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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17
Romance of an Old Tavern.

Judge John A. Peters, Names retired
chief justice, is enjoing his ripe old age
with a philosophy which would have de-
lighted the immortal Roman who was
author of De Senectute. His life has
been a happy one, and lie makes his old
age happy by reviving the old memories
on all possible occasions. A recent occa-
sion illustrates his delight in recalling old
friends and old scenes. In the town of
Dedham. half way between Bangor and
Ellsworth, there is an old-fashioned
Maine tavern which for over half a CEN
fury, from 1916 to 1901, was kept by one
mar, Robert Johnson. 1t was 4 famous
tavern and Robert johnson was a famous
host. Besides eminent Maine public
men like Judge Peters, Hannibal Ham
lin, James G.. Blaine and Senator Hale,
the tavern entertained Zack Chandler,
the Michigan Republican leader; Howell
Cobb, famous Georgian Of ante-b elum
days and once speaker of the national
House; Theodore Tiiton, OF unhappy for
tunes; John A. Logan, and many Others
The poet Longfellow also hOnored the
host with a visit while travelling in east
ern Maine. Robert johnson is dead, but
the tavern remains, and few days ago
Judge Peters visited it with party of
friends for the sake of dining again in
the old dining room and recalling other
days and friends that were gone The
occasion was made not the less interest
ing by Judge Peters "reminiscences of the
men and incidents of the past-Lewiston
Journal.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17
A Unique Ferry.

4 ferry is plying across the Missouri
river. short distance north of St
Joseph, which is described as something
unique. 1t is not run by wind. steam
or electricity. but solely by the force of
the rivers current. Its proprietors call
it trolley ferry" 4 steel cable is
passed across the stream. ever the boat.
This cable passes through two stationary
pulleys ON the deck. BY means of these
puleyS and the cable the beat is held
so that the current of he river strikes
it ut an angle of about 45 degrees, and
in this sideways fashion the current
forces ii across the channel. 1t carries
100 tons of cargo over in four minutes.
There are no fuel bills to meet. no en-
gines to keep in repair, and no engineers
to pay. and as the boat is literally pat
ronized by farmers, truck gardeners and
poultry breeders living near Watbena.
on the Kansas side of the river, it is
bringing in large dividends for its own
ers. This sort of ferry may be novelty
to ST. Joseph people, but in many parts
of the country it is almost as old as the
riEarS
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17
The Masters Mascot.

Like most musicians, KubeHk has his
mascot. 1t is little violin, given l.
him by a wandering musician when he
was only 10 years old, as tribute to his
powers. The stranger heard the bog
playing on his fathers fiddle, and was so
struck that he insisted on making him
the present. Kubelik's father was as
proud as he was poor, and as super
Stitious as he was proud. He said the
hoy should have the baby instrument.
but he insisted on paying for it. Il has
been all over Europe with Kubeik since
He never goes anywhere without it, and
he believes that if he lost it be would
lose his luck. Two other things kuballh
equally treasures-the cross of the Greg
DRY order and rosary given to him by
the late Pope Leo XIIL The cross /
give YOU my dear Kubelik," sand the
Pope. because you are master Of
your art. the rosary to remind you ,hat
there are many things more precious
than fame Men and Women
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17
ILovE MY JEAN.

Of a. the airs the wind can blaw,
| dearly like the west.
For there the bonnie lassie lives,
The lassie ! lOe best;
There wild woods grow, and rivers row,
And monte hill between;
BY day aud night my fancy's fight
Is ever wi my Jean.
/ see her in the dewy flowers,
] see her sweet ana fair;
| hear her In the tunefu' birds.
| hear her charm In the air;
There's not a bonnie flower that springs
BY fountain, shaw or green:
There's not bonnie bird that sings.
But minds me of my Jean.
hlaw. We western winds, blaw saft
Amang the lcafy trees.
Wi balmy gale. frae hill and dale
Bring hame the laden bees:
And bring the lassie back to me
That's aye sac neat and clean;
Ae smile o. her wad Danish care,
Sac charming is my Jean.
What signs and vows amang the RGoWeS
Haze passed between us twai
How fond to meet, how wac to part,
That night she gaed ava!
The powers aboon can only ken,
TO whom the heart is seen,
That name can be sac dear to me
As my sweet, lovely Jean.
Robert Burns.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17
Jules verne's Eyesight.

Admirers of Jules Verne will he glad to
hear that the reports as to his blindness
are greatly exaggerated. Writing just
recently from Amiens 10 NJ. Duquesnel.
one of his old stage friends. the author
says: Il cannot bring myself to believe
that | am blind, Notwithstanding the
statements in the newspapers. | accord
ingly take up the pen for the purpose of
letting you know that there is no truth
in such statements. There was COM
mencement of cataract on the right eve.
and no more. But if | We're Obliged to
read all the letters sent to me on this
subject most assuredly my sight would
be weakened, and in all likelihood blinG-
ness would result. Thanks for your re-
melabranCe, and warm grasp Of the
hand from one OF your Oldest friends.
Jules Verne
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17

The September fre-loss in the United
States and Canada this year fell $500
short of that of September, 1902. 1t
amounted to the moderate sum of S9,-
939, 450 September was the third month
this year when the fire loss fell below
$4,000. The aggregate so far this year
has been S114,971 $50, compared with
$i14,50l,400 in the first nine months of
1902 and $l20,645,350 in the correspond
ing period of 1901. The situation is not
bad for the insurance companies. as rates
have been raised to a basis which guar
antees them very fair profit in years Of
moderate ire-loss.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17

The University of Chicago has new
sensation. This time the thing that has
set everybody agog is not a discovery
of the means of indefinitely prolonging
life, nor Il professional declaration that
Shakespeare was no great shakes in the
genius line compared with Rockefeller
The sensation has been created by PreSi-
dent Harper's return from his visit to the
Sultan bearing upon his upper lip evil
dence that he is endeavoring to raise q
moustache. A co-edueational university
is capable of making a good deal of fuss
over very little fuzz.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17
Rome's missing Lady"

Rome has its mysterious missing
lady as we'll as London. The woman 3D.
person was dining with some friends ar
a restaurant When she left she forge
her coat and returned to the restaurant
to get it. her friends remaining but 81
very short distance away. She w"s
rant keeper asserts that she got her Goa;
and rejoined her friends. but they a.
sert that she never came out of Jae
place. At last accounts she had mo-,
been found nor the mystery solved.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17
AN AUTUMN DITTY.

Summers done clean gone away,
Ring dat dinner bell.
FLOWERS are fadin, day by day;
Ring dat dinner bell.
Apples CROWN ON de tree.
Sweet an juicy as kin be:
Peaches, too, dat jes' fits me
Ring dat dinner bell.
Postum ncstin' on de branch.
Ring dat dinner bell.
turkeys struttin' 'roun' de ranch:
Ring DAT dinner bell.
Pork chops gettin' into line.
An dem spare ribs-dey IS fine:
It's de time o. year to dine.
Ring dat dinner bell.
Washington Star
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17
The Sparrow's Nemesis.

In London there is q huge army Of ca''
which subsistS almost entirely upon spa
rows. The London sparrow migrates I'D
the autumn to the corn6elds, where '
does its level best to destroy our hre"'
supply; but during spring and sumhe,
the London cats have been working Aa.'
among the inexperienced baby SPARE" =
for the old birds do not often get t'i.
tIred. and a very large proportion .'
each years brood never sees the country
Manchester Guardian.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17
Automobile Harvester.

Another largest automobile in the
world is a harvester n southern Cab
fornia The machine is 90 feet long and
80 feet wide. The motive power is fur
nished by oil. Eight men are required
TO run il. AZ the machine starts off the
grain begins falling in sacks on the op-
pOsite side from where il is cut and the
straw drops into cart behind
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17

Sir Thomas Lipton's second Shamrock
is going faster than she ever did when
afioat, because the relic hunters and the
scrap iron men are after her. Those who
have seen the kindling gatherers from the
Polish sections raze residences on permits
sion of contractors can conceive how fast
a yacht can go under such similar circum-
stances
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17

No sooner did Sir Thomas Upton dis
cover himself to be in Hammond, In
diana. than he wired Mt once TO his
friends in Chicago that they might ex-
pect him back at the Auditorium without
delay. The mayor of Hammond has
made national reputation BY his policy
of discrimination against bachelors. Sir
Thomas. however, managed to effect an
escape in safety.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17

Peter, dear" she -eplied will you
forgive me-"
Forgive your he repeated. For
what?"
She smiled
Didn't you know" she said, chat
wasn't an accident? | capsized the boat
on purpose, Tom Mason in Town Top
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17
Electric Lighting Plants.

In regard to the gross income of cleo
trio lighting plants, the data show that
the private plants average 1863 per cent.
of their cost and the municipals average
SIG The average salary to officials and
clerks is $500 per annum for private
plants and S4S2 per anum for municipals.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17

The German experimental electric rail-
way has achieved a speed of 125 As
miles an hour, and the Oldfeld Red Dew
lis are hopelessly in the rear, killing men
in their endeavors to get to the front.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17

Like Humpty Dumpty, Langley's air
ship sat on WALL and then had great
fall Had it been started from greater
height it would have had a longer flight
tscause its direction was downward.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17

The Chinese bug which has been dis
covered to be an enemy of the San Jose
scale will be permitted to come to tie
United States despite the Chinese ex-
clusion act
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17

A submarine boat for the sponge fish
cries is the latest application Of machn-
cry in industries that have been consid-
cred beyond the range of modern meth
DDS. But the inventor is fertile, and
N time all of the worlds work will be
done largely by mechanical aids.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17

The little town of Fisher, in Northern
Michigan. seems TO be as much at the
mercy of robbers and assassins as Cen
tennial Chicago
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17
New Things for the Army.

The army is TO have an entirely ne"
outfit of field guns and siege guns, wa, !.
will be of a pattern different from 2l!
weapons hitherto employed in the ,tI'
ice They will be OF the quick-fre Nm.
and will shoot twenty times a. iaS. a.
the guns now IN use. They can tAi""
twenty explosive shells minute
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17

Mr.. Schwab's sale Of a $10,000,00O
steel plant to the American Shipbuild-
ing trust for $30,000,0O0 was one Of
those tricks of legerdemain to which pro-
motors owe their success. The same
trick tried on small scale would be
classed with bunco games.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17

An Indiana man announces that he
has invented a steam generator to take
the place of the steam boiler. If a steam
boiler isn't steam generator. what is it:
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17

Barney Oldhelds automobile Bullet
No. is still breaking records. His Red
Devil quit breaking records in Milwau-
kee, with tragic suddenness that should
warn Barney to keep away from Bullet
No. when she suddenly reaches the end
of her record breaking career.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17

Promoter Clergue is making desperate
efforts to convince the world that it's
better to be in the 500 than in the soup.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17

The Louisiana leper colony WI e.
moved from Indian Camp. when
eighty miles above New OrieaSs, q
point near that city
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-31
READY FOR THE FIGHT.
McGovern Has the Long End of the
Betting at San Francisco

McGovern Has the Long End of the
Betting at San Francisco.
San Francisco, March 30.-Eddie Ora
ney, who will referee the Young Cor
bett-McGovern fight tomorrow night,
visited both training quarters to-day.
He wished to get an exact interpreta-
ton from the two pugilists of the
agreement which Corbett's and Meow
ern's managers signed last night AS
the agreement reads, in case a foul is
claimed by either side, the decision of
the referee must be withheld until d
reputable physician has made an exam
ination and reported what injury if
any, has been inflicted.
At noon to-day the betting odds re-
manned at 10 to s. McGovern, as has
been the case right along, is on the
long end of the argument Mc(iovern
who is well under weight, is taking life
easy in Alameda. He took little recre-
alton road work this afternoon.
The claim is made for Corbett that
he has at last reached the limit of 1877
pounds. His trainers pronounce him
in prime form, and say that a warm
ing up exercise and rundown to-mor-
row morning will wind up his work.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-31
CRIMES AGAINST UNCLE SAM.
Four Prisoners Arraigned I'm United
states Court Yesterday.

-Four Prisoners ArraiRned I'm United
States Court Yesterday.
Numerous matters of a criminal ma
ture came before Judge Speer in the
United States District Court yester-
day. Six cases were called. In two of
these continuances for the term. ow-
ing to the illness of the defendant,
were secured. two others were assign
ed for trial and in the remaining two
the accused pleaded guilty.
The two prisoners who pleaded gull
~ will be sentenced by the court this
morning. They are George Young and
jackson Gibbons. Young acknowledged
the theft OF. fourteen packages of mail
from the Union Station last Christmas
day, while Gibbons pleaded guilty to
having forged a signature to a money
order after stealing the letter con-
tanning the order from the mail at
Register, Ga.
For the theft of six cents from a
postoffice drawer. Charles Willis will
have to stand trial. and the govern
ment will be incidentally put to some
expense. The postmaster in Mont
gomery county from whom it is alleg-
ed the money was stolen, is no longer
the postmaster, and has removed to
San Francisco. His testimony being
material, the government will endeav-
or to get him to Savannah. Mr.. F. P.
Salas was appointed by the court to
defend Willis. His case will be tried
next week
w. a. Bowman will also be tried for
counterfeiting. The case of Charles A
Lamb, charged with Illicit distilling
will also be heard the latter part of
next week. Mr.. A. Pratt Adams was
appointed by the court to defend him.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-31
WHAT BARRETT SAID AT
HOME OF HIS MATCH
Has Been Discovered in Baltimore
Making Bad Treatment HoIIer.


Making Bad Treatment HolIer.
Joe Barrett, the lightweight boxer of
Baltimore, who started in to fight Her.
man Miller in twenty-round bout be-
fore the Savannah Athletic Club last
Wednesday night, and who brought
the fight to close in the fourth round
by laying down, has been located.
The first news of his whereabouts
came in the shape of a letter to the
Morning News from him. announcing
that he was in Baltimore-a more
agreeable stopping place than the To-
cal followers of the game have been
wishing him. With the arrival of the
Sunday edition of the Baltimore Amer
lean later in the day came a quarter
column story of the dreadful treatment
he reports to have received here. The
only thing lacking in the article is the
mention of the fact that he wimpered
and shed tears while telling his story,
the next stage beyond what he did
when he was lying on the mat trying
TO make his claim of foul stand good.
When the article had been read here
by those who closely watched the fight
they were willing to buy him a through
ticket to a place where he would need
fewer clothes than in his present stop
ping place.
His tale of Woe as it appears in the
American, is interesting:
Il arrived in Savannah three hours
before the fight, after a seventy-three-
hour voyage on the ocean, which made
me terribly seasick, one meal being all
L had eaten on the trip. AS l was
anxious to meet Miller, I refused to
postpone the match as my manager
had requested me to do. The first man
| met after arriving was a local fighter
who informed me that il was impossi-
Bile for me to win, as everyone asso-
ciated with the game was betting on
Miller. who was, by the way, the first
man on the grounds. and was picked
as the winner.
But went on undaunted to do the
best l could and explained to the ref
cree the foul tactics Miller generally
used 20 win. The first hitch came I'm
the second round. After I had Miller
down and almost out the referee came
between US. which gave Miller time 10
recuperate, as the bell then rang. NV
bOfing-in tactics were telling on MIL
lef. when he deliberately fouled me. M
which the audience showed IFS disap-
prevail
y fell 20 my knees and arose again
and did my best 90 beat Miller down
but he fculed me again putting me
down. ! arose again for the second
slime. hy This time the audience was
Aild. Miller made rush a. me- and
landed in rho same plaee. after which
q WA On imposbibilliy for me " rise.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-31
WANT INLAND ROUTE.
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mentioned how he had appeared before
other commercial bodies on the South
Atlantic Coast, and they had all in
dorsed the project, and were prepar-
ing the necessary statistics. The
speaker felt confident that if all the
commercial bodies of the South Atlantic
coast-the ports mostly to be bene-
fited-in fact the entire Atlantic
coast, get together in this matter and
urge its Importance to the commercial
interests of the North and the South,
ne has no fear but that the matter will
meet with the approval of Congress
and the necessary appropriation will be
obtained.
Mr.. Forrst also went into the matter
in a general way and explained the
interests of Baltimore in the project
He said his city is. closely allied with
the commercial interests of the South
Atlantic ports, and what was to the
benefit of the one would be to thg adj
vantage of the other. He desi2ed to
impress upon the meeting the 1mpor-
lance of the project. and hoped that it
would meet with favorable considera-
ton.
Lumsden Gave Figures.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Forests
remarks. Mr.. Lumsden was presented.
He stated that as the matter had been
gone into so thoroughly by the gentle
men preceding him there was very lit
tie for him to say, but one thing he
desired to mention. He was informed
that there was about 1,000,0 900 feet of
lumber shipped from Savannah each
week to Baltimore at the rate of
about Sc per LOCO feet; that If the pro-
posed inland water route is constructed
the freight rates on that lumber would
be reduced by $2.40 per 1000 feet, which
would mean a saving in freight rates
to the lumber interests of Savannah of
about s2,400 per week. This he used
as an example of the advantages to be
gained by the inland waterway in the
matter of freight rates
In the afternoon Mr.. Small and party
were taken in charge by some of the
local business men and spent the after
noon and evening at Thunderbolt. They
returned to the city in time to meet
Mr. Donlan and Mr.. j. P. Merrihew,
secretary of the Cotton Exchange, to
whom were explained the method to be
used in preparing the desired statistics.
The party left early this morning for
Jacksonville.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-31
J. WILLIAMS MACY IN AN
EVENING OF HUM0R.

Mr.. ]. Williams Macy, a humorist of
wide reputation, will appear at the
Guards Hall tonight under the aus
pieces of the Savannah Lecture Course.
He will be introduced by Mr. Otis Ash
more. Mr.. Macy is said TO be a man
of wonderful versatility and a delight
full evening of humor, pathos song and
story is assured. The New York
World says of him: Mr.. Macy's hu-
morous recitals are excruciatingly fun
ny, while his pathetic selections bring
tears to the eyes of the most phleg-
matte" Large and brilliant audiences
have been present at every one of the
lectures of this season, and it is prob
able that the Guards Hall will be filled
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-31
LOCAL PERSONAL.

Col. Charles d. Loud of Mt. Vernon
is at the Pulaski.
Mr.. William e. Bush of Augusta is
registered at the De Soto.
Mr.. S. ID. Wright of Columbus is reg
istered at the Screven House.
Mr.. ]. B. Fender, a well-known bus
mess man of Valdosta, is at the De
Soto.
Mr.. r. II. Knox, a well-known lum-
Der man of Darien, is stopping at the
Pulaski
Mr.. c. Fl. Minus and j. c. Donaldson
of Braingridge are guests of the
Screven House.
Mr.. and Mrs j. M. Sholl, Miss Hazel
Scholl, Mrs. Peter Casey. Miss Casey
and Mrs. John l.. Flynn of Peoria. hi.
are guests of the De Soto.
Chancellor Walter b. Hill OF the
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-31
ELKs CHOOSE OFFICERS.
Civil Service Examination at Way
crOss-Other News.


crOss-Other News.
Waycross, Ga, March 30-The Way
cross Lodge of Elks has elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
Exalted ruler, DR.. r. P. Ixlar; esteem
ed leading knight, c. ]. Paine; esteem
ed loyal knight c. I. Allen; esteemed
lecturing knight, H. c. Seaman: Sec
rotary. c. L. Redding; treasurer, F.
NJ. uawkins tyler, c. c. Leach: trus-
tee for two years. j. Mitt Wells; trus-
tee for three years, o. H. Lowther
sentative to the grand lodge. The in
stallation of the Elks' newly elected
officers will take place April 10.
A civil service examination will take
place in Waycross on May 9. The ex-
animation is for postoffice clerks and
letter carriers, and will be conducted
by Jas. w. BaXley, acting secretary of
the postal board in Waycross.
Preston Settle, son of Prof. S. p. Set
tie, was found unconscious on the
street Saturday evening, and was car
ried to his home, where he was restor-
ed to consciousness in about two hours
by a physician. The little fellow had
been riding a wheel, and it was at first
thought that he fell from his bicycle
but ii has since been ascertaned that
he was knocked off by a negro. The
boy himself was unable to tell how he
was hurt. Every effort will be made
to apprehend the guilty negro, whose
name is as vet unknown