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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28
The Ruling Passion

when Gen. Louis Botha passed
through Nryheid a few weeks ago" says
the London Chronicle. the impress
sion given by his good spirits was that
he was pleased with the MS while
one of the officers of his Stan confidently
in a fortnight The English command
ing officer went out to exchange courte-
sizes with Rotha. and our infantry gave
him guard of honor until he joined his
own hurghcrs a few miles out of Nry-
held. All this is as might be expected
Int strange incident occurred. The
English officer in charge of the escort
was presented TO Gen. Rotha'S secretary.
Jacobus Dewet. who had been three
years at Oxford and to his aide-de-camp.
Louis Sslem, also varsity man. They
were evidently anxious 10 get speech
with our lieutenant, and their first words
were. .Mho won the boat race 2"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28
Hand-M Made Marbles.

In the city of Tacoma some scientific
sharps have discovered a way to do in
two days what it has heretofore taken
nature 3 million years to accomplish, ac-
cording to biologists. Gypsum is what
has been called for convenience young
marble"-that is, if left to itself some
thousands or millions of years it would
become marble. These Tacoma sharps
lathes and chsels-it is soft and easily
worked-and then subjecting it to a Sc
,eset atupent 4shieh raakes It really MARI
bic or a very high quality. The gypsum
is brought from mines in Alaska. 1t is
said to be exactly the same substance as
goes to form marble.-Savannah News.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28
WAGGISH TOM MARSHALL.
A Reminiscence of the Noted Kentucky
Lawyer.

The late Tom Marshall, one of Ken-
lucky most brilliant ways and LAWYERS.
was always as poor in pocket as he MS
lich IN wit. On one occasion he found
the Judicial sentiment setting strongly
against him; time and time over did Tho
court rule against his process of g,les-
ilo59ing tie witnesses involved. At Iast.
losing his temper, Marshall turned TO
the judge and asked: -
VIII your honor kindly fine me SfOYn
For what, Mr.. MarshallY' asked the
judge. 'A-'
Contempt Of court"
But you've been guilty of no con.
Tempt insisted the judge.
Your honor. believe mel never be.
fore saw court for which | had 50
much contempt as for this"
Enter fine of $40 against Mr. Mar
shall for CONTEMPT" ordered the bench,
turning to the clerk.
Thanks" said Marshall. "And now.
your honor, will YOU lend me $40 with
which 10 pay the tine%"
Mark Mr.. Marshall's fine remit
ted, ordered the judge, promptly "rhc
county can better afford 10 lose IL than
Philadelphia Times.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28
NOT TO BE WONDERED AT.
Man Who Asked to Have Pension Re-
duced Now in Asylum.

Commissioner Of Pensions Eugene f..
Ware received letter from a man in
Illinois in which he said:
Il am now getting a pension of $50 a
month. Recently the Lord has pros
pered me and do not think | should get
SO much money. | gave my services to
the country and | think | should have
some pension of couIsa. but think $50
a month is too much. Is there any way
| can have my pension reduced or sus-
pended while | enjoy the prosperity that
Is mine at PRESENT.
This is the only letter that ever came
TO the pension bureau asking for re-
duction of pension, and Commissioner
Ware looked at it with much curiosity
and some suspicion. After determining
that the man is really on the rolls. he
wrote 10 the special pension examiner
IN the district in which the man hives
and asked him to investigate This is
the answer the pension examiner sent in
reply:
Il have the honor to inform Won that
me person who applied for a reduction
IN ms pension is now in the insane asv-
lum aat this place and has been for some
time N"' 7''i'c
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28
The Alyarado at Albucueroue.

The Alvarado. at albuquerque, on the
Santa Fe. finest railway hotel in the
Southwest. built at cost of $l25.0Uu,
Will be opened May 10, under the man
agement OF Fred Harvey.
INTELLECTUALLY il is modelled after the
old Spanish missions. The main building
is $50 feet long. 100 feet wide. with
open court and periStyle. An arcade two
hundred feet long connects the hotei
with the new Santa Fe passenger depot,
an edifee which is in perfect harmony
with the artistic lines Of the Alvarado.
The central building IS three stories high
wings and GnHeNeS two stories. with
wide verandaS. Walls are plastcred with
cement of a drab color. in pleasing con-
rraSt 10 the red-tiled roof.
The Alvarado is handsomely furnished
throughout. illuminated 10y nearly a
thousand electric lights. and affords
every luxury up-to-date travellers require.
One unique feature is a museum. where
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28
Remarkably Sensitive.

AN egg III the process of Matching"
says an expert, is remarkably sensitive
to vibration. Half the failures that anna
teurs encounter in Matching out chicks
by the incubator method are due to lack
OF. precaution in providing against the
effect of vibration on the eggs. The
rumble of train or the passage of a
wagon along the street will spoil n whole
incubator full of eggs, il the fainttst vi
hratory wave reaches the apparatus.
Even such little thing as the banging
of door in some other part Of the house
will destroy the chances of Matching out
a brood. where care has not been taken
10 place the incubator beyond the reach
of such disturbances. \ thunderstorm
always gives breeders scare, as thou
sands of eggs may be spoiled by sud,
den heavy thunder clap. TO sneeze or
cough in the vicinity of the incubatorS
viii sometimes work disastrous result"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28
Preacher in Stocks.

The strange sight was seen recently of
the rector of Il Lincolnshire England
parish sitting in the stocks. This rever-
sion TO the ancient form of punishment
was not due TO any offenSe committed by
the clergyman. but to local custom. dat
ing centuries back. by which certain tolls
can be obviated 10y undergoing tbis or
deal Rather than pay the rector of Cor
by. accompanied 10y the church warden
and chairman of the parish council pub
Gcly put his feet in the stocks. Sir J. Il.
Stone, Conservative member Of parha-
mCnt for East Birmingham and president
of the National Records Association. aft
crward voluntarily underwent the same
eXperience.-Ph Philadelphia Record Herald.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28
ELIXIR OF LIFE.
Illinois Man Says He Has Discovered it
by Making Believe.

An Illinois school teacher Is. V. Keller
of Medora) proclaims his discovery of
the true elixir of life. He is now II
years old, but has the physical agility of
a man of 80. To convince a body of Wis
itors she jumped over the back of a
and leaped over high obstacles with the
greatest ease ''Seer' he exclaimed. Civ
ing a spring from the floor to the top of
a table, my legs are free and easy as
a child's. | am younger than | was 30
years ago" How has h. achieved this
renewal of his pristine vigor? Simply
by believing that | am not growing old. "
1t is the concession of time which makes
men old and by an exercise of the will
lieve there is no old age except for those
who surrender to the delusion that the
body and mind lose vigor with the pass
ing of years.-Buffalo Times.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28
LIGHTEST WOOD THAT GROWS.
Found ia Missouri and it is Considerably
Lighter Than Cork.

Deep in the bogs and swamps OF
Southeastern Missouri, in Dunklin and
Butler counties, where the land is never
dr. and water from one TO six feet deem
stands perpetually in the forests, there
grows a rare and curious tree. The ma
tives know it as the cOrkwood, or cork.
tree. Science has given it a longer name.
the Leitneria toridane. horidana be-
cause it was FIRST discovered in Florida
along the coast, from which il has long
since been washed away. Some meager
specimens Of il, two to six feet high, are
still found in the swamp near Appa-
lachicola, Fla, and few near Warner,
Ark, but in both these places it is ex-
ceedingly limited in numbers, an occa-
sional specimen being found, and hardly
rises to the dignity of a tree. Only in
Southeast Missouri, where it reaches q
height of fifteen to twenty feet and a
diameter Of two to five inches, is it really
a tree. 1tssfssts-sa4
What makes the corkwood so remark
able is its exceeding hghtness. Beyond a
doubt it is, as William Trelease of the
Missouri Botanical garden has shown.
the lightest tree in weight that grows. It's
wood weighs less than cork. 1t is so light
that the natives use it to make floats for
their fishing nets. And yet its wood,
though so spongy that one may easily
sink ones finger nail in it, is far tougher
than cork. The specific gravity of cork.
wood, as learned from careful tests made
by Prof. Nipher in ST. Louis is .2O7.
The roots are even lighter than the stem:
a test showed them to have the astonish-
ingly low specific of gravity of ISL.
A further idea of the lightness of the
corkwood may be gained by compar-
ison with other woods. The great major
ity of woods range between 400 and
800. Cork itself is .240. The tree that
approaches closest to the corkwood in
lightness is the golden fir tree, which
grows in the swmps around Tampa Bay
and along the Indian river. Florida. It's
specific gravity. according to Sargent, is
.2e16. In coparison with the lockwood,
which is the lghtest wood with its spe-
cifc gravity Of .207, may be placed the
heaviest wood known, the black iron
wood of Florida, whose specific gravity
is .1302.-Kansas City Star.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28
The Secret of Health in Old Age.

Sheperd, ILL.,, June 23d-Sarah e.
Rowe of this place is now 70 years of
age and just at the present time is en-
joying much better health than she
has for over 20 years. Her explana-
ton of this is as follows:
For many years past l have been
troubled constantly with severe Kidney
Trouble, my urine would scald and
burn when passing and 1 was very
miserable.
II am u years of age and never ex-
pected to get anything to cure me, but
1 heard of Dodd's Kidney Pills and
thought it would do me no harm to try
them.
al am very glad did so, for they
cured me of the Kidney Disease and
stopped all the scalding sensations
when passing the urine.
Il feel better now than l have for
twenty years."
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28
SOUTHERN SPEAKEASY.
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Canoe Probably Works on Double Rope
system

\ gentleman recently returned from
trip TO the southern part of the county.
He says there is the 'cutest'' blind tiger
in operation down on the river that he
has seen in long time. The tiger is
located in Allen county, hut does no bust
ness except in Barren county. the modus
Operandi being as follows: \ canoe is
always at the bank on the Barren coun-
~ side of the river. and when whisky
is desired the purchaser places his bot
tie and the price of the liquor on the
seat, when the canoe glides swiftly
across to the Allen county side and dis
appears in a little shanty on the river
bank, only to return in a few minutes
with the liquor. The purchaser does
not see the seller. and nobody seems to
know who he is. He Isl said to be doing
Il thriving business.--G Glasgow Oky)
TimnS
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28
EASY TO PRESCRIBE.
When Fictitious Doctor Learned the Ill
ness was Slammed.

In French theaters the doctor of the
theater has a seat given him for every
performance. He must be there each
evening. Naturally, after he has seen
the same piece a score of times, he longs
to be elsewhere, and prefers to give his
seat to some of his friends. \ we'll
known writer, Mr.. b. says that when
he was Il young man friend, the doctor
of a certain theater gave him seat.
Just as he was becoming Interested in
the first act the stage manager rushed
up-the heroine had a nervous attack
and required medical ald.
B. had nothing else 10 do but follow
him. In the ladys dressing room he
found the manager with anguish depicted
on every feature and the lady wringiug
her hands and shriek'Eg.
Now, doctor, quick. What's 10 be
tloneT'
b grew as red as a lobster, and as
he could not say anything he just ejacu-
lated: HIM. Let us see; let us see.'
He took the lady's hand in a wild at
tempt 10 feel her pulse. She shrieked
more than ever and writhel like Il snake.
Have YOU poured my water on her
hendT' he asked.
Yes"
And no effect?"
None"
Then give her sniff Of eau de CO.
loguc."
Haven't any" was the answer.
Then 20 ami fetch some
Doctor" she said, you are good
fellow, aren't you%'
Yes, ma 'amSclle."
You must he. doctor, Now listen.
There is nothing the matter with me.
Gou would have found that out soon. |
want couple Of days holiday. Can't
YOU manage it,"
Delighted" he replied, ioyfully. Now,
ma 'amSelle. you're good sort, too. I'm
not a doctor. / came in on the doctors
ticket 81 you must not give him away"
by this time the manager aud stage
manager came back. each with bottle
Of eau de cologne. lie told them that u
was unnecessary now; the lady was quite
composed and could appear without any
danger. Rnt she must have a few days
roSt, They made WHY faces bur granted
the holiday. London Quill
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28
Feminine of Hero"

The class was reciting and little John
ny Fellows was the last one on the line.
The teacher started with the head and
asked what was the feminine of hero"
No. shook her head. 1t passed to No.
2. She missed it, and SO did No. g. AS
it came nearer and nearer to Johnny he
became much excited. apparently know
ing the answer, and waved his hand
frantically.
"Well, JOHNNY" said the teacher at
last, everybody has missed. Now, can
you tell me the feminine of hero"
''SheroY' shouted Johnny, exultingly.-
New York Tribune.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28
LOOKING BACK.


AS down the busy street / walk,
Intent on strenuous ways,
seem to hear the robins song
/ heard in other days.
p! seem to see the orchard white,
With blossoms bending low.
md smell the riac at the gate
! loved 50 jolS ago.
/ see again tho old rail fence,
The meadow. green and fair,
And hear the iohOlink OutpoHr
Ills bubbiing carol there,
] see the upland felds, all white
With daisies starred like snow.
And watch the swallows circle round
The OLD haIG down below
! hear the cowbel tinkle clear,
And see the lambs at play;
While all the air is fragrant sweet
With breath of new mown hay.
! wander to the trusting place
Bless me- how time does low
The girl is now a grandma twice,
/ loved so long ago.
Townsend Allen.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28
MIKES BET WITH LARRY.
Fork> er Almost Won, Though Victory
Would Have Met Death.

Amid story which has lately been re-
vived owes its new lease OF life to a
touch of human nature and genuine
humOr that are rs fresh in one age rs il
another. Here it is:
Mike had made a bet with Larry that
Larry could not carry him with his hod
up the ladder to the top OF the house
without letting him fall. Larry took the
bet. Mike sat in the nod and Larry
swung him to his shoulder and started
up the ladder.
Rung after runS was passed. until
near the top Larry's foot slipped; and
in the ladder Mike would have fallen
to the ground, four stories below.
But Larry with an effort forced his
burden back into place. went the short
remaining distance and dumped Mike on
the roof.
We'll, we've won," painted Mike. ''but
thought | had We when your foot
slipped. Youths Companion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28
Timely ADVICE.

Thomas Barry. a Bostoh LAWYER. was
recently examining Il Celtic witness in
the Boston municipal colErt in q suit
having to do with an accident on the
street cars. Here is q fragment % the
information elected by Lftyycr Barrv's
advice that the witness Tel T the story in
his own words: well, tn & man fell in
tn street rs the carr paJsed: thin til
carr stopped. an we ali rim ont. The
cr-rowd gathered ar.round th man and
shouted, He's kilt He's kitl-r Thin Oi
jumped in, pulled a dozen lof the seal
Poems out Nv tn way. aud tels nj en-.
'Yez thick heads. yez. Ii th1 mans Kilt.
why in hivvin'S name don't iyez stand To
wan side an let him nave a breath Of
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28
Lamp OIL for Snidkrs.

Spiders are met with in THE forests Of
Java whose webs are SO Fong that il
requires a knife 70 cut Through them.
we are told. \ spider weighing four
pounds. which has taken r5p her resi-
dence in cathedral at Munich, rccales
itself with a large supply OF lamp oil.
\ Texas spider weaves a balloon fovr
feet long and two feet wideI which She
fastenS 10 Il tree by n Sinl-le thread
then marches on board With her half
dozen little ones. cntS the thread. and
away goes the airship to so1lne distant
noint ON the prairie.-PearsonI Weekiy.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28
In the Antipodes.

Winter is now coming ON with its long
evenings, when fresidc amusemeuts will
be sought after expect that the most
popular craze will be- piugpoug, hut ey-
New Zealand Weekly News.
The relative durability of wood and
iron is given strange illustration 10y an
old cannon which has stood since 1850
on the high grounds of Point Bonita, Mt
the entrance of San Francisco bay. The
gun has rusted away, while the wood
supports are in a state of perfect preSer-
walton
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28
Becnminp Civilized.

All mills in Japan run day and night
and change hands at noon and midnight.
The vast majority of mill workers are
children, who work eleven hours at low
wages. In one mill at Osaka $500 work
ers are under 10 years of age and oper-
ate only 300 spindles. In this country
300 persons operate the same number
Parsons Weekly.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28

are displayed Indian curios valued at
$4,000. collected from all Western
tribes. including Alaska.
1t Is expected that many trans-con-
tlnental passengers win break their jour
ney at Albuquerque. 10 enjoy the inspir-
ing air. genial sunshine and luxurious
hotel life. as well as make short trips to
the nearby Indian pueblos of Isleta, La
guna and Acoma.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28

engaged to another man."
1T was not true, jim"
Not true?''
mo, Jim, you said just now you
couldn't expect the girl to marry com
mon soldier. Won't you give her the
chanceT'
''Bess.'
"Oh Jim, l adore military bu.tonsr'
New York Daily News.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28
Way to Use Medicine.

tious farmer had damaged neighhor's
tree by boring hole and putting medj-
cine in it. under the impression thar IN
this way he could drive away sickness
from the household In ninety nine eases
ont of a hundred this would be a much
better disposition to make Of drugs than
the swallowing Of them.-l.Os Angeles
Times.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28
Progress of the African Railway.

The Cape of Cairo railway has been
completed as for as the Zambesi, where
a great steel bridge, having one span
Of 800 feet, will carry the line across
the river at the Victoria falls. The
whole section from Bulawayo to the
Zambesi. 275 miles in length, or nearly
100 miles from Cape Town. is expected
TO be open next year
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28
Kate Greenaway Cot

Her Majesty Queen Alexandra has ex
pressed her approval OF III, proposed me-
mortal 10 Kate Greenaway. inn the form
Of cot perpetually endowed in the
Great Ormond Street Hospital for chill
1YAn
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28
Delightfully."- Ccot Costume
y of White China Silk.

The usual black band on womens
sailor hats is replaced occasionally this
season by a band of bright green.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28

AT the suggestion Of the Kaiser the
Royal Belgian Workman's Choral Soci-
ETY. will visit Berlin in October to give a
series of concerts.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28

There are a lot of miniature trunk
candy boxes to be seen, all decorated
with hotel and express labels in the most
realistic fashion. probably out of compii-
ment to the summer traveller who will
shortly begin his annual vacation pleas
ure excursions.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28

Novelty chiffon yelling, evidently just
from Paris, is in the unusual design OF
half inch wavy lines of green alternating
with white lines of the same width, the
As a hat drapery it is odd and of good
effect.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28

\ Russian leather desk pad fitted with
a small clock. calendar and white mem-
orandum slate, is offered for the person
of many engagements. N
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28

Russian chip woven in large squares
enters into the newest candy boxes. or
rather baskets, for they are really fat
oblong baskets with hinged covers, just
like the ordinary basket. These, how
ever. are all decorated on the top with
hand painted floral designs in bright and
attractive colorS.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28

Handsome telephone memorandum
states are framed in some rich darl
wood, maybe Flemish oak, ornamente,
with more or less gliding
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28

Silk gloves are offered for the man wht
prefers hand covering even in tn,
warmest weather. They come in various
colors and fasten at the wrist with
single large pearl button.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28

M. N. mo. 20 1902
Holbrook argus., 1902-02-01
The Prospects Special.

The special mining edition of the Prescott Prospect has just reached this office, and it is with out a peer. It consists of fifty pages, profusely illustrated with fine half-tones of the men and mines that have made Yavapai county famous, rehecting great credit upon MT. Schultz and his associates. Geographically it is a model; editorially it is com plete, and the benefit that the mining isdustry will receive from it cannot be over estimated. The business men of Prescott and Yavapai county gave it excellent support, realizing the great opportunity presented them for judicious advertising. Wickenburg, although lying out side of Yavapai county, is given considerable mention, inasmuch as the interests of that district are identical with those of Yava- pal county. The edition will have an extensive circulation in the east, thus bringing the op- portunities of this section before investors and capitalists. We congratulate Tom Shultz and his associates.
Holbrook argus., 1902-02-01
Mustn't Split the Wood.

Special Agent Leach of the land office was in town this week looking after some of the homestead entries that have been made around here, and also giving the wood-choppers a few pointers on the law relating to the cutting of green timber. Ac- cording to the law a man can cut wood for his own use, but not to sell and dispose of. It is in violation of the law to cut a load of wood, but you can hire a man to go out and chop you a load. Agent Leach seized several cords of wood that J. Romo and o. Ruiz had cut and corded for -Wickenburg Herald.
Holbrook argus., 1902-02-01

Burr Williams, the boss of the ranch, gave him the name be- cause of his fondness for Climax tobacco. 1t has stuck to him ever since. Climax Jim" has the distinction of having broken away from almost every sheriff and every jail in eastern Arizona during his years of outlaw life. He is a pleasant fellow to meet, sensible and a good story-teller. He says he has buried his run ming iron" and will settle down to peaceful pursuits. He has also sworn off chewing Climax. Tucson Post.