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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20

/ am two women, though the world at
large
knows me for one-the woman you see
here;
Impulslve, thoughtless. thoughtful, weak
and strong,
Impatient, faulty-yet by some held dear
Because she loves them, and because her
ways
Have grown familiar to their blame or
praise.
The other woman wears a diadem,
She dwelleth only in my lovers eyes
No others see her crown-'tis not for them.
She is queen. all beautiful and wise
The woman he believes met
On my knee
pray that may yet that woman be-
Kate Whiting Patch in Ladies' Home
Journal.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20
Popularity of Hay Fever

BY inquiries among 400 persons n,
North sea resorts, DR.. Thast has con.
firmed the assumption that the chief pc
culiarity of hay fever il an idiosyncrasy
of the olfactory nerves in respect to the
odors of certain fiowers, and that the only
places absolutely free from il are those
with scanty, low vegetation without
much blossoming.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20
Metallic Radium.

At the recent annual exhibition of the
Societe de Physique in Paris Prof. Curie
exhibited a piece of pure metallic ra-
dunn. 1t was about an inch in diameter
each way and It had cost $1,000 to ex-
tract this small quantity from several
tons Of barium salts,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20

The Dutch colonial garden just planned
for Van Cortland park will cover three
acres and cost probably $4,000. There
the no dutch gardens in this country.
as the English style Of relying on nature
copied. The Dutch colonial gardens DIFF
fer from the English style of gardening
in that the style is more artificial They
are laid out in harmonious beds. Roses.
carnat;on and hyacinths are the plants
favored. The Dutch garden is usually
laid on a level place. without shrubs or
suggestion of shade. The walks are of
sand, morrow and straight, with borders
of grass. y brilliant color effect is OBJ
tanned by the liberal planting Of many
hundred roses
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20
Americans Great Coffee Drinkers.

The report covering coffee and tea
importations for the last fiscal year I'
tensites what was shown by the report
for the year before. namely. that We
Americans are becoming the great COT
fee drinking nation Of the world.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20

age with Richard Croker. the former
Tammany chieftain. Mr. Croker told
Mr.. Untermeyer that although he was
getting the peace and quiet which he de-
sired, he was not content to IKE III Eng
land. He said that he had his friends
trying to find place in America where
be could live without being bothered by
people, political and others. As soon as
this place was found, Mr.. Croker said he
would return. Mr.. Croker positively
stated to Mr.. Untermeyer. however, that
he would not return this year.
Vera Lawton, one Of the pretty ping
pong girls in .'Sally in Orr Alley at
the Broadway theater, bears the distinc-
ton of being the sister of Madame Mel
Da, the famous opera singer. Her real
name is Vera Won Derenberg. The
mother of this young woman, of Melba
and of the third sister. Lueien Breval,
was sister of Parepa Rosa. Miss Won
DerenheFg is only a half sister, being the
child of Melba's mother and her second
husband, the Duke Gutenberg. She
changed the name to Won Derenberg
when she Went on the stage. She is a
pretty blonde, with fine soprano voice.
William Waldorf Astors daughter
lrN endoline died of consumption at Give
den. Eng. Her body will be brought
" -NCN AOlh ApI DuIluI ne ldtL IAdl
William Waldorf Astor had daughter
named Gwendolne was a surprise TO
many of his acquaintance in New York.
Gwendoline was born abroad, shortly
before Mrs Astor's death. Mrs. Astor's
body was brought to this country and
inferred IN Trinity, which will probably
be the last resting place of her daughter.
William Waldorf Aston has three sur
viving children-W aldorf, Pauline and
John J. Pauline Astor generally has
been referred to as w. w. Astor's only
daughter.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20

when a young woman weighing 10
pounds would have figured TO advantaoe
IL the front row. Today a woman oF
100 pounds is considered large. and tha.a
is no use for the woman of create.
weight, except for special parts in Sna-
cial productions, as, for instance, in Iarpa
spectacles where gradations in size. are a
feature. In the Rogers Bros productiop
eryIhIng-cOstumes hats, shoes, tights
is furnished them. The costumes ar
the thirty-six girls average 500 apiece
and there are six changes. Those in tbe
first act are worth $500. On the who'll
they present picture or practically ideal
perfection.
A story is going the rounds OF Newport
10 the effect that the Grand Duke Boris
left hurriedly Wednesday night from tL,
entertainment given in his honor by Mr.
Richard Gambrill, and his hurried de-
parture is attributed to what the grand
duke thought breach of table etiquqtta
In Russia, the dukes native land, MEM
bers Of the royal family always receive
the first attention, and report has it thar
it was on this account that the distin
guishcd visitor left so uncercmoniousIy
1t is stated that at Mrs. Gambrilrs din.
ner the serving men at the table frsr
helped the hostess, and that the grand
duke at once feigned illness and left Mrs
Gambrilrs, Mrs. Ogden Goelet and her
party accompanying ann. lHoE were
driven to Ochre Court, where the bntler
was directed to prepare dinaer at once
and the party dined with Mrs. GoeIet
The story is not generally credited in
Newport, yet there are those who insist
that ii is fact.
The unprecedented demand for chorus
girls in New York and their relarire
scarcity have caused the law of supply
and demand to show itself That is to
say. salaries are ranging Skyward Last
season the girls sought the managers. but
this season the managers seek the girls
Musical comedies now running and those
which will begin a week hence will en-
ploy fully $500 girls. all of whom must
measure up to certain statistics of beauty
and possess the extra qualification Of
voice. 1t is doubtful if the full compile
ment can be filled by the girls now in
New York. Probably half that number
who are now boarding in the various
"soubrette rooms" are holding out for
top figure-that is, $50 per week. The
managers want to pay between SIS and
$50. The manager of the Mascagni tour
is gobbling up all the song birds at figures
they themselves pane, while the impre-
sariOs of the various musical comedies ara
Offering speaking parts and other induce
ments to fill their ranks. All of which
of course, is making the chorus girl feel
for her head where her hat rim used TO
be
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20

A four-time millionaire New York
youth of is has heard the red gods cali
ing in the Maine woods and declines to
come out and 90 back to school. That IS
why the father of young Fred White of
Brooklyn is there threshing through the
wilderness with a guide trying to find
the boy and persuade him that Harvard
is not such Il bad place. The boys COM
panion is the son of DIR. Henry, also of
Brooklyn. Young White was regarded
as conner on the gridiron field. and
great things We're expected of him when
he joined the red-legged eleven. 1t is
limited that his voluntary exile was
caused by youthful amour upon which
he had a douche of cold water. The
bays fortune Of S4,000,000 is independ-
dent Of that of his father
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20

Mrs. Helen NJ. Kelly, widow of Mil
lionaire Edward Kelly and mother-in-law
of Frank j. Gould, will follow the exam
pie of Mrs. Herman Duryea and Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney, and race her own
horses next season. On Mr.. Kelly's
death she bought his colors, cherry, blue
and yellow, from the Jockey Club, and
had them registered in her own name,
and is now the only woman to be regis
tered for life in that association. Ac-
cording to her present plan, she will go
to Lexington, Ky, this fall to look over
n stable of thirty yearlings, and decide if
any of the youngsters are promising
enough to win new laurels for the Kelly
stable. Mr.. Kelly's horses have been
stabbed at Lexington ever since his
death.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20

Henry hraus was chef at an uptown
restaurant until he got so fat he lost his
job. He weighed almost $50 pounds
lie went to a room in the Hotel Vim.
cent, turned out the gas and drank car
body downstairs.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20

Fire Chief Croker is to be put On trial
for INSTRUMENTATION. Commissioner Stl1r-
gis had a long conference with the
mayor about the Croker case and as
sured Mr.. Low that there was ample
ground for this course. and the mayor
acqulesced in the attitude taken by his
commissioner.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20

Brooklyn has a Jean Vatican of real
life. His name is John Hendrickson, and
up to a few days ago he was employed as
a conductor on the rapid transit cars.
While collecting fares he met former
Judge Hurd and told him that he was
grateful for light sentence he had once
given him for forgery He added that
| he had reformed and was supporting his
family by working as a street car con-
| duetor. The judge was pleased to learn
that his leniency was the cause of the
mans reformation and told some of his
friends about it. Then it got into the
| newspapers. When the railroad manage
ment heard the story Hendrickson was
| discharged. Now Judge Hurd has taken
the cause up to determine whether or
| not there is any hope left for one-time
| convict.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20

Seldom has the New York public given
such enthusiastic recognition to an en-
tire chorus as it rendered on the opening
night nj the Rogers Brothers Mt Har-
ward" Every one Of the thirty-Six girls
is pretty and petite rather than hand
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20

Samuel Untermeyer. a prominent Tam
many lawyer, who arrived ON the steam
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20
II GAY NEW YORK.
Scenes and Incidents Of Everyday
Life IN the Paris of America. y

Stephen Mccormick, said to have been
the oldest emplOye of New York city in
point of service, aud the Oldest member
of Tammany hall, is dead. He was 10
years old.
The transfer of seat on the New
York stack exchange at record price
= reported. The amount paid was $751;
600, the highest previous price having
been $4,000. Within the last two weeks
there has been u steady rise in the cost
of the seats.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20

Head Stewardess Coombs of the Meth
eriands American steamship Pretoria
now at Hoboken, has Just completed her
hundredth voyage across the Atlantic
The company will give her suitable
present. She has quite record as a life
saver, and when the Veendam was lost
some Years s-~gs5 a,GTs1as most energetic
in saving the lives of several of the pas
sengerS.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20

| Rue % is a picturesque thoroughfore
| these days. 1t is rather more Il houlc-
varde du peuple than Broadway, and both
sides of the streets are lined with curb
| stone merchants. Everything between
| be had at prices that make it a loss of
money not to buy. Some of the women
| merchants have got themselves up in gay
attire to attract the passerby. One very
| old woman who sells flowers wears a
| huge pink sunbonnet decorated with lilies
of the valley An Italian woman who
| deals i'll peacock feathers carries her
wares in Il perforated belt, while another
| who sells newspapers wears a decollete
| black gown, with strings of wonderfully
wrought coral beads around her neck.
| The Erie basin. favorite harbor OF
the New York yachtSnen. is crowded
| with small craft. In even an average
season these yachts do not begin to seek
their winter resting places over in South
| Brooklyn until the latter part of this
month ut least. but now ali the yards
| and basins are filled with them. and have
been for the past four weeks. The rea-
| son-well. there are three, as a we'll
| known yachting broker gave them: First
| the dearth of hard coal and the increased
| price of that which is obtainabi next,
| the coronation. which took SO many prom
| inent yacht owners abroad this summer.
who. because of the fact. did not put
their yachts in commission; and, finally.
| about that. the cool summer. These three
reasons account for ii all, according to
| the yachting authority.
One of the important plans in connee-
| tion with the building of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company'S tunnel under
the North river is the carrying of pas
| sCngers from the New York terminal of
! the road at Thirty-fourth street to the
| Eroad street station in PHILADELPHIA. a
distance Of nincty-ive miles. in seventy
| five minutes. 1t is proposed to have
| trains leave the terminal station i'm New
| York at 10 n. n. and reach the main sta
ton in Philadelphia at 11:15. This is
ut the rate Of seventy-nine miles an hour
| for the entire distance. The road has
made tests of speed between this city
and Philadelphia and has easily made
| the distance in eighty minutes from
| Broad street to Jersey City. With the
| Improvements planned by the company Il
| is believed the time can be greatly re-
! duced.
| Seldom has the New York public given
| such enthusiastic recognition to an en-
| tire chorus as it rendered on the opening
night ut the Rogers Brothers Mt Har-
| ward" Every one of the thirty-Six girls
' is pretty and petite rather than hand
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20

Eugene NJ. Ashley, as conservator o
the estate of Ida NJ. F'lagler, the fern
er wife, now mentally incompetent. o.
Henry NJ. Flagler, fled a report in tn,
supreme court sowing the ccondi
ton of the estate June last, his ac
count covering the prior year. The es
tate is valued at $2,209,613.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20

Dance but don't drink or smoke.
This is the advice Henry Clay Barnabee
offers actors and singers. This is the
motto he's been following during the
sixty-nine years he has managed to keep
his balance ON this shifty sphere. ''They
are the two things that keep many a
promising career off three-sheet," says
the popular singer. They'll ruin the
best voice that ever peeped and Kill the
best man that ever lived. Whenever
anybody approaches me with one or the
other | shake my head and say, Not for
your Uncle Henry"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20

Plans for the new residence to be
erected for Payne Whitney as wedding
gift from his uncle, Col Oliver H.
Payne were filed recently at the build
ing department. The house will be six
stories in height, with front of marble
and granite, and will cost $195, 600.
With the cost of the land included, Col
Payne's gift to his nephew will represent
an investment of about 100000.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20

The smoking women is by no means Il
rarity in New York. She has cunning
little tricks to conceal the vice. but she
cannot hide it from the shop keeper. An
uptown tobacconist remarked that good
part of his trade in Turkish cigarettes
and other fairy brands is made up OF
them pick up the idea while abroad.
where the practice is common and in
duiged in the open. Many professional
women are also given to the vice. while
the drug stores in the red light district
do land office business in the dainty
weeds
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20

The death of William Allen Butler. the
author of Flora McFlimsy," furnishes
parallel to those ''single-speech Hamil-
tons of literature-Dr. Thomas Dunn
English, with his Ben Bolt" and Bailey,
of "Festus" fame. both of whom have
recently joined the great majority. 1t
was forty-hve years ago that the poem
made its appearance, and it is still pop
ular.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-05-29
Proposed Amendment.

Section | OF Article ~ Of the Constitu-
ton Of the State of Oregon shall be and
hereby is amended to read as follows:
Section |. The legislative authority
OF the state shall be- vested in legisla.
tive assembly, consisting Of a senate and
house OF representatives, but the people
reserve TO themselves power TO propose
laws and amendments TO the Constitu-
tion, and to enact or reject the same at
the polls, independent OF the legislative
assembly, and also reserve power at their
own option to approve or reject at the
polls any act OF the legislative assembly
The first power reserved by the people
is the initiative, and not more than eight
per cent OF the legal voters shall be re-
required to propose any measure by such
petition, and every such petition shall
include the full text oil the measure so
proposed. Initiative petitions shall be
fled with the secretary OF the state not
less than four months before the election
at which they are to be voted upon The
second power is the referendum, and it
may be ordered Except as to laws neces'
sary for the immediate preservation Of
the public peace, health or safety, either
by petition, signed by FIVE per cent. Of
the legal voters, or by the legislative as
sembly, as other bills are enacted. Ref
erendum petitions shall be filed with the
secretary Of state not more than ninety
days after the final adjournment Of the
session OF the legislative assembly which
passed the bill on which the referendum
is demanded. The veto power of the
governor shall not extend 10 measures
referred TO the people. All elections on
measures referred TO the people of the
state shall be had at the biennial regular
general elections, except when the egis-
lative assembly shall order a special
election. Any measure referred TO the
people shall take effect and become the
law when it is approved by majority
Of the votes cast thereon, and not other.
wise. The style OF sll bills shall be
'Be ii enacted by the people Of the State
Of Oregon" This section shall not be
construed TO deprive any member Of the
legislative assembly Of the right to intro
duce any measure. The whole number
Of votes cast for justice Of the supreme
court at the regular election last preced-
ing the filing Of any petition for the ini-
tiatiye or for the referendum shall be the
basis on which the number Of legal yo.
Lers necessary TO sign such petion sbal
be counted. Petitions and orders for the
initiative and for the referendum shall
be filed with the secretary Of state, and
iu submitting the same 10 the people he
and all other officers shall be guided by
the general laws and the act submitting
this amendment until legislation shall
be especially provided therefor.
Adopted by the house January 9th
1899.
4. V. CARTER,
Speaker Of the House.
Concurred In by the senate February
%, 1899.
| T. @. TAYLOR,
President Of the Senate.
Approved February 9th, 1899.
+. T. GER, Governor.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-05-29
Thro' Train Southeast
Northern Pacific
Burlington Route.

The 81. Louis Special, the through ex-
press OF the Northern Pacific and Bur-
lington railroads from the Northwest to
the Southeast. changed time on May 4.
The transcontinentsl service is materi-
ally benefited, as connections for the
East and South are now made with
morning trains out OF st. Louis and
Chicago.
The ~. Louis Special now leaves
Portland, at S:25 a. m. Tacoma, 5 $40
p. m. Seattle, $3.50 p. M; Spokane,
0;b5 a. m; Helena, l0;l5 p. M; Bill
lines, 7 7.OOa; m.
The new card is more convenient to
most cities in the Northwest. The
train now carries standard sleeper,
tourist sleeper, dining car. chair car.
coach, and baggage car, Portland to
Kansas City without change, also free
reclining chair car, Portland to St.
Louis. 1t remains the great TIME
SAVER, as well as the only through
train between the Northwest and the
Southeast.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-05-29
SOUTHERN OREGON

A special meeting Of the Prcshytery
Of Southern Oregon was held In the
Presbyterian church at Ashland last
Thursday afternoon in response 10 o
call from the moderator There were
present Rev G. W. Hays, Of Grants
Pass; Rev. 4. i Day d. d. and
Elder w. II Gore Of Medford; Rev S.
H. Jones, Of jacksonville; Rcv. Vim.
Clyde, Phoenix; Rev Il. G.. Strange
and Elder J. p. Gilmore, Ashland.
Rev CIV Hays was chosen moder-
ator pro TEN. DR. Day, Of the Synod
Of California, and Rev. G.. w. Nelson,
Of the Congregational Association
Of Oregon, were invited TO sit as cor.
responding members
Rev +. G.. Strange stated his rea-
SONS for his action in asking his poo
Pile 10 unite with him In requesting
Presbytery to dissolve the pastoral re-
lation. The voice Of duty seemed to
be calling him 70 20 down TO Marsh.
field as home missionary aud do
what he had done in Ashland and in
Seattle he had given himself to the
home missionary work at the Begin
ming Of his ministery. He would al
ways esteem the years of his ministry
in Ashland as the very best Of his life (;
in all probability his best work had
been done here no pastor had ever
had more loyal or faithful church,
and he asked that his request be grant
ed simply because il seemed to be duty
on his part. --Tidings
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-05-29
Judges and Clerks of Election.


The following is the list Of Judges and
clerks appointed by the county court Of
Josephine county at the regular Jan.
uary term:
NORTH GRANTS PASS.
Judges C Campbell, o Booth
and J L Fryer.
Clerks-Calvin Wells, Geo Slower
and b Plumer.
SOUTH GRANTs-PAss.
Judges-W L Dean, II Zoller, Stephen
Jewell.
Clerks t Y Dean, A Jennings and
II c Perkins.
WEST GRANTS PASS.
Judges Christie, VIM Alfred and
Ben Demick.
Clerks-N Reynolds 4, c L Edgerton
and ] E Peterson.
WOLF CREEK.
Judges-Ed Wallace, Ii c Mcintosh
and A S Rosenbaum.
Clerks-E E Dunbar, S C Ruble and
Hugh Mckenzie.
MOUNT REUBEN.
judges w A Klum, ] w Virtue
and G Karg.
Clerks-W II Dana, w Thorpe and
and q B Archer.
GALICF CREEK.
Judges-Eugene Merrill, Geo Greene
and Tom Emery
Clerks-J G Mattison, Jas BARLEY
and Ed Friday.
LELAND.
Judges-A A Porter, W ii Hampton
and T Mackin.
Clerks-R 6 Virtue w S Webb and
Ii L Wilson.
MERLIN.
Judges-Milt Reynolds, G Crockett
and t Everton.
Clerks-Chas Ladd, Geo Guild and
w A Massie.
LUCKY QUEEN.
Judges c -Dysert, S Harris and
G ii Harwood
Clerks II NJ Gorham, C D Crane
and Jos Pollock.
MURPHY.
Jndges-Lee Sill, G F Gentner, and
W Bailey.
Clerks-E NJ Cockerline, A D Custer
and McFadden.
WILLIAMS.
Judges-G NJ Caldwell, c o Biglow
and J N Gotcher.
Clerks-J NJ John, Ira sparlin and
Blake Baldwin.
SLATE CREEK.
Judges-C + Lovelace, Geo Lewis
and Sherman Jess.
Clerks-Orr Brown, II Robinson
and j B Burrough.
KERRY.
Judges o Turner, f Stith and
r Sowell.
Clerks-Geo Wells, L sparhawk
and Geo Floyd.
SELMA.
judges G Hiatt, Moll and NJ
D L Crooks.
Clerks-A + Nelson, f F Hathaway
and G A Shoemake.
ALTHoUsE.
Judges-Ed McCann, Jos McCourt
and Ed Holland.
Clerks-W A Leonard, NJ seyferth
and G A Trefethen.
WALDO.
Judges-Sam Eggers, w J Winner
and Tom Giligan.
Clerks-R ? George, W H Whipple
and Ora Smith.