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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-07
y Young Folks Column. ~

teacher thoughtfully. Two Of my pu-
piis-Charlcs Hart aud Henry Strong
Wlll complete the course of study in nav
! NchoCl tins year. Both desire a c0lIegi-
ate education, aud neither is able to OBJ
| tam II without assistance They are 81
nearly equal that | cannot tell which is
the better scholar"
How is it rs 10 deportmcnt?" asked
the lawyer
One hoy does not more Scrupulnusiy
observe atl the rules of the school than
| the other. WAS the answer
Well said the lawyer. III u TN,
end 9f the year one hoy has nor gone
ahead OF the other, send them 10 me ami
viii decide
As before, at the closing examinations
ne hoyS stood equal in attaiumonts.
htN We're directed to call at the law
yer's office, no information being given
as 10 the object 0f the visit
TWO intelligent well-bIcd boys they
seemed. aud the lawyer was beginning
10 wonder greatly how he should make
Il doclSIou between them. Just then tho
dcur opened and an elderly lady Of ne
culiar appearance entered. She was well
Known rs being of unsettled mind and
possessed of the idea that She had heeu
deprived of larg, fortune which was
justly hers. As consequence she was
III the hahit If visiting lawyers offices
carry ing in her hands a package of na-
pcrs which she wished examined Sha
was familiar visitor TO this Office.
"htrc she was always received with r..
Spect.
Ih's morning, seeing that the lawyer
was already occupied with others. she
seated herself to await his leisure TN
| i"ftunatciY the chair she selected was
less
| The result was that She fell in rath
| or aWkWard manner. scattering her pa
prrS about the floor. The lawyer looked
WIN a 4mck eye at the boys before
do. "'"''
Charles Hart, after an amused su,
! laugh ~
Henry Strong sprang t. the woman's
sine ANA iltted her To her feet Then,
carefully gathering up her papers. he ~.
httiS handed them to her Her proflISc
anu rambling thanks served only to in.
crease Charles amusement.
| After the lady had told her CUSTOMARY
story to which the lawyer listened with
every. appearance Of attention. he q
/ cortod her 10 the door and she depart,4I
Ihtn he returned 10 the bows. and. aft
! tr expressing pleasure at having formed
thelr acquaintance, he dismissed them
! me next day the teacher was informed
| of thr occurrence. and told that the
scholarship would be given to Henry
! strong. with the remark: NO one. So
! wen deserves to he fitted for Dositinr
/ Of honor and influence as he who feds
! Il his duty To help the humhleSt and The
/ l"WlicSt. Our Dumb Animals.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-07
Correct Monogram.

In stationery monogram of eccicSias
tical letters is much later, and therefore
more used than the address a the top %!
the paper. Many color combinations, ara
employed in a quite effective mannvt
God on white or silver. white or Il darl;
er blue on blue are much liked While
many women cling to heavy cream lin
en- paper in spite of all the changes Of
fashion, new ideas are introduced In
paper rs well as in other things. Thost
who follow every whim of fashion now
use a mazzarin blue organdy or imperial
bond paper or a cream organdy.
Turquoise blue. once very popular. 5
passc. Square sheets to be doubled one.
to 20 into long, narrow envelope ar,
en- reglc. Even the very small size. used
for notes of ceremony. have en- extremely
narrow envelope. but one quite a little
longer than wide
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-07
Stocking Lore.

Stockings too small are soon worn into
holes
Stockings too large make the feet ten
der.
Cheap black stockings are delusion
and Il snare.
Thin stockings should DE darned with
fine worSted.
Tack piece Of net-old yelling or
plain net-across large hole. then take
the threads in and out through this.
\ coed plan is 10 strengthen the knees
and heels of children's stockings by
darning them for some distance on the
wrong side when they are bought.
1t saves stockings to wear them sys-
tematicaly. each pair in turn.
As 10 washing stockings:
The first essential is To have an abso-
lntely clean soap solution i'll tcpid wa
ter. Put in the stockings ri"ht side
out. rub well, turn and rub nr wrong
side. If the color is at all delicate rub
the feet first. then the legs, so as not
to leave the latter long in the water.
Rinse thoroughly in water of the same
temperature. wiring dry and hang from
the tops of the stockings, So that if any
water settles, leaving n little disc0lora-
ticn, il will bc i'm the toe instead Of the
leg. The black stockings now are usu-
ally fast color, aud give no trouble Ii
the coured stockings show signs of run
ming or fading the color may be set
with alum or salt water. only bearing
in mind that alum will be apt 10 set the
dirt aS well as the color.
silk stockings should lac washed and
rnsed in lukewarm water and wiring
/ between towels.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-07
Christmas Giving.

1t is good rGle 10 give at Christmas
what you enjoy giving 10 members oi
gifts to the children of your acquaint-
ance II you thus narrow your circle at
Christmas your friends win appreciate
the stand you take, and cease 10 poster
themselves about what they shall give
you. and there viii be much more peace
aud comfort in your vicinity as Christmas
under the old exchange system" Your
dearest friends--those yon especially de
light in making h1ppy-you can rmem-
Der in the most individual way. IN their
birthday anniversaries, and such gifts.
made INTERNALLY and unexpectedly, are
without the odionS return idea which mas
in some measure married the beautiful
custom Of Christmas giving Ada L.
Sweet in Woman Home Companion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-07
Woman in Epigram.

In mythology. no god falls in love with
Minerva. A mannish woman only at
tracts Il feminine man
Women distrust men too much in gen
eral. and not enough in particular
If woman is young and pretty. !
think You can SEQ her good looks all
the better for her being plainly dressed.
George Eliot
Women are in the moral world what
flowers are in the physical
Woman is mistress of the art OF com-
pletey cmbittering the life Of the person
on whom she dcpends.Goethe.
woman submits to the yoke of onin-
ion, but man rebels
Woman is like the reed that bends TO
very breeze, but breaks not In the tenn
pest Bishop Whately.
There are women so hard 70 please
that it seems as il nothing less than an
angel will suit them: hence it comes that
they often meet with evis.-Marguerit
de Nalois.
Woman's function is guiding, not a
determining onc.-Iohn Ruskm
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-07

4 woman travelling abroad narratps the
following experience: She had occasion
10 20 to the British embassy mt Il certain
spot which shall be namelcss. to see the
ambassador, who, however, proved ia be-
away with his wf" at neighborine
health resort. Inc visitor asked for the
first secretary. who, unfortunately. was
on leave in England. The woman said
that the second secretary would do as
well. but he happened TO be in attend
ance upon his wife, who was ia a hos
ptal. Was the third secretary there?
No. he was on leave. too. The bottle
washer might he in. perchaucei No. h.
was shooting IN England. The second
bottle washer? He unfortunately, was
an invalid, aud rarely came to the en-
haSsy. The military attacbet He was
Oh leave. The archivist? He was fish
ing in Scotland. The visitor had heard
Of two junior secretaries, whose custom
it was 10 transact their duties in COM
pany with 4 pet bear. Did they happen
to be in? Unfortunately. they were
away playing polo And the bearE Yes.
the bear was mt home The visitor. how
ever, did not feel equal 10 interviewing
tlc bear Singie-handed, and left Not
for any consideration would | reveal tho,
nam" of To" embassy where this incident
is stated IL have occurred. | may re
mark, however, that "A bear is quite thu.
last animal to which British interests
ought TO be coniided ut this particular
spot. London Truth.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-07
The Mendins Basket.

If you have not started a mending ba>-
kct hitherto. let me recommend you to
do - ar once. There is no doubt about
the exceeding value Of 1.-THE stitch i'm
time" but when once you let torn arti-
Giles be put away till convenient season
arrives for intending them. the chances
are that they will be used again unmend-
ed. thereby very likely becoming dam
aged beyond repair. IT, however. Won
Systematically inspect the clothes when
they return from the laundry. and CON
sign all that are in any way damaged 10
the nending basket. then when yen are
able to spend a little time in meudng You
will find your progress expedited and
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-07
Marriage Nowadayo.

Ia no other country are circumstances
so favorable for early marriages as in the
united States. Wages and salaries are
the highest paid anywhere. Trained la
Dor or ali sorts is so highly skilled. our
superiority IN the handling of machinery
so pronounced that, taking l as the pro-
uuclHg capacity c. the average British
workman. that of the American work
man = estimated ut 2li, the German and
me Swiss artisans coming between the
brIt0n aud the American Incompetence
IagS behind, but most of our people are
competent and earnest, and nowhere else
are efficiency and earnestneSs so quickly
recognized and so rapidly promoted And
Nhhe we command the best of wages.
the purchasing power of our money has
vastly increased. Lumber aud gold are
practically the only commodities in our
markets that have not declined in price in
the past twenty years. The cost to us
OF all the cotton and wooden fabrics we
use has been declining for thirty years.
We now make most of the silk goods we
consume, at great saving 10 our purses.
Inc prices Of boots and shoes. kerosene.
tlhWarc iron and steel products. furni-
ture. and nearly everything else we use,
have been cut in two. American genius
for inyenting machinery and economic
processes of production have wrought
these wonders. As we are the largest
consumers of sugar in the world. il in
terests us to know that we are not paying
now for Il pound of sugar quite half as
much as we paid in 1871 AS the cost of
bringing commodities to us is added to
the. price. the fact is important that
freight rates are only about one-third as
high as they were thirty years ago.
These are among the blessed results of
recent progress. All of them help to
smooth the way for the young man and
woman who must begin their housakeep-
ing on very modest scale."-Cyrus {.
Adams in Ainslee's.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-07
To Wear with Velvet CoatC.

Cravats which recall those worn by the
courtiers of the Louis Ky. era are EN-
pl0yed with coats of velvet. Many 81
these are of real lace. embroidery.
straight tabs Of plated chiffon or striped
Sauze. The newest thing are riuE- Of
passemcnterie with pendants. through
which is passed he fluffy mass
The ornate metal cravlt rings are not
so much worn as formerly. PialdHd
galZe Scarfs are enriched with appiica-
tionS of lace in rather bold patterns. The
rage for medallion trimming continues,
aud they may IN obtained in many differ
work in black velvet. resembling English
embroidery. are used on white and light
colored taffets. Others are Of iaucy work
executed on sheer linen Ca mnl; ALSO 10
Maltese and Ciuny lace.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-07
HONOR ROLL OF ALLIES.
Baltimorcan Pounds Branch of Sons
of Revolution In Paris.

The effort 10 ascertain and preserve the
names OF all the French officers, soldiers
and sailors who aided the United States
in securing Independence is an interest.
ing and commendable instance of that
spirit which has of late years resulted in
SO mary movements 10 preserve the his.
toric memorials of the patriotism of On ,t
generations. Without French aid it is
doubtful whether the thirteen colonies
could have broken eway from the rule of
England. Washington and his officers
appreciated that and gave every praise
aud honor 20 Lafayette and his compan-
ions but there have since been periods
when the French might have feit thar
the gratitude Of the United States was
not lasting
II is therefore of international signif.
canoe that Col. Chaile-Long, BaIti-
morean, shorld have spent several years
in Paris perfecting an "honor roll" of our
allies, under the direction of a commits
sion headed by Ambassador Porter. As
an eastward sign of the present friendly
relations between the two nations ii i
pleasant TO note that Col. Chaille- Long
has founded French branch of the Sons
of the Revolution, which already in.
cludeS the names Of the LafayettcS and
RGchambcaus of today Baltimore News.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-07
Won Can't Fool Me on skuuks.'

New York, NOV. 21-One Of Firth ave
nucs newly rich swept into Il Twenty
third rect fur store Yesterday afternoon.
She was SO extensively dressed, and thu,
elegant dress she wore was so evidently
a Source Of anxiety 10 her that every eye
IN the store was upon her But only one
who knows the newly rich would nave
seen beneath her elegance the tan of the
prairie and the muscle and strength de-
veloped by bareback riding on the plains
behind the steer.
There was long conversation with the
clerk aud much taking down and putting
UP Of muffs and boas She didn't like,
the six tails ON each end of the skunk
skin c0ilIrette she had picked out Sht.
argued that they were too long and were
not natural
But they are real skunk tails.' argued
the clerk.
Il doubt it very much" said the lady
softly.
The tails can't "ome to pieces because
they are all one piece in the natural. -
continued the clerk. The lady flushed.
Her eyes blaZcd.
Say. you" she exclaimed OYER can't
food me on skuuks Amt killed morc'n
forty thousand skunks under our barn
ont in lowaI Guess know how long a
skunk'S tail *. You amt Sot by the hour
with rifle watching for skunks a.
haye--or you'd Know how long their tails
isn'
Then conscious that She had made a
break she gathered up her skirt, and
swept out Of the store.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-07
Matrimonial Maxine.

4 man cannot expect to run smoothly
in double harness if his conduct remains
unbridled.
When the better half turns out to be
the bitter half" swallow it with as good
a grace as possible.
There is law for the rich, law for
the poor; hut, oh, lor. there is no law for
the mother-in-law,
\ single man may be somebody. but a
married man is often nobody. Wedl0ck
rhymes with deadlock. Cupid with stu
pid and double with trouble. A maiden
is miss who finds life amiss; a man
takes a maiden and finds life amiss.
Before you were wed You were won.
and you are one afterward.
Marriage demands Il couple full of
courage. for they will be led to the
thi alter and tied up in the bonds Of by
men --LOndon Judy
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-07
Silk Spells a Photograph.

Certain materials are risky. 10 say the
least, in a photograph. SatinS or silks
with high luSter throw lights and Sl7ad-
ows wh:rh are harsh and unexpected in
REPRODUCTION Softly folding. easily
draped aud not pronounced are cranes 80
either silk or wool aud chiffon. Stiff.
starchy effects are to BE- strictly tabooed.
niess il he the translucencc Of Swiss or
organdie Stripes and large patterns in
lace or silk are failures. So are biz bro
cadeS or binds Velvet and fine furs
are especially happy selections. aud such
accessories as Il handsome opera cloak
or long ostrich fan are deemed happy
adjuncts with full dress
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-07
Sims of Christma5.

when ma begins 10 tiptoe round
N we begin TO hear
4 certain HUSKY. whisp'rin sound
About this time of year.
We know that she n Santa Claus
Are fixin' things To 20,
y 50 we never peek. because
They never want US TO.
when Sister Mary goes about
A-hintin thar She wishes
She had a teapot with a spout
To match her set of dishes
We know it's time for us 10 write
Our letters n TO set EN-
BESIDE the heat where, in the night
Ole Santa Claus'll get 'em.
When all the seats In Sunday school
Are filled 18th girls II boys
y no one ever breaks a rule
Il makes bit of noise.
We know it can't be very long
Till Sandy VIII appear
y pass his presents to the throng
That comes but once a yeas.
When Amt Melindy comes n brings
The children n the bird.
y she N ma make popcorn strings,
We never say word.
But anybody ought to see
That she has come to stay
Till time to have the Chrism tree
Which can't be far away.
When pa comes sneakin' crost the lot
A-lookin' guilty, SO I
You'd think he'd stole the things he's got
Inside his oyereoat.
We know it's time for.us to run
n carry in the wood
n see that ali our chores are done
y otherwise be good.
Willis b. Hawkins.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-07

your task lghtened by having ali your
work at hand
Never fall into the error of thinking
that the torn lace or embroidery on an
undergarment won't be seen. and. there
fore. don't matter. Fincncss of trim
ming and daintinesS of texture are minor
matters. and may be dispensed with
cheerfully by those with small means, but
perfect cleanliness and Wilderness are in-
dispenSable to anyone with refined in
stincts
As good mother | knew used 10 say
to her children, always wear what Won
would not be ashamed of surprising some
thing dreadful were to happen" Moth
ing dreadful did happen, but her children
grew up with the idea that nothing could
be more "dreadfuF' than want of neat
ness and cleanliness in the matter OF
clothing.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-07

The principal Of a school in which
boys were prepared for college one day
received n message from a lawyer iiv-
ing IN the same town. requesting him to
call M his Office n he wished to have It
talk with him.
I'D that he had IN hi, gift a scholarship
emitting a boy to fOur-ycars' course,
in u certain college, aud that he wished
to bestow it where it would be best used.
Therefore, he continued, II have
concluded t. let sou decide which boy VI
your school most deserves H..
That is a hard question: replied the
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-07
Avoid Cheap Silver.

\ suggestion to the buyer of sinai sil-
yer must be inserted Far ;o0 many ef
the nail files. button hooks, nail and on.
broidcry scissors, etc, that are uffe;rd
arc ilimsy and useless, though perhaps of
temporarily good appearance. Fog
safety, buy a a good place. or, If you are
ont of town, send 10 the nearest city for
a.Aatalogne from the most reliable silver
8 80 you know. Unite the price Of two
Or three inferior pieces in one good ar.
ticle that will he permanently satisfac-
tory.--Harper Bazaar.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-07
The Squirrels Arithmetic.

High on the branch of walnut tree
\ hright-eycd squirrel sat;
What was he thinking So earnestly:
And what was he looking at:
He was doing a problem DER aud DER;
BUSily thinking was he
How many nuts for his winters store
Could he hide Ia the hollow tree.
lie SAT 81 still in the swaying b0ugh
Nou might have thought him asleep.
oh, no; he was trying to FrckoD now
The nuts the babies could cat
Thcu Suddenly he friSked about.
Ard down the tree he ram
The best Way Ia de. without Il doubt.
Is 80 gather all can"
Normal Instructor
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-07

huge rosettcs Of baby ribbon ia pale
blue. pink or amber color making the
best cf effects When the child'S rea-
lures are regular. charming way to
dress the hair is to part it in the mid
die Of the forehead and brush it into
two large tufts of curlS at each sidt.
Of the head Each bunch of these curls
Is tied mp with hright-coiorcd ribbon,
ami the effect is both quaint and orig
inal
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-07
The Box Plat in Vogue.

The vogue Of the box plait j. assured.
Ii figures on everything from lingerie
To- tailor-mades.
On the shirtwai>t it is in IL glory.
1t tiourishes on tailOry blouscs an,
coats.
As for skirts. it has come back to H.
old love. and flares supremacy at Jh'
back in single blessedue~s
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-07
Pretty Hair Arrangement.

For little girls between the ages OF
and Is the hair is parted dis the side,
brushed forward over the broWS. and $50
cured with knot Of soft. rather hr ,ad
ribbon Some artistic mothers fas.ru
their daughters hair ia lh, fashion with
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-07
* Gossip for the Ladies. *

unselhshneSs. adorned with erace.-Doro-
thy Dix, IN New Orleans Picayune
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-07
Millions for Farmers.

Manitoba and Northwest farmers will
have $30,000,000 distributed among them
when their crops ere marketed this fall.
The Lamar register., 1901-08-21
The HoGue ProfelfS.

The report that the members OF the
arbitration tribunal OF The Hague CON
ference are to protest against Joseph
Chamberlain's speech on the employ
ment of Kaffirs against the Beers in
South Africa is the first sign of life
we have had from that quarter In
long time. 1t is timely. The discov-
cry that Great Britain has been arm
ing savages against the little remnant
of tho republican forces Is the latest
series of revolving revelations that
have deprived her of the last spark OF
foreign sympathy.
1t was agreed in the beginning on
both sides that this was to be white
mans war. Had 1t been otherwise the
Beers could have offered such induce
ments to the huge masses OF savages
enveloping the British settlements as
would have turned them loose upon
Cape Colony and Natal. The odds on
white basis are so tremendous
against the little republics that the
enlistment OF Kaffirs against them ap-
pears peculiarly moan. Are not the
55. .OO0. 900 people of European blood In
the Pritish Empire enough to dispose
of a quarter of a million Beers, with
out having to call in the black barba-
rians of Africa?-Chicago American.
The Lamar register., 1901-08-21
RIO GRANDE'S POLICY
AS TO NARROW GUAGE

Denver, Aug. 15.-The Republican
this mornhg says: In several of the
eastern papers have appeared articles
statAng that the Denver Il Rio Graude
was about to change its narrow gauge
into standaAl gauge lines. The re-
ports are without foundation. Il. II.
Jeffery, president of the Denver Il Rio
Grnnde, in his annual report for last
year, made certain recommendations
relative to standard gauging narrow
gauge lknes. which have been followed.
and in the last year considerable work
has progressed.
Mr.. Jeffery's remarks on the subject
of standard gauging follow:
ut may be well to state that Alamosa
is the central point of the narrow
gauge system in the San Luis valley.
From thence n main line extends 200
miles to Durango. with branch III
miles long from Antonito to Santa Fe.
A narrow gauge branch runs from AL
amosa to Creedc. n distance of seventy
miles, and another branch runs north
from Alamosa seventy-tiye miles to Il
connection with the main line of the
third division at point about ten
miles west of Salida. The San Luis
valley is increasing in population and
farm products, and it may be desira bic
to extend the standard gauge from AL
amosa to Creedc, and also south twen-
ty-nine miles to Antonito and perhaps
north fiftyfive miles to Villa Grove.
This improvement will, If made, cost
but little more than would be expended
when heavy secondhand rails are laid
in place of the light rails now In use
on these narrow gauge lines"
This work, as suggested, is now in
progress and considerable part of it
is already finished. Mr.. Jefrery said
yesterday that no further standard
gauging of narrow gauge lines was
contemplated for the present.