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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07
CHILDREN WITH WEAK HEART
Cardiac Disease Shown to Be Prev
Z aIent Among High-School Pupils
of New York.

Heart disease is more prevalent
among pupils of high-school age than
among those in the elementary grades,
according to an announcement made
by DR.. Royal S. Copeland Of the Pub
lie Education Association of New York
City. gThe results Of a complete phys
ical examination of SIG pupils of the
eastern district high school, Brooklyn,
showed 8 per cent affected with car
diac disease, as against 1.5 per cent
among all pupils of the elementary
grades" DR.. Copeland said. 1.-THE
examination of the high-sclool pupils
was made under especially favorable
conditions. OF the boys who were
examined Is per cent showed cardiac
trouble and z per cent of the girls
were found affected.
"There can be no doubt that the per-
centage of cardiacs increased with adj
vancing age, rather gradually, from
eight to fourteen years. 1t reaches
its maximum at that age"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07
ODE
Blue Moon
a Tale of the Flatwoods
to this letter, beg to remain, as ever,
"Your Obedient serv't,
unrn nCIyRIncsEN y,

to this letter, beg to remain, as ever,
"Your obedient serv't,
GEO. ESKRIDGE.' =
A voice out Of the big world she had
visited only in dreams. She glanced
again at the letter, looked hard at the
opening of the third paragraph,
dropped her hands In her lap and
turned to her companion. He had bent
forward and sat staring at the floor.
what does 1t mean2"
| ut MEANS" he said slowly after q
time, with his eyes still on the floor,
that you are a rich heiress; and
you've got a-name."
"a namel" she. repeated, her wom-
ans intuition instantly catching the
| minor note $50 have you, and"-she
reached in her bosom and drew out
the draft-''a fortune. And you made
them both yourself"
He glanced at the draft; waved 1t
away without lifting his head.
Keep it, please. for me till after
tonight"
She put it back In her BOSOM picked
up the letter and sat bordering, steal
ing an occasional glance at his, glum
face.
Seven years the letters came" the
man unused, half aloud, "and you never
received them. The postmaster has a
stroke-you receive the very next let
ter that comes"
"You don't reckon-?a
Reckon! It's a plain case. Let's
see every month-six hundred year
seven years-seven times six hun
dred-no wonder he could build that
new house"
"oh, WE'LL Poor old mani He's
paying for it."
"And do you think that's the way a
man pays?'
ometimes-maybe."
The man raised his eyes after time
to the bright spots of metal in the
gathering gloom above the mantel.
.sThe letter called BIN famous sol
der. Maybe that's his sword. and
spurs?"
"They are"
"And you keep them shining bright
like that?"
Always
The man was silent a long time. One
other question had come to him. but
he dreaded to ask it. He twisted him.
self around so as to look into the face
of his companion. 1t was deeply
thoughtful. Things had recently hap
pened in his own life that had brought
the question to his mind. Finally very
softly, reverently, he .yentured it forth.
'.And your mother?"
The girl caught her breath; dropped
one hand, doubtless unconsciously, up
on his shoulder. Her lashes dropped
low.
II never saw herl' she said. after
time. sAnd she-never saw me!'
There was pause. "Her grave is
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07
USE TOO MANY BIG WoRDs7
Nc dern Generation Is "caIIed Down"
by Writer for the Employment
of mouth Filters"

Mouths are getting larger. The rea.
son is simple. Words are getting. big
ger.
And In order to make simple things
complex, language architects are add
ing to the front and rear of ordinary
words constantly. It requires elias
tic lips to navigate the latest 1920
vocabulary.
1t has come to pass that the bigger
the word the less 1t means. For in
stance, congressional" does not mean
any more than its first syllable
"con,' If results are any criterion.
Misrepresentation" stands merely for
false"
Movements against space-eatina
words have not appeared to move
much. Simplified spelling was popu'
lar, but many persons thought it didn't
look CLASSY" on commercial and Sc.
cial stationery.
Bald-headed men who spend theiz
lives on Grating committees continue
to announce that they advocate
coordination of facilities" which they
might simply say: Lets work to.
gether."
We pity the ordinary Zulu who talks
in grunts-but he is years ahead OF
us as far as concentrated language is
concerned. For instance, his. mere
grunt means: xiii that garruious mis-.
sionary, and put him in the pot for din
ner."--Life.
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Reversed.

A famous Scotch minister Of tbs
last century was very absent minded
and many amusing stories are told 81
this awkward failing. On one occa
sion he had arranged to preach in Q
certain church a. few miles from Aber
deem. He set out on pony in good
time, but when near the end of the
journey he felt desire to take pinch
>of snuff. The wind was blowing IL
his face, so he turned the head of th'g
pony around, the better to enjoy the
luxury. Pocketing his snutfbox, he
started the pony without thinking to
turn it in the right direction, and he
did not discover his error until he
found himself back il Aberdeen, at the
very time when he ought to have been
preaching seven miles away.-Buffaln
Commercial.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07

The slow, deliberate, serious-faced
Pearlhunter! He was dancing about
the cook stove. carrying dishes. and
laughing as lightly as if half the
neighborhood was not out hunting him
with every sort of weapon the Flat
woods could furnish.
That support Bacon and eggs,
brown toast. and coffee 7 And the
hands that poured that coffee and put
the sugar in, and spread the toastl 1t
had to be eaten In semidarkness, for it
wouldn't do to risk a candle-semi-
darkness, but not in silence. He for
got that the girl just around the cor
ner Of the table had turned out to be
a rich heiress--the princess" of his
fairy story-while he was only the
Pearlhunter-a man without a name.
Twilight at the windows warned
him that the dark was lowering like a
night raven over the woods. His time
had come The business of man was
af0ot.
She closed the stove hearth to hide
the. fire light. He opened the east
door of the kitchen, once more the
grave, cautious woodsman She held
out her.hand he laid it upon the arm
in the sling; covered it with his own.
s'Wild Rose!" he said. you'll al
ways be that, no matter what they call
you"
The fancy went through him that
her hand thrilled, ever so slightly, up
on his arm. He closed his great palm
over it.
"The woods shall be safe tomorrow
for you-and me-" be said, and fol-
lowed the words with the boldest act
of his life-picked up the hand from
his arm and laid 1t to- his lips. The
next instant he had slipped away into
the gathering night.
Buried in the bushes, he, spared a
second to look back. She was still in
the dark frame of the door.
A sound like the passing of whis-
per, like the breeze playing with soft
leaves, caught his. quick ear. A gray
ghost-the Wild Man Of the Flatwoods
fitted along under the cliffs and en-
tered the cabin.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07
Important to all Women
Readers Of this Paper

Thousands upon thousands of women
nave kidney or bladder trouble and never
suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result OF kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in healthy con.
dition, they may cause the other organs
to become diseased.
You may suffer pain in the back, head
ache and loss Of ambition.
Poor health makes you nervous, irrita-
bic and may be respondent; it makes any
ore SO.
But hundreds Of women claim that DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, by restoring
health to the kidneys, proved to be just
the remedy needed to overcome such
conditions.
Many send for a sample bottle to see
what swamp Root, the great kidney,
liver and bladder medicine, will do for
them. By enclosing ten scents 30 DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghariton, N ", you
may receive sample size bottle by Parcel
Post. You can purchase medium and
large size bottles at all drug stores.-Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07
MARRIAGE without a courtship

When a New Guinea woman falls
in love with a man she sends piece
Of string to his sister, or, If he has
no sister,vto his mother or another OF
his lady relatives. Then the lady who
receives the string tells the favored
man that the particular woman is In
love with him. No counting follows,
however, for 1t Is considered beneath
New Guinea mans dignity to waste
time in such pursuit. IL the man
thinks he would like to we'd the lady.
he meets her alone. and they decide
whether to marry or drop the idea.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07


on hill that overlooks the river. Dad
dy took me and came up here in the
Flatwoods to forget. I guess he
couldn't forget. for he rover went
back"
Tie Pearlhunter was sorry he had
asked the question. The grave that
overlooked the riveri Was there not
another such grave-not three days
aold; the orchids upon it still alive!
The gray eyes followed the blue into
tie pensiye shadows.
81 wonder whai It MEANS" he medi-
tated half aloud. 'sYou are to fall heir
TO his fortune, If no word comes. What
word, do you suppose? And why
should any word prevent you falling
heir to his fortune,-your father's?'
II wondered about that. / guess it's
just lawyer talk. Do you think
should answer that letter?'
Il think you should"
"But what would I say? AS I said
while ago, never wrote a letter"
Neither did l." He saw the answer
did not relieve the perplexity on the
thoughtful face, and went on. sBut
I'd tell him about your life here, and
about your fathers accident, and
that this is the first letter you've re-
ceiyed for seven years" He hesitated,
seemed to study his next word finally
added: sAnd believe I'd ask him to
come; yes. / believe would-ask him
to come"
why. of course; why couldn't |
think of that? Now you'd better lie
down while get you a mite of sup
per-"
In an instant he was on his feet,
protesting.
II shall have to get supper for
Daddy, anyhow" she emphasized.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07

"And wouldn't think of letting you
go without"
When a woman talks like that, It's
no use to argue. The Pearlhunter
didn't-which shows that he was
learning
',Vill you eat with mo again?"
She swept him deep courtesy.
IF the famous finder of the Blue
Moon Is not ashamed to eat with his
cook"
He bowed low. 1t cost him pang
in his side, but it didn't get to his
face.
IF the rich heiress, Miss Hesper
Dawn, is not above eating with the
the Pearlhunter-"
Wonderful is the residence of youth.
With gay laugh she danced away TO
the kitchen. He tramped after her.
His two old friends. the Boss and
dour-faced Bull Masterson, would
have been astonished at the sounds
that came through that kitchen door.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07


hill to the top OF the bluff. Keep out
Of sight as much as possible. III pc
right behind you"
The sheriff was not brilliant man,
but he did have q saving grain of
horse sense. He crept- along the
barn wall, up the hill through the
bushes and into the thick woods at
the top of the bluff. The shadow be-
hind him was noiseless, but ne knew
that it was there.
"To Fallen Rock" came a low, in
cisive command. "You know the way"
He knew the way He took it. He
never liked to remember that, journey.
It brought the sweat ont on his head
to recall it. Not even a sheriff.
Flatwoods sheriff, to boot--has stom-
ach for a tramp through the dark at
the point Of six-gun In the hands OF
such q man.
At the spring around back of the
west end of the old cabin, he hest
tated, undecided whether that was the
final destination, and yet dreading to
make the mistake. If it wasn't. The
gun muzzle prodded him onto the brink
Of the pool under the falls. Barely
out Of reach Of the spray, the shadow
came around and faced him.
"You think I'm the Red Mask. The
whole town thinks I am. Like a pack
Of hounds you've hunted me today, but
you hunted the wrong man. The real
Red Mask was one Of the pack That
timber buyer is your man."
The sheriff started The cold Toice
went on.
did you ever know him to buy a
timber option? Did you ever hear OF
any that he bought?"
\ "No-!"
The sheriff was surprised to nnd MS
mouth dry, his tongue stiff.
"And you never will. He deliberate,
ly planned to lay the murder OF Louie
Solomon on me. He's the real muir
derer, and has the Blue Moon at TINS
minute. knew it all along, but | had
no proof. Tonight I expect to gel my
proof and l brought you along to help
me get it."
The Pearlhunter briefly explained
what he had CHANGED to learn the eve
ming before after escaping from the
Jail.
'Had you never noticed that ne
comes down this way every nightf" ne
concluded.
yes, but understood 1t was to see
girl"
The Pearlhunter WINGED. His Jaw
frightened. He was thinking Of the talk
that had probably been banded back
and forth over the bar Of the Mud
Hen.
HE came to feed his horse. There's
no girl down here his mouths fit to
mention. He'll come tonight - any
minute now. Quick Out on that fiat
rock" -
Without word, the sheriff bounded
over the two intervening stones to the
fiat rock. The Pearlhunter waited just
long enough to sound the woods. The
noise of the falls made it impossible.
With a searching look back up the bluff
as far as his eyes would carry In the
gloom, he joined the sheriff.
Jump. told you how
(TO BE CONTINUEDD
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07

old work horse
1T is really remarkable what Tan
lac has accomplished in my case. 1t
has relieved me entirely Of indiges-
ton. / never have that distressing
feeling any more after eating, and
feel perfectly fine in every way. l
will always feel grateful for what
this wonderful medicine has done for
me and / am only too glad TO give it
my heartiest endorsement"
Tanlac is sold by leading druggists
everywhere.--Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07
FueI From Wheat Straw.

A ton of sun-dried wheat straw, has
been found from the Canadian expert
ments to have a fuel value about equal
to that of 80 gallons Of gasoline. It
yields about 10000 cubic feet of puri-
fed gas, 900 to $50 pounds of carbon
residue, and about 10 gallons of tarry
liquid. The gas, which has caloric
value of about 400 British thermal
units per cubic foot, burns with a
blue flame, and has slight odor. Its
combustible constituents are carbon
monoxide, methane and hydrogen. The
carbon residue is capable of being re-
duced to very fine powder.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07
RESULTS REMARKABLE
SAYS new YORK MAN
Prominent Rochester Citi-
zen Tried Ten Years To
Get Relief, But Tanlac Is
Only Thing That Helped
Him.

One Of the latest to testify regard
Ing the powers Of Tanlac, the cele-
brated medicine which has been ac-
comprising such remarkable results,
Is James J. Beasley, 102 Elndorf
Avenue, Rochester, New York. Mr..
Beasley has been chief record keeper
for the Department of Water Works,
city Of Rochester, for thirty years
and is a well known and highly re-
spected citizen. In referring to The
remarkable recovery Of his health by
the use Of Tanlac, Mr.. Beasley said !:
Il have been trying for ten years
to find relief from case of dys-
pepsia. Nothing ever helped me to
amount to anything until got Tan
lac. This Is saying great deal, for
i did everything it seems that a man
could do to find relief. or course, /
was hardly ever sick enough to go to
bed and was most always able to
keep going, but l just never felt
right. AT times during those ten
years, my stomach would become
sour like vinegar. / would have an
uncomfortable bloated up feeling af-
ter eating that would last for hours.
/ suffered great deal from nausea
AT times my heart would fiutter and
palpitate and would become alarmed
over my condition. My nerves were
on edge all the time, and / became
irritable, nervous and restless. / had
no strength or energy to do anything.
In fact wasn't like myself at all.
Even week or two ago it was an
effort for me to get out Of my chair
and / felt as stiff and clumsy as an
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07
Begin Right Now to
Conquer Your Rheumatism

the blood.
For this purpose there is no more
satisfactory remedy than SIS,
the fine old blood remedy that has
been in use for more than fifty
years, and has given such general
satisfaction for Rheumatism.
Begin taking S.S.S. today, and
if you will write q complete history
If your case, our medical director
will give you expert advice, with
out charge. Address Chief Medical
Director. 160 Swift Laboratory, At
lanta. Ga.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07
Poets who Have sunq of Cats.

Poets of all nations have sung OF
Puss. OF these Baudelaire came near
est to approaching her. He wrote
three great poems to cats. No other
poet, unless possibly Taeosphile eau
tier, has created works to rival them
Tame, the celebrated French historian
and critic, wrote u sonnets to
three cats. They may be placed high
In the anthology of cat verse-on q
level below Beaudelaire. of course
Exchange.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07
important TO Mothere
lnsecta Worse Than Fire.

OF the 1O,7OO,0e0 feet of yellow pine
In klamath and Lake counties, Oregon,
fully s perrc cent has been killed during
the past five or six years, or is now
infested by beetles, says report to
the American Forestry association at
washington. The average annual loss
has beeR about 150.O00O00 board feet,
worth at least $25O,0OO, or 800 times
as much as the average annual fire
loss in the two counties.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07

head?
I'll u manitarian-
ism w o u d S ay
the great object
is man and his
good. Man de-
sires peace from
too frequent war,
re S t fro m h l 8
h e w burdens,
and surceaSe from
his constant pain /;
h e w Oul d e X
change the sorrow
for JOY. A n d
therefore he Is
fond Of thinking
Of Christ as the
GRAFT Heal Ter
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07
Meanino Of Word aHouan..

The hut Of the Navajo Indians II
called hogan" It consists of s
conical framework covered with poles
bark and earth. The main beams TURF
north, south and west, while the en-
trance is on the east side. Sometimes
the shelter Of the Pima tribes are also
called hogans.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07
.:....:.:..:,.:..s.....:..:..::,.ss:..a.ss.

If you are going to again rely
upon the liniment bottle to try to
rub your Rheumatism away, you
will be doomed again to nothing
but disappointment. A disease
that can cause so much pain and
suffering is not on the surface OF
the skin. and cannot be rubbed
away.
Many forms of Rheumatism are
caused by tiny disease germ in
the blood, and in such cases the
only logical treatment is to search
out and remove these germs from
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07
Education.

The worst education which teaches
self-denial, is better than the best
which teaches everything else end not
that.-Sterling.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07
Besides. Few Believe.

Jud Tunkins says man who brags
about leaving Office poorer than when
he entered it merely irritates the bill
collectors.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07
Real Worth.

Real worth requires no interpreter,
IFS everyday deeds form its blazonry
-ChamfOrt.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07
Value of Industry.

Industry keeps the body healthy, the
nlind clear, the heart whole, and the
purse full.-C. Simmons.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07

A man is 'just as young as ever"
until he begins to puff on the third
flight Of stairs.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07
Common Sense.

Common sense in an uncommon de
rec IS what the world calls wisdom
Coleridge.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07

TEXT-That in all things He might
have the preeminence.-Col. 1:1S.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-04-07

What Is it that holds the preemi-
nent place in the counsels of the God
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-01-08

and to have good newspaper, We must have. however am educated
clientele
Like every thing else. newspaper, are 20. good e., their readers
All journalists look forward 90 III" possibility OF Improvement in the
quality of their paper, a, heir reading public responds tp better and
more diguIhrI treatment OF current events
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-27
CHARLOTTE CHIEF Is N COURT
Orr. Charged With Failure a. Turn
apiurcl Liquor Over Ia sheriff.

slNu'Nh tstittf bhrf W. NlArffh.
chief OF Police Walter r. orr. OF
Charlotte. Is appearing in superior
court before judge Harding 10 show
eats, Why he should not be adjudged
in contempt of court for failure 10
trrn over about sixty quarts OF
bottled in bond whiskey. seized IN a
raid ON a hotel. TO the sheriff OF
Mecklenburg county, as the law re-
quires.
The case reyolves around some
sixty-three quarts OF whiskey which
Was captured by Detectives Alex
West and L. +. MOser from II. F.
Warren and Joseph sullivan. alledg-
ed failure 10 surrender which To the
sheriff is the basis upon which the
citation Is drawn.
Al the time OF rhe capture og the
whiskey the men were found 20 have
some l0S quarts OF bottled-in- bond
whiskey. They We're tried in the re-
eorier's court and found guilty. They
appealed and were held under bond
in the sum OF Ss5D each. furnished
hv c. " Shuman and L. l.. Pettus.
Before the term OF court convened 10
Try them upon the appeal, both skip
ped out and the bonds We're paid by
their bondsmen.
Upon an order of the court. Chief
Orr turned over 40 quarts Of the
whiskey TO the sheriff. The remain
der Of this whiskey, according 70
Chief Orr, was given ont 10 sick peo-
Pile upon prescriptions by physicians.
TO the several hospitals of the city
upon proper requests. and upon the
orders Of Commissioner George A..
Page and Recorder j. Laurence
Jones.
Chief Orr stated in talking of the
matter. that he was following pre-
cedent OF many years standing In
thus giving out whiskey. Every
chief of police since can remember.
and every sheriff have ever known.
has done the same thing" said Chief
Orr. ''and whether they We're right
or not. was but acting under orders
from my superior officers
II have the prescriptions for the
whiskev that have given out" said
the chief. II have never hesitated
when the call was urgent to send out
whiskey to needy sick person.
There are a number OF people here
dying with tuberculosis who are able
to take only an egg-nog and who
must have whiskey to keep them
alive. Old people unable TO obtain
whiskey from any other source sent
to me for whiskey and | have let
them have II after finding out. II |
did not already know. the need OF
the case"
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-27
The Old Way.

A sea captain. holding glass OF
lime juice approvingly up to the light.
said:
"Navies are different today from
what they used to be. A man was
talking to an old sailor. The sailor
said:
"'Yes. sir, my boss was in the navy.
too
In the navy, was he?' said the
man. What was his official capacity.
NAV | ask?'
-Four to five quarts, SIR said the
old sailor. Washington Star.
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-27

BARGAINS IN Maxwell tour
ing car, brand new batteries. new
tires and newly painted; Mitchell
six touring car. new tires and new
top: | Overland Demonstrator;
l Buick five passenger. Tires
and accessories.-R. Sans, opposite
postoffice.
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-27

FOR SALE-A 20 acre farm Just
outside the corporate limits OF
Monroe, In high safe of cultiva-
tion. 800 loads stable manure put
on the place. Also 5-room house.
Would exchange for other land.
Fowler & Lee.
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-27
To Be Expected.

Bob-Don't you weigh more than
you didg
--Belle-A bit | started at nine
and one-half pounds.-Boston Globe,