Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-01-14

Labiche.' The original is sIe Voyage
| de Nj. Perichon," which, il not ouife n
legitimate comedy, is about as near to it
as l.abiche ever came. and in It's way of
sheer irresponsible gayety, tempered by a
pmlosophlc insight into human nature is
undoubtedly masterpiece. The evening
was one OF continuous merriment.
! Miss Helen Gould is sending mission
| airy to the unregenerate railroad men of
the west. Tom" keenan, is his name.
and he will preach in Illinois. Indiana
and other western states. This Moody
of the Rails" is an engineer. 20 years old.
and in his mission he will address his own
people and III their own tongue. Fifty
years of his life were spent in the service
of the Delaware, Lackawanna K West
| ern railroad Now he has given ND the
throttle for the Bible. Miss Gould has
taken him under her protecting wing and
all has time hereafter is to be given te
touring the great railroad systems Of the
country to preach temperance aud relig
ion. Once Keenan, was one of the hard
est of drinkers. He is absolutely without
| polish. He had little or no schooling and
has none of the graces of the orator, but
the simplicity of his statements appeals
more strongly to the men he addresses
than the most feryid eloquence OF pulpit
orators.
Reports to the health department show
| that pulmonary and bronchial diseases
are causing great mortality in New York
| city. Indictment weather before Christ
mas combined with fatigue from over
eXertion in preparation for the holidays
caused the epidemic. There were 800
deaths from pneumonia last week, an in
| crease Of 36 over the week previous and
| 81 more than in the corresponding week
! of last year. Pleurisy, bronchitis and
colds Of al degrees flourish. Officials Of
the department say the death rate from
| phthisis has been steadily rising, and that
since January l more than 12,000 new
i eases have been reported in the city
! Added TO those already known and allow
| ing for unsupported cases and for deaths
during the year, it is estimated that there
are now between $4,000 and 2S.0G0 cases.
To prevent the spread of the disease and
to cure or aid those suffering from it
the board of health has opened ii free
clinic and is trying to find a suitable site
for 4 sanitarium outside the city where
iacipient cases may have chance for re-
covery.
An association has been formed among
wealthy New York men for the purpose
Of equipping an expedition to reach the
Peary Arctic club after the explorer who
viii lead the expedition. Lieut. Peary,
III speaking of the expedition, said: The
organization has been Incorporated for
the purpose of completing the geo
graphical conquest Of the large unknown
area in the north polar basin and thus
securing to the United States the honor
of attaining the extreme top of the earth
The club is now building Il special ship,
of exceptional strength and powerful Gil
glnes, to be completed about March |.
1903. This ship will be the first ever
constructed in this country for Arctic dis
coVCry and the ableSt ever built anywhere
for that purpose. She will come to New
York to fit out and will make trial trips
from here to timber and adjust her ma
chincry. The expedition will start from
here and will be Il direct, right-at-home,
tangible reality. not a remote abStrac-
ton The president of this club is Nor
ris X. Jesup.
Former Senator Edward Wolcott of
Colorado was seated in the cafe of the
hotel OF the same name, with several
friends on New Years day. Walters
came in carrying great platters with tur-
Keys, salmon and salads, depositing them
IN tempting array upon the white table
cloth. The head carver was busy when
white-coated deputy cook from the
kitchen came rushing III and made
grab for the bowls of chicken and lobster
salad.
Hold up!'' cried Senator Wolcott. Il
want some of that salad. What are you
taking it away for:"
The chef. Mr. Fox, sir exclaimed
the deputy cook. "has lost his $500 dia-
Tnond ring and he thinks it may be in
the salad"
Senator Woleott insisted that he and
his guests should be served with salad
before it again passed through the hands
of the chef, declaring that he was willing
to take chance on the ring. The deputy
cook. however. escaped with the salad
bowls. Mr.. Fox inspected the salad
through microscope and he afterward
returned it, but he had not found the
ring.