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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-23
Demand for Boots Denotes Prosperit,

Some years ago one of our leading
boot manufacturers told me that long
experience had shown him that the sale
OF boots is sure barometer of the pros
perlty OF the country. so far as the
working classes Were concerned. If
things are going well people buy new
boots when their old ones have worn
ont; II the reverse. they do not. but
make shift without new purchases.
When. therefore, l hear that the boot
business is not fouriShing, l know what
that means Although it cannot be said
to he absolutely bad. yet there is al
ready Il shrinkage in sales at home.
owing to the effect of the war on the re-
sources of the wage-earning class.
l have seen it suggested that this is
the result Of American competition, but
the percentage Of American boots sold
over here Is very small in comparison
with English boots. American boot
manufacturers are smart, and few
wears ago their method of manufactur-
ing boots was in advance of ours i'm
several details. But these methods have
been adopted by us. and we can now
turn out as good an article even more
cheapiy than they can.-London Truth.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-23
GREAT SPEED FOR MESSAGES.
New System of TeleRraphy Transmits
10000 Words an Hour.

One of the most remarkable things ey-
hibited at the Paris exposition last vear
was telegraph apparatus invented nv
two hungarian scientists, MesSrS. Poi
lax and Nirag. The most extraordinary
things were promised of it, and The
French government invited the inventors
to make trials over the lines from Paris
10 Lyons. The experiments were subse-
0uently abandoned mainly on account Of
the expense of transport, says a London
newspaper.
The inventors have, however, installed
to Eiume, a distance of 375 miles, and
actual practical working is taking place
at the speed of 10000 words per hour.
The messages are written in Roman
characters and require no transcription.
Negotiations are in progress for eStab-
fishing the system in France and Ger
many, and the latter government has
consented to q practical trial between
Berlin and Cologne The latter instala
ton will be complete and working with
in a very short time.
1t may be interesting to note that the
system is an ingenious combination Of
telegraph, telephone and photography.
the messages being written on sensitized
paper by a ray of light, and then de-
yeloped and fixed by an automatic proc
ess. The speed of this apparatus will
be better appreciated when one takes IN
to consideration that it is three times
faster than the fastest Morse apparatus,
and in addition requires no skilled tran
scription. Its adoption would consider
ably cheaper the cost of telegraphlng.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-23
H0G-RIPENED WHISKY
An old-Time Tavern Keeper Who
Knew How to Adver,ise

There are but few people who can J.
induced to believe that there ever "
such drink as "hog-ripened whist"
but among the older generation II ~
be no trouble at all TO secure attido,.itll
mat such beverage was well knowr IN
the vicinity OF DoyleStown, Pa. The
was IN the days gone by, in a yillaga 81
four miles from here. man who -
tavern that soon became famors tbrdp,,,.S
its prOprletor'S unique inventions and
genlous contrlYances to attract attpnria,,
10 his hosiery. Then. as now. to s,,a
ceed meant the necessity of being Vii
advertised. In his effort to do sometb;n"
new Uncle SHY. as he was called. con,
celved an invention that was noteut -
making his tavern the most talked abnnt
one for miles around The result Ut
known TO the patrons of the inn. W.
some good whisky. of some age. thar ba5
been continuously agitated while witb;n
the oaken casks within which the drinI,l
were kept for 'ripening''
What the curious ones discovered oL,.,.
the invention was this: When tbev I wont
to see the ripening of the whisky tbny
found a h0gpen with plank foor -
balanced as to swing like d niy h,r,
scale. There was an open side for+b'il.
from the feeding trough, and the Sill
were fenced. SUITS
The way the thing operated was si,,,,,.
"A md
nosing around, when they heard n"
splash of the feed as it was put in the the
tToGghs. Naturally. as the weight con,o
first on the side farthest from the trn"ab
that side of the floor tilted down nn5nr,
the swine,,s weight. When they ali got
over TO the trough that side. in tnrn
went down. And so the plank floor Ven,
rocked back and forth every time hog
went in or out. 7
Connected with this swinging nlotF,.,,.
was another one which received ennirnl
lent motion, of course, through the ma-
dunn OF a long lever. On this second
platform We're set the casks of wbiStr
which were to undergo the ripening nror-
ess. OF course, every time the lows.
floor rocked so did the upper likewise
and the whisky was shaken around with
every motion.
Naturally, Uncle Billy's hogs were f,t-
ter than anyobdy else's, because tbov
We're fed so much oftener Part of tba
ripening depended on feeding the hos
so as to make them rush in through the
open door and thus shake the platforms
Philadelphia Record.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-23
The "Blue' Danube.

At Mautern. on the Danube. the oil
Austrian town. the Mutium of the no.
mans and the Mutaren of the Nibelunr
song. the municipal authorities have for
year daily, between Z and S a. m. car
red on an investigation of the color of
the river water. As result they report
that the color of the Danube was brown
on IL days. light green on A.. yellow on
~, emerald green on 46 dingy green on
~ and dark green on As days. The coll
or appeared 10 depend more on the beirbt
If the water than on the season. hoing
brown. yellow, dingy green and light
green az high water and emerald preen
grass or steel green at low water marx,
But blue was never during that wear the
Wa:er Of the beautiful blue Danube -
famous in music and song.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-23
Straw as stock Feed.

Where the cattle have access to a
straw stack they get considerable chaff
and more or less shriveled or waste
wheat blown over with the chaff This
fact indicates the possibilities IN winter
ing cattle on the average grain farm.
When wheat straw, doubtless the poor
est roughage ON the farm, can maintain
an animal with a small outlay for ground
wheat it ought to encourage farmer TO
hold his cattle. Straw is abundant. In
many places it has heretofore been
burned in order to get rid of it. Where
straw can be had for the hauling and
wheat at 60 cents bushel the feed cost
of keeping a 1000-pOund COW ON a main
tenance ration need not exceed $1.23 a
month. Suppose the straw costs 50 a
ton. the feed cost would be only $50 a
head each month. or $1.50 more than it
usually costs in years when feed is
plenty. Most every farm contains rough
feed considerably better than wheat
straw Alfalfa. prairie hay, corn fodder
or sorghum cane can be fed. either alone
or in combination with each other.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-23
The President a Cool soldier.

The Rough Riders had hardly landed il
Cuba before they received their baptism
of fire at Guasimas. An officer who was
a tyrant and well hated by the menIost
his head on that day and turned up n
Slboney with calamitous story that the
Rough Riders had been whipped and that
Col. Wood had been killed. 1t was true
that a rumor of the colonel's death rsn'
through the jungle where the Rouge
Riders were advancing by short rushes8
under a wicked fire from an inylSlbleI
foe. Lieut.-Col. Roosevelt was with
Troop r when he heard the report. ana
for a brief moment it disconnected HIM
But it did not affect his appetite for
lighting. A trooper who was near HIM
told me that he said he would assume
command at once and order the Whole
regiment to advance if he could gel any
confirmation of the loss of Col Wood.
Turning to Waller of Yale. who was a
corporal in Troop E, he said:
See if you can find the colonel ami
report to me at once"
Roosevelt walked impatiently up ana
down during Walters absence. When
the Yale man returned he said that he
that he was shot While Waller was
making his report the square form OF
Wood, cool and imperturbable, came rid
ing through the jungle. Roosevelt re-
lief shone in his face. He ran over 10
Wood and cried, impetuously:
Colonel, we heard you had been killed
You have not been hit, l hope? Every
thing is all right?"
Wood. a man Of few words, merely
said:
No, no, not a scratch" And with 4
wave of his arm he ADDED:
Take your men over to the left ana
continue the advance
The lieutenant colonel needed no urc'
ing, and led his men 10 the charge IN
gallant style. driving the Spaniards from
an old distillery, where they made .asl
stand.-The Independent.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-23
Python Swallows a Pet Alligator.

New York, Nov 15.-To be swallowed
alive was the fate of an alligator that IS
now III the stomach of a large python IN
the menagerie in Central park. With IFS
body Swelled to nearly twice its norma!
size. the snake crawled about the tank
i'll the monkey house apparently not in
convenienced by its gastronOmic effort.
Though William Snider and Peter Shan
non, keepers, discovered early this morn
ing that the larger of the two alligators
in the tank had disappeared, it was not
believed that the snake could have swal-
lowed it, until Mr. Smith, director of the
menagerie, had examined the python, and
gave it as his opinion that such was the
case.
The outline of the alligator could he
seen on the body of the snake, and Ell
forts We're at once made to take it from
ITS position, but the keepers were unable
to rescue it. When Snider and shannon
grasped its body the python struggled
and squirmed. trying to twine itself
about them After working three hours
trying to force the alligator from the
snakes stomach the men gave UP the
task
Several snakes were placed in the tank
with the alligators two months ago. and
until the occurrence of today the rep
tiles had remained together in peace
The Keepers say that the act of the
python is almost unprecedented. 1t was
fed ON Wednesday. and at 6 o'clock in
the evening appeared ITO be in a torpid
state.
Twelve feet in length. it, is slim and
muscular, and is the largest of the
snakes i'm the tank. The alligator which
1t dcvoured was four feet in length and
weighed about twenty pounds. Tine re-
naming alligators and the other snakes
were taken ont of the tank today. Il
was feared the large python might harm
them.
William Snider. who has observed the
habits of snakes and alligators for many
years. said today: The remarkable thing
about the occurrence and what will puz-
zle animal men is how the snake. with its
small throat, managed to swallow the
alligator. The snake will easily digest
the alligator. 1t will probably no. eat
anything, however. for several days.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-23
Gladstone Wanted a Million.

Liverpool is tardily following the ex-
ample of Truro, and has decided to erect
a cathedral, an admirable site for which
has been selected on st. James mount.
\ delightfully."- Characteristic story of Mr..
Gladstone's jealous churchmanship has
his son-in-law. the dean of Lincoln. Dr..
.Wickham states that the last time no
heard Mr.. Gladstone talk at dinner in his
old way was at Cannes. in February.
1893, when The amused US by suddenly
exclaiming: L wish somebody would give
me a million Of money! Asked what ne
replied: i would spend most of II in
building n cathedral and founding n
chapter ut Liverpool London EvnresS
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-23
Feed for Swine.

In summing up the different values Of
food for swine the director of the Mon
tana agricultural experiment station
says: by a combination of grain and
leguminous pastures pigs can be grown
to ii weight Of $50 pounds at a cost of
= cents a pound Alfalfa, clover, peas,
wheat and barley make the best of pig
feed Alfalfa or clover pasture, with Il
little grain in summer. affords conditions
for the cheapest growth and the greatest
profit Pigs fed en- barley or barley and
wheat at present market prices will pay
for all food consumed when pork is Ole
cents pound. The pea, combined with
grain, is well adapted TO the wants of the
growing animal. and will give the great
est gains on the smallest amount of
feed. The lot fed equal parts of barley.
wheat and peas made a gain of / pound
i'm weight for 4.55 pounds of food when
the pigs We're between the weights of
117.S and 209.S pounds. Pigs make the
greatest gains and at "a less cost If grain
before they reach 200 to 30 pounds in
weight. The quality of pork produced
from wheat barley and peas in the vari-
Gus combinations used is firm and well
adapted for the production of hams and
bacon, the fat and the lean of most be-
ing well distributed
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-23
Elaborate Figureheads for Uncle
Sans Warships.

Admiral Dewey's former flagship. the
Olympia. to be placed in commission on
December Is at the Boston navy-yard,
will have the most ornate figurehead
ever displayed from any warship with
the exception of the cruiser Cincinnati
only steel vessels of the new navy with
any artistic ornament and are said to
be the only modern Warships in the
world that have life-size figures extend
ing beyond their stems, such as were
on the vessels of the navy fifty years
ago.
Rear-Admiral Francis T. Bowles, the
chief of construction of the navy, in
tends TO apply the idea to other ships
of the service. He believes that mod
ern war vessels should not sacrifice any
of the beauty which the G zion
and other vessels of its aay 'pelsSeess,.sl
and that nothing in power Is lost By
graceful. well-executed figureheads.
The figurchead of the Olympia will
represent large-sized allegorical figure
of victory standing boldly out from the
Prov and holding over her head, as if
i'll leash, fine specimen of the Ameri-
can eagle with beak well forward The
wings of victory fold back on each side
Of the sharp stem, and there is scroll
work, on which the national eoat-of-
arms is conspicuous
Dolphins, tridents and other nautical
emblems are in bronze. The whole de
sign extends eight or ten feet aft from
the stem.
The stern of the ship. at that point
where the shielded light was hung when
the Olympia led the way for the squad
ron into Manila, has beautiful piece
of scroll work also, in which the eagle
| and coat-of-arms are represented
As the new vessels come to the navy
yards for general repairs, fgureheads
will be fitted of the same general artistic
designs. The Raleigh. a sister vessel of
the Cincinnati. probably will be the next
vessel to display a hgurehead.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-23
Applying Manure.

The use of well-rotted manure alowed
under when preparing the land for plants
gives the best OF results in mah5 cases.
Especially is this the case when a dry
growing season occurs, the plants being
able at once to obtain available plant
eoca and growing without check and
making runners early in the season. In
many soils the manure adds the needed
humus.
Green or half-rOtted manure is more
often an injury than a benefit because of
tho many weed seeds it contains. Many
strawberry beds are practically ruined
by the weeds introduced by the use of
such manure.
Perhaps the better method of using
manure is TO apply it rather heavily TO
the cop grown on the land the year be-
fore strawberries are planted, following
that crop with a cover crop to be turned
under in the spring before setting plants.
Prof. l.. ii. Bailey.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-23
WHERE THE EGGS CAME FROM.
Hen that Hatched Out Ducks Had
Some Assistance,

Hen that Hatched Out Ducks Had
Some Assistance.
Il think it is time that the public hears
the truth concerning Grumpy and his IA
nous hen that lays ducks eggs,' said the
suburbanite' Last spring someone pre-
scented him with nondescript rooster
and hen. Soon after they had arrived he
called me over to pass upon their pedi-
gree, and | gravely pronounced them a
tlne-lOoking pair of Irish settlers. He
took this so seriously that | was encour-
aged TO carry out plan that suggested
itself. He said that he was going to
save the eggs that the hen laid and when
she had completed her litter to set her
on them.
Now, about that time | was given a
setting of ducks eggs, something that /
had no earthly use for, and so resolved
to amuse myself at Grumply's expense.
One day, hearing the hen cackle, | visit
ed the henhouse and exchanged the egg
that | found there for one of my ducks
eggs. | kept this up till the hen had laid
her litter, being aided in my scheme by
Grumpy beng away from home in the
daytime. When the hen showed desire
to set he put her on the ducks eggs and
awaited developments.
ITO say that he was surprised when his
eggs Matched out into ducks does not ex-
press the situation. Since then he has
been telling everyone who would listen
about his famous hen that lays ducks
eggs, as well as writing all the poultry
journals concerning the wonderful freak
of nature, although | am not aware that
any of the papers printed his claims. He
has come within an ace Of having three
different fights with his neighbors who
doubted his story, and ! hope that this
statement will clear up the situation and
allow our little settlement to assume its
WOnted quietness. Detroit Free Press
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-23

The muster of rolls of the Jlo1
armies of the Rebellion show that Oh, =.
100000 in round numbers three-four 4
were native Americans; Germany L'u-
nished $4,000. Ireland 10000, Eng FL.
10000, British America $4,000 and g. Xxx
countries $4,000, in all about 1oi.vyV
foreigners. Forty-eight per cent O.. - ....
soldiers were farmers, % per cent. a.
chanics, 16 per cent. laborers, per Sc Sc
of miscellaneous vacations. The ayerl;;s
height of our soldiers was . feei -
inches. including the large number o..
recruits from II to 20 years Of age. . O~
of about 100000 whose helGh5' e
recorded there were 1913 over Zee ..r
inches and some were over fee'.---A-''''
and Navy journal.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-23
International telegraph Line.

The International Telegraph con r. r..
of Canada is stringing a wire from - q,
met to the 500. where connec,l,o.--S. ,'ag
be made with the wire on the ana. ~ .-5
Pacific TO Montreal The len-;3 ~ ..,, -.
wire will be 400 miles or. -Aeiea.s he
It is being stretched along the ne ~, y. -:s
Duluth. South Shore & Atlantic ~ he
by that road. which is a par. r-.,.,-.
Canadian Pacific system. hs.,'- VIZ
the South Shore has had bnt ou' w..t
and that has been oveTburdeae.-.- III p.
business so that the new wlFr W. er;
licve the situation to a large eN.,l ss
at the same time afford j ID ..--
10 Montreal.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-23
Getting Prenareci.

What's them?" inquired Mrs. Corntos-
sci as the farmer opened his carpet bag
and let the contents ON the floor.
Them is two gold bricks
''Swindled!"
mo. Stree. paid - cents apiece fur
'em. I'm goin' to leave EN- around the
house SO that when folks come along
with cash to pay fur country board
they'll say were sech simple. unworldly
peoples it's a pity TO take advantage OF
us. Washington Star.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-23

Charles t. Yerkes lately Travelled to
Madrid TO choose model from among
the royal crowns ON view at the mu-
scum there. The one best suited To her
features, copy of which is now being
made for her. is the bandeau of precious
stones worn by Queen Maria Christiana
At the coronation of her daughter Queen
Isabella. A jeweler in Paris is making
a diadem for Mrs. Bradley Martin. which
is a faithful reproduction of one that
shone upon the head of Empress Joseph
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-23
American Women Wearing Crowns

London. Nov. 1S.--AS fine diamond
eoronets as there are in the world are
owned by American women. Mrs. John
Jacob Astor wore lately at a ball a
crown which was an exact reproduction
of the one worn by Queen Victoria on her
Jubilee day Mrs. Clarence Mackay has
one closely resembling il. Mrs. Howard
Gould has ordered from a Roman jewel
or diadem modelled after the one worn
hv Queen Margherita at the marriage If
her son. now the King OF Italy. Mrs.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-23
American Wood Paving in Wales.

Consul Phillips of Cardiff. Wales. says:
The Cardiff public works committee has
recently decided to recommend trial OF
1900 loads of AlcOtt'S ''deadened redwood
gum from New Orleans for paving. The
price per load, delivered at the corpora.
ton depot, is $31.60 or $4.6S cheaper
than is asked for McDowell's "jarrah
wood" Jarrah blocks and British oak
in Segments are the materials with which
Cardiff roads have been paved Red
gum wood is extensively and successfully
psed in London.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-23
y Farm and Garden. -
Saiting the Cow.

Give little salt each day, the amount
depending upon what the COW can use.
Usually this varies from one TO two table
spoOnfuls. The salt increases the flow of
saliva. and consequently should be given
with the feed, for then it will be instru-
mental in aiding digestion.-H. f. Cook
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-23
Earliest Known Lens.

The earliest known lens is one made of
rock crystal; unearthed by Layard at
NiEevah. This lens, the age of which is
10 he measured by thousands of wears.
now lies in the British museum with its
surface as bright as when it left the max
er's hands. BY the side of it are very
recent specimens Of lens which have been
ruined by exposure to Londou's fogs and
smoke,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-23
The Truth About Chas. NJ. Schwab's
SALARY


New York, Nov. l2.--It was stated Oh
excellent authority today, touching re-
ports that the salary Of Charles NJ.
Schwab as president Of the United States
Steel corporation is $t,000,0OO year.
that his salary is really 100000 a year
with contingent fee. The latter
amounts to one-fOurth of ! per cent. of
nii that the steel corporation earns above
lis fixed charges and the amounts needed
10 pay the dividends ON its common and
preferred stocks.
1t requires roughly SI5,000,000 to pay
the interest ON the outlying bonds and
regular dividend of I per cent. ON the
preferred and the 1 per cent. dividend
on the common stock The earnings for
the steel corporations first fiscal year
have been estimated as ut least Sl25.-
100000, SO that Mr.. Schwabs fourth
az | per cent. on the $50. o00, 900 earned
above the fixed charges and dividends
will give him Sl25.0O0 as contingent fee,
at S225,000 for the corporations first
year.
Mr. Schwab when he was president of
the Carnegie Steel company. in which he
was II stakeholder, received a yearly in.
come of about SaOO.OO0. He is, OF
course, a large stakeholder in the United
States Steel corporation. and his income
is increased by the dividend returns on
the stock he holds.
President Schwab'S salary as compared
with some others, usually considered gen
TrpltS oupnnrs ELn this.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-11-28
MAY BE RECALLED.
SUI General Dickinson's Deser-
tion Of His Post 1t Sofa.

y Washington, Nov. Is. - Abandon-
ment by Consul General Dickinson Of
his post at Sofia, Bulgaria, may cause
the state department. to dispatch an
other official to that city to nego-
tiate the terms for the liberation Of
Miss Stone. Mr.. Dickinson will b
required to make q full explanation
OF the reasons which induced him to
leave Sofia for Constantinople.
Constantinople. Nov 25.-Mr Dick
inson, the special diplomatic agent Of
the United States, who has been con-
Quoting the negotiations for the re-
lease of Miss Ellen NJ Stone, arrived
here Sunday from Sofa.
London, Nov. 25.-"Mr. Dickinson
has received no reply from the brig
ands to his ultimatum," says dispatch
from Sofia to the Daily Telegraph.
THE brigands threaten to kill Miss
Stone unless the full ransom is paid by
January L." +