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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
Must Be Brave to Raise
Mustache-and a Little
Later to Shave 1t Oh

1t takes brave man to raise a
mustache. When you first hesitate
and then desist when it comes to shaw
ing your upper lip and the sprouts
spring up as ragged as the weeds in
brick walk, then your friends nudge
each other and grin broadly when they
meet you, muses. a writer in Toledo
News-Bee. Your family looks at you
with sorrowful eyes and cringes when
you jauntily caress the segments of
down and remark that you certainly
are breaking all records for quick ac-
emulation of foliage.
You become the butt of constant kid
ding. You furnish large punches of
enjoyment for your friends. The ia
vorite form of wittlcism INDUCED in by
your friends is along these lines
"Why the disguise? SO you're raising
alfalfa now? Of course you want to
hide that face of yours"
After about three or four weeks Of
this sort of life you determine to re-
move the hirsute adornment. But you
find this doesn't stop the kidding. AS
matter of fact it flares up more
strongly than ever. "Ah, ha," say your
friends, $50 you cut off your mustache
to make yourself look younger? That's
right, old top, make yourself look as
young as possible-yOure slipping
fast"
It takes a mighty brave man to raise
a muStache and-to shave 1t off!
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
Every Tree a Wireless
"f'fi%t"
Potential Teesraphy Natures Growth Revealed by Army Officer

Discovery that tree potential wireless announced
recently by Major General Sqer chief signal officer the reveal
another secret and telling the story of how while holhes
the American army with string of stations using tree tops
anennae from ships and the principal European
radio stations.
General Squer paper read before the Phys
ica Society America meeting Washington D. c. the United
States bureau of standards.
Award he took the scientists out into the woods the bureau
demonstrated portable field laboratory erected there for expert
ments in development of the discovery.
He how natures wireless tower nothing than
tall preferably euca ptu with small wire netting spread below
and an insulated wire hanging from spike driven the top
"From the planted fertile so said General
Souer eecto and receiver of electromagnetic
and the properties this receiver through agencies
unknown us such vta the and to produce
time the giant power Of multiplying plant cells
indeed be called Incompatible amplfer
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
Animals Display Great
intelligence When III or
Hurt-Treat Themselves

Few people realize, notes writer in
mails are constantly getting hurt and
sick. The wild animals seldom get
sick from what they eat, but the do
nestle animals frequently do. Wild
animals get injured from fighting with
other animals of their kind or in fights
with animal enemies. In all cases,
animals have way of doctoring them
selves that is remarkable.
Animals suffering from fever eat
nothing, keep quiet, seek darkness
and airy places, drink much water
and sometimes plunge into the water
from time to time. When dog has
lost it's appetite it eats that species Of
grass known as 'dog's grass" Cats
also eat grass, catnip, etc., when sick.
Sheep and cows in the same circum-
stances seek out certain wild plants.
If an ants foot is cut, other ants
will cover the wounded part with a
transparent fluid from their mouths.
If a chimpanzee Is wounded it stops
the flow of blood by placing its hand
on the wound or dressing it with
leaves and grass.
A terrier had an injured eye. 1t re-
NAMED lying under counter, avoid
Ing heat and light, although it had
been its habit to keep close to the fire.
1t adopted the general treatment
rest and abstinence from food. The
local treatment consisted In licking
the upper surface Of its paw, which it
then applied to the wounded eye,
again licking the paw when 1t became
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
If You Make
Your Own
Warning Issued by Revenue Authorizes

Persons who may be planning to
make liquor in their own homes after
national prohibition becomes effective
July / are to be warned by revenue
authorities as to the penalties to which
they will be subject. The internal
revenue bureau has sent to revenue
collectors and agents a summary of
laws on the subject and penalties with
the suggestion that they be made
known widely.
The schedule of penalties for va
rious violations is as follows:
For failure to register still, 5000
penalty, fine of between 500 and
$1,000 and Imprisonment of between
one month and two years; for making
liquor in community where it is pro-
ihibited by local or state laws, tax of
1000; for violating wartime prohibit
ton, $1,000 fine, or one year imprison-
Ement or both; for making whisky
mash or beer, fine of between $500
and $1,000, and Imprisonment of be-
tween six months and three years.
Beer making comes within the same
prohibitions.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
Ignorance of English Is
Cause of Many Accidents
in the Mining Districts

That the inability to read and I'M
del stand English places the foreign
born in danger of his life is the strik-
ing fact brought out in a recent state
ment of mine fatalities by the bureau
of mines, department of interior. The
facts offer strong argument for
Americanization.
The rate of accidents among the
non-English speaking miners is not
only greater in all the great mining
districts. of the country but the in
creased ratio is uniform in all dis
tricts. THE bureau of mines conSid-
ers that this demonstrates clearly that
the inability to read warning signs, to
comprehend fully the cOmpany's in
structions and to understand their
foreman, places an unnecessary haz-
ard upon the foreign-born.
The figures given show the differ
ence in the rate of serious accidents in
the mines among the American-speak-
ing and those from the countries of
continental Europe, almost entirely
n-English speaking.
In Pennsylvania anthracite mines
43 per cent of the employees are Eng
disappearing and this number Is
charged with only 2S.S per cent Of the
fatalities, whereas the other SO per
cent sustained II per cent of the ia
talities. This is a comparative ratio
Of 600 to 1888 against the non-English
speaking.
In Pennsylvania bituminous mines
the ratio is TIL to 1,123 and in West
Virginia district, 100 to 1924. In In
diana the ratio is not so great.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12

studying the game. Bezdek was ia
nous as a gridiron coach and last fall
handled the Penn State squad.
Bezdek's appointment as manager
of the Pirates was one Of the sur
prises of baseball. In 1917 the team
finished last. In 1918, after fighting
along most of the season in third
place, Bezdek finished in fourth place
with an average Of $50. This sea-
son the club is considered a danger
GUS one in the fight for the pennant
Several stars have returned from
army service and with one OF the
strongest stats of hurlers in the Ma
tional league the Pirates are picked
by many dOpester- 20 finish in the
running.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
MY CATBIRO

Prime cantante!
ScherZo! Andante!
Piano, pianlsslmo!
Presto, prestissimo!
Harlxl are there nine birds or ninety and
nine?
like nectar from Hebe's Olympian bottle.
The laughter of tune from rapturouss
throttle! :. h,s,
Such melody must be hermit THRUSH o.
Rut that other caroler, nearer,
Outrivaling rivalry with clearer
Sweetness incredibly fine!
Is If oriole redbird or blueblru.
Or some strange un-Audubonned new
bird?
All one. sir. both this bird and that pro
The whole flight are all the same catplru
The whole visible and invisible cholr you
On one 1.-the twig of yon green tree
Fitting feathery Rlondei!
Listen to his rondel!
To his lay romantical,
To his sacred cantlcle.
Hear him lifting,
See him fitting
His saucy head and tail are nutterlns
While uttering
All the difficuit operas under the sun,
Just for fun!
Or in tipsy revelry,
Or at love deviltry,
Or. disdaining his divine gift ana ART
Like an imitable poet
Who captivates the worlds heart,
And doesn't know it.
Hear him Tilt!
See him tilt!
Then he suddenly stops.
Peers about, fiirts, hops,
AS if looking where he might gather UP
The wasted ecstasy just split
From the quivering cup
Of his bliss overrun.
Then, as in mockery of all
The tuneful spells that e'er ala ran
From vocal pipe. or evermore shall rise.
He snarls. and news, and flies.
William Henry Venable
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
KEEPING BOOKS
ON THE HENS

These days, knowing the mems eA-
act board bill is next in Importance
to knowing her exact production Oh
eggs in given length of time. Some
testing work carried on by the ONO
experimental station with flock OF
"a Leghorn hens for three years mas
furnished valuable data on the amount
of feed consumed by flock OF layers
when kept until three years old, ana
no less important is the number or
eggs these hens laid during the three
years of their lives.
This flock of Leghorns was fed a
fairly well-balanced ration of mixed
grains and dry mash, containing meat
scraps, also green feed, shell and grit.
The hens consumed an average of
1741h pounds of grain and mash dur
ing the three years, from November
"a, 1912, to October 6, 1915, which dur
ing that period cost 1927 per hen. The
hens laid an average of 351 eggs each,
or III eggs per hen each year, and
yielded total profit of $4.1S per hen.
The feed cost of the eggs was ~
cents a dozen. AT the end of three
years there were IL of the hens still
alive, the mortality having been 20 per
cent.
If we triple the feed cost per hen
to approximate present feed prices,
and make the average price of eggs
So cents q dozen, hens of same aver
age quality would return an annual
profit above feed cost Of better than
81 each for three laying years. On the
same basis, 1000 hens would return
to the poultryman fair living above
expense of investment, depreciation,
interest, etc.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
Gets 1875 Bobcats and 200
Coyotes in Three Years

With a record of 125 bobcats and
200 coyotes to the credit of a North
Yakima (Wash.) government trapper
operating in the nj 'ntains and valleys
of that region, it is estimated by
ranchers that he has saved them "a
900 head of sheep and $4,000 game
birds in the past three years. Basine
their estimate on the known destruc.
tiyeness of these wild pests, the money
value, of the stock saved is computed
by them at $240,000. The fur of the
beasts killed or trapped was worth
$4,000.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
Many School Children Are
in Defective Vision Class

Reports prepared by the physicians
and oculists who keep "tabs" on the
vision Of schoolchildren state that one
fifth Of our schoolchildren have defec-
tive vision and more than that proper
ton of our young men examined for
military service were rejected for the
same reason. Mothers should keep In
mind the fact that eyesight is very i'm
portant. Be sure that the little ones
who have contagious diseases, espe-
ciaIly measles and scarlet fever, are
kept in darkened room until the ply
sician declares it no longer necessary.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12

farm loan board. The Federal Land
bank of Omaha leads in amount Of
loans closed, $4,565, with the Fed
eral Land bank of ST. Paul running Sec
ond in amount, 81, 1913, 200.
The other banks closed loans as fol-
lows: Houston, $1,S38,000; Spokane,
81, 528, 900; Louisville, $1,142,O00; ST.
Louis, S1,125,0OO; Columbia, S. c.,
1923. O00 Wichita, $775,000; New Or
leans, $741,000; Berkeley, $547 900;
Springfield, Mass, $525,000, and Balti-
more, $336,OOO.
On April 1 the total amount of
mortgage loans since the establish
ment of the federal land banks was
sos, 100000, with 79,949 borrowers. AL
together 1S5,643 have applied for loans
under this system, aggregating $780,
O66, 1913.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
Susceptibility of the Senses.

Who has not felt with me that fire.
quently a rural nosegay, which was
our delight when we were children in
the village, through its old fragrance
produces for us in cities, in the adj
vanced years Of manhood, an indie
scribably rapturous return to godlike
childhood, and like fiowery divinity
watts us upward TO the first encircling
aurora cloud of our earliest obscure
sensations? But could such a remem-
brance so forcibly surprise us were
not the childs perception Of flowers
most powerful and interior?-Jean
Paul Richter.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
Trace Military Terms and
Designations to Normans

Nearly all of our military terms and
designations are derived from the Nor
mans. These designations are mar
shall, general, colonel, major, captain
adiutant, cornet, lieutenant, ensign,
officer, sergeant, corporal and soldier.
The military terms are siege, maneu-
yer. trench, tactics, march, invasion,
assault, escalade, encampment, column,
battery, fertilization, battalion, bonn
bardment, reconnaissance, enfilade,
army. regiment, company, military,
artillery, militia, cavalry, infantry,
volunteer, etc. These are in strong
contrast to the sea terms, nearly all
of which are pure Anglo-Saxon.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12

speech a passing SMILE"
"Smiles don't pass" said the zebra.
"Yes they do" said the kangaroo;
"they pass Ger faces, they do"
ooh, all right" said the zebra, "but
you have two short legs in front and
two long ones in the back. They don't
match. They are very queer"
zebra, say not word" 81 ] the
kangaroo. "What in the world is more
queer than having a striped body"
And the zebra said not another
word. but went over in his yard, far
away from the kangaroo.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
inexperienced Man Can
Make Good as Manager
of a Big Baseball Club

A couple of years ago the dope.
sters generally were of the opinion
that an inexperienced man could not
step in and make success as mana
ger OF major league club. Hugh
Bezdek proved an exception He
didn't know much more about han
ding a baseball club than a rabbit
does about Sunday, but he knew how
to handle men and he knew baseball
players by reason of scout work and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12

Director Manning of the bureau OF
mines concludes his report with this
impressive statement:
"Had the fatality and injury rate
for the English-speaking American
been maintained throughout the three
groups, there would have been saw
ing of TIC fatalities and 900 very Sc
rious injuries, strong argument for
Americanization and education of the
miner"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12

Cream a cupful of shortening, add
cupful and half Of sugar, three eggs,
a teaspoonful of cinnamon, half tea
spoonful of allspice. a teaspoonful OF
soda dissolved in two tablespoOnfuls
of water and cupful each of nuts and
dates, cut fine; add two and one-half
cupfuls Of flour and drop by spoonfuls
on buttered sheet. Bake in mod
crate oven.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
Impression You Make.

It is not worth while to give great
deal of thought to the impression you
are making Strive to be sweet and
sincere and helpful and kind, and it
will be perfectly safe to leave the ipl-
preston to take care Of itself. The
atmosphere which surrounds you will
be result not Of what you are trying
to be, but Of what you are.-Girls
COMPANION.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
HERE AND THERE

Fools begin lot of things
that wise men finish.
Cash is the password to many
a secret organization.
A man of ripe experience is
too wise to monkey with green
fruit.
Every time a battle is fought
another scrap of history is made.
When a man is up and doing,
much depends on What or whom
he is doing.
Don't get the idea that dis
lance lends enchantment to
mans view of pay day.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
Think for Yourself.

The people who do our thinking for
us do us a great injury. 1t is better
that the child should stumble and fall
than that it should always be carried,
and it is better that we should do our
own thinking, even though we make
mistakes, than that we should always
depend on anothers brain.-Girfs
COMPANION.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
Apple Tree in Steel Cage.

A steel cage with a burglar alarm
system is being built around an apple
tree on the farm of A. Ell. Mulkins, in
Clay county, West Virginia. Five
thousand dollars was paid for the tree,
which is a Seeding of rare variety,
by nursery comp my which will sup
ply the budding stock for the propa-
cation Of it's species. For further pro-
lection a Waterman has been en-
ployed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
Sunshine Cookies.

Take one cupful of sugar, one-third
Of a cupful Of butter or sweet fat, half
a cupful of sweet milk, two teaspoon
fuls Of cream Of tartar and one tea
spoonful Of soda, sifted with two cup
fuls Of flour. Roll out very thin and
place on baking sheets; drop on one
teaspoonful of the filling and cover
with another coOky. Bake in mod
crate oven.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
coconut Cream Cookies.

Beat two eggs until light, add cup
full of sugar gradually, a half cupful OF
shredded coconut. cupful Of cream
and three cupfuls of -four, sifted, with
a teaspoonful Of salt and three tea
spoonfuls of baking powder. Chill
and roll out one-half inch thick. Shape
with small round cutter and bake in
a moderate oven.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12

ness. Tin"
Still no one answered and the zebra
said:
Don't you know, young fellow, that
TIN is another word for can, and that
your name is Kangaroo and that can
is short for it?"
line kangaroo turned and looked at
the zebra. II know that can or tin,
or whatever you wish to say when you
give me short name, is spelt differ
emily from my kan, or the first part of
my name"
"Why? said the zebra.
Il don't know why" said the kanga-
roo, but it is true My name is
spelt with K and the can you speak
OF is spelt with a G. SO there is
great deal of difference"
Merely the difference of letter."
said the zebra, who didn't want to adj
NIT he had made a mistake.
1.-THE difference of a letter is big
difference sometimes" said the kanga-
roo. "For instance, if you said pig
and spelt it with an f instead Of a
z, it would be fig. And fig and pig are
very different, very.
Zone is an animal, the other is a
fruit. Couldn't be more different il
they tried"
A"Oh, very WELL" said the zebra. II
suppose you are right about that"
"Yes," said the kangaroo, "and now
that have decided to talk to you, let
me tell you thgt knew you were try
ing to speak to me when you said,
Hello, queerness.'
The zebra srsiied. "He did know all
the time" he said to himself, and
aloud he said: II am glad you recog-
nized yourself"
II didn't recognize myself" said the
kangaroo. "And I don't now"
slow did you know was speaking
to you, thenw asked the zebra.
Because could see cut Of the cor
ner of my eye that you thought you
were being very smart and fine. You
thought you were being superior. But
there was no reason why you should
call me queerness. No reason at ALL"
."Oh, yes, there is, young ANIMAL"
said the zebra.
"And pray tell what might it be?"
aske the kangaroo, haughtily.
"You have long tail, funny TAIL"
"Not any funnier than your is, kind
sir" said the kangaroo
"Ah, perhaps you think your tail
isn't SO extremely funny, but think
it is. ! think the way you put it be-
tween your legs so that it comes out
in front of you when you sit on it is
very strange"
"Your thoughts mean little to me-"
said the kangaroo, land your words
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
silence Of Growing.

A bushel of dry leaves rustling In
the fall wind makes more noise than
all the millions of green shoots that
start into growth in the spring. The
Girl who measures the Importance or
ANYTHING by the noise it makes is like
" TO be guilty of good many blum
iers.--Girl's Companion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
Must Not Read Neighbors'
Observation-Disclosures Law

Fishing a postcard out Of the mail
box belonging to the people across the
han to read it and slip 1t back is a
violation of the postal laws, according
to ruling by Chief Postoffice, In
SECTOR James e. Stuart. In thousands
ns instances the mail thus secured is
neyer put back, General Stuart de-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
Oatmeal Cookies.

Brown two cupfuls Of oatmeal in the
oven until good brown, then put
through the meat chopper; cream one
Cupful of shortening with cupful of
sugar; add salt to taste, two eggs, a
teaspoonful each Of cinnamon and
soda and seven tablespOonfuls of thick
sour milk, two cupfuls of -four. Add a
few nuts and raisins and drop by tea
spoonfuls on a buttered sheet. Bake
in a moderate oven. This recipe
makes about sixty small cakes.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
Good in Everything.

"There is a use for everything IN
this world"
$50! Well, tell me the use OF
jealous wife?"
"Certainly, If there were no jealous
wives, how do you suppose homeiy
stenographers could get jobs?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12

clared The government is waiting for
some bright mind to invent combina-
ton mail boxes for apartment houses
that can be opened at once by mas
ter key in the hands of the mailman
and by no other except the owner.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12

mean even less"
"Ah, said the
zebra, "the whole
has not been told
as yet"
"What whole?"
asked the kanga-
roo.
"Thc whole of
what l have to
say all of the
t Ii in 6 S which
make you de-
serve the name
Of Queerness."
go ahead and
tell me-" said the
X a n g roo. Il
nniOht pivQ vOI1r
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12

gradually, cupful of nut meats, then
the whites of the eggs, beaten stiff,
and six tablespoonfuls of flour and a
little salt; mix we'll and drop from the
tip of a teaspoon on a buttered sheet
Bake in a moderate oven.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
Filling.

Chop or cut with g scissors one cup
full of raisins; one-half cupful-of sugar
is added, the juice Of half leman, one
half cupful of hot water and the lemon
rind, grated, if liked. Cook until
smooth and thick. Dates with raisins
may be used, or few stewed prunes,
dried apples well seasoned, or any
other stewed dried fruit that Is rather
thick.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
tuberculosis Infectious.

After long investigation French
scientist has declared that tuberculo-
sis can be transmitted by the perspira-
ton of person afflicted with the dis.
ease, the germs passing through the
pores.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
Canadian Water Plant.

One of the new Canadian hydro
electric plants at Niagara Falls will
utilize the power from water falling
305 feet of the 800 feet difference be-
tween the levels of Lake Ontario and
Lake Erie.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
Breakfast MackereI.

Soak a salt mackerel until well
freshened. Place in dripping pan
and cover with boiling water, when
the water has levaporated pour over a
thin cream, season and serve at once
when hot
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12

dry. Cats, when hurt, also treat
themselves by this simple method.
The methods adopted by most of the
wild animals for doctoring them
selves are unknown to man, but there
is no doubt that every animal has the
ability to skilfully doctor itself.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-12
Small Cakes for Occasions.

The small cakes and cookies which
will keep indefinitely are the kind we
like to serve, for they are usually, il
spiced and plenty Of fruit is used, bet
ter favored If allowed to ripen.