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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-09-22
WILD WEST WAITS.

Three Marshfield men have been
hunting three weeks OH Skies river and
are reported to have killed siXty-three
deer.
A Puget Sound paper says the aver
age profit this year on beet farming is
$50 per acre Eastern Washington pa
pers are to be heard in answer.
Farmers in Orange county, Cal. are
going into peanut culture on large
scale. Conservative estimates place the
total acreage at 300 acres, 100 of which
are in the neighborhood OF Orange and
Tustin. The annual net income is about
$50 per acre. The total crop this year is
estimated at 10000 sacks.
During trip to Nome. Alaska, pas
sengers of the steamer Robert Dollar
discovered the skeleton of a mastodon
SO feet long on st. Lawrence island.
They also found, ten miles inland, three
huts with the remains of five human be-
ings who had died evidently of starvation
years before.
Redands, Cal, Is going into street
oilng quite extensively this season. Over
sixteen miles of streets have already re-
ceived the application of oil. Upon about
| three miles of this Il second application
| of oil is to be made. The streets oiled
embrace nearly all the leading thorough
fares in the city not paved.
About three weeks ago William
Buckan, an old prOspector of Tyson's
well district, left his camp at New Wa
| ter. twenty-one miles southeast of
| Quartzsite. Ari., and started toward
! Dripping Springs nine miles distant. He
never returned, and his bones undoubted-
/ ly are bleaching on the desert.
The merchants of Los Angeles, Cal.
| who have dreamed the census would
show 100000 residents in that city, will
/ have rude awakening when the figures
are officially made public. A supple
| mentary canvass made by the chamber
of commerce has been completed and. ac.
cordlng TO the figures, Los Angeles has n
! population of between 101 900 and 1O2,
A correspondent writes from Price
| Utah, that sheepmen and others down
from the head waters of the White river
and tributaries which put into the Price
| river Mt Cotton, say there has been a
ruthless slaughter of deer and Other
game just on the outside of the reserya.
ton by the Indians. They say it is ne
uncommon sight to go through the coun
try and find hundreds of carcasscs OF
deer in a week that have been killed fol
their hides alone, and the meat left il
| the sun to rot.
Some deer hunters have discovered
an immense snowslde mt the base OF
Mount Shasta. just north of Sisson, Cal
that must have occurred some time dur
ing the past winter. This immense hanE
of snow is some three miles below wher,
the snow line is during the summer sea
son. and is over half a mile long hun
drCdS of feet wide and in places 100 fee
deep. 1t has left path through tn,
forest where all the trees have beer
broken and leveled to the ground. Grea
silver fir trees four feet in circumference
were broken off like pipe stems.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-09-22

Among the many schemes which nave
cropped up as a result Of the war in South
Africa is one for establishing great
military reservation there to be used as
training grounds by troops from Canada,
Australia and India, as well as England.
The reser; ton would be not less than
100 miles square and would be selected
with the idea of all kinds Of fighting
ground in mind. Aldershot is inadequate
for the purposes for which it was de
signed, and new and larger training
ground must be found. The plan Of es-
tablisbing one in South Africa is very
good so far as England is concerned but
when it comes to providing ground for
Canada, Australia and India, the matter
takes on humorous aspect. Any one of
those countries could lose the Tight Lit
tie Isle many times over within its con
fines and why it should send its troops
to South Africa for field maneuvers is
not clear. Maybe the British mind will
grasp the humor in this part of the
scheme. il Mr.. Punch will draw a ear
toon around it,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-09-22
Engine Cut Bell Rope in Half.

When Coils L. Huntington was presi-
dent of the Chesapeake x Ohio Railroad
company, ]. X. Murray of the vice-presi-
dents staff, with Capt Rogers, a Cali
fornia railroad official, was with him on
his private car, relates the Chicago
Chronicle. Capt. Rogers had been of
fered the general managership of the
road by Mr.. Huntington, and was going
over the line. The train stopped and Il
switching engine was attached To the
end of Mr.. Huntingtons car to pull it
out
At that moment the party on the car
was breakfasting, and Mr.. Huntington
was seated at the table nearest the door.
deity carving a steak. The switching
engine had been coupled to the other end
of the ear and started off, and it hap
pcned that the brakeman forgot to I'M
couple the bell-rope between the car and
the rest of the train, so, as the switch
ing engine pulled the private car away
from the train the rope stood the strain
until it became taut and then broke with
a rebound that sent one end with terrific
force into Mr. Huntington's car. The
flying rope, with its metal end, graZed
Mr.. Huntington's head and shattered the
meat platter in front of him. He quietly
began to pick up the fragments and Capt.
Rogers remarked:
THAT was narrow escape, Mr. Hunt
ington.'
The railroad king. with his manner UNI
changed replied:
Il don't know. captain. | would have
felt pretty mean if one Of those new
switching engines of ours couldn't pull
Il bell rope in half.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-09-22
Wealth in "A Pint of Ale.

An English clergyman tells Of 4 pr.u'c-
who agreed with his wife on their wed
ding day that she was TO have a pint d.
ale daily. His own potationS. being u1-
limited. ran frequently to quarts,
At the end of a year the man Iook''
sheepiShly ut his wife and said MARY.
we've had no holiday since we wore wt,-
and only that l haven't 4 ppGuv wra
take jaunt down 10 the village and ~'r
thy mother.
III the'd like to 20. John. III raa
treat"
Thou stand treat, Hast go
tune wenchE"
Nay. but I've gotten the pint ~ .In.
and she counted out before him 30
three -penccs-about S21.
The husband became thrifty from thar
day. saved his money, made lnves'nei =.
built a shop, a factory. warehouses AN
ended rs a rich manufacture WITH
country seat rs mayor OF L-v'-u"'..-
Exchange.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-09-22

1t is expected that the present trouble
in China may aid in increasing the cult
walton of tea in the Southern states. Sev-
eral experiments in this direction have
been made in different parts of the South
under the direction of the department of
agriculture, but SO far there is only one
considerable plantation in tho United
States. This is situated in South Carolina
and produces several thousand pounds of
tea annually. 1t is operated by q New
Highlander who spent number of years
IN the tea countries of the East and was
started by him somewhat in a philan-
thropic spirit to give employment to ne
gro boys and girls. He supplied school
facilities for the employees. Both black
and green trees are produced and some
are sold at $ pound. though the aver
age price is much less. This experiment
has proved that tea may be successfully
grown in South Carolina. at least, and
it would indicate that there is a promis.
ing field for investment in this line Of in.
dustry
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-09-22
Novel Way of Treating Visitors.

The doorkeepor of Senator Hanna
room at Republican national headquar
tcrs has discovered n novel way of dis
posing of mwelcume visitors, relates the
New York Commercial Advertiser. The
officer has been guarding the doors at
political headquarters for a long time.
and is able 10 discriminate between those
who should Toe let in and those who
should he kept out Last week one of the
latter class arrived and asked TO see tn
senator.
Busy now" said the doorkccper.
Take a scat in the ante-room, please"
Presently another visitor arrived He
was a poet who had campaign verses 10
sell. The doorkeeper sized him up mt
once aud took him to the door Of the
antcroom. see that gentleman sitting
therc%" he said. pointing 10 the first IN
welcome visitor Wen Just sill down ami
saw your poetry to him.
In about five minutes the first visitor
left the building When the poet again
asked for Mr.. Hanna he was told that be
had gone for the day.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-09-22

The plan to put a seawall completely
around Manhattan Island seems likely to
he carried out. 1t is estimated that such
a wall of stone and twenty-five miles in
length would cost $4,000,0O0. The sink
ing fund commission recently turned over
to the dock board $1.500,000 to be de
voted to this work, and it is expected
that the rest of the money will be forth
coming when it is wanted. There Was an
attempt to get the money from the Legis-
lature. but without success. SO now the
city of New York has taken up the mat
ter and will most likely bear the expense.
TAe waters around New York get on the
rampage very often and a stout bulwark
against them is absolutely necessary for
the safety of the 'longshore" district.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-09-22

The First Massachusetts, Heavy artil-
lery was organized in June 1862. 1t
was large regiment of 1900 men. Al
together 5000 men were on Its rolls dur
ing the Civil war and of these about 400
survive. At a recent meeting of the sur
visors, held at Salem, Mass, a design for
"A Spottsylvania monument was accepted.
'phis will be placed on the Harris farm,
four miles from Spottsylvania court
house. and will stand 81 feet high At
Spottsylvania the "Heavies" caught it.
They had been in the forts around Wash
ington for more than year. Grant sent
fer them. They pitched in, and lost 39S
men i'll one hour Subsequently the
"Heavies' suffered grievously at Cold
HRTbor and Petersburg
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-09-22

4 story is told of Cardinal Gibbons Of
Baltimore and Archbishop Ryan of Phil
adelphia regarding an incident that took
place while they were enjoying day AT
the SeaSnOre together during a recent
heated spell. relates the Saturday Even
ing Post. They had run down to Allan
tic City and on arriving made themselves
known to none, but went to a bathing
house incOg.
Clad in the shapelcss bathing suits
that are furnished hapless strangers.
they soon issued forth, with Il shapclcsS
straw hat tied tightly down upon the
head of each.
1t is needless to say that they did not
look as dignified as is their wont when
they officiate at some high service, bu'
their enjoyment of the situation was no
a whit the less on that account.
BY an odd chance the string Of III"
cardinals hat was red, and the archbiSl-
Op chuckled at the aptness Of it.
Anyone can see you are cardinal.
he said
And anyone can tell you are an arch
bishop because here You are bathing IN
an archiepiscopal see" retOrted the car
dinal, finishing the sentence in spluttcr
for at that moment big breaker caugh;
him full in the face.
But not an observer took them for
either cardinal or archbishop. In spite
of their shapeless costumes, however,
there was something distinGue in the ap-
pearance of the two men-somathinc ~
their faces or manner-that market
them as being persons of standing, and
so it happened that some of those in the
throng that huddled along the beach
gazed at them with mia curiosity.
One homelike cOuntrywoman, evidently
on her first seashore visit, was especially
interested in watching the two men. wh"
were enjoying themselves with constant
Embarrassing gayety.
And at length the dignitaries heard
her say critically to her husband in wha.
she thought "A safe aside:
We'll. the old man, he looks liindc-
thin and peaked. but the old woman
seems to me she's quite hearty ana
StroDwV
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-09-22
THE PRESERVING SEASON.

OF Ceylon's spicy breezes
We many times have sung.
And we have heard about them
Since days when we were young;
But now to sniff such fragrance
We do not need TO roam,
For spicy are the breezes
That float around the home.
It's now the time when women
Forget about their nerves
And spend their days and evenings
In putting up preserves.
They're peering into kettles.
They're closely watching pans,
And at the proper moment
They're filling jars and cans.
They're making jams and jellles
And sweetest maFmalade.
And fruit fresh from the orchards
is into butter made
They re pairing, seeding, Slicing.
A work in which they're skilled,
And when Il kettles emptied
Again It's promptly filled.
And sweet is the aroma
That permeates the air.
The fragrance of the spices
Dropped in with greatest care,
And as afar it's waited
To CeylOn we then show
That there are other places
Where spicy breezes blow.
The women burn their fingers.
And pretty faces, too;
But patiently they're working
Until the task Is through,
And. though the bubbles grumble
When women thus prepare.
Just watch them In the winter.
And see them grab their share.
-Pittsburg Commercial Telegraph.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-09-22

The Dismal swamp in Virginia has
played an important part in the history
of the country. AS far back as 1740 it
afforded a refuge for the Indians, who
were being driven out of the country by
the colonsts. The hardy patriots of the
revolution fled there when hard pressed
by The British, causing the swamp to be
hardly less famous than the morasscs in
which Marion and Pickens took refuge
in the Carolina campaigns. During the
Civil war thousands of slaves took adj
vantage of its impenetrablc shades, into
which they were followed after the con
test by bands of Confederate guerr,!as,
who held out for month after Lees
surrender OF ApnnmattoX.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-09-22
Got His Receipt.

There was lawyer in the Indian coun-
try who had none too good reputation
fer honesty, says the Philadelphia Call.
One of the ahorigines employed him To do
a little legal business. 1t was done TO
the clients satisfaction, the fee duty paid
and receipt for it duly demanded
said.
-, But want it," replied the red man.
lhorc was some argument and the at
tornry finally demanded his reason.
Since becoming Christian | have
been very careful in all my dealings. thar
! may he ready tor the Judgment" an.
>Wrrcd TN" brave ScntpntiouSly. and
when that day comes | don't want '' ~
taxi" time 10 ga to the bah place ia Get
my receipt from YOU" The recent US
maLn -ML and LelLverol nrnnlnll.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-09-22

''The very lh!ng Now just 90 and put
on a hat and cloak, there's good little
girl. while | send Parker for hanson.
Well go somewhere and have Il bit of
dinner first. and then drive on to Leiccs-
ter square in time for the ballet"
Madge hesitated.
Come, nov! | prescribe; yOu take the
medicine. like an obedient child"'
Half reluctantly, yet pleasantly excit-
ed. Madge with Il little ShruS of protest
went away to obey.
She took great pains with her toilette,
and was pleased to find all her crying
had not in the least spoiled her lovely
eyes; if anything, it had added to their
brillancy.
Denver smiled in admiring approval
when she returned.
The grave Parker called cab, and
stared when he saw his mistress handed
into it by the attentive cavalier. Then
they drove away, Madge laughing and
Parker looked at Bates and Bates at
Parker, but they said nothing.
What night that was to be sure!
Madge was quite carried away by the
novelty of it all-the dining out at pub
sszifc restaurant, the champagne. the bril-
liant lights and air Of gaiety at the hall,
more champagne, her companions wit
and sparkle, his kind solicitude for her
comfort, his open admiration of her
charms and tender sympathy for her
trying position, the car ride home in the
moonlit streets, wnen the traffic had
thinned. Altogether the night was sue
cess, and, as Madge thanked her com
panion on the steps. she told him she hal
enjoyed-yCs, actually enjoyed it all as
she never remembered to have enjoyed
anything so much in her life.
And that was the beginning of it. Aft
erwardS. Madgc was never allowed to get
dull or listlcss. There was always some
thing to look forward to, some pleasant
outing or cheerful evening at nome with
books, music or billiards, for Dick taught
her to play.
He sent her flowers, gloves. even jew
elry at last, seeing he was so old friend
of Toms. Madge was never allowed to
feel herself alone or neglected. She got
lots of wires. notes, letters. getting long
or and longer and more interesting as
time went on. Dick seemed to live only
for her, and though her lady friends be-
gan rather to hold aloof Dick never
failed her.
Altogether. Madgc scarcely had time
TO miss her husband, or repinc at his
long absence.
BOW glad and grateful Tom was to
hcaf OF. his friends devotion to his dear
little wife. He wrote and told her that
it did his heart good to hear she was not
| frett;ng, hut was bearing the trying sep
aration as became soldiers wife
| bravely and checrfully.
Why. then, unreasonable and lncon-
/ sistent man. when he came home and
found how well and thoroughly his friend
| had supplied his place did he shoot that
| dear friend through tho heart? Truly
! some people have strange ways of show
| ing their grattude!- Pick Me Up.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-09-22
Thought Wigwams Were Rattle
snakes.

a Western writer thinks one CT the
severest tests ever put upon his risiblcs
was endured NJ London dinner table.
He was seated next lovely. rcsy-
checked, gay-eycd English girl, who dis
played most absorbing and iiattcring
Interest i'll his native land. She APP
peared to have imbibcd some extraordi-
nary ideas about the pcrilS to he cncoun,
tered in the uewlyScttled regions of the
United States. and tried not To look in
credulouS when she was assured that
things were really not as bad as she
imagined
I'm sure it's pleasant To he told there
are not rattlesnakcS in all the gardens"
she said. with n pretty smile. but my
cousin wrote not long ago that he had
seen over forty wigwamS in one little
village. Perhaps she added. as her
companion made no immediate reply
THE wigwamS are not as venomouS as
rattlesnakcS. arc they?"-St. Louis Re
nuhiiP
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-09-22

Experiments are being conducted by
the department of agriculture with a
view of increasing the wheatprOducing
capacity of the United States, and fur
nishng a better grade of wheat. 1t Is
desired to procure a winter wheat which
will be available for use in the Red River
valley, a wheat which will stand eX-
posture. and which will produce rs good
-four as the spring wheat now raised i'll
this territory. The best wheat in Amer
lea. according to Il writer for the Even
ing Post. is the spring wheat of the Red
River valley. and the great millers of the
lake cities prefer il to any other, but
wheat sown in the spring yields only
about half the amount per acre that
wheat sown in the winter yields, if the
conditions are equally favorable. There
fore. ii is estimated that should the de-
partment be successful in finding Il win
ter wheat for the Red River valley which
will produce az good flour as the spring
wheat and viii stand the exposure of the
severe winter weather of that region, the
problem will be solved. Thus far the
experiments with Hungarian wheat, re-
garded as the best in the world, are prom
Using.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-09-22

There have been eight chief justices Of
the Supreme Court of the United States.
The first was John Jay of New York,
appointed by President Washington, who
served from 1887 to 1895; the second.
John Rutledge of South Carolina who
presided at only one term of the court,
when his mind became diseased and the
nomination was rejected by the Senate
at the December session of Congress in
1885, the third, Oliver Ellsworth Of Con-
necticut, 1796-1S00; the fourth, John
Marshall of Virginia, 01-1S35; the fifth.
Roger M. fancy of Maryland, 1886
1854; the sixth. Salmon p. Chase of
Ohio, 1S64-1S73; the seventh, Morrison
II. Waite of Ohio, 1S74-1SSS: the eighth,
Melville w. Fuller OF Illinois, appointed
by President Cleveland in 1883, and still
in office
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-09-22
NEW ORLEANS CLAY STATUE.
The Street Railroad Companies Tri-
umph After Prolonged Contest

The removal of the statue Of Henry
Gay from Canal street has finally been
definitely settled, an ordinance having
been passed by the council providing for
the removal of the statue from its pres
ent site, at the intersection of CDnaI
street with st. Charles and Royal streets
to Lafayette square.
The removal of the statue will mean
the passing of one or the bcst-known
landmarks of the city, around which
many memories cluster. No special SEN
timent attaches to the statue itself, which
is anything but an ornament in its pres
cnt position, but people who remember
the many important events which have
occurred, and the many historic person
ages who have figured in occurrences
around its base, will view with sentiment
tai regret the removal of the old land
mark; but even such persons are forced
to admit that the motives underlying the
demand for its removal outweigh any
other consideration. 1t is not disrc-
gard for memories of the past nor any
lack of reverence for the memory of the
statesman the statue is meant to honor
that dictates the course resolved upon.
1t is realization that in the present To-
cation the statue is a menace to life and
limb, that ii seriously impedcS traffic up
on one of the city's busiest thorough.
fares. The several years of hesitation
on the part of the authorities before
finally sanctiOning the removal is sutfi-
cient proof that the decision was finally
arrived at with regret.
There can be no question Mt all that at
this time the Clay statue is very much
out of place in its present location.
Crowded on all sides by immense cleo
trio cars and shrouded by network of
wires, the statue has ceased to be an
ornament Re-erected in Lafayette
square, one of the most attractive spots
in the city. the Clay statue will be seen
to much better advantage, and the sur
roundings will be in every sense more
ammonia 10 Now Orleans picayunp
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-09-22

1t is not known generally that Califor-
MIA owes to the late Coils T. Hunting
ton the establishment on the Pacific
slope of state turf gardcr. Mr. Hunt
ington always was interested in the pro-
motion of agriculture. and for many
years was friend ana patron Of James
Bradford Olcott of Connecticut. Mr.. OF.
colt is endowed with a strain Of Quaint
originality. and Mr. Huntington liked
men of ideas. Mr.. Olcatt made I'm hi,
mind many ycars ago that what mi,
country needed most was the clothing az
its h;llSides and meadows with ths nm.
cient grazing grasses of Older countries
He made two trips around the .,Iohn to
collect the finest specimens of snd tb,,
the world could show. and thnso ,rr
maintained in grass garden" nn,l.,
the supervision of the Connecticut A.;
cultural Experiment station Of Mr. ~
colts homestead in South Napobnst.r
Conn. Mr.. Olcott desired to start , .tot,
turf garden in California, principolly ~,
the reason that better turf is badly ne,a
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-09-22
CHANGES.

The summer by Us
Softly crept;
First thing we thoUglC ~
II was Sept.
Fun soon the streets vii.
All be blocked
With freezing rains
Sign Of Oct.
Then we will hug IL.
Parlor stove
a sure and certain
Sign of Nov.
Then will come Christmas
Time of peace.
All in the GROWING
Month of Dec.
What then? All. marCil
Unto man
Another century
Comes with Jan
st. Louis Pos. uisnatcl