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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

blame for removing the fire-irons. was
silent, and Prattleby went proving
round the room looking for a weapon.
Finally he snatched up his pillow.
shock the feathers TO one end and. grasp
ing it by the other, whirled it ferociousiy
round his head.
This will do" he said. with this
lethaI weapon / will smite them hin and
thigh and dash their brains out"
A he spoke he gave vicious trial
smash at the bed post. The pillow burst
and OUT flew cloud of feathers.
Farewell, Euphemia," he remarked.
striding grandly to the door. Armed
with my trusty blade I'll make the
feathers fly. This will be a fight I'M
paralleled in civilized warfare. One man
armed with split feather pillow against
crowd OF raying maniacs armed with
reyolvcrs. | am now about to demon
strate that the military handbooks are
wrong when they state that ten armed
men are better than one man in his
nightshirt"
Surely, Hector, you're not going down
in your nightshirtr'
i must wear someuthing, mustn't r."
But won't you wear something else
above it?"
"1he finest suit of chain armor in
your wardrobe wouldn't tempt me. Eu-
nhenlia My strategy is based on my
appearing in my nightshirt. | am in
hopes OF being mistaken for an angel
bearing bag of feathers to make wings
of, the illusion being complete. While
they're wondering about it I'll chloro-
form Them"
Is there nothing | can do, Hector 2"
There is. You may weave, with deft
fingers, a laurel wreath of victory for
the winner, to be presented to the SUE
cessful competitor at the close of the
sports"
But really, Hector, l am anxious to
be OF some use to YOU
In that case you may act as my re-
serve, and when l signal, Enemy in
sight in large numbers you can open
Ire with the trinket set and all the other
trash lttering about the ROOM
And what am ] to aim at?"
Straight at me. of course / shall
then be safe, and you may hit some oi
the enemy"
Mr. Prattleby then CROPPED his way
down stairs, while his wife listened in
tently fer any sounds of a struggle.
Sne was not disappointed. An appall-
ing noise OF scuffing, smashing crock
cry and banging doors came up to her,
mingled with occasional excited excla-
nations.
"Come out of it, 1 tell you! What,
you won't? Then take that, and that,
you beast! All! got you now, have |?
Come along, you villain
With bated breath she heard Prattleby
coming upstairs again with his prisoner.
Presently he appeared, holding the eat
by the scruff of the neck at arms length.
"This, madame" he announced, SIS the
nucleus of your burglar boom. This is
The legal representative of that savage
horde of Siamese-Twin Iunatics who were
after your silver-washed lead plate. The
next time you're working up a war scare
in the dead of night, Euphemia Prattleby,
| trust you will not exaggerate more
than you can help. For the present, at
least, hope you're atisfed.-London
Tit hits
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02
The Trouble with the Goat.

4 well-known physician who is some
what skeptical as 10 the SoundneSs of
Christian Science doctrines. saws HaT-
per's Weekly, tells this story of an ar
dent Eddyite and her little boy: The
mother was crossing the field with her
small son when Il goat appeared and
came toward them Overwhelmingly. To the
dismay Of the youngster, who Shrauk in
terror behind his mothers skirt. Re
Numbering her beliefs she tried TO reas-
sure him.
as the goat continued 20 advance. don't
you know that you re- a CHRISTIAN Science
Ettla how. that there's no such thing as
main. and that it would be useless for the
GOAT 10 try to hurt you? Don't you know
ives" walled the doubling believer
between his Sobs. Il know H. and you
know it. but the goat don't know it.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

The Oroyo railroad, which now runs
from Callao to the gold fields of Cerro
de pasco, is considered one Of the wonders
Of the Peruvian world. Commencing at
Calao it ascends the narrow valley of
the Rimac, rising nearly 5000 feet in the
first 81 miles. Thence it goes through
the intricate gorges Of the Sierras till it
tunnels the Andes at an altitude of 10
645 feet, the highest point in the world
whore n piston rod is moved by steam
This elevation is reached in IS miles.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

The way in which billiard playing is
simplifed by the device of Munich pro-
fessor has astonisbed those who have wit
messed the test. The sides of an ordinary
billiard table are provided with six mir
rors, one or more Of which can be turned
down when a play is made, and the adj
vantage rests in the fact that any image
is reflected in the same angle in which it
falls on the mirror, just as the billiard
ball rebounds from the cushion in the
same angle as that of striking. The mir
ror shows at once the different ways in
which a shot can be made.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

The American schooner yacht Ingomar
did not win the Emperor's cup in the race
Of 800 miles from Dover to Helgoland.
She arrived two hours in advance Of the
second boat, but as she was the scratch"
boat handicapped to the extent of from
five to nine and one-half hours, she could
not secure the prize. which went to one Of
the tail-enders The IngOmar is good
type Of the American schooner, and she
will be heard from during her stay abroad
and generally from the head of the pro-
cesSion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

Eight ordinary hens eggs were submit
ted to pressure applied externally all over
the surface of the SHE'LL and the breaking
pressure varied between 400 pounds and
60 pounds per square inch. With the
stresses applied internally to y eggs
they gave way at pressures varying be-
tween 30 pounds and 60 pounds per
square inch. The pressure required to
crush the eggs varied between 40 pounds
and Is pounds. The average thickness of
the shells was $4,000 inch.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

Somebody mas designed big transat-
lantic steamer with turbine engines and
electric motors operating sixteen screw
wheels. that it is calculated viii drive the
craft over the sea and back again in one
week. The diagram plan shows a hull
that looks like the Haskell multicharge
cannon which failed TO drive a projectle
around the world. For the benefit Of
those who are eager to see the new thing
with wheels, it can be stated positively
that the steamer will be ''on paper" for
o long time
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02
"wHEN THE AFTERNOON IS OLD"

When the afternoon Is old
And the free-toDs are s-fiush.
When the deepening dying gold
Lingers on the sunset thrush;
Then beside the hidden stream
In the solemn evening air,
Nora, standing in a dream.
Gathers wlldings for her hair;
Thinks, how when the cleaning deep
Dims the pastures far away.
vending with the homing sheep,
What her lovers lips Will say:
So, besides the whipping stream
In the solemn evening air,
Nora, standing in a dream,
Wreathes the wildings in her hair.
floyd Miffiin In Everybody's Magazine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

The contrast between the exDpnditure
of the American woman and the Eng
liSh woman is striking. How can it be
accounted for?
To considerable extent the tailor
so at least maintain the fashion experts
consulted yesterdays responsible for
the comparative economy Of the English
society woman. Sixteen or eigbtoer
guineaS-that is, $50 or $9O-buvs nor
fectly cut well made gown. which does
not soon pail on the wearer. and This tho
English woman will wear in the mornine,
when the American considers nm ey
penSive toilette essential. Nor does any
one expect the social leaders in London
to wear toilette fresh from the hands
of Worth or Paquin every time they an
pear in public. ~
In the country Paris gowns are
thought ont of place. and on the river the
English woman wears a simple linen or
flannel suit, costing about $50 or SIS a
shady straw hat for which She nays
about 500 and a summer shirt. such
as can be bought for SO or so. The
American when in England, Mt any rate.
sacrifices a $3.50 toilette to the Thames
In the quantity of clothes. too. the
English woman effects Il saving. Nor
only are American women ruuouSly ex-
travagant in the price they pay, but il is
no unusual thing to discard gown after
wearing II TWO or three times. IL Eng
land Ella b0ratc dressing is more or less
reserved for certain set functions. hut in
America the carnival of clothes continues
morning. noon and niglt-each DAY anl
all days.
No English society woman ever
dreams Of laying in a big stock of gowns
costing $1,000 or $500 apiece. rs Amer
lean women regularly DO. The English
buyer has To be content with fewer Of
Ihese very expensive dresses. pointed
York sun
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02
Women Make Pets OF Mice.

The latest craze among the fashion.
able women in London is the adoption .
mice as pets. Following the exhibi-io.
OF the National Mouse club. the wives u.
wealthy lawyers, doctors and authors h.-
gan To purchase rare specimens Of ths
little creatures and bring them into Their
homes. Black and tan and silver aui
gold fawn are mostly favored. and a~
high as $50 has been paid for one speei-
men.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

a representative of wholesale firm
of Seoul, Korea, has arrived in this coun-
try 10 contract for idols to he used in the
heather temples of his country. as well rs
IN China, 1t seems that a few years ago
an American firm sent some idols to one
of the Korean sacred orders, and the re.
suits We're 50 satisfactory that there is
now Il widespread demand for American
idols
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

The report is denied that George Gould
has passed an examination for the posi-
ton of brakeman. But this should not
be interpreted as an admission that
George couldn't pass if he wanted to, or
couldn't get job as brakeman without
an examination
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

The four groups of statuary on the
Broad street pediment of the New York
stock exchange, just implaced, are at
tracing much attention and are described
as a superb exhibition of high art and a
fine demonstration of anatomy.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

Pugilists who receive upper-cuts on the
point OF the jaw will agree with Mr..
Murphy, pugilistic manager, that bog
ing is overdone. Others who are in the
game, will continue to plug away as long
as there is any money in it for them.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

Sliding to bases like curling stones is
putting baseball in the same class with
football as ueck-breaking sport. A
player in New York had his neck dis
located recently by collidiug with an
other player during slide. aud player
at Fond du Lac, Wis, received danger
Gus injuries while trying to reach a
base while on the ground floor"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

Forty-three hundred automobile II.
censes have been issued in a neighboring
state. The number Of these machines il
becoming like unto the swarms of locuSts
IN Oriental countries. Was not this state
Of affairs foreSeen in the vision Of Nahum
the Prophet when he wrote: The char
lots shall rage in the streets, they shall
lostie one against another in the uroad
ways they shall seem like torches. ,hvy
shall run l;ke tho iightnings?'
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

Storks are not often seen on the Amer
lean continent but are commonly found
in nearly all the countries of Europe In
Holland, where they are particularly nu.
mercus and are protected by law, their
nests are generally on the summit of a
tall post, put up on purpose for them, on
which is fixed an old cart wheel.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

The income tax was introduced into
England by William Pitt in 1899 under
the stress Of the French war. 1t ceased
in 1916, but was revived by Sir Robert
Peel in 1912 and extended by Gladstone
in 1858. The tax is now permanent
part of the British financial system.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

The making of carbon paper and type
writer ribbons is trade secret known to
scarcely two dozen people in the world
1t has been handed down from father to
son for probably century. So carefully
is the secret guarded that the process has
never been patented.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

The Tammany society was formed in
New York in 1889, chiefly through the
efforts of William Mooney, an uphosterer
in New York city, its first grand sachem,
to oppose the Federalists.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

During one generation Of 81 years
those preceding the year 190l-the di-
vorces granted in Canada numbered only
%. In the United States during the
same period the number of divorces was
almost 100000. The population Of the
United States has averaged - times that
of the Dominion, while its divorces were
10000 times as many.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

half Of which is printed in The Cherokee
language. 1t is strictly non-partisan and
is forbidden by law to deal in politics.
Indians who read only Cherokee get the
paper free. The total circulation is about
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

At New York the other day Judge Golf
gave two ex-conyicts nine years and six
months each in prison for having held up
and robbed a woman of 30 cents.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

When the extension now planned for
the nations capitol at Washington has
been made the edifice, including the works
Of art which it contains, will have cost
nearly S20,OOOOOO.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

The automobile race in Europe, for the
James Gordon Bennett prize, was nota
bic because Of the fact that nobody was
killed in it. Generally there is slaughter
in sport of this kind with the motor vehi-
elas
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

While the heavyweight pugilists are
troubled into idleness by sore knees, the
featherweights are actively troubling
each other with sore head due to punch
ing. The little fellows are the liyeiest
devoteCs of puglism
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

The plan to abolish farming should no;
arouse the agricultural communities. 1t
concerns only the baseball players and
managers in this instance, and refers to
the rules in regard to the disposal of
players
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

Gerome's famous statue, 'The Eagle
Of Waterloo" was unveiled on the field
Of Waterloo on the anniversary Of the
battle. June Is.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

Furs are not enumerated in either of
the lists. A wealthy American woman
IS said to give as much as S25, 900 for
turs alone, and large amounts-though
also.
The following account has been drawn
up by an American woman as the way
in which any well-to-do manufacturer's
wife with moderate ideas on the subject
of dress would lay out $12,5GO on
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

The failure of electrocutions in Ohio
simply recommends trip to New York,
by the warden of the penitentiary, to
see how they do things of that kind sue
cessfully.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

Divers in the British navy, before be-
ing passed as proficient in the craft, have
to be able to work in II fathoms of water
for an hour and 20 fathoms for quarter
of an hour
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

The Russian population represents 10
nationalities, the three great stocks being
Firms, Tartars and Slavs.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

Tie Cherokee Advocate is one of the
oldest and most remarkable newspapers
in the United States. Ii is til, official
organ Of the Cherokee Nation. and is pub
lished at Tahlequah at the nations ex-
pense. 1t is a iiye-oolnmn folio weekly.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02
Maintaining a Battleshir.

In the British Parliament the o+bar
day the admiralty was asked what was
the cost of running q frS,-class battle
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02

How does this compare with the ex-
penditure of an English society woman
Unfortunately for the purpose of making
strictly fair comparison, the American
millionaire's wife who does Europe with
dozen Saratoga trunks crammed full of
new Paris gowns, while her husband re-
mains at home piling up the dollars, has
no equivalent in English society.
French ladies have ceased to dress
They leave it to the demi-monde," caus-
tically observed a Partisan dress expert
the other day.
English ladies, it may be said with
equal truth. do not need to dress for the
mere sake of dressing: but the daughters
of New York and Chicago mllionaires
have to purchase their footing in society,
and in the land of the almighty dollar
elaborate dressing is one of the pleasant
est ways of gaining social distinction,
though in New York as we'll as in Lon
don there are inner circles to which a
dress allowance of $4,000 a year would
not give the entree.
1t is not possible to find a parallel in
English society for the American woman
who maintains her position by extrava-
CANT dressing.
Another important point to be remem-
bered in comparing the relative ex-
penditure of English and American wom-
en- is that the latter has often to pay So
on Fifth avenue for what an English
shopper buys in Bond street-its London
equivalent-for about $3.50.
From inquiries MADE among the mill
liners and modistes who clothe the wom-
en- moving in English society today, the
following account of a wealthy woman's
expenditure on dress has been comnilpd g.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02
HOW WOMEN SPEND.
The American Dame Is an Undoubted
Worshiper at Fashions Shrine
Large Sums for Dress.

The American woman is an undoubted
worshipper at Fashions shrine; but,
though she may spend $4,000 on a single
gown, she is careful when she drives
bargain with her dressmaker.
Slavishly as Englishwomen follow tine
dictates of fashion, says Emile Marshall
in the London Express, they are not af-
fiicted with the same feverish passion for
novelties that consumes the average
American woman. Jewelled stockings,
hand-painted wells. and shoe buckles scin-
tillating with gems. which attract Ameri-
can women by the score, are but little
temptation to English buyers.
To be fresh as a daisy and spick and
span as a new pin is the American wOm-
ans object, and this love of crispness j.
marked in the dress of all classes of
American womenkind. Gloom would set
tie on Paris and Vienna were American
women to cease crossing the Atlantic to
scuur the continent for new idea in
chiffons.
Some revelations have just been made
of the amounts that American ladies
really spend on their clothes. The fol-
lowing is said to be the expenditure of
one wel-known Chicago woman, whose
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-29
FOR
HARLEM ROAD SOON.
Work to Be Rushed as a Result OF
Successful Test of New Loco
motives.

MOUNT VERNON, N ", Nov. Pc
It's stated on good authority that the
New York Central Railroad has re.
considered its intention not to begin
the equipment OF its New York and
Harlem branch with electricity until
year from now 1t will begin the
work at once and rush it through as
soon as possible, The change in the
company's plans, it is said, is due TO
the highly successful tests which have
just been made at Syracuse. with cleo
trio LOCOMOTIVES and owing to the
growing suburban traffic c..
1t is said to be the purpose of the
company to establish an electric sub
urban service between White Plains
and the Grand Central Station and
run passenger trains between those
points at sreater speed than at pres
ent. In orderSto do this the tracks
will have to be elevated or depressed
both in West Mount Vernon and White
Plains. The plans for these eleva-
tons and Gdepressions are now being
made and will in short tine be sub
mtted to the local authorities and
State railroad officials.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-29
POOR CONSOLATION
IN a BIG VERDICT.
sight Than the Large Sum
Awarded.

BOSTON, Nov. ga jury has
awarded to William Kilmartin, a poor
laborer, $14,50O as compensation for
loss of sight due to a dynamite explo-
sion. Three years ago, while in the
employ of the city, Kilmartin struck
a stick of dynamite with his pick in
dislodging lose stones in a rocky ledge
in Selwyn street, Roslinda1e.
The explosion destroyed the sight
of both eyes and made him almost
deaf. He is. 32,years old and of strong
physique, but has been like helpless
child since the accident in the home
of his brother and sister, Thomas F.
and Maria Flilmartin, at Roxbury-
p Kilmartin finds small consultation for
his terrible affection in the money
which the City of Boston has been
compelled to pay to him. When he
was injured he was engaged to be
married land although his sweetheart
has been devoted to him, he long ago
released her from the engagement.
feeling that he could only burden her
for life.
"All the money in the world would
not buy my eyesight, he said I'd
rather have the use Of my eyes than
all the gold ever coined. My friends
will say, Isn't he 1ucky?' but if the
beautiful sunlight had been shut out
from their lives for. three years, as it
has from mine because of the explo-
sion, perhaps they would think differ
emily No, sir; mans most valuable
gifts his eyes"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-29
mo SEAT, mo PAY
WAS THE&sEoGAN OF WOMEN
EMPLOYEES WHO RODE
WORK ON RoLLEY CAR.

PITTsF1ELD, Mass. NOV 29.zsens
ator w. Murray Cranes women en-
.p1oyes. in&the Dalton Paper Mills have
won their fight against THE r. ttsfield
street Railway Company on the.
ground Of NO seat, no pay
For a long time, the early morning.
and evening cars to and from tho.
mills have been so crowded that many
women were forced tosstand lin the
aisles. Their complaints resulted in5
no remedy, and the women had 4;
meeting and agreed not to pay fares
unless seats were provided. The spec.
tacle of twenty or thirty women At
a time standing in the crowded cara
refusing to pay fares was a matter Of
daily note until finally the traction
company agreed TO furnish an extra
car night and morning for the en-.
pIoyes of the mills.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-29
saELLsRURG nj
SHOT yni Is Is M
Coroner Found feEdIcts pf E5eak
Hard Of Persofs
known

CUMBERLAND. az
was shot land XIII etlH
Wabash railroad camp
six niles 81 IancocI
afternoon. Butte had
5shanty occur bed
was a Init
battered the d oor ~ ant
One. Of the occupa ants fred lss
the load passfng isroiie
body jus above$ the hear siss
Instant 'he coroners
ed a verdict Of de
some person
was found On kisfs
signed by A. g Hunt
builder, Wellsturg i
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-29

5s
REAsT IS


he clerks thsS
see nothlis
nlaindef
According 90 the agTe
into BY the
the q rst of
were close
nights: mt mont
when tles WI
hours fer supp
III e he dry Goods
close at IS ~ clock. and tla
at seven mi
ing Is thissseell
open III even ng
the assocIa tseis
some time wi hi the
decide @hat vi 4 one
It s the generat
the same VII !. fbss
year.
The loca
clerks we'll.
most pieces
have the fclarls
from eight
In he evening
course the c1efst
the other
vii have
for that.
10 enjoy the retna LII
hen prepare mss
month.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-29
One chance Moro.

Il Dutch Watkins, the Water street res
tauranteur, had a box of fine turtles
shipped to him yesterday from Jane.
Lew, before they withdrew into their.
winters hiding An therefore, whose
hungry NAV Graves fried dish Of
this vtvacious species Of "testudinata,
or a savory bowl of hot "chelonianss
soup ere the season closes, had bet
ter call or leave their order before
Saturday evening closes. Dutch has
them in waiting. but promises no tdr,
Their turtles thereafter. 8 &