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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-03-24

Four widows of revolutionary veterans
are still on the pension roll, although the
war of the Revolution ended 100 years
ago. They range in age from SO to 90
Seven daughters of revolutionary sol
ders are still drawing pensions or the
$69,0OO,000 which has been paid in revo-
lutionary pensions S20,000,0O0 was
drawn by widows.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-03-24

Capt. +. w. Foster, Fifth cavalry, re-
corder Of the board which has been or
dcred convened to report upon an emer-
gency ration, has issued a eigcular call
ing attention to the fact that first THE
Componcnts of tie ration will he selected
with reference to wholesomencss and
proper nutritivc values and to the porta-
lility of the ration as a whole" second,
"acccptability as to taste" third, keep
ing qualities fourth. weight Of each
ration and the kind, size aud form of
package in which put up for convenience
of use and of carriage on The person."
fifth, directions for use by soldier"
sixth, part of the ration should consist
Of some cooked dry preparation which
can be quickly made into hot soup.
stew or other hot fluid dish whenever it
is practicable, and when fire is not
practicable such an article can be eaten
cold, either just as it is or mixed with
water" standard dietary for hard
work should have about ~ ounces of the
proteids, equivalent to about 300 grains
Of nitrogen. for the average heterogeneous
waste Of the system amounts to about
that quantity
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-03-24
Manual Training in Germany.

There are in Germany, distributed in
COS places, S61 schools and Institutes
Wherein manual training is carried on in
1914 workshops. or this number S3t
schools and Institutes conduct the train.
ing on a basis calculated to teach the
arr OF imparting knowledge Of manual
training. Prussia has $40 manual train
lug schools spread over 40 places and
distributed among 500 workshops New
NnrN nrnAs
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-03-24

Prof. Marshall Saville. representing
the American Museum of Natural His
tory of New York, has left Mexico for
home, carrying many unique objects dis
covered by him at ruins near the prehs-
toric city of Militia, in the state of Oaxa-
ca, The principal work of the professor
was the uncoycriug OF many ancient
mounds. which were almost inaccessible,
as they were ovcrgrown with forests,
and road had to bc constructed to
them. Half of the objects discovered go
To the Mexican government, under the
agreement made previously.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-03-24

One of the subjects for debate at the
approaching convention in New York is a
proposition TO pension chorus girls who
have reached the age of 60 years. This
would have a tendency to retire from the
stage pretty nearly the whole strength Of
some of the comic opera companies which
have been ON the road Of late.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-03-24
Japanese Servants in Favor.

japanese servants are more and more
in demand every year in New York.
They are looked upon as more capable
than any other kind Of domestic help.
There is one serious objection 10 them.
They lavish their politeness aud courtesy
on the masculine members Of the house
hold in which they are employed. and
cannot be induced 10 treat the women
with rcspect.-Indianapo Press.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-03-24

The Chicago drainage canal officials
are having their first worry over spring
floods in the Illinois and Desplaines
rivers. This, coupled with the worry
over the current made by the canal in
Chicago river. will be enough 10 make
canal management tiresome for men
who prefer honors to hard work.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-03-24

The sale by Wisconsin pearl-fisher
of gem that brought 1920 will make
life more uncertain for the clans in Wis
consin streams. The fishing has been so
ruthless that eventually the clam will
become extinct in this section Of the
couufrv
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-03-24

A writer in the March Bookman treats
of the extinction Of the dime novel, over
looking the circumstance that the blood
and thunder sensation formerly classified
under that name is now more numerous
than ever. and is sold for five cents.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-03-24

Arrangements are being made Tor the
erection of a statue of Gordon in the pub
lie gardens of Khartoum, not far from
the spot where he met his death just
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-03-24
Why the Chinese Dislike Foreigners.

The reason that the Chinese so intense
~ dislike anything foreign is. | suppose.
because among the Eastern nations they
always felt their own superiority. and
they have an idea now thar ANYTHING
not Chinese must necessarily be inferior
and wrong This is a trait not peculiar
to the Chinese. for il is not undeycloned
in John Bull. The very anti-foreicn feel
ing, which is encouraged mostly by the
hterati OF China, is probably due moro
to the fact that John Chinaman cannot
understand John Bull. as the points OF
view of both parties are absolutely op-
poSite 10 each other. 4 Chinaman will
not take the trouble To explain his com
plicated code of manners to the for
eigu devil. and If the unfortunate "dey-
IT. does not grasp the situation (which is
quite strange to himl by instinct. as we'll
rs the Chinaman does twho has been
placed in similar positions since he could
talk the latter thinks il is only another
sign of the iuferiority OF any and every
race to that of the celestial empire 4
coote viii address you in Chinese and If
You don't understand he metaphorically
shrugs his shoulders and remarks in n
compassionate tone 10 his neighbor
Look az the mferiority OF these yellow
halred sons of Satan~thCy do not even
understand as much as |, n common
coole. No matter whether Won are
NerScd IN every language under the sun
You don't know as much as he does of
Chinese manners, customs or language;
therefore, OF course. You are his inferior.
Our manners aud customs are i'm so many
respects SO totally different, not only 10
theirs. hut Ia their idea of propricty and
common decency, that they entirely mis-
conStruc them and put them down as
evll. Take for instance their manner of
dress. To their idea, in order to dress
in dcccncy the clothes must lee SO ar
ranged as to hide all contours o. the
figure. To them the idea of wearing an
ordinary coat such as our men wear.
which shows the fjgurc and above all
the accentuating ot the chest by q white
shirt, Is bordering on impropriety Mrs.
Emil Dorm in LeSlic'S Weekly.
1t is said that there are over 1000.
otn golf balls used each year in thr
United States, American players being
particularly prodigal in their use The
majority OF the golf balls come from Eng.
land They are difficult 10 manufacture.
slight differences in the composition inter
"a
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-03-24
The Kaiser's Favorite Horse.

The German Emperor'S fsvorite saddle
horse Is an Irish hunter He is a brown
Selding. bred in the United States.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-03-24

The new s25,OO0,OOO snuff trust i,
nothing to sneeze at.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-03-24
RISE OF THE AWKWARD BOY.


He longed to be great and he Ionged to rise
And they laughed at him:
He studied books till he strained his eyes
And they laughed at him.
His tongue was thick, but his will was
strong;
His ears were big and his legs were long,
In hundred ways his plans went wrong
And they laughed at him.
He held his course day after day.
And they laughed at him;
He packed his satchel and went away,
And they laughed at Lin.
They heard Of the blunders he made in
town,
In his awkward efforts to win renown-
To them he was merely a foolish clown.
And they laughed at him.
The papers began TO mention his name,
They were proud of him:
He was getting up, he was winning fame,
They were proud of him,
Go down among them there today,
And you'll hear his wise old neighbors say
They always knowed he'd make his way"
And they're proud Of him.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-06-07
SHE FELL in WITH SNAKES.

Story of = Quaker Woman CoucerninE
Her GirIhood in Indians
Mrs. Alice Wilson. a modest Quaker
lady of Kokomo, Ind. can tell snake
story that knocks out the professional
snake liar, and hers has the refreshing
distinction of being true. Near the
banks of a small stream. known for
nearly half a century as Rattlesnake
creek. stood the cabin home OF Nor
ton Ellis. sturdy Quaker. From the
hill on which the cabin stood was
path leading to spring some distance
away. water being carried from this
for house use. One Sabbath day after
noon returning from meeting. the old
est daughter, Alice, now Mrs. Wilson.
was sent to the spring for water. When
tripping along with her bucket the
child felt the earth giving way under
her feet. She suddenly broke through
the ground and fell to her shoulders
into a cavern full OF rattlesnakes.
The cries of the girl brought the fam
lily to the rescue, and when she was
pulled out Of the cave a dozen or more
of the venomous reptiles were clinging
to her body and clothing. Mr.. Ellis.
though devout Quaker and a strict
observer Of the Sabbath. deemed this
an extraordinary occasion not con-
templated in the scriptural injunction.
He summoned his neighbors and a
general attack was made on the den of
the snakes. After two hours of hard
fighting, in which there wsre several
narrow escapes. the last occupant OF
the cave lay dead on the ground. At
the end of the slaughter 521 dead rat
tiers were piled up in the path. An
examination disclosed the fact that
the spring at the foot Of the path was
connected with the snake den by an un-
derground passage. 1t is singular fact
that this spring was counted the best
and purest water for miles around. The
girl suffered no injury from tho thrill
ing experience. The incident gave Rat
uesnake creek its name.-Chicago In
ter Ocean.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-06-07
PICTURESQUE CORFU.
Quaint Legends In tho Pretty Ionias
Iais.

Quaint Legends In the Pretty Ioniap
Corfu is one Of the most charming
OF the Ionian isles. Notwithstanding
its surroundings the Inhabitants are
neither good sailors nor fishermen, but
given to athletic sports and target
shooting. says the New York Tribune
Superstitions and legends abound and
long rock is always shown to strang-
ers with the explanation that It is the
ship of Ulysses turned to stone by Nep-
tune as 1t was returning from Ithaca
With a climate equal to that OF Sicily
and much like that Of Malta, the town
Of Corfu is popular as winter resort
Careless as the natives are about gath
ering the olives. these still yield a
goodly quantity Of oil. which. beside
salt. is their only export. A traveller
marvels to find the most primitive ap-
pliances still in use. The ovens are
mere domes of brick or clay and on
their doors. which are only rough
stones. red cross is painted. This
same sign is found on many of the
doors of the houses. OIL lamps OF brass
and silver, or of bronze with open res
ervoir and in the most fantastic and
graceful shapes. are still In common
use. Bread Ia baked and clothes are
washed in the fashion of a hundred
years ago, yet the former is palatable
and the latter are redolent with lemon
peel and laurel leaves. A pretty sight
is Corfu fete beneath the pale green
olive trees. Men and women In pic
turesque costumes. with graceful movo-
ments, wind in and out Of the mazes
of their national dances. to the music
of violins. tambourines and guitars. A
Greek funeral is a grewsome sight. The
body is carried to the grave In an open
coffin. the face being visible to every
passer-by. At the house walters. SONS
of them gifted at improvising. recite
in prose or verse the virtues of the
dead and the sorrow OF the friends.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-06-07

Up to the present time Chicago has
been able to boast the largest tele-
scope in the world-that at the Yerkes
observatory at Lake Geneva. But
the monster telescope at the Paris ex-
position, which will bring the moon
within thirty-six miles, is three times
the length of the Yerkes telescope. 1t
is 1877 feet long, feet in diameter and
weighs twenty-one tons. The lenses,
the largest in existence. measure over
forty-nine inches in diameter and
weigh 1920 pounds. 1t is because OF
the difficulty in the way of making
these monster lenses that the world
mas waited until the close of the nine
:eenth century for such an instrument
The process of making big lenses has
for nearly two centuries been most
Iealously guarded monopoly of Paris.
There is only one manufacturer of
them in the world, NJ. Mantois, the di-
rect successor of Guinaux, who, 1t is
claimed, invented the process at the
beginning of the present century.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-06-07


under the merciless lash OF q rawhide
whip, but other teams got IN front and
for time the dust obscuredsthe claim
seekers. The team ran on to n big
roll Of new wooden blankets and SHE'D
away from the tempting bit Of Jet
sam. There was no time to lose. rs
others seemed TO be gaining in the
race. The thought that some one
among the thousands In that excited
mob might secure the claims which
they had set their minds on winning
caused Mr.. Graves to ply the whip
while he piticd the team he was driv-
ing.
At last the horsemen far In advance
gradually spread out and the outfits
behind became widely separated. When
Mr.. Graves and his companion. who
held on to the seat. in plunging
through the ravines of Cottonwood
canyon, came up on the rise beyond
they sighted the fringe of trees along
the Eagle Chief valley. and were graf
flied to realize that they were at last
In the lead. 1t was not till they were
sure of their claims that they drew
rein and allowed the mule and horse
a breathing spell. Mr.. Graves staked
hin claim on the quarter east of the
present town OF Augusta. and this
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-06-07

''Sc-prl-zwm-xlky qg-hbdhbjmrk-
qzzxmx-pst-" The author sat at
his desk with the perspiration pour
ing from his brow like the far-famed
falls of Lodore. His matted hair
slapped round his head at each move
ment like a hastily wrung dishcloth.
He was writing realistic novel The
day was warm. 1t was a dreadful and
exhaustive job. but being realistic it
had to be done to the life. He started
again. "Ggggc--vvwg0c)tN tNJipxsvgb
Unfortunate wretch that ami The
author could be distinctly seen melt
ing away under the hot fire of the
terrific undertaking. He made an
other supreme effort "Kt-kt-kt--
-klk-tk-tk-tkliw "It1l have
to do" he soliloquized under his
breath. TITS the best can do unless
compIoInise with Get up!'-but no.
neveri'' He was endeavoring to write
on paper .he sound made to horse to
accelerate its speed. Such-such are
the trials OF realism STRAY Stories.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-06-07

A strange story comes from Susque-
hanna county, Pa. According to n
veracious correspondent three Wildcats
at Fiddle Lake attacked a big eagle,
which is wintering among the trees in
a hemlock grove near the lake AL
though attacked from three points, the
bird gallantly held its own and slew
two Of the wildcats. This is the way
he did 1T: Singing out one OF the cats
the eagle grasped 1t tightly by the
neck. burying his talons deep in the
flesh; then. rising almost perpendicu-
larly for about 100 feet. allowed his
prisoner to drop on ledge Of rocks.
Two falls killed the first victim. but
three were required to get away with
the second. The survivor. seeing The
fate of his companions. flew down the
mountain side.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-06-07
scHooLBoy.s EXAMINATIONS.
Tn. Queer Ids-s of SON. L.a. Repro
dueed.

The Queer Ids.s Of sems Lads Repre-
dueed.
Examination papers often reveal the
strange ideas which somehow or other
get into the heads Of the person. youth
or adult. undergoing the ordeal Of dis
playing what he knows. The Harro-
Wan. a monthly paper published at
Harrow. Enxland's famous school. sets
forth some of these remarkable hallu-
cinations. In his examination on the
Bible one boy wrote. 'The man Moses
was very meek. He occasionally got
Into violent temper. which was the
cause Of his earthly death. Job was
swallowed by whale. Would there
were a sword in my hand. for now
would kill thee said Moses to the
golden calf. when he came down from
the mount. Ruth went and wcaned
the corn in the fields Of Boaz. Eih,ha
made Gehazi leopard. Six days shall
thy neighbor do all that thou hast to
do, but the seventh is the Sabbath. In
II thou shall do no manner of work" /"
In French examination paper this
was written: 'Saurien Ga lizard-likc
creature) derived from savior Ito
know. rien (nothing)-a good-for-
nothing creature" In history paper
was question relating to the capture
OF Quebec. and student wrote:
When you get to Quebec you sail up
the river Just by and when you get
into the bay you ind that In the mid
die 1t is all water and round 1t is land
II is very big bay" Here are some
political Views Of one boy: "A radical
comes to mean a whig. and then a
roundhead. and so II means literally
ruiiian. Household suffrage was a kind
OF disease. at one time, in all the
houses. because OF too long working at
tho factories." To another youth the
ordeal of examination evidently was
ideal. for he wrote: "They made GRIM
inals go through an ideal. their ideal
was walking over hot pioughshales. :"
Light is let in on an important fact OF
ancient history in the statement that
ovid was banished because of the
Immortality Of his works." From the
natural-history paper OF another stu
dent camo these two contributions to
human knowledge: AN elephant cats
three Notes Of flour day and you
die II tiger scratches you. from the
vcrmin in his claws"
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-06-07

It seems quite likely that the Pres
byterian church. North, will be called
upon again to consider a revision of
the Westminster confession of faith.
From various parts of the country
come statements made by Presbyter-
Ian clergymen advocating revision or
a new creed. The venerable DR.. Theo-
dore L. Cuyler of New York, who has
been considered conservative. is one
of the latest to declare that there are
certain parts of the confession in
which he does not believe. Notable
among tie overtures from presby-
teries asking for revision is a peti-
tion from the presbytery of Nassau,
N. Y, praying the general assembly
to formulate short and simple creed
which would unite and not divide"
and which would be acceptable to the
church"
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-06-07
THE WORM ruRNFD.
story OF Man Who Cultivated Nies
Disposition.

DispositIon-
do you see that woman going out?"
said the man in the dry goods house
"all right" with dissatisfied customers.
She's only one of 'em. | have a score
or more every day. She's kicking about
dress. We've altered It twice. and
she still thinks it doesn't quite At her
In the back. It's a hard job to look
pleasant and be perennially agreeable,
and never knew but one man who
could do 1t. He was the complaint
man In big store-a friend of mine
and he held the place for twenty
years. He never failed to say the right
thing and was the most perfect Jolly
that ever was. He knew how to COM
pliment woman as to form and COM
plexion in a way that never was equal
ed. His smile was the envy of all the
statesmen in the place. 1t had a win
ming sweetness about 1t that was sim
ply Irresistible and never failed to van
quish the most desperate kicker. One
day an uncle of my friend died and
left him $4,000. A few moments after
the news reached my friend an old pa
tron of the store came ina woman
who for years had been noted as a
kicker, but whom 1t had been my
friends duty and pleasure to make sat
isfied with her purchases. She had
a bonnet in her hand and was kicking
about the shape, the trimmings and
everything in a way that was calcu-
lated to carry terror to the stoutest
heart. 'So.' said my friend, you don't
like this bonnet. You don't like any
thing about 1t. Well, don't blame
you. 1t don't suit you in any way. and
1t can't be made to suit you. OF course
1t can't. And there's no bonnet on
earth that can be made to suit such
pig-faced, disagreeable woman as you
are, anyway He had repressed his
natural feeling for twenty years. but
the worm that had been trodden upon
through two decades turned at last. He
then put on his hat. and the place that
had known him so long knew him no
more forever"-Ex.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-06-07

Coming from the home OF biting east
winds and winter climate, the at
mosphere of San Antonio is veritable
paradise. The city is located in south
western Texas, is about 600 feet above
the sea level. and is delightfully."- stu
ated, with range of hills extending
completely around the town. The
weather is delicious-never too cold in
winter, and, during the summer, while
1t is hot enough in the day time. the
evenings are always cool. According
to signal service reports taken during
series of years. the average number
of days in the year during any portion
of which the thermometer falls to the
freezing point is IA. 1t is rare thing
to have frost before November or later
than April.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-06-07

whole claim is to be soon included In
the town site.
After driving their stakes and noting
tho time they were greatly surprised
to find that the faithful mule and horse
had made the run OF thirty-two long
miles in the incredible space Of three
hours.
The team appeared completely ex-
hausted, wlnd-broken In fact. The
mule laid down and rolled. got up and
shook himself and took a new lease OF
life. The horse. by kind nursing, re-
covered. and both animals did good
service afterward on the beautiful
claim they won SO nobly for their mas
ter.
During the winter following the
opening OF the Strip there was not a
stack OF hay In the whole country
south OF the line. without any corn
Mr.. Graves had to winter ono hum
dred head OF cattle and horses brought
10 his new homo from Rice county.
Kansas. The stock wintered through
With no other provender than the ma
tive wild grass that had cured stand
Ing where II grew. The rich buffalo
grass has an abundancs Of nutrieious
itds seeds imbsdsd IN IT. stalks thAt
nsvn tAs purposs q graiA feed and