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Gilpin observer., 1913-04-17

"'0irlsl there's . mani shouted
Bess Winters-and in spirit Of mis-
chief we set out after you. 1t was
only flash of feminine deviltry, that
would have died out at once-but
when you ran-well. 1t was 80 funny
we ran after you. I'm something Of q
sprinter and IL got in the lead-and
didn't expect you would-would-'
The man grinned.
ga bird in the hand is worth two
In the bush!'" he quoted. Il thought
you'd beat 'em-and but hear
voices. Shall we run away?" entic.
ingly.
"By all means. no." she replied Sc
verely.
Very well, then. surrender-to
you"
The girl shook her head.
Il don't want you"
What. after chasing me across
that confounded swamp" looking
meanipgly at her wet and bedraggled
skirt.
She reddened.
1T is a woman's privilege to reject
even after she has chased a man
to cover"
And you stand on your rights?"
earnestly. but with mirth In his eyes.
II dol" positively.
"Why?" he persisted.
"Because!"
He bowed profoundly.
Before womans final and always
conclusive reason / seem to accept
the inevitable-but do not be deceived,
fair lady, things are not always what
they seem." quoting. 81 have caught
you fairly on the first lap. I, too.
shall stand on my rights-the rules
Of the game!"
"Oh. here they are. Come on. girls! "
cried an eager voice.
One by one nine warm, giggling
summer girls came into view. ranging
galaxy of beauty beneath the green
trees.
did you catch him, Jackie?" cooed
the brunette. Did your"
The golden haired one dropped her
eyes.
She has-er, she did!" said the
man. speaking for her. rs this the
pack?"
who are you. sir, that dares call
US dogs?" demanded red-lipped
blonde with hair like fax
II am the fox!" replied the man.
He arose to his feet and put his
thumbs into the armpits of his vest,
a habit he had. facing them mock
ingly.
"Look!" screamed the short one.
'he is an ofilcer!"
Jackie started.
With a deft movement the bru.
nette reached forth and laid back the
lapel of his coat. peering at a tiny
gold star. engraved.
"Oh. girls." she cried dramatically
a ring Of mischief in her voice. look
who's here: HIS HONOR. THE
MAYOR!"
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-17
WALKED SIX MILES ON WATER
Two Men With Specially Adapted
Shoes Crossed the Bay at San
francisco.

Two men crossed San Francisco
bay on foot a few days ago, the San
Francisco Call states. They covered
the six miles without fatigue in two
hours and quarter. A crowd of COM
muters watched their passage with
satisfaction, while railroad officials
locked on darkly. II walking on wa
ter is as easy as Rupert Merkl and
Johann Gross demonstrated it to be,
goodby ferry boats. Every pedestrian
may become his own pilot.
The bay was smooth when the two
Germans made their dip into the wa
ters. They wore long shoes that bal
lasted the walker and permitted him
to move freely. Each carried a long
pole. held lightly. such as a tight
rope walker uses In an exhibition.
The walk is the longest that has been
accomplished by either Merkl or his
companion.
When pleasure boats crowded
around them they became more dar.
ing. First one and then the other
would turn in his course and walk
backward as an exhibition OF his skill
This they did with comparative ease
Once or twice they ran for several
dozen yards over the surface OF the
water.
Merkl, the inventor OF these water
shoes. is confident his device will be
a boon to fishermen and hunters. who
by using them. will be enabled to go
into any kind OF water. The shoes
~ h.
a suitcase or trunk.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-17
ENTRANCE TO fLAlN BUILDING

toward middle life before he gradu.
ates
The examinations for diploma are
no joke, believe me. The successful
candidate must present two original
theses, one Of them usually in some
other language than French. These
must be accepted as solid contribu-
tions in the department of letters,
science. medicine or law, as the case
may be. And, having presented them,
the candidate must publicly defend
his theses.
He presents himself in a large hall,
open to the public. where three or four
hundred persons may have assembled
the third degree" He takes his seat
at desk facing perhaps twenty grave
professors who have certified to the
quality of the theses he is to defend.
Each of them is provided with a print
ed copy of the thesis and during two
or three hours they take turns in at
lacking it. Every adverse comment
which learned and critical mind can
conceive is offered.
To these comments the sQuirming g
candidate must instantly reply. with
as much intelligence and fluency as he
Is able to muster. He must be ex-
tremely polite and formal. When de-
! tected in slight error of fact he ac-
cepts the correction with thanks.
Finally his defense of the thesis is pro-
nounced adequate and he richly de-
serves the Doctors degree which is
awarded him, for he has passed a
mighty bad half day.
The old Paris University building
the one l encountered first, was erect
ed by Cardinal Richelieu in 1929. II
has stood for 2s4 years and in 2s4
years traditions find time to pile up in
| some abundance.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-17

to know who the victim was?" cried
the culprit's lawyer, vindictively.
"Overruled!" snapped the Judge.
The mayor sighed. Things looked
black enough.
Your honor" he said apprehensive.
ly. addressing the court, Il appeal for
a change of venue / have reason to
believe that the judge is prejudiced
against me. l."
Judge Vining pierced him with q
| glance.
"The ideal" she cried. with asper.
| ity.. sit down. SIR"
We'll, anyhow, it was worth it,"
he shot back. resentfully.
The Judge blushed as she opened
the hotel cook book and searched os.
tensibly for the criminal act relative
to kissing against woman's will.
Call the first witness!" ordered the
court.
Pretty Molly Mcconnell, her raven
crowned head held at serious angle,
her dimples set in a solemn back
ground. took the stand.
1T was barely sun-up this morn
Ing" she said, quietly, when we set
out across the meadows after lady
slippers. Aurora was taking her mat
utinal bath in dew as we trudged
down Simon's hill and came to the
bottoms. Just as we were about to
enter. we saw the defendant skulking
in the wood. Somebody said, Mani
and we started in pursuit. Instead OF
surrendering, the villain fled at top
| speed. We ran after him! jackie
er. beg your pardon, your honor. led
the chase. was second until I
caught my toe in a briar tendril and
collapsed in an alder bush!"
What happened next?" encouraged
Margaret Farnsworth, the prosecut-
ing attorney, brushing a stray curl
from her violet eyes, and fixing the
witness with a steady eye.
Il heard a scream from the wood
ahead and then sounds Of oscula-
tion!"
Il object!" interrupted Attorney Ma
son. striking legal attitude. There
is no evidence that this witness is an
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-17
Movies Make Taruet,

An ingenious adaptation of moving
pictures to a shooting gallery has
been made by an Englishman. In this
gallery the marksmen have the satis-
faction Of shooting at rapidly moving
deer or other animals, and the sue
cess Of their shots is automatically re-
corded. In the rear of the gallery is
metal screen painted white. The
pictures are thrown on this screen and
the rapidly moving objects serve in
place Of target, and afford much
more excitement. BY means Of an
electrical device in back OF the screen
a shot that strikes a mortal spot on
the deer, or whatever the mark may
be, is instantly recorded in the front OF
the gallery. The marks also show on
the white paint, and after these marks
become too numerous the screen can
be painted over again.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-17
FRIENDS HELP.
st. Paul Park Incident.

AFTER drinking coffee for breakfast
I always felt languid and dull, having
no ambition to get to my morning
duties. Then in about an hour or 30
a weak. nervous arrangement of the
heart and stomach would come over
me with such force would frequently
have to lie down.
Tea Is Just as harmful, because Il
contains caffeine, the same drug found
In coffee.
AT other times had severe head
aches; stomach finally became affect
ed and digestion SO impaired that I
had serious chronic dyspepsia and
constipation. A lady. for many years
State President Of the w. c. T. U,
told me she had been greatly ben
efited by quitting coffee and using
Postum; she was troubled for years
with asthma. She said It was NO
cross to quit coffee when she found
she could have as delicious an
article as Postum.
Another lady who had been trou-
bled with chronic dyspepsia for years,
found immediate relief on ceasing cof-
fee and using Postum. Still another
friend told me that Postum was Q
Godsend. her heart trouble having
been relieved after leaving OF coffee
and taking on Postum.
so many such cases came to my
notice that concluded coffee was the
cause Of my trouble and l quit and
took up Postum. am more than
pleased to say that my days of trou-
BILE have disappeared. am well and
happy"
Look In pkgs. for the famous little
book. "The Road to Wellville.'
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-17

and so sick that had to go to bed.
Lydia E. Pinkham's 8 Vegetable Com
pound has made me we'll and these trou-
bles have disappeared like magic.
have recommended the Compound to
many women who have used 1t success
fully. Mrs. JAMES ]. STACY, RID.
No. 8, North Bangor, N. Y. 81
Another Made Well.
Ann Arbor, Mich.-"Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound has done
wonders for me. For years suffered
terribly with hemorrhages and had
pains 80 intense that sometimes I would
faint away. I had female weakness
80 bad that 1 had to doctor all the time
and never found relief until I took
your remedies to please my husband.
/ recommend your wonderful medicine
to all sufferers as think it is a blessing
for all women. Mrs. L. E. WYcKoFP,
112 S. Ashley St., Ann Arbor, Mich.
There need be no doubt about the
ability of this grand old remedy, made
from the roots and herbs of our fields, to
remedy woman's diseases. We possess
volumes Of proof of this fact, enough
to convince the most skeptical. Why
don't YOU try it2
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-17
In Women's Interests.

Miss Lucy Goode White has been
elected president of the California
League for the Protection of Mother
hood. which was organized with 100
charter members. It is not planned to
make this permanent organization.
but 1t is to exist only long enough to
obtain the passage of state law PEN
sioning widowed mothers with de-
pendent children and providing for pc.
cuniary assistance during enforced
idleness to women who work to sup.
port themselves and their children.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-17
An Old Saw.

Up In Bristol. r, L., where grea,
yachts that have so long defended the
cup have been built. they tell a story
about the blind man. Herreshoff, who
designed SO many of these boats.
He was examining an old mahogan,
table of beautiful design. and rubbinf
his hands carefully over the upper sur
face and underneath. When he hac
finished looking" at the table. he
said:
"Humph. didn't know they had
circular saws back In 1890"
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-17

courts statement of the case. 1t Is
irregular in"
"Order in the COURT" interrupted
the Judge. Who's running this
case?"
The man lowered his eyes. accept.
ing the inevitable.
This defendant" began Jackie. sis
from perfectly proper young woman
who had never been kissed except by
-by-well. by those who had per-
feet right. l might say that he not
only stole one butt believe It was
several the young lady claims he
stole. He not only is a thief. but"
Whom did he kiss? We demand
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-17
True Love.

And would you die for me?"
Certainly not. would rather live
forever than to give you such q cause
for grief"
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-17
W0MAN'S ILLS
DISAPPEARED
Like Magicafter taking Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
North Bangor, N. Y.-"As 1 have

uSeu Lydla II. Pink
hams We geta b | 9
Co mp o n d with
great benefit / feel
it my duty to write
and tell you about it.
I was ailing from fe-
male weakness and
h ad headache and
backache nearly all
the time. Twas later
every moath than l
should have be en-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-03-18
JURY IN BARROW TRIAL
FAIL TO REACH VERDICT
Eight Were for Conviction and Four
For Acquittal-New Action Be-
gins March 81.

Los Angeles, Cal, March 11.-Being
unable to reach verdict, the jury in
the second trial of Clarence S. Darrow
on a bribery charge were discharged
by Judge Conley on Saturday
Eight jurors were for conviction,
four held out for acquittal barrow i'm
mediately demanded new trial and
District Attorney John d. Fredericks
said he would have one. Judge Con-
ley set March 81 as the date for the
beginning of the retrial
The failure of the jury 70 agree was
received with varied emotions by de-
Tense and prosecution Darrow himself,
thirty-eight and a half hours for the
jury to report, seemed to regard the
disagreement as a relief.
The second trial occupied As days
little more than half the time con-
sumed by the first, which ended in an
acquittal after the jurors had delib-
Grated SO minutes.
In both cases the allegations we're
substantially the same, except that in
the one George ~ Lockwood, pros
pective juror, was alleged to have
been bribed, and in the second Robert
Balm, sworn juror in the Mcnamara
case, was the recipient of money paid
by Bert H. Franklin, who in his con-
fession alleged he was acting under
direction of barrow
The jury in the trial took II ballots,
Darrow's best showing in them being
6 to g.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-03-18
SHIP IS BLOWN UP,
FIFTY ARE DEAD.
Scores Injured When Dynamite
Destroys British Vessel.
WHOLE EAST COAST JARRED
Cargo of Alum Chine in Baltimore
tarbor, $40 Tons Of Giant Pow
der, ExpIodes, Wrecking
Other Boats.

Baltimore, Md, March 10.-Fifty or
more lives were lost; fifty persons
were injured, some of whom will die,
and forty others are missing as the re-
suit of the blowing up of dynamite
ship in the lower harbor here, which
shook the whole central Atlantic
coast on Friday
Two other vessels were practically
destroyed, one of them the monster
collier Jason, which had just beer
completed for the United States navy.
The dynamite ship was the British
steamer Alum Chine, which was off
Hawkins point loading explosive for
use of the government in its work on
the Panama canal Eleven men, mem
bers of the crew or stevedores, we're
killed and more than a score were in
iured.
Forty stevedores have not been &C
counted for. IL they were on the
steamer it is thought certain that
they persisted
Many of those who escaped death
owe their lives to the fact that they
were blown into the waters Of the bay
After the tremendous detonation-1t
is estimated that there were $40 tons
of dynamite on board the Alum Chine
nothing could be seen of the steam
err. Her upper works had been blown
to splinters and her hull had sunk
The survivors were picked up by
launches and tugs.
Six of the crew of the tug Atlantic
lying alongside the Alum Chine, were
killed and the tug was destroyed.
The force of the explosion swept
away the upper works of the Jason
killing three men and injuring 29 9th
ers, ten of whom are expected to die.
The collier was about 700 feet away
from the Alum Chine at the time.
The explosion was remarkable for
the great distance the shock was felt
In many towns the tremor was so dis
ti1ce as to cause people to believe an
earthquake had occurred.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-03-18
PROTECTION FOR i
FROGS IS DECREE
ASSEMBLY PASSES THE SPOOR
BILL PROVIDING FOR A
CLOSED SEASON
AUTHOR IN ELOQUENT PLEA
Green Lake County AssembYnan
Calls Attention to the Wholesale
Slaughter Going On to Provide
Delicacy for Commands Tables.

Madison. -Assemblyman Spoor of
first lawmaker to grow eloquent over
the humble but active frog. That
Mr.. SpoOr was convincing as we'll was
eVinced by the applause given him
by his fellow legislators when he CON
cluded, and the unanimous vote for
his bill which followed.
Mr.. Spoons bill providing for a
closed season for frogs from Nov.
until June I, following was up for
engrossment, and there was shown
some disposition to have sport with
the bill.
IF this bill referred to the frogs
in your throat" said Mr.. Spoor, lit
might be trifled with. But the fact
that there are being shipped out of
this state five carloads a year of
frogs legs, and that all in the mid
die of winter, makes a serious sub
ject of it.
only last week / found that T.
400 pounds of frog legs had been
shipped from Berlin in five days.
Two men took twenty-five gunny-
sacks full of frogs from one spring
hole in my county a few days ago
And this is not all. The brutal meth
DDS pursued in preparing for the
market of frogs is to be considered.
You should see, as l have, men with
large shears cutting live frogs in two
by the thousands, throwing the front
half on the floor to struggle until
they die.
1.-The frog has nothing harmful
about him: on the contrary he pur-
ifies the waters of our streams and
ponds by the vegetable matter and
insect eggs he consumes. Because
the frogs are being annihilated we
are compelled to use offensive oils
and poisons on our ponds to destroy
the mosquitoes.
1--WE foolishly allowed the passen-
ger pigeon to be ruthlessly destroyed
in this country. Shall we permit the
same wantOn destruction of the
frogs?''
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-03-18
PROTEST MEETING is HELD.
Senators oenounce Washington Pc

Senators Oencunce Washington Po-
lice for incompetence AZ ParadeI
Washington, March 1.-THE made
quacy of the police protection of the
suffrage parade last Monday was de-
nounced at a mass meeting attended
by hundreds of men and women here.
Maj. Richard Sylvester, superintend-
ent of Police, and his force were criti-
cized for "mismanagement and incor-
petence," and those who interfered
with the procession were called "bruta,
loafers"
The speakers were Senators Clapp
OF Minnesota, Shafroth and Thomas of
Colorado and Works of California,
Louis D. Brandeis. Corpora James
Tanner and Charles Edward Russell
The greater part of the speechma-
king was devoted to arguments in IA
vor of suffrage for women, and the
references to last Mondays trouble
were largely incidental. Senator Clapp
assured the audience that woman suf-
frage throughout the country was a
matter of only few years.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-03-18
CENTRAL AMERICA
REVOLT IS NEAR
Startling Reports Reach Wash
ington Authorities.
FILIBUSTERs ARE ACTIVE
United States Faces Crisis az Result
of Belief That Wilson VIII Not
Interfere in Southern
Republics.

Washington, March 1.-THE new
administration is facing serious trou
BILE In Central America, as reports to
the state and war departments from
naval and diplomatic sources indicate
that a general revolution is about to
break forth
No one in either department now
doubts that the new government will
soon be compelled to demonstrate it's
ability to protect the lives and prop
erty of Americans in the troubled
countries to the south of Mexico.
For several months officials of the
department of state, justice and of
the treasury have been at work col
lecting information as to what is go
ing on in Central America. The re
suits of their investigations, as trans
mitted to the new administration, are
highly disquieting
Outbreaks are momentarily expect
ed in all the Central American states
except Costa Rica
1t is learned that six weeks ago the
department Of justice made an inquiry
of the treasury department and gave
it notice Of a serious movement which
it was supposed was toward Nicara-
qua from Mobile and New Orleans.
Expeditionary forces of filibusters
were suspected of activity in both of
these ports.
1t was at first supposed that two
vessels which were discovered were
intended for Mexican waters. These
vessels, however, the department of
justice agents established, were not
for Mexican ports, but were trying to
get on board. supplies of army and
ammunition for landing at Blueflelds,
Nicaragua.
1t was this knowledge. communicat-
ed to the state department. that
caused former Secretay Knox to issue
orders for a whole squadron of war
ships to proceed to Central America
and practically invest it's most i'm
portant ports.
1t had been intended to withdraw
the marines from Managua, but 1t
was decided that they shall remain. as
the storm is expected to break there.
The state and navy officials clearly
connect the outbreak which took place
at Nogete with the general conspiracy
to precipitate trouble throughout Cen
trail America.
A Nicaraguan mob. according to the
dispatches, entered the town of
Nogete under the eyes of the United
States marines, terrorized and plumb
cred it, and, when the marines went
I'm pursuit, so as to keep their own
communications safe with the sea, at
Corinto their train collided with fuel
train under circumstances that have
not yet been explained
The present administration has
keen interest in the coming revolu-
ton, as the state department for the
past month has had reports showing
that the outs" in most of the Cen.
trail American countries have the i'm
preston that the navy and state de-
partments under President Wilson
would adopt new policy of hands
off" in the affairs of the Latin repub-
lies, with the exception of Cuba, with
which the United States has special
political relations.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-03-18
REBELS SUFFER BIG LOSSES
IN BATTLE WITH FEDERALS
leo, and Are Routed-Troops
in Riot.

Chihuahua, Mex, March 11.-News
reached her Sunday that 80 Nader
ista volunteers, headed by Manuel
Chao, attacked the City of Parral in
this state and were Iepulsed with
heavy losses By Col Salvador Marcado
with his Sixth battalion.
Colonel Marcado has wired for re-
Inducements to enable him to trail
the Maderistas, who are reported to
be the same band which entered and
sacked the town of Santa Barbara,
short distance south 'of Farral, several
days ago.
Douglas, Ariz., March 11.--En-
camped within striking distance of
several important border towns, the
$500 constitutionalist troops rested on
arms, while instructions among fed
eral garrisons strengthened materially
the rebel forces.
No word has come from Nacozari,
south of here, where a fierce battle
waged all day Saturday and it Is not
known what the result of the encoun-
ter has been.
The last word received from the be-
sieged city was from the telegraph
operator. who flashed TOO hot for me
here" and left his key just before all
wires between Douglas and NacoZari
were cut.
Open revolt and scenes of disorder
have occurred among the ESQ federal
defenders of Aqua Prieta, and the mill
tary officials there gave warning to all
Americans to leave the town.
The best citizens of Aqua Prieta
generally fed to Douglas, while the
drunken and rebellious soldiers pa
raded the streets, crying Viva Made
ro!" viva Maytorena!" and Viva
Diazr'
Washington. March 1O-Troops on
the Mexican border viii be maintained
in their present position for the next
few weeks, according to the state
ments of war department officials.
Brig. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss is now
visiting the border camps and making
suggestions as to the best places to
hold the troops.
The maintenance Of g border patrol
is thought necessary, since consular
dispatches from the province of
Sonora show that the revolt against
the Iuerta regime has assumed seri-
GUS proportions and reconciliation
is practically impossible.