Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-09-11

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elimhed a tree. His left leg was broken
and he was injured internally.
Charlie KEN, aged 9 years. and lit
lie companion obtained an empty barrel
anu took it to an incline ut Bedford, Ind.
AFTER crawling in the barrel they "let
her go TO the bottom. When the bar
rel stopped the Kern boy was found to
DC seriously injured by protruding nails
ON the inside of the barrel penetrating
his abdomen.
Io win new nat Miss Marjorie STUB
bins, assistant cook at the Elmer cafe az
York, Pa, who weighs more than POO
pounds, accomplished the feat of walk
lug eleven miles, from York 60 virgins
vile, in two hours and forty-hve minutes.
In spite of the unusual exertion she ex-
perienced little fatigue
/ \ party of government wireless tele-
graph experts left the navy yard ut Mare
island for Alaska. where they will es-
taDhsh new wireless station near Val
DEE, which will be the last Of a chain
OF stations established at intervals of
200 miles along the coast from Point
Iona, near San Diego. to Alaska.
4 -. h.
Rome, Ga, is entitled to the degree of
III. -, according to its keeper. One of
the monkeys in the cage swallowed a
marble. 1t had presence of mind
enough 10 suspend itself by the tail and
hang head down in an effort TO let the
marble drop from its throat, and failing.
| ii called for help in the simian language
and one of its brothers responded. The
doctor rammed his slender arm down
the afflicted ones throat and extracted
the marble. The relieved sufferer seized
| the marble from the doctor and threw
| il from the cage with all it's strength
/ Naval officers and aeronautical experts
have witnessed the successful trial of a
new balloon water anchor, the invention
of Leo Stevens, the aerenaut Ii is so
constructed that it may be dropped into
the water and will hold the balloon as
long rs desired. BY pulling a cord the
| bottom is opened and the anchor is easi-
| ~ lifted. The test was made with Il
2O-hoFsepoweP motor boat. The anchor
was dropped from the stern aud held tine
boat stationary. When the bottom was
opened the boat shot ahead at full sneed.
! Those who witnessed the trial sad it
was very satisfactory. 1t is the purpose
of the anchor to save the lives of aero
nauts who are blown out to sea. In
case the balloon was being driven out
/ to sea the anchor would be dropped and
signals made for help. If no ships app
peared the anchor could be released and
the balloon would rise aud go ON again
without sacrificing very much ballast or
gas.
i The executive committee of the Unit
| ed Irish league in New York has com
pleted arrangements for the reception
Of John II. Redmond and Joseph Dew
/ lin. the two Irish members of parlia-
ment. who will visit this country soon.
| The two men sail for New York on the
| Oceanic, September Q. They will be
met down the bay by reception com
mittee and "A large delegation from the
league will be mt the pier when they
! arrive A private reception will he ten
dered the visitors on September II, and
they will both make addresses at "A pub
lie reception TO be given September 81
in the Majestic theater, On September
10 MIR Redmond and Mr.. Deylin will
speak in Boston and on September y
| and 80 they will address meetings IN
Philadelphia and Chicago.
A ease of tetanus in the advances
stage has just been cured al ST. Johns
hospital. Brooklyn. 1t is believed that
the cure was effected through the use
of sodium chloride, or common salt, II,
Teller institute. The patient was Allen
Kolloek, IL years old, Of Woodhaven
I i. t. Three weeks ago his foot was rur
over and his toe badly crushed. TIL,
boy was treated and no alarm was felt
Eight days later the boy found he coulC
not open his Jaws. The next day the
boy Jaws were more tightly clinched
than ever. His body became SO rigio
it was impossible to unbend it. Then the
injured toe was amputated. Following
the operation a % per cent. solution oi
sodium chloride was injected directly
into the spinal cord. For five days he
received injections of 5000 units of anti
tetanus serum Salt solutions We're also
used. and gradually his mouth began u
open. On the sixth day after the sod
ium chloride injection he began to show
marked signs of improvements. His re
coyery was rapid from that day.
While driving to his summer home
near Iakemont park in Altoona, Pa
Lloyd Yon was attacked 10y a eatam0unt
tpocketknife. Then. springing from the
buggy he repulsed repeated assaults with
lstones, eventually putting the battered
and bruised animal to flight.
| \ plague of crickets swooped down
upon Austin, Tex, an great sWarmS coy
eriug the ground in some places to a
depth Of foot ana more. They invaded
the powerhouse of the city electric light
lplaut and clogged mp the machinery
short circuited the current. aud put the
iplant out of commission for more than
an hour.
Tired Of its mouotonous and easy ex
istence in the fields outside Of Harris.
burg. Pa, the deer that has been max.
ing its home in Wildwood park for seY
eral weeks entered the city. 1t was first
seen on Maclay street, but when pur-
sued by two large black dogs It took q
the river. The excited animal headed
for independence island with the dogs
at its heels A crowd Of people wit
messed the chase. The deer brought It's
remarkable swimming powers into play
IoutdistaneeG the yelping pair Of hounds
and finally landed safely on the island
Several moments later the dogs reached
the island also, and the deer struck cat
for Hargesas island. After swimming
about the dogs gave up the chase. turn
ing 10 the city banks. The deer * now
running at large over the island oppo
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