2ion tons q
year. and upwards of two and sne-half
million tons are exported.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13
Paper strinq and Sacks.

Paper string is being used In Eng
land for commercial purposes. Even
tissue paper can be used in its manu-
facture. Paper is being used for max
ing sacks for commercial use in place
of burlap, and these have been found
to equal the former sacks in every
way.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13
nistractIno Attention.

in the good old days town scoids
were severely dealt with"
$50 they were. but the ducking stool
has gone out of fashion"
sYes. About the only why we can
hope to get any relief from scold
nowadays is to coax her into motion
picture theater aud get her Interested
In q filns."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13
Mot : Valuable Prize.

There's no prize worth winning dis
honestly. We can't imagine anything
worse than having silver or gold
reminder of a time when we Uere
crooked.-Exchange.
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state. I could not get out of my bed.
/ just thought never would get well
again. began taking 'Favorite Pre-
scription' and most heartily endorse
its use."-MRS. EDNA MCCLELLAN,
% Thompson Ave.
Liquid or tablets. ALI druggists
ADV.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13
Betting on His Temperature.

The Junior partner of the Wall street
firm was indispoeed and the senior
partner was calling him up every two
or three minutes.
"Why do you telephone Bob 80 Of
tent" inquired friend. us he seri-
ously illr
"Oh, no." was the reply, but his
temperature fiuctuates considerably
and some of our customers are specu-
lating on the fluctuations"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13
FIERY RED PIMPLEs
That Itch and Burn Are Usually
Ecxematoua-cutleura Quickly Heals.

It needs but a single hot bath with
Cuticura Soap followed by gentle
application Of CuticIra Ointment to
the most distressing, disfguring
eczemas, itchings and burnings to
prove their wonderful properties. They
are also ideal for everyday toilet use.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept /,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13
Accounting for Il.

"The scenes of this play are laid in
Greece"
mo wonder it has all fat parts"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13

Strive to be the cream of your pro-
fession, remembering that cream a.
ways rises to the top.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13
ARMY Life.

The difference between army life
and ordinary life is that those in the
army know that discomfort doesn't
get them anything.
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II you are determined to live and
die slave to custom, see that 1t is
at least a good one.
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One Rappy THOUGHT.

A party of "Jocks" were partaking
of bully beef and biscuits in the
trenches. They sighed as they chewed
and then one burst out.
''Just think OF. boz !. two eggs,
four slices o. bread, and bowl O. tea
for half franc y
There was sudden silence, and
when the little party had recovered
from their dizziness one asked:
Where can We get all that?"
mae place." answered the first
speaker sadly. ''Nae place. But just
think o'tw
Agreed With Him.
Prisoner-Listen, Judge; I'll stop
drinking for a month.
Judge-I believe you; thirty days.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13

If the average man isn't born great
or is unable to achieve greatness he
tries to thrust himself upon ii.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13
Have You Read Yours?

"Is your house insured against fire?"
81 don't know. I've just been read
ing over the insurance policy"
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A PROMINENT ST. PAUL
WOMAN.
st. Paul, Minn.-There is not a met

SluC OA the muK~
ket that can COM
pare with DR..
Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. I was
never very strong
and after the birth
of my little girl,
about four years
ago, I was in q
very serious condi.
ton. I could scarce
ly move, I was In
such a weakened
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13

The sweetness of revenge may sour
the best disposition.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13

II you can't lose without carrying a
grudge don't compete.