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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-12
COUNT WEEDS; ARRESTED

moon trip to an eastern city. The &C
cused count was saved from cell by
Detective yelling, who stood in front
of the Clark street police station with
him while his friends were signing
the bonds. In front of the station al,
SO was an automobile in which were
the bride and Mrs. l.. M. Car and
Miss Violet s. Hallowell, who had
acted as bridesmaids at the wedding.
Countess Orloff, who before her mar
riage was Miss Mary Henrietta Spar.
row, was nervous during the wait at
the police station and at first was I'M
willing to talk about her husbands
arrest Finally she was persuaded to
talk about a woman who her husband
had intimated was responsible.
my wife has been receiving numer.
GUS letters from this woman, who has
told her l am not real count" said
Orloff II cannot reveal her name at
the present time"
He admitted having obtained the
typewriter, but said he had given the
machine to friend, who had agreed
to pay for it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-12
Pajamas Are Suggested for UncIad Holsters

This form of life, Holsters and
crabs, is very low Mr.. Heap stated.
at is not imbued with the same feel
ings' as the higher orders. It is an APP
proach to the vegetable kingdom
Therefore, there is in such cases as
these suggested hardly any cause for
controversy.
I'VE have had complaints about
such cruelties as turning turtles on
their backs and leaving them in that
position; but fish and reptiles seldom
afford any ground for complaint"
Mr.. Heap holds far different opin.
ion about oysters from that expressed
by President John Craft, of the Ala
bama Oyster commission. Mr.. Craft
said he believes the oyster, when swal-
lowed alive, suffers agonies unspeak-
able only because the succulent BIZ
valve has no vocal organs.
"He would fairly Shrek with pain
had he a voice." Mr.. Craft thinks.
Mr.. Heap said he could hardly con-
ceive OF so low brute as the oyster
feeling any great degree of pain even
when it was being torn from its native
shell.
Dealers in crabs and Holsters have
not taken the pajama suggestion Sc
riously. They have laughingly replied
to questions as to the feasibility OF
the plan that 'if the ladies preferred
to recommend pajamas rather than
hobble skirts" pajamas would have
the right of way.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-12

What is a jay walker? We all know
him and recognize him as a pest, but
Kansas City was first in giving him
a name and separate Classification.
The jay walker is the person who
walks or loiters in crowded streets,
totally indifferent to the rights and
convenience of those he comes in con-
tact with there. In crossing from one
sidewalk to another he ignores the
cross-walks and meanders among
wagons, traction cars and automobiles
with a recklessness that puts the
drivers in danger of heart failure
On crowded sidewalk he keeps to
the left instead of to the right, rough
iy shouldering his way through the
0nc6ming stream Of humanity He
stops to talk with acquaintances on
busy corners, planting himself where
he will most interfere with the prog
ress of the people passing by. On the
narrow boardwalk in front of an ex-
cavation for new building he leisure
ly surveys the operations going on be-
hind the fence, compelling all who
wish to pass to step off upon the
dirty pavement.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-12

ments to meet the New York member
began to call up his Office and his Sec
rotary replied that he had not seen
him in several hours. That started an
exodus. Every one was sore, includ-
ing the head waiter who saw great
prospects ahead.
An hour later half dozen members
walked into the grill of down town
hotel and found Mr.. Harrison dining
alone
Hello, boys; mighty glad to see
you,' Mr.. Harrison greeted them.
Come over and dine with me. hate
to eat alone"
They did, but not until he had con-
WINGED them that he was inviting
them to dine for the first time.
Mr.. Harrison passed up his legisla.
tive duties for one day. The morning
he spent in explanations. He is still
looking for the joker.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-12
Nobleman and Bride Stop at Police
Station on Way to Marriage
Supper.

Chicago.-John Drashkovitch Orloff,
who says he is Russian count, pass
ed an anxious hour while friends were
hurrying to the home OF a municipal
court Judge to obtain his release after
he had been arrested on a charge OF
larceny. With him was his bride of a
few hours. The charge against Orloff
was made by W. B. Wenham, repre-
senting the Chicago Safe and Mer-
chandise company, 1892 West Lake
street, and he accused the count of
having failed to pay for typewriter
which he is said to have purchased
December 10 last.
Detectives with Wenham served the
papers on Orloff few moments be-
fore he and his bride, with a party of
friends, were about to leave the home
of the bride, 1927 West Adams street,
for the Chicago Beach hotel, where
they were to have a wedding supper.
The marriage was performed at 3
p. M. In st. Paul's Reformed Episco-
pal church, South Winchester avenue
and West Adams street. The marriage
ceremony was read by Bishop Samuel
Fallows.
The arrest of Orloff resulted in the
postponement of the counts honey
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-12
nNATUREv REsCUEs WOMAN
Fire Destroys House That Was
Moved by Flood Into
Canal Path.

Louisville.-That English poet who
wrote Mature never did betray the
heart that loved her''-and Mrs. Ellen
Clark-were indicated when fire OF
mysterious origin destroyed the WON
ans house here recently.
Several years ago Mrs. Clark's cot
tage was foated of it's lot and deposit
ed squarely on the route through
which the government subsequently
decided to construct a canal Then II
came time, a few weeks ago, to tell
her that she must move the house out
Of Uncle Sans way, she replied:
Mature put it there; nature can re
move it, and that was all they were
able to get out of her until they paid
her cash consideration of $3.50 to
sign jump-claim papers.
And now Mrs. Clark is pointing to
the ashes and taunting the federal
agents with II told you So"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-12
Joke Dinner for Congressman, Joker Not There

At o'clock the other afternoon
~ members of the house began to
flock into the dining room of Con-
gress hall in droves.
At minutes after 6, fifty members
were in the room. At 10 minutes
after half dozen members rushed
In with beads of perspiration trickling
down their faces. The late arrivals
explained to each other that they
had dinner engagements at o'clock
Each member inquired of the head
waiter for Representative Francis
Burton Harrison of New York. The
head waiter had not seen Mr.. Harri-
son all day.
Time passed Members looked at
their watches. Finally each prospect
diner announced to his neighbor that
he was waiting for Mr.. Harrison. It
dawned on the assemblage that Mr..
Harrison was going to give dinner
in the way of a surprise party More
time passed, and the clock struck
struck 6:30. Members began to ask
each other if they were sure the hour
was fixed at 6. Every one was posi-
tive he was to meet Mr.. Harrison at
promptly.
Members who had broken engage
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-12

/ F the next time you go marketing,
you see lobster or a crab clad in
natty pajamas, don't rub your eyes or
offer yourself to be pinched to see If
you are awake Just take it as mat
ter of course.
For pajamas have been suggested by
certain humanitarianS as means to
prevent crabs and Holsters from bit.
ing off each others claws and legs
and feelers and whiskers while they
are in captivity, the transitory state
between the deep blue sea and the
cooking pot AT present Holsters gen.
orally have their claws checked" with
small sticks of wood. which are said
to be painful assurers of quiescence,
and the crabs are left free.
That is not as it should be, MEM
Der of the Pennsylvania Women's So
ciety for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Animals declares, and she has demand
ed some kind of clothing for the she'll
fish. Her demands have not been TAX
en- up in Washington.
1--WE must remember that the cold
bIooded animals are not so sensitive
of pain as the warm-blooded." Secre-
tary John P. Heap, of the Humane so
ciety, said.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-12
MODERN ARMS IN THE SUDAN
Somebody Supplying Tribesmen With
Up-to-Date Weapons-Formerly
Used Spears.

London-News has been received
from Abyssinia suggesting the pres
ence in the Sudan Of some adventur-
ers who are arming and drilling tribes
hitherto savage and unprovided with
any weapons but the bow and spear
Large quantities of rifles and am
munition have reached these tribes.
The region chiefly affected is that be-
tween northern Uganda, the western
border of Abyssinia and the south
eastern corner of Anglo-Egyptian SUI
dan.
The rifles are of French manu-
facture and stamped with the date
1879, but it is declared that many or
them are in reality quite new.
During the recent British opera
tons under Major Leveson against
the Anuaks in the Sudan, wild and
practically naked tribes were all
found to be armed with similar rifles,
which had replaced their traditional
spears and shields.
The savages had evidently been
trained. They were clothed only IN
beads plus new bandeliefs OF cart
ridges, and it was remarkable that
words of command were heard to be
given by Calais and Arabs to saVages
who had never before shown any
signs of dicipline or training.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-12

There has started in Baltimore a
systematic plan to deal with street
mendicants In a practical and sensi-
BILE way, says the Baltimore Ameri-
can. AS a result of conference a
special mendicancy officer has been
appointed to make careful exami-
nation of each case and suggest the
wisest method of dealing with it. He
will have plenty to do, although street
.beggars are not as numerous as they
were a few years ago. Still there are
an abundance of them. surely enough
to keep an officer busy. Some OF
these mendicants have grown old in
the business and are familiar figures
on busy shopping streets. Few, II
any, Of them, are worthy of charity.
They stay in the business because
they find it the easiest way to get
food and drink, especially drink.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-12

(Marseillaise, the greatest of all war
songs.
What is called the festival of the
Escalade is the independence day Of
the little republic of Geneva-certain-
ly the most picturesque of all repub-
lies. 1t is now, of course, a part OF
Switzerland, but this is comparatively
recent. During all the middle ages,
with bloody wars raging on every
hand, Geneva quiet little town in
the Valley of the Rhone, surrounded
by snow-capped mountains-held it's
own against every foe and retained it's
freedom.
But on the night of December IL,
1902, it had an exceedingly narrow es-
cape. Large forces, secretly gathered,
which had marched from several
strongholds in Savoy, crossed the
River Arve and began to scale the
walls with ladders. There was an
alarm and the citizens, springing from
their beds, rushed out in scanty attire.
The enemy were driven back and by
noon on the following day we're com
pletely routed.
Italy, although a monarchy, has its
own independence day. This falls al
ways on the first Sunday in June and
is called the festival of the constitu-
ton. 1t celebrates the final union Of
Italy, which was accomplished in 1870
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-12
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Army Mule indicates Ability to Deliver Goods

and leg and you will imagine that you
have been bit by shark. Either
that, or he will give you swift and
sudden jolt with iron shod foot some
where in the region of your carbureter,
and you will land in the next county,
where you can leisurely contemplate
the deceptive qualities of the mule.
But to get back to his contest with
the auto truck, the question was de-
cided in favor of his muleship in re-
cent transportation contests in Iowa
over rough roads. The mule won
Whatever his faults are, the mule can
and will pull. He has never shown
any great fondness for work, but ne
can perform and does so effectively
when there is no way to get around
it.
The race between the mule and the
auto trucks in some respects recalled
the memorable one between the hare
and the tortoise, though not even the
mules most bittersenemies will assert
that he is in any respects like the tor
toise, but there is no disputing the
fact that in speed he does not equai
the auto truck when conditions are IA
vorable to the latter. The mule was
clearly outclassed in speed. But IL
was dependability that finally won 1or
him, though that is one thing Tor
which he has been given scant credit.
While his gasoline consuming rivals
failed to negotiate hills, or got their
sparkling plugs gummed over rough,
muddy cross roads, the long cared con-
sumner of oats and hay with his ever
ready left hind foot in good working
order to kick personal friend on
the landscape, arrived at his destina-
ton and delivered the goods and
thereby retained his position,
Therefore, the mule remains in the
army. He has been a hard working
public servant and it would have been
a pity to have discharged him without
a character. There is then, some sat-
isfaction In the thought that the mule
will not be drummed out of the army
yet awhile.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-12
WOULD LAND FISH ALIVE
Philadelphia Dealer Departs on 14,oo0,-
Mile Fishing Trip to Prove
the Theory.

Philadelphia, Pa.-The experiment
of transporting fish alive $4,000 miles
is to be tested by Thomas Keeper,
who left his home in this city on the
Hamburg-American liner Kaiser Au
,guste Victoria for Siam via Hamburg
Mr.. Keeper believes that the fish can
be brought from Siam and landed
in this country without difficulty in
large fresh-water tanks, notwithstand
ing the long distance which they have
to be carried.
Mr.. Keeper believes that in few
years all edible fish will be sold alive,
and that his experiment will bring
about means by which scientists Will
enable dealers to cell fish alive at the
door of every householder, and by
this means eliminate great deal OF
sickness from ptomaine poisoning
Chinese fishing steamers, 1t Is
claimed, carry fish to their markets
several hundred miles away with only
q minimum loss.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-12
APACHE SLANG PARIS FAD
Exploits of French Motor Car Bandits
Make Underworld Language
Popular.

Paris.-The slang of the Paris
Apaches is the latest fad taken up in
society circles here, Not only French
people, but also foreigners Of the fash
ionable set here, are now vying with
each other in picking up the largest
stock of words and phrases of argot
spoken on Notifications and in the
outer slums.
Slang dictionaries are sold to tour
lists at the boulevard kiosks, and So
ciety women are taking lessons in ar
got, for which, of course, high fees are
charged by the instructors.
Several American women are among
those taking lessons, and it is be-
lieved to be one of them who original
ed the idea. The fad is thought to
have arisen in consequence of the in
tense interest taken, in the Paris I'M
derworld through the exploits of the
motor bandits.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-12
Hero of "Life on the Mississippi
on Duty to End.
Famous Character Resented NotorI.
.ety-DisIiked Use Of His Name
by Mark Twain, Who Was
Under His TuteIage.

st. Louis, Mo.-Horace e. Bixby,
the best known of the Mississippi
river pilots, who taught the art to
Mark Twain. is dead. Captain Bixby
died suddenly at his home.
DIR. Rolla Bracy, coroner of St.
Louis county, who held an inquest,
said death was caused by apoplexy.
Captain Bixby was eighty-six years
old, and was still In the river service
at the time of his death. He daily ex.
pected call to take out the govern
ment towboat Nokomis. He arose
early and dressed. A little later his
wife went to his room and found him
lying dead on his bed He died as he
often had said he wished to die, lin
the harness" s.--~s-
Captain Bixby's fame rests upon
the writing of cub pilot, one of the
many youths he taught-Samuel
Clemens mark Twain. He made an
epic of the days he spent with Bixby
and the pilots name was known
throughout the world. Captain Bixby
received hundreds of letters from
strangers who knew him solely
through Mark Twain's books. This
became distasteful to him, and dur
ing late years he had avoided all men
ton of Mark Twains name.
The sixty-six years Captain Bixby
spent in the pilot house marked the
growth and gradual decline of steam
boat days on the Mississippi and Ohio
rivers. While pilot on the Missouri
river in 1868 his boat would be
stopped by buffalo herds crossing the
river one day and by Sioux warriors
the next.
In the Civil war he was chief pilot
for the Union fleet besieging Vicks-
burg and Memphis. He always held
the Union victory at Memphis due to
the information he gave Commodore
Foote. Later, as principal stock
holder and commander of the finest
steamboats, in the Anchor service,
Captain Bixby was known the length
of the Mississippi He ran the City
of Alton when 1t made the single
trip record of $4,000 clear.
On the decline Of river commerce
he entered government service.
Captain Bixby was pilot of the Paul
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-12
Curator Of the National Museum Gets Sknk

mr.. LEONHARD STEJNEGER, head
~ curator at the National Museum,
is the happiest man in America. lie
has a skink 1t came the other day
and was not brought by the stork.
but by Mr.. Wood, taxidermist. who
found 1t in Florida.
The skink is not a-well, 1t is need
less 20 say-as his name would indi-
cate. He does not belong to the cat
family. His scientific name is leoseps
repnoldsi. In appearance the skink is
not unlike an elongated lizard He
has four legs which he does not use,
they having become paralyzed from
lack of exercise. He gets his food by
laving in wait, with his sticky tongue
extended, for something to come
along.
He lives by waiting and hauling in.
The degenerate pins attached to
leoseps sides indicate that his remote
ancestors walks The present day
specimen walks not nor does he fly.
but swims in the sand where he lives
|, Being a reptile and cold blooded the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-12

One portion of the British Isles Is
not likely to take much interest in
the bill for reforming the calendar
which is to be introduced into par
lament, says the London Globe. The
act enforcing the Gregorian calendar
was passed 161 years ago, but it is
still ignored in Shetland. Almost all
through the group of islands the old
style of reckoning time is still fol-
lowed What we call January 13 is
New Years day among the Shetland
ers and celebrated by them with all
manner of old observances. including
the solemn drinking of the national
toast-"Health to man and death to
the gray fish,"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-12
OLD PILOT IS DEAD

Jones about 1856, when Samuel Glenn
ems became his pupil. Clemens then
gathered material later used for his
Life on the Mississippi" Years
later after he won literary fame, he
made trip from ST. Louis to New
Orleans with Captain Bixby, and only
few years ago was his guest IN St.
Louis.
Captain Bixby was of small physi-
que, nervous and why. He had a
tremendous energy. Throughout his
river service he kept diary record
ing daily the events and the shifting
of the river current. This record the
United States government is anxious
to get and it probably will be en-
bodied in a book which will further
perpetuate Captain Bixbys fame.
Mark Twain in his writing made
Captain Bixby out profane man.
This was incorrect, his other friends
say. He was, by reputation, gentle
in speech and courteous to all men
he met.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-12
TROOPS TEST HUGE MoRTARs
ArtIIerymen at Honolulu Mako a
Small Percentage Firing at
Target.

Honolulu. -Artillerymen engaged in
target practice with 12-inch mortars
beyond Diamond Head attempted to
demonstrate that It is possible to de-
stroy any hostile warship at long dis
lance by mortars.
The firing was at small target set
1890 yards off shore. In ten shots
fired there was one hit, and certain
officers believe that most Of the shots
were entirely too wide OF the mark.
Maj. Edward J. Timberland, who
was in charge Of the battery, said,
however, that while the practice show
ed poor percentage Of hits, the test
had proved the efficiency of the NOR
tars.
The small percentage of hits was
partially due to high winds.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-12

skink does not need much air. He
spends much time in sand beds far
removed from the busy world.
From the standpoint of the scien-
list the skink is most interesting be-
cause he resembles skinks found In
Persia and the Mediterranean, making
the old world and the new close kin.
Experts at the National Museum say
that the modesty of the skink coupled
with his ability to swim through sand
many inches deep, has made him a
stranger to science in this country.
His kind is plentiful in Florida, but
the fact has just been discovered.
The skink when grown is about FIVE
inches long and very slender. He is
Of variety Of colors.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-12
QUEER SCHOOLS.

There is in st. Petersburg an In
stitution where young men are train
ed for service as police. The course
of instruction provided is supplement
tai to the examination given by NUM-
cipal author flies, says the New York
Herald. Special study is given by
pupils to the tools of various kinds
employed by professional thieves.
There is class devoted solely to
the study of forgery, with particular
reference to the classifying of sigma
lures and vises on passports, a most
important consideration IN the per-
Torrance of the duties of a Russian
policeman. A school for croupiers is
conducted at Monte Carlo. During
the summer months, in the clubroom
of the Tir aux Pigeons and the Sale
de'Escrime, in the Casino building,
aspirants for the Office of croupier
learn the operation eff gambling ia.
bles. Each pupil must from time to
time, while others are impersonating
players and making their respective
wagers, conduct the game and learn
how instantly to calculate and to pay
out the winning stakes. Generally. 1t
is said, there are about go or 20 pupils
in this school, and six months
course is deemed sufficient to turn out
finished croupiers. Brussels has
school for the instruction of grave
diggers. This grewsome institution
was founded by the directors OF the
Evere cemetery. All candidates for
appointment as sections throughout
Belgium must pass an examination at
this school before they can obtain en-
ployment as gravediggers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-12
JUDGE LOSES HIS CLOTHES
ST.. Lawyers and Kansas Jurist Pre-.
tend to Be Boys by the River
With Sad Results.

Kansas City, Mo.-Seven lawyers
from this city went to a fishing re-
sort near here and thought they would
spend the week end in the old-fash.
toned way. Their boy nature got the
best of them, and they all went swim
ming-bathing suits barred When
they were ready to return to camp &.
suit of clothes belonging to Judge
John c Pollock Of the Kansas federal
court was missing.