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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
Bungalow in India Usually
One-Storied House Having a
Veranda, Projecting Root.

For the small home no type OF build
ing makes a wider appeal than the
bungalow. The word has been wide
N used to describe the productions OF
the 'home builder and the real estate
OPERATOR" buildings so APPALLING that
we are apt to forget that the bunga-
low is properly very unusual and IN
teresting type of structure and one
peculiarly illustrative of the close re-
lation between climate and architec-
ture, writes Austin D. Jenkins, in the
House Beautiful.
/ Bungalow" is the Hindustani word
for house, Anglicized to indicate the
typical European dwelling in India, us
ually a one-storied house with veran-
da and projecting roof. The chief pur-
pose of the Indian dwelling is to keep
out the heat and the tropical rains.
The typical native bungalow and its
English derivative are in arrangement
much alike. The walls are of heavy
masonry. Both doors and windows are
very large and open on to verandas
which keep out the direct rays OF the
sun and protect the inner rooms from
the glare of tropical midday. The
rooms are arranged in suites, and ev-
cry possible cross draft is made the
most of. Sometimes the roof is of tile,
but more frequently Of maize thatch,
woven on bamboo frame. and OF
great thickness. The ewes project far
beyond the wall line.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
Bread Now Made From Wood
Claimed to Be HeaIthful, Well
Tasting, Digestible Food

The search for new materials to
feed the starving stomach OF Sweden
has. according to Or. John w. Beck
man, a member of the California Sec
ton of the American Chemical socl-
ETY., again demonstrated that neces-
sity is the mother of invention.
Sweden, located as it is in the pre-
carious position between the two fight
ing groups of nations, has found It
hard to obtain its necessities from
either of the fighting nations. In
times of peace, Sweden has always de-
pended upon imported wheat and 9TH
er foodstuffs from the East, as well
as from the West With those imports
In many cases completely stopped,
Sweden has sought inside OF its own
domain for new materials. Being a
country which is well wooded, 1t Is
natural that Swedish chemists should
turn to the forests in search OF sub
stitute. This search has proven sue
cessful and a Swedish chemist mas
devised method by which wood can
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
Size of Greater New York Is
So Huge 1t Can Only Be
Expressed In SuperIatives

In 1917 exports passing out of New
York harbor had a greater volume
than the combined exports of Asia,
Africa and Australia. The imports
coming through it's customs lines ex'
ceeded in value those of the continents
of South America, Africa and Aus
tralia together.
For such operations as these, writes
William Joseph Showalter in Ma
tional Geographic Magazine, New
York, perforce, must be great me-
tropolis. In population it outranlSs
any one of half the nations of the
earth, surpasses that Of the entire con-
tinent of Australia and matches the
combined strength Of the six Western
most states of the American union.
In annual expenditures 1t exceeds all
except seven Of the fifty-odd nations
on the map. It's water system could
supply the whole earth with drinking
water, and its storage reservoirs hold
enough to Stake civilizations thirst
for more than a year. Its electric
transportation lines carry nearly twice
as many passengers in II months as
all the steam railroads of the United
States. They could give every man,
woman and child living ride every
ten months-so much for the yard
stick comparison.
1t seems unbelievable, but If every
resident whose parents were born In
America were to leave New York It's
standing as the second most populous
center in the world would not be af-
fected. In other words, the number OF
immigrants and their children resident
in New York is almost equal to the
combined populations Of Paris and
Philadelphia and greater than the
combined populations Of Chicago and
Berlin.
Three people out of every four in
the great metropolis were born under
alien flags or are the children OF the
foreign born.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
Colorado Musician Asserts
Head Measurements Certain
Method of Picking Singers

A method of testing the ability OF
any person to sing, without seeing MIN
or even hearing him, has been devised
by Theophilus Fftz of Los Angeles, re-
Gently director of music in the State
Teachers College of Colorado. This
method, which Professor Fitz says IFS
his contribution to science" is based
upon a series of measurements of the
head cavities that he declares he has
worked down to exact mathematics.
He does not find it necessary to see,
touch or hear the subject. as his work.
which he terms "voice diagnosis" has
become as definite to him as mathe-
mates. All he asks is that certain
measurements of the head be taken
correctly.
Litter learning these measurements
and the sex Of the subject, he makes
his own calculation as to the size and
shape of the head cavities and an
nounces whether the subject, If a girl.
is a soprano or contralto, and, If a
boy, whether he should sing the role
of a basso or of tenor robustO.
Mamie often sings soprano just De-
cause Susie does, although she ought
to be singing contralto." says Profess
sor Fitz. And Bill insists upon sing
ig bass because he thinks it is manly,
when he really ought to be tenor"
Persons with round heads make the
best singers, he says. because their
head cavities are the most symmetri-
cal; those with long heads come next,
and those with oval Uranium rank
last.
Its nonsense" he says, "for people
20 pass four or five years studying mu-
sic to ascertain whether they can
sing, and, if so, what part, when by
this method they can obtain such a
decision Immediately"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
How They conversed.

An American liason officer who
knew little French and French artil-
lery officer who knew little English
had important business together dur
ing the height Of the recent fighting.
Henri" said the commandant to a
young sergeant, IT have seen you talk
ing to Americans several times. Can
you speak English2"
"No, mon commandant," answered
Henri simply.
For all that, Henri and the Ameri-
can officer were soon engaged in viva
cious conversation. At It's conclusion
the commandant turned to Henri.
"But you speak English very well"
he said.
mo, mon commandant," Henri still
insisted. "We were talking in Ger
man."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
Wage-Earners Should Be
Prepared for Reduction
to Come With Wars End

'1The present period Is one Of alb
normal prosperity for the wage-earn-
err" writes Stephen @. Mason, presi-
dent of the National Association OF
Manufacturers, in Everybody's. Me
chanics who formerly earned four TO
five dollars day have increased their
earnings to eight and nine dollars a
dav. and the standards Of living have
been keyed up to this income. The Dig
question to consider is: VIII the peo-
nle who have been enjoying the ad-
vance due to war conditions be able to
adjust their standards Of living rapidly
TO meet new conditions? 1t will mean
serious readjustment In many cases
and the sudden change is likely 10
cause hardship unless proper prepara-
tions are made.
at is unfair to workers o'let them
imagine that the present scale OF
wages can continue, for, under this de-
fusion, the proper measures OF economy
and thrift are likely to be ignored. Far
better to consider the situation at once
and plan ways to meet it.
"It is a duty to wage-earners to
make them understand the situation
that is likely to confront them, so that
they will not have to face it totally I'M
prepared. No better antidote to the
hardships of such establishments exists
than widespread thrift and economy,
and If wage-earners understand the
situation they will be called upon to
face, it will be but one more argument
in favor of the economy urged by the
government"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
Significance of Adage
"Crossing the Rubicor." "

Rubicon was the name of small
river which formed part of the boun-
dary line of ancient Italy, and on one
occasion julius Caesar precipitated a
war by leading his troops across the
river. From this the phrase passing
or crossing the Rubicon became fg-
ure of speech to designate any decis,
I've or important step that was beyond
recall. John Adams, an American pa
triot of the Revolutionary period de-
clared in a letter written about the be-
ginning of the war: "The die is now
cast. / have passed the Rubicon. Sink
or swim, live or die, survive or perish
with my country, is my unalteraDie de-
termination" The letter was written
lust after the battle of Bunker HILL
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
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TIPS FOR The
POULTRY GROWER
I-H-S-H-S&-1s-Sts1-8-S>-
Do not'kill the LAYING hen.

Do not kill the laying hen. I,
Separate the good layers from the
poor ones and send the poor layers
to market.
Apply selection to your poultry.
Keep the best and breed from then
and watch the Improvements.
Keep the hustlers-those that are
on the range early sand go to roose
with full crops.
The good layer is active. She IS a
hustler for worms and bugs. she mas
a bright red comb and bright eye.
The plumage of the good layer is
usually much more broken up tnan
the plumage Of the poor layer.
The high-egg-yield hens are usually
late to moult. They may also nave
pale or faded shanks and beaks.
The pelvic bones, or lay-boneS, Oh
the laying hen are far enough apart
so that three fingers can be placed be-
tween them. These two bones can De
felt, one or each side OF the vent'
somewhere above the vent.
The good layer has thin, pliable pei
vic bones.
There should not be less than three
or four fingers distance from the pei
vic bones to the point OF breast Done.
There should also be good distance
from the ribs on one side around to
the ribs on the other side. In other
words, the abdomen should be large
and roomy, indicating that the hen has
large capacity for the assimilation
of food and for the production OF eggs.
The skin of the abdomen should be
loose enough to suggest an udder that
has been MIXED out.
The inferior laying hen of the meat
type has thick, beefy pelvic bones,
with hard Jumps at the ends. SUCH
hens are not heavy layers. Sell them.
They usually weigh heavy.
Sell hens that have arched, hard
lay-bones, especially If the distance
between the lay-bones and breast bone
is not great.
Sell any hen that seems to lack vi
tally.
Market any hen that has decided
ly crooked breast bone, scaley legs,
long toe nails, or is ''broken down.
behind.
Hens of the light breeds may be
proftably kept for three seasons;
those Of the heavy breeds. for two
seasons.
Do not sell early Matched pullets as
broilers. Keep them and they will be
your winter layers. They will also
prove vastly superior as breeding birds
to those later Matched pullets that are
not mature enough to lay until spring.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
Japanese Are Prouder Of
Gardens Than of "Homes. =

The real meaning OF the word
home" is not understood by the Jap
anese. There is nothing homely in a
Japanese house. BY the shifting Of a
few shutters 1t can be thrown open
to the four winds of heaven; and, al
though the greatest care is taken to
keep the woodwork and mating spot
lessly clean, man is far prouder Of
the possession of a few yards of gar
den than of the noblest palatial resi-
dence without tree or a shrub.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
German Agents Believed
To Have Poisoned Bees

Thousands of bees are reported to
have been killed by poisoned flowers in
the mountains Of southern California,
according to Popular Mechanics maya
zine. The work is believed to be that
of German agents and sympathizers.
Armed men recently We're stationed In
many of the bee districts and re-
ward of $1,000 was offered by the
California Association Of Bee Raisers
for the capture Of the miscreants.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
Army Surgeon Discovers :.
SpIashed Mud Can WOUND.

An eminent Cleveland co.. surgeon
declares his experience at the front
has taught him that practically all Oh
his preconceptions concerning surgery
were wrong. What most astonlsneu
him was that mud could wound. A
bullet striking the richly ferulzeu
soil of Belgium or France would throw
a splash of mud with such tremendous
velocity that it would penetrate tue
skin, force a vast amount OF muu INTO
the hole and cause nasty Wounu
that sometimes proved fatal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19

improved in health so / could do my
homework; we now have a little one, all
of which owe to Lydia z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. - Mrs. o. S.
JOHNSON, r. No. 3, Ellensburg, Wash.
There are women everywhere who
long for children in their homes yet are
denied this happiness on account Of
some functional disorder which in most
cases would readily yield to Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
NSuch women should not give up hope
until they have given this wonderful
medicine trial, and for special advice
write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,
Lynn, Mass. The result of 40 years
experience is at your service.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19

Genius is the gold in the mine;
talent is the miner who works
and brings it out.
Before you begrudge another
his success, take a look at the
ladder he has climbed.
A short memory for kindness
and long one for injuries will
gradually change the whole ma
ture into unloyeliness and bit
terneSS.
Our minds are like certain We
hicles-when they have little to
carry they make much noise
about. it, but when heavily load
ed they run quietly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
ts.ttsts ststs ts<assstststs1s1ft
CROSSING THE BAR

Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea.
But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the
boundess deep
Turns home again.
Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark.
For tho from out our bourne of Time and
Place
The flood may bear me far,
hope to- see my Pilot face to face
When I have crost the bar.
Alfred Lord Tennyson
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19

living under new legal restrictions
and abiding by new social customs
and obligations. Through 1t all there
are going on within us equally great
changes in our attitudes to life and it's
problems and tasks. We have been
forced out of our provinciality and
provincialism into world outlook; an
international spirit is rising; our in
terests have taken on a worldwide as
pect and our concerns embrace the DO
litical and economic welfare of all hui
manity.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
N11. No. ~seQ

be produced in such condition that
it can be used in bread making. In
fact, bread baked out of two-thirds
wheat or other flour and one-third
spruce -four is healthful, well-tasting
and digestible food.
Extensive experiments have been
carried out to learn the digestibility
of this spruce -four, or cellulose flour,
and all of them have proven that full
ly one-third of the cellulose flour is
absorbed by the human being. The
manufacture of this product is now
under way in Sweden.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19

Don't stay upset. Eat tablet OF
Pape's Diapepsin and Immediately the
indigestion, gases, acidity and all stom-
ach distress ends.
Pape's Diapepsin tablets are the sur
est, quickest stomach BELIEVERS in the
world. They cost very little at drug
stores. Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
We Are Living in Changed
And Fast Changing World.

To us all there has come OF late the
inescapable fact that we are hvlng ~
a changed and fast changing World
SAYS the Christian Herald. Under the
stress and strain of world upneaVai
our physical, domestic, economic ana
social life is undergoing daily the
process of change. We are adjusting
ourselves to a new environment; are
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
australian Wheat.

Howard A. Treat. secretary to the
commercial attache at Melbourne, re-
norris that negotiations have been COM
pleted for the sale of 100000 bushels
Of Australian wheat to New Zealand at
s1.37 a bushel.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
Peanut Candy.

Boil together stirring constantly one
pound of brown sugar and six table,
spoonfuls of butter for seven minutes
after beginning to bubble. Roll one
cupful Of fresh roasted peanuts on a
holding board with the rolling pin I'M
til like coarse crumbs, stir into the
hot strip and pour at once into a
creased pan, mark off at once in
squares, as it hardens Immediately.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
Victory TaHy.

Put one tablespoonful of nut but.
ter in a saucepan; when melted, add
one-third of a cupful of honey, one
third of cupful of corn strip and one
third of cupful of strong coffee and
one cupful Of brown sugar. Heat
slowly until the sugar is dissolved. Boil
gently until the strip will form hard
ball when dropped in cold water or
cook to 260 degrees Fahrenheit. When
cool enough to knead pull until light
colored. Pull out in long strips an
inch wide and cut into three-inch
lengths. Wrap each piece in wax pa
per.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
Choppinu Him Off.

"Sayl" snarled an impatient Gus
toner in the rapid-fire restaurant. do
I get little service, or don't II"
"What dye want-to have year beans
loaded into glass pistol and shot into
yeh?" sarcastically returned Heloise,
the waitress.-Kansas City Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19

ana a ROOu zeal OF
the time was not
able to go about.
Our greatest desire
was to have a child
in our home and one
day my husband
came back from
town with a bottle
of Lydia E. Pink
ham 's%V egetable
Co m p ound nd
wanted me to try it.
1t brought relief
from Y1oxy fVO11bloo
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
Popular Science.

The heart weighs only about
half a pound.
You should breathe once every
three seconds.
You consume about 10 plnts
Of air per minute.
The temperature of the body
is maintained evenly during
health.
The heart pumps the blood a
distance of almost 365 miles in
one year.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
Liberty Candies.

1t will not do ito deprive the young
folks of their Christmas candy, as 1t
may be made from other things. still
saving sugar. When the supply Of
brown sugar is not limited there are
various candies which are great IA
vorites that may be prepared by using
brown sugar.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
Mothers
Cook
Book
W

Remember:
Four things come not back:
The spoken word;
The sped arrow;
Time past;
The neglected opportunity.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
STOMACH UPSET?
PAPE'S DIAPEPsIN AT ONCE ENDS
DYSPEPSIA, AcIDlTY, GAS,
INDIGESTION.

Your meals hit backi Your stomach
is sour, acid, gassy and you feel bloat-
ed after eating or you have heavy
Jumps Of Indigestion pain or headache,
but never mind. Here is instant relief.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
Fruit Rolls.

Put one cupful each of seeded dates
and raisins, prunes and figs through a
meat shopper. Add tablespoonful Of
brown sugar, and tablespoonful Of
orange Juice, mix thoroughly. Dust
the board with powdered sugar and roll
the paste into a longsroll an inch In
diameter. Cut into slices and wrap
in waved paper.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
Ithpidn't Work.

The miscreant stood before the
Judge, charged with cruelty to his
wife. On the hope Of obtaining Glenn
ency he thought he would pay his wife
a cheap compliment,
''Tell you right now, judge. They
got me wrong on this cruelty stuff.
I've got some woman. She sure Is
hard to beat"
swell, you seem to have overcome
all obstacles. from her appearance"
remarked his honor. And he handed
him the limit.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
Frosted Pon-corn.

Have ready freshly selected pep.
corn. Make maple fudge or any de-
sired flavor. When the fudge has
reached the soft-ball stage pour over
the popcorn. Stir until coated and
let dry.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
New Way to Read.

New Way to Read.
dorothy always begins a novel IN
the middle of it,"
whats that for?"
s.Why, then she has two problems to
be excited over; how the story will end
and how it will begin"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
THE JOY or
: MOTHERHOOD
Came to this Woman after
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to
Restore Her Health

Ellensburg, Wash" After I was
married was not well for long time
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
Large Enough.
Can't unscramhIe Them.

Can't UnscrambIe Them.
The Here, you'll Put on
that helmet. Don't leave 1t lying on
the ground
The Buck Private-You see, sir,
thought If ] got nicked on the knob
the doc would fix me up. so I'm usin'
the tin derby to protect some eggs
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
Not by His Wife.

Not by HIS wire.
II wish to purchase a pet"
what sort of pet?"
"Oh, any kind of an intelligent pet.
Something for my wife,
"Well, sir, this dog can do anything
but talk"
"Tll take him. That defect will new
er be noticed"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
MournfuI Numbers.

Earlie-What are ''mournful num-
bers," dad?
His Dad-Figures in bills for fall
bonnets, my son.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19

Success is nothing more than duty
well done.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
Aouravatinu.

Aggravating.
sHer husband infuriates her."
"Gets mad when she starts an argu-
ment?"
NAV. He just yawns."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-12-19
A Foolish Man.

IT guess / don't
know how to man.
age a wife,"
"It is evident
you don't know
much about wives
in general or you
wouldn't try"
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-07
SAW POINT OF RESEMBLANCE
Youngsters Comment, However. Could
Hardly Be Called Compli-
mentary One.

A fond uuntie was left to amuse her
small niece and nephew while their
mother went shopping. James became
deeply interested In his toy engine and
tiny Ruth was absorbed in watching
auntie cut out beautiful paper dolls.
One of these appealed to her particu-
larly and she would scarcely wait for
auntie to finish.
"Oh, auntie isn't she pretty? She's
blue"
Yes. she is lovely. And see what
a faicy dress she has on. Look at her
long train"
The last word caught serious-mind-
ed James attention.
"Auntie. show me the trnin."
Auntie pointed TO the deep fiounce
which was set on with large plaits and
which was long enough at the back for
quite sweep. james took 1t in his
hands and examined it closely and si-
lently for few moments. Handing
1t back, he said solemnly:
Il suppose you could call it n train.
1t looks something like cOwcatch-
err"
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-07

pound my husband wanted me to try it
I took Il for week and felt . little bet.
ter. kept It tup for three months. and
/ feel fine and can eat anything now
without distress or rnervousness. "-Mrs.
j. WoRTHLINE. 2s42 North Taylor St,
Philadelphia Pa.
The majority Of mothers ncwadsys
oyerdo. there are 90 many demands
upon their time and strength; the result
e Invariably . weakened, rundown,
nervous condition with headaches, back.
ache, irritability and depression = and
soon more serious ailments develop.
1t 10 at such periods in life that Lydia p;
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will
restore normal healthy condition, a.
It did to Mrs. Worthline.