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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-30
To Make Hens Lay in Winter.

In planning the winter campaign with
the hens, the first consideration is the
poultry house Examine it carefully: give
II Il thorough cleaning and whtewashing
and carefully batten all cracks to keep
out the cold. In some cases it is a good
plan to bank UP the building with earth
for height of two or three feet.
Cover the floor with straw or chaff,
which should be renewed at least once n
seek This covering is for two purposes;
90 keep the hens feet warm and to fur
nish exercise by making them scratch for
their grain, which should be scattered in
the straw.
For the morning feed give the hens Il
mash made of mixture of bran. shorts
and cornmeal, chopped clover hay, and a
little condition powder in the form of red
pepper. This should all he stirred up
with enough hot water to make a thick,
cTumhly mass.
1t is good plan to put in handful of
broken plaster for every ten hens. Ii you
have no broken plaster make mortar the
same rs for mason work and let it harden,
then break it up. Give the hens only as
much of this mash as they Will eat up
clean in Il short time.
At noon give them some cabbage. beetS.
or turnips, or any kind of green food TO
keep them busy Feed them their grain
(wheat or OATS toward evening and let
them scratch in the straw for it. Vary
their feed once in a while by cleaning out
the horses managers and giving the chaff
to the hens to scratch over
All the details of preparing for winter
should be attended to at once. for SNOW
vii! soon be flying and the ground will he
frozen and the children will be crying for
eggs if you don't watch out. Farm
Student
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-30
Ireland's Lost Population.

Ireland is a country which still loses
thousands of its natural increase of popu-
lation by emigration, in which more boys
are born than girls, and the most fatal
epidemic is influenza
The population of Ireland in 1902, ac-
cording to the registrar generals return
was 4,432, 274. The marriages, number
ing 22,949, and the births, 101 1868, show
slight increase on the average of ten
years. The deaths, 1876, were a trife
below the average. The excess of births
over deaths being "a, 1877, and the loss by
emigration amounting to 40,190, there
was a decrease in the population during
the year of 1908, less whatever immi-
gation there was, of which no record is
London Mail,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-30
Practical Arithmetic.

a teacher in an uptown school re-
eeiyed the following from a complaining
parent n few days ago:
Sir: Will you please for the future
give my boy sum eesier somes to do at
nights This is what he brought home
To or three mites ago: If fore gallins of
bere will fill thirty-to pint bottles, how
many pint and half bottles will . gal.
Inns fill? Well, we tried and could make
nothing of it all; and my boy cried and
sed he wouldn't 20 back without doing
il. So ! had to 20 and buy . gallin
key of bere which | could i'll afford to
'lo, and there we went and borrowed a
lot of wine and brandy bottles, besides
few we had by us. Well we cmptied
the key into the bottles and there were
10. and my boy put that down for an
answer.
Il don't know whether il is rite or not
as we split some in doing it.
p. S.-Piease let the next one be in
water, as ! am not able to buy any more
here. - Philadelphia Ledger.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-30
Notified Butter.

The Maryland experiment station. in it,
Investigations as to the cause If mottles
IN butter, came TO the following conclu-
sonS:
l. The uneven distribution Of salt j.
the cause of unevt My colored butter Spok-
en- of as notified butter.
:. Washing the butter with water be
low 10 degrees does not cause notifies.
1t does, however, make a little more
working necessary to thoroughly tiistrib-
ute the sal:
3. The light-colorcd streaks or portions
OF notified butter are not caused by an
excess of casein, but notifies are evident
ly caused by some physical action of salt
on the butter fat which causes it to adj
init more light
4. Notifies can be prevented by work
ing the butter sufficiently 10 thoroughly
distribute the salt
D. Butter washed with water at 40 de-
Srees and under and worked Immediately
shows il better grain when sufficiently
worked 10 insure its being evenly colored
than with any other treatment
q. Washing butter with water mt 10
degrees and under does not iniure its
irmncss when subjected to high temporal
ture.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-30
The Constituents Rehuke.

A member OF Parliament in Australia
recently received from an indignant con-
stituent who had asked him in vain for
Il billet "a job in politics., the follow
ing unique letter: Dear Sir-Yon're Il
fraud, and you know it. l don't care Il
rap for the billet or for the money either,
but | object to bein' made an Internal
fool of. Soon as you was elected by my
hard working friends Teller wanted to
bet me that you wouldn't be in the
house moren week before you made an
ass of youssef | bet him Il Cow on
that, as | thought YOU was worth it
then. After | got your note sayin you
declined TO acllt in the matter druv the
Cow over to the feller's place an tole
him he had won her That's orl | got
by howlin' meself horse for you. You
not only hurt n mans Pride, but you
injure him in biziness. | believe you
take pleshir in cuttin' your best friends,
but waite till the clouds roll by an they'll
cut yau-just behind the Ear, where the
butcher cuts the pig. | lowers meself
ritin' 10 n skunk. even tho | med him
Il member of Parliament. Exchange.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-30
TOWN CRAZED OVER "FLINCH."
Game Promises Extinction of Other Card
Contests.

Stroudsburg, Pa, has gone crazy over
The game of finch. The game has be,
come popular with the old as we'll as
with the young. and progressive euchre
parties, duplicate whist, and women s
clubs are in danger of total eclipse.
The young people of the local Metii
Odist church are enthusiastic over finch
and much of the popularity which the
game has received is due to their ef
forts. The older members Of the church
give it quiet Endorsement, for it prom
ses to wipe out contests with playing
cards, to which the church is on record
as being opposed.
Society people are much concerned
over the popularity of finch. They are
not in sympathy with those who would
like to substitute it for whist and euehre
and predict a short career for the new
game.
These pessimists see breakers ahead.
claiming that in a short time plain finch
will give way to progressive finch for
prizes. 1t is then they expect to see the
church Endorsement taken away and its
popularity gone.
The strongest advocates of finch are
married women, who make the startling
announcement that it keeps their hus-
bands at home in the evenings.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-30
HOW FISH GOT INTO THE POND.
No Way for Them to Get In; No One
Put Them There.

Men connected with the city's park sys-
tenn are much interested in The appear
ance Of fish in the ponds in the parksa
and the question OF how they got there
affords a topic for discussion often dwelt
upon.
The ponds in Elizabeth, Pope ana
Goodwin parks all contain fish that SO
far as known, no one ever put into them
Goldfish have been put into the Eliza
beth park pond, but there are lot Of
roach, or pumpkin seeds, and bullhea6s
there, too. In Goodwin park Il good
sized pond has been made by retaining
the surface water that used to flow down
into the meadows and eventually into
Folly brook. The brook often dries mp.
and park employees say no fish have been
put in the pond and that there is no way
for them to get in. But the fact re-
mains that there are small pickerel, roach
and bullheads there.
None of them is big enough to satisfy
a very young heshetmHn. but they are
fish. just the same. Perhaps the most
curious appearance of the fish is in the
pond in Pope park. There was no pond
mt all until the land was laid out into
park, and the only source of supply
for the pond is rain and surface water
Yet the ubiquitous reach is there, and
the question of how he got there is as far
from settlement as ever.-Hartford Cour-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-30
IMPORT HAIR BY THE CARLOAD.
Hundreds of Tons Are Imported to Be
Made Into "Rats."

Since the revival of the pompadour
style of dressing women's hair and the
use of the rat there has been a ire
mendous increase III the importation of
human hair. 1t is estimated 100 tons
of hair, valued at $3,000,000 have been
received at this port this year. This
doesn't represent one-half the expense
the style has entailed upon women. for
u has given decided impetus to the
Embarrassing business. Three times as
many New York women now patronize
hairdressers as did a few years ago.
With women of fashion the hairdresser
is looked upon now as Il necessity.
In most of the fashionable hairdress-
ing shops of Fifth avenue and its vicin-
ity comparatively few women are EN-
ployed. Formerly women did all the
work, patrons being reluctant to have
their hair dressed by men, but the preiu-
dice soon wore off. and now the we'll
groomed women seem to think that only
the man hairdresser who has studied the
business abroad is artistic.
The hairdressers say this promises to
be a great country for their business
The women of America have less hair
than the women of Europe. The quality
is about the same, but there seems to be
States or in the habits of the people that
Is not conducive to women's hair growing
as luxuriously as it does abroad.
Large as was the value of the hair i'm
ported this year the value of fine toilet
articles was far greater. About So per
cent. of the amber and tortoise shell
sA0ods, perfumes, powders and cosmetics
dstd in America are brought from across
the water.New York Press.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-30

the guests at London dinner party were
two Angl0-Indians. a retired judge and a
colonel. The latter broke one of those
pauses in conversation which are so
dreaded by hOstesses, by telling a tiger
story. At first he was listened to with
marked attention. but when the climax
was reached, signs of incredulity were bur
too evident. Seeing the smile of dersion
on all sides, he appealed TO his brother In
dian for confederation, reminding him
that he had actually been present when
the strange occurrence took place. But
the colonel stoutly denied having Wit
messed anything of the kind. and assured
the narrator that he was confoundng him
with some one else! The upshot was 4
repetition of the awkward silence. and
the withdrawal of the lapless narrator
as soon as he could decently get away
While stalking moodily homeward he fell
tap on his shoulder, and found at his
heels his recreant friend, who cut short
his torrent of eXpostnlation by remark
ing:
"My dear fellow. l was quite aware
that what YOU told those people was the
whole truth, and nothing but the truth !;
but when / looked around the table.
saw that every one of them had put you
down in his mind as liar. You'll admit
now. that | owed ii to our host that he
should not be supposed to have invited
two of the confraternity to his tablet
+. ii. Shrine in Cassell's Magazine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-30
A Resourceful Waiter.

i little story illustrative of the ingenn'
ity of some colored walters when they
are really "up against it, is told by Mon
cure Burke. secretary to Engineer Com
missioner Biddle, at the District build.
ng.
Il went into a nearby pie garden the
other day" says Mr.. Burke. land or
dered sandwich and cup of coffee. II
is one of the rules of this food emporium
that the waiter shall write the order on
a little slip of paper and put the price
opposite. The check is then paid to tile
cashier at the desk.
''When | had finished my light repast
/ picked up the slip placed on the table
by the waiter, and, glancing at it, saw
v "itten thereon:
Pie, &c.
Coffee, &C.
Il called to the waiter in curiosity:
Hey, John, didn't have any pie. | ate
Il sandwich
That's all right. boss, he replied,
'ne and san'wich is both the same price.
and | amt so good on spelling that
san witch. Washington Star.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-30
DR.. FED HIMSELF,

Found the Food that Saved His Life.
4 good old family physician with
lifetime experience IN saving people
finally found himself sick unto death.
Medicines failed and-but let him
tell his own story: For the first time
in my life of 81 years am impelled to
publicly testify TO the value of large
ly advertised article and l certainly
would not pen these lines except that.
what seems to me direct act of Prov
idence, saved my life and / am i'm
pressed that it is a bounden duty to
make 1t known.
For 3 years l kept failing with
stomach and liver disorders until was
reduced 40 lbs from my normal weight.
When got too low to treat myself, 3
of my associate physicians advised me
TO put my house in order for would
be quickly going the way of all man
kind. Just about that time | was put
on a diet Of Grape-Nuts predigested
food. Curiously enough it quickly be-
gan to build me up. appetite returned.
and in lo days l gained 6 lbs. That
started my return TO health and really
saved my life.
"A physician Is naturally prejudiced
against writing such a letter, but In
this case l am willing to declare It
from the housetops that the multiplied
thousands who are now suffering as
did can find relief and health as easily
and promptly by GrapeNuts. II they
only knew what to do. Sincerely and
fraternally yours" Name OF this
prominent physician furnished by
Postum Co, Battle Creek. Mich.
Look In each package for copy OF
the famous little book, The Road to
WellFille." -. ~. 49,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-30
The Poor Compassion Again.

There is trouble between the proprie-
tor of the Daily Trumpet, published in
Slowbury Center and one of the promi-
nent citizens of the town.
The citizen is Orlando Vance Jones,
who writes occasionally verses for the
Poets Corner and pays for space in
which to advertise his dental syrup. The
trouble arose soon after the birth of Mr..
Jones grandson. Being much gratificd
by the resemblance to him which many
Of the diplomatic mothers in Slowbury
detected in the features of Orlando
Vance, third. Mr.. Jones composed ten
der poem. which he entitled, ~ Pigmy
Counterpart.
When he opened the paper. of which
he had ordered one dozen copies. he saw
at the head of the column his poem
under the title. Il Pig My Counter
part. Youths Companion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-30
Born Business Man"

had an amusing experience on the
smoking ear coming through Ohio last
week, said the travelling man who had
Just come from the west.
n little ragamutfin with shoeback.
ing kit tried TO get free ride by hiding
beneath two seats that were turned
back TO back. His clothes were in a de
p!orahle state, and it was easy to un,
derStand that he did not have the price
Of railroad ticket. All of us in the
car watched him hide. and we waited
for further developments as the con-
ductor came walking through
But the old boy spicd three inches of
leg sticking out in the aisle. and il didn
take him long TO pull the lad out of his
retreat.
- haven't got any money. whined
the younSSter, wiping away Il tear that
had already left its path on his be-
smeared cheek.
Then you'n get off at the next sta
ton, answered the iratc official. who
lad evidently dealt with many similar
eases in the past
Il felt sorry for the chap. and didn't
want 10 see him put off the ear. 50 |
Went mp to him and told him to shine
my shoes. after which | handed him 4
quarter. In short time he was shin
ing the shoes of other men in the ear
until he had made * cents more than
the price of his fare
We saw 10 il that he Straightene1
out matters with the conductor and for.
got all about the incident. until half m
hour later, when the man next TO ME
roked my arm and pointed over to the
corner of the ear. The little Shoeblack
was Sittin back as big as a lord.
ms feet stretched across the OBJ
poSite seat. He was slowly puff,
ing away. at cigarette. blowing the
smoke lazily toward the roof of the ear
with a look of supreme satisfaction on
has face. Philadelphia Telegraph.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-30
o Durability of Woods.

Which of the species of woods is the
most durable? To answer this question
some interesting experiments have been
made, and the following results were ob-
tanned; Birch and aspen decayed in three
years, willow and horse chestnut i'll four
years. maple and red beech in five years,
i'm and ash in seven years; oak. Scottish
fir. and Weymouth pine deeayed to the
depth of half an inch in seven years
larch and juniper We're uniniured at the
expiration of the seven years. In situa-
tions so free from moisture that they
luay he called practically dry, the dur
ability of timber is almost unlimited.
The roof of Westminster han is more
than 100 years Old .nndon lit Bits.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-30
Gave His Converts Mountain Dew

Nose Aiken. Kentucky'S famous moon
shine preacher. who died some time ago.
Is To have monument. Aiken was the
author Of that expression mulch used 10y
ministers today. Don't do as | do. but
10 rs | say" He converted many of
the momtaineerS, and always after Il
penltent had proteSsed conversion he
would take him aside and present to him
bottle of mountain dew" After serv-
Tres Aiken frequently withdrew to his
still and manufactured his ''moonshine. ="
lie escaped the revenue officers for years.
but was taken Mt last in his grist mill.
where he had Secreted still. He was
over so years old al the time.-CarliSle
lkN.l Mercury.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-30
THE RICHNESS OF POVERTY.

God made my spirit somewhat weak and
small.
From rich safety of joy ! shrink:
The fnintly fragrant wild-rose, family
pink.
Better | love than garden beauties tall.
Represented. with full petaled coronal;
Better the hillside brook whefefrom /
drink
Than strong sweet wines; and best the
twill seht brink
And l0rder.and of whats0 holds me thTaii.
But If iife's pageantry is not for me,
And If ! may not reach the mountains dim
That beckon on the blue horizon rim,
No disillusiOn hath mine eyes dehled,
And ] shall enter Paradise heart-fFee,
With the fresh April wonder Of child.
Nj Glennah IN The Atlantic.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-30

There is more Cararrn in this section Of tha
country than all other diseases put together and
until the last few years WAS supposed to be h.
durable. For a great many years doctors pro.
nounced 1t local disease. and prescribed local
remedies. and by constantly falling to cure with
ocal treatment. pronounced 1t incurabe. Science
mas proven catarrh TO be constitutional dis
else. and therefore requires constitutional treat.
nent. Halls CataTrh Cure. manufactured BY Il
J: cheney g. Co.. Toledo, Ohio. is the only con.
stitutlonal cure on the market 1t Is taken in
Iefnally IN doses from 10 drops to teaspoonful
It acts directly on the blood and mucous sur.
faces OF the system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any case it fails to cure Send for
circulars and testimonials. Address
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists. &c.
Halls Family PILLS are the best
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-30
A HONEYMOON Car.

The Ku-Sk-Zarkoff railway in Russia
advertiSeS special car for honeymoon.
ers. designed and furnished with the VERY
latest luXuries. A famous engineer and
architect were called in to plan If. m,
decorations are in the best Partisan Sfyle
and polite female attendants look afteI
the comfort Of the happy couple. Mono
but the newly we'd are allowed Ia use
this magnificent car. which by stroke Of
iugenuit. is built u accommodate alike
the very wealthy and those with a mod
est purse. The partitions are removable
and the car can be used as d series 81
small compartments or couple of rooulv
saloons
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-30
Transplanting Childhood.

The proposal has been seriously mad,
N London by the Earl of Meath to tax
the children of the elementary school,
away from the city and hoard them If
model villages in the country during III.
school year the parents TO pay only tile
oare cost of food. the county council tc
stand oil the other expenses. which coul6
oe II ct by the sale of school sites in oD,
Ion and the employment of the children
N light gardening and farming work ana
village industries. The proposers believe
that by this means not only could tbe
overcrowding problem in London be
solved but the. children Of the lower
classes would grow up into strong ami
useful citizens. Moreover. many of Them
would probably stay in the country and
help repopulate the rural districts. Tt.
idea is regarded as visionary.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-30

This is remarkable offer the John A.
Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse Wis. makes
They will send You their big plant and
seed catalogue, together with enough seed
TO grow
1000 fine solid Cabhages.
1000 delicious Carrots,
1000 blanching, nutty Celery,
1000 rich huttery Lettuce,
1000 splendid Onions.
1000 rare. luscious Radishcs.
1000 gloriously brilliant Flowers.
This great offer is made in order to in
duce you to try their warranted seeds
for when You once plant them you will
grow no others. and
ALL FOR RUT Ice POSTAGE,
providing yon will return this notice, aud
il you will send them zoe in postage they
will add Ia the above n package of the
famous Beriiner Cnuliflnwer
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-30
Died Prnresrinc-

There was once a learned judge Of so
who never took any exercise Not feel
ing very wei, he consulted a physician
You have no business TO live without
taking exercise said the physician.
You must give up your sedentary habits
ami walk for an hour every ,iay."
Bul u horcS me So" pleaded the
judge. If | follow your advice. | shall
W:ik myself into a premature grave"
Better die correctly than live incor~
reetly. snapped the physician II can't
understand how YOU ear have the pre-
sumption to be alive now
Very well, then, if You insist unon
Il, I'll take exercise under protest" said
the judge: and died couple Of months
later still protesting. London Academy.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-30
FOR THE FARMER.
IN Pleasures Round

Now winter nights enlarge
The number of their hours:
And clouds their storms discharge
Upon the airy towers
Let now the chimneys blaze
and cups oernOw with wine
Let well-tuned words amaze
With harmony divine.
Now yellow waXen lights
Shall wait on honey love
While youthful revels, Mosques and eourt.
~ sights.
Sleeps leaden spells remove
This time doth well dispense
With lovers long discourse:
Much speech hath some defense.
Though beauty no remorse
Ali do not all things well:
Some measures comedy tread
Some knotted riddles tell
Some poems smoothly read
The summer hath his joys.
And winter his delights:
Though love and all his pleasures are but
toys.
They shorten TEDIOUS nights
Thomas Campion il81I,.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-30
Struck Him unfayorahlv.

Mr.. Gaswel. who had come recently
into possession of 10 considerable fortune,
had decided to erect large office build
ing, and was discussing the plans with
an architect.
AS to the floors, now" said the archi-
tect, ''you would want them in mosiuc
patterns, | presumc?'
Il don't know about that" responded
Mr. GaSwell. obviously scratching his
jaw. Il haint got any prejudice against
Moses as a man. and he certainly knowed
Il good deal about law; but when it
comes to laying floors, it kind o seems to
me Id ruther have EN- unsectariau Ike.
Don't it strike You that way - Youth 5
Companion