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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-11
The Wicked Badger and the Rabbit.
A JAPANESE FABLE.

y JAA 'ANttNi. 4 Aii4l-.
There was once an old man, who. with
his wife. lived at the foot of the monl-
tains in the province of Obama, in Japan.
The old couple owned 81 small piece OF
land, which. by careful terracng and If
rlgating, they made TO produce fair
crop of rice each year.
This. with the proceeds from the wood
they gathered upon the mountain side,
was their whole living. Although they
were poor, they were well known for
their honesty and their good nature.
Now, the old mans farm had suffered
considerably from the depredatioHS of n
Badger who had his hole near the farm
er's house. Although the old man wa.
kind and long suffering, he grew very
angry at last. and finally set Il trap. in
which the Badger was taken prisoner.
Carrying him home in high spirits, ne
cried out:
"Hurrah. wife, | have captured the
trespasser. | will tie his legs together
and hang him to a raftcr Keep sharp
watch on him, and this evening he will
make soup for our supper. So saving.
he went away to his work.
The Badger. hanging there until he
became stiff and sore, rackcd bis brain
10 discover some means of escape. Al
length plan occurred to him, so ne said
ttAAiAAF ~ Nilt wa hbiitdit W ltt was mum
ing rice by pounding il in mortar:
Madam, You are old and weak. and
the work of lifting this heavy pestIe is
too much for YOU. | am ashamed to be-
hanging here idle. and watching You Ia
boring 80 hard. Let me pound the rirr
for you.
The old woman was tired. aud felt
very much ia need of q rest. but She
feared that If She united the Badger. he
would escape. so she said:
NO, / will not Jet you help me. If I
should unbind YOU, you would run away
+" the woods. and then my husband
would blame me- for letting you %"
But the Badger continued in q g"ntler
tone.
Madame, YOU are right. / made great
mischief. was caught and bound. and
now ] Ought to be punished. / will not
run away. When you see your husband
returning. Won ma tie me again aS be.
tore, aud he VIII never know the dill
terence. Nou viii not be blamed for
anything. do not propose this 10 es-
cape. but to help you with your work
The good old woman. convinced by his
fair promises. united the cord with Hhich
he was bound, leaving only his hind fret
fastened. Handing him the pe~lIe, sine
said
Here, take my place now
The Badger. being now free to- u~p bis
hands, sprang upon her and beat her
upon the head with the pestle until she
vas dead. Not content with this cruelty
he planned 10 make soup of the old won.
an, and to serve it 10 her husband when
he should return from his work.
When the soup was made the Badger
dressed himself in the old woman
clothes and disguised himself 80 that d"
looked exactly like her. Then b" sat
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-11
Stray Leaves
From a Quaker Girls Diary.

What. in your opinion, is the happiest
day in a Woman'S life:'
Goodness gracious, Dorothy, why are
you forever exploding such frightful
questions in orr midst? never know
what yon are going to come out with
next
well. what do You consider the ham.
piest day in a woman's life:' | persist
ed.
4 brief silence fell upon the group
of girls gathered in Amy'S studio.
The day she sails for Europe for the
first time" said the girl who likes 10
travel.
The day her baby first lisps moth
or venturcd the Young matron.
Every day when her husband comes
home from business contributed the
bride.
The day she receives a letter from the
publisher saying her first book is ar
cepted," voted the Scribbler of the party.
The day the man she loves asks her
to he his wife, said the dreamy-cyed
girl mechanically twisting Il ring on her
finger
'.The day She doesn't have 10 attend a
club meeting. remarked tie tired look
ing clubwoman.
All this time the thoughtful looking
girl in the corner had said nothing
Its your turn, Isabel chorussed the
others
There's such a difference" She began
abstractcdly, between pleasure and hap
piness. One may nave many red-letter
days, but the happieSt day. In the
fruest sense of the word. il seems to
me. it would be the day when she comes
to a realization that she can face the fu-
trre without fear or lack Of faith the
day when She knows without doubt or
shadow of turning that good is the
stronger force in the universe that JOY
Is around her on all sides and in many
forms, if she will bur tee it. and that the
greatest JOY Of all awaits her when She
Joins her loved ones in the Far Country.
| think the day She can accept with shin
ing face this Faith. knowing it win
tighten and brighten her path to her
Journeys end, is the happiest day in her
life. And it is a happiness that abides. s.
And the light-hearted girls in the studio
grew suddenly silent. for they knew she
was one Of those who had come through
great tribulations.-Ph Tele-
graph.
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The Habit of Not Feeling Well.

Few people realize that their ailments
are largely self-induced. They get into Il
habit of not feeling well. If they get up
in the morning with slight headache or
some other indisposition. instead OF try
ing TO rise above this condition. they take
a positive pleasure in expatiating upon
their feelings to any one who will listen.
Instead of combating the tendency to- ILL
ness by filling the lungs with pure fresh
air, they dose themselves with head
ache tablets or some other patent Spe-
Ciic warranted to cure whatever i'll they
think they are suffering from. They be-
gin to pity themselves, and try to attract
pity and sympathy from others. UncOn-
sciously, by detailing and dwelling upon
their symptoms, they reinforce the first
simple suggestions of illness by Il whole
army of thoughts and fears and images
of disease, until they are untitled to do
days work in their homes or Offices
1t is said that man is a lazy animal
We are all more or less prone to indO-
lence, and it is the easiest and most nat
ural thing in the world for young people
to accustOm themselves to lying down or
lounging on a sofa because they think
they are tired or not well. Much So
called invalidism is simply laziness, fos-
tered and INDUCED from childhood
There is great danger that young girls
who are not delicate while growing up
and lounge around the house and lie
down whenever they feel the least bit out
of sorts, will form habit of inyalidism
when they reach maturity.
How often do we see such girls "brace
up Mt once when anything happens
which interests or eXcites themi An in
vltation to a reception or a ball. or any
other pleasant social function. acts like
tonic. For the time being an instan-
taneouS cure is effected. They are rs
well as anybody until after the enter
tainment.
Indulgent mothers are frequently TO
blame for this physical and mental lazi-
neSs--for 1t is nothing more-on the part
OF their daughters. 4 lounge or sofa is
positive cures in many Il home, because
1t is such a temptation to lie down and
succumb to trifling suggestions of illness
or the least indisposition. A habit of
giving in whenever you don't feel like
1t Is fatal to all achievement, and ruin
Gus to self-discipline self-poise and no.
blity and dignity of bearing.
When some one asked noted opera
singer If she was ever sick and unable
TO nil her engagements. she replied: NO,
we singers can not afford to he sick. We
must NIL our engagements; we are not
rich enough to give up"
Actors and actresses, as we'll as sing
erS. are compelled by the necessities Of
their profession TO set aside personal
feelings and keep faith with the public,
no no matter whether they are we'll or not
Ihey simply cannot spare themselves
even when they are really sick, not to
speak of giving way to moods or fanced
ailments. What would become of their
regulations, their careers, if they should
ian TO appear in public every time they
edont feel ike ito. 5. Marden in
Success.
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when Mother Goes Away.

when mother goes a-vlsitiu'
There's lots " things to do:
An fur week or 50 ahead
she's In a reg lar stew.
She SAYS she's got to clean the house,
An labors night an day
Al eleanin scrubbin, pickin up.
Afore she goes away.
She goes up in the garnet fuSt,
An keeps a-workin' down.
An cleans down 10 the cellar shelves
An does the thing mp brown.
Poor pa. lie don't know what to do.
les worries night an day;
Ma SAYS he amt no good To help
AfOre she goes away.
We live week on "picked-up meals,
Hard pickin'. TOO. says pa,
An then he trel6les at the look
w Scorn he gifts from ma.
Pa drives her to the railroad train,
A-feelin' fur from gay:
An by an by the train comes in,
An ma, she goes away.
An then we find our troubles jos
Begin that very day;
An things ma baked TO last 4 month.
Like bubbles fade away.
An soon we live from hand to mouth,
An pine an all grow thin;
An we are tickled mos To death
When ma comes home ag'in
Joe Cone, Selected.
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AN ODD TOMATO CAN.
Sent Through Mails, Covered with News
paper Clippings.

Assistant Postmaster Newcomb dis
played 10 visitors at the Brooklyn post
onice one of the most curious packages
OF mail matter ever known to have
been handled by that department 1t
was common tomato can, with the lii
cut out in the usual style, the sides cos.
cred with newspaper clippings and with
a neat piece of white paper pasted over
the top, with the address Mr.. Roy Hot
land, 1870 Carleton street, Brooklyn."
written in Il girlish hand Six l-crnt
stamps are also on the address" side.
wtth the postotlice request for "6 cent.
due
The originu1 paper covering Of the can
bad been removed and the clippings neat.
Is pasted around it, The ciippings mr..
the most remarkable part Of the peculiar
package. Among thcm are some entitled
the man who scrambles for money
alone is failure "A busy man
"Bugyillc life" THE distinguishing frn-
ture OF plntonic love IL that. while il
sometimes leads, just as other loves DO.
10 the gates Of paradise, it closes it there
hopeIesNly in the faces OF its victims
The inside of the can is also decorated
with such remarks as Take your
choice" One result" THE dissipation
OF Brooklyn" The favored few, - "Tbn
high rollers" '"rhc reflections of spin.
ster.' Decidedly different"
On the inside OF the lid is pasted a
piece of paper with the name Roy" and
on the bottom is the name Eva. A white
tasScl suspended by a silk cord from a
hole IN the margin about the top of the
can is supposed to be an evidence of the
senders sense of the aesthetic
The can is held for a claimant. there
being no Carleton street in BROOKLYN. ~
New York Sun.
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Sages VIII Have One Built Like a Greek
Temple.


Temple.
MRS Russell Sage has arranged for a
mausoleum of Westerly granite in Oak.
wood cemetery, Troy ~ V. in the form
of Greek temple. the cost of which viii
approximate $4,000.
The decision was arrived at while Mrs
Sage Was at Troy last week to address
the graduates of the Emma Willard
seminary, the alma mater for which she
has done 50 much. The temple will be
ohlong in shape, like the Jay Could
mauSoleum but whether the nillarS ara
to be huted or smooth has not been de-
cId"d. Work will shortly be begun. the
Temple 10 occupy the center of the Sage
lot. the granite shaft. which marks tho
nurihi place OF Alr, Sage's first wife to
remain undisturbed.
The idea of the mausoleum is no new
one, said Mrs. Sage. 1T has been in
our minds for three years The accident
OF my being in the city brought it to a
head. that is all. Mr.. Sage agreed with
me that now was as good II time as any
to have it attended to-"
She laughingly disclaimed any melan.
choly tendencies.
Il am much too busy with the nu.
settled state of things in my home and
the moving before me to think very
much about vaults. lakewood has al.
ways appealed to me as one of the most
utdullIui spots l nave ever seen, and IL
viii satisfy me to know that the mauso-
rum is there"
The cemetery contains crematory
but Mrs. Sage has no favor for that
method of disposing of the dead
~ seems to me against all Bihltcal
teaching 10 destroy The bodies of our
dead she said, "And. at least, II *
against nature. A mausoleum Is. of
course. Il reminder of death. bur il i
good that we should think of II some.
times and prepare for it's New York
World
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The Work of Women.

The position Of a rich and idle woman.
bedded in a luxurious home. with all tho
arts and crafts ministering to her per
sonal qualification and the extension OF
her vanity. from body 10 dress. from
dress to home and furniture, and with all
the endless fripperies Of display. is one
Of painful abnormalitg. A woman work
ing all the time in her home is primitive,
but genuine. She represents an early
period Of development, il is true. but one
Of use and beauty and righteousness in
its time. A woman who works neither IN
the house nor out of it. who greedily ar
cepts all that human labor and human
wisdom and human skill can do for her.
and who does nothing in return for any
human creature-this pitiable being can
only be regarded as a morbid by-product
Of the home She does not make the
home. she does not pay for il, she does
not serve, and she sas no vital uSe or
place either in the home or in the world
yet she is. in her way. an inevitable result
u too much home-just as toiling. mar
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-11
One Good Janitor.

.ady-I should like TO look at n 1at
which | see ~ for rent in this building.
but not one has answered my bell.
Man-l'l show it to you. Right this
way mum
Well. this is something like. The
rooms will suit. | am sure. What sort
of janit0r have they hnre?"
The very best in the city, mum.
''Obligingf'
The kindest-heartcd gentleman to be
found anywhere. mum
"Honest?"
"A, the dag is long. num-"
as he attentive to his duties 70
Hes just wOrkn' himself 10 death.
mum. Always thinkin' up some new
thing 70 make folks comfortable"
Well declare. | wouldn't lose ths
fiat for the world. Where is the janitor
now"
I'm him. mum New York Weekly.
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from an erroneous idea that the lungs
are favored in This way. Conscious, deep
breathing praCticed daily makes strong
lungs and clear compilations.
Don't carry your worries 70 bed Win
you, II You want t. have smooth SKIN
acd attractive expression.
Don't take your beauty sleep after
III the morning. but before ii at night.
the day.
Don't wash your face before going out
in the sun or wind
Don't 20 out in the sun sans hat, sans
veil, sans gloves. unless you want the
complexion of North American Indian.
Don't use the complexion brush with
heavy hand.
Don't PUT the complexion brush away
without scaldinS IT,
Don't put sticky old creams oil the
Don't wear false mask at night.
AGur skin needs all the air it ear get.
Don't try to doctor Il miserable cera-
pieXion with medicine taken by the
quart Substitute exercise. air and
wholesome food for drugs and the COM
pleXion will take care of itself.
Don't iatter yourself that it is enough
10 nave glossy hair. pearly teeth and
Prilhant complexion You must also
nave graceful gait and a sweet voice
aud top all off with pleasing expression.
Don't get angry. Anger has direct
effect upon the complexion, just as worry
has.
Don't get blue. don't be jealous Both
Liue ana green are bad colors taken in
the raw state when beauty is at stake
Don't be fretful. impat :eat or fault
finding. They all distigure the face. de-
range the nervous system and make you
old before your time.
Don't be less careful of your thoughts
man OF what you eat ard drink, Moth
ing SO quickly affects the beauty of the
face as ones thoughts. Guard your
thoughts, since they are the die which
stamps your face.-Washingtu Star.
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Men Who Help Around the House.

"A, a certain lot of women may talk as
bug as they can get folks TO listen to
zen. len about the rather inferior man who
ugtpS around the house''--the fact re-
- .,aIlS that the man who is willing and
-saly to help the domestic wheels turn
''T rnld Is frst-rate fellow.
h,Il43e woman who gets him for a hus-
mere are times and occasions in the
,stule When mans help i the one requi-
,e 10 adjust a difficulty. There are lit
ue repairs here and there that be can
NIKE all right and relieve the family OF
, ,Ie weary waits for carpenter He Is
oelul IN hanging pictures and fixing
LL.aperes Sometimes heavy furniture
.iaS 20 be moved and he may be on hand
:; tHt moment the presiding genius takes
- into her head to whisk her room be-
''4Slngs into another adjustment.
really, it's simply a blessing when the
"1a OF the house will fail right into line
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ponds on where we happen to be stand.
ing.
What the curious see ON trying TO poor into
glass house Is often only "A blind
The marriage ceremony Is the door lpudin,,
from fairyland into the every ,dnr
world.
lie VINO loves to night goes down before him
who hates to tight
When man Is in love with girl. he
doesn't know why, aud She doesn't
care
Eycrybody's Magazine
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or the President and postmaster general
arrived at the Brandenburg home, with
other Acknowledgements. the photo
graphs bearing the signatures of the
SenderS.
n few days ago the patriotic Milwau.
kee youngster drove down town in a
handSome new go-cart and had his pie
ture taken. the cart being decorated for
the occasion. One Of these pictures was
sent to President Roosevelt aud one to
Mr. Payne. Evening Wisconsin.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-11
The Dressing Sack Woman.

there is a popular delusion 10 the eff
Iect that household tasks require slip-
Shod garments and unkempt hair. Let
tne 1roWsy ones contemplate the trained
nurse and IN her spotless uniform VITA
lef snowy cap and apron. and her shin
lnS hair. Let the doubling ones go to Il
COOKING school and see neat young
woman In blue Bingham gown and a
"nlie aDron prepare an eight-cOurse din
ner ana emerge SpOtless from the or
Nedl' one who cleans is to be considered
tue directing force rather than the rag
"nu II Is not essential to assume intimate
personal possession of foreign substances.
Inc woman who puts on an apron
over her dressing sack by that act openly
ptoclalms that the thing would be better
II Il was belted in. Then why not a
Short-walst? Does one ever see a trained
nurse IN dressing sack, even when she
:'oeS heavier work than any other woman
y ever called upon to do? If woman
~ IN me uniform of Il trained nurse can
10 the manifold things assigned to her
faHlng, surely the laundress and the
c02S do not need a dressing sack.
.. mere IS cynical adage which runs
oauS; Strangers for help, friends for
'u'Ice and relatives for nothing" Few
"a US VIII be bold enough TO say there
: no truth in ii, and the reason is not
t +Ir 10 seek. Who should help US if not
Slose who always see our best side?
Strangers think us charming. friends adj
s slI' but pardon, our faults, and relatives
night with us
we make our houses spotless for a
ranger. but friends can take us as we
are For the new acquaintance there
purple and fine linen, while we offer
osf friends cold potatoes and remnants
T.. pc. The solid silver and dainty en-
uToiderles are put away for the stranger,
"4Ie ones husband, who, in a way, is Il
IFauye by marriage, eats left-overs out
vi vi nieked dishes and contempates a
HTeS>ihg sack between mouthfuls.-
-Hyrtie Reed in The Pilgrim.
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Word Jingles.


When our vessel arrived at the quay,
And my friends once again | could suay
| remarked to my beau,
~ i m SO happy, you kneuu,
can hardly believe that it's mnay."
Ills said Of the iackdaw OF Rheims
tAbsurd rs the narratic sheimSJ,
So perplcxed WAS his soul
For the jewels he stout
That he used to cry ont In his dhrelms.
We lost In the waters of Thames
A couple of beautiful ghamrs
And my cause for despair
Was my own want Of cAir
Which Il man Of sense always CondhHmeS.
I've hunted the dictionary through,
But | can't find ryhme that will dough-
Wherever ! search,
| am left ia the learch
And I'm feeling exceedingly blough,
st. Nicholas
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The Rise of a Plucky Girl.

Just fancy Il Slip of girl ony Is
years old. promising her dying mother
to take charge of the other seven chill
dren. and feeling that by that promise
she had bound herself to see that they
were properly educated and cared for
Her father, country doctor. lived on n
lonely farm on the banks of the Cape
ear river. and the girl had in addition
to her inexperience. to contend with the
ignorance of the people around her BUT
she was of gentle birth and had inherit
ed a taste for reading. and plenty OF
books to read-sO the battle began The
dead mothers influence was strong The
flavor OF books was all over the house;
their grandfather's handsome library
was the one luxury these lone children
had in II lonesome old farm. And their
sisters influence and these books proved
their salvation. She taught them in the
daytime, and W hen night came she
studied to keep ahead. And at the same
time she attended to the affairs of the
household.
After for years her father married
again and she began To teach small
school near her home. She kept up her
studies all the time. and every spare
minute was devoted to reading Finally.
she saved enough money from the sums
she had received from the various little
country schools she had taught in to
give herself educational advantages that
she never could have had otherwise
Then she obtained better positions. and
as her salary increased she spent it free
ly in helping to educate her brothers
and sisters.
Today her only living brother is a
surgeon IN the army--he has charge of
a hospital in the Philippines; her sisters
are cultivated, educated women. and she
we'll if YOU ask one of prpSidaut
Roosevelt's little boys who his teacher
is he will tell you. And if you could
see this little lady with her childish tig-
IRE and soft brown eyes it would be
hard for you to realize the fight she has
made from a lonely farm up to the high
position of teaching in the most select
school in Washington, and having the
"PreSldents little boy for a pupil.-Mlrs.
Ralph House in Ladies' Home Journal.
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This youngster enjoys the distinc-
ton of being named Theodore Roose-
vet Henry Clay Payne Brandenburg.
lie arrived at the home OF his
parents. on Tenth street. in Allwau.
kee. Wis, on ST. Naienthine'S day. Ii was
decided that he should be named for the
President and his postmaster general.
and the mother of the youngSter wrote
OF this fact to the distinguished name.
sakes. In reply handsome photogra phs
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More Beauty Don'ts.

Don't think that you can lay the corner
stone of beauty and health unless tie
| laws Of hygiene are observed
Don't be afraid Of fresh air. Not fresh
air. but the lack OF it, Is the cause VI 4
Sali0w skin and duh eyes
Don't be afraid to take deep breath>
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A Long. Stonlesa Run.

The London 4 Northwestern company
has announced it's intention of putting
on a train between London and Carlisle
ther than any similar run in Great
Britain.
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Yea, Verify.
There is only Que man who can talk about
himself without being Il bore
Man loves the idea OF being married. WON.
an, of getting married
We know better where We were aiming
when we see what wa have hir.
In cases of real love, the girl loses her
heart; the man his head as we'll
The difference between this and that de.
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Yea, Verify.

row minded drudge is another. Char
lotte Perkins Gilman in Success.