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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-12-08
ICECREAM WAS LOADED.
James Gordon Benefits Chef Fur
nished Bomb for Prince.

DOM Tor
Although the Prince of Wales has not
visited the Paris exposition. | understand
that his royal highness fully intends to
make his usual holiday trip to Nice III
the coming spring, unless. Of course. I'M
foreSeen circumstances should arise to
prevent him. At Nice Fhe prince is thor
oughly at home, though on one occasion
he was the victim of terrific bomb eX-
plosion. let me hasten to explain.
On certain day it happened that the
heir-appaTcnt had hidden the Grand
Duchess Of Mecklenburg- Strelitz to
lunch. and the proprietor of the hotel had
requisitoned James Gordon Benefits
chef 10 assist in preparing the feast to
which his master was not hidden. Cor
don Bennett thereupon invited the grand
duchess To go for Il morning sail on his
yacht, and took the cordon-bleu with him.
The luncheon hour arrived, but her
royal hghness had not returned, and as
the prince never waits for anyone he Or
dered the repast to be served. The land
lord was i'll despair, for among the sur
priseS" of Mr.. Bennetts chef was
bonnie glacee. which. on the Application
of a match. would slowly unfold and dis
play its treasures divided into colOred
quarters. However. at the last moment,
thinking to make sure Of the effect. the
landlord crammed three cartridges into
the tube and applied the light. Instant
~ there was a terrific explosion. The
windows were shattered. and the prince
aud the other guests were drenched with
ice-Cream.
The confusion was alaycd only by the
hearty laughter into which his royal
hichnesS broke. As to the landlord. he
fed and hid himself for three whole days.
But the noise had attracted the notice OF
the authorities, and messengers We're.
when the explanation was given. sent of
in hot haste 10 the telegraph offices to
stop any dispatch which imaginative cor
respondents might head Attempt on the
Life Of the Prince Of Wales.
But only those in the room knew OF
the affair. Ny informant was one ot
then-London Sketch.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-12-08

AN IMPERIAL TROPHY.
Chinese Empcror's "Biack Eagle
Bought for Trii1c from "a LoOtcr.

Capt. Potts of the Maxim company of
the Hong Kong Volunteer corps has
just secured an extraordinary trophy OF
war-nOthing less than the Order of the
Black Eagle, set with precious stones
which the German Emperor sent out 6y
Prince Henry 10 the Emperor of China.
He has also the autograph letter from
the Kaiser which accompanied the deco
ration.
The lucky captain obtained this remark
able relic Of war in quite haphazard
fashion. Recently at Tien Tsin he came
across some Russian soldiers who had
nceu present ut the loOtng Of Pckin.
One of the Russians had the rarcy-hc.
slowed order among his share Of the loot,
but he was too ignorant TO recognize its
great value. Capt. Potts had no dffi.
Guilty in arriving at the correct concu.
sion when he set eyes on the insignia
and the Emperor Williams letter. and
for a trifing sum he secured possession
of the two. When the captain arrived
~ Shanghai aud exhibited his prize the
German consul said that he must take
charge Of 1t, but Capt. Potts declined TO
part. He said that he was not AT all
anxious to sell. and put fabulous price
on the trophy.
The consul Immediately cableJ 10 Der.
lin for instructions and Capt Potts *
now calmly awaiting the reply London
Daily Mail
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-12-08
Horses Thrive in the Philippines.

1t has been successfully demonstrated
not only that horses and mules can be
transported to the Philippines, but also
that majority of them arrive there in
a better condition than when they were
loaded on the Western coast of the Unit
ed States. Having reached the Philip
pines, experience has shown they stand
the climate as well as they do that of
our Southern and Southwestern states.
and the mules thrive better than they
do in the more varying temperatures to
be found in America. Never again need
Il nation hesitate to send along with its
advance guard an equal force of horses.
or to ask the question, Can n horse
stand on his legs forty days and land
alive = Cosmopolitan.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-12-08
OFF WITH THE OLD LOVE.

tut away the caps and mitteuS
Ihat our baseball heroes Wore:
fnia the sweaters and the stockings
-. thes re not needed any more:
lake the cushions from the diamond
Put the balls and bats away:
strip the halos from the heroes
AheS are cnly common clay.
lhey who late with fashion giances
Set Tie grand stand hearts in thrubs.
New, uauhitormed, are roaming
in I ne cold world. hunting Jobs
ana the Summer girl" 81 tickle
Sights her Old-time id0rs shrine.
races SridironS Ger the diamond,
Writes eleven" over nine
ste wh0 iateit smiled on Shortsiu
" ore his cniorS everywhere
SNAKES him for the husky halfhack
And his shock of m0ppv hair
All her talk is now of ''taekleN ''
i9uehdoWns, goals ana falls and
Ana her TING is spent In mixing
tfea1ing iidiments and salVeS.
fut away the caps and mittenS.
SiieiNe be grand old national game:
loose the lerCn with the pjacSkin.
htd them rush and maui and MAIN
We viii patient he till springtlme
sRali n" waning nine restore.
y hen the fans viii grow fanatic
Anu with roOterS roof once more,
--Louls teie0 in Denver Republican.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-12-08

Horticultural exhibits at Buffalo viii
have a beautiful setting in and about an
exceedingly handsome building 30 feet
square. The height of the building is
236 feet to the top of the lantern, and
the general proportions are of command
ing grandeur. Situated in a position of
great prominence on the western side OF
the grounds, the approach from the east
is through the esp.anade. past the basins
of aquatic plants, the fountains. and the
foliage effects: up the curved Incline
which is bordered by many odd varieties
of fruiting trees and shrubs to the mag
nificent doorway which is the subiect II
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-12-08

The entente cordale" between Great
Britain and the United States extends
even to the English copying our customs.
hold is proved by LONDON paper, that
says:
The unusual spectacle Of the doorstep
~ one ct She house2 Isl fashionable
square converted into q sitting-out' room
has been filling the local policemen with
mild astonishmcnl The steps were Fl led
with cushions, and cold drinks and cigar
cites in the background made most in
yiting picture, while a colored troupe per
forming in the square saw their opDor-
tunity and came and discoursed the latest
music hall dttics. England is evidently
growing more unconventional. aud i at
last doing things people have done abroad
for wears. but which nobody dared to do
i'm England"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-12-08

No. Why should | be-
Il don't know, but yOu haven't been
near me the last three days
You always seem to have Sheridan
in your pocket
Are you jealous:"
'Oh, mo-" and he laughed. but with an
air of embarrassment.
Don't you think we had better get
married at once?" he said, suddenly.
Married? No-no" she cried. start
ing forward; then leaned back among
her cushions, and continued. in sub
dued voice, Don't you think we are
really much happier as we areE
What do you mean by as we are y
Il mean-nOt married"
Butt don't understand. Don't you
want to marry me. MamieT
do You still love me?" was the soft
counter-question.
s'YpS" f@ a
AS much as you loved me three years
ago."
Anthony Tempest pulled his mustache
and looked away.
Let us be honest with each other.
dear Tony. OF course it is rather humili-
ating that, after all our vows and tears
and protestationS of eternal fidelity, we
should have fallen out of love with each
other and into love with someone else;
but I'm afraid it is a fact, isn't it,
Yes" he said. looking at her with
amazement through the darkness.
If | tell you my secret, will you tell
me yours"
He nodded.
Il want to marry Sir Christopher. And
you:"
Joan" he said. smiling, and lingering
tenderly en- the name.
Then ne knelt beside her and took her
hands.
Mamie. Mamie. what a clever little
witch YOU are. Do you know that i'll
spite of everything. / am inclined to be
Jealous of Sir Christopher: "-Ladies'
Field
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-12-08
BY IT'S OWN WEIGHT.
Ice by the Ton Pulls Itself Up Hill at
BrookesNiIle, Me.

Al the houses of Maine ice company
nj West BrooksviIlc, Me. the blocks Of
ice are taken from Walkers pond, pulled
mp = steep hill and carried half mile
10 the head of Eggemoggin reach.
branch of Pcnobscot bay. and the whole
work is performed without using any
power except grayitation.
The large town of Brooksvile just cS-
capped being an island. Walkers pond
lies IN the southwest corner of the town.
nothing bat horseback a half IA mile
wide parting it from SAT- water. Baga-
duce river flows from the east end of the
pond. going east. then north. and finally
sweeping to the west and southwest
when il empties into Pelohseot bay, be-
tween Ca~tine and BrookSyille. having
gone more than thirty miles 10 end with
in less than mile of its source. WALL
- ; pond. from which the company gets
its ice. is about 500 feet higher than the
waters of the bay just over the hill The,
icehGnssT> are on wharf facing the
ocean. The company has an endless
chain elevator running from he pond
over slight hill down to the icehouSes,
aud when the Ice Is ready to house thu.
( heavy belt 10 transport the cakes is put
! in molten by loading its ocean end with
StuHcs until the wheels turn with the
d'A'tFt N'IEHis W HtEl lHt tHUIIi iltNfS on
bringing up its load of ice.
As the tops of the houses are solac
80 feet lower than the pond. aud the
ocean side IF the run is twice rs long aS
the pond side, rs soon rs the endless
belt is fully loaded with ice on both sides
the doWnhill side has power enough to
pull all the ice out Of the pond without
stopping aud thousands Of tons of latent
energy is left oyer
This surplus force is controlled Nv
two men. who stand on top of the hin
and apply powerful brakes until the
proper speed is secured, after which the
machinery runs itself
If someone with malicious turn Or
miad should bore through the base of the
hill with an artesian drill ana strike the
bottom of the pond the water pressure
would soon force a large hole through the
gravel, and Walkers pond. which is three
miles long by one-half mile wide, would
be wiped from the map of Maine
The historically famous Ragaduce riv-
or. the outlet of the pond md the diyid-
ing line between Brooksville. and the in
terror and SedGwick. Penohsrot aud
CaStinc. on the outside. would also cease
to exist.
So long as Walkers pond yields excel
cellent perch, pickereI and alcwives. in
addition 10 ice that can be- shipped the
year round. and 50 long rs the Ragaduce
furnishes tons of smelts and thousands
OF muskrat pclts every year, this interest
ing but melancholy experiment will nor
be tried Boston Globe
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-12-08

At first the funniest mode of locomo-
ton in the world, "A ride in a 'riksha.
soon grows TO seem the pleasantest. You
begin by laughing at yourself and your
human pony. and end by enjoying and
valuing the admirable contrivance Like
the carriole of Norway and Sweden. it is
IA solitary affair. You cannot talk much.
except with your two-legged stecd. who,
however sturdy, has naturally not too
much breath to spare for that purpose.
Practice and sobriety render the Oriental
coolies, or "niasoku." who pull these ma
chimes. wonderfully enduring. They will
sometimes on terribly muddy roads. at n
steady six OF seven miles per hour Lon
dun Iclegraish
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-12-08
TAPPING THE SUNS STRENGTH
Process by which Old SOILS Energy
Cam be Utilized for Power.

The problem of tapping the giant
strength of the sun. Of controlling some
portion of the power and heat so freely
gwen to man, has been passed from the
anCientS to the moderns through the
hands of the greatest men of learning
of all times without any adequate solu-
ton until the dawn of the Twentieth
century. The Grecian Archimedes. the
Edison of his day, was perhaps the first
to handle the question, and to set it trav-
cling down the centuries; Ericsson. the
American, and Mouchout, the French
man, We're among the last to seek the
solution, and both succeeded in making
the sun operate small motors. Nothing
more was done until DIR. William CalveY
of Washington invented the pan-helio-
motor, and can now control greater
degree of heat than man ever operated
before.
The fiercest degree of heat that any
one has hitherto been able to make is
the 5000 degrees that has been registered
in the electric arc. DIR. Calver is able
to generate $1,000 degrees of heat. OF
this he is able to control 10000 degrees
with absolute safety, while he is a. pres
ent at work constructing an apparatus
which will easily give him the mastery
over the full amount of heat that he gen
crates.
With his invention, which. briefly. con
sists of an arrangement of mirrors to re-
fleet the suns rays upon a focusing spot
DIR. Calver could burn down rocky
mountain and reduce it to n level plain
without so much as lighting a match
Russian iron. of the kind so unburnabe
that it extinguishes the fire in the fiercest
furnaces, melts under the heat at his
control as a wax match is melted by the
flame. Tough silver coins or stout glass
tumblerS become in Il moment running
liquid in the heat of the focused rays;
while with his apparatus he will per.
forate soaking wet plank of wood with
a dozen holes in as many seconds.-Pcar-
SONS Mannzinn
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-12-08
Fire Extinguishcd without Water.

Among recent inventions which give
promise of becoming Of more than or
binary value, is method Of cXtinguish-
ing fires in buildings without wafer or
liquid. the application of a gas which will
tn" fire will be eXtinguishcd when said
gas i brnugh, m contact herewith The
great advantage claimed for this gas oy-
or water for eXtingushing fires. exists in
the fact that merchandise and other
property, which would be injured by wa.
ter, will not be affected by the gas and
large percentage Of the loss. which
will bc obviatcd. Reported by the Mil
waukee patent law firm of Erwin n
haatur
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-12-08

Once when Teunyson turned up in OK
FORD during the long vacation the Mav
MuelrrS asked him to dinner and break
fast The dinner did not go off we'll h,-
cause the fish sauce was not to the poet =
liking, aud the breakfast next morning
was domestic catastrophe for the host
the hot dish only to exclaim, Mutton
chops the staple Of every bad inn in
England" 1t was to the professor. to-.
thar Teuuy~on declared that the only adj
vantage Of the Lanreatcship was that he
generally received the iycrwing Of
chicken. i .ondon Chronicle.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-12-08

the accompanying illustration. Probably
no horticultural exhibit has ever had
such elegant and appropriate surround
ingS and no former display has been so
we'll worthy of it.
Large as the Horticultural building is,
it will not contain all the horticultural
exhibits. A plot of ground has been pro-
vided extending acr1Ss the west front of
the building on the opposite side of the
grand canal. and extending south as far
as the Elmwood gate. This plot has
been under course of preparation for
many months and will present a restful
hum of busy, energetic action which will
be so characteristic of other portions of
the eXnOSition
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-12-08

During the maiden trip of the trans
Atlantic liner Lorraine. which entered
Iayrr from New York. very satisfactory
r"sults were obtained from the testing OF
the carrier pigeons. These birds have.
it is said. beaten the former record. for
they carried messages over 800 miles. or
about G50 kiomcters OF ocean. The pre-
vious longest distance covered by the pi-
gconS tested was 324 miles Twenty
FIVE passengers OF the Lorraine were en-
abled 10 send messages To their friends
by the pigeons when the liner was two
days ont from IIavrc ou the voyage to
Now York london Telegraph.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-12-08
DIAPHENIA.

shepherds, since my time is come
Nothing 10th my life i yield.
Put aside my task;
when my heavy lids are sealed.
When my aching lips are dumb,
This alone / ask:
Law me not in cturcbyard ground
Though | die n very maid.
Though my sins be light.
Lest my yoor uneasy shade
Break its consecrated bound,
Wander through the night.
Take tnep ath that skirts the wool.
Haunt with tears the hollow green
Underneath the bill.
Where q garden once has been,
Where a winged image stood,
!Ialf q garden still.
There / safe and kept ms sheep.
While the shepherd plped his haze.
While the Spring WAS fair;
When September s,r0wed the fruit,
There my heart was buried deep;
Shepherds, lay pe there.
-BoWyer Sichcls in The CorHhill.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-12-08
Embossed Effects in silk W chs.

4 firm in Lyons. France. takes adyan-
tage Of the shortening of cotton ibers
under non-merccFized treatment by caus-
tie potash 10 produce in silk webs certain
peculiar and very rich embossed effects.
The >ilken webs have cotton threads AT
fixed distances, which. when the chem
ical solution j. applied. shrink. while the
silk. keeping it, original length. is gath
cred in tiny folds In this way the most
diversified patterns are produced.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-12-08
The Ancient Hornbook

The hornbook was a device in vogue
for teaching boys their letters when
books were too costly to be- handed
about. II consisted Of single sheet of
print or manuscript containing the al.
phabct and the Lord, prayer mounted
on wood. shaped like hand mirror and
covered with "A sheet Of Transparent horn
to preserve the paper.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-12-08
Products OF the Chinese.

The Chinese taught Us the use Of fish
CLUES and fish gelatines. From the gum
Of a sumach tree they made the beautiful
Chinese lacquers for ornamental wood
work. They invented the color vermilion.
made Of one part quicksilver to two parts
sulphur Or precious stones jade is q
Chinese product The Chinese cypress j.
one OF our garden trees; the Chimes
hemp one Of the fibers used for ropes and
cordage. OF precious timber they gave
us the camphor wood and the sandal
wood. and of spices the cassa and the
lnnamon.-Ci Cincinnati Ennuirer.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-12-08

4 little east end girl who had hash
for breakfast the other morning looked
at the last mouthful of her share long
and earnestly as she poised it on her
fork. Then she passed it ont Of sight.
But the mystery still eugroSSed her mind,
Daddy she said. what was hash
when il was aliyr:''-Clevclaud Plain
Dealer
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-08-23
A Big Job.

A great many people and some
newspapers in the State, appear to
think that the vote on the Capital
removal question in November, will
be final settlement of the question,
whereas it is only the beginning. -
If some place other thdn Tallahas-
see is chosen, the next Legislature
will have to pass an amendment to
the Constitution, by a ee-tifths
vote, submitting the question of re-
movaE to the people, this amendment
will be voted on at the general cleo
ton ;Of 1902. If it is decided to
submit the question of location at
the same time it will be necessary for
one pf the places to get majority of
the legal votes cast. If, on the other
hand, it is determined to- revise the
ConetitutiOn, then the Legislature of
1901 will be required b y a vote of
twO-thirds of all the mem berS to pass
such resolution, the action of the
Legislature will then have to be SUBJ
mitted to the people at t be election
of 1902, and if adopted, then the
Legislature of 1908 will lbe required
to make the necessary appropriations
to carry out the will of the people, |
and when the revision is complete it
must be submitted to tt he people for
ratification or rejection.
From the above it is plain to see
that is no small undertakI ing to move
the State Capital. til takes time,
money, patience and vot es to do the
trick.-The Brooksvillel News Reg
ister, Aug. II.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-08-23

and worthy Brother w. c. Harvin.
The sadness and the sorrow that
comes with this affiiction to the home
of our brother goes deep into our
hearts-fer we know, we realize
fully, the loss to the home, where the
mothers voice is forever stilled.
We offer to our brother sympathy
that grows from a sentiment which
thoroughly apprecites his great loss
the wife, the mother and the friend.
An AlIwiSe God, who never errs, has
called her to her heavenly home, and
she now rejoices with the angels in
that celestial home where none but
Gods chosen ones can enter. We
commend our brother and his moth
erleSs babes to the comfort and care
of an Allwise God, and we would
offer the assurance that He who has
so grieVously touched their hearts
can alone alleviate the intensity of
their suffering. And while the angel
mother sits upon the throne of grace,
may her gentle, guiding hand still be
with the loved ones whom she has
preceded to the better world. And
as they pass along the narrow way
that leads through life's sunshine and
shadows may they feel its gentle
touch and know that it guides them
to the bright star of hope that ever
shines in the world beyond; there
fore, be it
Resolved, That we extend the
sympathy of the membership of
Cicero Lodge No. 1, Knights of Py-
thias, to our bereaved brother and
his family, and may God in His good
ness and mercy administer to their
comfort, and alleviate the sorrow and
grief that now abides with them.
Resolved, That a copy of the fore
going preamble and resolutions be
spread upon the minutes of Odr
Lodge and sent to our bereaved
brother and his family; also one furn>
ished the Weekly TALLAHAssEE1N
for publication. :
Fraternally submitted,
CHAs. F. COGSwELL, -
]. F. HILL, x
SELIM w. MYERS,
Committee.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-08-23

Benjamin Andrews Meginniss; there
fore, be it
Resolved, That in. the death of
Benjamin Andrews MeginniSs the
Local Board of Insurance Agents
of Tallahassee has lost one of its
most popular and highly esteemed
members, whose noble traits of char
acter endeared him to every one of
us as we'll as to all those who COM
posed his large circle Of friends and
acquaintance. His life of patient and
efficient attention to business, of low
ing devotion to his family and kindly
friendship for every one, marks ca
reer of useful manliness which can
well be emulated by those who de-
sire to lead life so cOmmendable, as
was his. AS Secretary of the Local
Insurance Board his faithful service
and valuable advice did much to pro-
mote the usefulness Of the organiza-
ton. We will miss him.
r. A. SHINE,
J. DIAMOND,
r. II. MICKLER,
Committee.