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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-07
A WiTCRCRAFT SPELL.
Judge Recalled ThougltIcss Prank OF
BOyhood Days.

Judge Recalled ThouGktlcss Prank of
Boyhood Days.
When Lord Chief Justice Holt presided
in the court Of the Kings bench poor.
Geerepit old creature was brought before
him, charged as "a criminal, on whom the
iul severity Of the law ought to be visit
ed With exemplary effect.
"Nhal is her crime = asked his lord
ship.
"Wucbcraft."
'IluW Is il progeG:'
"Si4e ha@ powerful spell
'ift U.f see &C..
The spell wa@ handed To the bench 1t
appeared Il sM2li ball OF Variously col
orad rags Of silk, bound with threads of
ass many different hues. These were I'M
WuuLI and uufojdcG, until there APP
pearctl u scrap OF parchment on which
We're written certain characters now
nearly iE,ne3bie from much use.
The jud after looking mt tins paper
charm q few minutes, addressed himself
IN the terrified prisoner. Prisoner
how came you 10y this?"
~ young gentleman, my lord. gave it
10 We. Ia cure my child'S ague.
How long siuceE'
"IhlIty years my lord.
And did it cure herr
oh. yes. ana many others"
The judge paused Il few moments, and
then addressed himself To the jury. Gen
tlom,u Of thu jury, thirty years ago l
and some companions, rs thoughtleSS as
myself, went Ia this womans dwelling
then % public house. and. after enjoying
ourselves. found We had no means to dis
ch3&-e the reckoning, Observing a child
MI ot an aGuc, | preuteu&cd | had a spell
to cuye her. | wrote the classic line YOU
see pn a scrap of parchment, and was
discharged OF the demand on me by the
ZratitUdc of the poor woman before us,
for the supposed benefit. Mirror.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-07
THE VALUE OF a DOG.
Not Worth Anything, $ow, fer the
Animal ia Dead.

Animal ia Dead.
Two Scandinavians in Illinois recently
went to law over a dog which one Of
them had shot, and the following is a
transcript of part of the trial:
Q.-NIr. Peterson. what was your dog
worth? A.-Dos wort; Dog ente wort
noting: de dog is dead.
O.-SuppoSe the dog was not dead.
thsa what would you take for him: 4.
Vail. de dog ente dead. den Na yuSt
keep de dog Va like de dog purity veil
O.-But. Mr., Peterson. suppose the
dog was alive. and suppose you wanted
to sell him. what could you get for him:
Avail. Na can ente tell dat. Dea ente
O.-WelI. Mr.. Peterson. what is the
dog good for. anyway? Avail, de dog
is GOOD for runnin' Skunks and rabbits.
Failing to produce further evidence
there, on croSS-examination the defend
ant was asked If the dog was cross or at
tackled him. and if he shot the dog in self
defense. to which he replied: mo, Va
ente shoot de dog in de fence. va shoot
heem by de tail, ven he jumped de
fence"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-07
PLEASANT AND PROFITABLE.
Some New Occupations Available for
Women.

The restless sex has found another field
in which 10 exploit her talents and Incl.
dentally to earn pinmoncy or the where.
withal 60 set the necessary bread and
butter, rs the case may Ice.
This new business is to give the eS-
sence and extracts of the latest novels
to tired, overworked society women who
have no time TO read for themselves.
In polite society one is expected IT,
know at least something about Miss
Gusher'S latest work ON TO Have Been
or Might Be-" which sold a million copies
for It's first edition And not 10 have
read the pathetic passages in that tear,
starting tale molly. the Milkmaid: or.
When the Cows Come Home" is To take
ones place "a once in the rear. But how
can the society maid or matrou, rushing
from club meetings to lunCheonS and
teas and dances and midnight suppers.
find time to drop even tear over poor
Molly's woes? Yet it is lamentable IL
norauce TO know nothing of the great and
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-07
WARMING Up.

Tho days are getting warmer;
1t surely is fact.
The sun is driving up the earth;
We've caught il In the act.
The same old sad cOlnplaln'ugs
BY Iaortals viii be made.
And soon tine mercury viii snow
4 bundled il the shade.
Again the ice is melting,
Is en- the step II lies:
Again the cream is turning sour;
AGaia we're rghting ties.
Again we scan the heavens,
TO dodge the coming storm.
Ani tuss the p17ieEr weather man,
Because he makes It wa II.
Again we sock me gardens.
Where air as Hight rs foam
Goes gaiiiYaniing through the trees,
So warm If Is at home.
Again Tie summer poet
is writing sassy verse.
And thin al frcscO sandwiches
Deplete poor papa's purse.
Again the nervy actor.
With zeal that never flags
Is singing antiqUated Songs
And SDIinEir% ancient gags,
And still the public listens,
And cackies. now and then.
Yes. It's the same old story-it
Is summertime again,
st. Louis Post-Disgatc1
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-07
DAVID AND JONATHAN.

The soul Of Jonathan was knit With the
soul OF bayid, AMI Jonathan loved him as
he loved his own soul.
The crash Of footsteps through the
golden brush frightened hare which
had been the sole occupant of the little
stretch of meadow ut the edge of the
wood. and as man came into the open
it disappeared with a whisk Of its white
flag
The disturbing element in the peace
fui scene halted on the verge of the
slopius meadow and cast an unapprr-
clative eye over it's quiet beauty. Noe
ing the first re-! beam Of the sun which
had pierced iaHce-like through the mist.
he paced or about thirty feet at the
wood margin. 50 that the Sunbeams
would fall across the track There WAS
clump of towering shrub upon u little
hillOck at one end of the line. at the
other stood q tall, lightniug-riven stump.
After a moments hesitation the NAN
walked over and placed bis back
against It.
He was a dark, stcrn-looking man.
almost repelleut, with firm lines about
the mouth and stcely eyes oycriung by
froWlng hrowS The closest observer
could tell little from his face Of what
went on within his mind. This early
Try "a 4ltt-iit idAt IttH LliH NEiit1i tjI.-
monplace. lie lit IA cigar and puffcd
conJentelIy, and the dark, impressive
face gave 10 sign
One" be glanced at his watch. 1t
lacked bgt n few moments 10 ). lie
looked redcctivcly along the line be had
paced 70 he little knoll. then drew SOME
thing from his pocket. Ii "ii~tnnpl in
the morning sunlight as he examined il
carefully.
lie was not the man to mis- q shot MT
ten PAGES. he thought; but, then, neither
was Jim. If the first bullet did not
reach It's mark he would have no use
for the others. lie himself had taught
jim To shoot. and the hoy had been an
apt pupil. He had liked Jim when he
Lad first come to tine great Southwest.
lie was the brightest, sunnicst-t tempered
lad who ever Hung a rope or sung HYMNS
To bunch of long-horncd cattle on II
starIess Texas night Then the thought
came to him Of Jim lying with his face
upturned to the sky and n ghastjy blue
marx IN the center of his white forehead.
Lis imagination pictured the boy
stretched upon the Howery hiIlock, ana
while he ha3 seen men So before, some
thI& rose in his throat ana chokpd him
He threw away the cigar.
Then he saw himself running across
the licld and falling on his knees by the
boy side. They were to meet alone
seconds were unnecessary with men who
had SO often shared each others blankets
ana c1nttens-and there would be no one
there 10 see The great agony which
hlcd his soul could find EXPIRE s>i0n. lie
jcit ,Ap stump and staggered ont info tha
epen, raising his arms aloft and staring
W.Ih fearless eyes up into the pitiIess
SKY.
For mcueut ha stood 0herc in silence
'%,.!aHe she sweet air cooled his hot chae-.
Ihtn SHHdculE ho heard "a gui.l, .stei, in
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-07

In Texas and Louisiana there are now
more than 100 canals and pumping STA.
tons, each capable of flooding 1000 acres
of rice. These are owned by irrigation
companies, which supply the water rs
needed 70 the rice farmers.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-07

.Brazil has a coast line OF nearly 5000
niles, with ffty-two seaports.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-07

small piece of scrap-iron tiavorinE." But
mescal is really comparatively mild to
either tizwin or teguila, which are also
products OF the prolific magucy.-C ham
hers Journal
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-07
CORONATION BELLE.
Lady Darnley, one OF the Hand.
som est Peeresses Who viii
Witness Cerenl ony.

Many Of Brtains fairest women will
be seen ut the coronation Of King Ed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-11
HEAD OF SHIP COMBINE.

GA. GriSGOm, Who Has Long Been a
Power In Maritime Affairs.
Clement \. Griscom of Philadelphia,
who has just been elected president of
the new shipping combine, has for
many years been president of the In
ternational Navigation company, which
is the center of the new combination
recently organized by ]. Pierpont Nor
gan.
The name of the new combination is
the International Mercantile Marine
company, and it has capital of $780,
100000. The stock will not be quoted
in open market, it is said. 1t has been
subscribed and paid for by those inter
ested in the combination.
Clement \. Griscom, the head of the
new company. is u native of Philadel-
phia and is now in his siXty-second
year. As boy he entered the employ
of the shipping firm of Peter Wright
e Co. in 1857. He studied marine
architecture and became so useful to
his employers that in 1868 he was
made member of the firm.
He is the founder of the Interna-
dOnal Navigation company. which
owns and operates twenty-sN trans
atlantic steamship lines. As president
OF this line he bought the Inman line,
changing it to the American line. This
company Also owns practically all the
stock of the Red Star line, q Belgian
corporation; also the international
Navigation company. limited. of Liv-
erpool, and of the Empire Transporta-
ton company of Seattle.
Mr.. Griscom was the first president
of the Society of Naval Architects ana
Marine Engineers and has since been
reelected each year. When the foreign
built ships New York and Paris were
added to the American line feet, Mr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-11

the initiative in every effort to extend
the movement beyond the limits of the
United States and England With this
object in view the first missionary was
sent out, Mrs. Mary Clement Leavitt
of Boston, who devoted six years of
labor to the interests of the cause. She
visited India, Japan, South America
and other countries and met with en-
couraging success.
Thanks to the unceasing efforts of
the mother organization. there are at
present similar organizations in nearly
every country of the world.
The rapid increase of the movement
during the first ten years of it's exist
ence suggested the idea of uniting the
various organizations into a worlds
union and a convention of delegates
representing the branch societies. Again
the American women took the initia-
tive and called a worlds convention of
the Women's Christian Temperance
unions, which was held in Boston in
1891 There the worlds organization
was founded and an agreement reached
to hold biennial worlds conventions, in
which all branches of the organization
should be represented by delegates
Isabel, Lady Mary Somerset, is the
eldest daughter of the Earl and Count
ess of Somers and is fifty-one years
old. She was married in 1872 to Lord
Henry Somerset and since 1885 has
been active in temperance and philan-
thropic work. She began the crusade
against the liquor, traffic which has
given her worldwide fame by publicly
signing the pledge with forty of her
tenants in the village of Ledbury.
Her tenants in London, numbering
nearly 100000, next claimed her atten-
ton, and by doing mission work in the
London slums and giving fetes at East
nor castle to as many as 10000 at n
time she did a noble work As editor
of the Woman's Signal and leader of
the Temperance association she has
exerted great influence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-11

Among all the noted temperance ao-
vocates and workers for improved so
cial conditions who will meet in Port
land, Me, on Oct II, at the conven-
ton of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union none is better known
or will be more warmly received than
Lady Henry Somerset, president of the
British Woman's Temperance associa-
ton. Lady Somerset comes as a dele
gate from the English organization,
which is the largest in Great Britain.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union originated in the Emitted States
twenty-eight years ago. 1t was the
Hillsboro (O.) antisaloon crusade, fol-
lowed by similar movements in Ere
donna, n. Y, and Washington Court
House, o., which led to the foundation
of the organization at Chautauqua in
1874
For ten years the organization was
confined to this country, and not until
1885 did England follow the example
of the American women by establish
ing a similar society. The British
Woman's Temperance association was
founded by Mrs. Margaret Bright-Lu-
cas-, the sister of John Bright, the
great statesman. The movement gained
much favor in that country and found
many supporters among the ladies of
the English aristOcracy.
Lady Henry Somerset became so in
terested in one of the late Frances
Wizards books that she began to cor
respond with the author and soon be-
came one of the most active workers
of the young organization. When Mrs.
Lucas because of. i'll health was COM
PEELED to resign, Lady Henry Somer-
set was elected president. She invited
Miss Willard to be her guest in Eng
land, and during the year the Ameri-
can organizer spent with Lady Somer-
set the British society was fashioned
after the American pattern.
Although the English organization
carried on its work with considerable
success, the American association took
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-11
DISGUISE FOR ARTILLERY.
Successful Color Experiment Con-
Quoted at AIdershOt, England.

Successful Color Experiment Com
Quoted at AIdershOt, England.
A novel artillery experiment has just
taken place at Aldershot, says a Lon
don cable despatch to the Chicago In
ter Ocean. By an ingenious method of
painting the guns and limbers three
primary colors-red, blue and yellow
they have been found to harmonic
with any sort of ground or background
so admirably that at short distance
they are difficult to locate
Six guns so painted were placed on
Fox hills, and the artillery officers at
Aldershot were invited to try and To-
cate them with fieidglasses at a dis
lance of about 5000 yards. Although
all the officers knew the direction in
which the guns lay, not one was able to
point all of them out. Some horse ar
tiIIery that was sent forward to en-
gage the guns advanced within 1000
yards before they located them. At
close quarters the guns appear to be
all daubs and streaks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-11
PIcKINGs FROM FICTION.

It's great thing to be of some use
in the world.-"Brinton Eliot"
If not sure of the merit of your ideas,
quote them as another s.-"Myra of the
Pines.'
The woman who makes q doormat OF
herself will always be trodden upon
Fables For the Elite"
Those who have not been imposed
upon are thiefs equal, with thiefs
discernment.-''Th Fool"
If man is obliged to make fool of
himself. it is best he should afford
amusement to others while doing So
1.-The Minority"
No man should ever try to be artless.
He is too clumsy. 1t is like trying to
do miniature painting with a white
wash brush.-"The Riddle of Life
When once a woman has the folly
to plead for herself, in that moment
she murders love. and every tear she
sheds thereafter becomes another clod
upon his grave.-"Margaret Tudor"
a woman is all heart and sentiment,
and while her fortress is n strong one,
yet she expects to be conquered, and
once she surrenders she loves no one
more than her Buell.
Hampton"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-11


Sir FArthur Sullivan discovered at
Monte Carlo one time that certain res
taurant proprietors had way of reg
ulating their charges with the appear
ance 'and standing of their customers.
When lunching alone, Sir Arthur was
in the habit of frequenting one partic-
ular place where he knew to a centime
what the prices were.
One day there sat at the table adjoin-
ing his own a wealthy Russian noble
man. Upon asking for his bill the
composer found that the prices We're
exorbitantly high. He sent for the
proprietor and demanded an explana-
ton.
The man, an Italian. recognized Sir
Arthur as an influential client and
was profuse in his apologies. He eX-
planned that the mistake lay with the
cashier. Going over the items to which
exception was taken, the proprietor
said: 1.-THE convert 1 take him off di-
rectly, and the butter 1 charge him to
the grand duke. He not notice it."
The idea of charging to the grand
duke an item against whose eXtortion-
ate price another customer protested
always struck the great composer as
decidedly humorous way of getting out
of the difficulty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-11
A Change Had Come over Him.

A Change Had Come over Him.
There are some things in this world
for which not even the most profound
rural philosopher can account to his
own satisfaction.
81 never saw an animal move so
slowly before in all my hfet' cried an
exasperated traveller in n New Hamp-
shire stage, behind which the clouds
of a rapidly rising storm were growing
blacker every moment. Cant the
horse go any faster? You had an ex-
cellent one ten years ago, when used
to spend the summer here"
'That's the curious thing about it. J"
said the driver. gazing first at his steed
and then at the uneasy passenger in a
mildly speculative way. This boss is
the very same identical boss that
drove that summer. don't know
what in tunket's got into him! He
seems to have lost his animation
Youths Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-11

The recent changes in the diplomatic
service, by which five experienced rep
resentatives OF the United States in
foreign countries receive new portfo-
lios and one man is appointed from
private life to enter the field of diplo-
macy, are the direct results of the re-
tirement of ambassador Andrew d.
White from, the post at Berlin.
The appointments, which go into eff
feet Nov. 1, are promotions for merit
in the case of the men already in the
service, while the new man, although
lacking diplomatic experience, is not
unknown in public life.
In pursuance of his policy of rec
ognizing the merit system in this
branch of the public service. President
Roosevelt has advanced Charlemagne
Tower, now ambassador TO Russia,
to the more important portfolio in Ger
many to be vacated by Mr.. White.
Robert S. Mccormick goes from Aus
tria Hungary to Russia. Bellamy
Storer, minister to Spain, becomes en-
bassador to the Austrian empire.
Arthur S. Hardy moves from Switzer
land to Spain. Charles Page Bryan
graduates from Brazil to Switzerland.
The new man, David G. Thompson of
Nebraska, follows Mr.. Bryan to Bra
zil
Charlemagne Tower of Philadelphia
belongs to u we'll known family of that
city and is descended from John
Tower of Norfolk, England. who set
tied in bingham, Mass, in 1857. Mr..
Tower, who is now in his fifty-fifth
year. is a graduate of Harvard uni
versity.
In 1873 he was admitted to the bar
of Pennsylvania. but has not given
much time to the practice of his pro-
fession. He is a director of the Lehigh
Coal company and of the Reading Coal
and Iron company. Mr.. Tower is the
author of work on the Marquis de
Lafayette In the American RevOlu-
ton President Mckinley nominated
Mr.. Tower for minister to Austria
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-11
HoMEsIcK CADETS.
The New Man at West Point and the
Pangs of Nostalgia.

The New Man at West Point and the
Pangs of Nostalgia.
The new man at West Point has one
misfortune to endure throughout the
first few weeks of his course-he must
suffer the pangs of inconsistencies. He
has entered upon Il course of disci-
pline quite unlike anything in his ex-
perience. Every act of his daily life
is regulated by an infieXible system.
He has no friend at hand; the word
sympathy seems to be unknown.
Older cadets look on, understand, pity,
but give no sign. II. Irving Hancock
says in Life at West Point
1t is common sight for a cadet cor
poral, going into the room of "plebe,"
to find him seated at his table. pen in
hand and a sheet of paper before him,
staring blankly at the paper or the
wall. The cadet corporal takes in the
scene before him.
"Homesick, lmister?' he asks.
Eyes, sir!' replies the plebe, looking
shamefaced.
Sure sign a new mans homesick
when he's caught at study table writ
ing his resignation" rejoins the cor
poral composedly.
The plebe, wondering how it is that
the cadet corporal is such a mind read
er, fushes, looks at the sheet before
him and slowly tears it up.
That's rightr' says the corporal.
Then, with a momentary touch of SYM
pathy. he goes on: Don't get down
in the mouth, mister. I've been
through the nostalgia drill myself.
It's tough on you, but when you've
been here little while there's no in
ducement on earth that could make
you leave of your own choice. Brace
up! Inconsistencies hits 'em all at
first
Then the corporal glances about and
falls at once into the brusque tone of
the instructor.
"See here, mister" he remarks,
policing is one of the most important
duties of the soldier. Your shoe brush
is out of place. Haven't 1 told you
where it belongs? And you cap is on
your bed. Now, mister
So he goes on with n list of criti-
cfsms which at once reduce life to
practical level The plebe has enough
to do for the next half hour in "tidy-
ing up" and at the end of that time
he is not tempted to resume his letter
At least, he puts it off for one day
more
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-11

Hungary in March, 1897, and on Jan.
10, 1899, he was appointed embassa-
dor to Russia.
Robert S. Mccormick of Chicago is
son of the great reaper manufacture
er. He is about fifty years old and
has always been prominent in literary
circles. He rose from work as n re-
porter on the Chicago Tribune to an
editorial post and married Il daughter
of Joseph Medill, proprietor of that
paper, and since Mr.. Medill's death
has been associated with Robert Pat
terson. the other son-inIaw, in the
ownership and management of the
property.
He was nominated for envoy eX-
traordinary and minister plenipoten-
tiary to Austria Hungary by President
Mckinley on March 6, 1901. was
promptly confirmed by the senate and
commissioned the next day. Largely
through his representations the post
was raised to the dignity of an en-
bassadorship on March % of this year.
Mr.. Mccormick is at present in this
country.
The new ambassador to Austria Hun
gary. Bellamy Storer of Cincinnati. is
a native of Ohio and is fifty-five years
old. He is a lawyer and made his
first entry into public life as member
of the Fifty-second congress. He was
reelected to the Fifty-third and was
a member of the foreign affairs COM
mittee He is man of large private
means. He was made minister TO
Spain in 1899.
Charles Page Bryan is n native of
Chicago, but spent his youth in Wash
ington, his father for many years be-
ing one of the commissioners of the
District of Columbia. He is n gradu-
ate of the University of Virginia and
of the Columbian law school. Wash
ington. In 1897 President Mckinley
appointed him minister to China, but
at his own request he was sent to
Brazil instead, Mr.. Conger being trans
ferred from Brazil to China.
David Z. Thompson of Nebraska is
now in his forty-ninth year. Born. on
a farm in Michigan, he was left an
orphan before his ninth birthday. Tn
til his thirteenth year he worked on
the farm and went to school Then
four years We're spent in a jewelers.
shop. Close confinement injured his
health, and he entered the service of
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroad in June, 1872, as truckman. in
the freighthouse at Lincoln, Neb. The
record OF his rise from this position
to place among the most. wealthy,