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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-06-01

April is known as the month Of Smiles
and tears" and il is during this period
that many items of weather lore are re-
called from year to year The faster
the rain the quicker the hold up" is a
piece ef weather wisdom dating rs far
back as Shakespeare day.
Many of the charms used by children TO
avert rain are curious. This uur. came
from the North of England:
Rain, rain, go away
Come again another day.
When | brew and when | bake
III give you a little cake.
In Scotland children are often heard
saying;
Rain rain. 80 to Spain
And never come back again.
In parts of England charm prevails 10
insure IA fine day. and consists in laying
two Straws in the form of cross and
saying:
Rain. rain. go away
Don't come back till Christmas Day
Here is another rhyme which is current
in some of the midland counties of Eng
land:
sunshiny shower
Never lasts half an hour.
There is an old fancy that Friday :
weather controls the whole week, and the
saying goes:
As the Friday So the Sunday:
As the sunday, So the week.
Many persons claim thai they can fore
tell rain by witching the sky. and so
quote the following rhymes:
Evening red and morning gray
Will speed the traveller on his way:
Evening gray and morning red
VIII bring down rain upon his head.
A rainbow NJ night + the shepherds de-
light:
a rainbow at morning is the shepherd :
warning
Rain in spriugtime is regarded as a
good omen;
4 wet spring dry harvest,
New York Tribune
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-06-01
DIRECTORS GET PAY.
Five to Twenty five Dollars Per Ca pita
for Each Board Meeting.

Senator DepeW'S name appears as a
director or trustee officer in seventy-Six
corporations, mostly railroads. banks and
trust companies, and the list of them
takes a full page and half in the Di-
rectory Of Directors, says the New York
Post. Next To him i'll point of activity
as a director comes William X. Wander
silt, with torty-eight corporations ap-
pearing after his name. Edward ID. Ad-
ans is also in considerable demand, hav-
ing forty-three companies, mostly rail
way. to keep track of: James Stillman
forty-one, George j. Gould thirty-siX,
Frederick W. Vanderbilt thirty-fve.
President Galloway Of the New York
Central thirty-Six. ID. o. Mills thirty
three. Frederick L. Olcott twenty-five,
August Belmont thirty-two. j. Pierpont
Morgan thirty-one. William Rockefeller
twenty-five. and dozen others who have
more than fifteen concerns after their
names.
As to the fees for attendance AT these
directors meetings they vary from 81 TO
$50. banks. the larger ones. paying SO
in gold To every member present, though
SOME very rich ones go beyond this. As
these meetings are weekly. sometimes
semi-weekly. and the boards consist of
from ten To twenty members. you see it
is something of an item i'll bank expenses.
The fee is generally paid i'll gold, and ii
is something of custom among directors
who are married 10 turn over the gold
pieces 80 received to their wives for pin
money" Thus il comes about that these
busy men are always reminded before
leaving home of their bank engagements
fer the day.
But when all is said about the pecuni-
airy sacrifice a busy and successful man
must make in becoming bank drec-
tor. there are few. If any tiduciary posi-
tons so much desired. The story is told
Of a Wall street broker who was recently
elected Il director Of a big downtown
bank, and who had to huy ten shares of
stock AT 500 share in order tn qualify
himself for the place. The bank itself is
not dividend payer, bur this operator
saw an opportunity TO strengthen himself
materially in the financial world through
his connection with this bank, SO he con
sidered the $1,000 as money wisely
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-06-01
Advantage of Being a Cook.

Between eight hundred and nine hun
dred of the poor law school children Of
London have been asked to write essays
on the theme What | should like to be
in life, and why" The chief character
istic is their altruiSm: they all want. or
profess to want. to help somebody. Even
the girl who would like to he duchess
is solely influenced by the desire ITO De
able To share III the government of the
country and to help those who need help
ing" There is much force in the reason
given by another girl in favor of being
a cook-that If you have husband, and
he is in a bad temper, wen-coolcd din
ncr may put him in a good humor. -
London Post
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-06-01
WILES OF THE POSTMASTER.
Department Seeks to Prevent the
Forced Sale of Postage stamps.

Department Seeks to Prevent the
Forced Sale of Postage stamps.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Johnson has issued an order designed TO
prevent clerks in postoffices and superin-
tendents in charge and clerks in branch
stations from encouraging the purchase
of postage stamps and postal cards by
outside persons, writes Il correspondent
of the New York Sun. The penalty fer
violation OF the order is removal from
office.
The abuse is somewhat prevalent in the
vicinity CT every large city. but partl-
cularly III New York City, and the sale
of stamps to business firms within the
territory of the city offices by agents of
pOstotficeS in small places it is estimated
has grown to an aggregate annual sale
Of S2oO,Ouo worth of stamps. The al
vantage gained by the forced sale Of
stamps is increased salaries for the post
masters and in largely increased allow
ances for clerks and other office eA-
penseS. For instance, postmaster al
Il fourth-clasS office might easily increase
his salary from $500 10 $1,000 per year
by selling Il single order of N=oVH
worth of stamps. In order TO Obtain
purchasers such postmasters are believed
to offer their stamps at discount. II!
selling $1,000 worth of stamps for 81 40
a sufficient inducement to procure a
purchaser, under almost any circum,
stances--the postmaster would StlH
clear profit of $500. On this principle
il is accepted that most of the stamp
sales indicated have been made.
A phase of this same abuse OF the
postal regulations is not covered by the
changes in the regulations just ordered.
Large manufacturing firms. particularly
such as do an extensive advertising, 50
icit the establishment of Il fourth-claNN
office near their works. have one OF the
proprietors appointed postmaster. det3n
Il clerk to perform the duties. and crcdil
the salary paid as so much postage CD
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-06-01
DOWN THE CREEK.


Settin' on a sickamore
With yer ole cane pole;
Lookin' at yer bobher dance
ON tn sun-fsh hole.
Set thare whis'lin' e. yerself,
Waitin fer a bite;
Worter singin' in yer ear;
Sun a-shinin' bright.
Kilideer fyin' up tn crick
Sassin' you ies' vile:
OrDree little bobbin scamp
Makes Teller smile.
Suthin' tuggin' at yer hook:
Robber jerkin' round:
Bites jes like dog-gone whale;
Mus weigh fifteen pound.
pnIl with all til strenth we got;
Break til dern cane pole:
Lose yer hollis an tumble of
In tn sun-fish hole.
Columbus Journal.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-06-01
Labouchere on Queen Victoria.

Il had the honor Of being one oil hcr
majeSty's diSlikes. | do no, suppose that
it was due to my having opposed 80 many
royal grants, but probably had its origin
at my having jeered at the Battpnbcrgs
or some ether of her likes. And yet
have no dcubt that | had Il more sincere
admiration for her than most uf the
tlunkeyS who bowed and scraped before
her.
.What l admired in her was her con-
tempt for those who We're trying to bay
social distinction by means Of their
money bags, and the simplicity of her
habits; while | always felt that if she
did occasionally interfere TOO much in
nolitics. she did so less than any of her
predecessors and always yielded to the
advice rendered to her by responsible adj
viserS in regard to policy and sometimes
in regard to less important matters. She
would not have been woman had she
not acted on her likes and dislikes. and
in everything she was thoroughly wJin-
anly.'-London Truth.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-06-01
War Demands Speed.

In modern war plans there is no .'a.
To speed. Year by year the naval e.a--
tracts call for greater swiftncSS au1
larger ease in maneuvering. ALREADY .
torpedo boat has reached a speed oi ''1-
forty miles an hour and some Of III.
great ships under construction are af
pected to make between twenty
thirty knots In the army thouGh' a-
resource are being concentrated
the problem Of handling troops " .1,
quickly. The Beers have tanG4t ~.
British many costly lessons, ana ll' w..
rrrience which Spain gained from '.'
t'nited States will not soon b. Forgotten
Saturday Evening Post.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-06-01

Write today 10 Allen s. Olmsted. lie
Roy, n. Y. for a FREE sample Of Al.
len's Foot Ease. a powder TO shake into
your shoes 1t cures tired sweating,
damp. swollen. aching feet Ii makes
new or tight shoes easy. A certain cure
for Corns and BunionS. All druggists
and shoe stores sell it, 25c.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-06-01

The deepest lake in Europe is Con
stance. 1927 feet. 1t is equal in area to
the Isle Of Man.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-06-01

\ dozen hotels costing from 5000. 600
to M'e@'Mo. will he erected by syndi-
cent streets. Plans for PabSt'S Grand
Circle hotel and the Park theater M
Fifty-eighth street and Eighth avenue
were filed the other day. and this is hut
one Of many combination hotel and
amusement enterprises projected by am
bilious capitalists. W. f. H. Stokes Is
at the head of a syndicate which is build
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-06-01

Blasting has become one Of the fine
arts above Madison square Section four
Of the new rapid transit tunnel which
comprises the fashionable hotel district.
Is being carved through a massive bar
rier of rock, and ordinary mining is mere
chiidS play in comparison. Workmen
who have been laboring with drills and
dynamite ap""""iate some of the difficult
ties of carving out modern catacombs.
From Thirty street 10 Forty
ond Park avenue is undertake with rock.
Through this rock :hc tunnel route was
projected. Explosions thar rattle the
windows for blocks around and cause
guests M the Waldorf-AStoria To wonder
If the r"of has fallen in are uf common
occurrence Thr two tunnels look more
like horizontal shafts in coal mine than
anything else. Gasoline lamps are burn
luS al the entrance. while rows Of small
ncande scent bulbs throw curious half
light along the jagged walls. 4 com
pany ~ patient mules completes the coal
mine Illusion. and more than one Penn
>yivanlan has remarked on its truthful
ness when the grimy workmcn. hicks in
hand, marched our for breath Of fresh
air.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-06-01

An engagement of interest has been
cahlcd froIa tie -.hcr side. /, is that of
Lady Mary Sackvilc the daughter If
the seventh Lord Delaware. and Hamil-
ton Dent Lady Mary Sackville has been
III this country on two occasions. As the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs, George Gould ut
Georgian court. She is a tall. handsome
girl, with auburn hair. She has made
a great success in amateur theatricals.
and was one of the young women who
posed in the famous tableaux arranged
by Mrs. Arthur Paget in London winter
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-06-01

The estate of Edwin Booth. situated
in Middletown. near Newport, X. l.. and
known as "Boothden," has been rented
to j. De Wolfe Cutting Of New York for
the coming season. This is one of the
most historic spots near Newport, and is
situated on the rock cliff overlooking the
Atlantic ocean.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-06-01

Plans are on foot for a transformation
of Greeley square into an open plaza.
The elevated stations at Thirty-third
street are 70 be moved farther up Sixth
avenue and the present park abolished
This is destined to become the greatest
bu SinpsS center uptOWn
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-06-01

The old ice palace on the northwest
corner of Lexington avenue and One
Hundred and Seventh street will be re-
into a modern theater, from
plans by Samuel Cohen, who has placed
the estimate of the work at $1J0,000.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-06-01

For the nrst time in several years the
members of the stock exchange are
plunging heavily in wheat. The Waldorf
Astoria crowd around the United States
Steel posts are carrying about 100000
bushels of wheat futures. The stock eX-
change members plunge more heavily
than the local Spectators ON the produce
exchange.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-06-01

G. Oliver Isalin won in the action
brought against him by William Stricken
n broker, to recover n commission Of
$1,000 on the sale of the yacht Defender
to NJ Samucls x Sons Mr. Iselin de-
MED that he had employed Stricken. and
jury before Justice Clarke in the Su-
preme court brought in IA verdict in few
minutes for Mr. ISclin.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-06-01

Strawberries are to- he found in the
bonbon shops. Boxes of them, the regu-
lar little wooden boxes with top row
of berries, are to be seen as fine aS any
enc could wish. But they differ from
other boxes of berries. for the top layer
is the poorest. nothing but papier mache,
while beneath are the very best bonbonS
that the market affords
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-25
COLD WATER PAINT
Pure Colors, Lewis Lead.
Oil of All Kinds.
TANNER PAINT and
OIL. COMP ANY,
l4l9 East Main Street
RICHMOND. VA.
F. @. Box 100.
NOTICE OF SALE.

Under and by virtue of the authority con.
ferred by decree of the Superior Court of
Wake county, made in the Special Proceeding
entitled In re Beuah Jones and others, ex parte,
No. 1895, as Commissioner appointed by the
Court, I will, on Monday, the 10th day of Janu-
airy, 1902 at IL o'clock NJ, at the Court House
door of Wake county in Raleigh, n. c., sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder for cash,
the following described lot or parcel of land
lying and being in the City of Raleigh, County
of Wake and State OF North Carolina, adjoining
the land of the Tabernacle Baptist Church, on
which the church building is located, the land
formerly owned by Thomas jenkins and Others,
and bounded by line described as follows viz. /:
Beginning at point in the northern boundary
line of Hargett street in the City of Raleigh,
North Carolina, sixtyfve feet west from the
northwestern point of intersection Of Person and
Hargett streets, runs thence west with Hargett
street forty feet to the old Thomas Jenkins cor
ner; thence north with the old Thomas Jenkins
line one hundred and thirty feet; thence east
forty feet; thence south one hundred and thirty
feet to the beginning, being part Of lot No. 142
in the plan of the City of Raleigh, and being the
lot formerly belonging to Maria Harrison, de-
ceased, the same having been conveyed TO her
by the Raleigh Cooperative Land and Building
Association, by deed dated the 10th day Of No.
vember 1875, which is recorded in the office of
the Register Of Deeds for Wake county in Book
49, at page 14S
r. N. SIMMS, Commissioner.
This 10th day of December, 1901.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-25
a Tragedy If Christmas Eve.
(By Elizabeth Dunham.l

(By Elizabeth Dunham.)
Little Willie Robinson was bad as he
could be;
He wouldn't mind his pa nor any of the
fannie.
He wouldn't go to bed at night nor get
up in the morn;
There never was a more provoking ras-
cal ever born.
One Christmas eve Willie wouldn't hang
his stocking with the rest
Upon the mantle. Furthermore, he re-
ally did his best
To keep his little brothers and his little
sisters too,
From hanging their stockings as they al
ways used to do.
His papa promptly punished him and sent
him off to bed,
But when the rest were soundly sleeping
Willie raised his head,
And saw a roly poly figure standing in
the room
Upon its back a bag that looked gigantic
in the gloom.
Twas Santa Claus filling all the stock
ings in the row,
But Willie's stocking wasn't with the
others, as you know
But Willie didn't care a bit When Santa
Claus had gone,
He softly wiggled out of bed and slipped
his slippers on.
He seized upon the stockings that were
crowed full of toys,
And took the ones he wanted, but just
then he heard a noise!
There standing at his shoulder was old
Santa Claus and he
Was just as whopping, ripping mad as
ever he could be!
He grabbed young William by the hair ere
he could scream call or call,
And then hel changed him into an India
rubber DOLL
He put him in the stocking of his little
sister Nell.
When she found him in the morning, how
he tried to yell
She twisted him and doubled him and
bent him all about,
And even tied him into knots, but Willie
couldn't shout.
The moral to this story which you'd bet
ter all believe,
Is-Be good always and a little better
Christmas Eve.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-25
The Christmas Feeling.

] like the Christmas Feeling that is fill
ing all the air,
That fills the streets and busy stores,
and scatters everywhere;
like the easy manner of the people on
the street,
The bundle laden people, and the shop
girls smiling sweet.
There's glow of warmth and splendor
i'm the windows everywhere.
There's a glow in peoples faces which
has lately stolen there;
And everywhere the bells ring out with
merry peal and chime,
Which makes me like the Feeling OF
the happy Christmas time.
/ like the Christmas Feeling, there is
nothing can compare
With the free and kindly spirit that is
spreading everywhere;
The rich, the poor, the young and old,
all catch it's atmosphere,
And every heart for once is full of good
old Christmas cheer.
/ like to Feel the presents as they reach
me day by day;
The presence of the presents drives my
loneliness away.
To Feel that I'm remembered is Feeling
most sublime,
The Feeling of the Feeling of the happy
Christmas time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-25
A Plantation Christmas.

We knowed we'd heah de music er Inc
Christmas bells a-ringin'
BY de col wins en- de snowballs dat de
angels wuz a-flingin';
BY de way de fire talked it ter de chillun
high en- low,
En- de tracks dat Major Rabbit lef benin
i'm in de snow.
De settlement wuz buzzin lax beehive
UP en- down
SIGH highfalutin' fxin's-sich mighty
stirrin' round!
SIGH bakin' err de 'possums, paradn' er
de pies,
Made de liz pickaninnies show de within
er de eyes.
We had de Christmas feelin' en- We lowed
de whole plantation
Would have a dinner what would be a
hongry mans salvation!
Oar wuz thinnin out er Turkeys whar you
use ter see dem roam;
De Rabbit quit housekeepin' en- de Pos
sum warnt at home!
De table wuz de longes'-strechin' out so
far away
1t made you think of shutdown shakin'
SO far away
1t made you think err shutdown shakin'
hans wild break er day!
Des piled up will de plenty-f'um 'possum
down ter pie,
En- everybody eatin' lax he'd git der by
en-by.
En- all de time de fiddler wuz a-makin'
music fine
En- watchin' er de dishes ez We pass 'um
down de line;
En- we KEEP in SIGH fidget ez dat fiddle
bow he swing,
We up en- lef' de dinner en- We hop inter
de ring!
Sister Johnson pear ter lead us: She
weigh three hundred poun':
En- she took up wild de notion dat she'd
swing de deacons 'roun';
En- ter see 'em des a-gwine!
Dey sholy peared ter fly,
LAX de flo wuz made er rubber, en-
would bounce 'um ter de SKY.
scrougin in de do.
En- de niggers on de outside lax black
birds in de snow;
En- de banter en- de fiddle beat de bes' er
all de bans,
De white folks des a-laughin ell a
clappin' er dey hans.
Sich dancin'! en- sich eatin. de
countr'ys good ter you
When you full er halleluyer en- de pie
en- 'possum, too;
En- eff it's wild some ailment l got ter
reach de sky
hopes de jury'll lay it ter Christmas
'Possum Pie!
Frank Stanton in Golfers Weekly.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-25
DEATH QUICKLY
FOLLOWS
KIDNEY And BLADDER
TROUBLES.
A Positive Specific Cure.

Death soon follows from diseased kid
neys unless a cure is made by taking the
old, reliable Stuart's Gin and Bucnu. The
following symptoms indicate the approach
of Bright's disease or diabetes and kid
ney trouble: Puffy or dark circles under
the eye; sallow yellow competition; dull,
heavy headaches; dizzy, tired feeling;
faint spells; pain or dull ache in the
back; urine cloudy, milk-like or stringy,
dark in color or offensive; painful, scdid-
ing sensation in passing urine, obliged
to go often during the day or night.
There is cure in Stuart's Gin ana Blu
chu. 1t is the one remedy you can
rely on. 1t will correct all these symp-
toms and permanently cure even Bright's
disease after all other treatments fall.
Stuart's Gin and Buchu viii neutraiiZe
the urine and cause it to flow in pei
fectly natural manner. A high grade
kidney cure. The most perfect made.
Stuart's Gin and Buchu thoroughly tested
for past twenty years. 1t gives life,
power and vigor to the kindeys, thus
making the blood red and nourishing.
Try this grand old remedy. Druggists or
express prepaid, 81. 1t cures where all
else fails. Describe trouble and free adj
vice about kidneys given. Stuart Drug
Company, Atlanta, Ga. Sold in Raleigh
by all druggists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-25
CHRISTMAS TREAsURERs.

| count my treasures DER with care
The little toy my darling knew,
A little sock of fafed hue,
A little cock of golden hair.
Long years ago this holy time
NY little one, my all to me-
Sat robed in white upon my knee.
And heard the merry Christmas chime.
Tell me, my little golden head,
If Santa Claus should come tonight
What shall he bring my baby bright
What treasure for my boy?'' said.
Then he named his little toy.
While in his round and mourntll eyes
There came look of sweet surprise
That spake his quiet, trustful Joy.
And as he lisped his evening prayer
He asked the boon with childish grace;
Theh toddling to the chimney place,
He hung his little stocking there.
That night, while frightening shadows
crept,
] saw the white winged angel come
With singing to our lowly home
And kiss my darling as he slept.
They must have heard his little prayer,
For in the morn, with raptuous face,
He toddled to the chimney place
And found his little treasure there.
They came again one Christmas tide
That angel host, so fair and white
And singing all that glorious night,
They lured my darling from my SIDE.
A little sock, little toy,
little lock of golden hair,
The Christmas music on the air,
A-watching for my baby boy.
But if again that angel train
And golden head come back to me,
To bear me to eternity,
My watching will not be in vain.
Eugene Field.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-25
! ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Having this day qualified as admi9is-
traitor with will annexed of the estate of
Pulaski Cowper, deceased, hereby
notify all persons having claims against
said estate to present them to me for
payment on or before November the
18th, 1902, or this notice will be plead
in bar of their recovery, and all per-
sons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment
to me.
B. G. COWPER,
Administrator with Will Annexed,
Raleigh, N. c.
This November 18th. 1901.