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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-09
UNMARRYING LAWS ABROAD.
In France the Wedding Presents Go with
the Divorce

There are many curious and interest
ing facts regarding the marriage and lii
v0rce laws of foreign Countries" said 4.
-. Brown. who recently returned from Il
"trip abroad, where he made q study of
the question.
Breaches of promise are averted in
Hungary by an express declaration Of
the civil marriage act $3.50 that tine
relations created by a betrothal do NOT
give the right to command the CON
elusion of Il marriage. but if either party
withdraws from an engagement without
Just reasons he or she is bound to grant
compensation to the extent of the outlay
incurred. Divorce in the English sense
does not exist, but the courts can decree
the personal separation of Il married
couple without 9issolving the bonds of
matrimony.
"A curious law prevailing in France
provides that, before being married. chill
dren of a family, although over age, shall
seek in respectful and formal terms the
advice of their father and mother. 1t
makes no difference, however. whether
the consent of parents is given, for the
couple can be married month after I'M
der any circumstances. This is also the
case in the Netherlands.
"A divorce further entities the inno-
cent party to recover all the presents he
or she may have made.
- According TO the constitution of the
Netherlands, the civil marriage must al
WAYS precede the religious ceremony.
The latter, indeed, is left entirely to the
conscience Of the parties concerned.
There is also 4 law providing that 10
man or woman under thirty can marry
without the consent of parents. If the
consent be refused the couple have TO
appear before a judge, who advises them
as he thinks best.
MANY countries have now abolished
all marriage fees. This is the case in
Norway, while in the Netherlands GER
tain days in the week arc set apart when
persons may be married without pay
ment." -IndianapoliS News.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-09
SLAUGHTER OF INNocENTS.
How a Brutal Colombian General I'm
masked the Enemy's Position

Although the Colombians are extreme
~ brave, their generals care nothing for
the lives of their men, as the following
incident will show:
At the battle of palo Negro. when Gen.
Tribe Uribe. the Liberal leader, was
beaten back in his efforts to reach Bogo-
IA, over 1000 men were left dead upon
the field and many terrible atrocities were
enacted. One of the worst WAS related
10 me 10y Il government officer. Gen.
Trina after he returned from the fight.
1T was a glorious victory and hor-
lihle affair, aud We whipped the l.iber-
ais properly" he told ne. But one
thing happened which has Disguised me
with the whole army. | never want to
see any lighting again.
There was Il Stroug force of Liberals
mubushed in thick hrushwood on the side
of Il hill. One Of orr generals was or
dered To clear them out. but he could rot
locate their exact position and he knew
that to advance blindly upon them would
mean the less Of Il great many of his
men.
What do you think he did? Amope
his troops there were about forty littit
boys from 10 TO II years old. He picket
them out and told them to march across
the exposed ground toward the enemy
They had never faced death before, ant
were proud to march ahead of the rest
Before they had gone far thousands 81
rliemen opened fire on them. and every
one Of the forty was Killed. Then. tn,
enemy having unmaSkcd their position
our general easily drove them away I
plt was dug after the battle, and III,
C0rpseS of the forty boys all thrown int,
II together The Worlds Work.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-09
House for Each Season.

James w. Davidson, United States con
81, In Formosa, has written an account of
a unique tribe living ON q small island
adjacent To Formosa who have n house
for each season Of the ycar-~cod, wet and
dry. Each family possesses Spendii
walled and stone paved compound. where
IN are three distinct houses, atteSting the
cleverness of the natives AMI their desire
- obtain the maximum of comfort. One
house, built half way under ground, is
their winter residence For the warmer
weather they haVc n comfortable building,
elevated some feet above ground, and for
protection against the heat of summer
they have Il towerikc edihcc, sufficiently
elevated 10 catch the cool breezcS These
huts serve not only as hahitationS, but
also as workshops aud Storehouscs. In
construction a considerable amount of
wood Is used as supports and cross beams
and for the inner floor. ceiling aud walls
of the two large hutS. The elevated
structure is of wood bamboo ANA straw.
\ shelf projects level with the entrance.
and the inhabitants are Obliged to mount
this and then crawl in on all fours. the
duorWays not being much larger than the
entrance To g0od-SiZpd dog kennel.
The room is like large Hat box. same
: by feet. and is 80 low that one living
down cam almost touch the ceiling with
uptfted hands: but the Savages always
Spuat, 50 the place is high enough for
them. National Geographic Magazine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-09
PIGEONS IN INDIAN TERRITORY.
Said to Be of the Wild Variety That So
Mysteriously Disappeared

Members from the hunting party Of the
Usage reservation say they saw wild
pigeons Il few days ago in flight in the
hills north of the Arkansas river.
The disappearance or the wild pigeon
from the United States where once it
abounded in vast numbers. was. re-
markable event, and sportsmen have
never been able to learn the cause. The
persons who saw wild pigeons in the
Usage country were familiar with their
appearance years ago. and are positive
that the birds were pigeons. The pigeons
were seen at different places. One hunt
er saw Il single pigeon in full flight
southwark and two other hunters saw
two pigeons, also flying south 1t is
alleged that few wild pigeons have
been seen this fail in the Illinois marsh
lands east of st. Louis.
Sportsmen are interested in knowing
whether the pigeons in the Usage coun-
try were natives that have remained un-
disturbed in the remote hills since early
days. or whether they are strays from
South America, where the pigeons are
supposed popularity to have gone. One
of the largest pigeon rooStS in the Unit
ed States was in the Cherokee nation
southeast of Tahlequah. BartleSyillc
Examiner,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-09
MouNTAINEERs, DEAD LrNE.s
an Interstate Feud That Cost the Lives
of Hundreds of Men.

my boyhood home III Hancock conn
ty, Tenn, was the scene of man. deadly
encounters said w e. Garvise. now of
st. Louis, at the Raleigh
Hancock is in east Tennessee, away
NJ in the mountains. and borders ON Viz
glnia. In my youthful days the state
line, which separated it from Lee county
in the Old Dominion, was commonly spok-
en- of as the dead line. Between nv
ceuntrymen and the Virginia mountain
GERS there ragged incessant feuds of the
kind that meant killing whenever there
was meeting, whether accidental or pre-
meditated. As n lad, l often saw wagons
drive through the little town | lived in
with one or more corpses of men slain in
these desperate affrays. Whenever a
Hancock man crossed over the dead line
he knew he carried his life in his hands
and it was the same way with the Vir-
ginians.
Il have heard it asserted, and do not
believe it an eXaggeration. that in the
years of the existence of this interstate
war there were between $50 and 700
Hancock men slain, As they We're Just
as good shots as their foes. the loss on
the Virginia side must have been equally
heavy. Within the last decade. | am
glad to say, the feud has almost. if not
quite, died out, and much better feel
ing exists than OF yore. But oven now.
recollecting what the former conditions
were, if | were to go back to the old home
u feel some hesitation in crossing the
dead line. Washington Post
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The Pests of Mexico.

The IaquiS have been once more max
Ing serious trouble in Mexico. Ii there
ever were fends in human form. these
Indians appear ~ be close in the CON
hdenCe of the ruler of the neither world.
Our sister republic below the Rio Grande
can scarcely hope for lasting relief from
them except through some mcommonly
strenuous measures. Nevertheless. it
cannot he forgotten that the soldiers of
the nited States, after enduring the
sevcrCSt hardShips aud the most fright.
ful experiences of Indian warfare. finally
succeeded IN the conquest of the
Apaches, and, ounce for ounce, an
Apache in his prime could wrcstlC with
Naqui and be no mean antagonist.
Mexico has been afflicted with these
SavageS for centuries. or course, it is
we'll known that they lurk in the receSses
of the most rugged of mountains until
they sally out to ambush, 10 make raids.
to torture and to kill. But they are NOT
invincible. \ well-planued campaign
might succeed in wiping them off the
face of the earth or in reducing them Ia
suhmiSsion.--Ne York Tribune.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-09
Using His Instructions.

Ralph Wilson. country farmers lad
was paying attention to Miss Octayia
Spencer, one of the city gals" Once
upon time Miss Spencer had cautioned
him about the use OF the word tale"
She had told him that cultured people
usually employed the word ''anecdote"
instead of that other offensive nomina-
tive. The country Jay" listened with
open-mouthed wonder and promised to
obey Miss Spencer's instructions.
One day il happened. when Ralph Viii
son rode MP on his mule he saw the rich
hitched in front of Miss Spencer's gate
It was the fourth day of July, and the
city mans horse had been dressed up in
keeping with the sentiments of the day
among other things sporting great bow
of red white and blue ribbon on his
tail. Ralph hitched his mule ana started
up the lon: path leading to the front
portico. which was reached by ascend
ing flight of fifteen or twenty steps
When he reached the top of the steps
he looked back. Quickly he called out
in true farmer fashion
Hello in there. hcllo.r'
MISS Spencer at once came TO the door,
and lifted her hand as Il signal for the
country gent not to make 50 much noise
saving 10 him in subdued tones:
Mr. Wilson, YOU mustn't go on that
way. Can't | ever teach you anything?
I've told you So many times that it
wasn't a mark of good breeding to be
bGiSterous.'
''Iou better tell that city man." said
Ralph, ignoring Miss Spencer and speak
ing more loudly than he mad before
You had better tell that city gent in
there that he'd better come out here an
see after his horse. cause my mules
done eat all the ribbon off his horses
aneedote. -SlaS Xavier Floyd, in Lip
pincott's.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-09
His First Pair

At recess one morning little Nathan
Garowskl withdrew To corner and
went. and the heart of his pretty teacher
was moved with compassion.
whats the matter, Nathan?" she in
CURED gently. why don't you play
with the otherS?"
Nathan looked rp with dimmcd eyes
Dust and tears mingled on his brown
cheeks. He pointed mutcly TO his skirt
and then broke into ii roar: 1t was the
dress of Rebecca. NV mudder no money
has for buy me anything. | nefer have
the trouSer, and the children-thc chill
dren-they stick out the finger on me,
and make q laughs. They call mccall
nc-a gi-girl
Don't mind them, dear" said Alice
Harmon with sympathy. They shall
not laugh nj YOU long. | will get You a
coat and trousers too"
Several days later Nathan appeared
iii the glory of Il new suit. and Struttcd
about baSking in the admiring glaHcc~
OF those who had despiscd him. His cup
of pride was hllCd to overflowing when
the superintendent came in with th"
principal for a visit of inspection.
Nathan. well in the foreground, glanced
at his. garments and looked at the
strangers for appreciation.
why. little boy, what Il fine pair oI
trousers! said the superintendent
affnbly. Where lid you get them
Nathan drew himself to his full height
and outstretched his hand in the direc-
ton Of his beloved teacher: Il got them
of her" he announced. Il got them of
Miss Harmon"
Then Alice Harmon. with the blush oc
confusion on her face. explained, "Iac-
the children--on the east side always ~a5
off when they mean from, --lipph-
colts.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-09
For Bounty in Vermont.

Edward NJ. Brown came into the city
clerks office this morning with the skin
of i fox, which he had just shot in South
Burlington He asked that the bounty be
paid him according to the law made by
the last Legislature which put price
mon the heads of foxes. rattlesnakcs and
hedyehogS. lie took oath len the fact that
he Shot the fox in South Burlington, and
that the animal was running ut large in
an unframed condition. City Clerk Ma
comber then made hole through the left
oar of the fox. This ceremony being duly
uerferuied, Mr. Brown got an order ON the
city treasurer for a. cents. This is the
first fox of the season Only one bounty
has been given here on hedgehog since
the noxious animal law WAS established in
1907. and not any on rattle>nakeS.-B Bur
III .tan News.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-09
TRAVELS OF A HALF DOLLAR.
In the Course of Nineteen Years a
Marked Coin Was Twice Heard Erom.

In August. 1851, George Sizer, one of
the most popular young men ever raised
IN this community, was run over by the
chemical engine and received injuries that
proved fatal Ten years after his death
Il lester addressed to him at this place
was turned over To his mother, Mrs Mary
Sizer 1t was written by a gentleman in
New York. who stated that he had come
in possession of half a dollar with the
name George Sizer. uarrodsburg, Ky"
stamped on it. and if il was of any value
to him To send 30 cents and he would
return tie coin with the name on it.
Mrs. SiZcr was quite i'll at the time and
the letter was never answered. The coin
is still i'm circulation. for few days ago
air;ther letter came here addressed to
tIeorge Sizer. 1t was dated Baltimore,
Md, November ~. 1903, and was writ
ten oy Miss Ircue Works. She stated that
hr company was filling IN engagement ut
a theater in that city and two nights be-
fore some admirers of her histrionic ac-
complishmcnts had tossed several coins on
the stage, and among them was Il JO-ccnt
niece with his tSiZer - name ON il; that if
ha desired she would send the coin.
This letter was also given 10 Mrs. Mary
Steer and she has sent 80 cents to Miss
Works with Il request that she send her
the piece of money with her dead son
name ON it, A singular thing IN c0nncc-
ton with Miss Yorks' letter is that il is
dated November %. the nineteenth anni-
verSary of Mr.. Steers death. Elarrods-
burg tKyJ Herald.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-09
Hunting the Epret.

James Barton. professional cgrnt
hunter, has just returned from Il trip to
Tehuantepec isthmus, where he has been
several months hunting the little egret
for its plumes. He has been in the bust
ness for the past ten years, hunting in
the sWampS of Louisiana, Florida and
southern Mexico. During that time he
has gathered something like 5000 plumes
a pound. He SAYS: The little egret is .
member of the heron family, white in
color and Il native of the western conti-
nent. The plumeS, which are of great
value, are attached to the shoulder of
the bird and are three in number, so a
great many birds have to be killed. "
Mr.. Barton worked among the marshes
ON the Trinidad river ON the isthmus.
He says all kinds of animals abound,
both on the ridge and in the swamps.
and during the night the howls of tigers
and the buZzing of tropical insects recall
India. BY building blinds and getting
behind them he was able to bag tile
egretS that feed i'll the little isthmian
lakes and swamps. The most valuable
specimen he procured outside of his regu-
lar profession was a tapir. along one of
tine small tributaries which run into the
Trinidad river, among the forests that
are all alive with monkeys and birds of
gorgeous nlumuge. he also killed sew
cral deer and other small game as well
as large jaguar and several ocelots.
The above will give an idea OF the trop-
ical conditions that prevail among the
isthmian swampS.-Los Angeles Times.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-09
THE POETS PRAYER.

A poet prayed aloud for power to sing
70 all mankind one sweet, soai-lhf1f ils
TO bring forgetfnlncss Of daily wrong.
And swift surcease of transient trials br'hE.
Ger all the land his earnest prayer toOh
wing. -, ~.
tnFong
From heart TO heart, IS gently borne
along
As breeze blown fragrance from thc now
eTs in spring. -,
And when the poet walked among his kind.
BEHOLD. they did great homage 10 ms
Gave thanks for endless good his words
had wrought,
And blessed the teachings If master
mind.
Nor knew he whence came luster 10 as
For IL, his prayer had been the song ne
sought.
James Clarence Harvey in Smart set
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-09
socinl Glasses in our Schools.

This separation Of social classes in op-
public schools threatens the Understandable
between class and class, between capitr'
and labor. between men and women wins
resent and ought 10 resent being called
the masses and men aud women who
know them oaly as the employer knows
the employed. Hate on one hand. disgust
for the "canaille" on the other, seem far
enough from a modern republic, hut they
are easily reached when the children are
divided. the sheep on one side the educa-
tional fence. the goats Oh the other. 1--WE
used 10 20 10 school together. DO YOU re-
members' is more than the formula OF
common greeting. Worlds Work.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-09
A Queer Trade

The hot pepper" seller of Mexico is a
merchant who derives his livelihood from
the fact that the Mexican must have his
peppers, whatever else he may deny him
self. They are brought To his door by thc
ccuntryman, or hc may 20 10 the market
place and find them spread ont for sale on
mattiAg. The market man. while dressed
inexpenSively as far as his bodily garl
is concerned. wears in nearly every in.
stance an elaborate head covering Some
Of these MeXicans own hats thar cost as
much rs the rest Of their wardrobe. The
pride Of the white man in his Panama is
hot 10 hc compared 20 that of the Mexi-
can in his somhrero. 1t is a racial charac.
tgrisiic which finds its counterpart in the
apron of the Portuguese onion seller. Her
OF occupation may be- lowly, but her apron
might he that of 4 woman of high degree
plush edged with fur is not uncommon
49, Evcrybody'S Magazine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-09
STORIES OF ACHIEVEMENT.
How Inventive Americans Have Increased
Output and Reduced Expenses.

4 Young man who ut y had been be-
fore the mast had worked in the chem
ic:iI department of a mill. and had lee
turcd upou nitrous-oxide gas throughout
the country. patented the rotating cham
her for a pistol. 1t WAS not cons.dere''
porticularIv valuable until after his first
,.ompany that made it had failed, and
fights in Texas and with the SeminoieS i'll
Florida proved its worth. The AteSieifH
War made a demand for It.
The same mechanic who did SO much
for early axe-making developed details III
revolver making The American plan OF
not hesitating ut the cost Of new appli-
-7rces was never better shown than in this
j. armory. The owner was probably
,h, first man TO suggest the mining Of
harhors with torpcd0es for defense and
he was the first to lay submarine cleo
tric cable.
One day young man from Vermont
came TO his works.
What can you do?' asked the super
intendcnt.
I'm machinist, toolmakcr and a
tlC-sinker and | can play a horn in a
band" was the reply.
He went to work the next day. A few
years later he multiplied by forty the
value of certain labor in another factory,
ana by anOther Invention saved Inc COLI
pnny $50 900 on contracts already made.
I.ater with sewing machine company.
he forged shuttles from one piece of bar
steel and cut previous costs in half Since
that time he has made forgings by the use
Of drops weighing as much as a ton drop.
ping with dies sometimes six feet upon
ron, steel and copper. An example of his
inventive genius is the instance of his
forging offhand, from single piece of
Upper, commutator bars for electric dy-
lamos, after the electrician in charge had
said that such Il scheme was impossible
Arthur Goodrich in The Worlds Work
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-09
The Fond Parents Pride.

y reporter was endeavoring TO find ont
the particulars of an accident that had
hetallen boy, and Was asking the qucS.
tionS necessary in such eases OF the fathe,
of the injured hoy
Did the little fellow stand the opera.
ton well:" asked the reporter.
Like Il major-camc through il all
right"
Did he have to take anything" con.
tinued the reporter.
Not col darn thing but choroform.
WAS the proud reply OF the admirinv par
cnt.-Utica Observer.
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Tips.

Someone i'm canvaSsing the tip Snhltf-
has discovered that we tip the Wr}n-
people all the time. Particularizng, ~"
diSCoverer declares thar it i the COOS. h'.
the waiter. who should receive this ma
tcrial expression OF our favor, and t'a'
it is the engineer not the conductor We
should have the extras for getting us
about on time when we travel IN haSi'-
OF course This discovery will net FtS'a,,
in the searching out of the man bShil1
the man who reaches out his hama i'-
the tin. We shall continue 10 send "n3
yratuiricS along on the same old hi M.
getting a SNUG contcutment over fee'.In-
that We have done our duty-or ) Il i i.,
satisfaction of making the petty uisl''":E
of our cash resources :-and that We s"u
be expected to chase up the rtdi 80
factor. But il adds another conpASat'
Ia the til question for Those who ai5tae'
find il too perplcxing. Boston ITaN.
Script.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-09
Bees Worked Out the Plan.

The sweetest little building in the
United States belongs To II. +. Stanrl
OF Rock Port. and will he exhibited M
the ST. Louis Worlds fair. Mr.. STAINED
is editor of the Rock Port Mail. Sey.
cral months ago he conceived the idea of
having his bees reproduce his office hnild.
ing in honey. lie accordingly placed in
n hive an exact imitation of the Stapel
block, and in Il few months the bees
completely covered every part of il with
honey an inch thick Kansas City Jour
nal
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London's Unemployed

Most pesSimiStic reports and appeals
are being issued by the charitable inStitu-
tioas of London. The figures for Oc-
toher Indicated that the percentage az
unemployed had been higher that month
than the mean average in the same
month for ten years. The figures for
November will show still greater in
crease.