Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 268, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1913 — RUSSIAN'S ODD WAGER. [ARTICLE]

RUSSIAN'S ODD WAGER.

The Eight Different Methods of Looemetion by Which He Wtn. A man named Duboroff hat just won a highly original wager at Kief, Russia. He had undertaken to appear daily during eight days In the street* employing each time “a different mode of locomotion. He commenced by running down the steps of his duelling and along the boulevard on his hands. The folday he hopped through the town on one leg. Stilts, a skipping rope, roller skates and a bath chair all followed In turn.. One day he was conducted through the principal thoroughfares by a small hoy who led him on a string. The fipest of his exploits was undoubtedly yesterday’s performance when, turning successive somersaults In the air for nearly a mile, he arrived amidst enthusiastic cheers at the case where his friends were waiting to bestow the prize upon him.