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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
LincoIn's Library.

The Bible is literary, political, his.
torical and educational. Abraham Lin.
coin had only three books in his early
manhood: the Bibley Aesop's Fables
and Weems' History of the United
States. The Bible was the great book
that gave the martyred president his
simple, tender, beautiful literary style,
both for speaking and writing. The
fables gave him his story Illustrations,
while the history made him familiar
with the great characters and events
of the nation. Leave the Bible out OF
his life and he might have been a
moral wreck; at least there would have
been no Abraham Lincoln as the world
sees him today.-Exchange
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19

and nervous, could not eat and was
dizzy. After ! took the Vegetable Com
pound / could work and eat. Now /
am strong and recommend your medi-
cine to my friends. Mrs. ANNA SLEvA,
Is East 18th Street, Bayonne, N. J.
Women who recover their health, nat
urally tell others what helped them.
Some write and allow their names and
photographs to be published with testi-
monials. Many more tell their friends.
If you need medicine for women's
ailments, try that well known and
successful remedy Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. Write
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. ICON
fidentiaD for anything you need to
know about these troubles.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19

was so greatly depleted that large
proportion of the remaining male pop
ulation is now needed for military
service. In the Finnish foreign office,
for example, women were holding po-
sitions which, says the correspondent
"would be entirely beyond the aspira-
tions of their sisters in the state de-
partment at Washington or the British
foreign Office" No other country, 1t
seems safe to say, shows so wide and
general an adaptation of women to
the carrying on of every kind Of
work.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19

The senate committee on military
affairs voted, 10 to 5, to retain univer-
sal military training in the army re-
organization bill, and the measure was
formally reported to the senate by
Chairman Wadsworth. The bill was
changed by the committee so that it
provides for two training periods each
year, and a youth eligible to training
is permitted to select any one of the
six periods Immediately following his
eighteenth birthday. Republican Lead
err Mondell in the house attacked uni
versal military training, declaring it
would cost the government a billion
dollars the first year and $700,OO0,00O
year thereafter. Senator Wadsworth
in reporting his bill showed that Mon
dells estimates of the cost were great
ly exaggerated.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
Cheerful on His Last Day.

On the afternoon of April IA, 1865,
few hours before he was shot, Pres
ident Lincoln was driving with his
wife. He was in unusually good spir.
its, SO much SO that his wife said /:
"You almost startle me by your cheer
fulness."
"And well / may feel so, Mary" he
replied, "for consider this day the
war has come to close. We must
both be more cheerful in the future
Between the war and the loss of our
darling Willie we have been very mis-.
cradle"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
WORK OF FINNISH WOMEN
Have Recently Taken to Almost
Every Kind of Occupation, and
With Considerable Success.

Helsingfors, Finland. as stranger
In that town reports his Impressions
is a city Of women doing the work
that used to be done by men. He IS
astonished by the number OF women In
practically every KIND of occupation
On the trains the porters in the sleep
ing cars are women; in the nelds ana
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
altitude and Longitude.

An old countrywoman called upon
Lincoln to present him with a pair of
stockings yard long-she had knit
them herself. He was touched and
held them up to be admired by all the
officials present. 81 thank you, ma'am,' .
he said, with tears in his eyes, II
shall take them with me to Washing
ton, where I am sure they have moth.
ing like them"
George Boutwell,, afterward secre-
tary of the treasury, set everybody
into a gale Of laughter by declaring
"Well, this lady certainly made very
correct estimate of your latitude and
longitude"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
catarrh Cannot Be Cured

by LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease
Catarrh is a local disease, greatly infiu-
enced by constitutional conditions. HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE will cure catarrh.
It is taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces Of the
System. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
is composed of some Of the best tonics
known, combined with some of the best
blood purifiers. The perfect combination
of the ingredients in HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE is what produces such won
derful results in catarrhal conditions.
Druggists 75c. Testimonials free
e. J. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, Chic.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
Lincoln Tintype.

Mrs. Freeland Young of Norway,
Me-, has stickpin which is a keep
sake. 1t has a small, rounded gold
plated frame containing tintype Of
Abraham Lincoln. On the frame are
the words: For president, 1864" Mrs,
young's father gave her the stickpin
when she was girl and before Lin
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
LincoIn,s REASONING.

There are two ways of establishing
a proposition. One is by trying to
demonstrate it upon reason. and the
other is to show that great men in for.
mer fines have thought so and so,
and thus to pass it by weight OK pure
hori-y.-Lincoln.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
RIGHT views on Good and Evil.

Good citizenship demands and re-
quires what is right should not only
be made known, but be made preva
lent; that what is evil should not only
be detected, but destroyed Abraham
Lincoln.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
A Terror. PerhapsI

Bessie, why don't you try to be q
good little girl?' II do try awfully
hard" "But you don't succeed very
WELL" 'Why, mother, just think how
bad I'd be if didn't try at all."-Life.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19

coin was chosen president the second
time. Not many of these small tin
types of Lincoln are now in existence,
but the picture is very fine like.
| ness
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19

Z q pains. 1 mao
pains in my side and
back and also head
aches, and got so
weak / could not do
anything. | to o k
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V G G e t a bic Com
pound and soon felt
better. Now l am
married and have
two little boys. Be-
fore the first one
came / was weak
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
Perjury.

Said the almost philosopher: ITS a
mean man who will lead his little boy
to believe he is penniless when the
kid asks for one"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19

Three favorite sons dropped out Of
the race for the Republican presiden-
tial nomination last week. They were
Governors Goodrich of Indiana, Sproul
of Pennsylvania and Coolidge of Mas
sachusetts. The managers of the
Wood, Lowden and Johnson booms re-
newed their activity in the chase for
delegates. The boom for Hoover,
though still restricted, gave indica-
lions of early expansion. In that con-
nection statement by Secretary Dan
iels to graduating class in Philadel-
phia is interesting. Said he:
II can tell you who the next presi-
dent is going TO be. Do you want me
to tell you who he is? don't know
whether he belongs to my party or
yours. If he has one drop of reaction
ary blood he will not have chance OF
election. No old-fashioned politician
will do. He must be progressive and
meet the new conditions"
When reporters asked Secretary
Daniels whom he meant, he smiled
Asked if the name Of the man he had
in mind has been included among those
suggested as presidential candidates,
Mr.. Daniels replied: "We will not dis
cuss that
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
Mem lincoln Story

A washingtonian who was mere
soy ct I've breaking out Of the Civil
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19

So far Hungary has declined to sign
the peace terms submitted by the al
lies. She says she cannot fulfill the
demands made, and cannot agree to
the loss of territory. Premier Huszar,
addressing a meeting of women We'd
nesday, declared that Hungary would
be a monarchy, without doubt, and
that the new king would be chosen inn
mediately after the national assem-
bly, convenes. In the recent elections
the national Christian party was over
whelmingly successful the socialists
declining to vote.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
NOW FREE
FROM pain
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Frees Another
Woman From Suffering.

Bayonne, N. j." Before ] was mar
ried | suffered great deal with periodi-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19

their arguments that we should not
pass judgment ON bolshevism until we
know more about it and see more OF
it's results. Mr.. Gompers addressed
himself particularly to trades union
lists, and he tells them that the boil
shevists have split up the reserve
funds of trade unions, throttled the
labor press, killed labor organizations,
split up trade unions as a class and
put down strikes by force Of arms and
by executions. The constitution OF
soviet Russia, he adds, provides for
and enforces compulsory labor. 1t
may be this pronouncement by the
great labor leader will have bene-
fetal effect on those union labor men
Of this country who have been submit
ting too much to the leadership of dis
loyal radicals; but there are signs that
Mr.. Gompers' influence is declining
somewhat.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19

President Wilson, in letter writ
ten to Secretary Glass, has made an
appeal to congress to pass the bill
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19

The troublesome Adriatic problem is
not yet solved In response to the
ultimatum Of the supreme council, the
Jugo-Slav government sent note re-
jecting the compromise that had been
offered by Italy and agreed to by the
other great powers. The reply from
Belgrade was couched in conciliatory
terms, however, and left the way open
for further discussion. The suggested
solution was based on the pact of
London, and the Jugo-Slavs say that
as this treaty was secret they cannot
consider q solution based on a pact
which they have never had an Oppor-
tunity to examine and discuss. They
suggest new basis of compromise
along the lines of President Wilson'S
proposals. Indeed, all through this
quarrel the Jugo-Slavs have justified
their stand by that taken by Mr.. VIII
son, and they still seem to think that
our president can enforce his views
on Great Britain, France and Italy,
though just how this can be done it
is not easy to see.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19

The president has promoted" Sec
rotary of Agriculture Houston to sue
coed Mr.. Glass as secretary Of the
treasury, and has appointed Edwin T..
Meredith of Iowa to the place Mr.
Houston will vacate. The changes will
take effect as soon as Mr.. Glass Is
sworn in as senator. The new sec
rotary of agriculture is both a practi-
cal farmer and a business man. He is
the editor of Successful Farming and
before establishing that paper was
publisher Of the Farmers Tribune. He
is president of the Associated Adver-
Using Clubs of the World, director
of the Chicago Federal Reserve bank
and was one Of the excess profits adj
visers of the treasury department APP
pointed in 1917. He has said that one
of his first undertakings as head of the
department of agriculture will be to
try to work out some method OF get
ting crops to market without too
much lost notion There has been
evidence that Mr. Houston was not
very popular with the farmers, and
the change is counted on by the lead
ers of the Democratic party to restore
good, relations between the farmers
and the administration.
1t was said in Washington that Sec
rotary of the Interior Lane desires
to retire from the cabinet in the near
future. There has been no suggestion
as to his successor.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19

Prospects of agreement in the sem
ate on the peace treaty dwindled still
further last week. The bipartisan COM
mittee, unofficial, was looked to by the
more hopeful for solution Of the
tangle, but the chances were not good.
Article ten and the Monroe doctrine
clause were the sticking points. Sen
ator Hitchcock, peeyed by the contin-
ued delay, threatened to take the
whole matter before the senate in open
session, but later said he would not
do that until all hope of settlement
by private negotiation had failed. 9th
er senators said nothing would be
gained by throwing the treaty back
into the senate in the near future.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19

granting credits Of $150OOO,OO0 for
Poland, Austria and Armenia to allie
viate conditions In those countries.
He says: at is unthinkable to me
that we should withhold from those
people, who are in such mental and
physical distress, the assistance which
can be rendered by making available
on credit small proportion of our
exportable surplus Of food which
would alleviate the situation"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19

Although the German government,
as such, is ostensibly doing all it can
to carry out the terms of the treaty,
many of the Individual members of it
are openly in sympathy with the gen.
eral sentiment throughout the country
against the surrender of officers and
others for trial by the allies on
charges growing out of their misdeeds
during the war. Great mass meetings
to protest against such action are be-
ing held in Berlin, and while the gov
eminent does not officially countenance
them, it does not prevent them and
various high officials have declared
that they will not take part In the sur
render of the accused. The Ebert
government has sent note to the
allies urging them to abandon their
demands in this matter on the ground
that execution of article 228 of the
treaty would certainly cause political
and economic troubles In Germany
that would seriously hamper pro-
duction. 1t suggests that the trials
of the accused persons be held in
Germany with the participation Of al
lied representatives.
What will be done in the matter Of
Hollands refusal to extradite the for
mer kaiser is not settled The juristic
experts at the supreme council took
up the study of. the case anew and it
is believed the council dispatched an
other note to the Dutch last week.
Probably connected with the agita-
ton against the extradition of Off
GERS and soldiers was the attempt on
the life of Matthias Erzberger, German
minister Of finance, who signed the
armistice terms. He was seriously
wounded by a student. The incident
was succeeded by rumors of coming
monarchist uprising and Minister OF
Defense Noske filled the strategic po-
sitions in Berlin with troops. The re-
volt failed to materialize.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19

IA HRS. JOHN LYMAN CHILD,
IAN who is eighty-two years old,
knew Lincoln personally,
heard Lincoln and Douglas
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-16
TIME TO FEED THE PLANT

The Gilbert Islands are great scatter
ed group NJ atols that saddle the eaua-
tor. In these islands, writes a contribu-
tor to English Country Life. there is a
vegetable that the natives call tul-tul
II is for all the world like a giant turnip
except that 1t is a hlood-red color and
is very tough and tasteless. For the ma
tives, however. II is a main item Of diet,
and they cook 1t and mix II with their
cocoanut and breadfruit. II is supposed
to be very nourishng. They cultivate
the plant in rough sort Of fashion in
large bitches or swamps, The peculiar
characteristic of It is that II has to he
fed For this purpose the native children
go over the island and collect decayed
vegetable matter. which the natives soak
IN plenty of salt water and place on the
short thick stem from which the leaves
spread out on every side.
As YOU look on. the decayed matter
disappears and the leaves stiffen and
spread out erect-signs that indicate that
the plant has dined heartily. for II really
Is case of feeding a plant, There is no
opening in the stem or in the leaves the
food is slowly absorbed in a silent and
truly wonderful manner It is not known
on any other islands Of the South Pacific
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-16
TO ARRANGE SECOND YEAR
STUDENTS INSTRUCTION

Montpelier. Sept. 15.--The Rev. \. W.
Hewitt, who was on the committee with
DR. NJ. r. Hilegas recent commissioner
OF education, relative n the arrangements
for the instruction Of the second year
pupils in the normal schools was in the
city to-day and said arrangements would
be completed shortly 10 give the pupils
their second years work in some state
institution II possible and that efforts are
being made to associate II with the Uni
versty Of Vermont. But II it Is found
that this cannot he done in institutions
In the State this school year. arrange
ment would be made in institutions out
side the State. therefore the work which
the normal school students did last year
VIII not go for nothing.
A meeting Of the commission was held
yesterday relative tn a new commissioner.
hut no selection was made. also relative
to the teacher training school and other
routine matters.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-16
THE HARVEST OF THE SEA

Few OF us realize what an in,u.,.~
harvest the sea yields. Statistic. ~ ~.
fshing industry are NECESSARILY ,ncon,.
plete, for any man who can get rev
feet OF line and penny hook NAV On
tlshing; and to reckon the catch Of tbese
amateurs Ia beyond the skill Of statisti.
olans. But in a general way we know
that the United States last wear took
from its waters 2,0o0.OOO.Ooo pounds Of
marketable fish valued at the dock at
s125. 900, 900
The greater part Of this catch CANA
from the North Atlantic Complete
statistics are lacking. but the Bureau Of
FISHERIES has made a survey of the
business done at the three leading ports
or Boston, Gloucester and Portland and
reports that In 1919 there we're sex vessels
engaged in the trade and that thew
brought into port cod, haddock. hake,
pollock. cusk, halibut and mackerel to
the amount OF 1ss,+sl.2 30 pounds. besides
large quantities Of less popular varieties.
The Great Lakes and other fresh water
bodies yield about 100, 900 60 pounds of
fish year. The remainder Of the catch
comes from salt waters adjacent to the
coasts of the United States
The fish production Of the United States
is larger than that of any other country
In the world except Japan and two
billions OF pounds seems an almost I'M
nelieveable ouantity-yet it is only twenty
pounds per person. Canada. our neigh
bor to the north, with access to the "a me
waters as ourselves. eats twice As much
fish per person as we do. Great Britain
eats three times as much. or sixty pounds
per person. TIE scandinavian countries.
Germany, Holland and France consume
nearly one hundred mounds pAr "a nit a
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-16

century. IL 10 curious-looking affair,
much smaller than the modern plano,
and having yellow keys.
The exhibit brings clearly before our
minds the steps by which our mastery
OF this first OF the arts has come to pass,
For the early instruments lacked both
the tone and the range to give a full in
depreciation OF our musical feelings.
Speaking of those old instruments, an
early writer described the tones they
made. as "a scratch with sound at the
end or it Both the harpschord and the
spinet have only four or five octaves
each, and these for the most part are in
the upper register. But they served and
In looking at these old instruments, with
their yellowed keys and quaint ornament
alton. there comes feeling as of other
days. In the minds eve there is a vision
OF powdered hair and knee breaches, of
high born danes and courtly gentlemen
dancing the minuet. And the pianola with
It's jinglng Jazz seems far away.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-16
THE NATIONS BIGGEST CITIES
Three of Them House One. Tenth
of All the People
Detroit Jumps from Ninth to Fourt
Place. While Akron. Ohio, Shows
Greatest Rate 81 Increase
Of Any CITY

About one-tenth OF the people Of the
nited states live in the cities Of New
YORK. Chicago and Philadelphia, while
more than one-nuarter live in sixty-eirht
cities having population OF 10000 or
more, final statistics OF the fourteenth
census arc expected to show.
The three cities with populations o.
100000 have increased from five in 1910
Phi!adelphia-hAve a combined populs-
ton ~ 1o,145,521. showing an increase Of
16H,3i7 or about 1913 per cent in the ten
years since 1910. Cities having 5o.nno 70
10000" have Increased from I'VE In 1870
10 nino this year. Detroit, Los Angeles
San francisco and Buffalo having ad.
vanced into this class
There was a net increase Of two in IN.
cities of the 2inooo ~ 500 NM class with
total Of IA, although fix cities advano-
ed into this CLASH fication They are
Kansas City, Mo; Seattle, Indianapolis,
Rochester. Portland. Ore, and Denver.
There are q cities Of from ono TO
10000 this year. net increase of Y.
although is have shown increases bring
ing them into this class
The list Of cities having a population
Of 10000 or more. some Of which have
been revised since first announced. Is
given below in their order Of rank with
the designation Of the 1910 rank and their
1890 popula ton:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-16
Head of Church Street.

arm hrsts 54a5sc; storage extra. 54os5c,
storage frsts 81 953c
FLOCR-Per 1875 pounds in es.poun6
SACKS Spring patents. special short SAT-
hard winter patents sl275ei375 soft wins
yer patents STATS; soft winter s.rairhtf
~. 30 a l2.25 soft winter clears slo.25 %
ll6o rye -four white patent $40 5opio IS,
FRClT-Oranges late ValAnciss Ss@eT3
box blueberries ESQ 92c. cancaloupes 81 Sd
a. so standard CRIT. IA. soq2sO; Honey
Psw ~ sartlett pears sl5o93; clappt
ss sl'o ESQ peaches $? 5o@4 pei
hlAck varieties 23a CSC pony bskt; DslaI
ware 2'a 90 plums asa soc per Glib. hskt. 4
| cranberries 81, 256275 crt
HAY-New, No. ! Timothy. s4Sa4s: No.
Timothy s3oa42 No eastern s4ne43i
No. eastern s3s6as No 3 ss2a 81: ciovss
mixed $3.50 S' fine hay ss1as4. rye stra -
$3.50 %; cat straw s1ed17
LAMBS-Genuine spring lambs o5aosc,
fan and winter lambs l592oc yearlinzi
sm1sc muttons l2al5c; veal i29 a0c.
MILLFEEp-Pa5 ton spring bran ISL,
mixed feed $50 Il 81 red dog $40 second
clears sss; gluten feed S67 0S hon,inv fe.1
$500 stock feed se5 so "a. hull.. "a.
ground S$4, cottonsnsd meal ss2 ss
oATMEAL-Per 40 round sacks. Roll.A
81; cut and ground S4.4n
oATs-Fo- shipment: Fancy, 40 lbs. so
as2c; fancy. Ss lbs. 7sa soc regular, SO
lbs ari 7eg5so; resular IS b', 7sa17c,
PEI loo-lh bag natives sI.361I so bu. box:
Spanish S4d45n oass
PORK PRoDUCTS-Heavv backs and
short cuts s4l.25: medium backs SSs.5dD
fllo' long cuts s4i2a raw leaf lard 24c:
rendered leaf 237.o; pure lard 2a4c. coun-
try dressed PIGS 40 so his &c
POTAToES-Mein S225623o per 100,
lbs on track; Nav Brunswick S242l5:
sweet potatoes s5ae PEI bbl
PoULTRY-Northern foul larse. 40
80 medium 40 q 42c. native bro,ers IS
d4sc. roasting chickens $50 SOC: western
oroilers IS a SOC, western Iced packed Largo
fowl, 80 a 4lc. medium $50 sec small $50
SOC. native squads S5Qs doz pis.on,
s5.50Q4 doz.
LIVE POrLTRy-Fowl 4o942c. broile-,
IS a 4oc; old roostArs 2S 4 CSC.