Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-11-29

hood where there are no cats" Some
years ago, when she was is years of
age MISS Cunningham was attacked by
a car Mysteries followed. ana ever
since she begins TO scream when she
sees one of these animals. And as soon
as heF mouth opens, her jaw drops out
of place.
Among the hotel employees sex does
MOI appear 20 make any difference so far
as honesty Is concerned, says the Brook
iyn Eagle. Certain young women who
act as checkers in hotels work with Ger
tam walters. Whenever one Of the girls
OBTAINS Il position the men soon follow
ner; and the hotel proprietor is victim
ized accordingly. The waiter who is
IN league WI. h the checker makes Il small
private mark on the check with which he
desires 10 cheat. She sees it. and in
Stead of stamping the prices against the
articles ordered she puts her fingers
over the figures On the die so thar 4
sight, bloch is all that is recorded in
me place Tor figures: The waiter does
the rest. She keeps her account against
her confederates, and they settle up later
on the outside.
The latest addition to the freaks of
cluhaom in New York is the Around the
W GRID Club" composed of forty-thrce
charter members and regularly incorpor-
state.
those who have made one or more com
piete trips around the world can ioip
this organization. George Coutin darcy
IS the clubs president. 4 club house in
the Oriental style, luXuriously furnished
and located in a central part of town. is
beng planned for the occupancy of the
globe trotterS Ii is the purpose of the
Around the World Club to keep some
one OF its members constantly on 4 globe
clrcumna ylgating trip, who must send
from each point Of interest that he
touches descriptive letter to be read
before the members at each monthly
meeting.
When a barber several years ago Of
Tered $4,000 year for the lease of a
SHOP IN Fifth avenue hotel there was
no thought that he would ever be able 10
make any profit after he had paid such
an exOrbitant rent But his ENTERPRISE
was rewarded, for he is making money
IN spite of the prediction of his bank
fuptcy. Next year a new hotel is 20 be
opened on Broadway, and there was a
herce struggle for the lease of the barber
shop. 1t went TO a man from one of
the towns ND the state, who offered $4,000
rent. And he mast pay for the decora-
tons of the reom as well. Naturally.
there is the same prophecy that he win
find 1t impossible to make any profit
with such expense in the matter of rent.
But the lessee is not discouraged Mt the
prospect before him.
when the fatal moment comes 10 Mr.
Sage" said Mrs. Russell Sage. when
seen the other night ut her home, con
corning rumor that Mr.. Sage's condi-
ton had become serious, You bows WON'T
be here to tell of it," Then she smiled
and added.
Mr.. Sage is better now than he has
been since our return from Cedarhurst
The bronchial trouble has disappeared,
and if | can only keep him at home to
rest for a little while longer | shall be
very happy. OF course, a person eighty
six years old does not recuperate so ran
idly as a young person, but it won't be
long before Mr.. Sage will be at his office
again.
why, my mother was sick in bed for
three months with bronchial trouble. and
she was pretty old. Yet she lived for
i've years afterward."
An extraordinary effort is being made
in New York to discourage the profess
sional beggar and panhandler. Even
Park row, which has long been a prim-
rose path for the latter, has caught the
marble heart infection. ''Has-been''
Journalists and printers, who a year ago
could pick quarters and halves off the
bushes in City Hall park must now be
content with a dime or a rundown.
Whenever the mendacity officer. who is
a new and prominent parsonage just now.
catches one of these fellows in the act of
making ''hot touch" he is locked M,
measured and photographed, and his
next offenSe sends him to the island Be
sides this, all the police departments of
large cities get his pedigree and picture.
Altogether the Woodworking loafcr and
beggar Is having pretty rough time OF
it this year.
Putnam & Sons, the publishers. are
longing for the time when Rudyard will
cease Kipling. The English author has
renewed his suit against the company for
$4,000 damages, claiming n copyright
infringement. The suit grew out of the
publication by the Putnams Of n So-called
"Brushwood edition" of the plaintiffs
writings. which, the author declares, was
4 pirated edition of his works The de-
PENDANTS, according to Mr.. Kipling. not
only helped themselves to his literary eff
forts, but stamped upon the covers Of a,
the volumes in the "Brushwood edition"
his distinctive trade mark, consisting Of
an ELEPHANTS head enclosed in a circle.
and also his autograph, the intention be-
ing. it is alleged. to convey the impress
sion that the edition was authorized by
him. When this suit was tried before
Mr.. Kipling lost.
Harry Lacy, the once popular actor,
who will be remembered in connection
with the successful play, THE Still
Alarm" became suddenly deranged re-
Gently, and after making Il scene in
Sixth avenue was locked up and la-cr
taken to Bellevue Hospital. The course
of Lacy's insanity was somewhat similar
to that Of Maurice Barrymore's, taking
the form Of splenetic attacks on the tho
atrical trus1, which he claimed prevented
him from securing bookings. Lacy was
an Incorporate smoker, and this is said
to have brought on insomnia and thus
contributed to a mental breaking down.
\ peculiar kink in the unfortunate mans
alteration manifested itself the other
day. when he approached manager
with a new sketch. "See here he said,
this is written on 123 sheets of paper,
and every sheet is different in size and
color" On examination this proved to
be true.
Antony Fiala, the Brooklyn artist Sc
lected by William Ziegler to success Eve
lyu Baldwin in charge of his polar ey-