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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25
DEAD MAN HOLDS UP TRAFFIC

A big express company's automobile
van numbered up one of New York's
busy street the other afternoon, and
came to Fifth avenue, where the traf-
&c was heaviest. On the seat was
William Peck, who operated the van,
and next to him sa. his helper, VIII
liam Malone. The line of vehicles
moved east and it was the turn OF the
express van to go through. But in
stead of moving ahead the van
stopped short, the emergency brake
on and power shut off. The traffic po-
liceman still held back the waiting
automobiles that painted to go on their
way and motioned for the express van
to hurry. There was no movement,
and Malone turned to the chauffeur
beside him. The chauffeur was dead.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

on, several of the boys will have hives
of bees under their care.
"The twenty boys who have been
picked out on account Of their bent
for the work are the envy of their
schoolfellows."
Those of the twenty young agricul-
turists who intend to remain on the
land were asked to hold up their
hands.
Twelve unhesitatingly and enthusi-
asticaiiy signified their intention of
doing so, while several of the remain
ing eight were emphatic in their in
tentions to "have gardens" when they
grew up.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25
TRAGEDY OF A TRAINED BEAR

The natives of a village in the
Savoy district of France were recent
ly thrown into state of great alarm
by the appearance OF large bear on
the edge of the village 1t was look
ing for something to eat. and a gen.
eral raid by the animal on all the
livestock in the place was feared
The men sailed forth to hunt the
bear and the women locked them
selves and the children In the houses
After time the bear was surrounded
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

had surrounded the entrance, but one
of the burglars suddenly hurled him.
self against the big plate glass win
dows, smashing through into the
street, and took to his heels. In the
meantime foot passengers saw the
other burglar running along the roof.
He crossed thirteen roofs before he
disappeared. The police entered the
house into which he had descended and
found him lying dead in the garnet.
He had stepped on the skyiignt, which
gave way, precipitating him into the
room below. In the fall he had broken
his neck
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

ON it. 1t is one Of the very few
specimens of Stradivarius' work which
are in perfect condition"
Kubelik is just starting on tour
OF 40 concerts in the United Kingdom,
after which he will go to Germany.
with the Riviera to follow In the
spring. and America next autumn.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

seek his fortune In America, stole
aboard the American liner st. Paul the
day before she left Southampton for
New York and might have reached
his destination safely had not sun
beam made his whereabouts plain to
those on board Lang hid In a Sc
cluded part of the glass dome over
the liners wining-saloon In the eve
ming and all went well, but at break
fast on the first morning out from
port, when daylight shone through the
dome, his figure could be seen dis
tinctly, black silhouette over the
heads of the passengers at breakfast.
He was put ashore when the st. Paul
stopped at Queenstown for the Irish
mail.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25
Teach COOKING ON Cars.

Kansas City, Mo.-Thousands Of
Kansas Cityans will be carrying cook
ing recipes with them as they go
about the city. The way to boil, fry
and bake properly will be told upon
the backs of all transfers issued by
the street railway company here. The
recipes will be furnished by the girls
of the manual training high school,
who are studying domestic science.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25
ACTED AS HIS OWN SURGEON.

Remarkable grit recently saved the
life OF Daniel Snyder, a woodsman,
caught beneath fallen tree near
Brushton, N. Y. Snyder's leg, crushed
by the weight of tons of wood, hung
by shreds to his body, and he was
rapidly bleeding to death, when he
crawled tc his AK, severed the limb
with it. ripped off his shirt and check
ed the flow of blood by binding II
tightly about the stump. He then lag
back and awaited the arrival OF tef
low-woodmen who took him to nor
pital. His recovery Is expected
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

A man in ST. Louis signed con-
tract with his wife by which he agreed
not to kiss or annoy hor in any other
way. He must have been an exces-
gively agreeable sort of a husband If
it was necessary to exact this con-
tract Evidently, this particular wife
did not agree with Shakespeare that
kisses are women's wages. Perhaps,
though, she disliked them because she
got no other.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

and shot as he was trotting up to the
men. The intrepid hunters dragged
the carcass to the village and skinned
1t, distributing portions Of the skin as
souvenirs Of the adventure and divid-
ing the flesh for home consumption
Great rejoicings were going on
when the owner of the bear arrived
and on hearing of the fate of his pet
stated that it was tame performing
animal and that he would sue the
village for compensation for the loss
of his means of livelihood.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

A correspondent of the Indianapolis
News says the best way to kill the fly
IS 70 flick him with piece of rubber
shout six inches long. All that is nee.
essary is to gain the confidence of the
fly and induce him to stand still while
you flick. Skill comes with practice
and an active boy with a piece of rub
Der probably will be able to kill ali
the flies in your house in one day
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25
SAVED BY HIS SUSPENDERS

Pietro Figure had lucky escape
from a revolver bullet at New York
some days ago. He wears very large,
heavy metal buckles on his suspend
ers. So when he had an argument
with another Italian in front of his
home, and his assailant blazed away
at him, the bullet hit the buckle di-
rectly over his heart and dattened it,
self.
The buckle was driven into his side,
causing a. small abrasion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25
STRANGE RAIN TREE OF PERU

The rain tree of Peru has the power
Of collecting the dampness in the at
mosphere, and condensing 1t into 6
continuous supply of rain. The tree
grows very large, and is rich in
leaves. The Indians call it "tamacas-
pi." In the dry season, when, with the
rivers low, the power of condensation
seems at the highest with the tree,
water falls from the leaves and oozes
from the trunk The water spreads
around the tree in copious quantities,
part of it entering the soil and fer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

tilizing it. The ground is canalized SO
as to regulate the course of the water.
1t is estimated that one of these trees
will yield nine gallons of water daily.
Ten thousand trees can be grown in
an area of one kilometer square (that
is. $3.50 feet each way, and this plan
tation will produce daily $4,000 liters
of water. Allowing for evaporation and
liters, or 29,531 gallons of rain for
daily distribution. The tree can be
cultivated with little difficulty, and is
Indifferent as to soil. 1t grows rapidly
and is hardy, resisting both extremes
of climate
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25
SCOTCH FREAK OF NATURE

A freak of nature was shown the
other day in the shop of a chemist,
at Mand, Aberdeenshire. BY chance,
turnip grew last season inside a
lost horse shoe, completely filling it,
and even bullying out above and be-
low the shoe as 1t lay in the drill in
it's efforts to expand its inelastic bond.
Both together weigh between six and
seven pounds.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25
Finds s2,4e5 In Old Lounqe.

Boston.-Coins and crumpled bills
to the amount of $2,495 greeted the
eyes of Peter ]. Pitts, a teamster, the
other day when his horse backed
wagon over discarded lounge, broke
1t and disclosed the money. His shouts
brought crowd of workmen, to whom
he gave share of the treasure. and
holiday was at once declared.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

Worcester, Mass.-Because he want,
ed brunette for wife and Chicago
matrimonial bureau kept sending him
blondes, continually disappointing him,
is believed to be responsible for the
mental troubles of Joseph Bryon OF
Royalton, who has been committed to
the Worcester State Hospital for tbs
Insane.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25
TRAGIC DEATH OF A THIEF

Tragic incidents marked a recent
burglary which occurred at Berlin.
The two thieves were disturbed while
they were engaged In an attempt to
break through the wall from an empty
shop into a cigar store. Six police
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

A woman in a New York town owes
her safety to the fact that she wore a
harem skirt and the trouser part gave
her freedom to run for her life. So
here is one good point registered for
the prosecuted apparel.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

A woman in Spokane has been grad
uated from a school of stenography at
the age of seventy and expects to take
up active work. When the spirit is so
young there are no limits to activity
which age can impose.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

A Harvard professor tells us that
we can live on ten cents worth Of
food a day, but it is evident that he
has overlooked the fact that lobster
costs so cents pound. Possibly he
expects us to take look at the out
side of lobster can for dessert.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

A New Jersey magistrate has rab-
bits foot on whose powers he sets
great store. To be consistent, he ought
to hold his court at midnight in a
graveyard and so have all the proper
influences in the caste at work
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

Poultry raising is to be taught at
Rutgers college. Somebody there
must have an idea that there are pco-
pie who do not think they know all
about raising chickens.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

A woman in Pennsylvania buried
the wrong man in mistake for her hus-
band, but, when the latter turned up
alive and well, stuck to the dead man.
She wisely declined to have live is
sue made of her mistake.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

Four goats, inoculated with billion
disease germs, have wandered astray
in New York. However, this is not
the first instance in which modern
scientists have lost their goats
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

A Baltimore bard is trying to organ
ize poets union, but the scheme is
likely to fail owing to the fact that
all the applicants for membership
wish to be walking delegates.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

A Boston savant announces that he
can photograph thought. Now We'll
know what a perfect lady really thinks
when she runs for a street car md
just misses it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25
BETRAYED BY A SUNBEAM

A stowaway was discovered in q
curious manner recently. Gus Lang,
an English laborer, who wanted to
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

An anti-cigarette movement has
been started in China, witch shows that
they have other things besides Russia
and the famine to worry them.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

A st. Paul man has discovered that
ne is heir to a French throne. Our
advice to him, however, is to hang
onto the job he now has.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

Some of New York's fashionable
women are carrying canes. Must be
announcement when they are pushing
baby buggies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

'sImbeciie insanity is the newest.
We may yet hear of insane lunacy"
sf the experts run out of adjectives.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

Further evidence that China is
about to wake up. A Chicago mail
order house has shipped 10000 alarm
clocks to Picking.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25
To Have Biggest Heating Plant.

New York.-Bellevue hospital here
is to have the distinction of possessing
the biggest heating and ventilating
plant In the world. The equipment is
to cost practically 100000
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

The Chicago youth who eloped with
girl and seven trunks would make
huge success in the express business.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

A Lowell, Mass, COW gave seven
tons of milk in one year. The world
would be drowned in milk if every
body kept that kind of a cow.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

A $3O,000,000 bread trust is being or
ganized in New York, and we presume
that its motto will be: "Half a loaf
is better than one.'
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

The story persists that the monorail
system of transportation is to go to
Alaska and grow up with the country.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

There seems to be remarkable in
ternational unanimity of opinion about
the harem skirt. 1t has been mobbed
In Brazil
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

Some of these decrepit old baseball
veterans who have attained The adj
vanced age of 33 or "a years might
land job selling tickets.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

Common drinking cups have been
frowned upon by law in New York.
The manufacturer of the uncommon
kind has perked up considerably.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

The Oklahoma woman who has 13
sons. all under 5 years of age, is not
suffering from the lack of something
to dc.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

Holland produces $4,000 pounds OF
butter year. Enough to butter both
sides of her bread.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

If the drinking cup is to go, some
economist OF pocket space might COM
bine a straw with a fountain psn.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

exchange in London whenever is
Of
the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

The modern man who takes up his
bed and walks is the mattress sales
man.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

the feet of American women are grow
ing larger. The ungallant wretches!
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

II all dreams came true, people
would soon quit eating mince pie.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

The weather-vane of st. Peters
church, Cornhill, England, one of the
most curious of it's kind, as may be
seen by the photograph, takes The
form of key, an obvious allusion to
st. Peters position as keeper of the
gate Of heaven. The vane Is nine
feet in height, and is so heavy that
two men are necessary to lift it.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23

Bivens has driven TO the wall under
the ruthless heel OF the American
Chemical Co. He goes TO Europe but
finds no help there and at last turns
TO Stuart as the only man he can trust
and takes him into the wilds first ana
to Virginia. then to his country estate
in North Carolina to recover MS
health. Nan, Of course, was a mem
Der of these parties and finds more
and more love for Stuart In her heart.
She realizes more and more the bad
bargain she had made in taking the
money which Bivens offered rather
than the love which Stuart offered
her. She finally gives her dying hus-
band the sleeping potion for which he
begs and hastens his death TO free
herself for Stuart.
John Stuart meanwhile has grown
more and more to see into the soul
OF Nan, to see into her love OF luxury
and ease, her love of the power OF
money and gradually. but inevitably
turns from her to the fresh young
girl, the daughter of the old friend
who was broken by the Bivens cor
poration. He has learned to love her
as he has watched her Grow from a
mere girl to a magnificent woman,
the senation of the season on the
grand opera stage.
Many OF the incidents OF the life
of Bivens are strikingly like the life
OF the late Edward III. Hartman and
In a similar manner many OF the prom
inent names In New York society are
brought into the story. John Stuart, OF
course. parallels, Former District At
torney Jerome, OF New York. The
picture OF the two leading characters
is, OF course. more highly colored, but
there is sufficient resemblance to
make them readily recognizable.
The problems which Thomas Dixon
presents in the book are striking
ones. Has the woman who turns from
a great love to marry for money a
soul? III she can deliberately break
the heart of lover. will she not com
NIT murder when put TO the test?
What Is the true source OF all
crime?" These are the questions
which the Root OF Evil Is intended
10 answer The answer is TO be
found in the glittering piles OF golden
eagles and the packages Of stocks and
bonds that Bivens dramatically dis
plays to allay the panic stricken
crowd OF depositors who wait outside
his bank.
The Root OF Evil" Is a story that
makes one think, 1t is powerful pro-
test against the scramble for money
the subordination of every interest to
the greed for gold that seems 70
pervade modern American life. II Is
a picture that makes one look sharply
into his soul 10 see how much OF II
no should apply to himself.
THE Root OF Evil" by Thomas
Dixon, is published by Doubleday
Page & Co.. New York, II will be or
sale in the local book stores on Mon
day.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23
BOOKS.

When Thomas Dixon writes any
thing 1t can generally be expected 10
raise stir wherever 1t hits and his
latest book, The Root of EVIL
should prove no exception to the for
mer writings of this author. The Root
OF Evil Is a story about money, about
high finances and exclusive society in
New York and it finds little that Is
good In either.
What gives the book especial In
terest, however, Is the timeliness. IL
is story of the men who are still
active in the big financial affairs in
New York. and with events in the
business world so recent that they
are still fresh In the memory. They
are dealt with mercilessly and In Wig
orous fashion that makes them live
and seem true.
The hero OF the book Is a young
lawyer who comes up from the south
to make his way in New York, follow
ing the girl to whom he had become
engaged I'm their North Carolina home
but who was dragged away to the me
tropolis by a mother who had larger
ideas OF her matrimonial value. James
Stuart as an honest young attorney
found the road TO success rather slow
and difficult to travel, but had attain
ed his ambition and made ready a
modest little home for Nan Primrose,
only to find that Cal Bivens, white
trash upstart, who had slid in through
the devious methods OF a heartless,
tricky, and relentless business sys-
TEN, to a position as one of the rising
men of wealth in the city, the head
of the great American Chemical Co. (;
has taken Nan from him, dazzling her
and her mother with the alluring pros
pect of unlimited wealth.
Stuart then turns to work for the
people and to better accomplish his
aim goes into political life. We find
him soon as district attorney engaged
ton I'm financial life and the power oil
the trusts. So far does he go that
he brings on panic, the panic of 1907
very thinly disguised. We have the
Van Dam Trust Co. to correspond &c
the Inflated Knickerbocker and the
king" OF the money world plays the
same part In saving the country al
enormous profit to himself and his
associates lndI WAS pldytu ny j. Tlci
pont Morgan in those days OF financial
peril.
In an attempt to stop a run or
Bivens' bank the and Stuart have re
NAMED friends in spite OF the woman
in the easel. the district attorney Is
mobbed by the Infatuated depositors
who have turned upon him for caus
ing the panic. His influence gone, h.
goes back to his practice, stung with
deep sense of the ingratitude OF the
people.
Through all this the beautiful Mar
goes from one extravaganza to anoth
er. dazzling society with her enter
tainments, building mansion after
mansion each more magnificent and
costly than the former. all in an at
tempt to find In money the payment
for the love she has given up.
At last Bivens breaks down, the i'm
mediate occasion being an attack
made upon him in court by Stuart IN
defense of an old friend OF both whom
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23
ADVERTISING TALKS.

could be written-CONVlNC-
ING HUMAN IN I + X + > l
talks about health protection
and underne t h each talk
could appear the names and ad-
dresses of each physician con-
tributing to the fund. These
advertisements should appear
regularly several times a week
in as many high-class loo a
newspapers as the fund would
permit.
The readers of the advertise
ment, wher they needed the
service O. a physician, could
look down the list and find IN
their own neighborhood some
physician on whom they could
rely to do good work.
People want to know whom
TO 90 to when they need any
thing. AS it is now a man who
calls a physician GUESSES-he
doesn't know W h e tn er ne is
going to get the right man or
not.
Of course, if he hears from
some friend that DR.. Jones is
all right, that is good adver-
tisement for DR.. Jones, but it is
a mighty slow way to build up
a practice.
But suppose DR.. Jones tells
what he can do, and GIVES
REASONS WHY, over his
name in conjunction with a
number of high-class physicians
in DAILY ADVERTISEMENTS
in high-class n e wspapers-
WHAT EFFECT WOULD IT
HAVE? 1t wouldn't be long be-
fore DIR. Jones and his associ-
ates would have all the calls
they could attend to.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23

He was great preacher. that we
all know; the greatest preacher GER
tainly OF his age. II not OF church his
tory. He was a great preacher be-
cause he was q great and good man;
that all know who knew him. He was
pure as a pure woman: simple as
little child, frank TO fault His most
intimate friends never heard from his
lips a suggestion Of salaclous Jest;
| never knew the man bold enough
to venture OH one in his presence. lie
was incapable OF deceit or artiiice' lie
could conceal. when concealment was
necessary, only by maintaining an alb
solutely impenetrable reserve. he
had not the necessary capacity 10 act
a part. lie Yves always more than
his sermons: his life was more elo-
quent than his speech. He was, in
deed. most eloquent when he most
failed to say what he wished 10 say;
when he struggled to give utterance
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23
From Another Point of View
Adrichs plan its Endorsements

"a Adrichs bank plan reads better than
Chicago
However indicate that the dove of
homng
is to
q leasto one OF us eata egg.
Carnegie has given
the Of
the editor
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23
Gems of Wit Wisdom and Eloquence
HENRY WARD BEECHER
BY LYMAN ABBOTT.
(From n tribute In New York Tribune March Q. 1872

TO the experiences which were dnut-
terable. t. AFFORD to others glimpse
OF the visions which had been reveal
ed to himself. He was not logical;
the seer never is. He was \ reyela-
tor. What he had seer I'm his closet
he disclosed in the pulpit His power
lay not In hts physical dignity. his
skllfu, but inartihcial elocutton, his
Often marred bur often matchless use
of language. his commingled sublimity
and humor. his pictorial imagination.
his philosophic perception or great
principles crystallizine all details, his
broad. human syIppathies. his Light
mngl like rapidi,y OF mentai action;
these were all but instrumental OF a
power greater than all eosGp.ned- tia
power OF "A great aud 2odly personal
ity. a noble and divine .rradialed
spirit. For no one who knew Mr..
Beecher intimately could doubt 'hat
he was preem'ncDtl' q man OF God
and walked with ODD.