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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03
DYING GIRL CURED.
RecoverS After 81 Doctors Had
Given Her Up.
Observation-Disclosures Patient Sees
Light and Hears Voice Say: dor
othy, Your Sufferings Are Over.
"Arise, You Can Walk"

London.-Saved by an angel who
met her at the gates of death and
bade her turn back to mortal life,
Miss Dorothy KERN, who has been a
bedridden invalid from tuberculosis
and diabetes, Ia today running about
her home, 204 Wildwood road, as
though she had never been i'll day
in her life.
Miss KERN, who Is beautiful girl
twenty-five years old, had been given
up to die by 81 doctors. Saturday
they announced that she would die be-
fore midnight. Sunday morning she
suddenly opened her eyes. Her moth
or bent over her.
Dolly. do you know me?" she
asked
"Of course l do mamma" replied
the girl. Il am to get up. The angel
told me to. An angel from heaven
met me at the gates of death and
brought me back"
And the girl did get up, seemingly
under a mysterious influence, and ran
downstairs. A friend of the family,
an atheist, at sight of her fell on his
knees, praying to God.
Not less remarkable than the
restoration of her physical health ia
the effect of her inexplicable expert
ence on her mind. She came forth
from her visit to the valley of the
shadow with serene faith in an inf
ha1i 90 iv, ri Yro Ia VIZ
a clarity of mental view and an elo-
quence of expression usually acquired
only after years Of hard study.
Miss BERN has written an open let
ter in reply to the many queries which
she has received as TO her recovery.
In this letter she says:
II was conscious yesterday for the
first time in several days. 1t seemed
to me that 1 was slipping out Of life.
heard the whispers and sobs and
prayers of those who love me best.
Everything grew black. / did not
even think; just drifted without an
effort, without thought, into deeper
blackness.
Suddenly saw light-dazzling-
brighter than any fire had ever seen.
Stretched from out the great golden
fame saw two hands. Then ! heard
q sweet voice say clearly, Dorothy,
your sufferings are over. Arise. You
can walk Then heard mother ask
ing me IL knew her.
There Is a science of religion as
well as science in every phase Of
the material universe. We live in the
midst of wonderful lands. In my own
case realize that my long illness and
quietness prepared me to receive a
message from the voice, which health
and success and ambition sometimes
stultify.
II do not feel that the anchorite, the
dreamer or any of the ultra-religion-
lists are nearer God than any man or
woman today who accepts the truth
and who opens the windows of the
soul to the light Of the spiritual
world"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03
AERoPLANE GUNS.

The experiments by Captain Lewis
of the United States army, and the
more recent tests of the British army
at Marlborough show that machine
guns can be fired from flying aero
planes with a greater degree of accu-
racy than has yet been attained at
shooting along the ground. A target
was struck at almost the rate of nine
times out of ten, which means that
very little ammunition was wasted.
The accuracy of plunging fire is nota-
bic in military annals. At Sedan the
encompassing cannon OF the Germans
planted on elevations compelled Louis
Napoleon's capitulation under threat
of humiliation. In the Russian-Japan-
csc war Port Arthur was doomed when
the japanese poured into the city their
calling fire from the great heights
above. The fact that the Japanese
worked long to gain those elevations
again proved the recognized value OF
plunging fire. The war in Tripoli has
shown that great damage can be done
by mere bombs dropped from directly
overhead. This being demonstrated,
the military authorities of Europe are
now using machine guns. These can
be aimed and fired more accurately
than anything that is dropped. There
is less waste of ammunition and more
ammunition can be carried. The ex-
periments combine to make a powerful
argument for peace.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03

TN THE ground floor of the senate
wing of the capitol is restaurant,
with two special rooms reserved for
the solons and big diningroom open
to the public. There are times when
charges for some items on the bill CT
fare rise to the altitude of the high
priced restaurants in New York-Del-
monico's and Sherry's, for instance.
There were smiles on, the faces of
regulars" among visitors when they
spied an item on the bill of fare set
ting forth sweet corn, 20 cents" 1t
brought to their minds visions of daz-
cling and steaming cobs reposing on
"a plate. They ordered corn and be-
held with considerable surprise the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03

Wonders in electric development fol-
low one another with marvellous rapid
ity. The latest is wireless system
much faster than those now in use and
so precise that it can be employed in
the transmission of pictures. At pres
ent wireless messages are transmit
ted by intermittent waves. The i'm
provement makes possible the control
Of continuous wave, and, so the Eng
lish inventor asserts, will enable oper-
ators to send two hundred words q
minute.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03
Girls as Messengers? Never in the Capital City

~ IRL telegraph messengers; good
u for small towns, not good for
Washington and other large cities.
That is the dictum Of telegraph men
OF the capital who were asked the 9th
er day if they thought employment OF
girls to take the places of lads, those
swift-footed Mercuries, the cycling al
lies of the lightning tongued wire.
But Pittsburg is a large city, isn't
it?" an inquiring reporter asked. And
Pittsburg is using it,"
BE Pittsburg large or small, say
girls would not do for messenger
boys" positive telegraph man said,
smiling at his own Irish" Incident
silly. he did not altogether credit the
report that Pittsburg was trying OUT
the messenger girl plan. In fact, he
scrubbed mote to Pittsburg asking
about it before he went farther with
the interview.
Girls az a rule do their work better
than boys" the positive man admitted.
They are generally more conscien-
tious and more careful. They wouldnot
be SO apt to be distracted by collisions
and fights and fuses and other street
sights, and--so far as physical ability
would permit-they would be more
prompt than boys.
But there the advantages of girl
messengers cease. The bad weather
we have in Washington would prevent
girls from delivering messages. They
Just could not stand what our boys
have to endure.
1T Is not necessary to speak of
their not being able to go to places
where messages have to go. We keep
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03
Senators Vocal Triumph

CERGEANT-AT-ARM RANDELL and
y his assistants were scurrying about
the senate side of the capitol just
before the recent adjournment, trying
to complete a quorum of the senate,
and while the senate bells were clang-
Ing their summons Of senators to that
body, the posse vas attracted by loud
sounds of sweet melody arising from
Senator Bradley's room
my Old Kentucky Home" and
"Massa's in the Cold, Cold Ground"
and other airs of the south rang
through the corridors, drowning out
the sound Of the senate bell Upon
opening the door Of Senator Bradley's
office the searchers found Senator
Bradley, basso profundo; Senator
Smith eff South Carolina, tenor sobusto,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03
Bureau of Fisheries as a Matrimonial Agency

Alaskan school teacher. Mr.. Whitney
passed the examination in fine style.
He was just about to be appointed
when it was explained to him that the
Pribiloff government, which is the
bureau of fisheries, wanted married
teachers. The case was explained to
him by DR.. G. Hart Merriam, one time
biologist Of the department of agri-
culture, whose secretary Mr.. Whitney
formerly was.
do you know any one who could fill
the vacancy at the island of st. Paul
to which you will be assigned?" asked
Mr.. Merriam.
Sure" replied Mr.. Whitney, "Fll
telegraph and find out about it right
away"
So Mr.. Whitney betook himself to
telegraph Office and sent the following
to his fiancee, Miss Elsie J. Gibson OF
Burlington, VT, who was attending the
summer school for teachers at Dart
mouth college:
Have offer for good teaching posi-
ton for you at st. Paul, Pribiloff is
land. Salary twelve hundred, matri-
mony prerequisite. Answer paid"
Twelve hours later Mr.. Whitney re-
ceived an even shorter dispatch. It
said:
Leaving for Washington; arrive
Sunday morning"
Mr.. Whitney went TO the bureau of
fisheries and told Chief Barton W. Ev-
ermann of the Alaskan division that
he had the candidate for the other
teaching vacancy.
Name, please?" said Mr. Evermann.
Its Gibson now, but if you don't
want to make out the papers until
Monday, it will be Whitney" replied
the male candidate.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03
OLD SEA RIDDLE SOLVED
Survivor Of Arctic Tragedy of 1909
Returns to Tell the Story
Of Wreck.

Tacoma, Wash.-Nine years ago
next October the steamship Discovery,
bound from Nome, Alaska, for Puget
Sound, was lost of the Southern Alas
ka coast About seventy persons, In
GLIDING 8 dozen residents Of Port
Townsend, Wash, persisted.
Until yesterday the manner of the
Discovery's loss remained mystery.
1t was supposed she foundered in a
storm off Yakuta. The only clew was
the one life preserver on the shore of
,Kokdiak island. Now comes Capt. e.
C. Weaver, rs years old, and proves
that he is the sole survivor of the
Discovery.
Weaver says the Discovery wealth
cred a storm off Yakuta and reached
the icy strait near Juneau. where, du-
ring a heavy snow storm, she struck
an iceberg and sank In five minutes.
Weaver's escape resulted from his
previous misfortune of losing one
hand. With steel hook permanently
fastened to his wrist, he drew him.
self upon the floating iceberg. The
next day Indians picked him up and
took him to their camp. While on
the iceberg he quenched his thirst by
breaking off pieces of ice with same
steel hook. The exposure caused par
tial paralysis. For ten months the
natives cared for him. He then went
into the mountains prospecting. Eigh-
teen months later he came back to
Puget Sound and Eastern Washing
ton.
His silence regarding the Discov-
ery's loss was broken only after the
British steamship Ikelis last week
struck and wrecked his fishing boat,
the Dove, of Cape Flattery. He has
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03
"Black Hand" Writer'S Scheme Fails
to Fool Sleuths in New
Jersey.

Trenton, N J.--After being arrest
ed as a BLACK Hand" man, John
Lengnan Of Hackensack declared to
the government inspectors that he got
his idea of crime from the moving pic
lures. Lengnan was arrested for send
ing a BLACK Hand" letter to John
Banta, wealthy farmer, living near
Hackensack. He demanded $500. I'M
der pain Of death.
Banta turned the letter over to the
government authorities and they set a
trap for the writer. Banta was told
to put the money under specified
tree, in a canvas bag to be placed
there by Lengnan, and then the inspec-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03

Brooklyn. While making his rounds
he smelled gas. The whole second
floor of the building was permeated
with it. He couldn't imagine whore 1t
came from. Finally, greatly perplexed.
he sat down to ponder the matter. In
due time an idea seeped into the head
of Bone. 1t was strange he hadn't
thought of 1t before. 1t was certainly
snappy idea.
Cropping in his pocket he found a
match. He'd find out where that gas
was leaking. He scratched the match.
Whang-o!
Sam Perky heard the explosion a
block away and turned in a fire alarm.
When the firemen came another alarm
was sounded. The blaze did $4,000
damage and routed 100 families from
a row of tenements in the rear of the
factory.
Bone was rescued by firemen. He
had been blown head first through a
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03

1911, Mrs. Mallery was widow with
two grown children. According to
Mailery. he was always nagged and
his wife encouraged her two children
to assault and mistreat him.
In the petition he also said that
when he went to his trunk he found 1t
had been broken open and his revolver
taken.
Mallory states that when he asked
for mis- revolver his stepson told him
he would be killed with his own gun II
he was not careful. Mrs. Mallory, &C
cording to the petition, then an
nounced that she did not care to have
her second husband around the house
and ordered him to leave. When he
started to leave the house Mrs. NAL
lery would not let him do so.
He then called a policeman and was
permitted to depart in peace. He fur
Their stated that he treated his wife
with the best Of care. The children
fought him whenever Mrs. Mallory
gave the word. They separated In
June of 1872
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03
Profitable Recreation.

The sand bin, the slide, the giant
stride, the horizontal bar, indoor
baseball diamonds (for boys and for
girls), courts for volley ball and
thether ball, running track and jump
ing pit, and skating rink where the
climate permits; these are some Of
the desirable features of an up-to-
date school playground, as planned by
Mr.. Henry s. Curtis in bulletin just
issued by the United States Bureau of
Education. Mr.. Curtis shows how
the attitude of the public has changed
In the last ten years, since the great
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03

worst of all deserts in central Asia.
Neither birds nor even insects are
to be found there.
The desert is sea of sand, where
there Is only the wind to hear and
the moon to see. The party constant
ly met sand mountains over 10000
feet high, and the men began to
grumble, fearing that they would be
buried by the constant sandstorms.
On arriving at Coma, on the right
bank of the River Tarim, he caused
considerable fright among the shep.
herds, as his was the first party from
the south for thirty years. At frs;
the shepherds fed, .but were brought
back. The feat of crossing the desert
caused greatest reverence by the
shepherds.
At this point he left the camel cara.
van to follow on Slowly, while he pro.
ceeded on horseback TO Kuchar,
which place he reached after three
days. This is a large town, though
not to be compared with civilized
cities. Nevertheless, said Mr.
Tachibana, Il felt on entering it as
though had suddenly been put down
in Piccadilly."
Some time was spent in the neigh
borhood of Kashgar investigating the
buried cities, and afterward the ex
plorer proceeded through the valley
to the east of Tzunling to Khotan
the districts previously explored by
DR.. Stein (now Sir Marc Aurel Stein)
Thence the party proceeded to Tibet
for the purpose of geological ingesti
cation.
Several districts were visited by
Mr.. Tachibana which had been omit
ted by DR.. Sven Hedin. These regions
are absolutely blank on the maps
and have never been visited before.
AS soon as the records of the jour
ney have been collated the Hong
wanji temple will issue report or
Mr.. Tachibana's exploration, which
will without doubt be eagerly antici
pated in scientific circles in Europe
and America as well is in Asia.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03

he was caught by Robert Matter, who
was unable to check the fall, and Os-
car Long then caught Matter, and in
this manner the trio held until rescue
came from the first aid corps.
It was necessary to strap Kemble to
a plank to take him to the bottom of
the slope and thence through steam
hole to another slope. It required four
hours of the hardest kind of work to
get him out.
A few hours later, while David
Silence was planning to clear away the
wreckage, he missed his footing. fell
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03
Is Rudely Interrupted

and Senator Overman of North Caro-.
lima, baritone fortissimo, with their
coats off and chairs tipped back
against the wall, singing as though
their lives depended upon the volume
of sound emitted. They were duly
summoned to appear in the senstA
instantly, and did so looking little
sheepish and crestfallen that their vo
cal triumph had been so uncsremoas
ously interrupted
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03
LIGHTNING STRIKES FAITH
National Monument to Forefathers
at Plymouth Badly Damaged
BY Bolt.

Plymouth, Mass.-The national me-
mortal to the forefathers on Monu-
ment Hill was struck by lightning
and badly damaged. Several large
stones at the waist of the heroic fig
ure OF Faith, which is the central one
Of the group, are displaced.
A granite tablet inscribed with the
names of the Pilgrims who came
over on the Mayfiower was blackened
by the lightning. 1t is thought that
the giant figure of Faith will have to
be taken down and repaired at great
expense.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03
HEROES TRY HUMAN CHAIN
Mining Comrades Risk Their Own
Lives When One Of Their Num-
Der Meets Mishap.

Pottsville, Pa.-Two cars descend
Ing the slope at the Lykens colliery at
Lykens Jumped the track and knocked
down a timber, which struck and
probably fatally injured Oliver KEN
BILE, aged nineteen years, who was
working about 100 feet from the bot
tom. As he was rolling down the slope
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03
proved to Port Townsend relatives of
the Discovery's crew the truth of his
story.
STEPCHILDREN BEAT HIM UP
That 10 Plant Made by st. Louis Man
Seeking Divorce From His
Militant Wife.

ST. Louis.-Alleging that his life
was threatened with his own revolver
in the hands of his stepson, that he
was assaulted by his stepdaughter and
that, after being ordered to leave the
house by his wife, Mrs. Nellie Mallory,
he was not permitted to do SO in
peace, F. w. Mallory, building con-
tractor, filed suit for divorce.
The petition further reads that
when Mallory married in November Of
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03

Flies, bedbugs, fleas and other YER
min all have their proper places in the
world" says Dr. Prather. "They can
be expelled from our homes by prop
err mental attitude" This is the first
time we have ever heard of bedbug
accused of being mind reader
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03

play movement burst upon us. The
typical school playground used to be
as bare and forbidding as prison;
the modern spirit requires that IL
shall be roomy, inviting, well cared for,
open at al times to the children, and
equipped with every safe means for
enjoyable, profitable play.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03
Bee stinss Mule, OF! Vol! Yoi!l

Bee StIngs Mule, OF! Vol! YoI!!
New York.-A mule plunged through
the wind shield of touring car and
severely injured William A. Mclean
Of Lewisboro, chauffeur.
Charles Bodurtha of Greenville was
leading the mule by the halter. A bee
lit on its nose and the frightened mule
SHE'D In front of McLean's car. It
was knocked down, but jumped up
quickly. 1t fell through the wind
shield on to Mclean. The mule was
shot.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03

Among the exciting events of the
metropolis was the one recorded in
the current news of ancient car horses
running away. 1t deserves record. for
such an occurrence is, indeed, of the
most startling nature in these motor
days
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03
TRAPPED BY CASH ON ROPE

tors placed themselves in hiding to
wait for Lengnan. The latter almost
escaped, as he had cleverly rugged an
aerial rope tramway extending 500
feet from the tree to carry the money
to him. The prisoner confessed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03

The story comes from California
that monster wSale caught its tail
In the rigging of schooner and. nat
urally. it rocked, the boat. But this
sort OF finny fun is no improvement
on the original method.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03

The Russian Empire is the second
in the world in area and the third in
population, but only little Finland
kept it out of the Paraguay class In
the Olympic games.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03
SMELLS GAS; STRIKES LIGHT
Julius Bone, Waterman, Upholds the
Tradition Of His Family
Mans.

New York.-Julius Bone, a watch
man in stone factory, upheld the
tradition of his family name.
The factory which was intrusted to
Bones care Is at 1855 Stone avenue,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03

The Rochester coroner who was
called to a drowned man and revived
the victim and sent him home should
DE disciplined By the American Fer
Colleeters' union
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03

New York may try device for stim-
ulating the wits of defective children
III the schools by electricity. OF
course plenty of conservatives will
rise at protest against this move as
shocking
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03
Popular Hymn.

Nearer. My God, to Thee" the
HMM, has been SO far popularized by
the band of the Titanic that 1t has
been translated into French and Is be
ing sung by itinerant musicians.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03
500 Work Way Through Columbia.

500 Work Way Through Columbia.
New York.-More than 500 stu
dents at Columbia university worked
their way through college last year,
earning $4,000, according to the re.
port Of the committee on employment.
Out of the total number OF 663 stu
dents, there were At young women.
who earned relatively Just az much a.
the men.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03

rs feet and was Instantly killed. The
blocking of the slope has closed the
colliery.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03

concrete wall The wall will be re-
paired. Bone FASTENED home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-29
JOYS OF MARDI GRAS.

For those who contemplate visit this
winter TO the land of summer breeSes
and summer suns the Southern Railway
has issued another valuable guide to the
South. under the title of winter Homes
in the South" This very attractive booklet
is another striking proof of the efforts OF
President Finley of the Southern Railway
10 bring to public notice the multitude
Of attractions offered by the South in the
way OF beautiful and accessible resorts.
The South contains hundreds Of ideal
winter resorts. In the Land Of the Sky
one finds delightful climate. suitable for
athlete, sportsman, invalid or pleasure
seeker. The southern latitude tempers
its winters and robs its summers Of ex-
IRENE heat, thus producing an invigorat-
ing atmosphere, which lures the tourist
TO outdoor exercise and fascinates him
with the beauties of nature.
The Land Of the sky Is that portion
of Western North Carolina lying between
tho Blue Ridge Mountains and the Iron,
Smoky and Unaka ranges OF Eastern
Tennessee. 1t is a superb elevated
plateau, the lowest point OF which is more
than 1900 feet above the level of the sea.
In the centre Of this region. nesting
among the Southern Appalachian Noun
beautiful mountain locked plain OF thou
sand acres, with a fine, dry. bracing air.
a delightful spot for winters sojourn.