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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04
LAST ALLEGANY PINES.
Surviving Mouarchs Have Been Sold
and will be Cut OF


The last clump of pine trees the rear
guard of the virgin forest that once GOV.
cred the hills and valleys Of AlIegany
county, ago trees in all. have been sold
Tor $1,000, probably the highest price ever
pau III the state for that number Of pine
frees ON the stump. The trees have bapn
for many years one of the sights of
southern Allegany county, and heretofore
i-uciuS and Ebenezer Norton. the owners.
nave refused 10 put price on them.
Inc pines are on the hillside in The
GOWN of Scio seven miles east of Bolivar.
During the last winter one-third of the
trets nave been cut away and the logs
hauIed 10 the mills at Belmont and Wells
vile. In all, il Is expected that the $50
trees will cut 100000 feet of lumber.
Inc price paid is over SO tree. The
largest tree cut so far was over Ii feet
IN circumference at the butt and the
rings on the stump showed il 10 be over
295 years old
Clear, pine lumber is now worth $40
for each 1000 feet. When the pioneers
came to Allegany county their greatest
trouble was TO get rid of the pine forest
ard 10 get the land cleared. The Win
pines were cut down, rolled into real =
and burned. The finest pine lands in the
county Tor years went begging for buy
ers al 81 an acre. That was before the
Ntliid4S anu the EdilIOdNS came. IJuFlDg
the last three years, since the great Jump
IN lumber prices went into effect. every
available piece of timber land in the coun-
" has been bought by the owners of
portable mills and the lumber marketed.
sc there is today very little standing tim
Der of any kind in the county. The tele-
graph companies have the chestnut for
poles, the railroads have bought the small
chestnut for fenceposts and the oak for
ties, and the hemlock has been cut off
for lumber. In the Oil-producing district
lumber has to be shipped in and even
wood for fuel is becoming scarce. while
the price of heavy timbers for drilling
rigs is advancing steadily. The mangle
maple that the forest worms did not de-
Stroy and in ten years the farmer will
wake up to the fact that he must burn
coal for fuel because there will be moth
ing else to burn.-Buffalo Express,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04
Great Engineering tleat.

wonderful piece Of engineering IS
being built for New York city on the for
mer site Of the famous race course in the
Bronx. 1t is being blasted out of solid
rock. the contract calling for the removal
Of 100000 feet of earth and 3,O0OO 600
Of rock. This rock is of the hardest kind,
almost granite. and $50 men are in Serv-
ice constantly blasting and drilling.
When finished the reservoir will resemble
a huge hathtub in shape and finish. for
the bottom and half the slopes will he
paved with stone and brick AT present
the work is little more than half finished.
When the big contract was awarded in
1899 il was thought that the work wonld
he completed 50 that the reservoir would
be in use IN 1901. but it is now evident
that il viii be 1905 or "A year later nc
fore il can he filed. The basin will
cover 80 Of the 800 acres purchased by
the city from % property owners mt a
cost If about $1,000 an acre.-Municipai
journal and Engineer
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HE THOUGHT HE HAD A CLUE.
Captain was TryinG 10 Learn Who
Brought GroE Aboard.

n well-known naval officer. with an ex-
tensive list of stories and a knack in their
telling, relates the following yarn as one
Of the best in his mental storehouse:
Someone had brought grog aboard ship
IN goodly quantities. and a large share of
the crew reported 10 quarters one after
noon In ANYTHING but a fit condition to
WORK the vessel. Next morning the cap
tam started rigid investigation OF the
ahalr The crew was again lined up on
oeck and In turn each member was cate
chised
'Goodacre, stand out would call the
chlei petty officer, and then the skipper
would say:
:. Goodacre, DO you know who brought
hquor aboard ship yesterday
piled $40 '''' '''""
So il went through the whole list of
the crew, and the officers were well-nirh
~ their wits end to know how to get at
the bottom Of the whole affair Suddenly
there appeared rift in the black cloud
of mystery.
hoie came on deck, and walking up TO the
commander, Saluted, saying:
tain >"F
"A grunt of satisfaction came from the
skipper. Here at last was an honest man
among all the crew. He would tell all
Well, Smithers, who brought the
grog on boardY
The mans hands again went to his
cap IN respectful salute as he said
cannot answer, sir
What happened to him? Well. it
didn't get into the official records -
Washington Star
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04
No BARRIERS Wanted in Africa.

Two discouraged New Orleans negroes
who went to South Africa with a ship
load of mules are convinced that the
Transvaal is filed with unregenerate
savages They arrived today on the
Serva after futile attempt TO Snow the
colonials north Of Cape ToWr how a
first-class barber shop could aid the
scheme Of reorganization. The voyage
from New Orleans to Cape Town was
by no means a summer idyl, for the
mules We're seasick and quarrelSome.
After reaching terra frma the duo start
ed for the front with their razors and
a &ox of shaving soap. The red and
white pole which they planted as an evil
aenoc of good faith. however, did not
brirr the trade Jus lax sayagee.
saia one Of the travellers, a Memphis
buck and wing dancer. ShOlv like
savaees. Hair all long and whiSkers--
o. Ior', Never shave a, all. We ali
LAX 10 starve 10 death One Of them
ella ms to have shaved Lord Kitchener,
br, le was so moved by the honor that
his hand trembled at critical moment
dur.Ig the operation. and-well. the bar
lar shop was closed the same day.-New
FORK Letter.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04
COMMONERS AND PLUTOCRATS
Political DemaEoEues Menace Soc iety
by the Use of These Terms.

The dictionaries tell us that a com
moner' is one of the common people. as
distinguished from the titled class. Hav-
ing no titled class, no aristocracy, with
whom shall we compare man in order
to discover whether or not he is com
moner" Moreover, this designation inn
plies infcrlOrity, however different may
be the intention of the gentlemen who are
now using it SO freely. 1t does not mean
the same thing as Lincoln's phrase. THE
PLAN people This is a term that we
can all understand. The plain people are
not necessarily commOners they are dis
tlngulshed by nothing except the absence
of ostentation. The pain people NAV be
rich or poor, educated or ignorant; they
may be more or less worthy. As a mat
| ter of fact. the plain people comprehend
all sorts and conditions of men, and
whereas to ''comm0ners' the idea of in.
feriority at once attaches the plain peo-
pie suggests merely the mass: the term
carries with ii no odium, and implies the
existence of no contrast with a defined
higher class of special privileges.
How, indeed, can there be any classes
in state where any line that should be
attempted to be drawn between them
would he quickly scuffed out of sight by
the feet of those pressing upward in in
telllgcnce, capacity and wealth virtue
and talents! There can be no classes i'm
Il country where the 'commoner' of yes
terday is the statesman, capitalist, ''pl1l-
tocrat. if you like, of today And great
harm may he done politically and social
~ by the propagation of the idea that the
people of the United States are divided
into any other classes than these two.
the worthy and the unworthy; those who
have virtue and talents" and those who
lack these characteristics.
Even in the most democratic of Euro
pean countries. England. the son Of a far
mer %. a shopkeeper is discouraged in any
desire he may manifest to occupy high
er social position. The idea of class or
caste, in a form somewhat modified. is as
firmly held IN England today as it was
ever held. Here. on the other hand. the
greatest encouragement to effort and inn
pr0vement has been the knowledge that
the most desirable and the most sought
after things of life, together with the
highest honOrs, are open to all without
regard to birth. To disseminate a theory
of caste is to impair effort and weaken
ambition, and not even in the name Of
politics should an attempt to do this be
permitted. Saturday Evening Post.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04

plan. This is owing TO the Invaluable in
yention of floating incubators, which can
be used in any suitable locality in the
neighborhood OF canning establishment.
They were originated by M Nielsen. a
Norwegian fish eulturist, who took charge
of these operations for the government of
the island few years ago. BY their
employment an average of $4,000. 900
Holsters a year have been Matched and
planted: so that in seven years the enor-
nous number sf 3, $50. 600, 900 of lobster
ova have been brought TO life. These life
germs preserved and artihcially Matched,
are all taken from female Holsters. which
are brought TO the various factories and
would all perish in the boilers if not thus
rescued and brought 10 life.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04
SNAP SHOTS.
Raw material-eggs

We wouldn't exactly call fondness
for veal calf love
y widely-known Quartettt-the four
corners of the earth.
The trcmulo in a singers voice doesn't
improve II any great shakes.
Though he may not be self-taught, The
cJrr' 'ist is always his own tooter.
Tho cos;umer doesn't always enlarge
his clothes when he lets them out.
4 hearty round of applause is what
an actor considers square treatment.
\ lively martial air doesn't become a
dead march every time il is murdered.
OF course. a person doesn't have to
lose the right hand to have only one left.
Ii isn't at all pleasant to pay the
laundryman stiff prices for slimsy work,
In days Of old when a maiden wanted
to make a match she set her knight cap.
Where am II" thought the trans
planted fruit tree. Il have lost my bear
ingS."
4 fiat in the ninth story Of an apart
ment house is a place intended for high
livers.
You cannot always improve an mcul-
tured man by cultivating him as an ac-
quaintaucc.
A guest chamber should not be fur
nished with the idea that company
loves misery"
Keep to the right The sidewalks are
not the place for -you-plcase pedes,
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04
HUMOROUS ITEMS.

DO you know. Willie. what a horrible
example isl" said the fond mother.
Yes said the schooboy. with a
frown; Il never saw any other kind. =
1onkers Statesman.
II wish you'd pay a little attention -
reared counsel TO a witness who. in
croSS-eXaminatiOn. had been giving him
irrelevant answers. Il am paying as
little as l cam the witness replied.
Rev. DR.. Henry Van Dyke speaks
truly when he says that the first day
of spring is one thing. and the first
spring day is another. The difference be
tween them is sometimes as great as a
month"
The Pastor (making calD-'I am sor-
ry TO hear, Mrs. Upjohn, that you have
given mp family worship
Parishioner-"O. dear, no. Only till
the house cleaning is over, doctor. -
Chicago Record-Herald.
Suspicious and Willy Conductor-'Do
you mean to say that child is not over
five?'
He's just four"
$50 l thought. All over three have TO
pay full fare. "-Phiadelphia Times.
Your name" said the obscure pluto
Graf, lis not near worth mine on the bot
tom of a check" NO" said the dis
tinguished, yet impecunious statesman,
but it can give yours cards and spades
dt the bOllOln UI Il patent DlCQlclDG IcSIl-
monial. Indianapolis Press.
Lord Rosebery not long aso wrote a
witty contribution in lady's column.
The guests al ducal country house were
invited each to put down the reason why
they were staying there. Lord Rosebery
gave as his reason: ITO please their
graces and to shoot their grouses."
when ! get to Heaven" said a wom-
an to her Baconian husband, according
ask Shakespeare if he wrote those plays
Maybe he won't be there" was the
reply.
Savagery-"A do these Indian girls
never evince a tendency to relapse into
the if former savagery?' Tears sprang to
the eyes of the mission worker "Ah.
yesw sighed she: only last evening they
set the ratrie without putting doylies I'M
der the fnger-bowlsr'-D Journal.
The quickest time on record is summed
up by Billville editor in the following
stanZa:
He was the very best of men
His age was sixty-seven:
He left this world at half-past ten
Reached tother by eleven.
Atlanta Constitution.
What does this fellow mean by speak
ing OF the light of her countenance' in
describing his heroine?' asked the Party
Who Always Wants to Know.
Il suppose ii is a delicate way of say
ing that She is lantern awed." answered
the Ready Xplainer.-Baltimor Ameri-
can.
Mrs. Crimsonbeak-"You say Mr. Pen
man told you that his meter was frozen
mp. the other night, and you didn't under
stand him."
Mr.. Crimsonbeak-"Exa 1 didn't
know whether his gas meter had been
touched by the cold or his spring poetry
had suffered from frosted feet. " onk-
ers Statesman.
Fur what wor yez lickin' yer by Din
n.y. asked Mr.. Dolan.
He wor too pranksome. He Gem up
" me an he says did | want ~ know
how " be sure " gittin' the genuine but
ter instid iv oleomargerine.
An you says yes
An ! says YES
An what did he say"
He says, Buy goat Was hington
Star.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04

Mrs. Edward stevens, of Carthage. \. y,
writes as follows:
Il now take pleasure in notifying you that
my husband has entirely recovered from
catarrh He is n well man today. thanks
TO you and Peruna He took six bottles of
your medicine as directed, and 1t proved "a
he just the thing for him. His appetite is
good and everything he eats seems to agree
with him. His cough has left him and he
is gaining In flesh, and seems 10 he well
every way. hope others will try your
medicine and receive the benefits that we
have. Mrs. Edward stevens
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04
IfCoHee Poisons You.

rims your digestion, makes you nervous
and sallow complexioned, keeps you
awake nights and acts against your sys-
tar cenerany, try Grain-O, the new food
drink. 1t is made of pure selected grain
and is healthful, nourishing and appetiz-
ing. Il has none of the bad effects OF
coffee, yet il is just as pleasant to the
taste. and when properly prepared can't
10 told from the finest coffees. Costs
rhout Il as much. 1t is a healthful table
drink for the children and adults Ask
vour grocer for Grain-O. Is and o5c.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04
VALID FOR TWO WEEKS.
Communication Excuse for a Pupils
Absence.

teacher in one of our public schools
10 had been much annoyed by truancy
w. recently been stringent in enforcing
!sn rnle that her scholars, on their re,
. Wv tn school after an absence. must
Ing her a note stating in full the
noir of such absence, the note TO be
- writing Of a parent or guardian. The
allowing is a note brought by one of heI
nnniIs after two weeks absence, says
Eauth's Companion:
,.........---
Louisa was absent monday, please =:
excuse her.
Louisa was absent toosday, she :
had a sore throte.
Louisa was absent wensday, she :
had a sore throte.
Louisa was absent thursday. she
had a sore throte.
Louisa was absent friday, she had ;
sore throte and could not chew her :
Read this over again for the next :
week. =;
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04
Canada's Lobster Crop.

"Canada,' says the Lewiston lMcJ
Evening Journal. NOW matches from 20
600 600 20 S0.O00000 HOLSTERS a year
This. however, is but little compared
with what Newfoundland has done. IL
no other country in the world is lobster
Matching conducted on such q large scale
as in that colony, or on 50 economical u
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04
Where the Proprietor Was.

The Philadelphia Records account Of
John Of the Roycroft shops: - have
Just returned from the Roycroft shops ut
bard makes beautiful books and bcauti-
FIJI articles Of interior decoration said a
physician. Hubbard employs 80 hands.
all Of whom call him John. / asked him
why they called him by that name. and
be- said: Wei, one summer day several
number Of the boys in a field near here.
when a stranger drove up in "A buggy.
He jumped out and shouted 10 ne:
Come here. John, and hold my horse a
minute IAN right. sir" said !. and !
went and held his horse. He entered the
office and asked for Mr.. Hubbard. OHn
Of the clerks looked through The window.
Why. that's Mr. Hubbard holding your
horse. sir, said the clerk And since
that time. Hubbard concluded. every
body has called me John around here -
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04

soreness, increases the appetite and SO tones
up the entire system that the patient
quickly regains strength and health. Mrs.
W. A. Allison.
IL you do not derive prompt and satisfac-
tory results from the use OF Peruna write
at once 10 Dr. Hartman, giving a full state
ment Of your case and he will be pleased 10
give you his valuable advice gratis
Address Or. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus o.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04
a close Communion Baptist.

When Bishop Potter the other day
tried to open the door of a Fifth avenue
age it was playfully held closed by Rev.
Or. Edward Judson. the pastor of the
J ,ras inside A5 Jndson" Exclaimed nn the
bishop when he saw what DR. Judson
was doing, Il have discovered that you
are a close communion Baptist"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04

When the cstarrh reaches the throat II is
called tonsilitis, or laryngltis. Catarrh OF
the bronchial tubea 10 called bronchitis: ca.
tarrh OF the lungs. consumption Any Inter-
nal remedy that will cure cstarrh In one
location Will cure II In any other location.
rms liz why Peruna has become so Justly
fsmous In the cure Of catarrhal diseases. IL
cures cstarrh wherever located Its cures
remain. Peruna does not palliate; Il cures.
Mrs. Frederick Williams, President OF the
South Side Ladies' Aid Society OF Chicago,
Ill, writes the following words of praise
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04

Va w - y Y =
Hospital. She has
the following to
say about Peruna.
II have had fire.
qucnt oppOrtuni
ties to observe the
wonderful curative
effects OF peruna.
especially on per
sous $ u n e r ! II &
with Il Congested
condition of the
head, lungs, and
stomach. generally
called catarrh. 1t
=. 49, - . -
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04

AEA VI Ak0 AAVAA1
9T3 Cuyler avenue,
Chicago, Ilr:
Ny home 10
never W ! { b o II I
Peruna, for | have
found during the
past six Y q s
that there Is no
remedy that will
at once alleviate
suffering and &C
( u u | ! Y cure, as
peruna does. Four
bottles completely
cured me OF ca
tAt--1 aH Al. Lns
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04
Workers and Tools.

Generally speaking, workman is
known by his tools. but in the case Of Il
political worker. it is doubtful if his tools
know him as thoroughly well as they
think Detroit Journal.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04

IdTEu VI IUt UtHU WIs' i IVU W IIITHUIb.
OF several years standing and IL my hus-
band feels badly, or either OF us catch cold.
we at once take Peruna, and In day or
two 1t has thrown the sickness out of the
system. Mrs Frederick Williams
Mrs. w. A. Allison, OF $50 Sheffield ave-
nue., Chicago, H., Is the Assistant Matron
of the y q u n 1 q a -
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04
Coughing Leads to Consumption.

Kemp's Balsam will stop the cought at
once. Go to your druggist today and get
a sample bottle free. Sold in % and so
cent bottles. Go at once; delays are
dnn rerouS.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04

The United States spends $4,000
600 a year on its Indian subjects, more
than FIVE times as much as Canada ex-
pends on a similar number.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04

The heaviest precious stone is the
ziTcon, which is four and a half times
heavier than an equal quantity Of wa
ter: the lightest is the opal, only twice
as heavy as water.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04

The consumption Of beer in Germany
has doubled in the past twenty years.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04
IF Your Wife

Is good why
don you write 10 Dr. Greene about her
This WWnof cost You anything and will probably be the
means of making your wife well
Dr. Greenes address is IS W. 18Th ST. New York City.
He Is the diScoverer of Greene
greatest curing In all
exag0eranon TO that thousands
been made we'll through his Absolutely charge
for advice by mail.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04

You cannot always improve an uncul
tured man by cultiyating him as an ac
quaintaucc.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04

A guest chamber should not be fur
nished with the idea that company
loves misery
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04

4 fiat in the ninth story Of an apart
ment house is place intended for high
livers.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04

Keep to the right. The sidewalks are
not the place for -you-please pedes
rianism.-philadelph Rnlletin.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-04

@HHETn bowel troubles. appendicitis, bill
HNEUkw iousness, bad breath, bad blood, wind
HMEHhE m stomach bIoated bowels,
mouth he he, fndi gestfOn, pimples,
pains eating, liver trouble sal1ov complexion
and dizziness. When your bowels don't move regu~
larIy you getting sick. Constipation kills more
people than all other diseases together. It fs a
starter the chronic ailments and long years OF
afterwards. No matter what
afls you, start taking CASCAHETS to-day, for you
VIII get well and be well all the time until
you put your bowels right. Take advice;
with CAsCARRTs to-day, under absolute guar
nntee TO money refunded. "a