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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-02-28

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
original little liver pills put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels. AID.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-02-28

To Cure q Gold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets 1t stops
the Cough and Headache and works OF the Cold.
H. w. GROVES signature on each box 3Oc.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-02-28
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United Service Club of America Proves Popular

and Navy club Like
wv departments sud
expansion overtxd this club Oces
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-02-28

Worth While Quotation.
"a laugh is just like sunshine-it
brightens all the day."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-02-28

lions who had the against at the date of its compile
Since number
to
State
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-02-28

both the breadth and sentiment OF its
symbolism.
Designed and painted by Miss
Wilmuth Gary, who as composer was
awarded the medal and diploma for
musical composition at the worlds
fair, this flag of America and her
shield of the allies the motto Liberty,
Humanity, Democracy"
Set upon pure white ground, the
flag is striking in appearance with it's
large circle of the flags of the IL ma
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-02-28
Washington Composer Designs Flag of Allies

distinction of having
of the United
This has been done in
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22
Declares Cattlemen Facing
Large DefiCits-Government
Alone Can Save Bankruptcy

Cattle feeding is manufacturing
business. The farm with it's buildings
and equipment is the plant. The steess
digestive apparatus is the machinery
Corn sflage, cotton seed meal, stra@s
hay and fodder, the raw material to be
converted into beef. SO many pounds
of corn, silage, cotton seed meal and
forage passed through the machinery
of a steers digestion turns out 100
pounds of beef, the finished product,
writes Wymond J. Beckett, in the IN
dianapolis Star.
The amount of feed, when properly
combined, required. for 100 pounds OF
gain, remains practically constant. The
cost of feed known, the cost of 100
pounds of gain can be easily determin-
ed. This has been worked out at agri-
cultural experiment stations, and on
the farms of the country by actual
demonstrations. Cost of beef is not
absolute, but relative, depending who'll
ly on the cost of feeds. The cost of
100 pounds of beef normally, bears a
direct relations always to the cost OF
the feeds which enter into it's prOduc-
ton. Every business man understands
that the cost Of the raw material and
the expense of operation determines
the cost of production. These same
items determine the cost of agricul-
tural production. Then it should be
comparatively easy to determine the
cost of 100 pounds of beef and what it
should sell for on the market to yield
the farmer a reasonable profit for his
labor and investment. Is the cattle
feeder today getting even the cost price
for his finished product? If not, why
not?
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22
Enemy of the Dog Figures
High Cost of Keeping Pet

A dog hater in New Hampshire, slim
uAted by the campaign for food con-
servation, sharpened his pencil and this
is what he figured:
One person in 20 keeps dog; that's
100000 dogs. 1t costs ten cents
a day to feed a dog. or $3.50 year
for one. and $182, 100000 per annum for
all of them. With -four at S15 a bar
rel. this sum would buy II, 10000 bar
rels Of flour. If loaded II barrels to
each motortruck, 100000 trucks
would be required TO load the flour, at
one time, and they would make pro-
cession 2,272 miles in length.
The figures seem to be all right ana
unquestionably impressive, but who
can estimate the heart pangs and per-
sonal loss of 100000 small boys IL
deprived of their dearest treasurer
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS

Florida contains about 100000
acres of lapd waiting to be reclaimed
by proper drainage. Contracts for
draining almost the entire Everglade
region have been made.
A dog in Hennifler, n. H., In pursu-
ing a hedgehog, climbed from limb
to limb of tree to height of 40 feet.
1t took the help of three boys TO get
him down.
A compass invented in France for
aviators shows the deviation from any
set course in addition TO pointing to-
ward the north.
A two-wheeled trailer with a capac-
ity of a ton of coal and which can be
hauled behind a runabout automobile
has been invented.
An electrical device of European in
vention to enable moving train TO set
q signal makes use of slight sinking
of a rail as train passes over it.
The use of the magnetic pulley TO re-
move particles of certain metals from
nonmagnetic material In bulk has ex-'
tended 10 "a different industries.
~~~
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22
Save Natural Ice For Use
in Summer-SaVeS Ammonia
as Well as Conserving Coal

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
All who can possibly do so are urged
by the United States department of as
riculture to harvest supply of natural
ice this winter and store it for sum-
mer use. This is of vital Importance
at this time, for every ton gathered
will help in the wartime conservation
of ammonia which is necessary in the
manufacture of ice.
Ammonia salts are regarded as an
essential in the manufacture of certain
fertilizers and the cost of fertilizers is
dependent to some extent on the mar
ket value of ammonia. OF extreme sig
nificance at this time, however, is the
fact that the most important chemicals
used in making ammonium nitrate and
other explosives are readily made from
ammonia and every quart of Americas
already small supply of this substance
that can be saved means more power
to Americas armies.
Thus the farmer is interested in the
conservation of ammonia not only from
a national standpoint, but because OF
his personal interests. Ammonia saved
through harvesting of natural ice
means more ammonia for fertilizers
and more ammonia for ammunition.
The man who harvests ice now and
stores it in pits or ice houses, next
summer may have, the satisfaction of
helping out his neighbor who depend
ed on an ice plant.
In addition to the saving of am
monia, conservation of coal is to be
effected through the harvesting of nat
ural ice. American ice factories and
refrigerating plants, according to fig
ures of the United States fuel admin
istration, use annually 100000 tons
of coal.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22
The Pumps Of Lasslgny
Red Cross Nobly Comes to the Assistance OF ne
naming Residents of Wrecked French Village

pounded the two years that the 1t
a the Germans "''
bits of wall left anuhg @
big had missed Re"
waiting their
sleeping ~
The wooden barracks ana
More refugees
Boches mao
the road and had many wells IN the Gays
wells carefully SIX
one
village wells sticking tail grass
o.
had shov
full by the wells Deep ana TO
There
Iasgny little children the ola
Femmes france
So che Lassgny! Ihefe
the flowing the
folk him with smile knock at
the of the chatting French and
endpa
pateu
o wells.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22
Cash and Carry.

Quite providentially 1t happens that
the doctrine of carrying home ones
groceries promises to attain full
growth at time when capacious and
decorative bags are not only fashion
able, but almost necessary for house
wives. 1t is evident, says the Spokane
Spokesman Review, that there is in
tention of seeing that the buyer is
paid in cash for carrying his own food
home. Already dealers are looping
cent sand even nickels off the cost Of
things not delivered. A cent, for in
stance, goes thus with every loaf Of
bread. Cents and nickels grow rapid
ly to quarters, and quarters will buy
war stamps that pay per cent. 1t be-
hooves us to look closely to such de-
tails.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22
The Champion Wood Chopper.

A record in wood chopping is claim
ed by L. J. Haugen, fifty, who
lives near Clinton, Ia. Up to the
opening of the present numbering sea-
son he chopped 6,207 cords. He is a
Norwegian. During the summer he
works for farmers about the county,
but as soon as the first touches of
winter are apparent, he shoulders his
ak and starts for the timber lands.
He figures his chOpping career from
the time he was twenty, since which
he has averaged two cords day dur
ing the chopping season.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22
Try a New Way to Cook
P0tatoes-JuSt a Few of
the Styles in This Lisi


1t is claimed that there are more
than 100 ways to cook potatoes, from
the primitive (and still probably the
besD methods of boiling or baking
with the skins on, to the most COM
pick and seasoned dishes. Here are
some of the ways known to the United
States department, of agriculture.
Have you tried them all, or do you
know about as many more?-Boiled,
chips, lyonnaise, mashed, pan Drowned,
salad, in chowders, baked, shoestrings,
hashed brown, mashed fried, stuffed,
in fish cakes, in light bread, plain
fried, french fried, gauffre, souf-
fie, riced, in hash, biscuits, saute,
creamed, croquettes, au gratin, soups,
in stews, in meat pie crust.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22

that the digestive glands may secrete
a healthful quantity of digestive fluids,
and the food be prepared for and as
simulated by the body.
No excesses should be INDUCED in,
particularly the taking of alcoholic
beverages. You should live in pure air
night and day, but the very young and
the very old should not be exposed to
extremely low temperatures.
Careful observance of these sugges-
tons will do much to prevent, and at
least to some extent, help pull you
through cOngestive or, even infective
colds, which are prevalent when the
weather is so very changeable as it is
in winter in our North Atlantic cli-
mate.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22
Mexico Stops Dyes.

Dyeing material has been coming in
considerable volume from Mexico dur
ing the past two years. However, the
Mexican treasury department has on
nounced a prohibition of the export Of
analine and coal tar dyes and natural
artificial vegetable dyes. The difficulty
caused by the new regulation, will be
experienced chiefly by United States
cloth manufacturers.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22
Didn't Seem Possible.

Reference in the lobby of q Wash
sngton club was made to the keen wits
of the rising generation when this
story was contributed by Representa-
give Joseph B. Thompson of Oklaho-
ma:
There was little boy who used to
coll at the home of his grandma every
saturday afternoon, and as reward
for his consistency he was always given
n slice of cocoanut cake.
q One afternoon. however. grandma
.os expecting company, and Wishing
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22

to save the cake for refreshment, none
was forthcoming for Johnny. For
long time he patiently waited, and
then rose TO go.
81 really believe, grandma" he re-
marked. as he picked up his hat, that
/ smell cocoanut cake"
The broad hint was fruitful, but not
abundantly so. Going 70 the kitchen
grandma cut him off small slice.
81 thought So" commented Johnny.
as he took the dainty, "but doesn't it
seem strange, grandma. that l could
smell such a very small piece?"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22
Something to Think About.

The flood waters which go to waste
annually in the great central valley of
the United States and often cause
great destruction Of property, if i'm
pounded and employed in the develop
ment of electric power, would render
the use of mineral coal unnecessary
within the borders OF the country. This
statement has been made repeatedly
by competent engineers.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22

that place soon reached his ears. To
a man of his character, with too much
spirit to follow bad example when he
mad the power to set good one, and
TOO much wit to look for happiness
anywhere but in his own bosom, it
could not long be questionable what
part he had to act.
ga market cart was instantly con-
structed and regularly three times a
week sent off to Belle Haven filed
with nice roasters, kidney-covered
lamb and veal, green geese, fat ducks
and gObblers, chickens by the basket,
fresh butter, new-laid eggs, vegetables
tlemen dining with their friends in
town very soon remarked the welcome
change in diet. Bless us all = exclaim-
ed they, what's the meaning of
this? You invite us to family fare
and here you have given us a lord
mayors feast Yea replied the 9TH
ers, thank God for sending a Colonel
Washington into our neighborhOod.'
'The cat was thus let out of the
bag, to the extreme modification of
the Little Great ones,' that Colonel
Washington should ever have run
market cart"
Famous Carlyle House.
The market where Washington sent
his farm products lay right in the
heart of Alexandria and upon a square
about which stood some of the towns
most noted residences and landmarks.
Among these was the Carlyle house.
and despite the passage of time and
the physical changes wrought in that
quaint Virginia city, this historic home
survives intact today. The Carlyle
house is Intimately identified with
Washington's career and particularly
with the very beginning Of his mill
tary calling.
AS the story goes, the bricks for the
building were imported and so, too, the
stone of which it was built in 1892
John s. Carlyle utilized for part
Of the foundation a portion of
an old fort, which many years earlier
had stood guard against the Indians
for the protection of English traders
on Hunting Creek, as the place was
| then known. The barracks of that adj
vance post of civilization became the
cellar of the Carlyle house, and there
in it's cool shadows was stored the
mellow wine that tickled the palates
of those days. From the heavy beams
overhead hung pendant the luscious
hams for which Virginia is still noted
Another part of the old fort supports
the plaza at the rear of the house upon
which the main hallway ends. 1t was
there, of summer evenings, that the
Carlyles and their guests gathered, and
| il was there the men discussed the
problems of the hour over a heart
some glass amid the soothing smoke of
the fragrant Oronoko. Then, the gar
dens ran down to the rivers bank and
overlooked the docks at which the
trading craft were moored-vessels
that came from over the seas to bar
ter the silks and riches of the far
East, the products of Europe, and the
tropic abundance of the West Indies
in return for the famous tobacco with
which Alexandria's one great ware
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22
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house was filled. Washington was a
very frequent guest at the Carlyle
house and one can easily imagine the
part he played in that atmosphere of
bounteous hospitality and courtly
grace.
Tradition has it that it was in that
very house that Washington met one
Of his few defeats. On the right of
the broad hallway is what was once
drawing ROOM said to have been fin
ished originally in white and gold, and
there on many occasions Washington
took an active part in the social fes-
tivities-leading many a fair Virgin
ian through the stately minuet and the
less formal reel. The hallway, itself,
IT tradition be correct, has it's own
sentimental interest, for it was at the
foot of the beautiful staircase of solid
mahogany that Washington awaited
the coming Of lovely Sally Fairfax
upon certain evening, and, while es-
corting her to the ballroom, offered
that lady his heart and was refused.
On the opposite side of this same
hall is the "blue and white rOOm,"
which was John Carlyle's particular
retreat or Sanctum. That room is of
especial interest to us as nation, for
it was there that Washington re-
ceived his commission as a member
Of General Braddock's staff in 1855.
What Washington learned upon that
disastrous campaign against the In
dams and with British soldiers taught
him much which later he put to good
service in behalf of his country.
Braddock Took Possession.
When Braddock arrived he accept
ed the proffered hospitality of John
Carlyle and established headquarters
there. The little blue and white room
became the military council chamber,
and it was there that the plans were
made for the campaign. WashingtOn's
previous experience as a leader Of Vir-
ginia troops against the savages made
him all the more welcome at the con-
ferences, and his keen Judgment and
practical advice earned for him Brad
colonelcy upon the generals staff.
We who count our dollars and make
our purchases in hard coin but little
realize the part the "vile weed" played
in all commercial transactions in Vir-
ginia 80 years ago. The fragrant
Oronoko tobacco had a fame which
reached to Europe, and this was the
common medium of exchange. The
incense of this leaf, as it were, bought
the English bricks with which old
Christ church in Alexandria was built
i'm 1873. The church was designed, so
it has been said, by one James Wren.
reputed to have been a relative of the
architect of LondOn's famous st.
Paul's. Washington wOrshiped at
Christ church. History tells us that
it was within the shadow of that sa-
cred structure, after services one Sun
day morning in the summer of 1774,
that he earnestly advocated the renun-
citation of allegiance to the king of Eng
land. Always deliberate and intensely
devout, one can gather something of the
spell which his words must have cast
upon his fellow churchmen upon that
occasion.
There are many houses in AleXan-
dria today that were in their prime
when Washington was in their midst
and closely identified with them not
only socially but officially intermit-
tently during his youth and just prior
to his death.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22
No Deprivation.

"Are you having any 1ightless
nights in Brindleburg?"
Sure" replied the old resident. 'Be-
sides we don't need any lights in this
town. We've only got one picture the
alter and every man, woman and child
in the community could find the way to
it blindfolded."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22
FaVorites.

"Do you have
meatless days at
your house?"
eyes. Of course
we have to make
exceptions. Every
body goes without
meat except Fido
the cook"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22
WINTRY SMILES
Mendacious Figures.

Figures won't
lier" exclaimed
the positive statis-
tician.
81 assume from
that remark that
you are one of
those accurate and
superior persons
w h o h ave not
written 1917 in
stead of 1918: I"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22
Wise and Otherwise.

Never judge a mans good or
bad qualities by what his neigh
bors say about him.
Once in a while there is man
so good natured that he is nice
to his Wife's relatives.
What goes up must come down
as many an airplane chauffeur
is discovering.
A shrewd man may be both
wise and honest, but the chances
are that he Is neither.
If common sense will not teach
young man etiquette book on
the subject is of little use.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22

k7 NJ the cost of living was an eco
- nomical problem in Washing
tons day, as it is now. Fur
Their, the first president set an eX-
ample which is being followed today
In some sections of the country with
all the acclaim of something new. The
markets which are being opened for the
purpose of bringing the farm products
TO the consumer, to the exclusion of
the middleman, are by no means
twentieth century invention. Most
people don't know that George Wash
ingtOn essayed truck gardening and
the maintenance of a market wagon,
to the no small blessing but the So
cial dismay, of some Alexandrians, but
1T Is fact.
We read so much of the 'groaning
board" steaming joints of luscious
fare of all sorts in the days of colo
nial plenty, that we think the period
a time of feasting and unlimited album
dance, and recall but few of the hard
ships, of which there were many. 1t
was to provide variety and to make
his neighbors more satisfied with their
lot that Washington sent his market
wagon just once in so often to Alex
andra loaded with the products of
the farmyard and the field of Mount
Vernon. History does not tell us
whether Washington reached the
hearts of his associates more speedily
by the short route of their stomachs,
but there is no doubt that his wise
forethought brought him both graft
tude and substantial reward.
The Cart Goes to Town.
Old Parson Weems, who has chatted
so glibly about life in Alexandria, tells
us that there was time there when
the town had more reason to boast of
dts beauty than it's capacity to glad
den the inner man. To quote that rev.
erend chronicler:
The nelghborhood of Belle Haven
,(such was Alexandria's early name)
was not desert; on the contrary. it
was in many places a garden spot
Astounding with luxuries. But its in
habitants, the wealthy. were not wise.
BY the successful culture of tobacco
they had money. And having filled
their coach houses with gilt car
riages and their dining rooms with
gilt glasses, they began to look down
upon the poorer sort and TO talk about
families. OF course it would never
do for such people to run market
carts! Hence the poor Belle Haven
ties, though embosomed in plenty, were
often in danger of gnawing their nails
And unless they could cater a lamb
from some good-natured cracker or
a leash of chickens from the Sunday
negroes. were obliged to sit down with
long faces to q half-graced dinner of
salt meat and journey cake.
This was the order of the day. A. d.
10. when Washington, just married
10 the wealthy young widow Custis,
rad settled at Mount Vernon, nine
miles below Belle Haven. The I'M
pleasant situation of the families at
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22
MaYhe So.

II wonder why hot soda won't go
like cold soda"
"Not spectacular enough" suggested
the druggists friend. "It might go
better if you could squirt steam into it
from a fine nozzle"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22
A Motorists Impression.

DO we want to encourage a system
which will compel us to wear chains
forever?" inquired the agitated citizen
"But what are you going to do in
this kind of a climate?" inquired Mr..
Chuggins. "We can't go on skidding."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22
Getting to Essentials.

II think we have at last located the
blame for the coal situation" began
the explanatory statesman.
Il don't care anything about the
blame just now,' interrupted the ordi-
nary citizen. 'Have you located any
coal?"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22
Well Fixed.

allow are you fixed for coal at your
houseT
"Fine. We've got couple Of shovel
fuls In the bin and the promise of
more In a week or two"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22

your meals should
be taken with reg
ularity, and you
should take a
moderate amount
of exercise, not
too near meal
time. No better
form of exercise
can be found than
that of walking
with a good brisk
step and swing
ing Of the arms.
You should keep
up a good circu-
latiOn of blood
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22
Sometimes It Can't Be Done.

"'Early to bed and early to rise is
a good old motto"
''Well," replied Grannie Rilem,
gloomily. 'This daylight savings all
right. of course. But out our way
somebody's simply got to stay up all
night to tend the furnace"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-22
Winter Colds
By Dr.. Samuel c. Dixon
Commissioner of Health of Pennsylvania

During The frigid weather, you want
to keep well nourished. To do this,