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Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-08
BULL GIVES LIVELY BATTLE
Philadelphia Police Struggle for
Hours to Get Him Out Of the
River
Special to The Herald.

Speclai to lne Herald.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. "A bull
that tried to escape slaughter at the
Philadelphia abbatoir by swimming
across the Schuylkill river created lots
of Sunday excitement recently, and
for several hours afforded amusement
to big crowd that gathered on Walnut
street bridge. The animal, a huge fell
low, weighing 1900 pounds, chose the
wharf at Walnut street, and here he
jumped the fence and plunged into the
water.
The police boat Visitor was only a
short distance away, and Commander
Duey ordered the vessel to the rescue
and race between the animal and the
boat was begun. Many suggestions We're
made as to how best to rescue the bull,
but Duey's order that the bull be las
seed was obeyed. 1t was at Spruce
street that the bull seemed about to
charge on the boat, now close upon
him. The vessels engines were re-
versed in the nick of time, and in an
instant the rope was around the bulls
head and shoulders.
Then fierce struggle began, as the
brute made unsuccessful efforts to free
itself. After Il long struggle the Visitor
was put as far on land as possible,
and the bull was dragged to the edge
Of the wharf and finally landed.
Fred Schmitz of 1887 Germantown
avenue, the owner of the bull, was sent
for He brought with him one of the
abbator's official slaughterers and the
bull was killed.
The circus. as Capt. Duey described
it, lasted from II to o'clock. "I don't"
he said, want another days work like
this for a year. Excitement? Yes, I
should say there was excitement, and
the cheers and shouts of the crowd
made matters worse"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-08
PUTS SAIL ON HIS SLEIGH
Young North Dakota Farmer Extrl-
Gates Himself From Predcament
by Ingenuity
Special to The Herald.

I
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. "A remark
able adventure befell a Tolley, N. D.,
man last week. Michael Pattison, a
young farmer near Tolley was driving
home on his sleigh across the prairie.
The wind had beaten down the snow
the warm wave had melted the top
layers and the cold nights had frozen
them until there was crust on the
snow that would bear mans weight
The horse, remembering the barn, was
making rapid time for home when the
sleigh went into a thank-you-ma'a am
and remained there. The horse and
shafts went on home.
Pattison stood in the road, stamped
his feet and cussed the luck. A fierce
wind was blowing in the direction of
home and he had about made up his
mind that it would be fairly easy to
walk the ten miles when an idea struck
him. 1t was a life saver.
Pattison pulled the sleigh out of the
rut and dragged it out on the prairie.
The wind was so fierce that the sleigh
would almost skid along of itself. But
Pattson with two Stats and some wire,
rugged up the lap robe as a sail, gave
the craft a running start, jumped in
and was at once slipping across the
prairie like an iceboat. The only trou-
ble was that there was no certain way
to guide the craft. But Pattison hung
one leg out behind and did some little
steering with it. Fortunately the wind
was in exactly the right quarter or we
would have to do some lying about how
Pattison tackled"
The craft quickly overlook the aston
ished horse, who had now reduced him.
self to a trot, and soon left him hull
down in the distance. In fact. the
sleigh and occupant arrived home
twenty minutes ahead of the brute and
in snubbing up banged into the barn
so hard that it frightened the COW.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-08
POETIC LOVER PENS UP
GIRL IN TICKET OFFICE
AFFECTIONS SPuRNED, HE KEEPS
GUARD OVER HER
He Took a Course at Harvard and
Wrote Verses on "A Picture Gal
lery of SouIs"-Freed on His
Promise to Be Good

Special to The Herald.
NORRISTOWN, Pa, Jan. DE
termined to make love to her whether
she liked it or not, Ira ]. Sterner,
poet and a graduate Of Haverford and
Harvard, kept Miss Jean Urner today
penned in the ticket office of the Penn
sylvania railroad depot here for near
ly an hour.
Sterner is twenty-six years old and
comes from Philadelphia. He Is deep
ly smitten with Miss Urner, who is
pretty and a daughter of Allen Urner,
burgess of Spring City. Several times
in the past few weeks he has proposed
marriage TO her. Each time she
sprned his attentions, but he was not
to be put off.
For the past two days Sterner has
been staying at Phoenixville. vainly
endeavoring to communicate with Miss
Urner. Learning that she was coming
to this city today, he came here de-
termined to press his suit. Upon her
arrival at the DeKalb street station of
the Pennsylvania railroad, Sterner met
her. Unable to escape his ardent WOO
ing, she fled into the ticket office and
sought the protection OF the etcket
seller.
Sterner procured a chair and calmly
seated himself at the door of the Of
flee. After remaining there nearly an
honr an officer was called. Sterner re-
fused to move and the officer arrested
him.
she promised to marry me-" said
Sterner to Chief OF Police Roden-
laugh at the city hsil. II want her to
fulfill her promise. love her dearly"
Miss Urner refused to prosecute her
suitor and after several hours deten-
tion at the city hall Sterner was re-
leased, promising to leave town and
not annoy Miss Urner any further.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-08
is A UNIQUE eWER
Pays Postal Shortage on Christmas
Paokaees-clsrk and 5eneHeiaries
Never Know Each Other
SDoclaI % Thp Herald

SPECIAL TO- The Herald
BOSTON, Jan. THE ideal peace on
earth,' I'm the mind of Benjamin c..
Clark, the Haytiau consul at Boston,
is international i'm its scope, while his
good will toward men" reaches out
to embrace every human being
Thousands Of people who wish to
send Christmas gifts by mail are un-
familiar with the domestic and foreign
postage rates, and simply make n guess
as to the amount OF stamps required
for their packages. The consequence
is that under the law q large number
Of pieces are held UP because Of In
sufficient postage, and thus disappoint-
nent ensues to the giver and the eN-
pectant loved one who watches for the
token Of love.
Mr.. Clark became impressed with
these facts some years ago, and deter
mined on a plan by which every pack
age which bore evidence of being n
Christmas present should be forwarded.
lie therefore made an arrangement by
which he takes from his own funds
sufficient to supply the needed stamps,
and these are applied by the postal
clerks to every bundle on which there
is "a shortage.
The pure philanthropy of this GUS
tom Is that Mr.. Clark can never know
one Of his beneficiaries, whether
sender or recipient, and none of them
can ever know him. Indeed, few if
any can be aware that proper postage
was not paid.
Mr.. Clark has been exceedingly
modest about his action, which has cost
him pretty sum each year, and it
woUld never have been known except
for The fact that his name was revealed
through accident
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-08

Sterner raid that he had first met
Miss Urner at the West Chester state
Normal school, where they both were
students. He had written a number OF
love letters to the young woman during
the past year and said he had made
arrangements to marry her OH Novem-
ber 27, but Miss Urner failed to put
in her appearance. He called at the
Urner residence and was told by the
girls father that his daughter did not
care to accept his attentions.
Sterner had papers to show that he
was student of Haverford college,
and in 1898 graduated with highest
honors. He also took two-year course
in the Harvard Graduate school. He
composed a volume of poems entitled
"a Picture Gallery OF Souls"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-08
WOODEN CLOTHES COMING
Men May Wear Plank overcoats Be-
fore They Die and Not Only
Afterwards
Special to The Herald.

Spoclal TO Ine Herald.
NEW YORK, Jan. 7.-"This waist
coat is made of pine wood" said the
cardroom boss of a wooen mill. The
garment of a thick, stiff, blush stuff,
looked as if it would wear like leather
1T will wear like leather, too" said
the cardroom boss. "If my experiments
succeed, cheap clothes in the future
will be made of spruce or pine instead
of wool OF cotton. A suit then will
cost half a dollar and last five years.
Napkins, shirts and collars are
made of a plant fiber, the fiber Of
hemp. Why, then, asked myself last
year, shouldn't heavier, coarser stuffs
be made of the fiber of wood? 1 be-
gan to experiment and here"-he
tapped his stomach, which the waist
coat covered-"here is the result.
First 1 grind the wood into a soft
pulp. l press this pulp through per-
forated iron plates. 1t comes forth in
long ropes, each rope as thick as a
sausage. / dry these thick ropes, which
a breath would break, and then I twist
them, twist them tighter and tighter,
smaller and smaller, till finally they be-
come threads.
"Once the threads are gotten the rest
is easy. Part of the threads become
a warp and form the lengthwise lines
of a piece of cloth in a loom. Part
of them become filling and dart in clat-
tering shuttles across the warp. Thus
the weaving goes on, and out of the
warp, or lengthwise threads, and the
filling, or crosswise threads, we get a
strong piece of wooden cloth.
Some day. when I'll have perfected
my experiment, you'll hear men saying
in clothing stores: rs this suit all oak?'
DO you guarantee that there is no
cheap yellow pine in it?'"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-08
HORSE WALKS BRIDGE TIES
PIucky Animal Crosses, Badly Hurt,
Only to Be Killed on the
Other Side
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
ALTOONA, Pa, Jan. IAN unparala
leled aerial feat was performed by a
horse belonging to Storp Whihiett at
o'clock this morning on a trolley
bridge, south of this city.
While the owner sat in the buggy the
horse attempted to cross the bridge,
which is fioorless, 81 feet long. has
steel ties 80 inches apart, and is So
feet above the Pennsylvania's Holli'
daysburg branch railroad.
The animal plunged between the ties,
scrambled up and on, horribly lacer-
ating his legs, until within 20 feet of
the opposite side; dragging the buggy
and sleepy driver beyond 1t; only to
be run down by trolley car ana
killed. Whihiett escaped unhurt.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-08
UNCLE TO INVOKE LAWS AID
P. j. Marks Will Employ an Attorney
to Assist Him in Gaining Pos
session of His Niece

P. j. Marks, who is waging war
against the city police for the possession
of his 15-year-oId niece, May Smith,
who is confined in the female ward of
around the police station yesterday be-
seeching the detectives to allow him to
see his niece.
The police as relentlessly refused to
let him see the girl as they did last
Saturday. Marks, on the other hand,
says they can retain her for only a
short time. He is now threatening to
hlre an attorney TO take charge of his
case and assist him to get possession of
the girl
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-08
LIGHTED ToBY-BANe! SUIT
Valiant Wants $4,000 Damages for
an Unusual Aceldent-tiis
Stogle Blew Up
~ raid

PITTsBURG. Jan 7.-Enveloped In
Names as the result of his eff ,rt to
light toby is the unusual con ,ention
for the Carnegie Steel company. in a
suit for $4,000 damages against the
Pittsburg Cigar company. He says that
as he was lighting a toby from an
alcohol lamp at the cigar stand Of
the defendant in the Carnegie build
ing il exploded-the lamp. not the toby.
Valiant AYERS that the clerk in
charge of the stand was attempting to
refill the lamp without extinguishing
The flame. His face, chest and neck,
he SAYS, were badly burned.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-08
CHINESE A SUICIDE
In Washington a John Makes a New
Record by Hanging Himself.
Most Unusual Case
Special to 'rh" Herald

OTSVIflI 10 1T TTFTdTU
WASHINGTON, Jan. Life was a
failure to Moy Sam, but in his death
ne established record. He hanged
himself in the back room of his laun-
dry, This is the first case ever re-
ported to the local police of a China
man committing suicide.
According to the figures of the GEN.
sus bureau, but fifteen Chinese COM
mitted suicide in this country from 1890
to 1900, and one Of these was a wo-
man. Poison is apparently their
tavorlte method for killing themselves.
Moy Sam had a wife and boy in Cam
ton, and was anxious to visit them
this year. Poor business prevented and
he hanged himself.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-08
Bringing It Home

"The beauty doctor has got the par
son beat when it comes to curin' ladies
Of the liquor habit" remarked the
Pohick philosopher.
"How's that?'
"The parson tells 'em it's bad for the
soul but the beauty doctor tells em
it's bad for the complexion. Louis
vile COurier-JournaI
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-08
UndeIlvered TeIearams

There are undelivered kilograms at the
office of the Western Union Telegraph
company for Mrs. IL. F.. Clough, S. T.
Kelby, A. b. Howatt J. II. Medberry
Andrew NJ Brown, James S. or George
A, Rogers. E. B. Caldwell, Mrs. f. ARM
Hugh Murray, William Spencer. Mrs. II
j EalY
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-08

Many thousands of the most hatterlng
testimonials have been received by the
manufacturers OF Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, giving accounts OF its good
work, OF the asgravatng and persistent
effect, of severe colds that have been
broken up by its use, Of threatened at
tacks Of pneumonia II has warded on
aud Of dangerous cases Of Group it has
cured.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-08
DEATHS OF THE DAY
Elliott Danforth, New York

EliOhN SNHiN'ebI NSW YIN
by As~uctat ated Press
NEW YORK, Jan. 7.-Eniott Dam
forth, state treasurer from 1889 to 1885,
former chairman of the Democratic
state committee and Democratic nomi-
nee for lieutenant governor I'm 1890. died
today at his home In this city. Mr..
Danforth was N0rn at Middleburg, N.
Y March g. 1850
Rev. c. E. 5abb, San Jose
by Associa ted Press
SAN JOSE, Jan 7.-Rev. c. e. Babb.
D. D., long known In the east as editor
of the Herald and Presbyter Of
Cincinnati Ohio, and for many years,
since his removal to California, as the
regular correspondent Of that organ
died here this morning, aged "a.
J. T. MatIock, Red Bluff
BY Associated Press.
REDDING, Jan. III. Il. Matlock, a
prominent lawyer died today at his
home ia Red Bluff lie was 81 years OF
age
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-08
GETS S441 FOR BADLY
EXTRACTED TOOTH
GIRL TELLS COURT HER SPEECH
WAS IMPAIRED
Mouth Was acerated--Dentlst De-
elared the Way She Upbraided
Him Didn't Indicate It, but She ls
Pretty, So She Won

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, Jan. Miss Mamie
7Ieehan, 19 years old, of 1907 North
Seventeenth street. who sued DR.. Il. c..
Chase, a dentist, for $500 for personal
injuries, was given a judgment for SAL
by jury of six men in Justice O'Hol-
larons court on Eighth street near
Olive, Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Meehan alleged that on July II
Dr. j. NJ. Baker, one of DIR. Chase $
assistants, pulled one of her teeth, and
in doing so lacerated her gums and her
tongue to such an extent that she can
not talk plainly. The suit was filed
September 16.
Both DR.. Chase and DR.. Baker testi-
fed that two days after the tooth was
extracted Miss Meehan returned to the
office and gave ample demonstration of
her power of speech in beratng them
for the alleged injury she had sus-
tained.
Miss Meehan declared that she was
unable to speak plainly at that time,
and that her cousin, Mrs. Kate Cor
don, who was with her, did all the
talking.
Miss Margaret Meyer, a friend of the
plaintiff, testified that Miss Meehan's S
speech had been impaired,
Physician Testified
DR.. f. Il. Holt, a physician, Of 1852
Franklin avenue, testified that Miss
Meehan came to him the day after the
tooth was extracted; that her tongue
was lacerated and swollen until she
was hardly able to talk, and that she
appeared to be in great pain.
The condition of her mouth, aside
from the laceration, he said, might
have been caused by the use of unclean
instruments, or by the putting of some
foreign substance in the mouth-an un-
washed finger for example.
DR.. Baker testified that he washed
the dental instruments Immediately be-
fore using them. The tooth was eX-
ceedingly hard to pull, he said, and the
patient struggled hard, even though
under the influence of laughing gas.
Mr.. Gordon fully substantiated the
statement of Miss Meehan, and her
testimony is considered to have won
the case for the plaintiff.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-08
Child Commits Suicide
Irsh

BERKELEY Jan. 7-Catherine W
Kennedy, aged IA, died today from the
effects OF carbollc acid drunk with
suicidal intent. She had quarreled with
her mother and sisters.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-08
SLEEPS THROUGH LONG LEAP
Educator, in SomnambuIism, Chased
Two Squares by Wife After
Big Jump
Special to The Herald.

Special 70 THO Herald.
MUNCY, Pa, jan 7.-Harris A
SPOTS, principal of the Normal school
at Muncy. while In a somnambulisti,
state leaped from second story win,
COW, but was unhurt
His wife hurried to the street ana
followed him two squares before over
taking him. He was not aroused UNI
til he had been led back into the house.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-08
Many Miners Killed in Japan

BY ASsociated Press.
LONDON, Jan. S.-A dispatch from
Toxic to the Daily Telegraph says that
on January 4 an explosion set fire to
mine at Akita. on the main island Of
Japan, and that 10l persons We're
burned to death.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-08
DOCTORS SPEAK OUT
FOR RACE SUICIDE
PHYSICIANS CLUB SPEAKER
CALLS 1T "eLEssEoo
"HeaIthy symptom" Says He, Not
"sociaI Disease" and a Force Act
ing as Natural Check on PopuIa-
ton to Make Life Comfortable
Special to The Herald.

'BN'iol W ! nc itefdlUs
CHICAGO, Jan. Race suicide was
exalted as u benehcent force in Amer
ican life by the speakers at the monthly
dinner Of the Physicians club at the
Sherman house last night. Nearly ali
Joined Dr. Harold N. Meyer in his as
sertion that the sociologists who coined
the phrase have mistaken a healthy
healthful symptom for social dis
ease"
Blessed j. race suicide" said DIR.
Meyer Where would we be without
It? At the beginning of the last century
this country had 100000 people. At
the beginning of this century we had
S0,0O0,OOO. In another hundred years
we shall be iammed together 100000, 600
souls-all struggling for a livelihood
and without enought millionaires to fur
nish appendices for one physician in
$4,000.
Natural Check on Population"
"Think Of the fearful congestion. And
then recall that this must be met By
the silent forces of nature that some
have labeled race suicide'-merely the
natural check upon population All the
talking I'm the world cannot affect il,
and we ought to be glad it can't"
"Times have changed nightly" de-
clarea the Rev Frank G. Smith. MY
father, pioneer minister in TINS state,
raised family of ten OIL a salary that
never equaled my house rent alone. 1t
is all / can do to take care of three.
Quality and not quantity is our cue
We have fallen into the habit of de-
riding our Puritan forefathers for their
narrowness, but we must not forget
that they had splendid principles be-
meath it. Certainly we never can imag
inc one of them drinking champagne
from the satin slipper Of an actress to
the humiliation of his wife,"
The real race suicide declared
Supt w. Lester Bodine of the conpul-
sorry education department, lis an inn
provident childhood among the illiter-
ates and the poor, I'm the raising Of
children as commodities for the factory,
and in the insantary and depicting
conditions that often surround women
who work.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-03
WANTED-SALESMEN

TWO statesmen wanted, aged over q for the
states of Nebraska and Kansas to handle
our line, advertising signs and novelties
Best money making line for the salesman
on the road We have twenty men
travelling and only two vacancies now.
They are making right along $50 to $50
weekly, which is no exaggeration. We
have the largest line illustrated signs IN
the country, which are having an inn
mense sale. Business established over
twenty years. Educated, energetic, we'll
dressed men can make right along an
average of more than $50 weekly. Write
giving age and references and state sx-
perience on the road or other business
experience and when can begin work.
stanford Crowell Co, Sales Department.
Ithaca. n. Y. L-Ml9
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-03
SPECIAL NOTICES

Advertisements for these columns
will he taken until ~ nm. for the
evening edition and until y y. m. for
the morning and sunday edition.
Rates I I-2c n word hrst insertion,
10 n word thereafter. Nothing taken
for less than zoe for the Rrst inser-
tiOn. These Advertisements must be
run c0nsecutive1y.
Advertisers, by requesting n num-
bered check, can have answers ad-
dressed TO numbered letter I'm care
~ The Bee. Answers SO Addressed
viii be delivered ON presentation of
check.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-03
DANCING

MORAND'S classes for adults reopsns
Tuesday, September 4 at 8 p. IA. rednc-
ton OF s. on all tickets bought on or be-
fore opening night. Call 18th and Harvey.
Open all day and EVENING" Sunday TO
Telephone Douglas l0tl. Opening assem-
hlv September 5. M-l9e Sax
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-03
WANTED-To BUY

WANTED - TO BUI SECOND HAND
FURNITURE. stoves. carpets, clothlns
and shoes. Pay the best prices Tel
Douglas ssll N-bs 30
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-03
WANTED-AGENTS

NEW Sleeve Protector for once and house
work. Write today. Get territory; other
new goods. Ladies' supply Co. Prairie
Ave. O.. Chicago. I-MH2 SIX
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-03
BUSINESS CHANCES

Do You Wish to Make a Change
If you have a farm, home, business or prop
erty that you want to sell or exchange
write us.
GLOBE LAND AND INVESTMENT CO.,
Omaha Neb, or Sioux City, Ia.
Y-A.J.0 I
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-03

Daily. Daily except Sunday. a DAILY
except Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-03

FOR SALE--A first-olass job Office with
AL newspaper plant in connection, pup.
fishing three papers in surrounding
towns; job type all new; doing good
business; excellent reasons for selling;
located at Hastings, Neb. Write now,
or come, as this snap will not last long.
Prices low. Address Box GIG, Hastings,
Neb. tt Y-S23
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-03

HELP TO ADVERTISE OMAHA
seAd the Bee 10 YAAr Friends.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-03

FOR SALE-Drug stock and fixtures; In
voice $1,000: county seat town in south
western Nebraska. Owner has too much
outside business. Write il you mean
business. Address o 8. care Omaha Bee.
Y-M530 Sex
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-03
Go your way be lucky Go the Want Ad way and be
Then Be Sure It's THE BEE WANT AID WAY
PERSONAL
PILES CURED

ANY POOR GIRL in need Of a friend call
or write to the matron OF the Salvation
Army Home for Women at 1924 N. Ath
ST., Omaha, Neb. U-M1OO
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-03
Live in One
Rent the Other.

Rent the Other.
Two modern residences at
112s and 1880 South sist street with one
good barn.
Ground 75x15o. East front on paved
street.
Eastern owner will sell for 5000.
THOMAS BRENNAN. Room ], New York
Life Building.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-03
WANTED-FEMALE HELP

COOK, s35 per month;
must furnish recommendations. Address
l. z, Bee. C-MS56
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-03

HARDWARE and furniture stock for sale
at a bargain, central Iowa; invoice about
$1,000; could be reduced good reasons for
selling; owner has other, business; no
trades, but will sell and give purchaser
time on part of invoice. Address Q 49,
care OF Omaha Bee. Y-M173
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-03

A TAILORING shop for sale; doing excel
lent business; good surrounding country;
must sell before Sept. 10; small capital
bsf ft'.-s Y-M2g2 4
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-03

will sell at public sale. to the highest
bidder, at York, Neb., Sept. 5tl, 1906. at
2 D. m, the l.. d. Meissner stock of dry
goods. A clean, complete stock invoiced
over SIS, 10000. including fixtures. Best
location In town. Come any time and
inspect the stock. c. H. Rolling, Assignee,
York Neb. f.f ..t Y-M59l So
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-03
FENCING
WANTED--T0 BORROW

WANTED-To borrow $500 or 1900 home
money on ample, well rented residence
property in South Omaha. at per cent
Address N-67. Bee V-37
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-03

TRY KELLY's Laundry. 'Raone Douglas
$500. U--S26
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-03

WANTED-Immediately frst-class cook;
best of wages; none else need apply. Tel.
Harvey $50. C-993