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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20
ENGLAND HAS TIMUR RUBY

1t has Just become known that the
famous Timur ruby, known in the
days of the Mogul empire as the "Trib-
ute Of the World" is now among the
British crown jewels. Some experts
had supposed it was lost. The gem is
a royal match to the Kohinoor dia-
mond the 'Mouptdin of Light" which
has been in che British regalia since
1850.
The Timur ruby is the largest In ex-
istence, weighing in its present shape
a trifie over 352 carats. 1t is uncut,
but polished. The first account of
this ruby is in 1898, when the Ameer
Timur, known in Europe as Tameri-
ane, plundered the indian city of
Delhi, and seized great stock of
princely gems Tamerlane bequeath-
ed the Tinur ruby to his son and
successor, Mir Shah Rukh, who passed
it down in turn to his son. Mira
Ulugh Beg.
The ruby fell into the hands of a
Persian king at the downfall of the
Tartsr empire. In 1912 the stone was
pres ented by Shah Abbas l., greatest
of the Sofavi kings Of Persia. to the
Mcgul Emperor Jehangir. At that
time it had engraved on it the names
of Tamerlane and his son and Shah
Abbas The Emperor Jehangir oblit
Grated them and engraved on the ruby
the names of himself and his father
Akbar the Great
Muir Jehan, favorite wife OF Jehan
cir, told him he ought not to have
scraped off Tamerlane's name. tc
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20
INJURED WHALE ToWS SHIP
Five Bombs Are Necessary to End
the Life of Mammal That Makes
a Hard Struggle.

Hoquiam, Wash.-Bringing in a
large COW whale, which put up one of
the toughest fights ever experienced
by whaIers out of this port. the steam
ship Paterson arrived from cruise
down the coast. After the big mann
NAL was harpooned she fought for five
hours, several times threatening dis
aster to the whaling vessel, which got
numerous hard bumps. 1t was finally
necessary to fire five bombs before
the whale was killed During the
early stages of the battle the whale,
with harpoon firmly imbedded in her
flesh, dashed away northward with
the whaling steamship in tow at a
rate of 20 miles an hour.
While off the Columbia river, the
crew of the Paterson witnessed a
school of cod, pursued by fur seals
and porpoises, almost filling the water
with a solid mass of fish. Fully 2
thousand porpoises were in evidence.
dashing about and often leaping ten
or twelve feet from the water. The
fur seal are on their way north to the
rookeries of the Alaska penfncufa.
The whale brought in by the Pater-
son is the tenth killed in thirty days,
One other whale was shot on the
cruise. The bomb killed the animal,
but the harpoon failed to enter the
flesh and the carcass sank. the
whalers Paterson and Moran. now OPP
Grating out of here, soon will be
Joined by the first of three new steam
whalers being built at Seattle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20
Attacks and Nearly Kills Toreador IN
View of Thousands Despite An
cient Tradition.

Paris.-Among bull fighters there
has long been a tradition that bull
would not attack a man If he posed
as a statue in the ring. remaining mo-
tionless. the idea being that the beast
would think him an inanimate object.
In a modified bull fight at Pau re-
Gently daring fighter put his theory
10 the test before thousands of people.
including many American and Eng.
fish members of Pau's winter colony
A toreador, whitened to represent a
statue, was placed on a pedestal in the
ring and stood motionless. The gates
we're thrown open and the bull allowed
Ia enter. There was GREATNESS mo-
uent and then suspense changed TIC
horror as the bull charged directly at
the man. knocked i'm from the pedes-
ri and gored him. He was saved from
cath by the other toreadors.
Although badly injured he stu wish
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20
New York Officers Say It. is Veter.
an of the Revolutionary War
Rcundsman Doubts Story.

New York.-The old soldier is
walking again on Morningside
Heights. An uneasy veteran is he.
Just because someone sneaked into
his tent in the war of the Revolution
and thrust one of the old fashioned
broadswords through him he has been
an annoyance to the residents OF that
vicinity for more than hundred
years. Nowadays the neighborhooo is
grown up in apartment houses. but
that makes no difference to him. He
oozes out of the janitor's door OF the
house which occupies the former site
of his tent and goes for his midnight
stroll as nonchalantly as ever. Fortu-
nately he doesn't walk often.
The other night Cy Townsend, the
policeman who has the fixed post at
One Hundred and Nineteenth street
and Morningside avenue, saw the
hazy figure of the old soldier gliding
by him. Policeman Townsend made
a perfectly horrible noise as he beat
it in the general direction of his pa
trolling mate. He found the officer in
a high fever. He had seen the old
soldier, too. A night hawk cab driv-
er had also been favored by sight
of the visitant. The night hawk was
making strange noises in his throat
AS they were discussing the weird
occurrence the roundsman came by.
I'VE saw the old soldier" said the
three in chorus.
The roundsman carefully smelled
the breath of the three. The two
coppers passed muster. The rounds
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20
PRINCE AS A CAFE RUNNER

Many royal personages today are
skilled in some form of handiwork,
and not a few of them could earn
their living Prince Frederick
Charles of Hohenzollern, cousin OF
the emperor. is good blacksmith;
his brother, Prince Frederick Sigis-
mund, has learned the joiner's trade;
the crown prince of Roumania is an
accomplished cabinet maker; the
king of Bulgaria has learned to be an
engine driver, and Princess Marie
Louise of Schleswig- Holstein is a
skilled worker in enamel But Prince
Koulery Onibero. son of the late
Prince BENJAMIN. of Africa. actually
found it necessary to earn his living,
and not having any trade, he went to
Paris and became chasseur for a pop
ular restaurant in the Bots de Bou-
logne.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20
CURING THE BEST CAVIAR

The finest caviar is the bieluga pre-
pared from the roe of the white stur-
geon; little less fine is the sevriuga,
prepared from the sterliated sturgeon.
Both are put up at Astrakhan. Rus
STA. According to United States Con.
sui John HI. Grout, stationed at Odes-
sa, the roe is rubbed through a sieve
with care not t. break the grain. 1t
falls into brine. where it remains for
three or four hours, after which 1t is
packed in sacks and allowed to drain.
This is the only preparation given to
the best caviar. The cheaper varie-
ties are more strongly sailed. Caviar
is digested with ease and is one Of
the finest forms of nourishment, espe-
cially for the sick.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20
Moons Passage Across Sun
Watched in Holland.
Weather Ideal for Event--NeitE1er AMI
NAL Nor Plant Life Was Affected
In the Least by Midday
- Gloom and Cold,

The ,Hague, Holland.-Whether the
Dutch astronomers have succeeded in
solving the problems set themselves
with regard to the sun and moon will
only be known when all the photo.
graphs taken ia the eclipse camp In
Limburg have been developed and
studied and the numerous observa-
out. The weather. every one admitted,
was entirely favorable, so that a
wealth of material was gathered.
One of the important tasks of the
astronomers was to try 70 obtain data
from which to determine the exact
position and exact diameter of the
moon. For that purpose they station
ed observers at five different places.
At each of the points chosen two
telescopes were erected on firm stone
foundations-one for direct ocular OBJ
servations, the other for projecting
the phenomenon on a screen, on which
could be followed the whole course OF
the sun and moon while in conjunc-
ton.
The sky was ideal for observing the
eclipse.
AS for myself, had chosen the open
fields for taking observations. There 1t
would be possible to note how birds.
animals and plants comported them
selves; for very conflicting stories are
told of fear manifested by some crea-
lures or of birds going to roost and
Of flowers closing their petals in sleep.
Exact to the half minute the sun be-
gan to show an indenture at the lower
right hand side of the disk, but no d1-
minishing of the warmth of it's rays
could vet be felt. Not until the moon
had covered more than half of the
sun was it appreciably colder. But at
the critical moment, when only one
twentieth part of the suns disk re-
NAMED. like the sickle of golden
new moon, the air became very cold.
At the moment of greatest intensity
Of eclipse the light effect over the
landscape was peculiar. 1t was some
what like very bright moonlight
night, only that the colors were more
V1VlQ, CuG grass was iuuOA SlCCACi
and the red of the roofs of the distant
houses more intense.
Contrary to everything had ever
heard the animals in the fields took
not the slightest notice Of the gather
ing gloom Cows, sheep and horses
grazed calmly on or lay quietly chew
ing the cud Neither was there a sign
of unrest in the bird world. The sky
larks did not cease their warbling nor
the plovers circling over the meadows
uttering their plaintive cries. Star
Iings and crows flew about in little
fiocks as usual No birds went to roost
as far as / could see.
The plants and flowers around me
utterly ignored the phenomenon; the
daisies did not close their starry eyes
and the clovers did not fold their tire
foils in sleep as they do at eventide.
But as l looked the moon was pass
Ing swiftly across the suns disk and
the lower right hand horn" of the
sun was visibly frightening. The
colors in the landscape grew brighter;
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20
Mother Chains Her Boy.

Salt Lake City.--Cries of children
pleading for help attracted neighbors
to the home of Mrs. Rose Vinegar.
where they found boy of nine years
with a heavy dog collar around his
neck. chained to the floor and the
mother preparing to secure second
child in like manner.
Mrs. Vinegar told her neighbors
that she had just received revela-
ton telling her to punish her children
by claiming them up like dogs. The
mother had convinced her Oldest child.
girl of fourteen years. that the al
legged revelation should be carried out.
but the boy and q younger sister OBJ
jected and called for help. Mrs. Wine
gar was taken IA custody by juvenn
court officers
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20
GIFTS FOR PEACE PALACE
Decorations Contributed by the Vari-
Gus Nations to the Edifice at
The Hague.

Amsterdam.-For the Palace OF
Peace at The Hague Holland itself
has provided the grounds and in adj
dition seven painted tablets for the
main staircase and four paintings Tor
the assembly room.
The door of bronze and iron comes
from Belgium, while England's gift is
four stained glass windows for the as
sembly room. France gives Gobelln
tapestry, Germany a monumental en-
try gate for the park, Italy marble.
Switzerland marvellous clock. and
Turkey a fine carpet.
Norway and Sweden supply the
granite, Denmark a fountain for the
courtyard, the United States a monu-
ment for the terrace. From China
come four costly vases. Iapan's con-
tribution is some wonderfully worked
wall hangings. Russia. the Argen'
tine. Chile. Austria and Hungary are
also represented
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20
Voice Saves From Moose,

( Sharon, Pa.--Music has handed the
law a solar plexus in Mercer county
Incidentally the county will again es-
cape the stigma of having hanging
within it's borders
good, mellow barytone voice has
saved Velka Ankrovitch from the
hangman's noose for the board of par
dons has recommended to Governor
John K Tener that he commute the
death sentence of the murderer to life
Imprisonment. The condemned man
was told of the good news and he
cried for joy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20
POPULATION OF THE WORLD

The total population of the world is
now estimated at 1,700,000,000. This
is based upon the most recent GEN.
suses. which all civilized countries
now take, with careful estimate of
the number of inhabitants Of uncivi-
1ized lands. The proportion of the
sexes is known for 1,03S,000,000 of
these, the ratio being 1000 males to
ego females. The ratio varies consid-
erably in different places. In Europe
there are 1000 men to 1927 women;
in Africa, 1000 men to 1,045 women;
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20
SEEING THE ECLIPSE

more light flooded the fields. 1t
seemed as if the light increased with
greater rapidity than it had dimfn-
ished. The temperature rose as the
suns sickle now appeared standing
upright like golden new moon. Then
in a few seconds the lower rim of the
sun reappeared. Soon it was "half
sum-" then three-quarters sun and at
ten minutes to 2 only small dark in
denture showed on the extreme left OF
the suns surface. At 1:57 the phe-
nomenon was over. It had lasted
about two hours and thirty minutes.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20
Things Queer d1fdCQFiO15 :

in America, 1000 men to 964 women;
in Asia 1000 men to 961 women; in
Australia, 1000 men to 937 women.
The highest proportion of women is
found In Uganda. where there are
1,467 to every 1000 men. The lowest
proportion is in Alaska and the Malay
States, where there are, in the former.
391, and in the latter 389 women
to every 1000 men.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20
FLOORS MADE OF MAGNEsIA

They are making the floors of big
office buildings in Germany of mix
ture of magnesium chloride. pulver-
lied magnesia and sawdust, laid from
two to four inches thick Consul Gen
eral Robert P. Skinner reports from
Hamburg that such floors are water
proof, almost fireproof, crack-free,
warm under foot. elastic, sound-proof
and cheaper than pine flooring, thing
or stone
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20
BIRD FIGHTS REFLECTION

A lone red bird that recently took
up its home in tree in the yard of
a resident of small town in Kansas
spied its reflection in window close
to the tree branch. The reflection
was so lifelike that the bird ruffled its
plumage and began fighting. Although
the first encounter was some time
ago, the bird returns once or twice
every day for couple of rounds with
its antagonist, that stubbornly refuses
to come out and fight fair.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20
IOWA QUINTET OF FAT MEN

North Liberty, town Of ESQ popu-
lation, just north Of Iowa City, claims
to have the largest percentage of big
men of any town in the middle west
Five men in this village total an ag-
gregate weight of 1880 pounds. the
average weight being 316 pounds.
They are: Milo Gordon, 371 pounds;
H. Lininger. 329 pounds; G. E..
Stewart, $40 pounds; M. ]. Stoner, 2S5
pounds. and S. P. Finch. 2a5 pounds.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

Berlin.-The Hungarian town of So
bozlo has for week been without
municipal servants of any kind.
Every one responsible for keeping
order has gone on strike for raise OF
wages, which the council refuses to
accede to, and soldiers are presiding
over the affairs of the neighborhood.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

For long time the pagan kingdom
of Wukari, in Socoto, Nigeria, has
been known to civilization, but even
the conquering Fulani stopped short
of subduing it. AS BELTS such rec
ord, the chief of Wukari is literally
great man, with an imposing figure
In the accompanying portrait he is
carrying the staff of Office, the en-
blem of his allegiance to Great Brit
ain, and wears sandals adorned with
ostrich feathers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20
Suspect Road Employees.

New Orleans, La.-That the arrest
of some employee of the Queen G Cres-
cent railroad may be expected soon in
connection with the robbery of the
train near Hattiesburg. Miss. was in
Dictated when railroad officials declar-
ed that the robbery would have been
impossible without some sort of inside
aid.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

Boston reports that the marriage IL
cerse bureau there shows that no Hub
94Gies took advantage of leap year.
Does the Boston marriage license bu-
reau examine applicants as to which
side popped the question? If so, it
seems to add new terror to the task
sof contracting masrimcpy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20
TORTOISE LIVES LONGEST

1t is generally understood among
naturalists that the tortoise is longest
lived of all animals. There are many
instances of their attaining the extra
ordinary age of ESQ years, while one
is actually mentioned as reaching the
age of 405 years.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20
LAMB is BORN T0NGUELESs

A tongueless lamb was born on the
Jonas Hutchins farm, northeast of
Yendallville, Ind. The lambs lower
Jaw is a half inch shorter than the
upper. With the exception of not
having tongue it is much the same
as other lamEs.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

years, and during this time the vari-
Gus cats they have possessed have
scratched one leg, and one leg only.
till at last they so wore It away that it
became useless and had to be re-
placed with new leg. The old leg is
still in existence and kept &C curl
ositY.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

The famous Mona Lisa is said to be
in the United States. The only clue
the art detectives have to trace her is
that she wears a smile which will not
come off. In these days that is some
Identification.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

It is only fair to call attention to
the fact that the Pennsylvania Judge
who ruled that a husbands home Is
where his wife abides is not the one
who sent an Allentown woman 10 Jail
for having nine husbands.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

According to scientist the older a
star is the faster it moves. Long prac-
tice in lodging vegetables and other
similar tokens from audiences surely
ought to count.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

Writing paper is to advance In cost,
but it is too much to expect that the
rise will teach some impetuous states
men the excellence of the old rule.
Never write; send q man."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20
HEAVY DEMAND FOR STEEL

The principal steel producing plants
of the country are said to be working
at present at 80 per cent of their ca
pacity, as against So or 20 per cent at
this time la2e year.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

A preacher informs us that no mar
has a right to tell his wife a ie-not
even a harmless one. And yet we
have been told that self-preservation
is the first law Of nature.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

1t is said that the Egyptians knew
ABOUT appendicitis 1000 years ago.
Which may afford clew to how they
got the money with which to build the
pyramids.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

A college professor has discovered
that woman scratches match with
an outward movement Those sheath
gowns are certainly doing their share
in emancipating the sex.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

Massachusetts man who fell heir TO
millions has bought farm He is
now in position to raise chickens
and still keep out of the poorhouse.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

On Mars a year is 730 days long.
1t seems evident that some of the
ladies have adopted the Marian cal
endar without saying anything about
it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

Cincinnati women want curfew
for men only When a man has to be
chased home it is plain he needs 9th.
er inducements.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

The Hagerstown, Md. public library
keeps an automobile that delivers
books from door to door. Those books
must have been ordered by telephone.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

The Princeton student who has in
vented a pocket for a womans silk
stocking evidently isn't devoting all
his attention to his studies
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

The price of eggs in China now is
i've cents dozen, but unfortunately
Cor economical housekeepers, it is
5000 miles to China by the shortest
way.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

The baseball season OF 1912 bids
fair to be quite as highly seasoned as
the baseball seasons of ether years
have been.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20
Bull Scorns Game Rules

ed to try his experiment. not being
convinced that the ancient tradition
was only myth, but the public pro-
tested and would not allow him to
again endanger his life.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

An optimist is man who believes
that the anthracite trouble will soon
be settled, SO that coal will be plenti-
full and reasonably cheap next winter.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

A scientist announces TINT coffee is
frequently the cause of divorce. Some
coffee is capable of worse things than
that.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

IL Ohio it has been held criminal for
a candidate to give voter cigar
The recipient Of the cigar very gen
orally endorses that principle
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

A train ran race with cyclone in
Kansas and won. The cyclone must
have rubbed the earth too close and
got full of friction.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

Harvard knows a lot, but she has
had to acknowledge that she doesn't
know low to keep the College elms
alive.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

Chicago has discovered girl with
a perfect loot" says the Toledo Blade.
Did the poor girl lose the other one?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

4 society woman in New Jersey
died while playing bridge. The game
is often a shock to its players. but MT
often such fatal one
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

Imports of diamonds have fallen off
heavily" says the New York World.
Perhaps all the hotel clerks are now
supplied with EN-.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

The hide of the whale IL said to be
two feet thick in some places. This
makes the whale the politician OF the
sea.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

Los Angeles chorus girls are said to
be out on a strike. If they don't like
their jobs why don't they 90 into poll
tics?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20
WASHBURN PRINTING co.

Free speech is unrestricted at a
baseball game
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20
CLOCK WOUND UP BY WIND

It is told of a clock in Brussels that
1t has never been wound by human
hands. 1t is kept going by the wind.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

Letter paper is to cost more, but
the lover will be expected to write
long letters just the same.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

In pay-as-you-enter cars the particu-
lar woman to pay fares must be Sc
lected on the spot sa
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20
CATS LIKED ONE TABLE LEG

A table has been in the possession
Of q Dulwich family for over eighty
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

The rain falls more on the just than
the unjust, for the latter attach them
selves to any umbrella in sight. +
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-20

Hay is selling In Cincinnati at $40 a
ton, but what of it? What's the price
of gasoline?