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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-23
Worse Than Dynamite,

The word fire. on the East side
is worse than dynamite. The other day
a thief grabbed 81 bill from wom-
an in one of those double-decked tene-
ment houses, where more than 300
people are housed. The only English
word she knew was fire and she
screamed it at the top of her voice.
The SO families in the house immedi-
ately poured out of their apartments
to the street, yelling fire in six diff
ferent languages In the excitement
come one turned in a fire alarm. THIS
brought five fire engines, three hos.s
and ladders, nae patrol, two batta.-
ion chiefs, deputy chief, SO police
men and 10000 spectators. What 9TH
er city in the world could cause so
much excitement over the loss Of a
81 bill? 1t might be added that the
thief made his get-away.-New York
Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-23
Writer Tells How Suffragettes
OuttaIked the Premier.
SAYS Feminine Forces Can Prevent
Return of Liberal Party to Power
at Next Election-Sees End
of Milltancy.

London, Misunderstanding to
England after an absence oil four
months on the continent, l have been
interested in ascertaining whether
there has been any change In the SIT
uation regarding woman suffrage, says
a London woman writer. In writing 10
Mrs. Fawcett, president of the const-
tutional association, the National
Union, | said 1t seemed to me that,
with the remarkable four weeks pill
grimage of thousands Of women from
all parts of the country, the great
peaceful demonstration in Hyde park
and later the receiving of their rep
resentatives by Prime minister As
quith. the movement had entered upon
new era.
She answered: 'I feel with you that
suffrage matters in England are on the
point of new development, but we
know nothing positively at present,
and this represents truly the existing
condition. Nobody, constitutional or
militant official or private citizen, will
hazard a definite opinion as to the
next step.
In her address to the premier, Mrs
Fawcett appealed to him to find way
out of the "impasse" IN which not only
the suffragists but also the liberal
party found themselves, and this cor
rectly expresses the condition. The
former are no more hopelessly up
against a stone wall on this question
than is the latter.
Why did Mr.. Asquith. after refusing
to receive deputation at the time
thousands of women were in London
for the Hyde park meeting, voluntari-
ly agree to do so week later? He
said it was because he understood
they had fresh evidence Of popular
support to lay before him!"
At the time one division of the pill
grims" had reached Oxford and was
holding a mass meeting, the prime
minister was discovered incognito in
one of the colleges there, evidently
seeing for himself what everybody
knows-that there is tremendous
public sentiment behind this move
ment. He pretended to be impressed
at the testimony of the women az to
the friendship of the workingmen
shown all along the march, and yet for
a number of years this has been ex-
pressed by an overwhelming vote at
the conventions of the labor party.
Never was the willy politician more
in evidence than at this interview, but
the women matched him at every
point.
THE liberal party will bow to the
will of the people," he said.
How is that will to be expressed?"
they asked
We'll, there Is the referendum
would that suit your ideas?"
1.-TWO speeches have been made by
your colleagues on the referendum"
answered Mrs. Fawcett; "one said 1t
was the best way ever invented for
stopping anything and the other said
it was the best way Of dealing with
woman suffrage!" aaf
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-23
What Would You Do if You Had This Queer Bill?

1t was worthless and would cause
the owner trouble If he attempted to
exchange it. All doubts as to the
value of the bill were laid at rest
when Joseph E. Ralph, director Of the
bureau of engraving and printing
stated that it was worth $50 and ex-
planned how the note originated.
Just two of these bills are in circu-
lation, according to H. o. Granberg-
the owner, of one-a wealthy mine
owner Of Colorado, who brought his
collection of "freak" money to an ex-
hibit held recently in Detroit. Both
bills were printed in the bureau OF
engraving and printing.
1.-THE error can be accounted for"
said Director Ralph, lin only one
way. The upper end of the plate
prints 500 bills while the lower end
prints $50 bills. The paper is then
turned over and another impression
is taken for the other side. In some
manner the plate was turned the
wrong way for the second impression,
and the two bills issued. Although
they passed through the hands OF
fifty people before they left the build,
ing, they were eventually put into
circulation"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-23
Was Determined to Hold Some Kind Of lob

London was in such a fluid state that
Mahan didn't know of any available
man who would or could maintain the
true Jeffersonian principles of che
fathers as mayor except himself.
"This being thus suggested q
friend, "why not keep on with the
job?"
1t listened good to Mahan. He
looked up the law and found that
while it was forbidden to hold two
federal jobs at the same time, no.
body was enjoined against mixing
federal, state and local Offices to suit,
provided he could get them. So Ma
han stuck.
Now he "week-ends" at New Lon
don, where he is mayor The rest OF
the time he spends in Washington
legislating for the whole people. It's
a great combination.
Mahans salary as mayor is only
81, 900 a year, and as his railroad
fares must total up nearly that much
in the course of a twelvemonth, IL
may be assumed that he is. either
plugging for glory or immolating him
self upon the altar of principle. Or,
again, maybe he Is cannily keeping
his grip on the organization that sent
him to congress. To a representative
1914 is nearer than the calendar
would have him believe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-23

Observation-Disclosures F. Mahan,
w who as representative from the
Second Connecticut district is serv-
ing his first term in the lower house
of congress, is the only man in that
body who is also and simultaneously
mayor of city as well. Mahan got
reelected mayor of New London,
Conn, last year. for about the nth
time, and when he was put up for
congress last fall on the Democratic
ticket he thoughtfully held on to
what he already had.
Of course, with the Republican par
~ split wide open in the district 1t
looked like cinch for the Democrat,
but you never can tell in politics, and
Mahan was bound and determined to
hold some kind of job whichever
way the cat jumped.
After he was elected the question
arose: What was he going to do with
the mayoralty? Local politics In New
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-23
The Senator From New Mexico Had to Explain

TT was during the discussion OF the
i Indian bill in the senate that Sem
ator Gallinger asked:
What is peyote?"
"The senator from New Mexico can
explain" replied Chairman Stone.
"But l would prefer to have the
senator from Missouri explain" per-
sisted Gallinger, who saw little fun
in 1t.
But Stone turned to Senator Fall.
who told the senate that Peyote was
a drink which the Indians made from
cactus. which was not so intoxicating
as whiskey, but fair substitute.
It was Senator Gallinger who re-
piled to Senator Owens sneering re-
marks about men from the east who
go out west and nose around among
the Indians" 1t was Senator Calm
ger who called attention to men from
the east who had always given the
best In them to the Indian service.
He first mentioned Senator Dawes of
Massachusetts, who devoted his SEN
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-23
JUSTICE IN RUSSIA
NDevil Entered Little Body OF
Baby NataIia."
So Russian Official Report Said After
She Threw Dirt on a Prominent
Governors Coat-VilIage Forced
to Beg for Forgiveness.

ST. Petersburg. From Harkov
comes story showing how the wheels
of administrative authority go round
in Russia.
The governor of the province, Mr..
Katerinitch, started out from Harkov
in an automobile, accompanied by a
mounted escort of the district chiefs
of police. What befell him is set
forth in an authorized published de-
port.
When a few miles outside the town
the governor and his cortege passed
through village where little girl,
seated on the roadside, was making
mud pies.
There the DEVIL says the nara
tive, entered the little body of Nata-
liza Kolatchenko, aged five years. She
hook up some dirty earth and threw 1t
at the automobile and it fell ON the
governors coat.
THE entire cortege halted. A police
sergeant dismounted and made after
the little girl, who ran screaming into
a kitchen-garden. A body of police
surrounded the garden and she was
put under arrest. Her mother, re-
turning from work in the fields, was
also arrested, and had to march I'M
der armed guard for IL versts to the
chief of police station of the dis
trict. The chief of police then sum-
moned all the villagers to meet at
once and decide what penance they
would offer to palliate the enormity
that had occurred within their COM
mune.
Meanwhile the little girls father,
who was employed at the railway
works at Harkov came home, and he,
too, was arrested and marched off for
IL versts to the police Office. A pri-
vate inquiry was held on him to learn
whether he was well-disposed or Ill
disposed person. He was released
at three in the morning to FIND all the
villagers up at a meeting summoned
by the chief of police, who had a pc
tition for them to present to the gov
ernor craving forgiveness for little
Natalia He wished them to present
it on their knees, but that they re-
fused to do"
The Governor returned to Harkov
next day, and they all stood uncovered
on the road with their petition. He
looked the other way and they had
to shout Wait, your excellency!
Wait!"
The villagers were then let go after
a severe admonition on looking after
children. But the mother was SEN
fenced to Is days Imprisonment.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-23

IF you were handed a yellow-back
with $50 marked on one side and
500 on the other side would you
think that you had been the victim
of the money changers" or would
you think that an error had been
made and you had been given just
double the amount that you should
have received?
Inquiries made by reporter the
other night as to the value of such a
note brought forth varied answers.
why, l should say that the bill is
worth $780," asserted one man.
1T is good for $75,'' said youth
who had evidently been learning some
thing about the mean proportion in
mathematics.
Still another declared that 500 was
it's value, while others declared that
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-23
WOMEN MEMS PEER

The premier asserted that 1.-The in
terests of women had not been unduly
neglected by the house of commons;
and Miss Royden asked him what de-
gree of neglect was "due?" She point
ed out one instance after another
where the interests or men has been
protected and those of women ig-
nored; declared that even good gov
eminent is no substitute for self-gov-
eminent" and that women had be-
come politically conscious and never
would be sent to sleep again"
There is but one way of finding out
what the people think" said the prime
minister, and that is through the
representatives they send to parlia-
ment"
True answered Miss Robertson,
and there has been a majority
for women suffrage in the house of
commons for 25 years."
There is only one course open to
the suffragist and that is to prevent
the return of the liberal party to pow
er at the next general election. Eng
lish women are trained in politics and
if the suffragists would lay aside all
minor difference and concentrate on
this one object, they could accomplish
it. The Women's Liberal federation,
an annex of the liberal party, with a
membership Of over 100000. could do
this unaided 1t would mean, of course,
the retirement from Office of the men
of their own families and the defeat
of the party to which they always have
belonged, but many of them are pre-
pared to make this sacrifice. 1t seems
to be accepted on every hand that the
conservative party when 1t comes into
power again will grant some measure
of suffrage to women. This will not
be done as a matter of principle, but
because it will not wish to subject
itself to the experience of the liberal
party at the hands of women, and be-
cause the sentiment of the country is
so obviously in favor of their en-
franchisement.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-23

ing, who is the custodian of this and
other trophy guns, knows. But the
face Is there.
Thousands of tourists gaze on the
art handles of the gun. They are
bronze dolphins. The tourists puzzle
over or study the coat-of-arms OF
France, the crown of France, the bat
tie emblems, sabers. cannon, drums,
flags and trumpets, the circle OF
fieur-de-lis of the house of Bourbon
and the face of Pallas surrounded by
the rays of blazing sun. But few
of the pilgrims ever stoop to study
the remarkable face and club at the
butt of the historic gun, which, by
the way, though French, was taken
by Americans from one Of the forts,
either the MORO or Sacopa, at the
mouth of Santiago harbor in 1898 and
mounted in Washington in the spring
of 1899.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-23
Dou Acts as Caddie.

A bright little Irish terrier has been
trained as perfect caddie by we'll
known professional golfer iii London.
When his master is giving lesson
the terrier goes out with the party
and sits on the teeing green, we'll out
of reach of the swinging club, criti-
cally watching the performance. He
follows the flight of the hardest hit
or worst sliced ball unerringly, and,
having marked it down, races to fetch
it back. He returns with the ball
gently held in his mouth, and drops 1t
beside the sand box.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-23

at the Gould country home at Ardsley-
on-the-Hudson that his father for some
time had been considering the pur-
chase of one or more of the hydroaero-
planes. Mr.. Gould recently spent some
little time studying the mechanism of
Mr.. McCormick's flying boat at Lake
Forest, near Chicago, and it is said
that he decided to place orders for two
elaborate machines, one built for
speed only and the other, to be the
largest ever built, to accommodate six
persons.
Although Mr.. Gould could launch
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-23

ate service to the red men. Then
came Senator Platt of Connecticut
whose long service on the Indian com.
mittee made him known as a friend
of the Indian Then he alluded to
Senator Quay, whose last speech in
the senate was about the Indians and
brought tears to the eyes OF many
senator's"
Probably no three men ever gave
more unselfsh devotion to any cause
than those three men to the Indians
And there are few western men who
will not agree with that statement.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-23

fixed plane at the forward end has
eight revolving ones, four on each
side. Any two of these will act as the
fixed plane of the monoplane. When
the aviator encounters strong cross
currents of air Browne claims that
instead of the machine being over
turned that the planes will merely re,
volve and the "cotoplane" will pro-
coed on an even keel. Another feature
claimed for the invention is that the
blast of air from the propeller will be
conserved by the slanting planes and
will provide river of air. on which
the machine will ride. Brownies para
chute attachment he says will open
and allow the "octoplane" to gently
descend to earth from height as
low as a hundred feet.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-23
What Central Heard.

HEIDI"
Heidi"
Say, Maria, : came away in a hur-
~ this morning and forgot to take the
ice card down from the front win
dow. Will you"
Pardon me, sir, but this isn't Ma
ria and you've evidently got the
wrong number-but you are quite
right about the ice card not having
been taken down from the front win
dow. I'll attend to it at once. Thank
you, sir, whoever you are. Good-by."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-23
EDWIN GOULD TO BE AIRMAN
New York Millionaire Orders Hydro.
aeropIane of Pattern of n. =.
McCormick's Machine.

New York.-It was reported here
that Edwin Gould, brother of George
J. Gould, attracted by the feats OF
Harold F. Mccormick Of Chicago as
commuter by hydroaeroplane, had pur-
chased two of these machines for his
own USE While Mr.. Gould could not
be seen personally, one of his sons said
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-23

The first mausoleum was made In
Asia Minor. Artemisia married her
brother. Mausolus, king of Cara, IN
Asia Minor, about ST. B. G. After his
death. his body was burned and she
drank in liquor his ashes, and erected
to his memory at Halicarnassus a
monument, one OF the seven wonders
.of the world, which was termed Maui
solemn. The statue of Mausolus was
among the antiquities brought from
Halicagnassus by c. t. Newton il
1867, and placed in the British mu'
scum.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-23
Not what II Once Was

Fair Customer tell you that
wear a number 2.
Clerk-But, madam, this shoe that
you just took off is number 4.
Fair Customer-Yes, know; but it
has stretched horribly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-23
Still Applies.

New York-"A guilty conscience
carries the load Of seven drome-
daries," the prophet Mohammed once
wrote. That aphorism evidently ap-
plies. to Brooklyn as well as it did to
Damascus In the olden time.
A small package, addressed Police
Headquarters, Brooklyn came
through the mail to the State street
detective headquarters. 1t contained
a pair of gold cuff links marked with
the capital letter "F'' in old English
script and half karat diamond stick
pin. There was no note of explanation
in the box.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-23
Lure of Beauty.

Beating a sword into plowshare?"
inquired the tourist pleasantly, as he
halted at the door.
Beating plowshara into sword"
responded the blacksmith. 81 manu-
facture war relics"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-23

his hydroaeroplane in the Hudson
near his home in Ardsley, 1t is said
that he does not contemplate making
his first flight on the Hudson, but
along the coast between New London
and New York. He hopes. it is said,
to go all the way from New London
to Palm Beach.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-23
ADVICE to the Mean Ones.

who are those awfully skinny look.
ing women over there in a group?
They are our wives, sir"
"They are? Then why don't fellows
like you put some flesh on your ribs@'
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-23
The Reason.

why do you managers try your
plays on the dog?"
Because we want to find out II
they can make a bowling success"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-23
War by Another Name.

YES" said the military expert: I'VE
must abolish war
but how?"
1.-The only way known of is for us
TO turn in and administer military
discipline to any nation that disturbs
tie international peace"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-23
In Boston. Too!

Mother Ito park policeman)-"My
little boy wants to see the monkeys.
Can you direct me to the apiary?"--
Boston Transcript.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-11-08
FRUIT LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
"CaIifornia Syrup of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup Of
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable. feverish or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother! II coated. give a
teaspoonful of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in few hours all the
foul, jconstipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out Of the bow
els, and you have a we'll, playful child
again. When its little system Is full
of cold, throat sore. has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea, indigestion, colic-remem-
Der, a good inside cleaning" should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions Of mothers keep California
Syrup Of Figs" handy; they know a
teaspoonful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for So
cent bottle of California Syrup OF
Figs" which has directions for babies
children of all ages and grown-upl
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-11-08
PLEASANT FOR MISS SMITH
OF Course Harvard Man May Not
Have Meant Anything, But
Then Again.

There Is a man in this town who
knows a good story with which to be-
gin an after-dinner speech. He has
saved It for two years. and has not
had a chance to use 1t. He has not
heard anybody else use 1t In that time.
He offers 1t here In the hope that 1t
may aid those martyrs-not listed In
Fox's book-of whom the toastmaster
demands that most difficult oratorical
effort-the happy after-dinner talk
about something which one speaker
has already discussed. Here 1t It.
very short, but lending itself graceful
ly to elaboration:
A Harvard graduate student went to
Chicago to pursue his studies. At one
session of the class he attended the
first speaker was a Chicago woman, q
doctor Of philosophy. severe and plain
but learned. The Harvard man was
called on next.
THE discussion offers room for end
less discussion" he began. Then he
bethought him Of chivalry, "but really
when my learned colleague, Miss
Smith, rose to her feet, 1t seemed thai
the ground was covered. "-Newarl
Evening Star.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-11-08
RED, ROUGH HANDS MADI
SOFT AND WHITE
MADE

For red, rough, chapped and bleed
Ing hands, dry. assured. itching. burn
ing palms, and painful finger-ends.
with shapeless nails, one-night Cuti-
cura treatment works wonders. d.
rections: Soak the hands, on retir.
ing, in hot water and Cuticura Soap.
Dry, anoint with Cuticura Ointment.
and wear soft bandages or old. loose
gloves during the night. These pure,
sweet and gentle emollients preserve
the hands, prevent redness. roughness
and chapping, and impart in a single
night that velvety softness and white
ness so much desiJed by women. For
those whose occupations tend to In
jure the hands, Cuticura Soap and Gu
ticura Ointment are wonderful.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept L, Boston."-Adv
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-11-08
What So Precious
AS a Healthy Baby?
Every Youngsfer Can Have Fine
Digestion If GiUen q Good
B0by Laxative.

In spite of the greatest personal
care and the most intelligent attention
to diet, babies and children will be-
come constipated, and it is fact that
constipation and indigestion have
wrecked many a young life. To start
with a good digestive apparatus Is to
start life without handicap.
But, as We cannot all have perfect
working bowels, we must do the next
best thing and acquire them, or train
them to become healthy. This can be
done by the use Of a laxative-tonlc
very highly recommended by a great
many mothers. The remedy Is called
Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and has
been on the market for two genera
tions. It can be bought conveniently
at any drug store for fifty cents or one
dollar a bottle. and those who are al
ready convinced OF its merits buy the
dollar size.
It's mildness makes II the ideal medi-
cine for children, and 1t is also very
pleasant to the taste. II is sure In its
effect, and genuinely harmless. Very
little Of 1t Is required and Its frequent
use does not cause 1t to lose its ef-
feet, as is the case with so many other
remedies.
Thousands can testify to its merits
In constipation. indigestion. bilious
ness, sick headaches. etc, among
them reliable people like Mrs. James
r. Rouse, Of Marinette. Wis. Her lit
tie son Howard was fifteen months old