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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-07-12
Liberty Bell Rang AGAIN.

The liberty bell is not often heard to
ring. Thre are few persons living upon
whose ears its mellow notes have ever.
struck. On the day of its return from
Charleston, however, it gave forth one
mufhed and hoarse peal. and those who
We're helping to put it back in its place
in the statehouse enjoyed thus a unique
privilege. The clapper of the bell is tea
up with rope and swathed in cotton. but
on the day it came back. as the workmen
were pushing the precious relic up from
the street into the hall. the rope loos-
ened. the rusty clapper swung back
slowly, and then. with a dull sound
smote the cracked side of the bell There
upon WashingtOn's statue seemed to
shudder and all the portraits of the sign
ers to grow pale and say reproachfully:
Look out there, Look OUT Do you
want to make the crack bigger" A hor-
ror-stricken workman sliced the clapper
and held it with both hands during the
rest of the bells journey. Afterward
they tied the clapper up more tightly.
and it is probable that the bell win
never again ring.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-07-12
ACCORDING TO RULE.
Counting Sundays are Feature of Viii
lage Life in Holland.

Holland is Il place where primitive Gus
toms abound. Traditions are sacredly
handed down and observed, and this ven
Grafton for ancient things has kept alive
in the country what are known MS court
ing Sundays. Throughout Holland the
four Sundays of November are kept as
tete days. They are named Severally
Review, Decision. Purchase and Posses
sion sundays, On Review Sunday every
one goes to church, and after service
there is church parade when all the
young men and maidenS look at each 9TH
or. but forhear speaking. On Decision
Sunday each would-be benedict ap-
proacheS the maiden of his choice with n
ceremonious bow, and from her response
judges whether he is acceptable as Il
Suitor or not. On Purchase Sunday the
consent of parents and guardians is
sought. if the woong during the week
has been happy. Possession Sunday wit
nesseS the first appearance of the va
rlous lovers before the world as actual
or prospective brides and hridegrooms.-
PparSun'S Weekly
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-07-12
VICTORIA'S TACT.
Made King Edward Kneel at Napoleon's
Tomb.

\ biography of Marshal Caurobert
has been published recently in Paris,
Not the least interesting part of the
work is that which refers to the ex-
traordinary popular demonstrations
that marked the state visit of the late
Queen Victoria TO the French capital
When the English sovereign. with her
conSort and heir. went to the InvaldeS
to look upon the tomb of Napoleon. the
scene WAS one which seems to have
greatly impressed the marshal. who thus
describes =.
Everybody was profoundly moved.
Not word was spoken. Each person
stood gazing at the coffin aud was lost
in thought Prince Albert Was in front
of me in the red uniform of = field
marshal; at his side stood the queen,
and standing beside her was the Prince
of Wales. dressed in his Highland COS
tune. with his velvet coat. his purse OF
fur. and the kilt; at the right was Priu-
cess Mathide. whose features, so pure.
standing oar in the light of torches re-
called too WILDLY the features of her
uncle. After moments pause of re-
Election. OF absolute silence. the Queen
with an expression and meditation,
turned 20 the Prince of Wales, and,
placing her hands on his shoulders, said:
Co down on your knees before the tomb
of the great Napoleon 1t was a fine
exhibition of keen political tact, as well
as of the fine human feeling on the part
of the Queen
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-07-12
Healing Power of Kings.

Till the reign of Queen Anne, to whom
was brought the future DR. Johnson. the
predecessors of King Edward VII. were
credited with the healing touch. The
present sovereign mas devised surer
method of relieving the pains and distress
of his subjects by leading the way in
the support of our hospitals. The tradi-
ton may be traced to Edward the Con-
fessor who during life was said to have
possessed the miraculous power of curing
diseases, especially ulcers, among the
heggars, who. as may be seen ut the
doors of continental cathedrals today
hung around his palace hard by the alb
hey he had just built. Even after death
curative power chung to his coffin. and
the diseased were. therefore. allowed to
crouch and pray beside his shrine. SO
runs the ancient story. Its modern rem
dering may be seen today as an allegory:
and with all the miraculous efficacy of
the past multiplied. if by our aims we
will have it so. Westminster Hospital.
typical of all others, is the suppliant be-
side the sanctuary of the abbey; over the
portal by which the King enters for his
coronation is the seated figure of Ed
ward King and ConfeSSor looking
straight across in henediction at the por-
tails of the hoSpital.-London Chronicle.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-07-12
REFUSED TWO OFFICES.
Attendant at Tilden Dinner Informs
Grover Cleveland of His Refusals.

At the Tiden Club. at the recent love
feast, Frank H. Brooks was among those
who walked up to shake hands with eX-
President Grover Cleveland.
Mr.. Cleveland" said Mr.. Brooks, Il
am very glad to see you. | owe to You
the only political honor | have had in
my life.
'How was that?" asked Mr.. Cleveland.
"You appointed me consul to Trieste"
All, indeed. How did you like
TriestcT'
Il didn't 20 there You afterward
changed the appointment to consul gen
eral at st, Petersburg, the salary of the
Trieste consulship not being such as |
could accept"
Well how did you like St Peters
burg%"
Il didn't go there, either Family rea-
sons compelled me to decline that q,
pointmcnt also"
shake hands again" said the cx-
President. Il have had some honor in
my time, but never before, to my knowl-
edge, have | had the distinguished honor
of shaking hands with a Democrat who
refused two offices. New York Times.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-07-12
Carrying a Bundle Bad Form in Mexico.

In country like Mexico. where serv-
ice has always been available and serv-
ANS muititudinous, where the well-to-do.
or even comfortable, family has been ac-
cGStomed 10 Il separate nurse for every
baby, and where there are almost as
many divisions in the household duties
as in India. ii is but natural the people
should become accustomed to having
their slightest effort anticipated for
them. Other causes too are climatic.
and those arising in the common dis
favor with which any form Of manual
labor was regarded in this dependency
of the Spanish monarchy.
The remnant. or rather The effect. of
these influences still survive and the
Anglo-SaXon, who would preserve abso-
lutely good form. should not indulge in
carrying home his newly-purchaSed out
ing shirt or golhng shoes, however much
his soul may long to make sure of
them" This longing is perfectly eXcus-
able, and the more 50 in Mexico. where
it is not yet conceded that time is
money or anything like it: but on the
contrary there exists Il general indif-
ference as to the flight of the golden mo-
ment, which to the ovel-prudent North
erner is ineXplicahle. The promise to
send a bundle this afternoon frequently
means ''manana,' and while in some
cases. as hat for example. this may not
he absolutely fatal. in case of "cerviZa
it may be-or nearly so.-Mexican
Herald
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-07-12
A Berlin Wedding Incident.

The following anecdote shows how
nuptial festivities are sometimes dis
turbed in Berlin. On Il recent Saturday
after the performance of the civil func-
ton at the registrars office. and after
the pastor had administered the blessing
of the church. an engraver and his young
bride were sitting with the wedding
guests iii the parlor of the brides father.
slipping their after-dinner coffee. The
bride happened to be of Il superstitious
nature, and had procured from some old
dame, cunning in the dark science, a
powder which was to ensure the con-
slant love Of her husband. The bride
surreptitiously produced the packet of
powder and emptied it into her spouse's
cup, unobservcd by him. as she thought
TO her unpleasant surprise. however. he
had no sooner tasted the nanseous
draught than he Spat it out again and
gave his better half loud box on the
ears. The bride was not accustomed to
delicate attentianS of this kind. and her
brothers resented it by rushing mt her
husband and giving him a thorough good
punmeling. Very soon the fight became
general. and tables and chairs were upset
III all directions. Finally peace was re-
stored, but the combatants had to get
their heads bound up. The young bride
was so Disguised, however, that she re-
fused to accompany her husband to their
new home. so he had to proceed thither
alone, all covered with wounds
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-07-12
To the Memory


q . q e -- . 49,. $50 g. e 80
That would eXci.c the curiosity OF al
most anyone. and l asked nag friend If
ne knew what it meant.
lie saId that 4 few years no the
man now under the slab went to MEXICO
on business. one evening he was walk
ing IN the street when he noticed a
woman accompanied by child about Is
years old. The woman an. called to him
70 project her from man who had
been following her.
King was Il true American. lie was
chIYdhous. lie saw the woman and her
child 10 their hotel.
IN returning he met the man who had
been the cause OF annoyance to the
woman. Kin" said to him:
w hen any woman accompanied by Il
child that means protection. and any
man who fails To aX1end that 'rotectlon
is coward. have always extended il.
The man resented what he called
kiEg'S Interference. There was Il scutlIe
King was stabbed. His assailant ee1.
king was taken to the hospital
lnsered few days and died. The Sister
Of Charity who nUrsed hIm to the end
asked him if he had any home or friends
or wished any message sent.
He told her the world was his home.
that he had friends all over it 50 far as
he had travelled, but that it made no
difference where he W. buried lie had
some money. He gave all TO the sister
and asked her to taF~ enough of it to
buy HIM a burial spot ana = slab.
When she asked him what she should
have inscribed upon the slab he dictated
what | have told YOU Ii was enough.
Before | left the city | sent some
flowers ont to the grave of my dead
counrryman, whose memory l was de-
lighted to honor. New York Sun.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-07-12
GLASSES FOR The TABLE
COlo.ed Sets to Harmonic with -.
China Used.

Nowadays the fashion is 10 serve q IL.
ferelt type of glass with each course -,
dinner and thereby display the yor,.;,..-
beauties Of shape. c0l0riug and ens.,i -'.-
ing OF une'S lavish store Same r.,
esseS. who do not 20 quite 10 ~.
lengths, have adopted different SET.
glass TO match their various ser. w
china and a new and fashionable l..,ir,,
ed glass FOR dinner parties has come rs-
Gently into use
The crystal Is very bright and ,,f;,.
and adorned with a green. red or NV
band at the edge OF thc4seNss ifafasRsl ~
edge of the foot, and the 0wner's .i,ifi.'i
and some heraldic device are painttJ an
the side of every piece. ss'tts
This i highly ornamen-ed. but car,
must he taken rot TO Use rcd-bauJa5
glass with blue china service. clSo III
will be anarchy in the carefully tei.,J.
grated decoration Of the table Fut.fi,.r-
more il IS not considered tasteful. 10 San,
the least. to use one set Of glass str.li.br
through a meal.
\ red or blue or green banded SET MAJ,
consist Of water tumhlerS. c!areis. horJ,.
ana finger bowls. bur for chamnp.,no
the proper thing is Il set Of fragile ana
elaborate Venice and Murauo vases ~
they are called. In a weli-closen Go2o,,
of Venetian champagne vases 10 rwo
patterns or colors should match. and Inv
the variety and The conspicuous height NJ
the Italian glasses great splcudor is lem
Il Hel-sct dinner Philadelphia In
quirer.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-07-12
ABOUT GLASS BATH TUBS.
Soon to Replace Those of Enamel and
Metal

poth -, - ,,l,.,.. ,,,o,- h. e1-nec+ad ~
b'ilh 1uoS u glass may oe u 'e''eu ~
replace enamel ana metal ONES sooh'
They are being made in Germany now
and are said 10 have many advantages
n,-c,. ,ua.al and ,,,luIpi. the principal one
heinz thGt thew ale much cheaper. Be-
sides bgth tubs. tanks and watts such rs
orn n.eJ Nv iIewers. distilIers and sugar
refinnr< are hfiiiy made of glass, aud
The n,gnursctt,Ter Is confident that he
,an r.r,io.a tI,ns, for which clav. wood,
c',,,,..,,t and nrt,i are now em;,ioyed
1T y in,qer c..sf Glass bath tubs are not
fr,'.5ic Tnosf being made now are five
md six feet icpe. about two feet wide
ana ahort TWO and ope-haIf inches thick,
Thav ore MACE in :, solid piece. and one
can me made comnlefe i'm about five min
1frs
TL;s i owing to new process of
blowing glassware bv means OF con-
,,,.,s.soI OH. Tho rt.ocsSs was invented
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-07-12
Gold in the Rand

John Hays Hammond. the wealthy
American miner, who was 10 prominent
IN South African affairs, estimates that
for every mile IN lngth along the course
OF the !twaterSrdnd reefs, duNNu to the
vertical depth of luuN feet for the ain
ot these reefs, gold to the value of about
N1o.oOo.00O will be extracted Assuming
these conditions e. obtain tn a dtpth OF
G0Oo feet vertically. we have the
enormous sum of S3O0.OO0. 900 for each
mile IN length. Should these conditions
he maintained along most of the central
section. say for II distance OF ten miles
we should have an auriferouS area. with
III practicahle mining depths. continuing
upward of $3,OOOOuO.u06 value Of goId
In regard Ia the gold product 10 be
expected from the east and west sec
tons. Me>SrS. Hatch and Chalmers. well
known engineers Of extensive south
African experience. compute il nj ST..
ON.0OOOOO
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-07-12
Army Nurses.

OF all the great armies of the world
the army of the United States is the
only one which has regularly organized
female contingent This consists of the
Army Nurse Corps, recently organized.
uniformed and equipped under the pro-
visions of the army reorganization act
The uniform of the corps consists of n
waist aud skirt of suitable white mate
rial, adjustable white cuffs, bishop col
lar and white apron and cap OF reeula-
ton pattern, The badge of the CORPS is
the Geneva cross of the medical depart.
ment in green enamel with silt edges
This badge is displayed on the left side
of the collar of the uniform or on a cor.
responding part OF the nurses dress
Ntren she is not in uniform. These nurses
are governed by the regulations OF the
army and are subject To the orders OF
their immediate Suprriors in office in the
performance of duty. with the usual pen.
altieS fer disohedeuce of orders or neg
iect of duty or violation of regulations.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-07-12
GOOD AT PICKING UP.
Wonderful Machine Used in the Hosting
of Cables.

4 truly wonderful piece Of mechanism
is the "picking-up" machine used in all
graphing and cabe-hoisting operations.
1t is Il powerful variety of the steam
winch family, but also a most aristo-
cratic and elaborate member, fitted with
gear-changing clutches, patent brakes and
other ingenious appliances. To give som"
idea of its capabilities in dry figures, 1t
can at slow speed lift twenty-five tons
at ut rate of one mile per hour, or at
fast speed ten knots at the rate of four
miles per hour saws Pcrcie w. Hart ia
Lippincutt's. Moreover, it can be quick
~ altered and adapted to changing cir
cumstances in speed or lifting weight.
All being made ready, the big grapnel,
attached to 700 or 500 fathoms of chain
and rope, is passed over the h0W-sheaye,
or pulley. and as soon aS it reaches bot
tom the ship is sent slowly ahead. Back
and forward across the path of the cable,
as pointed out by the friendly marking
buoys, we steam Several times the
grapneI catches something, only To lOsc
it's hold again-probnbly an inequality
upon the bottom. although a bosun's
mate mumblcs ''mermaid's grottoS but
at last comes Il steady strain. Every
soul on board hangs over the bow,
watching the grimY grapncl-rope come
steadily up and over the wcll-oied pull
lev At length the grapneI itself appears
holding tight on to the truant
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-07-12
RoYaltY'S RINGS.

From time beyond memory the ring
has been an ensign of royalty At the
present day the Kings coronation ring
is of plain gold. with a large table ruby,
on which is chased the cross of st.
George. The Queens ring is like the
Kings in being Set with a large ruby.
but il differs in having sixteen smaller
rubics set round the large one Legend
says that Edward the Confessor gave
the coronation ring originally to st.
John the Evangelist. and the saint after
wards gave it to two English pilgrims in
Palestine who had lost their way. with
message To the COnfessor THAT Di-
vine grace should encirclc every English
sovereign who was invested with il. An
other tradition says that the closer fits
the ring the more beloved will be the
sovereign. In 1898 the ring was by mis-
take made 10 tit the little finger. and the
Queen suffered much pain from its tight
ness. In this case, however. tradition
proved true. Armillae, or bracelets,
were not used at the browning Of Queen
Victoria. They are of solid gold and
open by a hinge for the purpose Of be-
ing placed upon the wriSt.-Londou
News.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-07-12

The Caterer. in its Catering Notes
from Paris. publishes the following in
tereStiug paragraph:
In conversation the other day with n
Partisan caterer, l mentioned the Kings
dinner, and asked him, SuppoSing the
whole contract had been given to him.
what sort of dinner he could have
given for the money in Paris? MY or.
binary shilling dinner" he said with
glass of champagne to each guest with
hSh, two dishes, and dessert. with half
bottle OF red or white wine or a bottle
of beer. and the glass Of champagne with
the dessert. | don't say what brand of
champagne. OF course" And the
prohtF' ! aSked, 1T would be about n
penny head ON every guest" The din
ner, a. my Partisan friend would have
served it. would no doubt have looked
more attractive in print than the repa~t
which the English caterers will furnish
hHt Il would handy. | fancy. have suited
King.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-07-12
Found in a Goose,

An Esquimau arrow of walruS ivory.
found imbedded deep in the breast of n
Canadian gray goose, is ON exhibition in
"a gun store AZ Spokane. The goose was
shot few days ago by John Cochran
near Liberty lake. As he picked up
the big honkcr, weighing fourteen
pounds. he was surprised to see a little
piece OF ivory sticking out from its
breast for two inches.
With difficulty he pulled it out. for the
flesh had grown around the arrow. Then
he saw that il was an arrow eight inches
loug, and about as thick as a lead pencil.
The carvings on the stem whore il was
tied 10 the arrow stick are still visible.
No arrow of the sort was ever seop
here before. The bird evidently carried
it thousands upon thousands of miles
from the far North. where il was shot
by some OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SpokeS-
man-Reyiew.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-07-12
COST OF GROCERIES.
What a Former Generation Paid for
Flour and Potatoes.

From statistics of prices recently fur
nished by grocer in business previous
to the Civil war it is shown that flour re-
tailed for $50 per barrel in 1870 In
1896 1t had risen to $3.50 per barrel
But during the year 1868, when the
war closed. prices had reached marvel
ously high figures: for instance, flour sold
FOR $50 per barrel, sugar 30 cents per
pound, butter so cents coffee 60 10 40
cents, tea $40 to S1.6O per pound. oil
LOO to SLID per gallon. beans Is cents
per quart, potatoes s per bushel. soap
20 cents per pound. eggs 60 cents per
dozen. and other things in the same pro-
portion.
After 1866, when the extreme limit in
price was reached. they began to steadily
decrease. AS compared with present
prices. those in 1866 were fully 220 per
cent. higher
Some of the radical changes may be
seen in the price of flour now. at $3.50
per barrel. and in 1862. when it was
$50, or in 1863, at $50 per barrel. 1t
IS. therefore. now ut its lowest figure.
Take sugar. also; in 1862 it was II
cents per pound, in 1865 33 cents, and
now to 6 cents. Butter was 10 cents
in 1880, but had advanced to go cents
per pound in 1868.
Oil is another leading staple which has
shown wonderful fluctuations in price.
Selling for S1.O5 to S1.15 per gallon in
1850, it has now decreased to 10 and II
cents per gallon a vast gain for the con
sumer, in 1850 it sold at so cents: in
1858 at 81, and in 1875 at 40 cents per
gallon.
Potato prices have been regulated
largely by the yield: in 1880 they sold ut
% cents. in 1857 at 81, in 1880 at S1.10,
and in 1892 ut 80 cents per bushel. This
yea they have been as high as $1.25 to
SD per bushel.
1t will. therefore. be seen that all the
above articles are lower now than thirty
five or forty years ago, and the same
may be said of more than 100 other diff
ferent groceries.
For the most part the grocers' profits
have gradually decreased on all articles
since the close of 1872. the panic season
nor is there any likelihood for better
condition of affairs for some time to
come.-Retail Grocers' Advocate.
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browsing" on Bank Notes

Probably one of the oldest claims ever
made is recorded as having been made
again the National Bank of Belgium
An old peasant woman had laid on the
grass Il jacket containing banknotes of
small denominations for f4S in the pock-
ct. and while she was al work her pet
nanny goat had got at the notes. which
il had eaten. The beast was killed, and
the chewed paper recovered from the
stomach was submitted in support of Il
claim for compensation. which the bank
paid after verifying the facts by chemi-
cal analysis and other inquiry hide
nenAcnce Relee.
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The Naval Grog Poet.

Pay Director CaSpar Schenck, who
was recently buried in the Naval ceme-
terry at Annapolis, was the author of Il
poem which once attracted as much al
tenton As Admir-. Coghlan's "Hoch der
Kaiser
Il was based on the order Of Admiral
tootc ahohShjng the custom Of piping
all bands To grog." The greg was abol
lShed sud the pay Of every enlisted man
was raie>d five cents 4 day. Schenck
wrote a song. the refrain Of which was.
They raised our pa= i've cents a day,
But stopped our greg forever
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ENGLISH Women Work Less.

II is interesting to note that nearly all
the census returns show that man works
more and woman less Jhan they did ten
vearS ago. II is true that in a good
many directions more and more women
find employment-many more are teach
ers and clerks. for instance. but the great
decrease in the number of domestic Serv-
ants brings down the general percentage
Westminster Ga. cite.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-07-12

These puristS in language who shout
so much about grammar always make
me think of the fellow out in my district
who was fishing off dock and fell into
the water said Representative Beidler
of Ohio.
Some people nearby helped him out.
Then one of the reScuers asked. How did
you come to fall into the water"
" i didn't come to fall into the water.
replied the man. i came to fish. -
Baltimore News
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Francis. This kid perched himself ON
top of freight car, where he could see
what happened. The train rolled in, and
as Mark stepped off the people became
excited and shouted, Here he isl Here
he is" The kid on the box car thought
great criminal had been caught, and
shouted, Cit a rope! Git a rope" DR..
Clemens laughed till the tears ran out
of his eyes