Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-01-26
ROYAL EYES TESTED.
Celebrated oouIist Tells the Queen
How to Preserve Her
Sight.

# tbe Ophthalmic hospital at Wiesba
Ian was summoned TO London Wednes-
i.~ He went to Osborne to examine
49, owes of the Queen. A lengthy inter
Low resulted. in which the specialist Is
Understood TO have given her majesty
aov instructions. in addition to glasses,
With the object of preserving her failing
siobt though, it is stated, ne found only
slight deterioration of vision since his
iast examination. Thence Prof. Pagen-
.tracher went to Marlborough house.
,rbere the Prince Of Wales underwent
tbe ordeal of submitting his lately-adopt-
"A eyeglasses to the criticism of the great
nrofCsSor. 1t was only to the Queen and
HE Prince of Wales that Prof. Pagen-
.fracber would consent to go. All the
,tberS had TO come to him.
The Duke of Cambridge and other
notables hocked to his hotel:
Prof Pagenstretcher was ready to see
Them. In few minutes the Duke OF
Cambridge was benefited so greatly that
he went to his old crones and insisted on
their visiting the eye healer. Following
his advice they crowded to Prof. Pagen-
strecher Friday. At last the specialist
flew out of the hotel. declaring he would
not see another soul that day. The pro-
fessor goes to the continent to inspect
the eyes of the King of the BelgianS
Sunday. and before he returns to Wies-
baden he will probably continue his jour
ney to several other royal palaces.
Improving Army Methods.
British army reform, the Associated
press learns, will consist chiefly in an en-
dca,0r to improve the existing methods
ef general military training. rather than
in any attempt TO eradicate any individ-
ual defects. With more fullv-devel-
oped home army the administration be-
lieves many of the drawbacks existing at
present Will gradually disappear, whereas
ruthless reform would only result in dis
organization and chaos. With this end
in view. new maneuver bill will be in
troduced, giving the government plenary
power to select large tracts of country.
especially in ireland and Scotland, where
the home army will have the opportunity
Of maneuvering in considerable Numbers
over rough and unknown country,
where the generals will have the oppor-
tunity of learning to handle divisions.
In the opinion of the secretary for war
William st. John Brodrick, it is futile to
criticisc officers and men who have never
been handled or who have never cO-oDer-
atcd except in the restricted confines of
Aldershot, and some not even there.
where every inch of ground is known to
almost every officer in the service The
barracks building on Salisbury plain,
will. ii is believed, aid his plan, but il
has become generally recognized by the
war office that it is absolutely essential
10 have rough country and a good deal Of
il at the disposal of the forces
Many other changes are likely to be
put IN force in course of time The
board of army reorganization is sitting
day in and day out, dealing with the
Of the deliberations. on which public
o!lnlon is unanimous is the necessity for
the new maneuyers bill To use the
words Of Lord Raglan:
You might as well eriticise the adj
mlral who is always Obliged to keep his
feet in harbor as to criticise the army.
Tor which the country provides no
maneuvering facilities"
Very Remarkable Story.
News of the most remarkable lion fight
on record comes from a correspondent of
the Associated press in northern Rho
desla. Mr.. Johnstone, a collector of Gus
toms IN the employ of the British Char
tered South African company, was ont
hunting and shot a buck. AS the buck
;ell, from the long grass sprang out five
Mons, who commenced to eat the buck
Mr. tombstone, not to be robbed of his
dl'ner, went into action with his maya
zine rifle, killed one lion and wounded
another. The remaining three fed
The wounded lion, enraged, at
tackled the hunter, whose magazine
was empty He called for another
gun, but his native followers had gone.
The police with him fired a wild voley
and retreated. Mr.. tombstone sought a
nearby tree and was nearly out of reach
when the lion caught him and pulled him
down. Mr.. tombstone put his left arm
down the lions mouth and gave a sledge-
hammer blow with his right on the ami
MAJ head: Surprised at the resistance
the lion relinquished his attack. Prop
ping himself against thp Mr..
stone, IN spite OF his mauled arm, pulled
out a cartridge, fired, and took the lion
miTght between the eyes, killing him.
,lhree weeks later Mr.. tombstone died of
bloed poisoning from his manglcd arm.
Death Levels All Ranks.
Death removed two remarkable person
aIltles from the metropolis this week
me blshop Of London. Right Rev. Man
ael Creighton and the money lender
sam Lewis, known far and wide for
very differing qualities. Both possessed
Two things in commsn-humor and a
2road insight into the affairs of men and
the world. Dr. Creighton had many
dttainments and was accounted one Of
tne most erudite theological historians of
me day. Yet none could roll q cigarette
more defty or retort more quickly in up
locate slang. He wore his learning as
nShtiy as a flower, but his addresses to
.he clergy were hardly ever equaled. In
ruling his episcOpate during the troub-
ions times of the keen. ritualistic contro-
Fersy, he avoided the stern, legal meas
Hres, yet generally secured obedience to
AIS will. He was an athlete in his youth
ana rowed in an Oxford eight. but he
was more famous for his velveteen coat
Than for any achievements Children
adored him and London showed how
greatly such an ideal bishop was appre-
fg,aIed by according him burial in ST.
faufS cathedral
Sam" Lewis humor took a fanciful
turn. Whenever he saw an opportunity
20 make life miserable for sprigs of the
arlst0cracy he never missed it. Once he
was able to taunt his victim he did not
lem 10 care whether he got his money
pack or not. Yet, a beggar never asked
hith Tor aims in the street without a sub
Stanual reply. He frequently said he
Iad 50 much money that he scarcely
knew what to do with it. The true char
acter Of the man is best judged by his
enormous requests to charity, which
naVe not been equaled in the recent his
,oIy Of England. 1t seems that he de-
voted his life to robbing the nobility in
order to enrich the psor Lewis lived in