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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-31
LUMBER SUPPLY.
Prodigai Use Americans Make Of Timber
The End in Sight.

1t is not strange that trees were once
objects of worship, and forests considered
holy places. Trees are benefactors in
more ways than one-commercially valu
able, they have still greater value for
climate, and are by no means negligible
as satisfaction to the esthetic nature
One thing Is certain, countries that have
lald sacrllegiOus hand on their trees have
been cursed with grabbed age and barren
ness
In speaking of our prodigal use of CO.
nlferous timber and the possible end Of
the supply, the Milwaukee Sentinel says:
The latest estimate was an incidental
feature of paper read by T. B. Walker
OF Minneapolis at the recent meeting Of
the American Forestry association, from
which the Mississippi Valley Lumberman
takes figures for interesting comparisons.
hr Walker finds that the country still
has lumber supply amounting to some.
thlng over thousand billions of feet.
Figuring on ID per cent. annual in
crease IN the cut, he concludes that the
thousand and three billions in the country
at large will last twenty-five years, but
ne makes no allowance for the growth of
timber in that length of time, and at the
end OF the quarter century statisticians
doubtless will still be figuring on the rap.
IDLY approaching end.
But the end is coming, nevertheless,
and in a time exceedingly short in com.
parison with the probable life of the ma.
ton. Each succeeding estimate takes
INTO account smaller timber than was
measured in the last and every tree large
enough to make Il scantling is now includ-
ed. That is the explanation of the level
maintained Il The supply as shown by
estimates many years apart. Mr.. Walk
er's estimate Tor the northwestern states
includes, in fact is necessarily almost ex-
clusively made mp of, trees which esti-
majors of thirty years ago considered
worthless. His date for the end may
have to be set back a few years, but not
a great many. Weeks Progress
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-31
Cecil Rhodes Personality.

Certainly one of the strongest men
have ever met was Cecil Rhodes: the
most striking personality. His ideas were
on such gorgeous scale. He would
treat lions and tigers as ordinary people
treat enthusiastically. For instance, Just
before he died he was planning a sort Of
farm fer wild administered in. Again,
he planned an avenue in memory of the
siege of Kimberley. Siege avenue
II mile Of vines trained on trelliS work
and broad enough to allow a four-in- hand
to drive down.
One day while | was ketching him in
his little study he rang for secretary
and wanted to know whether a certain
work to do with the planting of orange
trees was completed.
They will be finished in a fortnight,
sir
They must be finished in week"
said Rhodes.
l saw the man hesitate, and I felt
that Rhodes had said something imposs;-
bic. He repeated it again.
Order Il thousand Katfir laborers, -"
said he
The huge order imprr< sed me- He
merely wished to see it completed before
he left Kimberley. | could well believe
he would have constructed an empire in
the same time As gardener no one
has come near him since Adam. He
would throw down clumps of flowers of
one variety only that in themselves would
be enough to fill Il market garden. and
yet spread over such tremendous spaces
that they would he in complete sympathy
with the mountains encircling his home.
Mortimer Menpes in NJ. A. p.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-31
A New Way TO Get Love.

Still stranger developments have arisen
in the case of the divorced husband who
allowed the decree to be granted against
him on the strength of letters written by
an alleged mistress of his. but i'll reality
inspired by his wife. who. in fact, ''cor-
rected' them; that is to say, according to
her own subsequent statements. added
expressivencss to the style. and put in eX-
ira epithcts of endearment. After the
divorce the man shot ut his former wife.
wounding her seriously. In eXamina-
ton by a magistrate concluded what
strange motive he could have had for the
attempted murder. Il loved her So" he
answered. Then what possessed him to
connive Mt his wife's fabrication Of evil
dence against him? the magistrate in
qurcd Again. it was all for love of her
he replied She asked him so PRETTY
and >lovincly to allow her to divorce him
that he had not the heart 10 refuse The
magistrate concluded that his strange
psychological case was one of diyorcing
for love Exactly SO, answered the
prisoner; Il hoped that after divorce she
would be fondcr of me than before. As
she did not care for me when, according
to law. She owed me affection. | fancied
that being no longer bound she would
love me more. Paris Corr. of London
Daily Telegraph.
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because l am rich and the Baron de

because l am rich and the Baron de
Gace"'
He drove the thought away with a
quick exclamation of anger. knowing it
unworthy of the girl he loved, and. touch
ing his horse with the spurs, he galloped
home. As he turned the corner, he saw
his son Robert, flashing down the road in
front of him, on his bicycle, and from
his seat upon his splendid animal NJ. de
GAGE compared himself with his son,
thinking rapidly:
'On the whole, am better than he"
The next day, as the father and son en-
tered the Mainfroys' parlor, they SUR
prised Helen arranging her flowers. She
had not looked for them so soon. and
had not heard the carriage, and supposing
herself alone for some time yet, she was
still dressed in her loose, morning dress.
her arms bare and her hair simply tied
with ribbon. NJ. de GAGE uttered n
smothered exclamation at the lovely pic
ture she made among her flowers.
Mercy me, let me run away she
cried, seeing them stand suddenly before
her.
Before you go, please let me INTRODUCES
my son. said the baron, smiling, land
please forgive us for coming so soon. We
really couldn't watt
Blushing rosy-red. Helen lifted her eyes
to those of the young man. standing so
tall and straight beside his father. Their
looks met and fingered. A moment later
she had disappeared, closing the dool be-
hind her.
Great heavens" cried Robert, now
charming she is. and how pretty
You think so?' quered his father.
Yes, indeed. and I understand better
now what you seemed to be limiting ut
yesterday. dad; | assure you that if this
is the young lady of your choice. / am
more than ready to fall in love with your
plans. But do you suppose she would be
willing to go off into foreign lands? Fog
| with my career
He was interrupted, for just then Mr..
Mainfroy entered.
My daughter las told me, my dear
baron" he began heartily, land I mn
derstood Immediately. You know what
Il daughtcrly affection she has for You
and | know what fine man your son
is; we will speak frankly, will we not?
We must wait little to see how the
young folks get along together, ana
| then
NJ. de GAGE looked at his son. whose
eyes were shining brightly. and. without
a single muscle of his face betraying
him, he felt he agony in his heart.
"Thank you, sir, he said quietly. for
your kind words about Robert l hope
You will allow him to come here often.
for | think they will please each other
| Robert is Il good Fellow
And he added simply:
And Miss Helen is an adorable Young
lady. Francois de Mon in Washington
| Post
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-31
OUR PRESIDENTS WEIGHTY MEN.
All Since Mr.. Lincoln Have Been of Good
Size

Abraham Lincoln was tall, bony and
lean almost to the limit. His tasks
We're heavy, and he did not grow stout
while he was President. But since his
day we have not had a lean President
The recent statement that Mr.. Roose-
vclt's weight had risen to 220 pounds
recalls the fact that the long line since
the Civil war has consisted without Il
break of fat men,. This was particularly
true of Mr.. Garfield and Mr. Cleveland
and the rest We're not far behind.
Mr. Roosevelt's friends deny that he
weighs 220 pounds, insisting that he
weighs but 1916 pounds. which is about
the proper weight for man of his
height and years. Mr.. Mckinley wax
much inclined TO stoutness, and so was
Mr.. Arthur Gen. Grant and Mr.. Har-
rison We're reasonable fat, as were Andy
Johnson and Mr.. Hayes.
All American Presidents have been men
of moderation moth in food and drink.
and many of them have resorted to exer-
else in an effort To preserve health and
strength, Not another one of them. how
ever. has been Il practiccr of athletics
and strenuous exercise to the extent that
Mr.. Roosevelt carries il ut every oppor-
tdnity, and probably not one of his pred
eccssors had such physical vigor as Mr..
Roosevelt enjoys. Birminghom tAlaD
Age-Hcrald.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-31
American Girls and the British peerase.

The editor of the Japan Weekly Mail
is better informed concerning the affairs
of the Mikado subjects than he is about
international marriages. Referring the
other day to the American young wom-
en- who have married members of the
British peerage he summed up his re-
marks in the announcement that four of
them had become duchesSes and two
counteSses. He very much moderated
the extent of the American invasion of
the privileges conceded to the wives of
Britian'S hereditary legislators. We do
not pretend to carry about with us an
exhaustive list of our Countrywomen who
have welded peers of the realm, but, be-
sides the two DuchesSes of Marlborough
and the two DuchesSes of Manchester
to whom will soon be added a Due hess
of RoNhurghe. we can call to mind two
marchionesses. Lady Dufferin and Lady
AnglcScy. while the young American who
by courtesy is styled Lady Yarmouth
will be MarchioneSs of Hartford, should
her husband outlive his father. There
are ut least seven American countesSes,
besides one YiseOuntesS, and, if her huS.
band outlive his father, Lady Deerhurst
will become Countess of Coventry. OF
American harnesses, there are no less
than ten. if we include the widow Of the
late Lord Fairfax, whose name was car
ried on the roll of the House of Lords,
though he never claimed the privileges
Of the peerag e.-Harpcr's Weekly.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-31
A BLAZED TREE.
How 1t Settled the Ownership of Rich
Mine in California.

In the primeval wilds of Mariposa
county twenty-seven years ago a gov
eminent surveying party was engaged in
marking off the positions of townships
and sections, preparing the first official
map of the county for the government
In the work they marked the positions
Of intersecting lines bounding sections
and townships on blazed spots on trees
A blaze is made by chopping into the
side OF a tree, removing the bark, AMI
making the exposed surface smooth. On
the tablet thus made the numbers of
section. township and range are carved
with an awl and the tree thus serves for
years rs a guidepost to all who are able
to read its caballistic signs.
In this particular county the surveyors
blazed certain tree and marked on it
the initials +. T., S. II, T. SO, X. 1Se
This meant Boundary tree, Section A.
Township IS, Range Is east" and estah
llshed the existence of line which went
down on the government maps.
Years passed and prospector came
that way, located a claim, did little
development work, and went away. As
the seasons went on the bark grew over
the blaze on the tree, and later the fibre
also grew out over the bruised place and
healed the wound. leaving at length moth
ing but Il seam on the side of the oak
10 mark the place where the blaze had
been made.
Not many years ago the man who had
located the claim near the blazed oak re-
turned to his hole, picked up few rich
specimens, put his claim on the market,
and, shortly afterward. sold.
a company took hold and developed a
splendid mine within q few yards of the
line dividing the claim from neighbo.-
ing property. They pushed develop
sments and uncovered good ledge, when
the parties owning the land Immediately
adjoining them brought suit for posses
sion. They presented the claim that the
mine was on their side of the dividing
line, claiming that mistake had been
made as to the position of that line and
that our prospector had sold property
that was not his in addition TO his own.
Maps, figures, estimates, surveyors
were brought in to give evidence. The
court remained in doubt. The tree mark
ing the dividing line in that old survey
must be found. Both contestants set
out on the search. Months past and
at length n scar was discovered on the
side of large oak about six feet from
the ground. Above and below this scar Il
deep cut was made with an axe and the
slab was pried Off The fibre of the tree
had grown into the markings, and when
the slab was split off the initials stood
ont in relief perfect to the smallest de-
tail. The slab was presented and adj
mitted as evidence, the line was thus
fixed. and judgment was given to the
mining company The deed given by the
prospector was cleared, and thousands
of dollars year insured to the develop
ers by the mute testimony of this piece
of work actually written by the hand of
nature.-Los Angeles (Cal) Herald.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-31
Orange MarmalatIe.

Slice very thin, without peeling
two dozen oranges and take out the
seeds. Slice two lemons in the same
way and mix with the oranges. Meas
ure the juice and add enough water to
make three quarts of the liquid. Put
into stone crock with cover and set
in the cool cellar over night. In the
morning put over the fire in preserv-
ing kettle and bring slowly to the boil
Simmer gently until the peel is very
tender, then stir in a pound OF sugar
for every pint of liquid and boil until
the skin is clear in appearance. Take
from the fire and when cool turn into
Jelly glasses.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-31
FARMER srEBBINS AT FOOTBALL.

Rut still they all KEEP on their way, as
fierce as fierce could be,
An none of EN- was blessed with sense 10
listen unto me;
But while / still upheld the right I'D ""Fus
,rh' anparent cause Of all their fuss rolled
plump bctwixt my feet!
An then such bulletin amidst the angry
waves Of strife.
7 never yet had come across in all my
earthly NE.
I've sported In a skatin' rink, an helped
10 dust the floor.
T,ve served as drift wood in the waves Of
Jerseys stormy shore;
I've clutched a tall toboggan slide, the
while my cheeks did blanch,
Then lettin' go, reluctantly become an
avalanche;
I've entered cars on Brooklyn Bridge 'twixt
five az six o'clock;
But these was only zephyr breaths beside
an earthquake shock!
Tbey iunlled me they tumbed me, some
several fellers deep.
Until / gave up every sense an feeebly fell
An r.hen / woke. and mildly asked Il all
my bones was there
No one contiguous seemed to know, or
specially to care:
But several felleFs, with their face all
black an blue an red.
Jumped up an down. a-wayin' hans. an
shoutin We're ahead
"Now whose ahead?" says I, when / a.
listenin ear could find;
whoever It's, here's one old fool that's
several rods behind,
Why are you studyin' carnage here-wGat
is this all abOuti'
An then they hoIlered Football Dad
we've gone an cleaned EN- OUT
Whereat ! says, If this is what you call n
friendly game,
Heaven shield me from your courtesies an
help me dodge the samer
Extract from poem by win Carleton in
Every Where.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-31
The Hesitating Monks.

in the italian papers. 4 deputation of the
monks of some order had obtained an
interview with him. According To the
etiquette of the Vatican only cardinals
are allowed to sit in the Pope's presence.
and an invitation from him to do 50 is
deemed equivalent 10 the promise of Il
cardinalate. Pope Plus y. is a plain
man utterly Indifferent t. TIE etiquette Of
the papal court. He. therefore. begged
the monks to take seats. They hardly
knew whether they could venture TO do
so. and while they stood hesitating he
said TO them. You do not. | suppose.
expect me 10 draw your chairs forward
for Won truth.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-31
BATTLE WITH HUGE PORPoISE.
Big Fish Caught in Gill Net Off Sea
Isle City, N. ].

John Backman, a fisherman, and
Frank Clark. a member of the Sea Isle
City lifesaving crew, had fight with
monster fish about mile out at sea
which they will not soon forget. The
huge porpoise became entangled in gill
net belonging to Backman, and the two
men. securing gun and an axe, boarded
their naphtha launch and decided TO
capture the fish.
When they were within a short dis
lance of the net the porpoise made fran
tic efforts to escape. Its tail was fast,
but nearly all of its body was free. Clark
fred several heavy charges of shot into
the fish's head, which caused it to turn
upon the boatmen. Time and again il
leaned high out of the water. and several
times barely missed landing in the small
boat.
Clark finally managed to shoot into
the eyes of the fish. binding it. The axe
was then brought into play, and after re
peated blows it was killed. The struggle
lasted over an hour When the porpoise
was landed ii was found 10 measure 5
feet and TO weigh 600 pounds.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-31
Sweet Picked Peaches.

Prepare a syrup of four pounds of
brown sugar, one quart of best cider
vinegar, and two ounces of stick Gin
namon broken in pieces. Boil all to-
gether twenty minutes. Have peaches
ready. having previously dipped them
quickly into boiling water and rubbed
off fur with crash towel. Stick two
or three cloves into each peach-not
more for the Glove darkens the peach
Put half of peaches iEto syrup at
time, and cook until clear and tender.
Drain out and put into jars, and pour
boiling syrup over them, filling jar
full. Seal.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-31
Man with Green Hair.

1t has been observed for centuries that
cdpperSmithS sometimes have green hair.
\ Berlin professor has been inveStigat-
ing the subject. He says: Green hair is
hy no means common among conner
workers, 1t occurs only among those
who have worked with the metal for
many years, and the individual SuScepti.
MlltF varies greatly. Ii is sometimes as
serted that the hair turns green after 4
few months work in hot weather. but
this is mere superficial color, the re,
suit of the action of pcrspiratiun upon
The copper dust, and il can he washed
of
The true dyed in the wool" green hair
cannot be restored To its original color hy
washing, even with chemicals. Among
more than 800 coppersmithS found only
eight with green hair. The hair of a
man VINO had been brass poliSher for
tWelty-Seven years showed no trace of
green, or two men who had worked for
many years under Identical conditions.
one had green beard. the others hair
retained its natural color.
Animals are sometimes turned green hy
copper. \ sheep which has been OK.
posed for years 10 copper fumes and dust
had hne green fleece. This animals
drinking water was also contaminated
~ ASiuNe run Nht copper WORKS, which
seemed to have had bad effect on its
general health.
In mon the beard seems to be more af.
fected than the hair of the head. and
the eyebrows least of all Blondes are
more visibly affected than dark haired
people
After working in copper is given nm
the green color may disappear. but oniy
after number of years, saw an old
man with snow-white hair which had
formerly heen green. Another white
haired workman did not acquire the
green celebration until five months after
he had ceased work.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-31
WATER.

Il II organize trust he said;
Us my financial dream.
OF course, some water / must have
To float my little scheme.
THE earth is two-thirds water,
As scientists agree.
What's good enough for this old earth
Is good enough for me-
Water. water everywhere"
He muI INJURED. All is well.
Everybody wants to buy,
And no one wants TO SELL
BCt when the boom had vanished
He murmured with q sigh,
Everybody warts to sell,
And no one wants 10 buy.
Il IN sorry for the people.
Who sadly watch and wait,
But that's way that water has
1t win eyaporate.
Washington STAR.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-31
When A Man Sneezes.

1t is reported that Jonathan Hutchin-
son has said tina, when a man sneezes
heartily he may know himself to be in
the best of health and that mo person
in poor health was ever known TO sneeze."
The Scientific American, referring to this
reported statement, falls foul of the Eng
liSh surgeon for making so dcgmatic an
assertion when the contrary is so easily
proved. The journal in question then
goes on to relate many old superstitions
with regard TO the ill-luck attending
Sneezing. some of which, while proving
nothing, are interesting. Ii appears that
many savage and Semi-civilized races OF
the Orient have some curious customs re-
garding the SneeZe. When the Sultan of
Monomtopa sneeZes, for instance. the fact
is made known from the palace by a GER
tain signal. Instantly every subject with
in hearing of the signal sets up a shout,
the cry is taken up by Others, and So ex-
tends until it runs through the confines of
his empire. When the Sultan Of Senaar
Sneezes, on the contrary. every woman in
his harem or within hearing turns her
back on him and makes sign OF con-
tempt by shifting her hips with her hands
disguised that 50 mighty parsonage
should have to Sneeze like an ordinary
MORTAL Medical Record
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-31
Chilli Sauce.

Peel and slice three dozen fine toma-
toes and a dozen onions Mix, then
add six green peppers, minced, Into
three quarts of vinegar stir a cupful
of brown sugar. five tablespoonfuls of
salt. siA teaspoonfuls each of powdered
allspice, cloves and cinnamon. two tea
spoonfuls OF ground ginger and q salt
spoonful of paprika. Now add the
vegetables. put all over the fire and
boil steadily for two hours or until
thick. When cold bottle and seal
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-31

Stained knife blades should be RI =
bed with cut raw potato dipped in
knife powder or bath brick and th
polished in the usual manner.
Ink stains. if fresh, will soak out 10
milk; if, however, they have been al-
lowed to dry the application of oXaii'
acid or salts of lemon will be neccS-
sary.
Very wet boots should be filed with
dry oats and set aside for a few hours.
The oats will absorb the moisture and,
swelling out. will prevent the leather
shrinking and the boots hardening, as
they would If put near the fire TO dry.
To clean the ivory handles of knives
mix equal parts Of ammonia and olive
oil and add 10 this enough prepared
chalk TO make paste. With this rub
the ivory and let it dry before brushing
II off. Several applications of the paste
may be necessary.
To cut glass with scissors hold
sheet Of glass horizontally under "ater
and then cut 4, as you would sheet
of paper. with a strong pair of scissors.
The cutting is easily accomplished, bu'
It will not be as neatly done by long
way as with a diamond.
If your sewing machine works beav-
lily oil it thoroughly with parafin. THIS
will remove all dirt and grit: but i
must be afterward wiped off carefully.
and the machine must then be o'ieI
with the ordinary lubricating oil New
er use paraff1n as a lubricant or 20"
VIII cause your machine TO wear o"'
before its time.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-31
Rice Flour Cakes.

Quarter of a pound of rice -four.
quarter of n pound of moist sugar.
quarter of a pound of butter. two Ia
blespoonfuls of -four, few currants,
one teaspoonful of baking powder.
Mix the rice, sugar, currants and bak-
ing powder in a dry state, then melt
the butter before the fire and add half
4 teacupful of warm milk. Mix to-
gether with a spoon, then put into
queen cake tins or mods, and bake in
q moderate oven.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-31
Tomato and Corn Salad.

Pour boiling water over large.
smooth tomatoes to loosen the skins,
and set on ice. When perfectly cold,
gouge out the center of each tomato
with a spoon and fill the cavity with
boiled corn cut from the cob and left
to get perfectly cold; then mix with
mayonnaise dressing. Arrange the to-
matoes On chilled platter lined with
lettuce, and leave on ice until wanted.
Pass more mayonnaise with the salad.