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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28
A BOTTLE ESTABLISHMENT.
Where Old Reoeptacles are Cleaned and
Prepared for Market

OF the millions of bottles used every
year about one-half are lost, and the
other half used again. They are collect
ed by servants, janitors, rag pickers
dump pickcrs and small boys, and sold at
half cent. cent or = cents to Il junk
dealer, who dlSpoSeS of them to IA bottle
dealer, from whose place, when they are
cleaned ana assorted, they go back again
into trade. The dealers used to he Irish
almost exclusively. At the present time
the Italians predomnate, the Irish come
second and the Russian Jews third
The business said Il dealer looks
simpler than IL really is. Collecting is
easy, and cleaning presents no difficulties.
When a bottle is very dirty. say, where
IL contains paint, il costs more To clean
it than it will sell for when cleaned.
Such bottles are never bought The as
sortinA demands considerable trade
knowledge. All bottles which have
names blown in the glass are put hy
themselves. They are purchased by their.
original owners, and sometimes by im!-
tatorS.
Drug store or prescription bottles
make a class. We DON'T care murh for
them, rs they are so cheap originally that
the profit is very small. Rhine wine and
Moselle bottles are in large demand as
they are nearly all imported. Whisky
and gin bottles make good stock. They
20 To the dlStillerics, bucket shous and
cheap saloons. Champagne bottles are
not quite So profitable. they are used
by American champagne makers. cider
bottlers and mineral water mon. Cologne
and fancy pcrtumcry bottles go TO the
east side, where cheap scents are manu-
featured Many patent medicine bottles.
especially those of odd design, are bought
hy the manufacturers. The same rnle
applies to- ink and mucilage bottles, but
only to larger sizes. Magnums and extra
chants always find n ready market
Another important point is the atti-
tude of customer. Many bottlers. sa.
looms and drug stores will receive our
goods delivered IN open baskets Ii does
not hurt their trade for the public Ia
know that they use second hand bottles
Others are very different. and insist ON
their bottles being packed in boxes ana
crates, as If they came from the glass
works. Formerly we did n large busi-
ness i'm beer and milk bottles, but those,
trades have organized an excellent svs-
tenn of cooperative collecting and dis
tributiug which was, Of course. Mt our
expense We do rot utilize broken hot
ties In Europe they are mixed with
mortar and laid on the top of low walls.
where they make an insurmountnblc bar
rier They are also broken finely, mixed
with plaster of Paris and poured or
rammed into rat holes When the plastcr
sets no rat will ever Gnaw it. Mixed
with cement. broken bottles make GOOD
beton ar concrete for military walls.
New York Evening Post.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28
Disa ppearing Glaciers.

Last week the federal government Of
Switzerland made known the result If -
years observations on a matter Of grcat
interest 20 tnurist--the slow bur steady
wearing away Of the giaciers Special
attention was directed 20 the glacicrs Of
Nalais. and here it has been ascertaincd
that twelve have decreased by three to
sixteen metres. the latter figure having
reference 10 Findclcm. in Zcrmatt on
the other hand a glacier in the Simplon
has grown IN size. while another at IAN
metres
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28
Disch arRed.

'l'he prisoners dowpfall you have adj
miucd to be due 70 gambling, said the
judge.
Quite correct, your honor replied the
defendants attorney.
prisoner ut the bar" resumed tn"
court II am neXprcsyibly shocked.
Gambling Is monster Of 20 frightful
men, sir, that, sir, ia be hated needs
but 10 be seen! How You can leave your
trusting wife and the little children at
home aud 20 10 your club 10 waste your
substance IN drawpokcr aud auction
"OHc moment. judge, exclaimed the
prisoners attorney.
"WcHt'
"You'v" got it wrong This man
doesn't know an ace from q jacl His
wife plays bridge whist Baltimore
New
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

4 second tunnel under the East river. to
be connected with the new Williamsburg
bridge by loop for the elevated railways
of Brooklyn. should the described plan
he carried out. said the engineer
Brooklyn will then be connected with
Manhattan by three bridges carrying six
elevated tracks and two tunnels carrying
four tracks.
Bird S. Coler received word from
Washington that ut last payment is to
he made by the territory of Arizona OF
the bonds issued many years ago to aid in
railroad building. The face value of the
bonds owned by Mr.. Coler amounted to
SlDo00. but the payment now to be
made includes the accrued interest and
will amount 10 $4,000 This marks the
settlement of one of the most bitterly
contested bond litgationS that has been
known in this country. Years ago Pima
county Ariz., issued a lot of bonds in
aid If railroad building. Later came an
attempt ut Reputation after the bonds
had been validated as n charge against
theterritory by an act of Congress Iiti-
Cation followed, the supreme court de
Gliding that the bonds should be maid.
Many Of the bonds were owned by Mr..
Coler who recently went TO Washington
to press his rights. In the Senate Mr..
Lodge. in speech urging the payment of
the bonds, said ''It is true that Mr..
Coler was the Democratic candidate for
governor of New York at the last elec-
ton. That was his misfortune But il
does not exclude him from the enjoyment
OF ms rights as an American citizen. nor
relieve the territory from the payment
of its debts
The ambitions of another young mir
llonare 10 become a Napoleon of
finance" have been crushed. The latest
victim of the bulls and bears, and par
I, ticularly the bears, is Jack Ross. the
2J-year-old son Of President James Ross
Of the Dominion Iron and Steel Com
pany of Montreal. a year ago Presi-
dent Ross gave his son round million
as / wedding present. Recently Ross
| the elder. went to the Riviera for his
/ ls1ahl, leaving Jack to his own devices
<s~Tst idea that entered the brain OF
the youth was to increase his million
several more. So. with million as a
starter, he formed n pool of the stock
III his fathers company, and Induced a
number of other young reI, sons of
wealthy Canadian politicians and mer-
chants to join him. Between them they
accumulated some 14.0OO or 10000
shares between - and 60. Presently
the big operators found out what was
going on and forced slight decline in
the stock and the assets of some mem
bers of the pool vanished. Jack Ross
was game. however With their greedy
eyes on his wedding present the bears
sent the stock to III. Still Ross hung
on. Tired Of getting the young mans
million in small amounts the bears put
on the screws. Something hit the mar
ket hard and Dominion Iron and Steel
dropped three or four points day.
Finally Saturday a slightly harder
knock sent it down eleven points, and
young Ross bank roll, is is said on
good authority. SUDDENLY vanished.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28
He HAS FISTIC FAME.
Young Eddie Hanlon of California Sees
It in Sight After His Fine Show
ing Against Young Corbett,

Young Eddie Hanlon of California,
WHO but recently was an obscure anna
teur, j, now an a9pirant for feather
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

Russia for fifteen years has encour.
aged the cultivation Of cotton in Turk
stan. and she has succeeded. In 1882 the
cotton crop was 5000. bales. while the
estimated production for 1903 viii be
J04, 900 bales.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

The officials Of the Erie Railroad O.
panY are in a good dcal Of a quands
over the matter Of finding the right
owner of the $1,000 gold certificate wl
was found by G. Il. Small the colo
porter on the fern yboat John G.. Mot
Tough. Owing 20 the story Of the find
of the bill becoming public the day nj.
it WAS found. the matter has bee;
exceedingly difficult because new ella
ants of the bill have been turning up
cry day since. The bill is reposing in +,
custody Of George +. Browneli. the L.
eral counsel for the road, in his ofic,
u toUlandt street. II was turned {,
10 him by the general superintendent
Jersey City when it was seen that ug
to the publication of the story Of tine
there was going 10 be LOT Of claim.
and possible legal complications. L
somebody does that or can lead the
cidlS who have the matter in chHrg.
some person who can give the nuriIle
that bill. IT'S doubtful if any ono gets
money. The company. il was said, dos
propose 70 hold a guessing contest
one wrong guess viii about DO for q D.
William Barclay Parsons, ch.cf
glneer of the rapid transit board.
submitted his plan for imuroviue, tr .
- so IN my H. II cams ltI
miles Of new track and two tunnels E
whole 10 cost $J2000.0OO Mayor /.
offered a resolution naming a comm
Of the board to confer with officers Of
New York Central, the Manhattan 81
waited. the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
other lines for the purpose Of seem
their corporation III extending the as
transit facilities. Mr. Parsons ar
tackled the bridge problem He va-
solve thls By cutting a wide suy
through Brooklyn as an approach h. +
Manhattan bridge This should be ~
by all elevated roads. The az" trf
should be taken from the old bridpa
s0or as practicable. Next he would f.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

IF you place a clock above the sew
enth floor III one of the tall skyscrapers, -
said William /. Rose. Theological eX-
pert, 'and You don't face it north or
south, it will stop inside of twenty-four
hours and cannot again be made TO run
regularly. I'm in the clock business my
self and | learned this fact through one
Of my own clocks which was on the
eighth story of the McGill building in
Wall street" Mr.. Rose discovered. he
says, that the tall buildings which have Il
steel skeleton sway from east to west
each twenty-four hours in consequence of
the effect of the sun, and this affects Il
pendulum.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

James Fl. Connolly, well known as a
newspaper man and writer on theosoph-
ical subjects. died of apoplexy at his
home. He was born III 1910 in Pitts
burg. He served on newspapers in al
the large cities of the country.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and his
wife, who was Miss Elsie French, and
their counsel Col. William Jay, APP
peared at the tax Office and were
at once conducted to the private office
of President Wells. Mr.. Vanderbilt's
personally had been assessed at $3.50
Gee and that of his wife at S150,000.
Each swore off part of the assessment,
claiming residence in Newport.
1t developed that eX-Chief Bill Devery
asked a big reduction in his assessment.
do you want to swear it all OFF,
the chief was asked.
Not on your life" he answered. Il
am too good a citizen for that"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

The passage of Il package of diamonds
through the custom house has brought
out the fact that the return of the Jewels
TO Antwerp was prevented only by the
stopping of the Red Star line steamer
Finland in the lower bay by means OF
wireless telegram and the sending to her
OF q tug. When the steamer arrived here
the diamonds were in her safe, and when
she sailed on her return trip it was found
that the package had not been landed
and the wireless message was sent. with
the result that the package was turned
over to an authorized person who fol-
lowed the ship on 4 tug.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

John G. Fisher. manager of the Silver
Slipper Company, suspects that the per-
son who sent him the bottle Of poisoned
champagne on January % is woman
formerly employed in his companies as a
singer. Ii Is possible that the woman
may be arrested. The Chicago police
have her under surveillance
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

There are many shops in New York
city which claim the credit of being the
smallest Some are tucked in out-of-the-
way corners or else are merely portions
Of other large offices. What is actually
the smallest shop in New York is located
ut $50 Sixth avenue. Here in the neigh
Lorhood Of the large department stores,
with elevated and surface cars passing
the door. Myuheer van GeIler pvesides in
wlat he is pleased to call his Little Art
Shop" 1t measures only feet ~
inches in width and few inches more
in 3epth 70 turn out what he claims to
be- the perfection Of his art His, special
~ !, the painting by hand Of lodge, fra
tcrnity or society emblems on the dials
If watches So small is the shop that Il
customer has not space To stand inside
with the proprietor Even the examples
Of the artists work have been placed in a
showcase outside the door, for lack Of
room within.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

Mrs. Agnes Booth Schoenel. who de-
serted the stage several seasons ago and
has since been a society leader in Boston.
has consented TO appear in odd Love
Letters" At the Clara Morris benefit.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

The care taken by Nat Herreshoff.
the designer. in preventing pictures be-
ing taken of the new cup defender was
shown the other day when Il newspaper
photographer succeeded in taking a
snapshot Of part of the yacht. Here
shoG. seeing him, gave chase. jId sue
ceeded in smashing the Plate ami cam
era.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

Cornelius Vanderbilt has resigned as a
member Of the civil service commission
because of i'll health and the demands
of his private affairs.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

"Some old masters" offered at the sec
end nights sale of the oil paintings from
the Arthur Furber and the Misses De
enthusiasm among prospective buyers
A Rembrandt was sold for $50, and a
madonna and child by Rubens brought
only $500. while one of the minor paint
ings by Rosa Bonheur sold for $500 after
most spirited bidding. In all eighty-twO
paintings were sold for total of Sd. 2l4
Adolph Schreyer's ARABIAN Camp
brought the highest price of any painting.
$3.50 being paid for it, Besides this
We're two paintings which brought over
$1,000.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

From now on the tide Of transatlantic
travel win all he toward London and
Paris. King Edward has requcstel-in-
decd. commanded Of his more in
innate friends, like the Duchesses Of
Devonshire and Westminster. the Mar
chionp,s Of Londonderry and the Conn
tas, Cadogan. 70 open their London
houses and set the social ball a-rOlling
much earlier than usual this year, prIE-
cinaiiv to give an impetus 10 the stag
nanf condition u trade among the West
End shops. OF course. all the smaller
frv viii follow the example Of these
grand DANES. and a London season be
ginning Immediately after Easter. and
lasting for three months, will he the re-
suit. Among those who sailed last week
10 profit by such goiug| on were Air; and
broke Jones, Capt. and Mrs. Philip Ly-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

One of the most elaborate funerals
which Coney Island ever witnessed was
that of Robert Sutherland friend of the
late John Y. McKane and brother of Jus
ticc Kenneth Sutherland. who went 10
prison with the redoubtable politician Of
Gravesend. The floral decorations which
filled the house of the Sutherlands. in
Surf avenue, were valued at $1,000
Among them was pillar OF violets foul-
teen feet high.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

George J. Gould's country home.
Georgian court, at Lakewood, ~ J.. has
been taken as a model by the King of
Siam for certain improvements he intends
making in his palace. The New York
firm which supplied the bronze, marble
and electric fountain at Mr.. Gould's
home has received from the King of
Siam a request for an estimate for a
fountain on similar lines but FIVE times
as large, for the central courtyard of the
palace. Although the estimate has not
yet been prepared. it is said that such a
fountain as the King wants will cost
absut 100000.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

dig, Comte and Countess Laugicr-Nillars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lehr and Hermann
Oelrichs.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

Gen. Schuyler Hamilton. 4 classmate
of Gen. Grant at West Point and a dis
tinguished veteran of the Mexican and
Civil wars, died at his home here in his
eighty-third year. Gen. Hamilton was
the father of Robert Ray Hamilton, who
was mysteriOusly killed some years ago
in the Snake river country in the North
west. Another son, Schuyler Hamilton
Jr., survives him.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

liam Earle Dodge, metal manufacturer
and philanthlopist. died at her home in
her ninety-tifth year. For more than if
~ years she had lived in the same house.
and many notable religious and charatible
gatherings have been held there. Her
husband died just twenty years ago. For
several years Mrs. Dodge has been in
feeble health.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

=, The new play. 'ynthia." which Miss
Isle De Wolfe prseuts at the Madison
N'lAare theater, isl comedy Of London
society life Of toda The two acts laid
among the "Smart ct in the West End
OF London give Ms De Wolfe orpor-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

Mrs. Ann Augusta Thomas. widow of
Gen. Samuel Thomas, and her children,
Edward II. Thomas and Mrs Il. Liyings-
ton Beeckman. have given $4,000 to the
Manhattan Eve. Ear and Throat Hospi-
tai to endcw = ward of ten beds TO be
known as the samuel Thomas Memorial
Ward" in the proposed lew hospital
building for that institution. Mr.. Thorn
as and Mrs. Beeckman have made Q gem
erous settlement On their brother. Harold
L. Thomas, who was practically disln-
hgritel by the provisions Of his fathers
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

Many children and many other children
of II larger growth are visiting the large
lake in Central park to obtain a view Of
the six back-necked swans that have
been brought from Europe to sport on
American waters. They are the first OF
this variety to make public appearance
in New York At first they Were shy Of
the thirty odd American swans on the
lake, but after a day or 50 cordial friend
ship has been esta blished
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

The trick Of ding Up n moving stair
A3E or escolatC. seems easy, but acci-
cents on them re- Of daily occurrence.
y" omen are apt lose their heads while
Undergoing the novel experience Of
,,, walking ups air while standing still
the othel say the OF hem, in q rush
from a shopping bur slipped aud fell on
the Twenty street escaiator and
sustained painful injuries. Happily the
construction and leckan>m of these de-
wees are proof aginSt serious accidents,
3at extremely nerbus persons sometimes
become dizzy ana all
Tho nor No. ., -. o, ,., ,r.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

tunity for displaying some exquisite
gowns. The company includes Charles
Cherry, Arnold DAILY. Max Freeman. q.
Harrison Hunter. Miss Kate Pattison
Selten, Miss Laura Clements and Miss
CIaTIta ldai. The Prince of pilsen,'
by Frank Pixlay and Gustav IuderS. be-
gins its New York career At the Broad
way Theater.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

Mayor low drove the first spike
Manhattan. The spike was pulled up
Immediately afterwards and was present
cd 20 his holor as souvenir OF the occa-
sion. The ceremony took place in the
presence Of distinguished party of the
municipal go-ernmeuJ At SiNtjeth street
and Broadway The underground station
III that point ], nearly completed and the
tunnel, or thai section Of the subway, IS
quite aompiete' the rails lay for a hun
aIea feet or a3ge on the c0ncrc,e tapr
on SleeperS
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-28

At the continuation of the sale Of the
art collections of the late Clarence King,
William II. Fuller. Theodore q. We'll,
and II. Victor Newcomb large prices
We're paid for many pictures, SlOS,09l
being realized which being added to the
amount of the previous sale, S30,20J.
highest price of the sale. $4,000, was
realized on a landscape by Narcis~e Yer
gle Siaz. Representatives Of Senator
Clark and J. Pierpont Morgan are said
to have secured several of the offerings.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-06-20
sELF.coNFEssEp THIEF.

Stephen Lake. young Hawaiian.
was sentenced to nine months impris
onment at hard labor by Judge Dlckey
this morning for larceny in the second
degree. Lake on four different occa-
sions entered house occupied by
three OF his schoolmates and took from
their belonging clothing and jewelry.
The persons robbed were John Plum.
kett, the well-known baseball player
Sam Kaahu and Henry Kapea. These
three live in one of Solomon Mahelo.
mas cottages near the Kallhi pumping
station. Lake entered the place once
in March and three times during this
month. Each time he took away
something. Altogether his booty con.
sisted OF the following articles; one
diamond ring, one pair IS shoes. one
gold pin, one suit Of clothes, three
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-06-20


title to such land. Under the original
Act, a man who had already settled
upon the public land was regarded as
entitled to a prior claim, save when
Indian lands were open to settlement;
and subsequent legislation recognizes
also a timber claim, by which the
planting of a certain number of acres
OF trees entities the planter to an ad.
ditional area. Moreover from the first,
land warrants, freed from the five
years occupancy proviso, were issued
to soldiers and sailors (they being en-
tom; and in this way upwards OF six.
ty million acres of the public lands
have been bestowed upon those who
served in the army or navy during the
Civil War.
by this Act a greater settlement Of
men on new soil was brought about in
a brief period and under favoring con.
d!tions than ever before took place in
the world.
During the forty years since Jan.
uary 1, 1868, more than two hundred
millions of acres of public lands have
been entered and more than four mil.
lion people have obtained free homes
under the operation of the Homestead
Act, while tract far exceeding in area
a.. the thirteen original States has
been peopled.
The Grow Homestead Law recog.
nized the well-established principle
that the greatest national strength is
developed from an Independent agri
cultural class. He framed the law
The results speak for Themselves
shining example that cannot be dis
credited by theorists, past, present OIL
future.
The situation in Hawaii today pre-
sents a small edition OF the National
problem that Grow assisted in solving
me Territory has land; It needs the
| free soil, Independent agriculturists tC
develop stronger industrial class
This Territory has land laws just as
the Nation had previous to SO. but
| like the old laws, ours are without the
results sought. This Territory can
not afford to give 100 acres to pros
pective settlers, because its public
lands would be exhausted in a very
short time. 1t can. however. well af
ford to adopt a proper modification OF
the Federal law and make a gift OF
land to bona fide settlers. Successful
results" is written all through the red
eral land system as plainly as failure
appears in our present local land laws
The conclusion of far.seeing. thought
full citizens should be obvious.