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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-03-29

need of words to prove that their hearts
responded as best they might to th,.
pure. white lily as emblem of the better
and truer life yet possible TO them
Il am glad my lily went to them"
whispered Irene. And. oh, Aunt Hell
en-. If 1t will only help s0I,e of them to
be good again.
Il am sure it will. dear. and was
sure you would think thar I did right 10
remember those who are 50 often forgot
ten in our ministries of love and good
will"
And now a story, auntic dear" said
Marion.
"Ah. hut it is almost bedtime. and
eyes are sleepy. too; but | know three
little hearts that ought 10 be very han
by, because they have given lovingly that
others might think of the risen Savior
on Easter day. Every day we may do
something for somebody, and that will
help us to grow like Him who spent so
much of His life doing good to those
about Him. trace Y. White in Jniyer-
saliSt Leader.
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Pearls Just Now are in High Favor.

Although styles in jewels and manner
of setting change from time to time, for
tunately for the family purse these
changes are seldom radical, nor do they
occur with the frequence which marks
new ideas in other realms of fashion and
fancy
Among the precious stones pearls arc
Just now in high favor and are sought
with an ardor which almost amounts to
q craze, and which finds an echo in imi-
tatiOn jewels for those who cannot afford
the real, but who yet would be fash
ionable
Although n survey of the famous dia-
mOnd horseshoe on a gala night at the
opera might tend to confirm the idea that
diamonds hold the first place. yet for
some time pearls have been gaining an
ascendeDcy, slow but typical of their own
quiet beauty. To people of refined
tastes. whose wealth is not expressed
necessarily in the blazonry of diamonds,
these sOft-toned gems perhaps most APP
peal. The demand for pearls has, of
course, resulted in increased values.
They cost now from four to five times
as much as they did ten years ago. and
as the demand increases faster than the
supply, indications are that values will
continue to advance. A pearl which
could have been bought for $1,000 in
1890 is now worth from $500 to $1,000.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-03-29
The Need of a Simpler Life.

Out of France. of all unexpected
places, comes a fervent, reasonable, help
full appeal to us of the Twentieth cen
fury to turn for refreshment to ''The
Simple Life With clear and rational
dscernment Mr.. Wagner discriminates
for us what simplicity really means,
what it stands for in the scheme of hu-
man existence; not badness, nor power
", nor the wearing of a smOck-frock or
sunbonnet, nor the toiling in the fields:
not the robblng life of beauty and order
and grace and charm; nor the disregard
OF the amenities nor even the grandeur
when that is fttiLg-of either our So
clal or domestic life but the discardng
of the eXtraneous. the unnecessary, the
preposterous completely which is robbng
us OF peace and JOY. 1t is visible to
even casual observer that the more sta
bic, the more certain the social position
of al American family is. the more sim
pie and sincere its methods are. The eX-
IRENE evidence of restless anxiety to
grasp everything, to occupy and possess
the whole outcome of invention and lux
ury, is shown in places where the power
to obtain is recent and the judgment as
to what is really desirable is uncertain.
1t is in the losing sight of the great
things that life offers that we are caught
IN the maelstrom and left to struggle
while il whirls us about bewildered
aud giddy. The gilded notes in our ir-
radiated atmosphere shut out the sky and
stars.
1t is the endeavnr to do too much, the
lack Of moral courage to stop when the
addition Of new interests and new ambi
tions approach the danger line that the
trouble comes in.
The first and imperative step toward
relief lies in simplifying our methods.
If this should make Us seem eccentric.
penurious, odd, unsociabIe, anything dis
agreeable, there is no way out of it; we
have first of all to keep well and happy
within the home boundaries and what
exhausts the body aud mind and strains
the purse has to be done without. To
come down to first principles is the only
narrow incomes can tighten the strain.
Plainly and honestly put, it win sur
prise one to discover how few things are
the sources Of delight and rep0se to the
spirit York Evening Post.
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FEW GOT PRINCES AUTOGRAPH
Many Vain Efforts Made to Get it
Under Various rretexts.

Prince Henry while here was naturally
asked often for his autograph, but it is
estimated that not more than 100 persons
succeeded in getting it, Most of the re-
quests came by mail
The prince, who had met the auto
graph hends on the other side, decided
to give his autograph only to certain in
diyidnals. These were the president of
Il society or club Of which he was the
guest and one or two of those nearest
him nj table. TO this rule he persistently
adhered.
AT all the dinners mt which the prince
was guest in this city and elsewhere
requests for his autograph were sent to
him in large numbers, most Of them in
notes addressed to him through the pre-
siding officer, Not a few of these re-
quests were made personally.
The prince always took pains to in
form whoever presided at the dinner of
the rule he had made and left it to him
to explain it to- the applicants. In ac-
cordancc with the rule he made for him
self hc always wrote his autograph on
the menu card of the presiding officer
and of those nearest him mt table some
times extending it SO that perhaps five
or six persons had the favor shown to
them at the head table.
Had he complied with all the requests
made Of him, II was said by a person
who was with him and knew about his
mail. he would not have had time 10 do
anything else throughout his visit but
write his signature. New York Sun.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-03-29

Wilhe!mina took the reins of government
INTO her own hands Queen Emma has
been credited with the idea of contem-
plating a Scco..d husband. A great af-
lection exists between Queen Emma and
her widowed sister. the Duchess of Al
bany, who are singularly alike in charac-
ter and are both eminently sensible and
agreeable royal ladies'.
Although Queen Emma's career dur
ing her daughters minority was not al
together 4 pathway of roses. her duties
were many degrees less onerouS and anx-
i0us than are those of the Queen Re-
gent of Spain. Maria Christina is one
of the most isolated of royal women, and
deserves much sympathy. Never able
to leave her adopted country she has no
opportunities of intimacy or friendship
with any of her royal contemporaries.
She spends an austere, solitary exist
ence. caring nothing at all for amuse-
ments, and having but one object in
life. the care and education of her fragile
young son.
Her own unpopularity only disturbs
her because of its effect upon the Kings
position. She is the most unselhsh and
conscientious of women, but her many
virtues have won but scant appreciation
from the Spanish people. in whose eyes
her share in the promotion of the Caserta
marriage was an objectionable offense
In appearance Maria Christina is heavy
eyed. gaunt and prematurely aged. She
has long ceased to interest herself in
feminine frDperieS and lighter side Of
life. and the gorgeous clothes etiquette
cOmoels her TO con on public occasions
only enhance her air of melancholy and
gravity. And the Queens anxietieS will
not be materially diminished when Al
fonSo comes into his full responsibilities
next May.-Alodern Society.
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X Gossip for the Ladies. ~

submit 10 4 color clause in the national
constitution. The southern clubs stand
solid ON this matter" she wrote the 9TH
er day. land if colored clubs are acce Dt-
ed in the General federation, they-tne
Southern clubs-will be forced out of it.
Ever since the exciting episode at Mil
Waukee, Mrs. Hanger, together with 9TH
er leading club womeI. in the South. have
worked for a compromise, called the
Georgia amendment, which specifies that
membership be left to each state fedora
ton to decide for itself Among other
pertinent things she has lately written
low:
Don't forget the colored women have
a hourishing federation of their own.
Don't forget that months were spent
trying to prove the General federation
was too crowded to hold the white clubs
already enrolled.
Don't forget the Southern women
nave deep and abiding interest in the
members of the colored race and it is no
new thing for them TO help them.
Don forget that consideration FOR the
OPINION or women of whole section of
the country should have weight in an or
ganization TO which they belong. Der
ina Damaris Knobe in the Pilgrim
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-03-29
THE NEvERwAsER."

Never was a soldier Never "scrapped'
with Spain.
Never was with Dewey. on the raging main.
Never mixed in politics: was never in a ring
never played an instrument, likewise could
never sing.
Never was millionaire; never struck on
work.
Never owned a pistol; never wore dirk
Never talked religion; never knew enough
Never in poker game, cause l cOuldn' t
blum,
Never rode bicycle: never played baseball
Never went out hunting with Il gang in fall
Never Joined marching club; never on
parade.
Never in prize fight, but 7 never was
Never was, 4 penman. nil I could do vas
SCraWl
Never much on learning, but I never knew
Mover, was welldressed man; never cut a
dash.
Never played the races, cause l couldn't
spare the cash
Never saw a circus, never was in town.
Never saw the animals; never saw the
Never in a theater; never saw a play.
NeN"r three miles from home, but never
Never went In swimming: never took
bath.
Never was known to frown; never known
10 laugh.
Never PLAYED the stock exchange; never in
Never lost my money, so never was fool.
Never went TO dances: never had a girl.
Never In society: never In the whiri
Never drank tad whisky; never Init the
pipe
Never fond of ladies': never out all ulghr.
Never say a steamboat; never ON a train.
Never was ! sick day; never would com
plain.
Never chcwed tobacco; never learned to
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-03-29
Outdoor Weddings in May and June.

1t is growing custom to celebrate
country weddings, in May and June, out
OF doors. One of the prettiest of wed.
dings took place last May in an orchard
IN full blossom, when Nature seemed 20
have decked herself for a bridal. Gar
lands of foliage suspended from tree to
tree marked off the aisle-thOsc of white
bridal party was to stand. For conn
try wedding the invitations should give
full information about trains, and car
nages or carryalls be sent to convey the
guests to and from the station
After an hour given to their friends
the bridal pair retire to dress for thei,
Journey. and the formal guests withdraw
The bridegroom awaits the bride mt tho
foot of the staircase with the family and
intimate friends. At her appearance she
holds aloft her bridal bouquet and then
throws it among the bridesmaids. The
one to catch it will be the next bride-so
say the Fates,-Ladies Home Journal
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How TO Find Your Way When Lost.

When You discover that YOU are lost.
hrSt stop and pull yourself together. Re
can the direction in which You started
from camp-whether Won went north.
south east or west. You can always do
this If YOU try. The next step is to fix
the points of the compass. When that
Is done. you will be able to 20 in the
general direction you wish Find a ma
cure tree that stands apart from it's fei.
lows. Even if il is only slightly Separnt-
Ell II VIII do. The bark of this tree will
be harder, drier and lighter in color ON
the south side. ON the north il will he
darker, aud often ut the roots it will
nave clump of mold or moss On the
south sides of all evergreen trees, gum.
which ooZcs from wounds or knothnles
VIII be hard aud ambcr-colorcd: on the
north TINS gum is softer, gets covered
with dust. and is of "A dirty gray. In
fall or winter trees which show n rough
bark will have nests of insects in the
erevices on their south sides. 4 tree
which stands in the open will have its
larger hmbS aud rougher bark on the
south side. You have many Cvergrecns
IN your part of the country. cone bearing
or couttcrouS trreS-hrS. spruce. cedarS.
hcmlockS, pines. They ought to be good
compasSeS. Hardwood treeS-the oak.
the ash. cims. hiCkericS. mesquits and so
torth-have moss and mold on the north.
Leaves are smaller. tougher lighter in
color and with darker veins ON the south;
on the north they are longer, Of darker
green, aud with lighter veins. Spiders
build on the south sides. In the South
air-plants attach themselves to the north
sides CcdatS k"nd their tips to the
south. ANY sawed or cut stump will
give you the compass points, because the
conccntriC rings are thicker on the south
side. TN" heart of the stump is thus
nearer to the north side. All these things
are the effects of the sun Stones are
bare on the south side, and il they have
moss ut all il will he on the north. AZ
best. ON the sunny side only thin COW
erng of harsh. half-dry moss will he
found. On the south side of hill the
ground is more noisy underfoot. On the
north side ferns, moSSes and late flowers
grow. If you are on Il marsh. small bush
es will give Won the lesson; their leaves
and limbs show the same differences.
Almost all wild flowers turn their faces
70 the south. There are many other
signs, but reckon you will find these
enough - From Boys Of the Rincon
Ranch" St Nicholas.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-03-29
Eleonora Duse.

Eleonora Duse. the famous Italian ac-
tress, is peculiarly nervous. When she
is not at rehearsals or acting she spends
her time in perfect rest. She sees no one
except old friends. and only a few of
these. She has companion who ar
ranges her Journeys ami engages her
rooms in the hotels. This woman sees
that Buses rooms are at the back of
the hotel, and that. if possible. they look
out on Il garden. She cannot bear street
sounds and sights. The furnishing of her
rooms is important. There must be no
pictures or busts; nothing to disturb her
highly-wrought, aesthetic sensibilities.
Everything must be scrupulously clean,
severe and quiet.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-03-29
Ping-Pons.

fng-pong is an ideal indoor game. 1t
, Suitaole Tor winter. and il is happv
s9iutIon OF how to spend the time on
those dull. rainy days nj summer re-
sorts, when everybody wanders aimIcSsly
| about ana wishes ii would clear ND.
Ghe OF lis merits is that the outfit for
the game requires only Il small outT"- of
money. Sets are made by deoI, rs for
from - to $40. Second. it is very SIM
pie; 1t Is lawn tennis with such modi6-
cations as suit the different conditions.
IL may be played on an ordinary dining
room table. In the center net is
stretched, supported on either side by
movable uprights, which are made TO
clamp Onto the edges of the table. This
net is about six inches in height. and the
pan IS batted back and forth across it.
OF course. the height of the net may
vary; the lower it is the more difficult the
strokes may be to return. The server
mas greater opportunity to send IL low.
SWIFT ball. The best proportions for n
plng-pong table are nine feet long bv
lve wide. but table of any proportions
may he made to serve ones pleasure
The space on either side of the net is
not Subdiyided, as in lawn tennis. There
IS one large court The rackets are Of
TWO sorts. They are considerably small
or and lighter than the ordinary tennis
rackets, and. like these, are strung with
gut or are formed from single pieces of
vellum stretched tightly over frame
like Il drumhead. The ball used is of
light cellUloid. and is hollow. 1t is very
lively and is as elastic as the best rub
Der; moreover, it is 50 light that it does
not endanger glass. When struck this
tiny globe gives out a musical Ding-pong
sound: hence the rather fetching name
that our English cousins bestowed upon
the game.-Noman's Home Companion
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Child Naturally Good.

There is something in the heart OF ev-
cry natural child that aspires toward
goodness, toward beauty, toward that
which is ever fresh, pure and wholesome
Give him the whole earth and withhold
the one drop of nourishment on which
the health of his heart depends and you
leave him unsatistied. 1t is not pleasure
merely, it is something deeper, more ex-
tensiye than this which hallows within
his memory the rll that is to run with
sweet waters all his after-life. Into the
joy of the moment must inter some tine
ture of virtue, some hint of enduring
purpose, a suggestion of intimacy with
larger life, toward which his own is to
grow.-Woman's Home Companion
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-03-29
Fastenings for Carpetc.

Pins and sockets for putting down the
ordinary floor carpet are not new at all
but they are so useful that they are
worth mentioning. The great utility of
these is that the carpet can be taken up
with but little trouble for weekly shak-
ing instead of sweeping if one desires.
regular intervals around the room, the
carpet is put down. and for each socket
there is a pin or brass headed nail which
goes into it, holding the carpet as firmly
in place as the ordinary tack. But with
the pin and socket there is no trouble
in lifting it again. The pins are replaced
in the sockets to keep them from filling
with dust and when the carpet is cleaned
it can be put down again with ease. The
pins are sufficiently long-2% inches-to
hold the carpet firmly. In some houses
hall carpets are put down without lining
and taken up frequently to be shaken.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-03-29

be set in motion by it when that note
Is sounded.
The owner of a fine Fiano sent to us
one day To say that There was some
thing wrong about q certain note of the
instrument. so that that note had an un-
pleasant sound when struck When
heard the note sounded | knew nt once
that I ne disagreeable roughuess or buzz
about 1t was due not to any defect in the
DO. but to something somewhere about
III the room and, asking the lady 10 strike
that note occasionally, | walked around
the reom'to see if | could locate it.
Passing across the middle of the
room, as that note was struck, the cause
o. the Earring accompaniment of it was
discovered to come from the vibration of
one OF the glass globes on the chandelier
overhead.
The owner Of the piano was almost
Incredulous as to this. the sound had
seemed so plainly to come from the
piano itself. But when at my request
she stood under the chandelier and |
struck the note. she was readily con
yinced-
81 made the globe immovable. and thea
struck the note on the piano. The au-
swer was clear ana sweet and true.
so, you see, the sound of piano may
for one thing depend much upon its
surroundings; and what may seem to he
defect i'll piano may be in reality at
tnbutable to something quite apart from
the piano itself.
And thus it might easily he that some
noble instrument that had seemed to be
declining or 10 hC developing faults owed
its apparent change to change of en-
vironment, or to some specific outside
cause. and was in reality as good as
ever. rs would happily be discovered
Whenever the instrument was again
brought under favorable conditions 49,
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
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She Could Keep a Secret.

The one secret that women know how
to keep is according to unkind critics
that of their age. They will tell every
thing else that is intrusted to their keep
ing, but never even in moment of eX-
panSive indiScretion. will they be induced
to reveal the number of their years.
OF course. this isn't always true. Many
fcminineS tell their ages and those of
their women friends with as much free
dom as their brothers would give the
same intelligence concerning themselves
but one elderly lady who recently died
was, in the matter of secretiveness, a
marvel to her acquaintance.
No one except her own brothers and
sisters knew her age Her husband did
not, though she was married to him thir-
ty years or more. When the marriage Ii
cense had to be bought the bride vouch-
safed the information that she was
more than is" That was all: so the
hard-hearted best man put her down as
% years of age.
In the years that followed she never
spoke of her birthdays. Once, when she
was asked if she was born in June, she
replied that she didn't remember. The
natal days of others in the family were
celebrated. but hers never. She would
talk well on any subject in the world but
ages. on this one she was absolutely
dumb
Before she expired she made single
request of her husband. "plcase don't
allow any dates to appear in the obitu-
airy notice or on my tombstone" she
asked 81 don't like dates"
And so her secret died with her. and.
though her women friends surmised that
she must be at least ten years older than
her husband to justify this sensitiveness,
it is quite possible that she was nothing
of the sort. She did not look it, She
merely had horror of being reminded of
the passage of time.
This was, of course. a very unusual
case, but it is sufficient evidence that a
woman can keep a secret and she will
New Orleans Picayune.
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How to Place Your Piano.

"A piano said dealer, will sound
better standing directly on the floor and
in room simply furnished than it will
standing on a carpet in a room elaborate
ly furnished, having heavy hangings on
the walls. and 50 on
seem to develop. a flaw in some one note.
which comes to have rattle, or jingle,
or unpleasant burr to it. But this jar
ring sound. which seems to come from
the piano, may in reality come from
some source quite outside Of IT,
ANY given notes, when struck. pro-
duces a certain number Of vibrations to
the second. There may be in the room
some object that is in tone sympathy
with some particular note, and that will
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~ Young Folks Column. X !


n Aprll l. ool.
When Uncle Robert got his matt
That FirSt-of April morning
tNoW. ahscnt-miuded people aN,
just read ana take a warniugl,
Among the business hills and slips
And cards OF invitation,
And friendly notes. he found, At last.
one queer communication.
II took but little time to read
\ moment hut TO con it.
The two words "Aprii Fool were ali
That could be found upon II.
Then Uncle Robert laughed aud said;
I've heard of funny hndrrs
In supprscription ana address.
And many puZzlins wonders
And seen cpistlcs left unsigned
This goes them all one better.
For here's a man who signed his name
And forget to write the letter
Abby +. c. Bates In St. Nicholas.
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There was considerable stir among ma
tons, developing into intense indignation
i'll England, when Chancellor Won Bue-
low in the German Parliament recently
called down" Joseph Chamberlain on
account of his Edinburgh speech Mr..
Chamberlain, in defending the English
against charges of atrocity toward the
Beers, declared that Germany did not
always employ the gentlest methods in
her war with France. The German peo-
pie have had violent attack of Anglo
phobia, but this feeling found no official
utterance until Won Buelow made his
unexpected speech Later the chancellor
qualified his utterances.
Count Won Buelow, German minister
of foreign affairs since 1900. has had a
career crowded with honors and activity.
He was born in Holstein on May s, 1870.
and was educated ut the universities of
lausanne. Leipsic and Berlin. He en-