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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-07
CAT CANNOT SUCK BREATH.
Old Superstition Is Upset by the Highest
Medical Authorities.

Can cat really suck the breath Of u
We have always heard that il could.
Away back in early Childhood we distinct
IN remember Of frequent warnings 10 look
on for the cat DO not allow me car
f. get into bed with YOU, especially 10
.ct into bed with the baby. as il Is liablg
to suck the baby's breath, which Woaiu
cause the baby 60 die.
is there any foundation for such no.
fion rs this? We never could discover any
real meaning to the belief that cat
can suck the breath of Il child. Indeed,
the sentence is totally uninteiigible.
What is meant by sucking the breath
II may be true that the cat, attracted Nv
the breath of a child who had recently
been nursing might attempt To interfere
in some manner with the child's mouth
In young cats the impulse to nurse might
he excited by the smell Of the child ;
breath. Ii is barely possible that the cat
might be seized with desire to bite or 10
deyuur the child's lips or tongue, lured on
hy the smell of milk. We are not IN a
position to deny these possibilities. May
he they are true.
But not any of these Supp0sitiOns fur
niSh basis for the statement that the
eat is liable To suck the child's breath.
We have always heard this statement
with shudder of horror. IT seems to
convey some weird. horrible tragedy that
can hardly be imagined. But it is a mere
fancy, the origin of which is hard to ex-
plain.
Yet we would advise mothers TO be
careful about leaving the infant with a
cat. We do not favor the idea of eats
sleeping with children Nor do we favor
the practice of children playing with cats,
handling them, hopping them around the
floor fondling them. dressing them up as
dolls II is not good for the cat Neither
cats nor dogs ought to he treated in this
manner They are all right in their place,
but they are not tit for paintings.
If the superstition that cat can suck
a cbild'S breath has operated rs pre-
lcntive to mothers allowing their chill
lrcn to play with eats it has SERVED q
very good purpose. but such childish no
tons are hardly compatible with mature
reflection. II is one of the old wives
fables which may have served a good pur-
paSe, but il is too ridiculous for repct-
ton, There are other and better reasons
why the cat aud baby should not be left
together than the vague, min,elIigihle
fear that the cat viii suck the clld'S
brcath-AiedicaI Talk
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-07
WHY POPCORN POPS.
Agricultural Department Driven to a
MomentouS Discovery by a Rube

Momentous Discovery by a Rube
Anyone careless enough To believe for
n moment that the experts Of the de-
partment of agriculture ut Washington
do not earn their salaries. should satisfy
himself to the contrary by reading some
IT the communications received at the
department from correspondents all over
the country. y letter recently received
from an inquiring mind in rural New
ork propounded the following impor-
talt questions:
L. Why does popcorn pop?
:. Why doesn't ordinary corn pop like
popcornf
3 What is the composition of pop
corn, and why does it differ from ordi-
l,ary corn
l. Why does popcorn pop better when
thoroughly dry?
The letter was turned over To an eX-
pert of the department, who retired 10
the seclusiOn of his laboratory with an
ear of popcorn, IA bunsen burner, test
tabe and worried look About an hour
'ater he returned in triumph and dictated
the following To his Stenographer in re-
ply to the rural correspondent:
Il. The popping of popcorn is due 10
Nolatization of the oil contained in the
kernel.
- Field corn does not pop rs readily
as popcorn pops because the outer por-
ton of the kernel is more porous. per
uniting the escape of the oil as it VIOLA.
Ties, while in the case of popcorn Il
great pressure is developed in the kernel
lN the confined oil and the kernel is sud
denly exploded and turned wrong side
cut.
-. In composition popcorn differs
from ordinary corn in having larger
proportion Of corneouS element and 4
great per cent of oil.
=. Popcorn pops more readily when
dry. because when moistened the kernels
are swollen more porous and toughened
and do not explode SO suddenly and com.
petcly as when dry and hard"
Nothing further has been heard from
the rural mind. and the general heller
AT the department is that he is sitting ON
q cracker barrel most of the time airing
his scientific knowledge an the subject
of corn that pops and corn that doesn't
Pop.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-07
How a Bow Reconciled His Parents.

At the Paris Palais de Justice divorce
preliminaries between a couple who
would not agree were stopped i'll Il pc
culiar manner recently. A rather elderly
man and Il young woman were called
into the office Of the legal official whose
business it is 20 try TO bring about Il
reconciliation between persons who
threaten each other with divorce pro-
ceedingS. The elderly man and his more
youthful companion were married per-
sons who wanted to separate, and they
were accompanied by their son, Il small
boy of eleven, whose eyes were red with
weeping The little fellow was all the
time imploring his father and mother TO
bury the Ratchet and to return home
friends. The legal official duly directed
the attention of the parents to the en-
treaties of their son. and the man gave
in. but his wife remained obdurate. do
make il up. mother, said the boy. No,
my little Albert, | cannot. Then you
Shant have me-, said Albert. for | am
not going to he pointed at as | was this
morning by the old lady on the fifth floor
as the little divorced boy. Go outside.
Albert. and wait for MS" said the moth
or. Instead of obeying the injunction,
Albert took out his penknife, assumed a
tragic attitude, and made Il stab at his
heart, The mother rushed to her boy,
Shriekin., 'Oh. he has killed himself
MY Iiltit AlDeIi. ubit ult, am SOlHS
to pardon your pa Let us all go home
to dinner together Albert is by no
means in danger of death. The point
of the penknife barely penetrated his
schoolboy's back ,mock, and he had only
cut him slightly in the thumb. Hus-
band and wife became reconciled on the
spot, the legal official bowed them out,
advising them never to part, and. accom-
panied by Albert. who forgot the mis-
fnt h.. 1. ta
Republique. and thence assembled in the
funicular tram To their home on the
heights of Belleville.-paris Correspond
cnt London Telegraph.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-07
Seven Locomotives in a Day.

Working on a rush order from the jan
anese government for locomotives, a big
plant in Philadelphia has established =
new record by the construction of seven
locomotives in day. The engines were
ordered by Japan for the military rail-
read to connect Fusan. on the southern
coast of Korea, with Seoul, the capital.
The line will be about 225 miles long.
The order, which called for twenty
locomotives to be completed within thirty
days, was received late in January. six
engines went overland TO San Francisco.
and thence by steamship for Fusan.
while the remaining engines went by the
all-water route from New York by way
of the Suez canal, all being shipped with
in the contract time.-AmeTican Ex-
porter.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-07
HrmaIaya Baby's MONDAY Nan

In certain parts of the Hmalaya noun
tainS the native women have a singular
way of putting their children To- >lcep in
the middle of the day. The child is mt
near stream of water. and by means Of
detected SO as 10 run over the back OF the
bids head. The water pouring on the
child'S head apparently sends it to sleep
and keeps it 50, while the mother pro-
cceds with her work in the fields No one
seems ever to fear that baby may he
rowncd.-Chicaso Journal.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-07
A JAPANESE FAN.

Is ii so warm in old Japan
DO flowers Haunt out such riot glare:
Hangs that soft, golden mist 50 low
All me. ali me, to journey there.
linked out against the yellow glow
one sharp peak rises, blackly bare;
A stately swan steers up the sky
All me, nh me- to journey there!
And see her as sac furs her fam
Was ever lady half so fair?
She heckons to me with her eyes
Ali me, ali me, TO journey there
Were ever feet so dainty small?
Was eyer coiIed such shining hair!
Her hands are like curled lily buds
All me, all me, to journey there,
Fau-pictured. dear Japan, thy calm
Fills rs of West with dull despair.
erhe palm lenves sift the sunlight through
All me. al me to journey there.
Josephine Daskam c'Poety," scribners
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-07
Simple Remedy don Severe Wounds.

Every little while we read in the paper
that some me has run Il rusty nail in his
hand or foot or other portion of his body
AMI lockjaw resulted therefrom and that
the patieut died. If every person was
aware of perfect remedy of such
wounds and would apply it, then such
reports would cease. The remedy is sim.
pie. always at baud. can he applied 10y
amy one what is better. is mfallihlc. 1t
Is simply to smoke the wound or amy
wound that is bruised or intlamcl with
WOODEN cloth. Twenty minutes in tbc
smoke will take the pain out of the worst
ease of Inflammation arising from such
a wound People may Sneer at this rem.
rdy as much as they please. hut when
thcy are afflicted with such wounds. lot
them Try it.-t'ranitr tOrtl Gem.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-07
Wanted--A Pin.

Ii was Mabel'S first appearance M
church and she Was rather fidgcty. First
she wanted one thing, then anotbrr III.
naly she decided that she must have n
nm. 50 She asked for one from her father
lie had none. Then She tried her mother.
but her mother TOO had none. NIabel's
longing had boen increased with her i'm
success, SO she elm, cd upon the pew and
shouted nj the top OF her small voice
ha> anyone in dis trowd dot 4. pin?"-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-07
A Politician,s Geopranhv.

A number OF railroad presidents and
western railroad men stayed late the 9TH
er night around table in Fifth ave-
nue. cafe telling stories. Tom Lowry,
president of the Twin City road, told this
story: "A politician of St. Paul who was
defeated in an election by the Swedish
vote, remarked: 1 wish all those damn
Swedes were back in Switzerland -
New York Sun.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-07

excellent dinner seem a slovenly and poor
Iepast.
When, at the end, he had set the port
and walnuts on the table, Henry leaned
over Forster's chair and said in a tremu-
louS voice:
Please, sir. can you spare me now I?
My house has been ON FIRE for the last
two hours New York Tribune.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-07
uow,s ThI.e

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY g. CO., Toledo, o.
We the undersigned have known +. J. Cheney
for the last * Years. and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions and fnali-
cially able TO carry out any obligations made by
their firm.
WEST & TRUAx. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
WALDIEG. KINNAN g. MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo. o.
Halls catarrh Cure is taken internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. Price 75c. per bottle Sold by all
Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-02

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 to cover. Otherwise, they nall towns will have just as le fact that in the cities sever- 'ritory will be about as limited I easy matter to get the small 5tent work is all that is needed. l be mailed to any person who desires
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-02

NGIIIGIIIDEI IIIdI IWO SI as one yearly order, and tha ders count as one yearly
 order will be credited, but W age them. If a man wants up for three or six months jL month. Get as many annu 'ble, so you can finish earlier
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-02


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The Dolores star., 1904-02-26
CONSUL SKINNER'S REPORT ON
HIS MISSION TO ABYSSINIl

wz=5lzzo1. rs5. Z2-How the
United s-z-as has cone into trade rela-
tioz E5,l Z zer region containing To-
a.'5gEs q ,.sople IS briesy and modestly
nd Z Us ra-ozz of Sir. Loomis. the
zsziE-zr- sar-stzry q state OF Robert
2 SEir-e- tae American consul
zsce-zl q Mzrseilles- France
q his highly successful special
mission 70 A5yssiuia last No
Ys2bs-. fc- tie purpose of negotiat-
Izg s.ta a5EE 54snsiiE trade treaty
AID 10 ColLecz Information about the
commercial -zEcsEGes Ct that country
As result Il this mission. Mr. Skin
us- nezot;zts5 treaty which. II ac-
cegz5!e. EtH sEcure for the United
States the most favored nation priyi-
legss il Ethiopia and w-sil guarantee
TO American citizens and merchandise
immunity from discrimination in rates
on all public roads and lines Of COM
Uunication-
In addition, Mr. Skinner prevailed
upon King MenslIE to accept an inyi-
tation for his country to participate
in the St Louis Exposition. and pre-
lirninary arrangements for compre-
hensiye exhibit al ST Louis have been
made. The King will send during the
coming summer commission of dis
tinguished and representative men who
will have charge Of the exhibits
Mr.. Skinner. after narrating these
facts, says:
Acting in behalf Of the Agricultural
The Dolores star., 1904-02-26

II vas decided at recent meeting
Of the executive committee OF the Am
efican National Red Cross in Washing
ton 10 authorize those who applied TO
engage In Red Cross work in the RuE-
8o-Japanege war to effect such organ
ization for the purpose az may be
practicable. with the sanction of the
committee. and guch support az might
be available. Among those who have
made application are two prominent
medical men.
In the Senate on the 18th inst. the
It'll for the payment Of 100000 to ex-
Queen Liliuokalani was taken up and
the roll was again called on the motion
cf Mr. Spooner to recommit the meas
ure to the committee on Pacific is-
lands. the call of Friday previous hav-
ing failed TO develop a quorum. The
vote resulted % ayes, q nays. The
bill was amended so as to reduce the
appropriation to $4,000 The ayes
and noes were demanded on the final
passage Of the bill. and It was defeated
~ to 2G. a tie vote.
Delegate Rodey had nearing before
the committee on mines and mining OF
the House on bis bill permitting prog
pecting and mining on land grants in
New Mexico. where minerals were re-
served to the government by the
Court OF Private Land Claims. Hun
dreds of thousands of acres Of mineral
lands are involved in the bill. The
Department of the Interior has made
an adverse report, but Delegate ROdey
takes issue with the department on the
law governing the matter and stands
n good chow to convince the commit
tee that he Is right and obtain favor
able report.
The State Department has Instructed
Ambassador Mccormick to ask the
Russian government at St. Petersburg
for an explanation of the compulsory
detention In the harbor Of Port Arthur
of tho American steamship Pie,n,ies,
which conveyed n cargo of flour to
that place from Honolulu just before
the outbreak of hostilities. The ship
iB owned by the Boston Towboat Com
pany. which has made formal com
plain to the State Department. BY
some officials the opinion IL expressed
that the OBTAINING of the ship is not
violation of international law, provid-
ed adequate demurrage be paid to the
owners of the vessel. 1t is assumed
that the vessel is detained for strateg-
ical purposes and naval officers point
out that her departure at this time
might enable the Japanese to learn
important facts about the condition of
affairs at Port Arthur. It Ia roughly
estimated that n sufficient demurrage
would. be from 800 to 5000 day, de-
pending upon tho value Of the vessels
return cargo.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-26

Department. have secured a collectiul
Of the seeds of more important crop
peculiar to Ethiopia, number 4
which may be found valuable in N
exploitation of the uncultivated wesl
ern lands of the United STATES now Vi
ing made ayailsb.c 5y the extension
cur irrigation system. | have also 4
hand material for a report on the agra
cultural resources of Abyssinia Th
Agricultural Department particularly
desired to secure collection OF will
coffee seeds for experimental purposes
Those could not be obtained during N!
visit. but have been ordered. and ultl
nately will be forwarded Such col
lection could be found only in Kana
q remote province, access to which 10
yolves long and expensive journey
The experts OF the Agricultural De
rartment have a theory that the desen
Grafton of the modern coffee plantatioi
Is due TO the fact that coffee cultur'
has been based on seed originally I'm
ported from Arabia. and that by get
ting back to the wild coffee plant. th'
habitat ofw hcih is the province o.
kaffa, new variety may be created
the value of which may be incalcui
able.
My endeayor to obtain a large pail
Of zebras for cross breeding was also Y
vain. These animals are rare and di1
iicult to capture alive. l have left m
structlons, however, in regard to thi'
matter, and trust to be able to suppl!
two of these animals
The Dolores star., 1904-02-26
KUROPATKIN TO
TAKE COMMAND

st. Petersburg, Feb. 21.-The ap
pointment of General Kuropatkin, who
was yesterday relieved of his functions
as minister Of war, to the chief COM
mand of the Russian army in the fa1
East, was gazetted this morning.
With the possible exception of GEM
eral Dragomiroff, formerly governor
general of kieff and later member os|
the council of state, General Kuropall
KIN is the most popular man in ths
Russian army. As bluff old soldier
who has fought his way up from tne|
bottom to be minister of war. he is the]
ideal of the enlisted men. Not one ~
the Cars army has seen more ighl1
ing. and no one can tell story better
mere is never a dull moment in hs
company. for he intermingles the na]
morous incidents of his campaign wiln
tales of the self-sacrifice of the men
whom he led, with Skobeleff. over tne
parched wastes of Geoktepe, or over
the Icy slopes of Plevna.
INC HetlilS tne sHoit. Si4"',
warrior in his charming home on tns
sunny side of the Moika would guess
tne extent of his power or the burden
OF responsibility weighing on his
shoulders. AS minister of war he wa'
considered just chief. who gave re
wards and administered punishmen'
without fear or favor. 1t is small WOE
DER. therefore, that the Russian army
adores him.
The appointment of General kuro
patk'n to direct command in the fiele
mas been received with enthusiasm,
and his leadership inspires complel,
confidence that Russian arms Will d
carried to success on land.
General Kuropatkin will be accom-
panied to the front by the Gran, as
Dukes Boris. Alexis, Nicholas and N.
chael ,Nikolaievich.
Alexis paid memorably pleasa1
visit to the United States when
young man. His career as high ~
miral is well known and brilliant an ~
ne has always surrounded himself WIN
q notable staff.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-26
SCHOOL OF MINES
STUDENT DROWNED

Denver, Feb. PA special from
Golden to the News last night says:
Howard Snyder freshman at the
School OF Mines, was drowned in the
Coors ice pond about 9:15 this even.
ing.
Snyder was one Of skating party
who were skating on the pond. The
other members of the party were For.
rest Head, School of Mines student:
Charles II. Driscoll. member of the
School of Mines freshman class: Miss
Maud morrill, and Joseph Morrill,
children of Mr.. NJ. p. Morrill, of Col.
den; Miss Cora De France, daughter
OF Judge De France.
me ice was known to be thin, but
was thought to be perfectly safe
At the time the accident occurred the
party was skating in line and the
concentrated weight proved too much
for the thin ice, which broke and pre,
cipitated the entire party into the wa
ter of the pond, which. at the point
where the accident occurred is about
eight feet deep.
All OF the party except Snyder sue
ceeded in holding to the edges of the
ice or otherwise saving themselves.
Misses De France and Morrill, were
rescued from their perilous position by
the night watchman and engineer a;
the brewery, and, although suffering
from the nervous shock, their condi
tion Is not serious.
The dead boy was not seen by any
of the party after the ice broke. and
it is supposed that he was carried un
der. and, therefore, unable to save
himself.
The news of the tragedy has caused
tremendous excitement. Scores of
men dragged the lake. Young Sny.
der was Golden boy, a graduate of
last years class at the Golden high
school and member of the present
freshman class at the School of Mines.
He was quiet lad. exceptionally
bright and popular. and a son of Mr..
b. f. Snyder. respected pioneer citi.
zen of Golden and prominent Grand
Army man.
At 70 o'clock the body of Snyder was
found.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-26
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