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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-09-06

In New Y ork Thursday a man was
arrested for drunkenness. When
brought before magistrate, he answer
ed Nothing" when required to tell his
name. The Court was about to get
angry when it developed that the fel
lows name really was Nothing ohm
Nothing. This funny name reminds
us of others. The Youths Companion
tells of Mr.. New who named his two
children Something and Nothing, of a
Mr.. Ware whose daughter was named
China, of Mr.. Gentle and his little
girl Always, and Of q Mr.. Pigg and bis
son Guinny. The Washington Star
caps the climax by recounting the
cases of Mr.. Death and his twins, Sud
den and Jolly: and SO on, up to the last,
Ten. This is enough. isn't it?
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-09-06

How ARE Your Kidneys
DR. Hobbs Sparagus Pills cure all kidney Ills. sa9.
ple free. ADD. Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or r. T.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16
The Passing of the Cricket.

The evening song of the crickets is
growing faint and intermittent with the
advent of frosty nights, and before long
our suburban fields and grass plots which
have throbbed with their CHEEKY chorus
will be silent and deserted. The warm
MONDAY sun brings them out on the as
phalt walks, where they skip about
blithely, their shining black coats glnting
in the sun, but each night renews the
knell of approaching fate, and a morning
search in the crisp air reveals them pa
thetically huddled in inert benumbed
groups under the chilled grass or shelter
ing bits of board, many of them with
their blunt little noses rooted into the
earth in vain endeavOr to escape the
breath of the destroyer. Take one of
them in your hand and in a few minutes
the warmth will cause him to move his
legs and wings and emit feeble little
croaks, but the end is not far off when
the cruel blight, before which all Out-of-
door life qualis will have depopulated
woods and fields in Que devastating
swoop of observation-disclosures Transcript.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16
ARMoR WILL NOT PROTECT.
Nations thst Build Heavier Battle
ships hake a Mistake.

In an article on the Future of War
in Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly,
Hudson Maxim says the first and most
important lesson which win be learned
from the next great naval battle will
be that armored protection viii not pro-
tect, and the fight will be a duel be-
tween battleships at long range, aided
by various forms of torpedo-boats and
light unarmored cruisers, throwing high
explosives; and these latter will be the
factors which will determine the fight
The heavy armor-clad will be discredit-
ed and then there will be a wild scram-
bic by the nations III the endeayor to
make up for the lost time wasted on
its construction. and light and very
swift unprotected war vessels will be
constructed, depending for their safety
upon their speed and upon their own
ability TO strike death-dealing blows.
These are the true principles which
must, sooner or later, be recognized.
The British government now proposes
bGilding still larger and heavier battle
ships, and, of course, enormously more
expensive. Within the next decade, and
sooner, in the event of a great war,
this will be learned by the British war
office to be a great mistake.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16

The latest fad is the Gibson cozy cor
ner. All the girls are installing one
somewhere in the house. Usually il is
in their own particular room. Sometimes
it is in the family room. whether it he
sitting room, library or parlor. But in
some nook or other the winter girl is
oOund 10 have her Gibson corner.
The CHIEF feature of the Gibson corner
is the Gibson sofa pillow The pillows
are of art duck in ecru. red or sage. and
stamped with the Gibson drawings Then
the drawings are outlined after the man
ner of popular sofa cushions All the ia
vorite drawings can be mad ~ Little
Incident" ~ Good Game for Tw0.''
Hearts Are Trump" rs a Caddy Al
ways Necessary" and all the others be-
ing f0und on these cushion tops.
Besides the cushions one wants the
Japan proofs Of Gibson drawings simply
framed for the walls. Then, of course,
there must b. accessories golf sticks.
foilS and the like. arranged according to
individual taste. Some pretty greenery.
Il canopy II desired. and this up-to- date
corner is complete.
Soft wash leather. with which To rub
the face after washing. helps to keep the
complexion smooth and white
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16
Grace VS.. Hygiene.

According to NJ. Octave Uzanne, a
well-known critic of Partisan life and
manners, the French capital is destined
to lose ere long its renown in matters
of feminine dress, since the French
women's costume is rapidly approaching
the convenience and hygienic character
of masculine attire
NJ. Uzanne. who has made a close
study of the gradual evolution of French
modes. declares in an article which has
just appeared in the Revue Contempt
raine that before ten years have elapsed
rigidly short skirts will become the fash
ion on all occasions, while corsets will
be long abandoned and the custom of
wearing wells long prohibited by the
health department. NJ. Uzanne passes his
prophecies on the evident gradual correc-
tlon OF false ideas of feminine modeSty
and also on the pressure brought by
sane and scientific ideals Of health.
The French wOmen's clubs indignant
ly try to refute the conclusions of this
critic, who today further developed his
convictions as follows: 1T has been
practically proved tia! many women's
diseases originate in the custom Of wear
ing long skirts, which sweep the dust,
collect maliferous germs, inSuring later
their Judgment in the body, while the
evils resulting from cOrsets are too ia
milar to need emphasis.
Inc modern course Is q tyrant inn
posed by bad taste causing terrible dis
orders and fatal operations, and is there
fore bound to give place to light, supple
physiological belts, conformatiye to the
respiratory movements and permitting
bodily development, while allowing nor
mai action of the gastronomic functions
Health boards are going to absolutely
forbid the use of wells, which destroy or
harm the sight. interfere with the prop
or breathing and offer a Judgment to
noxiOus bacilli
"Many signs show that these reforms
are already in the air in Paris and cou-
turieres report that French women de-
mand more and more every day 'hygienic
outfits while it is principally foreign Gus
toners from England. the United States
aud Germany who still demand clothes
made on the old and unhealthy fash
ions"
Parallel with the development of cos
tune, NJ. Uzanne is investigating reports
Of the French health boards, which, he
declares, are prepared 20 urge, and il
necessary, to insist on a modification of
female dress for the sake of the coming
generation.
Heretofore" he continued, "the mat
ter of dress reform has been left to the
initiativeOf women. but so little has been
accomplished that the day Is NOT far dis
tant when laws will be made on the sub
ject. 1t is safe to say that no later than
1870 French women, ana therefore the
women of the whole world, will forsake
the abuses which are tending TO ruin the
race of mankind. New Orleans Plea
VINE
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16
Danger in Insulating Gloves.

According 10 the results Of experiments
recently reported 20 the International So
eiety of Electricians, lndia rubber gloves
and sandals ard gloves made OF glass
pCarls interviewer with cotton tissue,
ought not 10 be trusted to afford security
To workers about electric apparatus, says
The Youths Companion. They should he
depended upon. net for touching directly
conductors Of high tension. hnl only TOR
toucbipg the already insulated attach.
mentS of such conductors. as, for eXam-
lie the non-mctallit handles OF inter
rupters. The danger is especially great
when the gloves are wet.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16
How 10 Stand Property.

II read much," says middle aged
woman, whose erect. graceful carriage.
by the way, is noticeable, of this. that
and the other thing that should be done
in order to stand properly and improve
the figure; hut | never pay any atten-
ton to any of the suggestions. | have
never done but one thing i'm this matter.
and that is To follow the advice given
to me when | was a girl of Is by my
grandmother. whose stately mien was the
admiration of all her friends and which
could not hope to netter or even
achieve. All that is needed she used TO
tell me, in order to stand WE'LL is To keep
the legs straight Notice yourself a
half dozen times during the day. and you
will see how useful is this advice Con-
stantly the knees are too much bent
The figure says in consequence. and its
lines of elegance are lost. Straighten the
knees every lime YOU think of il. and
the rest of the figure fails naturally in
the proper position Harper Bazaar
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16
FOR FOGBOUND MARINERS.
a New Ccnp:ss Card Ind eating Sig
nails to Denote Direction.

The recent collision between the
Oceanic and the Kincora, which the great
American liner ran down in thick wealth
err illustrates yet again the deep need
that exists for some generally known
means whereby one vessel overtaken by
fog might indicate her course to others.
Years ago Capt. purdy of the Ocean
of the problem which, had it been adopt
ed, might have saved scores of lives. An
other and perhaps more promising suggeS-
ton has been worked out by Capt. Brink
worth of Gloucester. whose signal COM
pass card is designed to be used in con
nection with the whistle siren.
The present regulation signal of one
prolonged blast indicates in no way the
course of the vessel blowing it. and ii is
this deficiency which the new compass
card is intended to supply. 4 glance at
the card shows that each point has Il set
of marks, long or short. attached TO it,
thcs marks corresponding to long or short
blasts made ON the whistle, siren, or the
like
An example may Illustrate the matter
clearly, A vessel is steering west by
north and consequently blows the signal
on the card at west by north; the master
OF vessel coming in the opposite direction
is blowing. let us say. the compass sig
nal east by south. This being so, each
would know how the other was steering,
and if going end on to each other could
each carry out the rule of the road for
meeting end on. and each port two points
or more. as might be deemed necessary;
thus steering clear of each other and
avoiding collision.
For mariners the card is accompanied
by n reference card for use in connection
with the signals given from an approach
ing vessel london Mail
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16
Mails by Automobile.

The commonwealth government, which
has recently taken over the control OF
the postal system of Australia, has ia
augurated trial in Melbourne in con-
nection with the clearing of letter pillar
boxes. says Sidney correspondent.
The usual horse van takes three hours
and half to cover the ground, but a
DuBlop-Dc Dion motor performed the
task in an hour and half. As a result
Of this successful trial motor cars are
to be utilized at once for the collection
of letters in all large centers. 1t is in
tended. further, to use the automobile
for the conveyance of mails between the
cities and suburbs. and To introduce it
for long-diStance carrying to- outlying
districts that are not served by the rail
NAYS
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16
AN HONEST NAM e.
An Illinois Statesman Tells a Good
Story Knew His Fathers Son Would
Not Lie

An Illinois Statesman Tells a Good
Story Knew His Fathers Son Would
Not Lie.
The Honorable Alva Merrill of Chilli
Gothic, member for the Twenty-fourth
District State of Illinois House of Rep
resentatives, tells an interesting story:
Some two years ago Mr.. Merrill gave
testimonial stating that Dodd's Kid
ney Pills cured his rheumatism. This
with Mr.. Merrill's portrait were pub
lished in thousands of papers all over
the United States.
On the train returning home from
Springfield one day last winter were
the Honorable Mr. Merrill and several
other members. After time one OF
them said:
Merrill, what time do you get to
Chillicothe:"
This attracted the attention of an
old man who had been apparently
awaiting some identification of Mr..
Merrill, and as soon as he heard the
name he rushed up to his seat and ex.
tending his hand, said:
You are Alva Merrill and you saved
my life. | was most dead with Lum-
bago and in an advertisement | saw
your picture and your recommendation
of Dodd's Kidney Pills. | knew your
father and l knew his son would not
lie, and therefore | decided 70 try the
Pills.
i am satisfied that Dodds Kidney
Pills and nothing else have saved my
life and | have been waiting this oppor-
tunity to thank you personally, for had
l not seen your recommendation l
might never have been led to use this
remedy. but thanks to God, through
your honest name and the honest medi-
cine which you so heartily recommend
ed, am still alive
II have been watching you since you
got on the train at Springfield and
thought | recognized your face as the
one l lad seen in the advertisement,
and as soon as this gentleman called
you by name, knew you were the man
| had TO thank"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16
Democracy in Switzerland.

The Swiss girl is taught to he humble
and practical from the moment when. at
1, she enters the infants school. until at
Is. when she returns finished from pen
sion. There is absolutely no difference
between the treatment of the masses and
the classes. They sit together at school,
are taught the same subjects by the
same masters. receive the same punish
ments and the same praise. Little cares
the daughter of the Millionaire il her
bosom friend is the daughter of her own
fathers coachman; they have been
brought up together. and remain togeth-
or without let or hiRdrancc The Swiss
girl is never ashamed of being seen at
her work. he that work OF the most hum
bic observation-disclosures (Eng) Chron-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16
CAB IN FRONT.
New Style of Locomotives on Which
Fuel Oil is Used.

New style OF Locomotives ON Which
Fuel Oil is Used.
In the oil-burning locomotive just con-
structed for the North Pacific Coast rail
road the cal is placed at the head of the
locomotive over the cowcatcher and the
smokestack is set at the rear end.
The tender trails behind with its oil
and water tanks, and the fluids from both
are fed TO boiler and furnace in the Gus
tomary way, the oil pipe being led around
the body of the boiler to the frebox,
which opens as usual in the cab.
The advantage obtained through this
arrangement is that the engineer has an
unobstructed view of the track. and
therefore Il more perfect control over his
train.
On railroad running through a rugged
country. where curves are short and
numerous, this arrangement adds int
mensely TO the safety of train operation.
as the man at the throttle can not only
detect danger quicker, but can also bring
his train to IL dead stop sooner, by the
length of his locomotive at least.
There are many instances in railroad
ing where the length of the locomotive
would be enough to avert disaster. 1t
will be easier for the engineer to detect
danger when running his train through
an open agricultural country where the
track is not fenced in and the peril from
roaming cattle is ever present.
Another advantage of some conse-
quence exists in the fact that the fur
mace, when placed at the front of the
draft obtainable from the momentum OF
the train itself. The trial trip of the
new locomotive is said to have been quite
satisfactory
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16
Errors of the Eve.

The average woman cannot judge how
much foot is within several inches. bnt
she can. estimate a yard very CLOSELY
whlle with the average man the case is
asked YOU which was the longer
horses head from the tip of his cars
to the end of his nose, or an ordinarv
-four barrel, you would naturally saw H.
barrel, though the horses head Is the
longer. The eye is very easily deeeiye6
If it is called ON to pass judgment On,
something that has not been brnuc Iit
home to it by experience.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16
Making Old Potatoes New.

which is bling worked with success
Without much trouble new potatoes
can be made which cssnot he told from
genuine new ones BY dipping them into
water 70 which enough Iye has been added
To make the skins curl and alowin.
them to dry in the sun afterwards, the
oldest potatoes take on the appearance
of new ones. They can scarcely be. dis
tinguished in a basket of new ones but
on cutting them open n watery yellowish
line of flesh may be found near to the
skin, which points out the deception gen
orally: also the water in which they have
been boiled has Il slippery feeling and 4
faint odor OF lyc. which amy ohServant
housekeeper may detecs.-Americau
Kitchen Magazine
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16
Rich Mines. but No Railroads.

There are few localities in the world
where railroads could do so much toward
opening rich country as in Northern Mex
leo. The ore is there. and it is well
known by capitalists. but the great prob
lem is that of transportation. The diff.
culties of getting railroad across the
mountains fror: Pacific coast port 70
rhe min alal region have. up to the pres
ent time. discouraged every capitalist who
has thought of il. Several railroads are
Icing built through the country west Of
the Sierra Madre. bus hardly near
enough to the mineral district 10 ne very
vnluable.-New York Post
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16

y Long Island woman hiss discovered
a method Of dealing with postage stamps
that stick. A batch of several dollars
worth. which were an apparently hope
less mass. came into her hands this sum
mer, and she decided to try novel plan
fer their separation The stamps were
spread out rs much as their mixet-up
then placed on ice and left there all
night. Next morning it was found that
the moisture had neatly and clcaniy sep
arated the stamps and not one of the
pile was lost. An application of good
mucilagc on the back and careful dry
ing left them apparently as good as new.
\ second batch Of sticky stamps was
successfully treated in the same way.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16
Ancient Poem Brought 10 Light.

An interesting discovery has just been
made 10y Il Portuguese savant. NJ. Leitp
de NaScoucc0S has found in forgotten
manuscript a very ancient poem. The eN-
istcucc of which was known, hnt which
was thought To have been lost. This
poem, composed in honor of Sainte- I3uy
IL Agcn, contains aH3 StanzaS. 1t is Writ
ten IN Pruvencal and dates back 10 the
end of the Eleventh century. Some time
must clapSc however, before the reading
public can appreciate the beauty of the
work, fer the language in which It
is written would now he incomprchcnsi.
hlr ON the banks of the Rhone.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16
The Care of Children's Eyebrows.

Childrcu'S eyebrows, rs a rule. re
ceivc very little attention They are
such an expressive feature. and we'll
marked. regular hrowS often redeem an
otherwise plain face They should be
brushed regularly twice day with a
soft toothbrush, which should be moist
Cncd with little almond oil i'm the ease
Of scanty bruws, and oncc week a II
tie yaselinc should he carefully rubbed
in. This treatment, pcrSeveringly pun
sued, will BE- found to work wonders. Is.
peciaIly in he ease nf children
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16

nation of Europe, yet only hundreds of
years ago German teachers in many
parts Of the country were so poorly paid
that they used to sing in front of houses
in order to add TO their income by odd
pence.
The common cOckroach has spread
throughout the civilized world by means
Of ships. This disagreeable bug comes
and goes on ships almost as freely as the
rats. The two seem to live together
amcably and they monopolize largely the
hold Of the ships which carry foOdstufs.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16
Dressmaking in Paris

Paris leads the world in dressmalin,r
1t is estimated that th+I G are 70. 600 nar-
sons employed in the dressmaking esfob-
lishments of the city, and if one includes
the workers who design and make fbe
materials used by the dressmakers. abont
10000 persons are engaged in the strug
gle to satisfy woman's love of ehiffens.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16

Walter Baker 81 Co., Ltd, Dorches-
ter, Mass, are the largest manufacture
ers of cocoa and chocolate in the
world. They received a gold medal
from the Paris exposition of last year.
This year they have received three
gold medals from the Pan-American
exposition at Buffalo. Their goods are
the standard for purity and excellence.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16
AFRICA'S STRANGE NEW BEAST
The oilapi, Newly discovered Rcia'
tive of the Giraffe.

1t seems cdd, indeed, that in this adj
yanced day there should be discovered Il
new beast-not the remains Of a prehis
toric animal, but a beast which is alive
today in the African forests McCiure's
contains the first authentic account pub
ished in America of the discovery of the
oknpi the strange beast which Sir Har
ry. II. Johnston, *. c. H., special com
missioner for Ugunda, British East AT
RIGA, found alive in the forests of Cen
trail Africa
According to the discoverer, who
writes the article, the okapi is closely
related to the giraffe. although it differs
from its ally il that it has not the ex-
aggerated development of neck and
limbs. In appearance the okapi is quite
extraordinary, for while the predominant
lug color is chestnut req, the legs and
hind quarters are either snowy white
or pale cream color, marked with pur-
p'e-hlack stripes and splodges. This
queer marking gives zcbra-lik appear
ancp to the limbs
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16
Bees and wasps in Battle.

\ story of a curious battle between
bees and wasps comes from Sempering-
ham, Eng. A band of waSpS entered a
beehive in search OF honey. The bees
not uanaturally defended their prDnerty
aud tried TO turn the enemy out. They
werN. however. badly beaten and the
wuSpS gained possession When the bee
keeper eNarlined the hive later on be
found tina, nearly all his bees HAD tseen
killed and that the waSp> We're duly en-
joying the fruits Of their victory.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16
BULLIoN's MILLIONS.

Bullion has a million dollars,
Fifty cents have !:
Bullion, sitting In his carriage,
Swiftly travels by.
Bullion has a marble palace,
Whose white walls are high
As for appetite, he has none,
But horses l.
Ruiiions going ont to luncheon:
Alb, well, 50 am j:
de will taste crust ana drop it
With weary sigh.
I will hungrily devOur
All that ! can buy.
lie can't even eat a doughEdt
Or Il piece of pie.
Things are often badly managed
Here Below the sky
Bullion ought 10 have my stomach
Or. still better. |
Ought to have his wad of money.
See the poor old guy
All he wants Is toast for luncheon.
Steak and onions /. -EXehang'
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16

The plan of destroying hail clouds by
exploding bombs among them was sug-
gested nearly 100 years ago by Prof
Parrot Of Riga.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16

No early breakfast is complete without
Mrs. Austin's famous Buckwheat cakes
Buy 1t from your grocer today.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16

The present growth Of London's pop
ulation is $500 a month.