The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-21
OLIO OF EVENTS

brought as n1gn as Sl,OUU. 1ney want
to get acquainted with the rich lobby
iSt
"The Smiths, magazine for people
named Smith," comes from Detroit.
The Jones, the Browns and the John
sons are now in honor bound to show
their literary merit.
1t is up to the Sherlock Holmes Of
Buffalo to make their theories stick III
the Burdick case. Results and less hot
air would be an agreeable change for
mystifed community.
The stork made six visits to one
block in Chicago during the first five
days of the week. By way of explain
alton it should be stated that the block
is occupied by foreigners.
Congressman Tawney of Minnesota
solemnly declares that he recently re-
ceived from constituent q letter, in
which the writer begged him to for
ward "a bushel of macaroni seed"
After Is years of spasmodic drought
in spots, Vermonters are shaking their
mighty thirst with the contents of div
ers barrels and jugs. Eighty-three
towns have voted for wet goods.
London's latest dandy, who seems to
be setting the fashion in dress since
|. King Edwards accession, is the young
marquis of Anglesey. He is said to
have complete tailor's shop, with the
best cutters in London, in his London
house.
Munich's Fliegende Blaetter recently
published its three thousandth number.
1t has been pouring forth it's Teutonic
humor for sixty years, and is still own
ed by the families of the original pro-
prietors. Since 184S politics has been
kept out Of the paper.
New York Irishmen have decided to
dispense with the old style regalia OH
the coming st. Patrick's day parade
If the Celts Of Gotham can fOrego the
use of cooked hats, green plumes and
gorgeous sashes on the 18th of Ireland
it will be conclusive proof that the
world do move"
Her name is Rogers and she teaches
in the high school of the historic town
Of Pawtucket. Three hoodlums in the
class intimated to the teacher that she
was mo good" but after they had
poultiC 4 their battered noses and
blackened eyes they became the meek
est lambs n the flock.
bred bumped against the real thing in
New York one day last week and in
less than a second was grating his teeth
on the curbstone. The real Indian was
a Carlisle boxer, and put up an artistic
Job Hereafter the paleface will con-
fine himself to cigar signs.
The bureau of soils of the agricultu-
raj department now has force Of over
| one hundred persons, seventy-five of
whom have had a scientific training.
It's object is to show the conditions
and resources of the soils of the coun-
try and to give the people precise and
accurate knowledge regarding the pos
sibilities of each kind of SOIL
are to be stored.
"Magnasinitis" is a new word coined
by French physician to describe the
state of mind, similar to intoxicati0n,
produced in kleptOmaniacs when they
see the tempting display of seemingiv
unguarded articles in department
stores DR.. Dubuisson thinks that the
owners of these stores should try to
diminish temptation, as we'll as to
punish thieves. He has written book
entitled Les voleuses de grands maya
sins"
Delaney's high-speed telegraph sys-
tenn, recently perfected is capable of
transmitting 100 to 5000 words min
ute over single wire-the speeds de-
pending on the distance and the cleo
trical properties Of the line; that is on
the electrostatic capacity resistance
and inductance Of the circuit Eight
thousand words minute can be re-
corded over line of fifty miles, while
100 words would be about the limit over
No. 8 copper wire between New York
and San Francisco.
That the bubonic plague is carried
from port to port by rats in ships is
an established fact A French inves-
tigator now finds that the disease is
communicated from rat to rat by f1eas,
and that promiscuous intercourse be-
tween healthy and infected rats or their
cadavers never transmits the plague,
while f1eas conveyed the disease in
eight tests out of nine. So medical
officers are now giving asiduous at
tention to the health and comfort of
the rats in their district.
Many workmen are completing the
foundations for J. PierpOnt MOrgan's
new library building at the rear Of his
home at Madison avenue and East
l. IIIIy-SIALu oCICCI, 4NOW 1OIh II Is
to cost 100000. The plans are for a
two-story structure of Knoxville mar
BILE of pinkish gray, with a frontage
of 1852 feet on Thirty-sixth street and
lawn space in front. 1t is to be in
the shape of a T, the central section to
be 1875 feet in depth. The plans call
for building as fireproof as can be,
as thousands of books and manuscripts
A number of Parisians who were i'm
the siege have decided to erect mon
ument to the memory of the pigeons
that carried the dispatches which kept
UP communication with the outside
world. 1t will consist of pedestal
surmounted by bronze vase, on which
will be cast group of the birds that
proved of such utility to the French.
The committee includes the names Of
many well-known literary and scien-
tl1lc people. The gratitude comes
somewhat late, for after the war the
pigeons in question were sold by auc-
ton and commemorated in pigeon pies.
The death is announced of Pierre
Louis Beraldi, in his S1st year, at his
house in Paris. M. Beraldi was one oa