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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03
GIANT HAWAIIAN EELS.
Five Feet Long and Five Inches in
Diameter aud Very Good to Eat.

There was in the fish market Yesterday
the largest specimen of the eel tribe
which has graced the slabs for many Il
day. The eel was five feet long and
nearly five inches in diameter at its
thlckest part 1t belonged TO the local
species, which most resembles the true
conger, and was gray i'll color 1t was
captured at low tide in a pool of water
winch 1t had entered, probably in pur-
suit OF prey, and out of which it was
unable to escape.
There are three well-known varieties
of eel found in local waters. The larg-
est Is the big gray fellow. which so close
" resembles his cousin, the conger. He
is yoracious and fearless. and the natives
tackle him with caution, for when cor
nered he fights viciously and can intlict
nasty wound with his powerful jaws,
which bristle with needle-like teeth.
The other species are fat. fabby-looG-
ing customers, with fantastic markings
of black and brown. and many shades
OF gray. On an eel of this sort the skin
appears to hang loose from the body.
and when disturbed the head swells like
pun adder's. These cells seldom attain
a greater length than three feet. and
love TO locate in the crevices of stone
breakwater, from which they dart out
necessarily and make havoc among any
school of small fry which may be limo.
NNhtff dlSpNItaAiS lHeillSGiNeS NlllIu
striking distance. These hooded eeIs
have been known TO haunt a particular
spot for over year. They are good
eating, despite their unprepossessing APP
pearanee.
The natives who live near the sea
marge hunt the "puhi,' or eel. week in
and week out. In the daytime they an
gle for him with a large hook attached
to stout line, and by night they spear
him by lantern light, or. coming upon
him as he lies. dazzled by the rays of
the light. ON the bottom. break his back
with a piece of hoop iron.
When an eel is'hooked. the fisherman,
standing knee-deep in the water, swings
the creature at arms length with ro-
tar motion in order to Kill him. the body
of the eel threshing the water every
time the circuit is completed When
fishing is good the spectacle 2f lot
OF natives swinging eelS reminds an out
slider At a flock of windmills operating
in Experimentation breeze acifc
Commercial Advertiser.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03
Seven.

Numerous are the queer beliefs con-
corning the number 4. From the very
earliest ages the seven great planets were
known and ruled this world, and the
dwellers in it. and their number entered
into every conceivable matter that con-
cerned man. There are seven days in
the week, "seven holes in the head, for
the master stars are seven," seven ages
both for man and the world in which
he lives. There are seven material heav-
ems, There are seven colors in the spec
trum and seven notes in the diatonic oc-
tave, and the leading" note of the scale
is the seventh. BE il noted that the sew
enth son is not always gifted with be-
neficent powers In Portugal he is be-
lieved to be subject to the powers of
darkness, and to be compelled every Sat
urday evening to assume the likeness OF
Sn assist. James Gazette
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03
The Crafty Robin Snipe.

The eggs of some common birds of the
present day have never been found.
There is the robin SHINE; it's eggs have
never been seen. An English zoologist
kept man going up and down the coast
of Labrador for weeks purposely to get
a robin snipe's egg. But it was in vain.
The bird is known by thousands of peo-
pie. but it breeds so far north and so
remote from civilization that no scientific
observer can ever get to its nest ere the
young are Matched, and have taken to
wing. The frigate bird that is so common
y seen at sea on the Pacific and off the
West Indies, is such solitary bird and
is so seldom in its nest during the hours
of daylight that its egg is rare. 1t seems
strange, but the eggs of so well known
bird as the sandpiper have never been
found. and are almost priceless.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03
DIFFERENCES.

My Deishbor lives on the hill,
And | in the valley dwell
My neighbor must look down on me,
must look L!l-- ali, well,
NY nei.ilror lives on tAe hill,
And in the valley dwell
NV neighbor reads and Trays,
And FL lauSn, God wot,
And sing like a bird when the grass is
green
In my small garden plot;
but ali. he reals ahd prays,
And III laugh, God wOt.
His face Is a hook of woe,
And miI.e is n song of glee;
A slave he is to the great They say
But ] ani bold and free;
No wonder he sn1acks of woe.
And have tie tang of glee.
Ny neighhor thinks me a fool
The same to yourself" sag l.
Why. take your books and take your
prayers,
Give ne fhe open sky;f
Ny neiglbor thinks me a fool
Ihe same 10 Yourself" say ].
Paul Laurence Dunbar in Lippincotts
Magazine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03
The Black watch Americanized.

The climax of all the Americanism we
saw in Europe came ON the last morn
ing of our stay in Edinburgh. when we
went to the castle at the proper hour
70 see the famous Black Watch drill.
When the soldiers lined up on the east
side of the plaza there were Just 800
Scots, wniic on the west side stood fully
60O American tourists tn watch them
Instead of dirks and halberds. which we
went TO see we noticed rifles made in
Springfield. We watched them drill
with tactics adopted from West Point
and when we looked for bagpipes and lis
tened TO be assured that THE Camp
bells Are Coming" a brass band wear
ing uniforms cut in New York. and play
ing on instruments bought in Chicago.
struck up one of Sousa's latest marches
Ladies' Home journal.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03

Capt. Sycamore, who sailed the sham
rock against the Columbia, states that
he will not sail yachts for Sir Thomas
Upton any more, because Sir Thomas
has the bad habit of keeping too many
captains aboard his crart Sycamore
says, in addition, that if he had had the
Columbia he could have beaten the
Shamrock ten minutes more, because the
Columbia is the better boat. These re-
marks, with the announcement that
Capt. Sycamore intends to make his
home iii America after the close of the
present season, prove thai the style of
American yachts and yachtsmcn suits
English sailing masters.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03
Emoalming Plants.

a German chemist has prepared fluid
that has the power. when injected into
the tissues OF plant, near it's roots. of
aneSthixing the plant. AS result OF this
injection, the plant does not die.
hut stops growing, maintaining its fresh
green appearance, though its vitality is
apparently suspended. Changes in tenn
perature seem in nowise to affect the
foliage, for the plant blooms in The omen
as well as in the most carefully con-
structed dollhouse.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03

The travelling cow of the Emperor and
Empress of Russia has just died. This
benehcent animal was taken to Denmark
and Leith in 1896, and then round 10
Portsmouth, whence she crossed to
France. She travelled from Cherbourg
to Montparnasse in the imperial train
and from the latter terminus was driven
to. the Russian embassy, where she sup
piled milk to their imperial majesties and
the baby Olga. A French paper saws:
This cow has Travelled about with the
Emperor and Empress" She was Of
English race and highly priced by her ex-
nltnd nrurnr
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03

The utilization of aluminium as an cleo
trical conductor is another snub to the
hopes of those who imagined that copper
could go kiting in price to the level of
the so-called precious metals. To secure
the same conductivity, aluminium wires
must be one-fourth larger than copper
wires, but such wires will weigh only
half as much as copper, and are also
much stronger. An expert figures that
aluminium wires cost from 10 to 20 per
cent. less than copper.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03

Among the nature lovers in England a
very pretty practice known as MARY
meadowing" is to bud wild roses in the
helds anu let them grow where thcv are
and to introduce stray hnlhs 80 the
rarer kinds in the fields and woods. So
that they may grow wild.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03

diers serving in the French army. Such
plume, or in its place a bunch of rib
bons, came to be used in pinning up
the flags of a hat into cooked position,
and thus gradually the word passed for
the designation the cooked hat itself.
Town and Country.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03

Although the German Emperor's yacht
Meteor was dashed with champagne
when she slid into the water, her cap
tain reports that she behaved splendid
~ and remained dry throughout her
trying voyage across the Atlantic. This
is a sober fact
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03

The British press need have no worry
that the foreign steamers brought into
combination with American steamers
will fly the American flag. Uncle Sam
doesn't want to get his flag on the high
seas in that way.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03

The latest addition to the list of occu-
pations for women is that of running
elevators. Nothing affords the average
woman more delight than an opportunity
to take down q man.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03

Having corraled things quite extensive
ly on the surface Mr.. Morgan has taken
a dip underground in London to wrestle
with Mr.. Yerkes for subterranean hon
o,.e
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03

The Indiana grocer who has just de-
posted 1900 copper cents in bank, the
accumulation of years, was overlooked
in the recent compilation of statistics as
to the amount Of copper in sight.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03

A Waukegan justice has decided that
proceeds from the sale of eggs are the
perquisites of the farmers wife. If this
is sustained by the supreme court, the
married farmer must make up his mind
to pay, pay, pay"-egg money for his
wife, if he keeps her; and alimony if he
Il.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03

The Kentucky couple who were mar
ried by telephone would surely avoid
family quarrels if they continued their
married life at telephone distance.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03

The alleged noultry trust evidently
failed TO grasp the possibilities of the
incubators which furnish poultry while
vou wait
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03

''Fitz" has left it all to JEFF" where
it will remain until the fighters both step
into the ring.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03

The eX-army officer who states from
experience that the Philippine water cure
is not bad may have required compul-
sorry irrigation for a change
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03

The late DIR. DaShiell was fond of tell
ing the following story on himself.
Preaching on one occasion mt his old
home. an old colored man who had taken
care Of him when he was a child was
delighted with the sermon. At the close
of the service he shook the doctor warm
ly by the hand. and said; Larry. YOU s
a good preacher, you's a good preacher.
/ tell you, you's a soundin' brass and
tinklin' cymhal. OF the same sort was
the colored woman's compliment to the
cultured and affable Bishop Galloway.
She said, brother Galloway always do
preach q powerful good tex"
Wall paper was FIRST made in Ger.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03
Rotation of waterspouts.

The rotation of waterSpout at tho
surface OF the sea has been estimated by
Prof. Bigelow as 3.4 miles an hour. or
nearly q miles a minute.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03

The reported cigar combination is
either a thing of smoke or a mixture for
pure Havana" purposes.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03

Wall paper was first made in Ger.
many about 1860.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
NO RELIEF PROMISED.
Coal Road Predicts a Long Coal
Famine.

Coal Road Predicts a Long Coal
Famine.
PHILADELPHIA. Dee. Officials
of the Reading Railroad company hold
out no hope OF relief from the present
anthracite coal stringcnry his winter
despite the efforts on the part of the
company to mine and ship to its full
capacity.
Under normal conditions. said one
Of the officials. the anthracite prOduc-
tion never is equal TO the demand dur
ing the winte" months. and the Read
ing and all the other anthracite compa'
MES have been Obliged TO draw upon
the stock at various storage points to
help out the demands Of the trade.
This year there is not pound Of coal
at any of these storage points, and
consumers are dependent entirely upon
the daily output or the mines. Tho big
dealers in New England, who usually
have in stock AT tins season of the year
10000 to 100000 tons. are bare OF Goa
and dependent entirely upon what is
being shipped ia them by The various
companies.
"Fractically all Of the Reading cOm
pany's collieriaS are in operation. The
company shipped from the mines dur
Ing the past ly'o days nearly 300 ears
Of coal, This 'u"ans daily production
Of nearly 60 900 tons"
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
GrrmHny Wants un AHo!Ory.

BERLIN. Dee. ~. .iSih" from the
financial claims mentioned in her ultj-
maiun, G"rmnny expects so,nr form Of
apology from NenrHlIcla for the dipl0-
matte insults which the foreign office
says are NOR" serious and more gross
than those Of which Great Rri,uln com
plains. The foreign officials point out
that Premier Balfour's remark in the
British house Of commons about Ger
many having other than financial
claims must be understood as applying
to diplomatic rcparation for these in
suits and not to Il material indemnity,
like money or territory.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
ENGLAND ACTS SECRETLY.
Result Of Cabinet Meeting Not Made
pubIjC

LONDON. Dee. 10 is not aplrlr-
ent that anything definite has resulted
from the cabinet meeting with regard
To the Transmission by the government
of the United States OF NcueZlIcla's $ re-
quest for arbitration.
Charge It A!fair"S White was in tolcl,
with til" foreign office throughout the
day. lie transmitted Il long dis,n'rh
TO ti" state department ut Washing
ton. but This communication !" not be
lieved to contain anything in the ma,
t'llr "f Il final dcriSiGn. Al ncgotia-
tions are being conducted with rN-
traordliary secrecy, but it is thought
probable that Mr. Whites DISPATCHES
to Washington huve conveyed injuries
from the British government with rr-
gard TO Secretary Hays views as to
the possibility Of Nrnrzlleln CARRYING
out the award of arbi,rators. 1t max
br stated authnritHtivrIy that Great
Britain is mhking strenuous forts 10
Induce the United States to guarantee
Venezuela compliaurr with the lind
iugs Of arbtralin ion.
Inquiries made at the foreign office
subsequent TO th" cabinet meeting
brought no response.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
OPERATORS HAVE
THEIR INNING.
Testimony Given Before Coal
Strike Commission Regard
ing Reign OF Terror.
GRAY SPEAKS PLAINLY.
Refers to Boycotters and
Those Intimidated by Them
as Cowards Who Would
Not Confess Wrongdoing.

SCRANTON, Pa. Dee 13.-The coal
Strike commission listened yesterday to
further testimony tending to show that
reign of terror existed in the anthra
cite coaliields during the five and a
half months of the mine workers
strike. About Il score of witnesses were
called during the two sessions by the
attorneys for Tn" nOnunion men. They
told Of serious boycottS, brutal attacks
by crowds of men. women and boys
and an attempt to burn the house of Il
nonuninn man. In most instances the
witnesses testified that the alleged of.
tenders were members of the miners
union. The lawyers for the miners OBJ.
jected frequently to the admission Of
testimony on hcar>ay and sometimes
objected becaus" Of irrelcEancy OF Ger.
tain other Statements
Chairman Gray said the commission
was not bound by any strict rules Of
evidence, but asked counsel to cOntine
themselves in examining witnesses as
far as possible TO direct evidence. He
said II was too difficult in trying to
prove that boycotts existed to get in
formation on the subject. The commits.
sion, hr said, wanted to know whether
Il reign Of terror existed in the anthra-
cite region, and it could not get that
information If the strict rules of cvi.
drnre were applied. The coward who
Will 90 to III" Storckrcpers," he said,
'hnd tell them not to sell the neccssu.
rl"> OF life to a poor woman usually
seeks the ubsrurity that the law Of
rrid"nr" throws around him. If il Girl
Is discharged from her position in a
store because she rode in street car
III ii"lrncut weather while 4 street car
strike VAS on. the coward who dis.
charged her l. coward enough to refuse
to trSt!fy.' He recognized. he said.
why some merchants will not come
forward and toll who forced them to
refuse 10 sell nee ,ssArlaS of life to cor.
tain 'ioycnttcd PERSONS, but if he
thairmAn 'iray) were Il sturpkc"prr he
thought he would risk his all in order
to assist in breaking up the cowardly
business.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
MRS. GRANTS FUNERAL.
0OmmittaI Service In New York Sun-
day Morning.


day Morning.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l9.-Arrangc-
ments have bcon completed for the flI.
neral of the late Mrs julia Dent Grant.
There will be funeral services at the
Metropolitan Methodist church in this
city at $3.50 O'Clock tomorrow morning,
the Rev. Frank NJ Bristol officiating
ImmrdiAtrly after The services al the
church the funeral party will proceed
TO th" Pennsylvania railroad station
and take the II O'Clock train for New
York citE.
The Grant Monument association will
take charge III the metropolis, meeting
the body at Jersey City and taking il
on the steamer Meiss Immediately to
the Grant tomb in Riverside drive
whore Grant post. G. A. r.. will serve
As "A guard of honor The family and
friends Will proceed to the Fifth Ave.
nue. hotel. The committal service will
occur at the tomb Sunday morning at
IL o'clock, Bishop Andrews officiating.
assisted 10y Bishop coadtutor Mack"y
Smith. Special military honors will he
paid the dead woman and all the army
and naval officers IN New York city and
vicinity vii! attend in full dress uni.
forn
The honorary palIbearers IN this city
will be Speaker HENDERSON, SECRETARIES
Root aud Wilson, Major Genera Gren i
willie NJ Dodyr SanotorS C'uliom I<pau 4
Fairbanks. Allison, Foraker and Piatt .
of New York, Mr. John X. Mclean Of ,
ohio and Hon !. l. Bancroft Davis Of +
Washington. 1t is moi expected that
the honorary pallh"arers will accolnpa
NY the remains TO New York city. !
though Secretary Root and some of the
others may do so. There will he no fu.
nera! service at the home Of the late
Mrs Grant in this city.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
REDUCTIONS N
THE TARIFF
House Makes Two third Gu 3
en- Products Of the Phil
ippines.
CURRENCY FOR ISLANDS.
To Report Measure Making
Gold Peso the Unit and *
American Coin Legal 1.
Tender. Z

WASH NGTON. Dec. ~ -i'nc nous0
yesterday passed the bill to reduce
the duties on IN" products of the
Philippine Islands coming into the
United States from ~ per cent Of the
Dingley rates the present dutes) to 20
per cent OF those rates The discussion
of the bill was accompa panied by consid-
cradle maneuvering on the Democratic
side TO secure lest votes on various
amendments designed to lower the tar
if barrier still further. and record
vote was forced on Il motion to recon-
nit with instructions to report a bill
providing for absolute free trade with
the islands. The division on this propo-
sition was on party lines. with the ex-
ception of Mr.. Mccall (Mass), who
voted with the Democrats
The discussion of the pure food bill.
which has been made a continuing or
der until disposed of. was begun. Mr..
TOmpkins iO.l and Mr.. Adamson (Ga.b.
opened the debate respectively for and
against the bill. Mr.. Gardner (Mass.D
opposed the bill.
a joint resolution was introduced in
the house by Representative Tawney.
chairman Of the house committee OLA
industrial arts and eXpositions, provid-
ing that the alien contract labor law
shall not operate to prevent foreign ex-
hibitOrs at the Louisiana Purchase ex-
position at st. Louis from bringing into
the United States under contract such
employees natives Of foreign countries
as they may deem necessary for speci-
fed purposes, subject to the approval
of the secretary Of the treasury.
Secretary Root made an argument
before the senate committee on mill
tary affairs in support of the bill for
the creation Of general staff with the
lieutenant general at the head Of it.
He presented in less detail than hs
presented it TO the house committee,
but answered "A number of questions
put by the committee. Senator AlgeE
sat with the committee for the first
time, and considerable interest was
in his position on the bill
owing to the fact OF his recent connec1
ton with the war department Ha
asked Il number Of questions of his
successor in office and after the com.
nittec adjourned stated that II was his
Intention to support the bill. Secretary
Root renewed his suggestion that the
dill should he amended so as to post
zone the dat" when it shall take effect
Until after next August, when General
Niles, who opposes the measure, will
etirc by reason of age.
The senate committee on Philippine
stands has agreed upon bill for the
establishment of the currency of the
Philippines. The bill is the Joint pro.
uction of Senators Lodge and Allison.
t makes the gold peso of II 9-1O grains
he unit of value in the islands and
lakcs the gold coins of the United
tatcs legal tender for all debts.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
Broker HOtrhkiSs Retires,

NEW YORK. Dee. l9.-Horace L.
HotchkiS>, who was Jay Gould's bro
kcr and one Of the oldest members OF
the Stock Exchange, has sold his seat
and will retire from Wall street after
a career o! forty-!ive years. He has
an ample fortune. Mr.. HUtchkiSs was
one Of the orga nizers OF the Nicaraguan
Canal association. and it was through
his efforts, in 60 operation with Ad-
niral II. G. Taylor, t. $. n, and the
late Francis A. stout, that the Nicara-
guam concession was first obtained.
Mr.. Hotchkiss served through the civil
war rs an officer in the United States
navy. He was with Farraguts feet
at Mobile bay.