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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-05-12

States in which the school savings sys-
TEN is in operation. The system in this
country was first started in Long Island
City in March, 1885, and since then
$S0G, 015.97 has been deposited by the
school children Of the country. OF this
amount 500, 20977 has been withdrawn,
leaving balance Of 1886, S0620. The
idea Of having school children open bank
accounts originated, it is said. with Prof.
Dulac Of Dn Mans, France. in 1884. In
1866 the system was introduced in the
schools Of Gand. Belgium, by Prof j.
Francis Lament. The plan became SO
successful in Belgium and France that it
was adopted by the school authorities Of
all the European countries. 1t is be-
lcvcd by those Interested in the work OF
establishing the school saving system
that the end of this century viii find
the school children Of America with over
$500 900 to their credit in the banks.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-05-12
"QuiCk Lunches. q"


II is the habit of the modern time
saving young man, says Eliot Gregory in
the Atlantic, upon entering quick
lunch" establishment, to dash for the hill
of fare, and give an order III he is aGroit
enough 10 catch one OF the maids on
the tlyl before removing either coat or
hat; at least lftecu second may he
economical in this way. Once seated.
shc lupchcr falls to ON anything at hand
bread colcSiaw, crackers, or catSu}
When the dish ordered arrives. he gets
his toy& into it as it appears over his
shoulder and cleans the plate before the
sauce makes its appearance. so thar is
eaten 10y itself or With bread.
Cups of coffee or tea go down in two
swallows Little piles of cakes are cut
In quarters. and disappear i'm four
Wouthfuls, much after the fashion Of
children down the oSrc'> throat IN the
mechanical toy; mastjtatjou heiuG either
lost art or considered q foolish waste
of energy,
\ really accomplished mncAcr can as.
simulate his last quarter of cakes. wig
gle into his coat and nay iris check nj
the desk az tbC same moment. The
next hc is down the block in pursuit cg a
reucding trolley,
Last wc,& a friend offered uc n
luncheon tablet frem box ou his
desk Its rs good aS q meal" he said.
land so much more CNpCdltjauS,'
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-05-12
TIE REAL AMERICA.

1.-THE following poem is from War and
Mammon. now in preparation by the Phil
osopher Press, Wausau, Wis The book
Will contain twelve splendid philiplcs
against the greed for gold and conquestl
Ye say. we are Anglo Saxon
And We strut in the pride of birth;
Ie are drunk on a lie, and waxen
SO mean that ye covet the earth.
The Saxons are old-time yeomen
And they lust, like worms. for the ground
We are mobiles. each man. and foeman
To tyrants. the wide world round
We are mobiles and freemen and brothers,
We have left oppression behind.
For we drank with the milk of our mothers
The thirst to be noble and kind.
We are Saxon and Slay no longer,
Nor TcUtOn. nor Latin nor kelr
For the chains that wed Us are stronger
Than the slaves Of the world have felt
Our sires in Europe were smitten.
For a thousand years were undone;
Our fathers repulsed the Brton
At Boston and Lexington.
We are kin to the souls of Grattan
And Of Emmett who dared the moose;
We claim Garibadi the Latin,
KoscIusko, and Kruger, and Bruce.
We have done with the old transgression,
We have learned our lesson well.
And the hate that we feel for oppression
is as hot as the Goals Of hell.
Neither slaves are we, nor despoflers,
And when others die to be free,
A wind blows our plain men and t0fleKs
All one way, like waves of the sea!
George Horton.
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HOW YOUNG ELBOW THE OLD.
They Are CrowdinG Into Iaccs Where
Mature Jud gu,ent is Real lily Need u.

The part of wisdom is not to drop
ones tasks too early, not to he in haste
to retire from posts of influence and
duty writes Margaret Il. Sangster in
the Ladies' Home Journal "Insensi-
bly, the young, with a certain uncon-
sciOus arrogance, elbow the old out of
the way. and monopolize the places in
every profession and branch of business.
Yet the Young are not lowered with eX-
pcriencv, nor have they the ripper iudg-
ment of maturity But they do have
what age has often lost-enthusiasm.
self-contidence and pluck. Old people
are sometimes out of touch with the
present age. They have ceased to be
receptive: they have grown mentally
mhospitable and inert. Is there. how
ever. the slightest reason why woman
should rust out through mere Incidence
before she has done the full measure of
service required by her Master for the.
time in which she lives As teacher.
as an artist, as house mistress and
mother. i'll whatever field you are. my
friend, do not withdraw from active duty
too soon. There is need at the front for
the woman of warm heart and trained
capacity for affairs, and her age is of lit
tie consequence if she is equal to her
work, There never was time when
the Judgment of mature age was more
needed than it is today
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-05-12
The Religious Problem III the Phil.
Ippines.

The problem of the moment-a serious
problem. according to Frederick Palmer.
correspondent of Golfers Wceklv-iS
that raised by the presence of Archhish-
op Chapellc. At his request the Spanish
frlars who have been rescued by the adj
vance of our troops into outlying districts
are remaining i'll town instead of return
ing 10 SPAN. Now. when they take their
c0hStituuonaiS under the arcca palms of
he Malecon at sunset they chat with
something Of the old time spirit of the
Spanish days They are quite confident
that through the interpoSiton Of Wash
1ngtOn the archbishop will win out in the
end in his argument with Gen. Otis. The
archbishop is committed to the return Of
the frlars TO the parishes from which
they were cvictCd by the insurgents: the
general is committed To their return to
Spain. As you know, the Filip.nos made
the alleged cXtOrtion OF money from the
native and the alleged misuse of office.
even to the wrOnging of women, ny the
frjars. the ground for their upriSings
against the SpaniardS. Aguinaldo made
their expulsion or reform in their meth
ods one of the conditions Of his treaty of
peace with the SpaniardS before he re
tired to ttorg Kong. Al the present mo
lnent, nIne-tenthS of the parishes of the
| islands are without priests to celebrate
marriages. bury the dead, or perform the
other functions of the church. Many
delegations visit the archbishop and
many addrCS are sent to him from va
riouS parts of the islands, praying that
the people be not asked 10 receive the
trlars again Gen. Otis is convinced that
to send them back by an order of the
American government would lead to their
ASSASSINATION in many instances, would
give TO the remnants OF the rebellion q
rallyluS cry, and would dlSatfect those
portions Of Luz0n which. If they are not
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-05-12
Notes for Visitors to the Exposition.

If going abroad it is always best to
take passport; although one is not nee
essary in France, it is often useful in
case OF admittance to public buildings,
or should ones identity be required.
The first thing to do upon arriving in
Paris is to register at the American con-
sulate, and il is well TO know that the
hours are from II a. m. to , p. m. The
hours of the American bankers are from
10 a. m. to 4 p. III.
All postal money-orders from foreign
countries, made payable at Paris, must
be cashed at the general postoffice
If uncertain of ones address, letters
with q. L. O.-gcneral poStoffice-PariS
Will be found at the general pOstOfiicc
Letters for foreign countries should he
posted before q p IN. at the general post
office, instead of at branch Offices There
are eighty-fve branch offces-bureaux de
poste-in the different districts of Paris {:
they are open from a. m. till p. H.
Boxes for the posting of letters are also
to be found at most public buildings and
at tobacconists' shops. where stamps
(timbres-postel and postcards (cartes
postales) can be purchased.
a telegraph office is found at nearly all
branch postoffices, which are open till 8
p. M; at the bourse the telegraph office
is open all night. The tariff for tele-
grams, for any part of France, is ) cents
per word: for Great Britain, 20 cents per
word, and for New York 60 cents per
word-that is. for cablegrams.
There is communication by telephone
with all parts of Paris from most Of the
postofficCs; the charge is 30 cents per
five minutes. There is also communca-
ton by telephone with Marseillcs. Lyons,
Havre and Brussels.-Leslie's Weekly.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-05-12

One Of the most thrilling stories of
Lieut. Gilmore : adventures with the Fill
ipjnos relates 10 a flag. The sailors dur
ING their Imprisonment picked up several
8dd pieces If cloth. and being Skinfai
with the needle, as an tackles" ara.
they made United States fla- ot them.
Of course, Ii had 90 be done In secret.
and when finished il had 10 he concealed
With great caution. because the FiApinoS
would have been so provoked bay Hudiu1
1t that they undoubtedly would have shot
the whole party.
The sailor boys took turns in carry
u@ the flag. each being exposed ,tt the
Same danger IN turn for stated periods
just like the watches they keep On ship
beard. although they considered il a -la-
ry and honor. and none of them would
have yielded his right far a moment II
was remarkable that they were able to
conceal IL So long. because they had no
baggage or tU3ppiuGS. few of them hats
or shoes. and their clothing was In tat
ttrS When the prisoners were sure they
were safe and unseen thcv would take
ont the flag ana talk about *. 4 rude
niece Of work il was. ma3o OF strips ~
cheap cotton sewcd trgctber In an awk-
ward fashion, bur ii represented Old
Glory. and under the circumstances any
thing that rcSemblcd it was enough for
them. Chicago Record.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-05-12
THE CLOTH OF CEREMONY.
Its Sale Constitutes "A Government
Monopoly In Tibet.

One of the Tbetans was dressed in
white, one in black, with sQuare-cut
caps, Tartar physiognomy, very dark
complexi0ns and pigtails, and were well
known to our people, says Sir Richard
Strachy in the Geographical Journal
They approached us making many polite
bows and, taking off their caps, present
ed the cloth of ceremony, as was becom
ing from interiors to superors. This is
n form which is universal in Tibet and
extends into China, though | do not re-
member ever to have heard an explana-
ton of the custom.
The cloth we received was of cotton,
badly woven, but Of fine texture, about
the size of small handkerchief, but 50
dirty as to show that it had frequently
performed similar offices of civility be
fore. The more wealthy classes employ
silk instead of cotton cloths, the legend,
"Om name padme hum" being common
ly woven in damask ut each end. The
sale of these cloths of ceremony. | was
given to understand, constituted a gov
eminent monopoly in this part of Tibet.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-05-12
Luxuries and the Poor.

One of our local preachers takes the
general use of convenienccs of life as
evidence that the distance between
rich and poor is lcssening." This is uor
altogether true. II is fact. as he says.
that some years ago window glass was
luxury which could not be afforded only
by the rich. but 4 few years beyond that
there was no window-gIass for eithcg
rich or poor. There is an increase Of the
conyCnienCcS of both rich and poor. hul
the fact still remains that the rich have
Injuries which the poor cannot afford.
and that is the measure of the distance
between the two. And while the poor
have many convenienccs that they did
not formerly have. the rich have many
]uXurics that they did not formerly have.
so that the distance between the two j.
probably as great as it ever was. Prob
ably no person in ordinary circumstances
now would he willing to change to tho
conditions of life that Croesus had IT,
undergo. but on the other hand what Il
luxurious time CroeSuS could have now
adays with his money. That unforta-
nate man would probably have been will
ing to give thousands for Il modern rub
ber-tired carriage or even for ride ON q
Pullman. hut all his money could nuI
get indianapolis Sentinel
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-05-12
A SALT LAKE IN TEXAS.
Its Product Has Been Utilized for
over 200 Years.

It's Product Has Been Utilized for
over 200 Years.
About 200 miles southwest OF Houston.
Tex, in Hidalgo county, is now claimed
to be one of the most remarkable salt
lakes in the world. This lake, which
contains 1888 acres of pure salt. is sur
rounded by a wild fringe of dense thick
cts. The salt is 3 to 4 feet deep in a
crystal form, and the water is Il brine of
unusual strength, crystallizing with great
rapidity.
But few people outside Of the state
know of the existence of this lake; in
fact, nearly all Texas maps omit it, al
though it has been known to be source
of supply for local consumption over 200
years; wagon trains moving in the South
west TO and from Brownsville, during the
Civil war, handled the SALT in fact, it
was the only supply that Texas had to
draw from during that period.
The property on which this lake is sit
uated consists of tract of seventy-one
leagues Of land, originally known as La
Nonia de San Salvador del Tule," and
claimed to have been granted by the gov
eminent Of Spain about the year 119S to
one Juan Jose Balli.-Philadelph Rec
,4rd
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-05-12

| the poor little thing had now no warm
rugs, and before very long she began tc
shver.
Madame" l cried. Il beg of you, on
my knees, to take my rug"
Il do not wish to speak to you, sir, .
she said, coldly.
/ grew excited I had made a ridicu-
louS blunder. and she was such Il lovely
woman. suddenly | took desperate
resolve.
If you do not take this. I shall throw
myself off the train" said, and laying
my railway rug beside her, | raised the
window, put out my hand and opened
the door from the outside.
Was | III earnest? Between you and
me, reader. | do not think | was. But
looked it. evidently. for my he,'rer ex-
claimed in Il voice of alarm: You are
crazy"
Take the rug. or jump said.
She took it, put it round her, and re-
marked in softencd tone, as | closed
the door and window:
You will die of cold"'
1T would he hut a fit punishment for
my objectionable stupidity" | answered.
You were not stupid, but hasty," she
said, and, as you told me, your inten-
ton was good: but how could you mis-
take that lady for me-"
''She vas 50 charming" / explained.
and my listener smiled. The ice was
ton went-literally | was nearly frozen.
However, | soon forgot the cold, for my
companion was delightful. piquant. fas-
chatting. She talked well. though with
charming simplicity. She had been in
Italy: SO had l. She longcd for Egypt:
exactly what | did. In literature, in
music-ln fact. in cvcrything-it was the
same. We had precisely the same
tastes. What WAS more, we soon dis
covered that we had several mutual ac-
quaintanccS; we had probably attended
the same receptions more than once.
And | had never observed her; great
heavens: where were my eyes?
After = time, although | was supreme
ly happy, ] became conscious of the PEN
etrating cold. | did my best to conceal
that fact, bTt when we reached Dillon.
at half-past o'clock, my right foot was
numb. Here we tclegraphed to Tonnerre
for the Satchels and rugs.
At Macen my left foot was numb.
Here we learned that the luggage would
he sent to Marseilles the next day.
At IY0n-p crraChe it was my left
| hands turn to he stiff; | observed also
that my companion forgot to claim her
| private compartment.
At Nalcnce my right hand followed
/ suit. hut ! learned that she was a widow
| without children.
/ At Avignon my nose was blue yet |
| OWNED that she had not cared much for
| her first husband.
| Marsciues. alas, l sneezed violently.
! and with Il gracious smile she handed me
/ my rug. and WHISPERED. "Au revoir. -
! Then we parted. and | went To the hotel
/ and dreamed all night of her last words
] and woke next day with the worst cold I
/ had ever known. | hardly dared to show
! myself to my friends who had asked me
! to dinner. hurt at last decided to GO
and what was my ecstasy to find among
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-05-12

\ young married lady had just a.
CURED new coach and new footmau
to match. relates the Scottish American.
John" she said one day, I'VE will drive
out to make Il few calls. But | shan {
fore. take the cards that are on mg
dressing table and leave one of them a
each house we stop at"
VERY good, ma am" answered John
and he ran upstairs to fetch the cards.
After they had driven about cons J.
cradle time. aud cards had been left "a.
large number of houses. the lady r.
marked;
"Now we must call on the Dalcs. RI
FramptonS and Clarkes."
We can't DO it," here broke in fl
footnaR. in alarm; I've only The ace d.
spades and she ten OF clubs left"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-05-12
HUMOROUS ITEMS,

\ st. Louis spinster was recently ki>..,
in dark hail. and she hasn't had i'll.
in her house since.-Chicago News.
Preacher--"What is your highest .!.,
of Heaven
Mr. Hardpushed-"It' a place wha,..
there's no rent to pay.'-Detroit H..
Press.
The Book Agent would like =.
show YOU this beautiful work. Il tpI>
about the habits of savage animals" Tt.
Severe Lady at the door, don't nes-}
it, | have been married four times -"
indianapolis Press.
Friend-'I can't understand why Won
don't discharge your impertinent coos
Isn't it possible To get another"'
HOusewife-"To cook, yes; but who
will help my children in their French lr>.
sons !'-Fliegende Blaetter.
Il see that SOusa and his band have
started for Paris. Pity he couldn't s,r
there on the 1st of May"
I'D like to hear what the May Queen
would say to the March King"'-Clevr-
land Plain Dealer.
Il give is up" said Mr. CumroN. as h..
put ON his hat. I'm not going to STAY
here to be narrowed by false alarms aDy
longer"
whats the matter?"
Il can't tell whether Dolly is practicin.
an aria from a grand opera or whcthcr
she has seen mouse and is scared"
Bobby is attending to his pianoforfe
lessons very faithfully of late said the
youths uncle
Yes replied his mother. Il don't
have any trouble with him about that
now"
How did you manage it?"
Some of the neighbors complained Of
the noise his exercise made, and | told
him about it. Now he thinks it's fun to
practice. STRAY Stories
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-05-12
A Sportsman's Paradise.

A year ago, as an accessory to Geor-
giancourt, his country place at Lake
wood, George Gould, who had already
appreciated the real Significance of the
better side of athletics, began the build
ing of what is today the most ideal
grouping of facilities for the enjoyment
of sport that one can well conceive
TO fully grasp the breadth of this ideal
one must think of polo field which
could readily swallow up any two or
three of the largest fields in the country
of stahIing room given this last winter
to as many ms $50 ponies at time; of
other practice fields by the side of the
main field; of tennis courts and accom-
mudatiuns for pigeon shooting; of all this
in one grand stretch of level shut i'm by
lines of trees through which there comes
with Il soughing that air of the balmy
scented pine. That is the out-of-doors.
that is the prospect over which his eve
wauders when looking out from the bal
cony or eSplauadc of a court or club
house so we'll conceived that one finds
within it opportunities for riding on a
tanbark larger than the arena of Madi.
son Square garden; for playing racquets
or tennis in courts unequaled for room
and light; for exercising in Il gymnasium
fully appointed. and for swimming in Il
pool whose green. clear water has Il
depth of twelve feet. Bowling. billiards
shutllc-hoard- none of them is forgotten
until one feels that one has bat to rul
the lamp and ask and the gcnii of the
place will provide the impossible Wal
ter Camp in Golfers Weekly.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-05-12

ST. Louis has temporarily solved the
problem Of overcrowded schools by using
portable buildings. These structures cost
$500, are Of wood and can be put in place
ON forty-eight hours notice. There is
but one room in the building and this ac-
commodities 100 pupils. Heretofore it
has been the custom in st. Louis to rent
rooms in nearby buildings for the over
flow from any school, but the new porta-
bile structures, which are light airy and
perfectly sanitary, are regarded Us de-
clded Improvement over the former meth
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-05-12

A prominent American automobile
manufactures, recently returned from
abroad, says; ut strikes me that the
foreign motor-vehicles are very clumsy
ms compared with our own, though hay-
ing been much longer at the game they
are doubtless considerable ahead Of as
on the motors at present. think, though,
it will be the old story Of the bicycle
over again. They viii hold their own
until our makers have more experience
and really get going and then we will
beat them out on lightness and mcchan-
ism in the same old way
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-05-12

Steamships. refrlgerators and cold stor-
age are rcvolutiouzing the markets for
pcriShable articles. Butter, cheese, eggs,
fruits and meats are now carried safely
around the world. Not only are frozen
meat and frozen rabbits taken To London
IN large quantities from Australia aud
sold in competition with the home-raised
meat hutchcred within sight of the city,
hut says the Manufacturer. "hWter
and eggs now find their way to London
from the autipodes. These must ho
shipped II must be remembered. thou
sands Of miles through tropical waters
and across the equator. The idea of car
rying butter and eggs and n carcass OF
beef half around the world to fluid a Gus
toner is something which would have i'm,
pressed ont ancestors as preposterous.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-05-12

There are at present about 1l5 yacan-
cics in the rank Of second lieutenant in
the army, distributed among the three
arms as follows; In the infantry, 6S; in
the cavalry, -, and in the artillery, II,
Boards have been detailed in the various
military departments to conduct the eN-
aWinations of uon-commissioned officers
of the regular service who may wish ia
enter the competition for commission.
Preference will. Of course, be given "a
this years graduates OF the Military
academy, hut after these appointments
are made there viii stll he open for the
non-commiSsioncd staff and civilian can
didatcs ~iNty-tjNe or seventy commits
sions. In making these latter appoint
mcuts the President will probably bt
strongly influenced 10y the military rec
~rd of the applicants.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-05-12

Final action is soon to be taken for
the preservation Of the Plains of Abra-
ham at Quebec. 1t is learned that the
Canadian government, while intending to
preserve the Plains, does not want to
make the purchase. 1t will, therefore,
be made through the city Of Quebec, TO
whom the government will refund the
purchase money. 1t will then make n
present to the city of Quebec OF the prop
erty, and the municipal authorities will
preserve and maintain the historic site.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-05-12

New Hampshire's gift to the battleship
Kcarsarge will be a bronze bas-relief to
be placed on the forward turret, between
the two 13-inch guns. 1t is reported that
the gift for the battleship Alabama Will
also take the same form. The fashion
initiated by Massachusetts, is becoming
popular, which, as the Boston Journal
remarks, is another way of saying that
the days Of embossed punch bowls and
silver services are passing.