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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
Waste Not
"Clean-Up" Movement Rewarded
by Government

The definition of waste is apprecia-
bly narrowed by the war which the de-
partment of commerce, in conjunction
with the national Cleanup and Paint
Up" campaign bureau of the savings
division of the United States treasury,
has declared on the city dump. That
institution is notorious prodigal.
How extravagant are it's destructive
methods says the Philadelphia Ledger,
is demonstrated by the governments
plan to exchange War Savings stamps
for sufficient quantities of trash
gathered together as q result OF the
spring housekeeping.
Old paper is especially valuable.
The practice of burning it on the dump
has been a glaring example of Ameri-
can extravaganza. England was cured
of this sort of wanton destruction dur
ing the war. The opportunity of the
American housewife is now at hand.
She can augment her collection of War
Savings stamps, make the cellar neat
and at the same time aid the govern
ment if she deals with the Cleanup"
agents who will visit her.
The individual who will venture to
call anything worthless trash" nova
days is likely to be way off in his eco
Monies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
Great Advance With More
Unity Has Been Made in
Grammar and Spelling

@e-
In the days of Chaucer there were
undoubtedly differences among writer's
which made their grammar and spell
ing seem singular to us; yet crude
though they were, the art Of literary
composition was well advanced. That.
however, says the Christian Herald,
was not the greatest age it came in
the Elizabethan period; and while the
literary peculiarities Of Shakespeare's
style were strongly defined, it could
not be said in any sense that they re-
vealed lack of knowledge in either
grammar or spelling, the standards OF
that day being suited to the culture
of the time. And a great advance had
been made over the days of Chaucer.
In the days of Addison, Johnson, Swift,
COngreve and Goldsmith, we find a
great advance with more. unity in both
grammar and spelling. The authorized
version of the Bible in the line of lit
erary workmanship noted the greatest
advance Of all, and reached a point
which has not been surpassed If, in
deed, equaled There was q certain
latitude in spelling, it is true, to which
we today look back with interested GU
riosity; but even that was not the
result of ignorance, but rather Of GUS
tom, which allowed the latitude, and
it was in no sense a literary disfgure-
ment.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
Encyclopedia of China Is
Most StupendouS Literary
Work in History of World

The first European encyclopedia
was probably the work of Abulphara-
giu, the first volume Of which was
published 676 years ago. TO the Chi
nese, however, belongs the credit of
having originated the encyclopedia
idea, and China boasts of having the
largest of these. Tie Great Encyclo-
pedia Of China is by far the most stu
pendous literary accomplishment in
the history of the world. The work
of compilation has been carried on
for centuries, and has engaged the
labors of over 1000 scholars. The
TRANSPORTATION" as the work Is
called, comprises over $4,000 sections
and is bound in 1000 volumes, each
half an inch in thickness. The work
contains a total of OFT ,4S0 pages. The
volumes when laid fiat one upon an
other form a stack of books 450 feet
high. There are only few complete
sets of this gigantic work in exist
ence. The first English encyclopedia
was issued in 1920, and the great
French one was published in 1851 and
succeeding years. The Encyclopedia
Britannica was first published by Will
liam Smellie, in 1771.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
st. EtheIbert, King of Kent,
Was First English Ruler to
Be Given Christian Baptism

The first Christian king of England
was st. Ethelbert, king of Kent. Ethel
bert reigned over Kent from $50 to GIG,
and he also held imperial sway over
the other Saxon monarchs as far north
as the banks of the Humber.
Like all his predecessors on English
thrones he was pagan. To increase
his power he married Bertha, daughter
of the king of Paris. His queen was a
Christian, and she brought with her to
England q French bishop, who held
services for the benefit of Bertha and
her attendants in small building near
Canterbury. King Ethelbert was not
very favorably impressed with his
wife's new-fangled religion and pre-
ferred that of his fathers until an Ital-
ian missionary, st. Augustine, arrived
in England. The king and his stall
wart pagan warriors gave a hearty
greeting to the missionary, and Angus
tine soon convinced the Kentish king
that Christianity was an improvement
over the old faith. Ethelbert was duly
baptized, and the lesser chiefs and
common people soon followed his ex-
ample. Go great was the eagerness
Of the people to embrace the religion
of Christ that OH one day 10000 peO-
pie were baptized.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
Sun the Universal Clock,
But 1t Was Always Wrong

From the beginning the sun was the
universal clock, and the universal clock
was always wrong-that is to say,
twelve o'clock today was not exactly
the same as twelve o'clock yesterday.
But the sun had to serve as clock to
most people until little more than a
hundred and fifty years ago, when pub
lie clocks took the place of sun dials
and watches began TO be comparative
~ common. Doubtless one Of the
earliest forms of getting somewhere
near the hour was by length Of shadow,
an upright stick or spear, or even the
erect form of the time teller himself
serving as natural gnomon. Even
today, all over the far East, the only
clocks in many, and, indeed, in most
places, is the shadow which is OBJ
tanned after one or other OF these
methods.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
DADDY')EV[N|NQH
FAIRY TALE IA
THE PET DOGS.
BY Nary Graham Bonner eglIle!

"There were five dogs" said Daddy,
"What were their names?" asked
Nancy.
"How could he have ever thought
of so many names?' asked Nick.
"They were all named" said Daddy,
"and l will tell you their names in
the order in which their sizes ran.
"Brutus was the largest of all. He
was a big Newfoundland dog. Next
came Bogi, another Newfoundland dog,
but not so large as Brutus.
"Third came Patty, an Irish terrier.
Then came Ouji, cocker spaniel, and
last came Susy, a little hunting dog.
When they all stood together they
looked like q flight of stairs, and just
as though one could walk from Susy
right up to Brutus.
"'Ah,' said Patty, L see something
coming my way
"All the other dogs looked and
Patty said, There is bug and I'm
going to catch it. I'm going to snap
it up and swallow it down and enjoy
it thoroughly
"But the bug said to itself, TIL play
a joke on that dog And the bug did
play a joke, a very mean joke.
Patty snapped at the bug and then
was about to swallow it when she
had gotten the bug on her tongue,
when what should that mean bug do
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29

old trees will usually transplant sue
cessfully if they have not grown too
large. The trees may be planted either
in fall or spring. They should be set
just about as deep as they stood in the
nursery. AS soon as they are planted
the tops should be pruned back some
what.
Fruit trees should be given as thor
ough cultivation as corn or vegetables,
at least until they reach bearing age.
Any kind Of garden vegetables, or
strawberries, or other small fruits,
may be grown between the tree rows.
If rank-growing crop like corn grows
higher than the trees one row should
be left out, preferably north and south,
in the tree row, SO that the fruit trees
will not be shaded until they are well
established. Low-growing vegetables
or berries may be planted as close to
the trees as desired
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
Back Yard Orchard Sure to
Bring as Good Returns as
Does the Vegetable Garden

The back yard orchard will make as
valuable return for the average fam
lily as does the vegetable garden itself.
Everyone who puts out garden can
just as well be growing small home
orchard in it, according to J. G. Whit
ten Of the University of Missouri Col
lege of Agriculture The cultivation
given the vegetables is just what is
required by the young trees.
Select apples, cherries, plums,
peaches and pears of varieties that
will furnish succession from the
early Richmond cherry, which ripens
in May, to the late-keeping apples, like
Ingram and Lansingburg, which keep
until the following May. One tree of
each variety is enough.
Apple trees should be planted 25 to
80 feet apart each way, and plum and
peach trees 16 to 20 feet apart. One
year-old trees should be selected for
planting, although in the case of the
apple, sour cherry and pear two-year-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
Evaporation of Moisture
Aids to Keep Body Cooler

Evaporation of moisture from the
surface of our bodies is one OF the
things that keeps us from getting too
hot in the summer time. Humid days
seem to be much warmer because
+barn ia NOT so much evaporation OF
moisture from our bodies to keep us
cool. In winter, too, moist air seems
70 he warmer than dry air. Even at
70 degrees the air in room Will seem
cool if very dry, while at 6S it is COM
Portable if enough water vapor is
present. A pan of water on the radia-
tor or stove often will save shower
ful Of coal and give more health and
comfort.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29

but turn itself over so it attached
itself to Pattys tongue, and SO Patty
couldn't swallow it or eat it or any
thing
"Poor Patty! And the bug hurt
"'Oh, what shall we doY Brutus
his sad eyes, for Brutus was very
kind even though he was such a great
big dog and SO strong.
'Then Brutus had a fine idea. He
ran for Jack, for he had seen Jack
go to a nearby field to play baseball.
"He ran just as hard as ne could
and when he reached the field he didn't
even notice the baseball which had
just been hit with the bat.
"The boys were awfully frightened
might get hit by accident with the
Lard ball, and they called out to him,
but Brutus wasn't thinking of being
afraid of anything.
"But luckily the ball didn't hit
RrutuS, and Brutus went right on UP
to his master, barking, and showing
by his eyes that he wanted 70 have
Jack follow him.
"T guess Brutus wants me for some-
thing said Jack, for he wouldn't
come to the baseball field if it weren't
for something important
$50 Jack ran quickly home, follow
ing Brutus. There he found Patty
with the bug on her tongue and feel
ing most uncomfortable.
"Jack quickly took the bug off and
then Patty no longer looked sick and
miserable.
"She jumped up on Jack and wagged
her tail and her eyes looked very glad
and happy as she tried to thank her
master. And then she did quite the
sweetest thing ever dog did. She
suddenly seemed to know that Brutus
was the one who had done every
thing.
"Jack had come quickly when Brutus
had called him, for Jack was always
SO good TO his pets, and Jack had been
able to take the bug off her tongue
because he had nice useful hands.
"But Patty knew that it was Brutus
who had gone for Jack, and Brutus
who had brought hin, back so quickly.
"And Patty went over to Brutus,
looking so small beside the great big
Newfoundland dog and she licked
Brutus' paws and sat down before
him and rolled over on the grass,
saying to BrGtus that she was very
grateful, happy, little dog.
'.Brutus licked her, too, to show he
was glad he had been able to help
her, and all the other dogs played
around so joyfully.
"And then, for special treat, every
one of them had bone, and Jack
gave himself a piece of cake y ended
Daddy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
Geese Serve as Watch Dog
of the Home; Are Reliable
as the Family Alarm Clock

No domesticated birds are SO faith
full, so interesting, so intelligent as
geese. They revel in the society OF
those who own them. In remote parts
of Ireland and Scotland the geese
share the family hearth. This is one
of their strongest characteristics.
They love to pass the night near the
homestead. They do not need a
warm, comfortable building to sleep
in; they are quite contented, happy,
and healthy if allowed to sit down
outside the back door. They are light
sleepers. A stranger cannot approach
within hundred yards or so without
their hearing him and screaming at
the tops of their shrill voices.
They will often wander a few miles
during the day, but they will faith
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
cettinn Started.

What school life does for us is TO
get us started. The girl who talks
of finishing" an education is heard
from less frequently than she used
to be. For even the young realize
that the owner of college diploma
IL little more than started on an edu-
cation. If in school we learn to work
sincerely and Systematically. If we
acquire logical habits of thinking, as
well as methodical habits of work,
we have made a good start. Ii, on
the contrary, we shirk wherever we
can. we are starting wrong.-Girrs
Companion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
THE DANCING FAUN


Thou dancer of two thousand years,
Thou dancer Of today,
What silent music fills thy ears,
What Bacchic lay, s!s
That thou dost dance the centuries -
Down their forgotten way?
What mystic strain of pagan mirth
Has charmed eternally
Those 1.-THE, strong limbs, that spurn the
earth?
What melody,
Unheard of men, has Father Pan
Left lingering with thee?
All! where is now the wanton throng
That round thee used to meet?
On dead lips died the drinking song,
But wild and sweet.
What silent music urged thee on.
To it's unuttered beat,
That when at last Times weary will
Brought thee again in sight,
Thou camst forth dancing, dancing stin,
Into the light.
Unwearied from the murk and dusk
OF centuries of night?
Alas for thee!--Alas again,
The early faith is gone!
The gods are no more seen of men,
All, all are gone
The shaggy forests no more shield
The Satyr and the Faun.
On Attic slopes the bee still huns,
On many an Elan hill
The wild-grape swells, but never comes
The distant trill
or reedy flutes; for Pan is dead,
Broken his pipes and still.
And yet within thy listening ears
The pagan measures ring
Those limbs that have outdanced the
years
Yet tireless spring:
How canst thou dream Pan dead when
still
Thou seemst to hear him sing?
Robert Cameron Rogers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
As Animals of Earth Grew
Smaller SO Did the Humans

That the human race, like the ami
mails of the world, was in prehistoric
times of marvellous size is theory
that has been advanced by many stu
dents Of antiquity. 1t was, however,
only the French orientalist, Henrion,
member of the academy, who fixed ex-
act sizes for the earliest members of
the race, declaring Adam to have been
123 feet 9 inches tall and Eve 11S feet
9.75 inches. He also gives table say
ing that Noah was 103 feet tall, Abra-
ham, q feet tall; Moses, 13 feet tall;
Hercules, 10 feet tall; Alexander the
Great, 6 feet tall, and julius Caesar,
feet tall. This proves, according to his
theories, that great men are not all
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
Blacks of Australia Least
in Scale of Human Beinus

Lowest in the human scale of all ex-
listing people are the 'black fellows"
of Australia. They are rather monkev-
like, with protruding jaws, wear no
clothes whatever, have no habitations
and subsist from day to day on what
they can pick up or kill. In former
days white settlers in the island con-
tinent hunted them down like wild
beasts, regarding them as a kind Of
ape. Some excuse for this was found
in the fact that they were hopelessly
treacherous, chronic thieves ard pro-
fessed cannibals.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
How Jack Tars Know When
Ship Is Approaching Land

Sailors have curious way Of know
ing when their ship is approaching
land. They go to Mother Nature for
their knowledge. If you are on the
ship they may ask you to feel the
deck, which is wet with dew. Even
though the stars are shining clearly,
and the sea is absolutely smooth, the
deck seems as though water had been
poured across it. The sailor will then
inform you that dew is never to be
found more than 80 miles from land,
so the dew is a good Indication.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
Fossil Remains of Bird,
Father of American Eagle

Scientists are much excited just now
over the discovery in an ancient tar
lake near Los Angeles, southern Cali
fornia, of the fossil remains Of bird
which they contend is the father of the
American eagle. It was certainly
"some chick'un," as Ebenezer would
say, for, according to experts who have
examined the remains, the bird stood
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
Familiar Phrases Which
Recall Adventurous DAYS

How many familiar phrases we use
without realizing the apt and some
times striking figures they represent!
Consider the word "skinflint," for ex-
ample, or the expression "a flash in
the pan" We ask for "leeway" or we
shorten sail - we launch plans" or
we run close to the wind" We have
"close shave;" we speak of a man
as ''half seas over" We "take time by
the forelock" and ''the bull by the
horns" We "get down to hard pan"
or ito bed rock" Yet we seldom think
of the phrases as graphic metaphors,
and more seldom still do we think, as
we use them, of the adventurous days
to which we owe SO much of the sug-
gestiveness of our colloquial speech
Youths Companion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
Swedish CABBAGE.

Boil until tender a dozen leaves of
cabbage. Drain and fill with the fol-
lowing mixture: One pound Of beef
chopped fine, one egg, two tablespoon
fuls of cream, pepper, salt and pars-
ley to season. Rub the dish with the
cut side of a Glove of garlic, mix well,
then roll leaf around spoonful of
the mixture, tying 1t and trimming the
ends neatly. Place in a baking pan
with pint of stock or butter and wa
ter. Basic and bake for half hour
or until the meat is tender. Serve
with the sauce poured round the rolls.
The strings should be removed and the
gravy thickened before serving.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
Creed That May Well Be
Applied in Life Each Day

To live content with small means /:
To seek elegance rather than luxury
and refinement rather than fashion :
To be worthy, not respectable,
wealthy, not rich: To study hard, think
quietly, talk gently, act frankly. To
listen to stars and birds, to babes and
sages, with open heart: To bear all
cheerfully, do all bravely, await occa-
sions, hurry never: In a word, to let
the spiritual, unbidden and uncon-
scious, grow up through the common.
This is to be my symphony.--William
Ellery Claiming.
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In 1898; Oliver w. Holmes, Of Mas
sachusetts, born in 1841, appointed in
1902; William r. Day, Of Ohio. born
in 1S49, appointed in 1908; W. Van
Devanter, of Wyoming, born in 1859,
appointed in 1910; Mahlon Pitney, of
New Jersey, born in 1856, appointed in
1912; James G. McReynolds, of Ten
nessee, born in 1862, appointed in
1914; Louis G. Brandeis, of Massa-
chusetts, born in 1856, appointed in
1916; John III. Clark, of Ohio, born in
1857, appointed in 1916.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
Leaves SIS, 900 for Tramp Home

Former Sheriff James S. Merritt of
West Chester county, New York, said
to have given thousands of dollars to
the "down and out" during his public
career, left approximately $4,000 to
erect and operate free lodging house
for "indigent transients," according to
the terms of his WILL The home is
intended as q memorial to Merritt's
mother.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
Dots Miller Arrives Home
From Army Duty in France
and Joins the Cardinals

After spending nearly year and
half with the marines in France, Dots
Miller, one of the really capable Dall
players of the major leagues, has ar
rived home. He attended few ban,
quets and then hiked for st. Louis
to join the Cardinals.
Miller was one of the first ball play
ers to enlist and saw service almost
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
Origin of the Veil.

The custom of wearing wells came
from the East. The newly married
Roman woman wore red veil. Vestal
virgins wore white wells. Early in
Christianity priests gave wells to wild
ows. There lies the origin of the
widows weeds" In the Catholic
church the white veil is given to
novices and the black to nuns.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
Beef Rolls.

Cut thin slices of round steak into
oblong pieces. place spoonful Of sau-
sage meat on each and tie up with a
string. Dredge with salt, -four and
pepper and brown in little hot fat
Place in a casserole with cupful or
more of broth. Simmer for two hours.
When ready to serve, take off the
strings and serve with the sauce
poured around the rolls.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
FACTS AND FANCIES

BY act of one state legislature
soldiers and sailors in the active
service of the United States are
exempt from the payment of
poll tax.
Money spoils some men, but
that's a risk everybody is per-
fectly willing to run.
A successful man is entitled
to less praise than the man who
makes another effort after each
failure.
The would-be actor who con-
siders himself a budding genius
is apt to strike o frost the first
time he appears in public.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29

fully return in the evening. You will
find them punctual. They will time
themselves to be back just as daylight
is failing, and at the hour at which
you generally get up in the morning
they will see to it that you are called.
They will knock at the door, and at
the windows too if they can reach
them, and every few minutes they
will scream. They are as reliable as
an alarm clock.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
II Was a Goat.

little boy" asked the well-meaning
reformer, lis that your mama over
vonder with the beautiful set of furs?"
Eyes, sir" answered the bright lad.
"Well, do you know WHAT poor AMI
nal it is that has to suffer in order
that your mama might have the furs
with which she adorns herself?"
"Yes, sir. My papa"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29

anywhere from 8 feet to Is feet high,
from the bottom of his powerful feet
to the top of his plumed head. He was
the biggest and strongest bird of his
time, with wings useless for flight, but
powerful for fighting purposes. The
enormous legs were armored, while the
striking spur of the birds foot was
anything in length from 1 foot to 2
feet. The beak was foot long and its
edges cut like shears.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29

from the time the American fighting
forces. got into action. When Miller
Higgins managed the Cardinals he
said once that there were only two
men on his team he would not trade
and both were named Miller, mean
ing himself and Dots Miller.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
Goldfish and Macaroni.

Break into inch bits a half cupful
of macaroni, cook and cool. Add one
cupful of faxed Goldfish, put in layers,
in a buttered baking dish, sprinkle
with salt, If needed, and pepper, a
little chopped onion and milk to mois-
ten. Bake until brown.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
The Reason.

"W h Y hasn't
Robinson. accom-
plished more? He
is a man of such
broad views"
"Yes, but of
s NC n n q rr o w
means"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-29
Members of Supreme Court
and Where They Came From

The Supreme Court of the United
States at present consists OF Chlef
Justice Edward d. White, OF Louis
lana, born in 1915, appointed in 1911;
Associate Justices Joseph Mckenna,
of California, born in 184S, appointed