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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-12
GERMANS FOND OF NETTLES
Ancient Food of Teutons Again Ap-
pears on tae Tables in
Germany.

Munich.-A food which was much
used and liked by the ancient Teutons,
but had been forgotten for many cen
turtles, has again appeared on the Ger
man tables under the dire necessity of
the wartime-the nettle.
The weed, which is now cultivated
in enormous quantities and has largely
replaced cotton for cloth, is cooked
like spinach and also used for soups
and other dishes. AS the plant con-
tains much sugar and chlorophyl, it
has considerable food value, and it
tastes better than spinach.
In Sweden, where many of the an
cient Teutonic customs have survived,
nettles have always been eaten, and
lately they have been sold canned. In
some parts of southern Germany
-'nettle dumplings" were formerly con-
sidered delicacy of the spring sea-
E0n.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-12
HOW OUR TROOPS LOOK TO- BRITISH
"a "a IA - N IA IA "a IA p "a IA

at the head of the troops, playing a
lively march. Cheers upon cheers re-
verberated from the crowds lining the
streets and Talbot square as the
American troops marched smartly
past.
'"The American band was followed by
two of the men carrying a large Union
Jack and the Stars and Stripes side by
side, this significant emblem of unity
arousing great patriotic cheering.
They were greeted with the playing
of the American national anthem, 1.-THE
Star Spangled Banner" by the r. A.
M. G. Depot band, stationed immedi-
ately in front OF the town hall. The
troops, who were finely built lot of
young men, were promptly lined up,
and the mayor and mayoress, accom-
panied by Sir John Russell, Bart, the
town clerk and Mrs. Harbottle and
Mrs. j. Parkinson, mother Of the
mayor, went to the edge of the foot
path, and the mayor entered into con-
versation with Captain Tootle, the Of
ficer commanding the United States
contingent.
"The mayor proceeded to give e civic
welcome to the troops.
captain Tootle called upon the men
to show what they felt IN their
hearts, the gladness that came over
them on that occasion. He desired
them to let the good people assembled
know how happy they were to be pres
ent to stand shoulder to shoulder in
that great human cause. "Give them
three hearty American cheers, and re-
member your colleagues" was the con-
Guiding appeal.
"The men responded with three rous-
ing cheers, which far exceeded all pre-
vious similar responses.
Look Pale but Fit.
"They are young men, from eighteen
years upward, and nearly all clean
shaven. They have paler appear
ance than our men, but this might be
due to the voyage as well as the lack
of training, and the Blackpool air and
sun will soon impart a ruddier hue to
their cheeks. The troops are above
the average height, and are straight
and clean limbed. In dress they some
what resemble our colonial troops, es-
pecially in headgear, for their hats
American service hats-are of the
sombrero type, with the slack crown.
Their khaki is shade darker in color
than that of our men, and their over
coats are thick, uncommonly long, and
worn loose fitting. They wear tight
trousers, combined with sort of gai-
tiers, the latter having leather inside
and being khaki on the outside of the
legs. The men are from Ohio, and
are college men, a good proportion be-
ing medical students"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-12
Church Is Home for Cats.

The sacristy in the church Of san
Lorenzo in Florence, built by Michael
Angelo in 1923 as a mausoleum for
the Medici family, adjoins a clolSter
that is almost entirely devoted to cats.
It contains square light arches leap
ling from column to column, with the
icustomaly ca .yanile towering far
above it inhabited by pure white
doves. Between the columns OF the
!cloister is a parapet and beyond 1t
"a moat four to five feet in depth. And
this moat, backed by all the columns
and the parapet surrounds kind OF
island terrace, quite out of reach or
everybody. That island is the KING
dom of cats, as many as choose to
colonize there and as is usually the
case with cats, their name Is legion.
They are fed regularly through the
charity of someone who long ago left
a legacy for their maintenance.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-12

letters written by Italian soldiers In
the trenches to relatives at home, but
she denied being German or Aus
trian spy. At her hearing she claimed
that she only went to Italy to pur-
chase the letters for q collection of
war documents" started by her.
AS there was no proof of espionage
against her, she had to be discharged
and permitted to continue her journey,
but the Swiss authorities confiscated
the bundles of soldiers letters aad adj
vised her TO curb her dangerous col
lccting mania until after the war.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-12
8 DON'TS TO Remember :
ID FOR LOYAL AMERICANS =

m New York.-Dr. Preston w. IA
IA Slosson of the history depart ~
/. ment of Columbia university, N
- has drawn up a list of "Don'ts -
on the War;. Some of them -
are:
p "Don't say My. country right p
Pa or wrong We aren't wrong. "a
IA "Don't call national, necessity p
"a and international justice by any IA
"a name as vague as national pa
- honor -
"Don't say Wall street or =
British gold or the North -
cliffe press made this war. You =
"a don't have to bride a nation to p
p make it resent the murder of it's n
IA citizens. p
"a "Don't call every pro-ally pro "a
n British Great Britain is only -
y. one of dozen or so Of the al IA
lies.
Don't say that both sides
p think they are fighting defen =
p sive war. A man may honestly r
r. think that two and six are "a
n eleven, but it doesn't make them "a
- so. "a
~ "Don't call universal training -
~, 'Prussian militarism.' 1t is no ~
-. more Prussian than it is Swiss,
French, British, Argentine,
Japanese or Australian.
p "Don't say that we owe aid to -
"a France on account of Lafayette. p
n We didn't help France in 1870 n
~ and we were right not to do so. "a
NJ We only owe aid to any nation ~
y, when it is fighting (as at pres
= ent) in a righteous quarrel
p "Don't say that 1T doesn't =
"a make any difference to the work "a
"a ingman what country governs p
n him. On the contrary, it makes "a
n more difference to him than to IA
rs. anyone else, because the rich "a
n man can spend his time in n
- travel or buy his way into the -,
privileged, class if he finds po- =
litical conditions oppressive"
msa m n M M M n ~ ~ ~ n ma M
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-12
How Animals Feed.

The squirrel carries it food in it's
mouth by means of it's paws, while the
elephant uses it's trunk. The giraffe,
anteater and toad employ their
tongues, but, spiders masticate their
food with horny jaws.
The caterpillar is provided with saw
edged jaws, and uses them so we'll that
every day he consumes at last three
times his own weight in food. Toads,
turtles and tortoises do not possess
teeth.
Frogs have only an upper row Of
teeth, and Holsters and crabs have a set
Of teeth in their stomachs. The tiger
and lion do not grind their food; as
matter of fact, their teeth only work
with an up-and-down movement, much
like chopping knives.-Minneapoli
Tribune.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-12
6CIean Your Plate"

New York.-"Clean your plate" is
the admonition appearing on the menu
cards of Washington Square family
hotels ''Food must be conserved"
reads printed slip attached, sand you
are expected to do your part. Don't
order more than you can consume"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-12
TELLS SWISS CURIOUS STORY
German Woman Caught Crossing Eor-
der From Italy Claims to Be
@War Document" Collector.

Berne.-A German woman who, ac-
cording to her own statement, had
spent several weeks behind the Italian
front on the Isonzo, was arrested by
the police of Locarno after she crossed
the Swiss frontier on her way back
TO Germany.
She was found to have hundreds o.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-12
Wouldn't Have Him.

every handsome typewriter you've
hired" commente1 ais aristocratic Sis
ter.
"Um."
=" s'pose she'll be marrying you for
you money, next"
"No danger, sis. She knows too
much about the business"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-12
Beans Grow After 5000 Years.

seeds, estimated to be 5000 years old,
planted here by +. P. Heron, a natu-
ralist, are said to be growing, and it
is believed the revival of an extinct
species will result. The seeds were
found sealed in the wall of cliff
dwelling in Arizona.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-12
CUTlCURA HEALS SORE HANDS
That Itch, Burn, Crack, Chap and
BIeed-TriaI Free.

In a wonderfully short time in most
cases these fragrant, super-creamy
emollients succeed. Soak hands on re-
firing in the hot suds of Cuticura Soap,
dry and rub Cuticura Ointment into
the hands for some time. Remove sur
plus Ointment with soft tissue paper.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-12
SCRAPS.

New Orleans is 10 have q hon
feeble-minded children, thanks
$50, 600 beQuest in the VIII Of the
Sophie - [Ionbel.
3 pumpS: nth q cfrcumferenc
so inClaS actual measurement
been 4 Auce by a rancher Of en-.
Cal.
Five and q half tons 0f coal
burned annually flo the United States
for each undevelOped horse power
available in the streams Of the nation.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-12
walked 5000 Miles for Education.

Bellaire. O.-Elmer Eratz walked
1900 miles to get an education in the
high school here. He lived six miles
from the school and walked back and
forth every day while taking the four
year course he has just finished.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-12
BERNHARDT FINDS LOSS
OF LEG HAS ADVANTAGE

New York.-Upon returning
from motor ride to Mount Sinai
hospital recently Sarah Bern
hardt was enjoying light repast
when she startled William J.
Conner, her manager, by encor-
ing the pate de fois gras.
"But, madame" he protested,
"have you forgotten the gout?"
eff it returns" she replied
with a laugh, ''it can hurt only
one foot"
The famous actress refuses to
let the loss of a limb affect her
spirits.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-12
Lonu and Short {

Customer Ito Grocer)- 1sh you
would not give me such $ CT weight
Tor ny money.
G<ocer-I wish you would lot sise
me such a long wait for h,Sne J.
&earson's.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-12
WANT BISMARCK ST.
TO BE FUNSTON AVE.

Hutchinson, Kan.-Because
the people living on Bismarck
street here are patriotic, a petit
zion is being prepared for sub
mission to the city commission,
asking that the nar,e be
changed to Funston avenue.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-12
An Interesting Listener

Nell had a charming call Ir''''
Me-. Dashaway last night.
Belle-What did he tai. -lLt
Nell--Why, come to = Oh IT, ne
never ,pened his mouth just SAT
and listened to me.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-12

No one has ever been able to ex-
plain why bald-headed men have their
hair cut oftener than other men.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-12

The threshing machine
than the sword.
/ Judging by the u
bands, it would wives
married tho keep out Of
TIE spin
Wei. TO- have gray hair
heart, but the modern
oman prefers young hair, and
9esnt care how old her heart Is,
We are made for cooperation, like
-est, like hands, like eyellds Ike the
lows Of the upper and lower teeth
Marcus Aurelius.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-05-30
Try our Want Ad column.
MEDAL CONTEST HELD.

A double silver medal contest
was held in the T. Whittet school
house Friday evening, May 18,
under the auspices Of the w. c..
T. u.
Although the weather was un-
favorable and threatening still
a goodIy number were assem-
bled and twelve young contest
ants took part, five boys in the
musical and seven girls in the
oratorical contest. All did ex-
ceedingly well, the oratorical be-
ing close one and rejecting
much credit, both on the con-
testants and their trainers.
The musical contestants in adj
dition to their contest selection
furnished the music for the pro-
gram and delighted the audience
with their stirring selections.
The medals were awarded to
Norine McIlreavie and Won
iLuscher. During the retirement
Of the judges, the audience was
entertained by Mildred Tout and
Winnifred Fish, winners of sill
yer medals, also by Geraldine
Sparks, a little eight-year-old
girl, who fairly captivated the
audience with her reading.
The medals were awarded by
Mr.. Alexander who gave a neat
little speech, complimenting the
contestants on their progress IN
the work. Each Of the non-Win-
ners was also presented with a
souvenir pin.
Those taking part in the mu-
sical contest we're Howard Starr,
| Percy Warner, Won Luscher,
Foucks and Paul Martin. In the
oratorical, Evelyn Wilcox, Ruth
Frazier, Bernice Brand, Imogene
Forward, Edna Scott, Norine
McIlreavie and Gladys Welch.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-05-30

h'd like to hep my country,
but bond buying is little out of
lnY line" Thus a salaried man
|filds the high cost of living
stfnething of a problem.
Bond buying is a little out of
afetty nearly everybody's line;
Wit altogether aside from the
Ihtriotic feature of it, there is
Nothing that would do America
more good on the material side
than to get its people into the
'wayof buying bonds; and never
in the world was there a better
Schance to do that than the Lib
Sertf Loan offers.
"How do you go about it any
way?" asked the salaried man.
And it was explained to him
how easy it is to buy fifty-dol-
lar Liberty Bond, he said: why
i guess even | can manage a
bond or two; and if | can pretty
nearly everybody can"
And pretty nearly everybody
can, and should.
Here is how you go about it,
The Redwood gazette., 1917-05-30
NOT AFRAID OF SCIENCE

For years and years the farmer
has been accredited being the
most sceptial man on earth, he
was afraid to try anything that
had not been conclusively prov
en- O. K. if there was ever any
one from Missouri, it was the
farmer. The truth of this at
this time tho is often susceptible
to a good stretching, now we
find any number of farmers who
are willing and anxious to take
a shot at science. Out here in
the town of Mulligan, is a young
farmer, Lloyd Spang, who has
had faith enough in the United
States Agricultural Department
to allow them to assist him in
improving his crops. A few
weeks ago Mr.. Spang sent to
Washington, D. c. for pint of
inoculatory substance that was
claimed by the agricultural scien-
lists as capable Of producing a
stronger and healthier clover
plant. A pint Of this substance
is sufficient to treat a bushel
of clover, and a bushel Of clover
is sufficient to SOW six or seven
acres. Mr.. Spang says he has
seen this tried out before, in that
instance, the crop was doubled
He is strong believer in the
science of the Agricultural De
partments of the federal and
state governments, and says he
has never lost out on account OF
his faith.
The Spang farm in Mulligar
is one of the model farms Of
Brown Co., go there and you fine
1thoro-bred stock, fine Percheor
horses, Shorthorn cattle and full
blooded hogs. It's just as cheal
to raise good stock as scrub &C
cording to Mr.. Spang, and
whole lot more profitable. This
young farmer is going after corr
strong this year, he says he ex
poets to plant about 140 acres
he has sowed about sixty-fiv'
acres of small grain-oats ant
barley. In the small grain h
has sowed clover. 'It cost III
about S100 for clover seed alone
said Mr.. Spang.
-Sleepy-Eye Herald-Dispatch
The Redwood gazette., 1917-05-30
Getting Behind Uncle Sam

based on the purchase Of a fifty
dollar bond:
Go to one of the banks with a
dollar-tWo per cent of the a
mount of the bond. Sign an ap-
plication for a bond, and pay in
your dollar. Then prepare to pay
the other installments as fol-
lows:
On June %, nine dollars.
On July 80, ten dollars.
On August Is, fifteen dollars.
On August 80, fifteen dollars
and accrued interestfrom June
Is.
Then our fifty dollars wiz be
paid in, you will have a govern
ment bond that viii pay you in
terest at three and one-half per-
cent, and you viii have done your
bit to make the Liberty Loan a
success.
That's a little more than three
dollars a week to be negotiated
between now and the last OF
August. 1t will be that much
contributed to the country's
cause. It will be a useful train
ing in thrift and bond buying
It will be practical patriotism
and sound financial enterprise
Buy Liberty Bonds up to tht
limit of your capacity, with
some sacrifice, to absorb them
DO IT NOW.
I Duluth Herald
The Redwood gazette., 1917-05-30
far as practical results are con-
cp1.nnd If NAV not da fhino

far as practical results are con-
cerned, it may not do a thing.
Every son Of America who
joins the army that is going to
France is doing the whole world
a greater service than he can do
in any other way.
To 1aise the American flag on
French soil is to put new heart
into many souls tried to the very
limit of endurance.
We should send one hundred
thousand mem as soon as posi-
BILE. It will be our most glor-
ious achievement to help end the
war.
Aside from serving our friends
by fighting side by side with
Frenchmen, this VIII be a lesson
in modern warfare.
When the stars and stripes
float on French soil, there is not
a man in America who will not
rejoice in his soul.
Enlist for the cause!
The Redwood gazette., 1917-05-30
Registration Day
Tuesday, June 5
How to Answer Some of the
Questions to Be asked June
5th, At Registration.

On Tuesday, June 5th, there
will be the National registration
of all men from Fl to 81 years of
age, at the regular polling places
in this county, making the usual
two for Redwood. The previ-
Gus call for the appointment Of
one registrar for each 800 popu-
lation.
Every man who is twenty-one
years and over up to his thirty
first birthday is compelled to
appear before the registration
board, which the sheriff has
already appointed and will
fill in the question blanks, or
rather supply the registrar with
the information and see that he
gets it correctly.
What Uncle Sam wants to
know is as follows:
Name in full and age il
years only.
2-Home address, complete.
3-Date of birth, day and
year.
Are you natural born citi-
zen, a naturalized citizen an a.
lien or have you declared your
intention to become citizen.
If you were born on American
soil you are a natural born, or il
your father became a citizen be.
fore you were 81 then you are
naturalized.
! You are naturalized when you
have taken out second papers
but only a ''declarant" if you
have taken out the first papers
only.
5-Where were you born, as
to city, state and country.
eff not citizen, of what
country are you a citizen? This
is to be answered only by aliens
and declarants.
What is your trade right
now?
8-By whom employed and
where employed?
9-Have you father, mother
wife, child under IL, or sister
or a brother under IL Solely De
pendent upon you for support
Unless the person is solely de-
pendent upon you do not hide
behind a petticoat or children
10-Married or single Now
Race, Caucasian, Mongolian
Negro, Malayan or Indian.
11-What military service
have you had? Rank? Branch
Years? Nation or State?
12-Do you claim exemption
from draft? Specify grounds
Because you claim exemption
from draft, it by no means fol.
lows that you are exempt. For
the information of the War De
partment you should make g
claim if you intend to prosecute
/ it. Some are exempt on account
of occupation, others because
! they have relatives dependent
upon them for support solely.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-05-30

New contestants will now take
the places Of the winners and
another contest held in the near
future. When one more silver
medal has been secured steps
will be taken to hold a gold med
al contest, the winners of the
silver medals competing.
These contests are very inter
esting and should have the in
The Redwood gazette., 1917-05-30
FRIENDS OF FRANCE

If you are going to fight, you
wish to fight on French soil.
You are an American. Then
you must be a brother to France.
Remember this. The army
that we send over may have to
stay behind the lines for months
before it gets into action. So
The Redwood gazette., 1917-05-30

terest and support of the people
of the community as they are
of great value to the children.
Mrs. E. B. Collins.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-05-30
LAND SNAPS.

I have several snaps in Mon
tana land which I would like to
place with Redwood County
Farmers. Write me for descrip-
ton, prices and terms.
d. K. WHITTET,
40-tf Three Forks, Montana,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-05
TUESDAY
0 O o o o o o o o x

For Sale: A good 7-room house on
Second avenue. Fully modern except
furnace. Barn. House in first-class
repair and will be sold at bargain.
J. T. Bates & Son, City.
Captain Leo DarrenOugue at Reeds
burg has received orders from the
government to mobolize sixteen men
and hold them in readiness for future
orders. There is considerable excite
ment in the second city.
Aledia Mueller was given a surprise
party Friday evening at the home OF
/ her parents, Rev. and Mrs. H. Muel.
Ter, on Fourth street. The event was
in honor of her nineteenth birthday
Eight young ladies were present and
spent pleasant evening in music and
a social way, and refreshments were
served. ~
DR.. and Mrs. F. r. Wins1ow have
returned from Rochester, Mimi, where
they tarried for about ten days. While
there they met number of former &C.
quaintances from Baltimore, Md, and
attended several clinics. About three
thousands strangers are in Rochester
all the time, and the staff of physi-
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-05
PAPE's DYAPEPSIN
FOR INDIGESTION Or
SOUR, ACID STOMACH
IN FIVE MINUTES! NO DYSPEP
STA, HEARTBURN OR ANY
STOMACH MISERY

Sour, gassy, upset stomach, indiges-
ton, heartburn, dyspepsia; when the
food you eat ferments into gases and
upsets you; your head aches and you
feel sick and miserable, that's when
you realize the wonderful acid neu-
tralizing power in Pape's Diapepsin.
1t makes all such stomach misery, due
to acidity, vanish in five minutes.
If your stomach is in continuous
revolt-if you can't get it regulated,
please, for your sake, try Pape's Dia-
pepsin. It's so needless to have an
acid stomach-make your next meal a
favorite food meal, then take little
Diapepsin. There will not be any
distress-eat without fear. It's be-
cause Pape's Diapepsin ''really does
sweeten out-of-order stomachs that
gives it it's million Of sales annually,
| Get a large fifty-cent case of Pape's
Diapepsin from any drug store. II
is the quickest, surest antacid and
stomach relief known. 1t acts almost
like magic-it is a scientific, harm
less and pleasant stomach preparation
which truly belongs in every home.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-05
GLAD TO LEARN OF 1T

Coughs that follow La Grippe, or
ny deep-seated hacking cough, will
ear down the strongest man or
oman if allowed to continue; c.
NTH, 1921 18th ST., Augusta, Ca,
rites: 81 got one Csc bottle of Fo'
Yys Honey and Tar and my cough
nd cold is about well. l was glad to
arm of a great medicine like that. .