The Loap City Northwestern
1 W M'kLCICH. Publisher
LCUP CITY. • NEBRASKA
BUILT AN EJGHTY-TON SHIP
Acute Sea Mtss<cnary Who Wanted
to Reach H,s Island Heme Proved
Mia Ingenu'tjr
A person encaged In nitdouiy
»<rt in tbe South xs< has told of tbe
•genits*.y of an Anx-ncan missionary
a tbe Society island*, wbo. though he
*nm neat to nothing of ship rarpen
sy and «u besides, aimoy! destitute
< tool*, mice accomplished the coa
•tmrtjaa of a veooei of bv ions' bar
ten. It should be added, however, that
n bta youth this missionary bad been
■Mwnuired to an Inmmaker
It appears that, being desirous to
murk more distant tribe*, tki* n-is
•sonar- left hi* borne in Kaiate* and
tel passage on n trading vessel for
tiancuunga. k«o mile* cist**' lie
teamed soon after bis arrival that
•hips rarely touched port at that
stand, and when but visit tad ea
tmded over several months wttb no
dgkt of a nail be began to w under
jow be Soonld ever get back Final
y. impelled by tbe sties* of bis sitna- |
von. be determined to make a ship ;
»y wkirk be canid leave the island, f
rbe novelty and audacity at tbla plan i
amnaed and fascinated the native*, i
a bo helped him wtth a Will Piece* of |
•id metal from wreck* and an auger
tnd carpenter a ptaeer*. with several
utdwtt and knive*. trophies of for
nrr bargaining* by tbe islanders with
• hue nil r*. made up bis whole out
tt at Iran and tool*
First be ererted a note fonre and
mvd and tried to egttip bla establish- j
sent with n goatskin bellows, but as j
t u as impossible to protect tbe leath
*r tram tbe ruts be mihsiituied a kind
jf rude air pump an appam-u- that
be native* greatly admired He never
ached bands to blow it. He found
rdenty at timber mronnnt and bam
as. Having no aan be made hie
dank* by splitting trees and the
slanders smoothed •hen. after a fash j
on frith the bate bets and knive*.
Wood with a natural crook supplied
he knee*, aoodea pin* served for
tall* and tbe calking of tbe seams was |
lose wttb ha nan* stamp* and cocoa
tnt fiber in place of oakum
After mag and patient toil tbe mi*
oMtnry and bis native assistants
anached a craft that rode tbe water.
Some to* be contrived, with hi* mu
*nr native <-rew. to navigate the ve»
«H safety to bis iUiat»a home
Mew Use for Sour Milk.
Is is an* prrtty generally believed
hat sour milk has certain BMdtcinaJ .
joalr.c* eta pesseserd by meet milk. i
TMe lartlr arid organism t. a kick it con
»<*■* Men to art as pur.'.« r» and dw
afertaats. It Is therapeutic as aril i
■s nourishing. nnd. according to Elle |
Mcrhaikoff. promo* e* s healthy old ;
a* sad tone life.
The fart that the Iowa agricultural
-ij>ertmcat statin, has reread) det ei
jped a wv soar milk food In tbe
shape Of lactic arid ice rrea* Is of in
■ rest, therefore, to the hygienists as '
eei! as the confect loners and soda
"ouataia folks It is made Just as is
xrdinary ire cream, except that sour
■*:Tk is substituted for sweet inilk. Ac
or«.sue to the lavtntors. lactic acid
r* cream is very pshtxbl* and pos
■ esses a certain piquant twang which
coders h peculiarly grateful In hot
srather. They see so reason why
facto' should not. within s reasonable
•.me bsi run jar. as popular as sber
set*
Mi. -g It All R»0ht.
Marks—I know >o«r wife didn t like
It because you took me home unex
teetedly to dinner last night
Parks- Xo*ieet.»e* Why. you hadn't
been gone two minute* before she re
marked that she was glad it was no
m* else hoi you
Another Stow at the Ser.
* Men." said the city talesman, "hnve
t 1st more sentiment than women
ITse idewogrspl* on the desks of pro
fir I rtsk oa business prove that. In
he course of a day I talk to about an
■qssl number of men and women.
Many <d the men keep the picture of
be suly woman in the world standing
a plain view oa the deak. but not one
worn s 1* s thousand gladden* bet
■out with the photograph of the only
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Tt Is owing to one of tbe unjust
■mles of awn that they don't." raid tbe
tea in a bunch ever turn suffragette*
but photographic restriction will be
partly to blame It is stipulated is
test other «B»t that no woman em
play* shall sally the virgin purity of
her desk with the picture of a man."
Reply Lnespecled.
Wurt*««(lk im am* tcrtilon. * ben
talk mg to U( wile referred to a time
•Va. "as yoa know. I was better
~B«t. my dear.*’ replied she. “you
•ere always rery ugly "—f< r bner i
Now CwK dee It Hera.
The Utile Chicago gin had returned
Toe see iota of fancy things when
roa r* is the country.** she said “Out
there when it # dark the sky's got a
groat white streak acroe# it they call
the milky way."—Chicago Record
SENSATIONAL MURDER TRIAL IN VIRGINIA
T! K trial of Henry Clay Beattie. Jr, for the murder of his young wife, which Is now In progress at Chester
eld. Va.. la replete with thrills and sensations. The actual standing of the accused, the circumstances sur
.i-diug the killing and the flippant bearing of the alleged murderer have already made the trial a cause ce
- I re. In ti:e picture above are seen (1) Judge Watson, before whom the trial is taking place; (2) the interior
■ f the cell that is occupied by the prisoner; (3) Henry Clay Beattie. Sr., the father of the accused: (4) Sher
iff Gill, left; Captain Pollock, center; Beattie with his straw hat partially concealing his face; (o) crowd outside
the little court bouse trying to obtain an entrance; (6) profile view of Beattie.
BITTEN BY RATTLE SNAKE
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Experience of Oregon Stockman
While at Spring.
Struck on Right Arm Between Wriet
and Etsw by Snake. Man Makes
Desperate Run for Medical
Assistance.
Antelope. Ore.—William J. SicGreer, |
• to three weeks ago was bitten by a
rattlesnake and all but lost bis life, is
oce of tbe few aien in Oregon who
hare received severe bites and been
able to describe in detail bow it felt.
McGreer was riding the range for
horses eight miles east of Antelope.
He is a Clarno (Ore.i stockman He ;
demounted at a spring to drink ami ;
waa bitten in the arm. He has near
ly recovered. and his story, as printed
n Crook county newspapers Is as fol
lows:
"Oh. >es. I’m gefing along all right;
but the <r.ake died as a result of his
indiscretion. I've ridden the range so
long that no reptile that bites me can
survive.
"You can say for me—and I'm an ex
pert now—that rattlers don't always ;
rattle before they strike. This one
dn t I had just got into position to
drink from the spring in Galliger con
yon when the cuss struck me on the
right arm between the wrist and el
bow. It felt as though some one bad
given my arm a hard jerk. The snake
bung on by his fangs. I knocked him
off with my left hand and killed him.
Ke had six rattles and was about 18
inches long.
“I immediately tore my handkerchief
nto stripe and bound the arm tight
ly at wrist and elbow. I reached for
my knife, expecting to cut tbe wound.
When 1 found I did not have it with
me. | was scared. My arm did not
pam me then—it was In between my
t boulders That negro was right who
I said It was ’no disgrace to run when
yo s scalrt. so I got on my horse and
1 lit out for Antelope, about eight miles
• way. I!y 'he time I reached a mud
hole, about a mile from the spring. I
wa* having excruciating pains all over
' ray body, as though my muscles were
all contracting I dismounted and
plunged my swelling arm into the
mud.
1 think 1 must have been crazed by
the pain, for here 1 turned my horse
loo** and started on foot for Hilly Ma
lones house. a distance of four miles
The only thin* I remember from the
time 1 left the mud hole till I got to
Malone’s bouse, was eating tobacco.
My chaps were found later about two
miles from the spring, but my hat
hasn't been found yet.
“The horse 1 was riding was a good
1 one. and If I bad stuck to him he
would hare landed me in Antelope In
20 minutes from the time I was struck.
“However, as soon as I arrived at
Malone's ranch John Malone cut open
the wound and Jack Brogan sucked
I out as much of the poison blood as be
' could. Undoubtedly this service is all
t that saved my life until Dr. Bower ar
i rived from Antelope, which was about
15 minutes after they telephoned for
him. A drummer (whose name 1 do
not know, but who has my sincere
thanks), brought the doctor out in an
automobile.
*'lt was some time after the doctor
arrived until he got my arm to bleed
ing i was suffering indescribable ag
ony and my arm was swollen to an im
mense size and was a glassy blue
color. Dr. Bower worked with me all
night and I understand took two quarts
of blood from ray arm. The doctor and
Jack Brogan took me to Antelope the
.next morning, where the treatment
was continued through the day. My
brothers. George and Ed. had come
over from Clarno and looked after me
during that night, and then I was un
der the care of two trained nurses
from The Dalles.
"I believe I was bitten about seven
o'clock and arrived at Malone's about
9:33 So it was at least two and a
half hours before I received medical
attention.”
Finds Prehistoric Skull.
Laramie. Wyo — E. B. Adair of Lost
Spring, near Douglas, has unearthed
a human skull imbedded in stone and
believed by archaeologists to have
ante-dated the biblical flood. The
skull is well preserved.
WOULD PUZZLE ANY SOLOMON
Pennsylvania Judge Finally Decide:
That Goose Must Be Cooked and
Divided Between Two Women.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.—A dispute ovet
the ownership of a goose was settled
the other day by Aid. John F. Dono
hue, who Is famous locally for his
common sense adjustments of law
suits. ' \
Mrs. Alice Krelger of Snickshlnnj
charged Mrs. Louis Pelinus with the
theft of a goose. Each woman claimed
the goose had belonged to her ever
since it was hatched, and the evidence
on both sides was of equal weight.
“Well." said the alderman, after pus
sling over the case, “there is but one
] way to settle it. Each of you women
I will go home, will get your flock and
j each bring one here. Then you will
I place the ganders on opposite sides
' of the courtroom and the goose in !
| the middle and let her choose to which i
| flock she belongs.
“Of course," he added, “there Is the
danger of her being a flirt."
The women objected to this plan
because It involved an outlay in rail
road fare of more than the value of
the goose.
"Then," declared the alderman, “the
defendant Is sentenced to take the
goose home, kill It. divide It exactly In
! half, and give one half to the prose
cutrix.”
ONLY WOMAN JAILER
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Veritable Amazon Has Unique
Position in Rhone Valley.
Record of Madame Jenny Porchet
During Huaband’s Illness for
Three Years, Makes Her
Choice for Place.
Berlin.—Woman's rights, indeed!
What more could the most ardent suf
fi agetie desire than to con rol the lib
erties of scores of more men. That
is the privilege of Mme. Jeany Por
chet. agsd 51—the only ofBci-1 woman
jailer in the world.
Her prison lies in the pretty town
of Aigle, with a population of 4.000.
1l the valley of Rhone. It forms part
of an imposing range of castellated
buildings, the most conspicuous in
that region.
Thirty years age Mme. Porchet
married the chief warder of the Aigle
prison. When her husband became
seriously 111 she acted In his place
without the local authorities being
aware of the fact. Then after three
years' illness. Perchet died and the
place of chief warder becoming va
cant applications were filed. Several
men applied fcr the post, which is
fairly well paid and many of them had
excellent credentials. Mme. Porchet.
however, presented herself before the
local commission, explained that dur
ing the three years' illness of her
husband she bad carried on his du
tiess so as not to lose the place, had
introduced several minor reforms
which had strengthened discipline.
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and at the same time made the pris
oners more contented. She concluded
that she could carry on the same work
without fear or favor if the commis
sion would support her.
"1 know it is an unsual request to :
make, for a woman to rule male prls- 1
oners and keep them in order, but I
am not frightened of a man or half
a dozen of them.”
This statement brought 6miles and
n«.ds of approval from the members
of the commission, for Mme. Porchet
is a veritable Amazon nearly six feet
in height, powerfully built, and in the
prime of health. Her face shows a
character as strong as her frame,
with powerful square jaws, a large
mouth and piercing but kindly eyes.
“Gentlemen," she continued, “you
may still think that if I were attacked
by a prisoner I would be helpless.
Will you kindly ask the heaviest gen
darme on the premises to step here
so that : can demonstrate to you what !
I could and would do with a man who
dared to attack me."
The president asked Mme Porchet
to retire and after the commission
had considered the matter for a quar
ter of an hour she was informed that
it was unanimously agreed to give
her a year's trial and if she gave sat
isfaction the post would be a perma
nent one. /
‘Gentlemen, I thank you," she said
“and I am 6ure that I will give you
every satisfaction. 1 did not want to
appeal to your sympathies as 1 have
seven children to bring up and the
loss of the position would have meant
much to them and me.”
SKYSCRAPER OF 2,000 FEET
i New York engineers Say That Is
Limit for Safety—Structure of
120 Stories Possible.
New York.—An office building 2.000
feel In height mar become e reality
here In the near future as the result of
possibilities revealed by recent Inves
tigations. Such s building would be
■early three limes the height of what
la sow the tallest in the world and
twice as high as the Eiffel tower,
which Is merely of skeleton construc
tion.
With the erection of the 700-foot Met
ropolitan tower, it waa thought that
the Until had been reached under the
present betiding code. But construc
tion ban already begun on an office
betiding rising 41 feet higher, and the
latest investigation shows that the
-r1—— safety height for such build
ings at present Is 2.000 feet
Uneh a bwlldlng. to conform with the
mdnaMnti of safety, would only
base fo has* a base 200 foot square to
'tend on. and now that this fact bas
been brought to light there la talk
of an office structure of 120 stories
While it. of course, would not rise
2,000 feet above the street level. It
would double the height of the great
est skyscraper now existing and serve
to demonstrate the value of buildings
of heights never before attempted.
While the Increasing value of real
estate makes height a prime considera
tion, the problem of transportation in
such a building would be a serious
one. The only legal height restrict!.;!!
at present is that no structure shall
have a weight of more than 15 tons to
the square foot, and a 2,000 foot high.
200 foot square building would come
within this limit
There remains then only the solu
tion of the elevator problem to bring
to New York a building nearly half a
mile in height and capacity of hous
ing 40.000 workers.
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Daily Thought
| Onr lives are truly at an end when
we are loved bo >on.er.—Laador.
Sheep Has Too Many Legs.
Petaluma. Cal.—On the early morn
Ing train from Geyservllle a six-legged
sheep was brought to this city. The
animal was consigned to J. L. Camp
bell, nnd has attracted much attentloc
wherever It has been seen. The anl
mal has four front feet, two extra feet
with perfectly formed hoofs, pro
truding from the shoulders of the
front legs These do not reach any
where near the ground, and, conse
quently, do not interfere with the
sheep when walking The animal Is a
decided freak of nature, and may be
placed on exhibition In a menagerie
In the near future. The sheep was
raised Ir the Geyservllle section.
John Smith a Bride.
Milwaukee. Wls.—A certificate that
Harry J. Raals and John W. Smith
were united in marriage here caused
some astonishment when It reached
the health department bureau of vital
statistics. It was explained that Miss
Smith's father, in disapotntment at
her sex. had given her a masculine
name at birth. The couple are from
Beaumont. Tex.
| t£ THAT commends me to my j
own content,
Commends me to the thirds I cannot cet.
—Shakespeare.
"To market, to market to buy a fat pifc-1'
WE GO A MARKETING.
—
It is wise to decide before making 1
the visit to the market just what aud
how much is wanted. There will he
plenty of opportunity to change the ;
mind when you find there is nothing in ;
the market that you had planned lor.
It is not always possible to visit the
market yourself, but it pays in quality
and it pays in price when those visits
can be made.
The experienced buyer notices the
amount of bone, gristle and other
waste which certain cuts have, and ,
she will consider the family to be
served, the amount likely to be con
sumed and what may be done with the
left-over meat.
If you see the meat cut and w eighed
you will then know whr.t you have
bought.
The one who takes the trouble to do
her marketing in person has the pick
of the choice things, and those who
telephone must take what is left.
Beef to be good should be a bright
color, the grain of the meat fine and
the fat, yellowish white. Meat that
has a fat, mottled appearance is doubt
ful. The suet of a good animal is
white. Good beef is elastic to the
touch and will not leave the Impress
of the finger when removed, although
very tender beef may be easily pierced
by the finger when pressed too hard.
If you have a good-natured butcher,
he will not object to your looking over
the meat: they appreciate an intel
ligent buyer, and the wiser they are in
their business the more they enjoy a
customer who wants to learn to buy
intelligently. Mutton is known at a
glance. Bright, crimson red. the fat
white and firm. If you can get a sight
of the liver it will tell of the state of
health better than any other test.
Veal should never be eaten when
bung more than a few days in sum
mer, as It taints very quickly. If eat
en too fresh It Is apt to be tough and j
should he at least an animal of six
weeks before marketing.
In testing fowls, a pliable breast j
hone is a good test if it isn't broken,
a test some butchers use to deceive.
The skin should he clean, the fowl
plump and the legs and feet pliable, j
and the spurs short in young fowls.
Practice makes perfect in marketing
as in other things.
HY man, she ts mine own!
And I as rich In having such a
Jewel
As twenty seas If all their sands were
pearL
THE PICNIC PARTY.
In these days of swift transportation
by auto, when a few friends, a shady
nook at the water’s edge is found, the
picnic hampers unloaded and the men
of the party hunt up the drift wood
for a good fire, all are ready for the
hearty picnic supper.
By digging a hole In the ground,
laying in a few stones and covering
with coals, a flreless cooker can be
Improvised for roasting corn and po
tatoes the like of which is hard to
heat A good stove is made with a
piece of heavy screening or a piece of
sheet Iron. Build a fire and place sev
eral rocks to support the stove, then
set on the cofTee pot and the pail of
water or the frying pan. and every
thing may be cooked in a short time.
Aluminum cups and plates are light,
but more expensive than the paper
goods of which there is now an as
sortment
A picnic is not a dinner party, and
when one tries to make it one the Joy
of the outing is spoiled.
The thermos bottles, which will
carry hot or cold drinks, are very nice
for a picnic.
The usual picnic dishes are those
that may be carried easily. Sand
wiches are the main starter, and fruit
of all kinds is always appreciated.
Chicken sandwiches are usually the
preferred of all kinds. Lamb also
makes a good sandwich filling.
Cream cheese with olives or stuffed
olives and walnuts all put through the
meat chopper make a delicious filling
mixed with mayonnaise dressing.
Deviled eggs each wrapped in waxed
paper and sections of orange prepared
at home and wrapped in waxed paper
are nice little relishes.
Fried chicken, each piece wrapped
In a waxed paper, la a very nice way
to serve that always popular dish.
Small sponge cakes that have been
hollowed out and the centers filled
with whipped cream, then the slice
from the top replaced, make a dainty
dessert with fresh berries or fruit
Nothing tastes better than good rich
doughnuts well sugared, with a tot
cup of coffee for dessert
When one ts plcnicing the simple,
wholesome, old-fashioned substantial
are those most aprpeciated.
NOW ye not that a little leav
en leaventh the whole lump.
Birth does not determine destiny.
All things are possible to a sound body
CARING FOR PEACHES.
To each pound of pared and sliced
fruit add three-quarters of a pound of
granulated sugar. Add a cup of v.ater
to the sugar, and when boiling hot add
the peaches. When thoroughly scald
ed remove the peaches and cook the
sirup until thick and clear. Fill the
jars with the peaches and pour over
the boiling sirup, and seal.
Peach Marmalade.—For every pound
and a quarter of fruit add three-quar
ters of a pound of sugar. Remove the
skin and pits from the peaches, add to
the sugar and a cup of water, and
cook until smooth. Stand on the back
part of the stove and simmer for an
hour. Add the juice of a lemon, then
put into glasses. Seal by covering
with writing paper wet with flour and
water. This method keeps the glasses
free from mold. \ v.
A delicious pie made from the fresh
peaches sliced. Is prepared as fol
lows: Bake a good rich shell of pas
try and fill it with the freshly pre
pared fruit: sweeten and heap sweet
ened whipped cream flavored with al
mond over the top.
Peach Ice Cream.—To a pint o'i
cream sweetened to taste, add a cup
of peach pulp that has been put,
through a sieve, and a tablespoonfui
of lemon juice added. Freeze as usu
al. Equal parts of peaches and apri
cots make a nicely flavored dish when
frozen.
Baked Peaches.—Peel, cut in halves,
remove the stones and place in a gran
ite pan. Fill each cavity with a tea
spoonful of sugar, one-half a teaspoon
of butter, a few drops of lemon juice,
and a grating of nutmeg. Cock twenty
minutes, and serve on pieces of but
tered toast.
Brown Betty with peaches is deli
cious. One may use cake crumbs in
stead of bread. Butter a baking dish
and put in a layer of peaches, then a
layer of cake crumbs, a sprinkling of
brown sugar and nutmeg Repeat un
til the dish Is full, leaving the crumbs
on top for a finish. Bake until heated
through.
It is tyrannous
To use it like a giant. —Shakespeare.
DISHES NEW CR UNUSUAL.
We are constantly looking for new
dishes to vary the monotony of our
diet The following are some that
will appeal to the tastes of some.
A Farmers’ Dainty Dish.—The size
of the pot will depend upon the size
of the family and Its appetite. Peel
and slice five potatoes and one small
onion; take half a pound of sweet salt
perk, cut In thin slices, a pound of
veal or beef cut in small pieces; short
en some tread dough and line the bot
tom of a greased stew pan, put in a
few slices of pork, then a layer of
meat, potatoes and onion; dust with
pepper and salt and cover with a layer
of bread dough. Repeat until the dish
Is full; finish with a crust on top and
pour over sufficient boiling water to
cover. Cook at the simmering tem
perature until the vegetables are soft
The season for venison will soon be
here. Just try this when you are for
tunate enough to have a steak; Rub
the steak with a little butter, and lay
it in a hot pan; when cooked on one
side turn it over and add a table
spoonful of orange juice and two of
currant jelly. Simmer gently for about
twelve minutes. Season with salt and
pepper and serve.
This is a nice dish for a chafing
dish party and can be easily prepared
at the table.
Rabbit With Herbs.—Cut a rabbit in
pieces and place it in a stew pan with
butter, parsley, chives, mushrooms,
bay leaf and thyme chopped fine. Add
sufficient water to cook, and simmer
until the rabbit Is tender. When ready
to serve add a spoonful of flour to the
gravy to thicken 1L
Wild duck are delicious rcasted
without stuffing, using instead a bunch
of celery In each bird. Do not serve
the celery.
Wil duck Is better served a little
more underdone than tame duck
Oxtail Soup.—Take two tails anc
put into a kettle with a gallon ot
water and a little salL V' hen the
meat Is well cooked take out the
bones, add onion, carrot and tomatoes
and boil an hour longer.
'TUtui
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Flowers of the Sea.
The sea has flowers as the land
has. but the most brilliant of the sea
flowers bloom not upon plants, but
upon animals. The living corals ot
tropical seas present a display ol
floral beauty which in richness and
vividness of color and variety and
grace of form rivals the splendor ol
a garden of flowers
Singular.
We noted yesterday the drowning
of a boy named Johnny Ward in Mill
river, and stated his body had not
been found. That night a man who
is familiar with the circumstances of
the case had a dream In which he
saw the boy. so he states, clinging to
a post under a building. Yesterday a
careful search Tor the body was made,
and it was found under Daniels' mill,
on Mill street, the arms of the lad
f'tnly clasped about a piece of timber
Uoed for a support to the building
The finding of the body in the posi
tion as seen In the dream is singular
—Hartford Courant.
Pride In the Family.
Tip beard one dark-skinned citizen
call another a liar, and looked around
to see where he might hide when th«
razors began to fly. But there was
no earring. Instead came this prompt
answer: " 'Deed. 1 is a liah. but l*s«
de onliest liah In mah family, and yore
whole family iz tiaha.” Right there
the argument ended.
SPEED LUBE KILLS
Two Unfortunate Victims at tha
Chicago Aero Meet.
St. Croix Johnstone and “Billy” Bai
ger, Young Aviators Who Lost
Their Lives, Were Skilled and
Very Popular.
Chicago.—The two aviator3 who
tost their lives while taking part in
the fourth day's program of the inter
national aero meet here had careers
tilled' with thrills and comparatively
short as bird-men. A desire to attain
a record for speed in travel lured both
young men into the aviation game.
; St. Croix Johnstone was a Chicago
boy. He came here a few years after
his birth in Toronto, Ont., and was
the only son of Dr. Stuart Johnstone
| of this city. Having won honors in
j other parts of America and across the
sea, the aviator, just twenty-four years
aid, had returned to his home city to
distinguish himself further. It was
his first appearance in Chicago as an
air piiot since he had obtained his li
cense.
I Johnstone obtained his education in
i the Chicago public schools, iater tak
: ing a course of instruction at Lewis
institute. While subsequently em
■ ployed in the advertising business the
; young man became a motorcycle en
, thusiast and at eighteen was known as
a ''crack" rider.
Johnstone decided to enter aviation
two years ago. He went to Pay,
France, and became a 6tudent in the
Bleriot school. Vpon completion of
this course he purchased two mono
planes from Count de Lesseps and
gave several exhibitions on the con
tinent. Last October Johnstone went
to England to study aeroplanes. He
became a licensed air pilot on Decem
ber 30, 1910, the day before John B,
Moisant lost his life at New Orleans.
The young aviator came to America
last spring and before his return tc
Chicago had appeared at Long Island
Detroit, Havana and Toronto. He waj
for some time a teammate of Harry
! X. Atwood, the long distance flyer.
Johnstone's flight at Havana is con
| sidered the most daring feat of bii
i career as an aviator. He soared ovei
pc " « ‘ b
Aviators Killed at Chicago.
the narrow streets, where there was
no possible landing place bad an ac
cident occurred.
Johnstone was married three yeari
ago. His wife had been present a)
the meet here each day and was
among the last ones to give up hope
when word from the rescue party oul
in the lake was aw aited.
“Billy" Badger, a native of Pitts
i burg, was only tw'enty-four years old
In his home city he was popuiai
among his associates. He was unmar
ried and, following the death of both
parents, became a resident at the
Pittsburg Athletic club. He inherited
$250,000 from the Badger estate when
he became of age three years ago.
The Badger fortune is said to have
been amassed by the young aviator's
grandfather. Dr. Thomas Badger, as
herb doctor. Badger’s father conduct
ed a cigar store in Pittsburg. He died
several years ago and the aviator's
; mother, subsequently married to John
: Goettmann, a restaurant man, died
last winter.
Badger was a graduate of Prince
ton. He had prepared for Princeton al
the Lawrenceville academy, at Law
renceville. N. Y. He seemed content
ed to get as much speed as possible
out of automobiles, until last summer,
when an aviation meet was held in
Pittsburg. Then he determined to at
tempt flying.
' The young man decided to buy an
aeroplane and try for an aviator’s 11
cense. He bought a machine and prac
ticed for months. Finally he made
several successful flights at Mineola
L. 1., thus obtaining his license from
the Aero Club of America. He had
planned, upon the close of the Chlcagc
air meet, to return to Pittsburg and
make a flight in his home city.
FIRST TRACE OF LOST CHILD
Watch Found in the Stomach of an
Alligator Indicates Girl
Was Eaten.
Forsyth, Ga.—The finding of an ini
tialed gold watch and chain In the
stomach of a large alligator that died
In a pond near here is believed to
solve the mystery of the disappear
ance of 12-year-old Janet Thompson
from the home of her parents at I»
land Grove, Fla., two years ago. Th«
alligator was captured near Island
Grove some weeks after the girl dis
appeared and was brought to thii
place.
The little girl has never been hearq
from since she disappeared. Whet)
last seen she was standing on tht
banks of the lake where the alligatoj
was caught, and she was wearing at
the time a gold watch with her initials
engraved on the case.
It is believed that while the gin
was playing on the bank of the taka
the alligator devoured her. The par
ents have been notified, and the watch
will be returned to them.
Warmed-Over Coffee Kills Two
Brookfield. Mo.—From drlnkinr
fee which had been brewed tweWa
hours before and left standing ovsJ
night, two children of a. F Ferrt.
a farmer living near here, art dead
