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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-04
FRENCH CAVE JEWELLERS.
Habitations followed in the Rocky Hill
sides of Normandy.

! We have often heard of the cliff dwell
sis sind are accustomed to think Of them
as prehistoric race, the remains of
whose few scattered dwellings are n mat
ter of curiosity 70 tourists and prize
to antiquarianS. Few people know that
al the present day. there are whole com
nunities i'm France whose only habita-
tons are followed in the rocky hillsideS
aud whose entire business life is carried
on in caves
We had seen in Normandy isolated in
stances of people living in habitationS
half house and half cave. But they were
in PARKWAY towns and villages and only
the very poorest class of people lived in
them. Our first real cave city came as a
great Surpriso tor we had just left Tours
one of the most highly civilized cities IN
France. We were riding on the road to
Nouvray when suddenly. at a turn near
Rochecorhon this FIRST town Of cliff dwell.
ers burst upon US.
High above us lowered Il huge mass Of
ovcrhanging rock, strata upon strata.
hearing upon its summit most peculiar
tower. supposed to have been n watch
tower in ages gone by Its foundations
hung over the rock upon which they Were
built, and il seemed as though II would
crash down AT any moment upon the vii
lage beneath.
Scattered over the face Of the cliff
door and windows. narrow StairwayS and
little belvideres could be seen. habitation
upon habitation. in most picturesque dis
order Walls along the high road hid the
immediate foreground, and we looked in
vain for an opening by which we could
have nearer view Of this strange com
munity. At last we found an open gate,
and peeping through, were greeted by Il
dear little old woman. whose wrinkled.
smiling face was surmounted by n snowy
white cap. Her doorway was a bower
of flowers, hollyhockS. asterS. naStur-
tiums and deep June roses. BY its side
was an old well aud little clubhouse for
her wood and gardening tools. Her
CHEEKY bon Jour" was an invitation to
enter. and we gladly accepted her cor
diality We followed her acreSS the little
yard and were soon seated in her one and
only room.--Scribner's
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-04
Married in Her Petticoat

In order To live up TO her vow To he
married in white, Mrs. Martha Gordon
of Frankfort, Ind, took of her dress
skirt and was married in her white petit
coat. Henry Harris was the bridegroom
The couple were married in the county
clerks office by Justice of the Peace vii
liam Campbell Just before the cere-
nuny the bride-elect asked county clerk
Smith if there was "a room convenient
where she could arrange her toilet. Mr..
Smith directed her into Il private room
and then the assembled guests waited.
Presently the door opened and the
bride appeared The squire, white
bearded official. gasped and turned red
about the ears. for the lady came for
ward with her white petticoat the most
proninent portion of her trouSSeau.
Il said ia be married in white, and
will Proceed Wit hthe ceremony, she
said.
After the ceremony the bride retired
tr. The room and again donned her skirt
INDIANAPOLIS News.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-04

The scientific reports Of the Cambridge
an,hropological expedition Of 1899 10
Torres straits have received the addition
Of a monograph on physiology and psy-
cholo-y a. relating IL the primitive pe0-
pies Of the straits. Experimental work
was undertaken 10y Dr Charles :. My
ers with reference 10 hearing. smell and
taste In regard TO the first Of these
senses the conclusion is recorded that the
general auditory aeutene>s of the island
erS is inferior To that Of Europeans. On
this subject the experiences Of STANLEY
Gardiner when visiting the Maldiye is
lands are of interest. He had an Amer
lean clock hung from the roof Of mis- bum
galow. and the natives, who had never
seen a timepiece before. would approach
TO distance Of two yards from the clock
before noticing lis ticks, and even then
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III probably be ont Of

next month. I'll probably be out of
town.
= bridal tour
Kitty nodded assent. and was bounced
on by ali the women present.
Hello, old fellow. Let me congratu-
lat you Miss kitty's charming girl.
ana deuced clever" an acquaintance said
to Holcomb at the cub that night.
Ned Holeomb shook hands. and lapse,l
back into his moody gazing through the
window.
lie saw some jutting rocks and A
weather beaten lighthouse: breakers curl
ing up and breaking against them. and
the tall, 1.-THE form Of Yvette half hidden
IN the spray. He saw a beautiful face.
young and strong and tender, fading out
Of sight.
Holcomb turned ana went out to call
on Kitty Leversham, his fiancec
York Daily News.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-04
A Sound Rea son.

At a rural watering place the guests
were sitting ON the front piazza, which
overlooked the street.
\ rustic. who was greatly under the
influence of liquor, found his way up
there and became Extensively agree
able" Being admoniShed 10 deSiSt from
his attentions many times. he persisted.
and at last approached one Of the ladies
and commenced TO annoy her with crude
attempts at Smartness.
A gentleman who had been watching
him closely. but saying nothing. now
swiftly approached him and tossed him
over into the wet sand below.
He got MP, pulled much-Soilpd hand
kerchief from his pocket. wiped the sand
from his eyes and mouth and then. look
ing up as he swayed back and forth.
addressed the man who lid The deed:
Yes. -- you. ! suppose you
think you're smart, hut don't. / expect
You think ! don't know what vou done
thar fer; but III let yen know that |
do Blank your buttons the reason
why You throwed me over them baniSterS
was that YOU don't want me 40 there.
YOU II .ipnincott'
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-04
SUMMONS.

feel il call me as no human voices
Have ever done-the music deep and
strong
Born Of the forest when the wind Iejoices
With tumult Of forgotten, ancient scng.
Naugbt draws me like the smell Of the
masterpieces
In the hot noontide. in the quivering noon.
When sunlight overfiOws she blue air-spaces
And motion fails into magic swoon.
Ny spirit sweeps aloft with the great noun
taiHs
And finds in mighty storms a mystic CAIN.
know the song sung by the hidden foun-
tainE,
long for the deep valleys scented balm.
Deserts grown gray beneath the suns long
shining,
Eorgoften paths through dim, lush meadows
twining;
shores where the sea forever moves for
lOrn;
Earth-voices, s,n and moon and shadow,
calling;
Growth Of the Spring and Summer $
dreaming peace;
Tempest and evening hush and SOFT snow
Immortal Voices. never wiz ye cease
70 lead me by strange ways, half-comprc-
bending
O. half-feInemb'r ring what l do not know
Beyond an Life and Beauty that hath end
ing
Unto that Mystery. whence yourselves ye
flow.
-Rndegarde Hawthorne in Atlantic.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-04
BRUTES GIVEN TO DRINK.
Many Animals Become Intoxicated on
Natures Beverages.

Although II has often been said. when
speaking of drunkenness. that even the
beasts of the field do not get drunk. II is
nevertheless a fact that great many
ANIMALS do get intoxicated Take the
elephant, for instance. III is partiCuiar-
~ fond of the fruit Of the Unganu tree.
and although he appears to have some
idea that il is not good for him he will
80 on eating when he has once hegun
until he is wildly excited and SO infoy-
lcated that he will Stagger from side 10
side Every now and then he will null
himself up, shake his huge head and tear
madly through the forest. trumupting nj
the top of his voice and terrifying every
living creature. 1t is said that he will
even dare and defy his most dreaded
enemy, the tiger, when in this condition.
but we have no means of verifying this.
1t is well known, however. that an ele-
plant is in most dangerous condition
when suffering from the effects Of eating
this beautiful fruit and all who can take
care to keep ont of his way as much as
possible.
The sloth bear is another animal given
to this failing. The natives of India are
in the habit of hanging little vessels on
the palm trees for the purpose of catch
ing the juice. This juice is so attractive
to the sioth bear that. although such a
poor climber. he viii scramble up and
90 on drinking the juice until he is so
drunk that he can only slip helplessly to
the ground and lie there IN drunken
stupor until the effects have passed off
But the sloth bear is not the only ami
NAL who is so partial To this juice of the
palm tree The curious fruit, or fox.
bats family pteropodidael are particular
ly fond of it. This peculiar little com
bination of beast and bird. with it's fox
like face. reddish furry body and black.
uncanny looking wings. the delicate mem
brane of which is always quivering
down to the very tips, will fly To these
vessels in company with some hundreds
of his companions and they will suck the
juice until the ground below the tree will
be dark with the bodies of these bats.
who will lie there too helplessly in
toxicated to move or defend themselves.
no matter what may turn up.
The biggest drunkard Of all is perhaps
the palm civet. So addicted is this ami
NAL to the drinking habit that he has
been termed the toddy cat. And a more
helpless, fooliSh-looking creature than he
is when he is thoroughly intoxicated with
the palm juice it would ne difficult to
find. There are many other animals
given TO this failing, hut all those ! have
spoken Of live in India and il may be
that the heat which induces extreme
thrst-a frequent excuse among men
is the direct cause of it.-Collier'S Week
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-04
CONCERNING BoRAX.
1t Was known and Used Many Centuries
Ago.

Herodotus, the father Of history. al
though he was very close observer and
wrote OF almost everything coming
under his eyes. does not anywhere st,pa (
q boraX or of what we know as such
Yer there Is no doubt but that il was
known and used in his time and earlier.
IN the desert regions. consisting of old
lake beds in Thitet and Asia Minor. and
frGm the volcanic regions of Tuscany. in
italy. the worlds supply of borax was
obtained until about fifty years ago.
when North and South America began to
present fields nearer home. The favor
able regions for its existence in having
quantities, occur most generally where
old, dry lakes are found, situated in vol
canlc regions. Italy * an exception to
this; and. although verdure is abundant
at CaStienueyO and elsewhere nearby
where boracic acid is produced. vet rhe
lake Is volcanic and gases are constantly
einanatlng from the numerous arifirps
that abound over Il large tract of coun-
try. In Italy boraX. in solution. is pro
dlced from the waters of many springs
IN Asia Minor and Thibet it is Obtained
as a white powder aud in a eryStailjzed
form from the old. dry lake beds.
On the Sea of Marmora there are la1 &c
deposits of borate of lime. in which there
exists large percentage of boracic acid
OF late years an English company has
secured these deposits and for some
4 $500 4't'7 bNtH pIOntdi1lA DFOlnCln8
horax from them. As might be expected
IN such y country, borax was discovered
ID many places i'll the high, dry. desert
plateaus of South America as early as
1879. About 1880 deposits were discoy-
cred at Ascotan. in Bolivia, where. by
crude methods. crystalIized borax was
made in limited quantities: the anantity
Of horax then used in the world. com
pared with what is used now, was small
but the prices realized were high. being
in most countries from 30 cents 10 ST per
pound.
strange feature about borax j. that
regions producing it have in no case as
set been exhausted. the mineral in the
old lake regions continuing TO send IN
boraX from below as an aikaioid, and
where worked this year it NAV be
worked again the year following. rs
pecially if there be any precipitation of
snow or rain at any time of the year,
the waters will penetrate the soil and
produce chemical action thar brings the
horaN, in either a powdered or crystal
lied state, to the surface-AlucS and
Mining.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-04
TOY PISTOL MUST GO.
Efforts to Prohibit Sale of the Deadly
PlaYthings for Bows.

1t is difficult TO understand why thu
known dangers of the toy pistol a play
thing which has sent hundreds of chill
dren to premature graves do not bring
its suppression as a dangerous nuisance
clearly within the police powers of state
and municipal governments. Its annual
crop of fatalities has already begun.
and thus far Pittsburg leads with the
death OF ten boys from blood poisoning
within Il brief interval. Other cities are
following close after. The cause of
death from the toy pistol seems to be
the same in every case-bloOd poisoning.
or tetanus as may be. following the
Judgment in the flesh of particles of the
illuminate used in the fabrication of
paper caps.
II IS useless to expect that any amount
of newspaper discussion viii induce chill
dren to refrain from buying or using
these very cheap and extremely attrac-
tive toys SO long as they are accessible.
They do not know that they are dan
gcrouS, and if they did would not admit
that they are dangerous for them. Par
eDts do not always know what their
children play with, and would perhaps
know less than they do now if they
should attempt 70 exercise the toy pistol
from the juvenile pocket.
In Pittsburg the board of health IS
moving to prevent the sale of this par
ticularly dangerous plaything. and should
have no great difficulty in accomplishing
its purpose iii view of the records it is
in a position TO cite. The vital statistics
Of every city contain all the evidence
needed that this particular toy is tho
dangerous to he tolerated. In Chicago
woman conducting n small retail shop
has just been fined $50 for selling a toy
pistol and its complement of deadly caps
10 child, and thus becoming accessory
before the fact TO the killing Of another
child who was permitted to play with II.
Such proceedings are futile. 1t is no.
only proper but exigently necessary thar
the sale of dangerous toys be as specj-
ically prohibited as the sale of poisoned
candy. Public opinion would approve
ordinances to this effect and sustain
their enforcement. Ii is much too SER
Gus matter to be left to the vigilanc"
of parents. the Judgment of children or
the conscience of tradesmen. New NorN
might with advantage and propriety take
the lead in this matter by prohibiting
the sale at Wholesale or retail of pape-
caps which contain poisonous iugre-
dients.-New York Times
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-04
A BIT OF MAINE COMEDY.
Odd Results of States Anti Hejgehoc
legislation.

4 comedy in four acts, with a firth IN
come, in which the hedgehog is the cad
ing motive, recently has been enacted IN
Maine. II signally Illustrates Yakep
alertness and resource in an emergClty
At the last session of the Legislator, d
bill was passed giving q bounty of =,
cents Il head upon all hedgehogs kiIl.d
within the several towns. \ soon as lie
governor signed the bill it stimulated thl
industry IF hedgehog destruction to Suc
an extent that in one town orders were
honored for the Staying Of 30 of the ami
mails. This was on April "A. Then some
one discovered that the law was not OF
erative until May /, so that the bounty
ON the 2l0 was so much money thrown
away, and the second act began. The
town clerk asked the parties TO refund
the money, but they refused, and this led
up to the third act.
The aStute town clerk hunted up a
musty law which imposes fine of 81
for killing hedgehOgs between October l
and June /, and, as this law is operative
until the new law goes into effect. he
complained OF the men who had killed
the 30 hedgehogs and ii local justice
fined them 50 and costs for every oifense
The hunters did not relish this transuc-
ton For each p cents bounty they had
received they had 10 pay fine of 50 and
81 costs, 80 that for each hedgehog
whose fOrepaws and nose had been
brought III they were $50 ont of pocket
This is not the local idea of a bar
gain. even in hedgehogs. Furious over
the loss OF their money, the hunters he
gan looking over the laws and found one
which provides that amy man who had
any part of dead hedgehog in his pos
session between October ] and June
was liable TO a fine of 50 and costs
There could be nc doubt the town clerk
was Liable under the law, as the noses
and forepaws were in his possession. SO
the clerk was hauled before the same
Justice and found guilty. The court
fined him $3.50 and added ST. as costs
The fifth act Of the hedgehog comedy
will come off in the higher courts, 10
which the clerk has made appeal.
As a business venture the situation
now stands as follows: The town paid
So. 80 for hedgehogS, and the hunters
paid the town in fines and costs $3.50
SO that il Is $1S37.J0 ahead The clerk
is ont of pocket thus far SLIP and per
haps more before he gets through. The
30 hedgehogs which have caused all the
fuss have lost everything. So clerk
town, people and hedgehogs all have got
into trouble for lack of little legal
carefulness. Indeed. in that particular
town where the 30 bowed before the
majesty of the law, troubles inst now
are as thick and sharp as "quills upon
the fretful p0rcupine. Chicago Trib-
I'm
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-04
Telerrarh Shorthand.

A complete Geographic system Of short
hand has been laboriously worked out by
A. {. Rarona and named "Panteleg-
raphy. Section pape.' II consists in a
reduction of the Morse alphabet 10 10
short characters or sounds. which are 50
manipulated by n key as 10 express any
hing and everything by them in such q
way as 10 give the public greater priv
,,cceS while NJ the same time immensely
reducing the work of the telegraph oper-
ntor. 4 set Of automatic instruments
Is now being made which will, it is said,
make messages SO cheap that they will
br largely used instead of letters.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-04
Albania.

Albania lies $50 miles on the Adriati'
sea and is 30 TO 100 miles wide. Ii was
formed originally. says William Jackson
Armstrong in his Heroes of Defeat,
from part of Illyria. all of Epirus and
part Of Macedonia in the Eleventh. cen
tury. From this territory sprung Fyrf
hus, who defeated the Roman invade
Philip and Alexander Of Macedon. TIE
conquerer, and PerSeus, whose fame as
soldier covered the world sixty years
after Christ; and ScauderbeE. who. j"5
forty years. defeated armies sent again>,
him 10y the Turk. Ancient Albania lay
in Asia. inst east of The Caucasus.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-04

it was some time beforethey could rich,
~ localize the sound. IN the SeasLorS
too. he found he eould frequently nas'
behind a native without atracting arr.
ton. though one would haze Thought TIA,
the latter would quickly distinguish be-
man and that of a bare sol on the Sa,,4
The assertion has Frequently been mad.
that the inferiority OF the lack race =
due TO the cessation Of the gowtl, Of ~.
brain at an earlier period han in tbo
white races, coupled with thea sSu,nptin1',
that this might be owing IN part or whoi.
" to n less active response o the blood
pressure 10 mental stimulus. W. NJ.
Dougan, who has made experimental Oh
servations ON this subject. fms no cyl
dence on which to base such views =
Corresponding of London Teleeranll.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-04
A Sturdy Hero.

One Of the novelistS. referring 20 nj
hero, says:
His cOuntensnCe fell.
His voice broke.
His heart sank.
His hair rose
His eyes blaZed.
His words burned.
His blood froze.
IL appears, however. that he Was a'.'
80 pull himself together and marry re
girl IN the last chaPter.-New 2'ra
Herald
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-04

In establishing basis of taxation in
view Of the introduction of the incom,
tax in France, a revenue official of the
city of Paris has drawn up the following
estimate: Those who pay a rent Of S2Oi
are considered 20 be in receipt OF am in.
come of $500: those paying 5000 arr
supposed to have $4,000. and those ,hat
pay $1,000 will have to pay tax on an IN.
come Of $4S.UOO
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-04

Can anybody tell me what in the
world is the matter with Ned Holcomb d?
Perhaps there's insanity in the family.
Does any one know anything about it -
qucried Mrs. Carson OF those around.
while slipping tea.
cant imagine, unless he's in love II
must be with that wonderful siren of
the sea we came across last spring. You
remembers She's perfect Lorelyi-a
beauty! Ned Holcomh, TO my mind. has
never been the same since, and his rush
ing off to spend the summer rambling
about, all by himself in the Alps. when
Kitty had her rousseau ready, was the
>tupidest thing I ever heard OF. Ii |
had been Kitty | would have let him go
Tor good, But Kits so dead in love
with him."
Don't wonder. We all are. Ned Hol-
combs dear"
~Sh-s-s-s-sh Here's Kitty" warned
some one.
There was an air Of triumph about
Kitty as she came in.
Where is Ned Holcombg Why, in
town. No, Won't so to the Whortley's
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-16
COMMITTED TWO MURDERS.
Edward Barton shoots Julius Frank and
Irving ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Hurried
Away to Escape Mob.

Mason City, ILL.,, July 1.-THE most
sensational crime in the history Of
Mason City was committed at nine
o'clock yesterday morning by a Spring.
field man, named Edward Barton, ia
tally shooting julius Frank and Irv-
ing Rosenheld. two Of the leading mer-
chants Of the place. The murder, so
far as known, was entirely uncalled
for. II seems that Barton formerly re-
sided in Mason City and was a race
track follower. He came to Mason
City Thursday night and yesterday
morning entered the clothing store TO
make some purchases. Rosenfeld
waited upon him. but no words passed
between them. Suddenly Barton left
him and walked to the rear Of the
store where Frank was occupied and.
without warning, drew a revolver and
shot him through the lungs. infictinR
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-16

wound wnicn VIII be ratal, deatn
being expected hourly. Rosenfield ran
back to the assistance Of his partner
and Barton then turned the revolver
upon him. shooting him once in the
side and once through the arm. A
clerk ran to the assistance of the two
merchants and Barton was disarmed.
Re was taken in charge by the police
and placed upon a train then at the
depot and taken to the county seat at
Havana Just in time to escape a mob
that was being organized.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-16

Congressman Byrd s. MCGUIRE, National Rep
resentative, writes from Guthrie, Okla:
II was afflicted with an internal or
deep fstula and my condition was most
critical when went to you. I feel that by
skillful and delicate treatment you saved
my life"
Senator 7. B. Caldwell writes from Memphis,
Tenn:
For fifteen years had suffered intense
ly with piles. 1t has now been six months
since you released me. cured. / stayed
with you three weeks and paid nothing I'M
til cured"
Phillip D. Scott, one Of the Seven National
Commissioners of the st. Louis Exposition,
writes:
IT am satisfied that q permanent cure
has been effected in my case. and you have
my heartfelt thanks"
Senator ]. R. Burrows writes from Smith
Center, Kas.:
your treatment has been very satisfac-
tory. There have been no symptoms Of
return of the trouble. and I was treated
by you ten years ago."
c. W. RambO, Treasurer Of oklahoma. writes
from Guthrie, Okla:
your treatment of my rectal trouble
eminenty satisfactory and shall not
hesitate to send my friends to you"
Congressman J. N. Miller. National Repre-.
sentative. writes from Council Grove, Kas.:
Having been perfectly cured can high
ly recommend your methods and relia-
bility."
W. n. Irwin, United States Department of Ar
writes from Washington, D. C.:
II suffered from fistula; your treatment
was successful. and am happy to state
that after II years there have been no
symptoms CT return of the disease" .