Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-03


er. at Chillicothe. Mo, entered a cage
with four leopards with which she
was unacquainted, and was viciously
clawed, while a panic-strcken crowd
| which filed carnival company tent
shrieked in horror. After Miss Fay's
arms and legs had been badly lace
rated she was rescued. Miss Fay In
sisted on entering the cage without
first letting the animals become ia.
miiiar with her. declaring her strength
to be sufficient 10 conquer the beasts
should they become troublesome. She
was greeted by-a snarl from the four
animals, and when she cracked her
whip the animals tried TO Slap her.
Suddenly one of the leopards dash
upon Miss Fay and planted his teeth
below her hips. This was the signal
for general onslaught, and in mo
ment all the animals were clawng and
biting the young trainer As the girl
and the beasts fought toward a cor.
ner of the cage the crowd became
panic-stricken. The cries of the throng
brought employees of the carnival com,
pany 10 the scene, and with pistols
they drove the leopards into corners
and carried Miss Fay from the cage
Monroe county. Ind, last week voted
for county option by majority esti.
mated at 500. which is considered
big victory for the temperance people
as the liquor forces had counted on
carrying the county and had put their
best speakers in Bloomington. among
them Mayor Rose Of Milwaukee. The
temperance people made an especially
strong effort on account of Indiana
being located In that county
and President w. l.. Bryan OF the uni
versity was one of the most active
temperance workers, many of the uni |
versiiy students and professors giving |
aid. The election has unusual signin |
cance to the university. as Tippecanoe
county, in which Purdue university IL |
located, voted wet two weeks ago, |
and on account of Monroe county go |
Ing dry Indiana university expects a |
much increased attendance next year |
The spread OF prohibition has had |
itr effect on the Internal revenue re
ceipts The falling off, however. is |
not so great as the treasury officials |
some months ago and the
close of the fiscal year. II is estimated |
VIII find the total receipts within four
or five million dollars OF what they !
were last year. There was steady /
year by year increase in internal rev.
enue receipts up to 1907, not taking |
into account the abnormal revenues
In years when special war tax pro
visions were in operation High wa.
tel mark for normal year was reach.
Ell in 1907. wlrcn the revenues totaled
I0,000.O00. Last year they dropped |
to S25l 100000 and this year they will |
drop possibly to s246 900 900 Much |
of the decrease last year, II must be |
remembered. was due to the financial |
of 1907. Increase of popu |
lation is the factor now that counter |
acts TO a large degree the effect of |
the extension of prohibitory laws over
a wider area. The experts believe
that when conditions become thor
oughly normal in the industrial world
he natural growth of the country.
even with the possible further spread
Of prohibition. will offset the curtail
ment of revenue derived from liquor.
II is regarded as remarkable under
all the circumstances that this year
The decrease from last year will be
only about s5.OOO,000