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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-13

the Specials" who hurry of to witness
the engagement. Unable to Withstand the
temptation to join them, Dick tears Off
the bandage. The curtain descends on
his dearly bought temporary power Of
sight.
The rest Of the story. told in three acts
and four scenes, could be told IN half a
dozen lines. Heldar loves Maisie, but she
refuses his offer Of marriage and deter
mines to win fame as an artist on her
own account. Dick worships her. They
are driven to sort Of trial of artistic
strength. She will paint a ''Melancholia, %
rather than marry Dick, and he will paint
one against her.
The minor incidents that lead to this
dual essay make much for the strength
and interest of the play. Dick succors
a poor slattern of a girl, Bessie Broke.
a cockney Of an unregenerate type, dying
Of starvation. and this creature becomes
his model She is an evil little person,
yet with something OF woman" In her
nature. She cleaves to Torpenhow. and
Dick, to save him from her, dismisses her
She has conceived a fiendish dislike to
Dick, fills his glass when he has taken
to drink and in a moment Of ungovern-
able rage destroys his picture. His doom
reaches him. The light fails. He is blind.
Mafsfe Knows not Of this. She is living
away in her cottage at Vitry-sur- Marine
when Torpenhow takes her the news.
She returns to England, visits Dick in
his studio, is repealed by him. for he will
have no union of pity. but eventually
her tenderness and love prevail. and with
a pathetic and touching little final scene
the play comes to triumphant conclu-
sion.
Frank Daniels who fell of his very
tame family horse, ''Ting-a-Ling" $50
named from previous connection with
New York crosstown car service), the day
he signed with Charles b. Dillingham; to
present a new opera, 1.-THE Jockey" and
who had to close this season prematurely
m account of the accident, is himself
again. but slightly "horse-shy,' fact
that is particularly apparent at rehearsals
now in progress in which steed named
"Greased Lightning" figures in a scene
with Mr.. Daniels up" At first the horse
was as full of ginger as an electric Jar
but he is getting sadder every day. 1t is
suspected that he is being surreptitious-
ly drugged by the comedian.
A member of the "Florodora" company
tells the following funny story that hap
pened during the last seasons tour. 1--WE
were playing in indianapolis, and the per-
Torrance was frequently interrupted by
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-13

HE weeks opera has brought
us a new Rigoletto and a new
Gilda, in the persons Of Signcr
Gregoretti and SignOrina from
ben. Further hearing Of Greg
oretfi only fustifies one.s a-.-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-13

A member of the ''F'lorodora' company
tells the following funny story that hap
pened during the last seasons tour. eve
were playing in Indianapolis, and the per-
Torrance was frequently interrupted by
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-13

''The Bonnie Brier Bush" goes out this
season with the same company that has
been presenting this charming idyl for
several seasons. There are one or two
minor changes. but they are so unimpOrt-
ant that the cast may be virtually con-
sidered the same OF course, J. H. Stod-
dart continues as Lachlan Campbell He
has made that character a classic.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-13

Mrs. Fiske, who is rehearsing at the
Manhattan Theater every day. has seen
The Earl of Pawtucket'' four times
since she returned to New York. She
says that the clean, delicate humOr OF
the comedy appeals to her and declared
a day or two ago that she would enjoy
playing Harriet Fordyce. if she were not
so engaged with her own work
Rose Coghlan will play the role Of
Penelope in ulysses when Stephen
Phillips greatest work is represented at
the Garden Theater.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-13

Miss Jean Lane Brooks, the young
American dramatic soprano. arrived from
abroad last week on the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse Miss Brooks, who returns
to this country to join Henry W. Saw
ages English Grand Opera Company, Is
a daughter of the late General Edward
]. Brooks OF the United States army. Miss
Brooks received her musical education
under Juliani in Paris. She viii make
her debut with Henry W. Savage's Eng
lish Grand Opera Company in Brooklyn
late I'm Sent arnha
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-24

According to The Medcan News the
deaths from plague in India are ncreas.
ing enormously. The figures quoted are
as follows Deaths from plague in 1897,
$4,000: in 1898. $4,000: in 1899. 1856
600; in 1900 $1,000 in 1901. pa 900: in
1902. 5TT. 900. For the first three months
of the present year the deaths were $751;
600.
1t is hardly necessary to inquire what
effect the serum treatment has had on
the mortality, because il has not been and
could not be applied in a great majority
of the eases. Where il has been used the
results have been, ut least, encouraging,
hut. although we have NOT the figures mt
hand, il seems safe to say that the per
centage of eases in which il was used
during these seven years was too small
Ia make an appreciate change in the
great totals reported, The vastness OF
the area affected. the habits of the ma
tive population and other causes combine
10 make preventive treatment or even
remedial treatment practically impossible
in most eases. when the diseases is we'll
spread over the country, India is nearly
half as large as the United States, and
the pecullarities of the country and peo-
pie make ii many times more difficult TO
check an epdemic.-lI Hartford Times.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-24
Olive Growing in Spain.

During recent years efforts have been
made to improve the quality of the olive
oil produced in this country. so as to
enable it to compete in foreign markets
with the French and italian oils, which
are so universally appreciated, say the
advance sheets of consular reports.
Some measure of success has already at
tended these efforts, and this has encour-
aged the leading Spanish oil cruShers to
spend money on improvements in their
machinery, with every prospect of a good
return.
A few particulars about the production
of oil in Spain, and especially the preserv-
ing of the olives, may prove of interest to
olive growers in California, as it has been
found that Spanish olives ke' D kNnger ana
art better preserved than those from that
state.
The picking of green olives is an inn
portant branch of industry in Spain. Be
sides the home consumption, which is
large, some 5000 to 1900 tons. valued at
about 100000, are annual exportedS
The olives are packed either in hotties or
kegs. For picking, the green olives are
carefully selected; all those that are in
the slightest degree bruised or damaged
are rejected, as only the perfect fruit is
capable of being preserved. The selected
olives are then placed in fresh water to
soak for several days, care being taken to
gchange the water frequently; they are
then put into the picking mixture. which
is a solution of common salt and soda,
the olives being entirely covered. This is
the general method adopted, and though
some manufacturers may slightly alter
the solution used, and add to it certain
aromatic substances TO flavor the olives.
the basis of the preparation is invariably
common salt and soda.
Ripe and half-ripe olives are preserved
only in small quantities, as there is little
demand for them.
As already mentioned, until quite re-
Gently little attention has been paid to
the method of extracting oil in Spain, and
consequently in many parts the most
primitive means are still in use.
1t is usual for the small grower himself
to extract the oil from the olives grown
on his land and, as he frequently does
not own the necessary appliances, he Dor
rows them from the nearest town, paying
for their use either money or oil. These
machines are of the most primitive de-
scription. The olives are first crushed in
n mill turned by a horse or bullock; they
are then placed in lever presses and the
oil thus extracted, boiling water being
generally used in the process. These
wooden presses. though powerful. are
very slow. and it often happens that the
olives have to be stored until the presses
are available, with the result that fer
mentation sets in. and this naturally de-
tracts from the quality of the oil. 1t is
said that there are between 5000 and
1000 of these presses in Spain. Formerly
the pulp remaining in the presses was
used as fodder or fuel, but now it is sold
and second extraction of oil is made
from it. There are SiXty-three mills in
Spain for extracting oil from this pulp.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-24
A Strange Cult in Missouri.

Thomas Avery. VIII Powell and other
farmers living south of Shoal Creek tell
of remarkable sect of religious fanatics
which has settled along Rock Greek. The
tribe" they say, contains about twenty
people. mostly old men and women; and
they worship god in the shape of 8
huge ball of fire on the end of stick or
pole" Ed Blakey and Martin Ross. two
boys who We're fishing on Shoal Greek st
midnight, first discovered them. They
found them in the act of worshipping
their freball They told the neighbor-
hood about it, and two nights later six
farmers went to the lonely and rugged
guch through which Rock creek trickles.
On either side there are numerous small
caves and grottos and in these cavernS
the farmers discovered people sleeping
Although the day had well advanced, no
one was stirring in the camp of strangers.
A black heap of ashes near the creek in
dieated where fire had been.
Monday night party was detailed 20
watch for the midnight services. but for
some reason the strangers failed to per-
form their strange worship The watch
ers could see them about midnight, gath
cred in a group near the creek, but moth
ing unusual was done. Tuesday night
another party watched and so on until
last night, when the worshippers again
performed the fireball ceremony. Those
who saw il describe it as being very inn
presSive and uncanny.-Joplin (Mo.(
News Herald
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-24
Saved by Elm Water and Eggs.

Omer Hillard. the 4-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Simeon Hillard, is slowly
recovering from injuries sustained in
drinking concentrated I've last winter.
The mother left some of the I've in a cup
and the youngster used the cup in getting
a drink Of water. He screamed from
pain and in a short time his lips. mouth
and face were swollen until his eyes were
closed
The mishap occurred on February ..
Physicians were called and said the case
was hopeless, predicting that the child
would die from starvation. The boy was
unable to sustain food or drink on his
stomach. He grew worse gradually and
lost flesh until he weighed sixteen pounds
five weeks ago.
story of the boys condition an
peared ia newspapers and the mother be-
gan to receive letters from sympathetic
people over the state, many of them sug-
costing treatment for the little sufferer
Among the remedies suggested was the
Use of slippery elm water and the white
OF eggs. This remedy was used by the
mother. Five weeks ago the child be-
came so weak and emaciated that he had
to be handled and moved on a pillow and
for week or ten days took no nourish-
ment. After he began taking the elm
extract and the white of eggs, he was
able to drink water freely and retain
In his stomach. He improved until ).
could take light nourshment He is gain
ing flesh steadily and bids fair to recover
The parents believe that ii was the old
fashioned remedy that saved the life of
the child.-Windfall Qnd.) corr. Indianap,
oils News.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-24

sumed guilty smile, which seemed to
annoy her.
why don't you answer me-" she de-
manded, stamping her foot. She wears
''twos"
Il don't see anything to answer |
tried to blush, but, of course, | couldn't
do you mean to tell me that you 90
kissing women who-look nice, whenever
you get a chancez"
Moo" said /, slowly, Il don't mean
again with her haughtiest air.
IF that is your point of view" she
| said, please consider our friendship at
All end"
Look hero, Molly" / protested, 1T
| wasn't III our bargain that / was to be
platonic with everybody, was it?'
Il don't care what was in our bargain.
1t was a piece of foolishncss altogether .
Besides, | haven't said that Ter
kissed anybody"
"Oh, yes, you have! know you have,
and | know very well who it was. So
| there!"
If she meant Nora Teesdalc. it was
only two or three times-iust for a Joke.
Perhaps you'll tell me, them"
Perhaps | shan't! Though, of course,
| know very well, and so do you!"
Il naturally should, shouldn't 1? You
would, if YOU"
Il shall not stay to be insulted" She
moved to the door, but l intercepted her.
Look here. Molly" / said. don't let
us quarrel over such tritle. IF you'll
believe me"
How can l believe you when you be-
have in such a way? Didn't we agree
faithfully that we--but l don't want to
discuss it." L tugged my mustache a
bit; then / took hold of her arm.
awe agreed" l said slowly, ito be the
fastest and best of friends-in purely
platonic way. Aren't we?"
Not if" She quivered little at
the corners of her rosy mouth, and
stopped.
Not if either of us likes any one else,
better, you mean, Molly?" She nodded.
Upon my honor, l don't, Molly. Do
your" She shook her head Il never
shall, dear" / cried, eagerly. "Will you p
| She dropped the woods and let them roll
away UNDECIDED, and | seized her dear
little hands.
Not" she said, TREMENDOUSLY, from
a plasonic point of view"
"Platonlc point of view be hanged"
| put my arm around her.
She put her head down upon my shout
der and laughed-and cried little, too,
| fancy.
Il don't mind" she said.
do you still consider falling in love
absurd, Molly?" | asked, q little later.
Certainly" she said resolutely. In
other peoplci"
Which shows how much depends upon
the Point of View Free Lance.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-24

must put in the lower left-hand corner.
IN parenthesis (Mrs. James Madison
'5rown), in order that the recipient NAV
krow whether she be Mrs. or Miss
Brown. Legal documents must be signed
with the woman's Christian name, to
have force in law.
There are some women, however. who
desire to retain some hold upon the name
that was theirs before marriage. and il
they desire it. it is quite correct TO use
Alice Chaplin } rown' as a signature.
taking their maiden name in place Of the
usual middle Christian name
There is a division as 10 the custom
a widow shall follow. Some women dis
card the husbands Christian name and
after the death of the husband become
Mrs. Alice Elizabeth Brown" in Place
of Mrs. James Madison Brown"
On the other hand. there are many
women who refuse to give up the use Of
the husbands name, end among these
are those whose knowledge of social
uses cannot be disputed
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-24
Travelling Sand Hills of Peru.

After passing another town of three CT
four mud huts, we enter the famous des-
ert of Islay, on which are what | consid-
er the most remarkable natural curiosi-
ties to be seen on this globe, for we are
now among hundreds--nay, thousands
of pure white sand crescentS. ON a pla-
teau of 1900 feet above the level of the
see and tifty-four miles from the coast,
where all else is of dark red or choco-
late color. Whence comes this sand. and
why always in crescent shape? Prof.
Bailey, whom | afterward met at Are
quipa, in charge of the Harvard uniyer-
sity observatory, told me that scientific
men do not agree as to the reason why
the sand always forms the same crescent
shape, although it is generally believed
that the whirling eddies hereabouts are
responsible; some, however, argue that
such is not the case, since each one of
these crescents has an opening toward
the northeast. At any rate. the inner
circle is an almost perpendicular wall, of
the finest pure white sand, and from the
upper edges the crescents slope gradually
away on the outside. They average
about 20 feet in height, the inner circle
having diameter of some 30 feet al
though | have seen one at least q mile
and half in diameter, which was. how
ever. not much higher than the average.
These crescents move, it is estimated. at
the rate of inches every twenty-four
hours; and when, on the slow journey,
one comes near the railroad. it becomes
necessary to shovel the sand across the
tracks, after which it travels on, forming
new crescents or mingling with some 6f
the Others.-Ernest G. Rost in Harper
Magazine
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-24
SWEET REST.


Little Charlie was trottng to school one
Wearing shoes that had bright copper
And his dear little face was as fresh and
sweet
As the dew in the heart of a rose.
His mother was leading her dear Charlie
boy:
He was five years old that day
And for only two hours would be WITH
his look.
The other ten given to play.
"The weather IS lovely" the good mother
his a pleasure to breathe the pure air.
God beautiful sunshine illumines the
And the heavens above are so fair"
"Ycs." answered the wise little man n
her side.
The city is pleasant, / know;
But when the time comes ! can take DAY
For rcst-to the country I'll 60"
This thought was not his. he but echoed
or neighbor who toiIed for his bread
And for shoes for his six little children 5
feet
And hats for each dear little head.
This incident true, and with moral at
To all the dear boys is addressed;
From doing good deeds may you take no
day OF.
And in evil ones never take rest.
Mary f. Ireland In The Lutheran Oh
server.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-24
A DEVICE FOR wooING SLEEP.
To Quiet the Brain Begin the Movements
of the Feet.

Most of the mental devices for wooing
sleep have failed because they have near
ly always tried to resort to local treat
ment;' i'll other words, they have made a
homeopathic attempt to stop thinking by
thinking about something else-a process
which might also be called elimination
by substitution" But all thinking, spon,,
tane@as or forced. draws more Or lesE
blood to the brain, prevents deep inhala-
tons and bars the gate to the kingdom
or dreams. Any device, on the other
hapd, which will make one take deep,
long breaths spontaneously (the invaria-
bic forerunner of Sleep may be counted
upon as genuine remedy for insomnia.
Even deep breathing which is forced is
better than any purely mental attempt
TO win sleep But if the deep breathing
can be produced involuntarly one is sure
of passport to Nodland
After several nights of experiment to
this end the present writer decided to ap-
ply the principle adopted by the masseurs,
who begin their manipulations lat the
point furthest from the seat of difficulty"
which, in the case of insomnia, would be
the feet. Lying on the right SIDE with
the knees together and considerably
licked, the victim of insomnia should be-
gin to peda. both his feet slowly up and
down, with the movement entirely in the
INC PVu"iihN Sho'iu heeP tihiT
with the natural rhythm of respira ton,
and be continued until it is followed by
deep and spontaneous breathing. Several
people who have tried this remedy report
that involuntary deep breathing invaria-
bly, begins before they have pedaled up
and down = dozen times. In obstinate
cases of insomnia the patient mey need
to keep NJ The pedaling two or three min
utcs, or even more, with intermissions, if
necessary. The treatment may also be
varied by moving the feet alternately in
stead of simultaneously; though the latter
method has proved the more speedily efii-
caciouS in the cases known TO the writer
The explanation Of the result obtained is
probably simple. The blood is pumped
from the head, and with the removal of
brain tension a general relaxation fol-
lows, with a sequent deep respiration and
its resulting sleep.-Good Housekeeping.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-24
Il Was the Right Man.

After the lights had been turned down
and the spirits had raped several times
the medium announced in Il sepulchral
voice
we have a new spirit in our midst
tonight. 1t says it has Il strange affini-
ty for some member of the party"
What is its name?' asked several
in awestruck tones.
There was some more rapping and
then the medium solemnly announced:
1t says it was known as Joseph Jacob
son when on earth"
Il know it! | know it, cried little
man in the back of the room, jumping
to his feet excitedly.
Hush said the medium
Then there was more rapping and at
its conclusion the medium said:
ut says it doesn't know YOU"
That's the man. cried the little fell
low.
Put me down as convert. | never
did be-bclieve in spiritualism before. but
that's the one sure. He never knew me
when he owed me money and he Dor
rowed a Y just before he died. Brook
Ign Eagle.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-24

DUKE OF RICHMOND ties. He was born
in 1918 and succeeded his father in
1860. He held the government Offices
of President of the Board of Trade
London, Lord President of the Coun
ell and the secretaryship of Scotland.
He also served in the army. entering
it in 1889, and being aide-de-camp to
the Duke of Wellington from 1912 to
1852. These summarize the chief
events of his public life
One fur her fact may be referred to
as throwing a light upon the family
name and honor" of the house of
which he was the head. In 1892 he
accepted cash payment of $500, 900
from the government in lieu of
pension of $4,000 a year which
Charles II. had settled upon the fam
lily. And thereby hangs tale.
Charles H., as is known to every
reader Of history, was a weak, vain
glorious and profigate ruler. He had
favorites by the score around his
throne and being almost absolute in
power he rewarded them out of the
public purse without anybodys per
mission. One of these favorites was
Louise de Kerouaille, French beauty.
but constituencies Charles fell
slave to her charms and made her the
Duchess of Portsmouth. She practic-
ally ruled England through him She
drew an income of 100000 from
Charles and carried on lucrative
trade in pardons Most any one could
obtain the Kings pardon for a crime,
if enough money was paid to the bra
zen duchess; and that vast sums of
money We're paid to her favor is evi-
denced by the fact that her income
in the year 1851 amounted to $65O,O00
"a large amount for that time.
In 1872 the Duke of Richmond, who
had married Frances Stewart, a for
mer favorite of Charles, died and the
Duchess of Portsmouth asked the
King to transfer the title to her son
Charles, then an infant. Charles OBJ
ligingly did so and further granted
pension of 100000 year to the hold
er of the title, making it hereditary
in the family. Thus the house of Rich
mond up to 1892 cost the British tax
payers upward of $4,000, 0O0-surely
a heavy penalty to have to pay for
woman's wiles and a foolish mon
arch's within.