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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-28
THE BURNED BIG TREE.
How Did 1t Receive It's Hurt 1900 Years
Before Columbus Cameo


Before Columbus Came?
Frof Dudley Of the Leland Stanford
Junior university. in his researches in tin.
matter Of the Scquoia gigantea Of Cali
fornia and his letter about these re-
searches to our Senator Platt. has Ger
tanly opened MP vista lie rcport~
that one of these great trees disclosed Tho.
age. when GU down in 1900. Of PHI
years. That means that il was 2T1 years
Oh when the Christian era begun. For
1lb years the tree grew in peace and
without harm from anything Then a
bad thing happened 10 it. II received
burn , feet wide. Fortunately for lis
however. it preserved record OF this
injury. and Prof Dudley found aud read
ms RECORD after the ire" had been hcwn
down. ! his injury to the tree happened
IN the year at onr Lord ~
II this tree could only tell what il
was that brought that blast of fire upon
At away back ~ the days when old Rome
was sim IN its prime, Was the burn
made hy touch of lightning or by the
hand 81 MANI II hy man. by what mans
hcF Of man now dressed how living
now thinking, how producing fire. II il
all a Shut-oH story-So shut off that one
can make no conjecture about it.. But
the Tree. and the burn. and the wood or
centuries growing over the burn. are real
enough ana eloquent enough in their in
a1iruiat" and unrcvcaling way. They
snow that the sunshine and the rain
SrINcd the tree ia those year of the world
as they do the trees in this year of the
world. Other older trees OF the same
kind have been found. and these older
ones show that this burned tree had it's
ancestry that it was simply growing art
ct us KIND, ana that its kind was there
Bun rs To what bird or beast or sort az
man served rs it compartments To how
4 made '-elf useful we do not know.
The VISTA uf probable knowledge is clear
~ opened by his burned trec-it was
burned three times more at the respecta-
Die intervals Of 1876. 100 and 2I1 years
it"pcctiyciy-but no one can look through
the vista ana see what was doing In
those remote days. Hartford Gonna
tourant.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-28
How One May Sleep Well.

it is not uncommon to hear people say.
Il was too tired to sleep But it is not
generally known how great Il help it is
nj such times not to try TO sleep, but 70
20 to work deliberately to get rested in
preparation for it. In nine cases out of
len it IS the unwillingness TO lie awake
teat keeps us awake. We wonder why
We do not sleep. We toss and turn ana
wish we could sleep. We. fret and fume
and worry because we do not sleep. We
think of all we have to do on the fol-
lowing day. and are oppressed with tho
thought that we cannot do it if we do
not sleep. First, we try one experiment
10 see if it will not make us sleep. and
when it fails we try another, and per-
haps another. In each experiment we
are watching TO see if it will work.
There are many things to do, any one Of
which might help us to sleep, but the
watching TO see if they viii work keeps
Us awake.
When we are kept awake from our IA
and over TO ourselves that we do not
care whether we sleep or not. in order to
imbue ourselves with a healthy indiife!.-
ance about it. 1t will help toward gaia,
ing this wholesome Indifference to say:
Il am too tired TO sleep and, thcrefore.
the first thing for me to 10 is to get rest
ed in order to prepare Tor sleep. When
my brain is well rested it will 20 to
sleep; it cannot help it. When it is well
rested it will sleep just as naturally as
my lungs breathe or MS my heart beats -
-LesIie's Monthly.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-28
Exercise for the Stout Woman.

Many women, with late dinners and
Ilttle outdoor exercise in cold weather
ma 1t extremely difficult TO keep the fig
afe down 10 the desired degree of grace
IuI SlenderneSS. For women of this class
simple and inexpensive exercise which
can De taken at home with as good re-
SUITS as Ill gymnasium, is bag punch
ing or throwing the medicine bali. e
MISS Hope Nary, superintendent of the
gymnasium Of the Boston Young Wom-
en- Christian association, recently said.
By punching a rubber bag for ten min
5'teS Il day or using the medicine ball "a
ieather ball much like Il football, for the
same length of time, woman can do
more to reduce her weight and to pre-
serve a firm figure than by observing the
most rigid diet
In summer, golf is the resource of the
woman who fears embonpoint Whether
she cares for the game or not She ca,t
tramp around over the links for an hour
4 day and keep herself down to a con-
portable Inquire. She can play tennis and
row ana climb mountains and actually
derive pleasure from the eyer-present
problem of how to grow thin. But with
the coming of autumn, the question 70
duceS itself usually 10 n matter Of hard
work and rigid diet
AS 4 matter of fact. bag punching has
already been adopted by not Il few WON
en- who are prominent in society, who
irallZe that too much flesh becomcth
them not. 1t sets the blood circulating
vigorously and it is this blood action
that clears the complexion. builds up
the tissues, makes thin women fat and
fat women thin. Plenty of good blood.
courSlng freely through the veins. is Il
remedy for nearly all physical ills that
are open to remedy. This exercise calls
INTO action every muscle i'm thp body.
especially those that have a tendency to
take on fat, 1t develops the chest and
shoulders and the neck. at the same time
reducing the waist Moreover, it re-
qulres no teacher. and this is a strong
point In its favor. Unlike fencing. it
does not reqnirs an antagonist and even
If one is awkward at first. she will de-
rive beneht from the exercise. 1t is only
less valuable than fencing in making II
woman light on her feet" She soon
finds that the easiest and best position
for striking the ball is to pose herself
lightly on the balls and toes of the feet.
the right foot i little in advance OF the
left. This will give her Il springy step
and an easy, graceful carriage
Ten dollars will buy firSt-claSs. light
rubber punching bag with framework or
support, while Il fairly good one can he
had for less money. This is all the mar
aphcmaha necessary, except pair of
light Welght-Say ounce and quarter
boxing gloves. which cost from - cents
to SID. For women who have no con-
vcnlent space for suSpending punching
bag, the medicine ball can be used as n
flesh reduccr. If one is Il bit inclined 10
be round Shouldered, the medicine ball is
perhaps best in that it calls into play an
even greater number of muscles Good
Housekeeping.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-28
:oaa0o00oses0s
W. m Not Care.


-, 10 nor care what the world may say
those whom We love are true:
~. Ia not mind the toll of the dag
- I'VE know In the dusk and the dew
moro waits some one who will welcome US
: W., come home TO rest
s,I1e friend who will say, Dear heart. !
know
THAT today you have done your best"
~, 10 NOT mind If the thOVnS are sharp,
,lr rhe pathway is rough and steep;
w. 10 not mind IL we pillow and sow
rar others TO come and reap.
r we can but hear. when the twilight
comes
And The red in the west grows gray.
S6ne dear voice whisper these words of
cheer:
You have fought a good fight today"
For tae heart does not care what the wor!d
may say
II those whom It loves are true.
Tor twas eyer and always the hearts own
way
To long for the love and the rue
Ynu forget the gain. the loss. and the pain
That fortunes your pulsing breast.
II there's one who always in sweet blind
faith
Can say: you have done your hest
VIII y. Muse in Chattanooga Times.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-28
The Lion KeeDer.

y lion tanners life is hazardous one
and he or she, as the ease may be. is NJ
ways the subject of comment There is 4
man connected with an exhibition OF
trained lions who is seldom ever heard OF
/ 10y the public, and yet he Is an individual
OF more Importance than one would inn
aGtnc. Tie Is practically Indispensable
ia show Of this kind. hut he is always
| m the background and the outside world
/ knows little ut him.
This man is the attendant or keeper oi
the lions.
During the past week Miss Adgic. vino
exhibited her trained lions al the Ave-
nue. thrater, PutsburS WAS the subject
of much comment. People talked of her
/ trarleASnesS while in the den with the
( Irr"clIuS beasts and many wondered
that the lions didn't kill her Ii was in
/ teftNtlng Ia listen 10 the remarks OF the
| auditors rs they left the thcatcr at the
! close of the performance. The talk was
all about Adgic and it is doubtful if am
thought of the keeper.
ANA Yet IN the wings every night stood
| John ZONES. the keeper of the handsome
| mons who were giving an exhibition be-
! lore the footlightS. Once or twice he
, came on the stage 10 hand the tanner
some article she used in her act and then
disappeared. No one gave him
/ thought and vet from his place of con
!
/ form an important part if the occasion
! lncSented itself. II the trainer SHOULD
( lose control of the beast he would come
/ To her rescue with an iron bar. Forth
hateN nothing happened and he left
| Town as transformations as he came
/ John Jones has been an animal kccner
! an his life. lie is an EnglShman hl
/ birth aud he travelled for years with lion
tanners III that country For tho past
! four years he has been with Miss Adgie
| Ills huSincSs is To take care of the lion.
! Ic"d them. arrange for their tranSporta-
/ non from one city 20 another. in fact. ha
/ IS practically with them all the time In
/ Spcakiug OF his charges the other nieht
/ ne Sald; Lions are harder Ia raise and
/ take care OF than child. They are VERY.
! susceptible Il cold and rs a result have
/ 10 he watched very closely In trans
! porting them from one city to another
! We nut them in a small Gaze SO they can
/ hc handled easily. In winter | have IN
/ pock u great deal Of straw in the cages.
! as cold weather will kill II lion in short
! order. The large cage in which the OK.
hhIioh is given is taken apart ut the
chd OF an engagement and carried 10 the
/ next town IN sections.
II have been yegv lucky with III.
( beasts aud $" fnr nave never met with
] m accidcnt. Keepers huvc often been
I klli'd hH becoming careless. 4 male lion
] Is nluch more easily handled than fe.
4 maze, id1ncS>oA are very treachcrunS
aud cannot be- depended upou at amy
tme.
Il get along very wen with Miss Adj
gees lions. | Try 10 take the best ,.nre
Of thcm aud they seem To be fond Of me.
Iiut ana careful NOT 10 get too familiar.
rs thrr" u no telling what they might
do The cages they travel in arc small
aud il they make particularly lone
journey thcv become restless. as they db
not like CLOSE quarters They sometimes
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-28
The Busy Child.

have So many things 10 do
don't know WHEN + shall Ice through
To-day had To watch the rain
Come sliding down the window pane.
And WAS hummiuc all the time.
Around my head, a Kind of rhyme:
And blowing softly on the glass
To sec the dimRcso come and pass.
made picture with my breath
Rubbed Qua to show the underneath.
| built city GA the floor:
And then ! went ana was a War.
Aud | escaped FROM square tn ~tmatr,
fhat : grrencst on the carpet there.
M at last came To Is;
But II was very dangerous:
Because if ! had stopped outside.
| made believe | should have died,
And now have the boat to mend.
A"d al our supper Ia pretend
am 50 busy, every day.
maven amy time 10 play
Josephine Preston Peabody.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-28
Don't Marry This Man.

DON'T Marry This Man.
10 reform him.
Who is 4 pcssimist
Who is spendthrft
Who is crratic or i'll balanced.
Who j. Tickle in his affections
Who is shiftlesS in everything.
Who is selfish. mean and stingy
Who never works unless he has ia.
Whose word you can not rely upon.
Who IS an inyeteratc cigarette smoker
Whose highest ambition is to become
rich
Who is namby -pamby. weak and ef-
Terminate.
Who associates with women of low
character.
Who is a bully at home and a coward
abroad
Who is not particular about his init
mate associates.
Who is jealou, Of every man who look
at his fancec.
Who thinks woman was created for
his convenience.
Who thinks it cowardly to refuse =,
drink and gamble.
Who has no sympathy with your ideals
and aspirations.
Who is always making excuses for not
meeting engagements.
Who believes that all counting should
be done before marriage
Who sneerS at religion, woman'S virtue
and everything sacred
Who thinks that a woman should have
no interests outside her home.
Who has one standard of morality for
men and another for women.
VINO does not respect yOu enough
not to presume to be over-familiar
Who Is unsympathetic, cold and deaf
20 any demands outside Of BUSINESS.
Who loses his temper and indulges in
profanity on the slightest proyocatiOn
VII" j. always thinking Of himself.
and expects everybody else % wait on
him.
Who regards gambling debt rs a
debt oi honor, aud tailor bin IS a
nuisance
Who bfags about how much he can
drink and diS.ipate aud not show any
signs
Who claims all the prerogative- Of a
lord IF creation. bur tries to shirk all
his dutic~
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-28
MUCH VACANT LAND YET.
Dangers Of an Overcrowded Population
Axe Still Remote.

The material development of the couu-
try is quietly progressing at Il remarka-
ble rate in one direction which is not
given much popular attention. More
THAN 22,S24.@D acres Of the public lands
were turned oyer to private individuals
last year Tins means that an area al
most equal to that Of the state Of In
dlana has within that time been added to
the productive regions Of the nited
states, Most Of these newly opened
lands were h0mestcadcd by farmers. as
viii bc seen from the follow ing figures.
There were ,bI,'j.I patents of all Glasses
issued within the year or this number
4I,GJ4 ARE classcd as agricultural. 1901
as Indian allouncnts, llOi as mineral
patents. 700 as coal patents, 21G as pft-
waite land claims. lSI as railroad patents
and 10 a. swamp land patents The to-
tai sum which The government got by
way ~ ices and commissions for iSsuin.
theS" patents was ii.U24. IA Under n
recent law the most OF the receipts from
the sale II public lands will hcncefnrtt
bc set aside for rccIaiming arid land. hy
irrigation.
IN the public domain there are Still mn.
appropriated $50 g19. 3D1 acres of sur
ycycd lands and TIl .97G. 1863 acres Of un-
surveyed lands Il total of more Than
3iu.91JtRh acres 4 great many tracts
10 tlus immense urea, Of course. viii al
ways remain uncultivated aud unsettled.
blll 1t has been estimated that when the
contemplated system uf irrigation shall
bc put into working order So much GOOD
land viii br opened that a population as
large rs the whole nations present popu-
lailon could find room there To thrive
pruSDerou~ly aud contrntcdly.
kaWd strides are uoW being made In
the developing Of the public domains.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-28
Is 1t Right for a Self Respecting
Woman to Stand by a Husband
Who Has Wilfully Wronged Her?

1t is Of course nobody'S business when
n wife stands by an untaithful and w.
ing husband who has Inundated her in
The eye OF the whole world by his inh-
delties.
We read in the daily pancr incidents
of that nature. and some of lis say.
How beautiful is such devotion" and
some of us say otherwise.
There is, in the nature of most women.
a strong tendency to act the part of It
forming angel in the life OF man.
That Is why So many fallen men find
it an easy affair to win paragOns of viz
tue for wives. The wife of such a man
always believes she is to guide him into
the straight and narrow path OF good
behavior. and sometimes SHE does.
1t depends upon how much character
the man has developed and how much
tact, love and patience the woman pos
SesSes.
There are women who know how to
make a respectable life rs fascinating
10 man as Il life of folly and disSipd-
ton.
There are women who know how to
keep Il man 80 entertained and occupied
with happiness that he hndS no time or
lncllnaiiunS to return to the paths Of the
prodlSal
Il * wise and womanly for Il wife 10
pause ana look over her own part IN a
man career. II he falls to keep the vows
ne made ut the altar. before She con>isnS
nm To the divorce court.
Many good woman can trace nus
pahd neglect ana taIiur" To he loyal
10 hcr own door II she Is honest with
hetSelI.
a momentary weakness on the, part OF
IN otherWise Go"d ana loving husband
may Wen De oohdohed ana new trlal
gwen hlm without loss OF WolhahIH
Se,i-feSpect'
men, however, a man deliberately
plans the Woolng ana marrying OF an
3ther woman under another name, when
ne descendS TO forgery and lnnumerable
lies ana receptions TO BRING about slch 4
result result wllcn means rum 10 INC
Gifi-and Illumination ana disgrace tGr
the "Ife-and Wheh he Is hnallX expose"
ana punished II is nara to CONCEIVE me
type OF Il woman who fcelS that she Is
DONG noble act to stand by her nus
band and live for him
a passing fever OF the senses som"
women are able to understand, and for
give III Il man exposed to peculiar temp
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-28

HE excitement aud uproar OF former
pioneer days are absent in this work but
The process is marked and very effective.
/ The passenger traffic on western rail
roads Is evidence Of this fact Agree
able reflections arise in concentrating
that The United States still owns 80
much arabic public land, The dangers
OF an "NercroWdcd population by im-
migration or natural increase are still
remote. The census for many years yci
to come will not show an cNcrss nr poo
pie above what the west viii need in set
Ting up lis vacant lands Kansas Cts
Journal
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-28
A Mans Breakfasts.

y breakfast consisting of cereal, fruit
Il gem aud Il cup of coffee may be all
right for Il canary bird or particularly
ethereal woman. but ii won't satisfy a
man
1t may contain the most admirable pro.
portion of nouIishment. but the average
man wants the JOY Of biting into things.
and as long as it is the average man for
whom most women have To set Il break
fast, it is generally worth while To keep
peace in the family by serving Substan-
tl3l food Mt the first meal of the day.
The majority of housewives apDre-
ciate this fact Experience has taught
them that health food breakfasts sole
ly are not the kind their lord and mas
ter> dote on. y meal such as he does
Tx" contains meat or eggs or hot cakes
and potatoes. and that is the kind he is
likely to eat, despite food faddiSts. as
long as he has a good and obedent house
keeper
Here is a week of breakfasts prepared
for the average man, who consumed
them with apparent satisfaction and no
complaint. which will be taken as clear
evidence that they We're not displeasing
to him:
Shredded Wheat Biscuit. Cream
Broiied Finnan Haddie
White flashed Potatoes. RadiShes
BAKING Powder Biscuit
Coffee.
Baked Apple.
cereal. Cream.
Calls Liver. French Fries
IIominy Mullins
Coffee
Cereal with Hot Dates.
Broiled Lamb Chop.
Potatoes Warmed in MIX
Cornmeal Muffin. Parker House Roll.
Coffee.
Egg Tinbalc Tomato Sauce
Baked Potato. Buttrred Toast
EIcr Grlddic Cakes. Maple Syrup.
Coffee.
Shredded Wheat Biscuit. Sliced Banana ana
Cream.
Two SlvoS of Bacon. Scrambled Eggs.
Rye meal Muffin Zwiebach
Coffee.
Cereal Cream
Corncd Beef and Potato Hash with Choprrd
Green Pepper.
one Egg i'm the Shell
Boston Brown Bread. Toasted or Re
steamed.
Parker House Roll. Marmaladr
Coffee.
Apple Sauce
Bf"llcd Ham. Dreamed Potatoes.
Popovrrs. Bread.
IB,-1f
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-28
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.

tai and physical Self-reliance be cult
waited in the child.
point in The matter of hcredity on
Whlch Mrs. HenSley spoke was that the
hrst born child in many instances does
not I'VE. She maintained that this was
uee either 10 prenatal influence or lack
of care in the experiment of 4 voune
ana unframed mother Those whose do
I'VE: she maintained. are apt TO be either
Senluses or cranks.-Post Standard.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-28
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.


To walk ON the ceiling the ny does
foot is planted har: aecond. the valves
ale raised in the middle. and third. an
other foot is released and brought for
ward. else the iiy would not remain on
the ceiling
The fly is Il Wonderful little fellow ANA
oiteu proves. in spite Of his faults. a
hiend IN need. New York Daily News.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-28

The principal articles imported from
me nltcd States 10 Venezuela are Hour
lard, Kerosene, butter. hams. rice, hard
ware cement. timber and cotton textiles.
Tue latter consisting Of Sailcloths. cheaO
uuheachedJ.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-28

Erred. am | IL dear 10 you now rs
was before we married.
Il can't tell didn't keep an expense
account then
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-28

BroiIcd Ham Dreamed Potatoes.
nop0vrrs. Bread
Evening Bulletin.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-28

Cynthia Westover Alden Talks to Girls.
la this particular talk. | am going 10
tell you paticuj listeners, deprived 81,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-03-24
Teachers Examinations
Series of 1904

Examinations for 1904 will be held as
follows:
Manitowoc Training SCHOOL, Friday
and Saturday, April 8 and 8.
Reedsville, Monday and Tuesday,
April II and 10.
Osman, Wednesday and Thursday,
April 10 and Il.
Two Rivers, Friday and Saturday,
April 10 and l6.
Manitowoc, Friday and Saturday, July
30 and 30. This examination is for Third
grade applicants who can give valid
reasons for failure to attend the April
series.
Examinations for Second and Third
grade certificates will be held at Mani
towoc, May 81 and May %.
Applicants for First and Second grades
may raise their standings in Third grade
branches at any Third grade examina-
ton.
Program.
FIRST DAY.
900 A. M.-Reading, Geography, Or
biography,
p. MI. s. History, Grammar
Agriculture.
SECOND DAY.
500 A. NJ. Written Arithmetic, Con-
situations, Physiology.
p M.-Manual, Mental Arithmetic,
Theory
HIGHER GRADES.
May 21--Physical Geography, English
Literature, Algebra, English History.
May 2S-Physics, Composition, Geom-
etry, American Literature.
The examination in English Litera
ture will be based on Tennyson's. "Prin
cess, Shakespeare's Macbeth and a
general knowledge of English literature.
American Literature, Lowells 1.-The
Vision of Sir Launfal', Coopers THE
Spy" and general knowledge of
American literature.
The written examination in Reading
will be based partly on Lowell's Vision
of Sir Launfal" in Theory on Jean Nit
chells School, and in Geography on Gil
lans' Mathematical Geography.
The privilege of accepting standings
in lieu of re-examination will again be
granted, except that standings relied
last year can not be relied II second
time.
Applicants are requested to write al
the place nearest their residence.
Mantowoc, February %, 1904.
FRED CHRISTIANSEN,
Supt. of Schools