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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Farmers at the
Polls
More Than Half the Voting
Population Is Rural

It is like q dash OF cold water full
in the face to hold up before>many an
excited city radicals eyes the solid
facts which prove that more than half
of the voting population of this coun-
try is rural. The big centers of in
dustry and traffic are prone to forget
and grossly underestimate the power
of the farmers at the polls, for the
simple reason that they are not seen,
every day, and are seldom counted.
They are not like the city people who
are being reckoned up, with more or
less imaginative imitation Of their
numbers, by directory publishers,
school officials, chambers of commerce
and various local boomers" little
tipsy with their own urban conceit.
The great cities are swarming with
"reformers' who seldom give any con-
sideration to the mental attitude of
the farmers toward the revolutionary
schemes which they think will pres
emily remake the world. They cannot
tolerate the thought of dependence for
authority upon such comparatively
empty places as the rural counties
and the distinctively agricultural
states. They seldom grasp the cold
fact that they must win the country
voters or else face failure, complete,
hopeless and amending.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Americans Speak Numerous
Languages Merged in One;
Greek Quite in Evidence

The American in his everyday con-
versation speaks Greek Latin. French,
Saxon, Chinese, Indian and a dozen
other languages all merged in one.
The English language is more varied
and full than any other, says DR.. Q.
HI. Weller, head of the department of
Greek, in service bulletin of the
University of Iowa.
Latin derivatives, along with Saxon,
form the large part of our common
speech. Scarcely sentence is spoken
in English without the use of Latin.
Professor Weller mentions would-be
purist who gave this advice: avoid
Latin derivatives; use terse, pure
simple Saxon" This sentence is
found to contain but one single Saxon
word-"SaXon." The other seven
words in the sentence are all Latin
derivatiOns.
The Greek element in our words is
widespread and is especially promi-
nent in science. The doctor cannot
discuss medicine without speaking
Greek. From this source more than
any other is our language now being
enriched.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Lopsided Rule Applies to
Every Limb and Feature

Everybody is lOpsided. 1t may
come as a bit of shock to a pretty
girl to be told that her eyes are odd,
that one eyebrow is higher than the
other. Facts are stubborn things,
however, and she can find consolation
in that the rule is without exceptions.
The sight of the two eyes In the same
head varies, as everybody knows; but
1t will be news to many that the ears
follow suit. Our auricular organs are
unequal in their power Of hearing,
and they differ in size, contour, and
elevation. The lopsided rule applies
to every limb as well as every feature.
For instance, one of your legs is
slightly shorter than the other. Two
sides of the human body differ the one
from the other in every particular, be-
ing governed by two lobes of the
brain. The right lobe rules the left
side of the body and the left the right.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
FOOD FOR THE
BABY CHICK

AS the body of baby chick is COM
posed of rs per cent water sufficient
supply of good clean water should be
kept before it at all times. One OF the
first requirements Of chick is grit
Common sand is preferable to CONNER
cial grit as it is not quite so sharp
and it not inclined TO irritate the deli
cate digestive tract.
Nature has provided within the chick
sufficient food for the first 36 to As
hours in the form Of the yolk of the
egg. This is absorbed just before
Matching. For this reason no feed
should be given for the first few hours.
At no time during the first two
weeks should the chick be given all the
feed it will eat. In order to get the
best results in raising baby chicks, 1t IS
necessary TO make the artincial condl-
lions under which they are raised cor
respond as nearly as possible to those
which would have prevailed IN the
wild state.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Girard the Man Who Built
Up Maritime Commerce and
Made Shipping Great Power

Stephen Girard, remembered now
chiefly as the founder of a Philadel-
phia college, through whose gateways
mo ecclesiastic, missionary or minis
ter of any denomination" is ever al
lowed to enter, was also the man who
built up our maritime commerce and
made American shipping great power
early In the nineteenth century. So he
is pictured in John Bach McMaster's
book, 1.-THE Life and Times Of Stephen
Girard"
Girard was born in France and be-
gan his shipping career in l17l with
financially disastrous voyage to the
West Indies. Forty-two years later he
had achieved such fame and wealth
that Joseph Bonaparte, in need OF
money, tried to put Girard in perma-
nent possession of his vast French es-
tates. In spite Of recurrent losses
from the depredations of pirates and
privateers, Girard's fortune grew to be
the greatest in his adopted country.
His fundamental theory of trade
which brought his chief profits was
that wars and uprisings bring starva-
ton, and that the vital need OF any
country at war is wheat. During the
war of 1872, when the government
seemed about to fail in Its attempt to
float a public loan Of $1e,0O0,oOo. fully
two-thirds Of the amount was sub
scribed by three rich men, David Par
ish, John Jacob Astor and Girard, who
contributed the largest amount, and In
whose bank the loan payments were
placed.
Believing that great fortune
should be a part Of the nations
wealth, Girard, in his will. made large
beuuests to the state OF Pennsylvania,
the cities of Philadelphia and New Or
leans and an endowment for the col
lege bearing his name.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
WHAT THEN Is LIFE?

what is Life?' 1 asked of wanton
child,
AS he chased butterfly;
And his laugh gushed out all joyous and
wild,
AS the insect fitted by.
What is Life?" L asked. "Ob- tell me-
1 pray!
His echoes rang merrlly, "Life is Play"
what is Life?" I asked of the maiden
fair.
And L watched her glowing cheek,
AS the bushes deepened and softened
there,
And the dimples played "hide and seek:
"What is Life? Can you tell me its fuii-
est measure?"
She smilingly answered, Life is Pleas
ure!"
What is life?" I asked of a soldier
brave,
AS he grasped the hilt of his sword,
AS he planted his foot on foeman
grave
And looked Creations lord"
What is Life?" I queried. ooh, tell me
it's story!'
His brow grew bright as he answered,
"Glory!"
What is Life? / asked a mother
AS she bent DER her babe asleep,
With a low, hushed tone, lest a thought
aloud
Might wal1en it's slumber deep.
Her smile turned grave, though wondrous
in beauty,
AS she made reply, life? Life is Duty"
1 turned to the father, who stood near
by,
And gazed on his wife with pride;
Then tear of JOY shone bright in his
For the treasure that lay at her side;
I listened we'll for the tale that should
come:
my life?" he cried. my life is Homes"
"What is Life?" 1 asked the statesman
grand,
The idol of the hour;
The fate of nation was in his hand;
He, sickening, turned from the worlds ca
ress,
"'Tis bubble" he cried. "'Tis empti-
ness!"
turned and asked my inner heart
What story it could unfold;
1t bounded quick in it's pulses start
AS the record it unrolled.
1 read on the page, Love, Hope, JOY,
Strife
What the heart would make it-such is
Lifen'
Sarah Brock, an English Poet Of the
Early Nineteenth Century.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22

stamps until the amount of $751;
450.75 has been reached. Young
Barnard is the high boy for the state
of Florida IN the stamp campaign
conducted by the Boy Scouts of Amer
lea for the government, and he is
eligible for the personal letter of
thanks from President Wilson.
He has the ace medal Of the War
Savings committee showing $3.50 in
sales to % individuals, and 1872 bronze
palms for the ribbon, each one indi-
eating an additional 500 in sales. Ten
bronze palms are exchanged for sill
yer one and fifty for a gold one, so
that Scout Ulysses Grant Barnard
wears three gold, one silver and two
bronze palms. He is fifteen years of
age
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Real Sun Not Visible.

Astronomers aver that no one has
ever seen the sun. A series Of con-
centric shells envelopes a nucleus Of
which we apparently know nothing ex-
ceDt that it must be almost infinitely
hotter than the fiercest furnace, and
that it must amount to more than
nine-tenths, of the solar mass. That
nucleus is the real sun, forever hidden
from us. The outermost of the envel-
oping shells is about 5000 miles thick.
and is called the "chromosphere.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Bronze Statue Of Evangeline
Memorial Will Be Erected on Historic Spot by Dominion
Atlantic Railway

Evangelnes Well well
half
Evangen
historic
plee and ere
Herbert of
a a
will be
by Henri a
of
of
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22

ceived my notice l was hitting 800.
When l knew l could not stay with
the Giants the rest of the season
naturally fell off quite bit.
"It wasn't that l didn't try or that
the army worried me. 1t was merely
that soldering was on my mind more
than baseball. l could not help this
and it affected my work.
II have hit over 300 for two sea-
sons now in the National league. |
think 1 can go to $50 this year, and
that should lead the league"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Spanish Meat Dish.

Arrange a layer of thinly sliced po-
tatoes in baking dish, then one onion
shredded and a layer Of any kind of
cold meat with little gravy; add a
cup Of tomato and place in the oven
to cook an hour or more well covered.
Remove the cover and sprinkle a
spoonful of cooked green peas over
the top and serve.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Wild Bird Hospital.

A hospital for wild birds has been
established and is maintained at Colo
RADIO Springs, Colo, by DR.. w. W. Ar
mold. 1t consists Of commodiOus
aviary, in which there are constantly
from % to 80 birds which have been
disabled by coming in contact with
wires and in other ways In the course
Of their migrations. Incidentally, the
doctor is acquiring fund of informa-
ton about the habits of his feathered
patients.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22

tifically compounded toilet prepare.
tions, asserts that this is due to the
very thorough cleansing of the skin
in the daily shave. For the first req.
uisite in shaving is a good soap
which is usually applied with a soft
brush, that stimulates but does not
bruise the skin. The lather is rinsed
off in warm wather and a soothing IL
ton, cream or powder is used, for even
q man objects to rough skin.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Prism in the Window.

A prism in a sunny window will
paint whitewashed wall all the col
ors of the rainbow. If Gods blessings
shine upon a grateful heart, all the HE
will take on colov and beauty. HaSg
your little prism in the east window
and see what beauty results.-Glrfs
Communion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Home Comforts.

and also to daunt and repel, derives
from their belief that she knows re-
sources and behavior not known to
them; but when these have mastered
her secret, they learn to confront her,
and recover their f-possession.-
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Why the Average Man Has
Better Skin Than a Woman

When one realizes that the averags
man has a better skin than the aver
age woman, it would seem that mere
man has stumbled unwittingly upon
the secret of good complexion,
secret that woman has long and eager
" sought to know, declares Vogue.
One of the leading chemists in the
country, whose laboratories produce
some of the most delicious and sclen-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22

nOlQS the OLnerS IN
his hand so we can't see what the key
is doing which is being used.
He can't hear us talk for he doesn't
know the language of keys and we
won't disturb him."
Sometimes" said a second key, 'T
wish he could hear us. For once we
were stolen and he only just got us
back in time.
"Oh, that was narrow escape, and
how did long to call out that we were
being stolen. How dreadfully we would
have felt to have opened the masters
drawers and doors without the master
using u.s."
eyes, that was narrow escape"
said the biggest key of all, "but the
master caught the robber before he had
really gotten away with us. He chased
after him and caught him. My, we did
have run that time! And how we
hated to novel"
Lets tell of the places we open,"
said another key. "We can all keep
secrets"
"That's So" said still another key.
"Well, open little part of side
board where candy is kept. After
meals I am used to open this part so
the candy can be taken out and given
to the masters children and their
friends. I am also used when they're
giving parties or when they're having
special treats"
'I'm used" said another key, 'to
open big money box. see bills and
change and lots Of fine money. The
money itself isn't so fine, but it can buy
lots of nice things if people spend it
without being selfish. The money once
told me that they all loved the master
because he was SO generous.
'But they said that some of them
bad come from a young girl who kept
them in her pockets and told her
friends how poor she was and then
they would give up things and get
things for her. Then, when she was
all alone she would take out the money
and buy herself some things all for
herself.
sob, the money said that that was
horrible. The girl was SO selfish. But.
in getting changed, some Of that money
went into the shops and then into the
masters drawer, and when that money
was taken out again it would be
spent in fine way, for they had heard
the master talk"
81 open a drawer in which birthday
presents are locked up before the birth
day has come" said another key. Il
know so many secrets, all about pres
ents and nice things for celebrations"
81 open the cake tin," said another
key, "and my master always gives me
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Tampa, Florida, Scout
Will Receive a Letter
From President Wilson

One of the finest records made by a
boy in the sale of War Savings ana
Thrift stamps was the accomplish
ment of u. Grant Barnard of Tampa,
Fla. Young Barnard is distant rela-
tive of the late Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
and is a member of Troop No. 8 of
Tampa in the Boy Scouts of America.
He has persistently put out Thrift
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
SHORT AND SNAPPY

Checks are often kited in an
effort to raise the wind.
A wagging tongue often spoils
a lot Of nice, sweet silence.
Many a ballroom dress in COW
ering warm heart reaches its
limit.
The average fish bone is
easier to swallow than the aver
age fish story.
An optimist says that good in
tentions are better than no pave
ments at all.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Twenty-Five Republics and
Twenty-One Monarchles NOW

The world is fast becoming repuD-
lican. Before the war monarcmes ana
republics were about equal. NO"
there are % republics and Il monar-
chies. counting Germany, Austria ana
Russia as one republic each. The num-
Der of republics will be Increased Dy
several new states. The largest re-
public is China, with 4OO,OOO,Ooo IN
habitants; the smallest is San Marlno'
which has only 1900 citizens.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Benny Kauff Is Candidate
for Batting Championship
of the National League

Benny Kauff has announced himself
as a candidate for the batting cham
pionship of the National league. Ben
ny, of course, has been aiming unsuc-
cessfully at this title for three years.
But he feels that he is about due to
come through.
81 would have put it over last year.
says Benny, "if 1 had not been called
to the army. At the time when L re-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22

OpCn LhC NsihC liz
and the candles
are all lighted. There is going to be
a party"
$50 I'll be used too" said the candy
drawer key.
"And will too" said the birthday
drawer key.
"And l will too," said the key which
opened the money box, 'fOr some little
treats will be bought"
"We'll jingle tomorrow, all right"
said the bunch of keys in chorus, III
we are going to open up secrets and
pleasures and treats for a birthday
celebration"
And the keys all sang:
If you're a key, key,
You can see, can see.
The opening of joys,
For girls and boys.
For the keys opened many drawers
AMI doors which held birthday pres
ents for the masters children.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Mouth of the Snail.

The snail's mouth is armed with
saw-like tongue, like a long narrow
ribbon, coiled up so that only a part
of it comes into use at any one time.
Distributed over the surface Of this
ribbon are tiny teeth.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Dunplinqs.

Take one cupful of buttermilk, add
one beaten egg, cupful of flour sift-
ed with teaspoonful Of baking pow
der and a half teaspoonful of salt;
mix and drop by teaspoonfuls into the
boiling hot stew, cover and cook eight
minutes.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Veal With Vegetable oysters.

Cook pound of vegetable oysters
in salt water until tender. Melt two
tablespoonful Of butter, add two
pounds of veal. two and one-half ta-
blespoonfuls of flour and a cupful of
water or stock; add with the oysters
and cook an hour at slow heat.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
SINGULAR Trousers.

Tenderfeot-Pa, are trousers plural
or singular?
Father-Well. if you have pair, I'd
saw that they were plural, but IL you
didn't have a pair Id call that singur
lar.--Boys' Life.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22

while he opened
q little drawer in
his safe, took out
S o m e t h / n g h e
wanted to work
over, and laid his
keys on his desk
beside him, where
he could keep his
eyes on them.
After a w h i'll e
{ The first k e
moved q little ana
said in a key voice
which only a key
could hear: LET
us tell of our adj
ventures and Of
the places we see.
The master, when
he ,,nnr ana &c nc,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Mutton With Vegetables.

Rub two pounds or less of the shout
der of mutton with salt and pepper,
then dredge with flour and brown in
a little hot fat. Cover with boiling
water and pint of finely shredded
carrots and small onion, cover and
simmer for an hour or two; serve on
q platter surrounded with the car
rotS.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Sat on His Chest.

Robert-Mother, was Robinson Cru
soc an acrobat?
Mother-I don't know. Why?
Robert-Well this book says that
after he had finished his days work
he sat down on his chest.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
MOTHER S
COOK BOOK
by Ns..4 M1et"slQ

small shredded onion, then lay on
pork chops to cover. Add very little
water or soup stock, and bake until
the chops are done, in hot oven.
Serve from the dish in which it is
baked.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
WORDS OF WISE MEN

A man never appreciates ashes
until he slips on the ice.
A guide asker should haze a
good naysay.
A braying ass eats little hay.
Italian PrOverb.
Assassination has never
changed the history of the
WOrld.-Bea.
In this world it is necessary
that we assist one another.-I4a
Fontaine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Suspicious.

" T h e re- S a
friend in the out
er Office waiting
for you, sir"
"Here, James,
take this $40 and
keep it till I come
back"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Food for the Family.

A little meat with a combination Of
vegetables or dumplings make meal
sufficiently satisfying for an ordinary
appetite.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22

to my mistress
around meal time.
Often she keeps
me and I'm not on
the key ring, but
there is going to
be a birthday cake
tomorrow and she
wanted to be sure
no one would see
that the birthday
cake was already
in the cake tin, all
decorated W / t n
candles.
$50 she gave
me to the master
to kee p. 0 h,
won't there be joy
tomorrow, when l
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Fowl With DumpIlngs.

Cut fowl as for fricassee, cover
with boiling water, add one small
onion and cook until the chicken is
tender, then drop in the dumpiings pre-
pared as follows:
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22

A bar of soap may become murderous
weapon. A poor cook stove has some
times been the slow fire on which the
wife has been roasted.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22

And what does he get out of it,
wOnder?"
"Why, place to eat and sleep when
business permits, dressing gown, an
easy chair and a pair of house Slip
pers. What more does a man want?"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22


Acadan girl separated from her
Of looking
other Philadelphia hospital made
oe in his journal
Or vangene?"
the which at became classic
add onem more of Nova Scotia where
their kirt OF homepun
And by the Eyangenes
it's rock deep-vOiced nghborng
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22

Pork Chops With Potatoes.
Arrange a layer of thinly sliced DO
,toes in q baking dish, cover with q
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
DADDY')[vEN||NQU
FAIRY TALE fl
BUNCH OF KEYS.
~ Nary Graham 6o I,IE!.e!

The keys were all jingling on the
key ring in the mans pocket. After
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
The Resource.

II am worried about my son. He
seems to have no positive qualities"
''Then make him a photographer;
he can develop good negatives"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Well, Hardly Ever.

Edith-So that's Mr.. Blank? That's
your ideal?
Helen-Dear me, MOI Merely my
fiance. One doesn't meet ones ideal
in real life, you know.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22

An alarm to show that vapor is es-
Gaping from gasoline pipes in garages
has been invented by an EnglishmaR.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22

If-Consciousness.
"Have you lost your interest In
dancing"
EYES," replied Uncle Floplether.
whats the use o. me gettin' out on
the floor in competition with the cut
ting up in jazz band?"
The Easy Way.
did you ever try to convince
man that he is wrong?
swell, not exactly. / usually get
him to believe that / am right, and let
it go at that."--Judge.
Lost in the Seuf.le."
"The wedding cards are out and they
are rehearsing the ceremony"
where's the groom?"
"He seems to be lost In the scuffie."
London Answers
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Blessed Privilege Of Rich.

Blessed Privilege OF RIch.
There's one luxury I should like
to own before die"
whats that?"
ga heated garage for my car in the
winter time"
The Washington herald., 1919-08-31
Chorus Girls Granted
SIS Weekly Minimum

New York, Aug. s0.-Chorus girls
are to receive a minimum wage of
s35 a week at the Hippodrome
when that playhouse reopens Mon
day. a raise of $40 The agreement
was signed today.
The Actors Equity Association call
ed attention to the resignation OF the
Hippodrome's manager, Charles Dill
lingham, who is a member of the
Producing Managers Association, and
claimed the first big victory OF the
actors strike.
An announcement today that the
Producing Managers Association head
quarters will be closed until Tuesday
gave rise to a report that the man
ayers had bought tickets for Boston
In order to be on the ground to take
part in the theater war which has
now shifted largely to the Hub City.