The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-23
OHIO OF EVENTS

Mr.. Ziegler has arranged to angel
ize" another polar expedition.
The New York legislature has re-
pealed the law which protected skunks.
Vladivostcck, in Siberia, possesses
the only crematorium in the whole Rus
sian empire.
Ex-Governor George S. Boutwell, Of
Massachusetts, observed his 85th birth
day anniversary on Wednesday.
Gen. Supt Sanborn of the Boston
and Maine railroad has forbitten card
playing for money on his trains.
Arthur Morrison, a serious student
and collector Of Japanese pictures, is
writing book on Japanese painters.
Lord Eustace Cecil says Venezuela
could easily pay her debts by borrow
ing money. He talks like an Irish lord.
In announcing his defeat in Colorado,
Mr.. Wolcott is good enough to ask the
country to endure the blow as grace
fully as possible
Prof. H. w. Kriebel of Pennsburg,
Pa, has sailed for Germany to secure
data for the history Of the Schwerk-
fielder movement.
DR.. o. T. Mason, curator Of the de-
partment of anthropology, National
museum, Washington, will shortly is
sue book on basketry.
Francis Asbury Mccormick, the first
baby born in the incorporated NUM-
cipality of Columbus, O., has just cele-
brated his 89th birthday.
Down in Mississippi five negro muir
derers have been tried and condemned
in the regular way since 1903 came in.
Civilization moves on apace.
The striking coal miners have vim
dicated their position on the wage
question by voluntarily increasing the
salary of President Mitchell.
The members of the foreign lega-
lions in Pekin are again embarrassed
by lavish gifts of game, plants and
trinkets from the dowager empress on
In crowded New York all shades of
life may be witnessed in day. One day
last week there was a wedding, a fire
and funeral in the same fiat in the
East side.
Senator Thomas Patterson of Colora-
do says that one of the most enjoyable
periods of his life was the two weeks
he spent travelling with a circus In
southern Michigan.
Naval Constructor Richmond Pear
son Hobson, the hero of the Mirrimac
episode, has rendered his resignation
to President Roosevelt through the
secretary of the navy.
Count Boni de Castellane has been
reelected to the chamber of deputies.
His Indifferent success in other direc-
tons inspires belief that he may de-
velOp into statesman.
The artistic treasures Mr.. j. P. Nor
gan is keeping in London because of
our high tariff are increasing so rap
idly that his house at Princes Gate
cannot accommodate them.
Thomas Lowry, the millionaire street
car magnate of Minneapolis and st.
Paul, announces that he is candidate
for the seat in the United States senate
now occupied by Moses G. Clapp
A professor in the University of Wis
consin has been dismissed for gam
bling; e It is reported that when he
asked if. he might inquire the reason
the trustees answered: You bet!"
Col. Samuel Sims, who died recently
at Rich Hill, Mo-, had been citizen
respectively of the republic of Texas,
the confederate states, and the United
States without. changing his residence.
There seems to be no limit to the
power of monarch. Emperor William
has interdicted the translation of Kip
ling's poetry, and the shah of Persia
has prohibited the importation of auto
mobiles.
Because it was stated that John d.
Rockefeller had offered a million dol
lars for a new stomach, he has received
hundreds of "cures" by mail If he
tried to follow all the advice offered he
would soon be relieved.
Heinrich Peterson, formerly a col
lege professor in Berlin, who speaks
fiuently five languages, is now employ
ed as a Tnotorman on Chester trolley
line Which goes to show that man
with college education is always sure
of employment.
Although Edmond Rostand, the au-
thor of 'CyranO de Bergerac," was
elected a member of the French acad-
envy several months ago, he has not yet
been officially received by that body.
The reception has been repeatedly post
poned until it has been jOcularly sug-
S0SI6Q IUdI Tie youngest dCdOOLiCIoh
would be the oldest before he could sit
at the institute,
1t is reported from Copenhagen that
on the S5th birthday of King Christian,
which occurs on April next, there
will be no less than three evperors in
the Danish capital-King Edward, the
war and the kaiser If it added that
preparations for the birthday festivi-
ties are being kept from the king as
much as possible and that the celebra-
tions will be of the most splendid kind.
Ex-Governor Samuel J. Crawford of
Kansas has printed an urgent plea for
the enactment of bird protecting law.
He says: Birds of every kind and
variety, except the hawk and the Eng
lish sparrow, ar useful, and many of
the mare invaluable They should be
protected by rigid, stringent law with
a severe penalty attached thereto. One
quail will destroy thousand insects in
single day, and many other birds will
do as much"
Toward the end of the illness which
terminated the earthly career of Alb
ram S. Hewitt the doctors endeavored
to keep him alive by the use of oxygen.