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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
Blind Man Gets Degree.

New York June 2.-Among the 1000
or more students who will receive de-
grees from Columbia university on
Wednesday is Carlton S. Glover, who
gets the degree of bachelor of arts.
though he is totally blind
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
Newspaper Man Dead.

indianapolis, Ind, June 3.-Harry
L. Sayler, founder and general man
ager of the Chicago City News Blu
reau and widely known as writer
of boys stories, died Saturday He
was stricken with apoplexy.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
sohoolnirl Dies bx Fire.

ClarksviIle, Tenn, June 3.-T.ennie
Evans, school girl, saturated her
clothes with gasoline and set fire to
them after her mother had refused to
permit her to attend children's pic.
mic. She was burned to death.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
Minister to Venezuela Quits.

Caracas, Venezuela, June Elliott
Northcott, United States minister to
Venezuela, has resigned from the dip
lomatic service. He sailed for home
Monday on board the steamer Car
acas.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
DYNAMITE in Runko Craft Cases.

San Francisco, June 4.-Forty sticks
of dynamite. fuse and clock mechan-
ism were found Monday cached near
the roadhouse at Fairfax, Marin coun-
ty, owned by Joseph Ballangero, a
witness in the bunko graft cases.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
Poet Laureate Austin Dead.

London, England, June ALFRED
Austin, British poet laureate since
1896, died Monday at Swinford old
manor, Ashford Kent, at the age Of
seventy-seyen years. He had been i'll
some time.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10

New York. May S0.-Ex-Senator Ste
phen ]. Stillwell. who was convicted
of bribery. was sentenced Wednesday
10 not less than four years nor more
than eight years in Sing Sing prison
by Justice Seabury.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
AIIsued Robbers Are Taken.

Milwaukee.-James Torrison and
Thomas Mccarthy, telegraph oper-
ators, wanted for the alleged robbery
of the 500 line depot in Hobson, Wis,
of $500, were arrested upon aighting
from train here.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
Woman Dies From Injuries.

Norwalk, O., June 3.-In fear that
her horse would run away when it
kicked through the dashboard, Mrs.
Alfred Fisher Saturday jumped from
her buggy here and was so badly in
jured that she died.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10

Refuses to Let !. w. w. Men Speak.
Bayonne. y. j.. lay S0.-Mayor
Cronin wednesday refused Industrial
Workers of the World speakers from
Paterson permission to address mill
WORKERS here. and had them escorted
beyond the city limits.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
Client Accuses LAWYER clubma,

Philadelphia. June "A warrant
for the arrest of George NJ Wagner, a
prominent lawyer and clubman OF this
city, was sworn out Friday by one of
his clients. who accuses him of misap-
propriating $4,000
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10

New York, June Am earthquake
shock, the scene of which was appar-
emily at a great distance from New
York, south-southwest, was recorded
by the seismograpk at the American
Museum of Natural History Friday.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
Attends perbv w.ek Lave.

London, June 4. - Walter Hines
Page the new American ambassador,
accompanied by Irwin 3. Laughlin,
secretary of embassy. attended King
Georges usual Derby week levee at
buckingham palace Monday.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
eored to Death by euII.

Fond du Lac.-Henry Gerth, aged
IS years. well known resident of
Dodge county, was gored to death by
a bull on his farm at Knowles. Mr..
Gerth was walking across a field when
attacked.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
snanlsh Cabinet Is Out

Madrid. June king Alfonso was
rendered the resignation of Count
Romanones and his cabinet Friday,
the action of the ministry being
caused. it is said, by the open hostil.
ity of the chamber of deputies.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
shlp 10 pieces on Rock.

Yarmouth, N S, June 3.-The Nor
wegian ship Freia. which went ashore
at Sunday Point near here Friday in a
sixty-mile gale. was literally dashed to
pieces during the night. Her crew
got of in safety.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
son kilIs Fatber and Self

Parkersburg, w Va. JEne S.-Frank
Henthorn. aged 45. was instantly
killed Saturday while sitting at the
supper table in his home here by his
son, Earl Henthorn. aged %. who then
committed suicide.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
Flood Rescue Boat Burns

Cairo. ILL.,, June 2.-The steamboat
Three States burned TO the waters
edge here Friday. The boat was in
service between Cairo, Wiekliffe. KY.
and Birds Point, Mo. 1t did much res
cue work during the floods.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10

Circus Tent Blows Down in Storm
Henderson. n. c.. May S0.-One
man was killed. woman was proba-
bly, fatally hurt and several persons
were injured when a wild west cir
Gus tent was blown down by a heavy
windstorm Wednesday.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
Saddle Stallion Brings sz.5oo,

Louisville. Ky, May 3o.-R. o. Hur-
ley of Louisiana Wednesday sold
his four-year-old saddle stallion. Ken
tucky's Best. 10 r. A Long OF Kansas
City for $500. This is said TO be
record price for a saddle horse
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
Twenty Hurt in Car Crash.

Akron, o., June 2.-Twenty persons
were injured. some seriously, in a
street car collision on the Akron. Bed
ford & Cleveland line near this city,
Friday. The legs of two men were
cut OF.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10

Lake Geneva.-Miss Emma Olson,
her brother Eric, and Charles Strand,
all of Chicago, were drowned by the
swapping of a rowhoat Miss Helen
Rohrs chung to an oar and was res
cued.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
Worlds women's Congress Meets.

Paris, France, June 4.-The suffra-
gette question, although it is to be
discussed at the international women's
congress, which opened Monday in
Paris, is to be subordinated to the
other subjects under consideration.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
Noted Southern Soldier Dead

Washington. May S0-General Lind
say l. Lomax. Confederate officer of
the Civil war, died al Providence hos
pital Wednesday He was seventy
eight years old. Funeral services
were held in warrenton. Va
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
Woman Aviator Falls.

Madison-Miss Ethel Clark of Chi
cago fell thirty feet from biplane in
(which she was giving an exhibition
at the Dane county fair grounds and
sustained severe injuries.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
Minneapolis. June 3. 1913.

Minneapolis, June 3, 1913.
Wheat-No. l hard, 94c; No.
northern, CSC; No. northern, 92c.
Corn-No. yellow, &c.
Oats-No. white, 3715c.
Rye-No. 2, 55@5Sc.
Flax-129A.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10

Green Bay-The physical connec-
ton of the two telephone systems in
this city has been made. Subscribers
of either system may now use the
ilne of the other company.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
saloonman lakes Life.

Green Bay.-Ernest Volkman, pro-
prietor of a saloon at Egg Harbor,
committed suicide by shooting him.
self. The body was found after he
had been missing two days.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
womsn browns In Rain RarreI.

Mason City, Ia. May S0.-Mrs.
Mary Phillips suicided at her home N
Clear Lake Tuesday night. Her dead
body was found Wednesday in rain
barrel She had plunged into it head
FIRST.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
Circular Saw Riseots Man

Henderson. KY, June with his
spinal column bisected its whole
length by circular saw. H. w. West.
a sawmill employe. survived for eight
hours Saturday after the accident &C.
Cured
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10

A!arinette-A calf with three heads
wa, born on the farm &C Fred Gard
ner near here. Two of the heads were
attached to the neck. but the third
was on the end of the backbone and
faced to the rear.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
Chicago. June 3, 1919.

Chicago, June 3, 1913.
Cattle-Beeves, 710@S.75; stockers
and feeders, 5.S50790; COWS and heif
ers, 3.S5@7.90; calves, 725@1O.00.
Hogs-Light, S.4O@8.72; heavy.
SIS @S.65; rough. SIS Q8.30; pigs.
6.600S.4O.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14
He Found Out What the Yellow Flag Was For

TT IS notorious that street railway
] companies in Washington, as in 9TH
er cites. have a good deal to trouble
with rail Joints and with the street
paving along the rails. The pound
ing wheels and the vibration Of the
track seem able to break down or
break up almost any kind OF pave
ment which the railroads lay. The
result is that repairs are made fire.
quently necessary.
For several weeks repairs have been
making to the tracks of the Mount
pleasant cars along Connecticut ave-
nue. Yellow clay has been piled high
up on both sides of the track. Strong
men have been working there with
crowbars, sledges. picks and other
tools. At the ends and along the
sides of the repair work has been
quite a procession Of flags, mainly
red to warn of danger. but some Of
them green to indicate safety. and
marking where teams or machines
might pass.
At each end of the construction
work BY day fiutters in more or less
harmony with the red and green flags
a yellow flag, and at night lanterns
with yellow globes let their light
shine there. The. question was put
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14
What Riddle Statue OF Buddha Said to Teacher

THREE Chinese students entered the
Y Nj. c. A. Educational institute
not long ago to study, among other
things. English. American history and
eeographv They are young men IN
whom the Chinese government is tax
ing an interest, it having sent them
here to acquire the English language
in the shortest possible time. They
haven't been here very long. out
they're strong on English already. as
will appear from this exclusive story
told by Myron Jermain Jones. director
of education of the Y. NJ. c. A.
DIR. Jones took the education OF the
three boys as a personal matter He
gave them all the time possible. and
mingled his plain language teaching
with several highly polished courses
IN ethics. philosophy. philology. apollo
getics. etc He dipped into the Gospel
CT st Mark for some of the great
social teachings there. and gave the
three Chinese students a lecture that
they would scarcely be able to get
anywhere else In a months Journey
The boys listened attentively while
DR.. jones went over and over and
over this big subject. Their faces
~A-. SO irrr.ohi 49, Rn Aiha statuea
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14

guinea hens were brought by the vari-
GUS pupils, and their actions and
habits were explained by the teach
ers.
Joseph Bosnian, fourteen-year-old
pupil in the sixth grade, decided that
the knowledge of the class in regard
to lambs needed Strengthening. jus:
as the bell was ringing after the noon
recess Joseph started up the front
stairs with a lamb tied to the end Of
a piece of rope.
Why. Joseph, what have you
here?" exclaimed the principal, Mrs.
Mary Ryan.
Little lamb" replied Joseph lacon-
ically. Nature study"
But the lamb. probably becoming
suspicious, made a sudden leap. jerk
ed the end of the rope from the boys
hands. and, with heels kicking, It
gamboled down the hallway to tho
north corridor. There 1t met some
400 girls coming up from recess In
long lines. The lamb wanted to join
the parade. 1t headed for the lines.
Some 400 girls promptly fed. scream
ing.
Startled by the screams. the lamb
shot down the steps and out Of a
side door. When last seen in was
making for the Bosnian residence
with Joseph a close second. In the
meantime it was half an hour before
the teachers could assemble their
classes and quiet them down.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14
.L|ONESS LOOSE IN
A CROWDED STREET
Keeps Fifty Men and Boys at
Bay.
CAPTURED BY KEEPER
She Started a General Scare Among
the People, but Was Soon Returned
to Cage, After Threatening to
Jump on Horse.

Oklahoma City, Ok.-Queen, TWEEN
ty-three-months-old lioness of Copley's
animal show. exhibiting in a Main
street store building, frolicked through
an open rear window on a recent aft
ernoon, and taking refuge in the lobby
Of a nearby place of business, kept
fifty or more men and boys at safe
distance for space of five minutes. A
portable shifting cage was damned by
the keepers into the doorway where
the lioness crouched and the lady OF
the jungle quietly walked within it.
E. w. Copley, the owner, declared
that the animal would have harmed no
one in the absence Of an attack. 1t
was getting late in the afternoon and
the lion act was the next to the last.
The jungle trio, of which Queen is one,
after completing their performance in
the big steel cage. made ready to run
for the shifting box, which was to take
them out of the way so the final act
could go on. The three animals
gained the doorway, throwing the box
to one side, and Queen. getting free
in the twinkle Of an eye, sprang
through a rear open window.
Alarm was sounded among the
shows help Copley grabbed a long
iron fork and a whip. and cautioning
the attendants to keep their heads,
plunged through the door after the
beast. Queen headed for Broadway
in a leisurely walk, looked back and
saw Copley coming with the instru-
ments Of torture, then broke into a
trot and turning north into Broadway
tried to get into a hardware store on
the alley corner. A man looking
through the glass from the interior
faded away when he saw the lioness.
The animal tried the next and the next
without success, for the weather was
wet, and settled down in the fourth
doorway, which was the entrance to
Simms' cigar store.
As Copley came up with fork and
whip he observed the lioness taking a
keen glance at horse standing by the
curb.
Better drive on and do it quick"
he told the man on the seat, who was
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14
QUEER FISH SCARES JAPS
In Net Alarms Superstitious Sein-
ers in California.

Venice, Cal.-The strangest fish ever
caught In these waters was brought
in by one of the Japanese fishing
crews.
The fishermen themselves are unac,
quainted with 1t, and the Oldest bay
district residents have no knowledge
of having ever seen one like it w.
NJ. Milne. who has spent considerable
time In Chinese waters. says it re.
sembles a Chinese salamander, but
differs from the salamander in having
no eyes nor any place where eyes
should be.
The queer fish was taken in very
deep water in the nets Of the Japan.
ese and is about two feet in length
In shape 1t is not unlike gila monster
but it Is a dark. muddy brown in
color and slightly notified with green
blotches scarcely discernible The
head is like that of an alligator The
mouth extends far back into the throat
and is shaped like that of q shovel
nosed shark. Three rows OF very
small teeth are evident. and the en-
trance to the throat is filled with a
green membrane From the back OF
what appears the head, the fish is
smooth, but remarkably tougt The
tail is like that of lizard, but indi
Gates great power for propulsion
The Japanese fishermen are much
perturbed and fear the catch vii
bring them bad luck. They say they
have a similar fish in their home
waters that can live in either fire oil
water However. none of those here
ever saw one. Legend says that in wa
teD the strange creature swims with a
motion like that of water lizard anC
OF shore waddles over the ground with
its head down on a level with its front
feet, giving no indication that il
breatheS
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14

to many fellow-travelers: What does
the yellow flag mean? Day after day
the answer was: Give 1t up" You
got me now" or 1T stands for small
pox"
Those yellow flags were getting on
the scribe's nerves. and on one OF
the few pleasant days in early April
he got on a car determined to pay an
extra fare to find out the significance
of those strange flags. He walked
over to a stalwart colored laborer.
who was cracking concrete in the
excavation, and asked him: What
does that yellow flag mean?'
The man looked amused. There
was pity in his eyes and his voice as
he replied:
Boss, dat am de sign To- de kyars
to go SLOW"
Simply crushed!
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14
Agitators Urge War.

Tokio.-A mass meeting of an or
ganization known as the Anti-Ameri.
can Youths Association was sparsely
attended. Bellicose speeches were
made, but the orators were of no
prominence, being for the most part
agitators attached to the opposition
parties. The speeches were mostly
devoted to attacks on the ministry and
a resolution which was adopted urged
immediate war against the United
States.
Bluefields, W. Wa woman and
her daughter and two trainmen were
killed in a spectacular wreck of a fast
Norfolk and v'-stern railroad freight
train at Cleveland, Va. Several train.
men were injured. The train, drawn
by two engines, left the rails and roll.
ed down an embankment, crushing
the home of Mrs. Sarah Owens. Mrs.
Owens and her 17-year-old daughter,
who were sill asleep in their beds,
were killed. Engineer Gillespie and
Fireman Stewart were caught under
one of the engines and crushed to
death.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14
TO INTRODUCE NEW FRUIT
Tropical Table Oelicacy Which the
Authorities at Washington Are
Experimenting With.

The United States department OF
agriculture is seeking TO interest
farmers and fruit growers in the pro-
duction. on a commercial scale. in this
country of the famous passion fruit.
table delicacy which is common to
South America. the West Indies. Aus
tralia. South Africa and several other
countries
The passion fruit. whose scientific
name Is passi-dora. is a delicious fruit.
which has a taste resembling that OF
the grape. but which usually grows as
large as an ordinary peach. At pres
emit II thrives in the open only In
tropical countries. It Is hoped that
there can be developed a variety OF
the fruit which will be hardy enough
to withstand the climate Of the south
ern half of the United States
The passion fruit is eaten as are
grapes, and is also used considerably
in many countries In the making OF
lees and fruit salads. In the West
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14

Only the movement of their eyeloD
showed that they were alive.
DR.. Jones concluded his remarAs
The boys did not stir a muscle anu
DR.. Jones was totally at loss 10 tei'
whether his efforts had made an iin'
preston upon those mute and immo''
able orientals.
Have made myself plain? d.
asked
Three heads nodded.
81 should be glad to go over ".
ground again" he said. IF YOU are nos
quite sure you got what | wa sayins.
And then the middle statue OF Du''
ha spoke:
I'VE gotcha. Steve" he said
Which is certainly making prosis''
In -EnsIish
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14
Duck on the Window Sill Known to Many People

This is the history of the duck in
the window:
MY father, DR.. Clymer, surgeon.
U. s. NJ. on his return from the Asiaf.
ic coast brought with him some very
beautifully colored ducks. which hs
purchased in Ceylon.
'On the trip over, whether from
change in climate or difference u
food or exposure aboard ship. all died
but one drake. and he arrived In
II street in good health. He LIVED
with us happily and contented for two
years. occupying the back yard. where
he had a large pond filled by natural
spring
When Alexander r. Shepherd put
in the deep street sewers our pond ran
dry, and our drake then became sad
and pitifully melancholy. and one day
we found him dead.
I'VE called in a taxidermist. had
him treated, and placed him In the
front window, always looking toward
his native home. And when he faded
out of existence we placed another
therein memoriam. He or his rep
resentative has been in the front OF
1917 II street for Al years"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14
MANAGER Saves a Panic.

Cleveland, Ohio.-'T hate to cheat
you folks out Of your money" said d.
e. Davidson, manager of a local NOV.
ing picture theater as he laughingly
faced an audience Of $50 persons, "bur
the cigar store next door is on fire,
and while there Is not any danger Of
its spreading here. we might as well
get out" The audience, directed by
fled out of the theater In
orderly fashion. Ten minutes later
ne Nd p invaded the structure. In
sprt time 1t was in ruiz
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14

NASHlNGTON.-"Some day that
w goddess of liberty on top of the
capitol is going to fall down and hurt
someone. | know, because | was up
in it."
Thus spoke Rodman Law, who calls
himself the human fly" while he was
reclining on a bed in a downtown no.
tel waiting for a telegraphed remit
lance from New York, which was
necessary after the way some friends
OF his had disappeared with his cash
while he was climbing up the god
dess' insides.
All that bracing material on the
interior of the statue is made of cast
iron." continued the fly" 1T was
put up there before anyone used steel
construction. | suppose. and | scraped
up handfuls of dust. | went all over
the inside and I'll bet that If some
thing isn't done about it there will
be an accident some day"
The human fly" too; the impend-
ing danger to the goddess about as
seriously as he took the fact that his
friends who accompanied him to the
top of the capitol had disappeared
with his cash.
Any old time he wants to go back
and sit on Liberty's head he is going
to do 1t, but he is going to make sure
that his friends can be trusted with
a human fly" pocketbook before he
gets up in the air between earth and
sky, with no one but a press agent to
keep the secret
The Fly" made all his arrange
ments early in the morning. In order
to elude the public, he visited the
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14
Says Goddess of Liberty Will Fall Some Day

newspaper Offices and arranged with
a motion picture concern. lie gave II
out publicly AT the Langley exercises
that he intended to climb up the
Washington monument and Jump of.
This. he cOnfided was what is known
in New York and other sporting cen
tiers as a stall" Bridge players
would call il "fiuessiug" Bridge
jumpers would call il good business.
in order to get the attention of the
police centered in the wrong place.
The fly went to the capitol in the
afternoon with his false friends He
climbed up a column on top OF the
dome. using a piece Of ste"ple Jacks
rope to aid him in his efforts. Pre-
viously he had handed his pocketbook
and valuables to his false friends who
accompanied him. When he descend
ed they had gone. He had not heard
from them this morning when a Star
reporter asked him what the interior
of a goddess of liberty holds out to
seeker after truth.
Il went all around the inside and
saw the rust. 1t was very dark, and
| used up a box OF matches in there
Then | crawled up on the base of the
statue A cop yelled to me to come
down. | slashed the ropes | had. and
a pair of newly-weds picked up
piece to use as a souvenir
when | slid down the cop pinched
me. He pinched this newly-wed. The
girl cried. said to the man: Say,
you must be just married by the looks
of you He got red in the face. and
the cops all laughed so that they let
him go. / went down to the detention
room in the capitol. and. of course.
they let me go. You see, had done
nothing seriously wrong"
A rap on the door interrupted this
story. A bellboy handed in a tele-
gram. 1t was money from New York.
replacing that which the false friends
had taken with them so hurriedly.
We'll, guess can have breakfast
now. So long"