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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21
MAKE HOME MADE RAG DOLLS.
Large, Thrifty Enterprise Developed Out
of Merely an Experiment

Young children love n rag doll-one
that they can knock around and sit upon
and hug to their hearts content-more
than all the French tinery in the doll
way that ever was planned. Acting on
this knowledge, two women have started
an industry i'll homemade rag doll-mak-
ing which has proved to be most profit
able, surprising all expectations.
Miss Marietta Adams and her sister
Miss Emma, started the idea originally
to give pleasure to their baby friends.
but it has now become m established
business of distinct commercial import
ance. One of the sisters was formerly a
crayou artist aud the other Il stenograph-
er, but they possessed business acumen
which has been utilized most probably.
| Many women are employed. and so great
| is the demand for these rag babies that
it is almost impossible to fill the orders.
| The industry is Il living example of the
fact that capital and college education
| are not always necessary to win success
! in the commercial world.
| The incident which led up to an indie
| pendent business career for the two girls
| occurred while visiting friends in chi
cago. Just to give pleasure TO some little
| folk several dolls were made SO at
! tractive were they that friends desired
| to purchase them. One admirer took
| upon herself to show them TO a denart-
/
! offered Il market at once for all the
| dolls that they could make that season.
! In 1903 Il collection was entered for
| sale in the childrens building nj thc
! Columbian exposition. So great was the
demand for them that with all the MS
sistance at command it was impossible
to till orders At the close of the eXpo-
Siuon, To the surprise and delight of tie
! young women. their work was awarded
| honorable mention by the Worlds CO.
| lumbar Exposition commissioners. Sue
cess continued TO follow in the wake of
the dolls, and for the next five years the
number manufactured was doubled. until
! 1904 It reached the 5000 mark. Tn To
I the fall of lS9S. the mother and two
daughters constituted the working force.
Shortly afterward. Miss Emma Adams,
! the pioneer of the enterprise. died sud
denly Since then a large force has been
! employed and artists engaged 10 paint
/ the heads
These .playthings are widely scattered
among European countries ana many are
| To be found in the collections of children
/ OF royalty, -pictorial Review
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21
Took Chances.

During the recent visit of the first di-
vision of the North Atlantic squadron
plans for entertaining Rear Admiral Ev-
ans and his officers were spoiled by the
sudden ndiSposition of "Fighting Rob ;,
\ party of ladies were exploring The
flagship under thc guidance of grizzled
Quartcrmaster when one of them. refer
ring 10 the awkward circumstance. re-
marked inQuiriugly:
Il suppose You sailors are sorry that
the admiral is sick%"
Indeed we are, num-" said the quar-
tcrmaSter. But" lowering his voice
conddentially. I'VE all knew the old man
was in for it when we saw him Samnlinc
the grub that's served out to us fellows
for'ard."
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21
DECIDE OWNERSHIP OF EGG.
Who Is Lawful Possessor, Owner of Hen,
or Bar?

Who is the lawful possessor of an egg
and its pOsterity-the man who owns the
hen or the man who owns the barn
which the proud fowl selected as a site
for the great event? This is a problem
which is causing the jurists of Danville,
ILL.,, to moult their hair in perpleXity.
Sensational features marked the hear
ing of the case. The corpus delicti'' of
the chick that was Matched from the egg
that was laid by the hen that chose the
wrong barn, stark and unsightly after
being inferred for days, was presented
for identification. A pair of bantam
game chickens, rooster and hen, was in
troduced as exhibits "A" and b"
Nothing was then lacking to complete
the chain of testimony except the orig
inal egg. But 10! a judicial miracle
came to pass, and in open court the
cackling hen laid another egg exactly
like the one which had caused the litiga-
ton. 1t was seized upon and marked
exhibit &C."
Sid Tate of BatestOwn was the de-
PENDANT. and Charles McDaniels of the
same community the complainant. The
stories told by various witnesses devel-
oped the facts that Tate had imported
setting of bantam eggs from South
Carolina three years ago, and had been
peacefully engaged in the business of
raising D1ItaLlS ever SIllcH, ullJl one Oh
his hens wandered afield and made a
nest in an alien barn. Tate did not
know of this contretemps-for the moth
err hen came safely back to roost-until
the next season. when he observed a
lusty bantam scratching for worms in
McDaniels' yard. Being the only owner
Of bantams in the vicinity, he became
convinced that McDaniels had poached
upon his preserves.
Accordingly Tate gave chase to the
innocent bird, ran it to earth and wrung
its neck. resolved that McDaniels should
not establish an opposition bantam farm.
He offered the corpse to Il neighbor, but
it was declined with thanks, so he buried
it deep and did not mark its grave.
When McDaniels discovered that Tate
had murdered the founding he brought
suit against him.
Justice Hail was unable to solve the
riddle. but held Tate to the grand jury
under a bond of $50. Whereupon Tate
swore out warrant for McDaniels' ia
ther-in-law charging him with keeping
red bird in cage, which is an in
! fringement of the state laws. The en-
tire county is hoping that the feud will
not graduate from ornithOlogical repri-
| sails to SlotgllnS
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21
A TALE OF A TEA TABLE.

Betsy Bobbity baked bIn--
beautiful, big bewitching one,
SO light that 1t fairly shone with pride,
With currants a-plenty safe inside.
Patsy Popity peeled peach.
pear, and plum, and put them each
In a tiny pie with frosted top.
As fine as those In the bakers shop.
Three little maids to the pantry few
TO look for the dishes pink and blue.
ana a terrible tragedy happened next
And my! but the three little maids were
vexed.
Young puppety Pup came racing by,
And the little red table caught his eye;
Ihen never bit he cared not he
That ne hadn't been asked to the dainty
tea:
But he ate up Betsy Bobbity's bun,
With all of the cnrrants-every one,
The three little pies M single bite:
And everything else there was in sight
Dora Deputy cried. Dear me.
What capital time to give a tea!
ANA she put the little red table out,
with three little chairs set round about
And Betsy Robbi+y's Baby Blue
And Patsy Poppltys Precious Prue.
Ana Dora Doppity's Daisy Dee.
Were asked to come to a charming tea.
But never word the three guests said.
As they sazed with a smile right straight
ahead
And never they showed the least surprise,
Although, right under their very eyes,
The rude and ravenous Puppety i.
Ate all that they were to have had for tea .
Which shows us plainly that Baby Blue,
And Daisy Dee, and the Precious Prue.
Were well brought up. and clearly knew
That the proper. ladylike thing to do
Was never to make remarks at tea,
Whatever they CHANGED to hear or see.
Ellen Manly in st. Nicholas
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21
BACHELORS ARE TO BLAME.
Influenced Husbands to Tell Untruths I
Wives When Necessary.

Bachelors and married men of South
Chicago debated the question whether
benedicts should tell their wives the
truth, after having spent a night ''out ."
or tell them that business had detained
them.' The debate took place before
200 members of the Friendship council
of the Royal league and the bachelors
who were speaking against telling the
truth. triumphed over the married men
The bachelors contended that most Of
the matrimonial squalls came from tell
ing the truth, and the judges thought the
same.
But, on the other hand" said the mar
ried men, its ten to one she finds out
any way, and then it's worse than if You
told her. Get to her fiTst-that'S our
motto-and there are other reasons
Maybe you wake up not feeling very
well. Business don't make you feel that
way, and you can't say you are sick
The best you can do is sneak out to the
hydrant in the back yard.
But if when you get home and say
Ma, | been out again. and use little
diplomacy, then in the morning she will
take pity ON you and bring you a glass
of water and just the littlest bit Of
breakfast"
AS personal experiences were barred
from the debate the married men claimed
that they were at disadvantage.
1t was rumored, however, that the
married men We're a little insincere. in
that they did not practice what they
preached"
South Chicago wives and sweethearts
see before them long vista of trouble.
as now, when their lords and future lords
are found prevaricating. they will say:
well. it has been decided that l ought
not to tell you where | was"
The women say that they fear dan
gerous precedent has been established.
and lay it all to the bachelors.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21
Graft Is Bascillus.

''You must deal with a bacillus as in
furious as any encountered by medical
officers. l refer to the bacillus of graft
and financial irregularity. Nobody ever
became bankrupt who kept books prop
erly, and it is the duty of the pay corps
to know what it has to spend and fo
keep strictly within its appropriations -
This was part of the advice Secretary
Bonaparte gave to the members of m,
naval pay officers school at the Wash
ington navy yard. The secretary men
toned the saying attributed to Napoleon
l., that ian army, like a serpent, crawls
on its belly" and said it is even more ac-
curate to say that feet swims on it's
belly. Sailors must be fed by their OIL
GERS. and ineffective officers mean under.
fed men, for the sailor has no oppor-
tunity to obtain food for himself, the sec
rotary said. Consequently, he said. the
duties of naval officers are especially
great, and the care of the men behind the
guns involves as great a responsibility as
caring for the guns themselves and sun
plying ammunition for their use.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21
Retaining he Sahara Desert.

AS result of recent scientific invcs-
legations it may be possible to revise our
ideas of the barrenness of the Sahara
desert. since it has been found by boring
that there are numerous springs which
rise to the surface and make possible a
system of irrigation. In the territory
to the south of Algeria government IT.
rigation survey has been at work making
q series of deep test borings. some of
which are as deep as 1000 feet. In this
way considerable water has been en-
countered, and in certain cases already
twice the usual amount of water has
been made available for the palm groves.
-Harper'S Weekly
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21
A WOMAN DOCTOR
Was Quick to See that Coffee Poison
Was Doing the Mischief.

Was Doing the Mischief.
A lady tells of q bad case of coffee
poisoning and tells it in way so sim
pie and straightforward that literary
skill could not improve it.
II had neuralgia headaches for :
years" she says. land have suffered
untold agony. When l first began 10
have them l weighed $40 pounds but
they brought me down to 40. l went
to many doctors and they gave me only
temporary relief. So | suffered on, TIL
one day in 1904, a woman doctor told
me to drink Postum Food Coffee. She
said | looked like l was coffee poison
ed
80 l began to drink Postum ana
1 gained 10 pounds in the first few
weeks and am still gaining, but not 50
fast as at first My headaches began
to leave me after l had used Postum
about two weeks-long enough | expect
to get the coffee poison out of my syS-
TEN.
Now that a few months have passed
since began TO use Postum Food C3i-
fee, can gladly say that l never know
what neuralgia headache is like any
more. and it was nothing but Postum
that cured me. Before l used Postum
1 never went out alone; l would ger
bewildered and would not know when
way to turn. Now | go alone and my
head is clear as a bell My brain and
nerves are stronger than they have been
for years" Name given by Postum Co
Battle Creek. Mich.
There's Il reason. Read the litte
book. The Road to Wellvile." in pksS.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21
AN OLD FIREPLACE.

whom summer days come, We forsake
Nv settles for the green-wOod's sake.
RiIr soon. ashamed, for auld lang syne
Ne bring me oak boles. knots OF pine,
And heap my arms with .gifts, ana
Crackle forgiveness merrily
And on my settles young and old
CARRIER 20 hear old tales retold.
0ld tongues rehearse them staid ana SLOW
,rba vonnger lisp and prattle SO
The tales half lost in laugh and shout
And ere | know it I'm half ont
And soon they bring the night log in,
And I'm the dim light l begin
10 tell my story. old and wise:
So you may dress it. Sleepy Eyes,
when Mother tucks you into bed
And smooths the pillow for your head
Richard Kirk N American Magazine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21
Blind from Nervousness.

Addison \. Thomas Of Jasper, Ind
foreman of the Dubois Gnd.( coualy
grand jury, suddenly became blind, and
it is stated his blindness is the result oi
listening to narrowing evidence of crime.
These stories are believed to have iu-
jured his nervous system so as to affect
the nerves regulating the flow of blood
to the eyes. Thomas is totally blind in
Physicians say there is no hope for him.
The grand jury has been investigatlnS
several crimes and it was noticed that
Thomas was extremely nervous during
the examination.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21
A North Country Cre6;' n.

\ small girl recently entered gro
GERS shop in one of the suburbs of n
large town i'll the north of England and
said to the shopkeeper in shril voice.
Please. sir. | want arr pound of but
ter and a penn orth of cheese. and moth
er sen she'll send a shilling in when
piled the man. who was used Ia this
sort of request. But" continued the
child. mother wants the change, eos
she's got To put a penny in the ga>
meter Judy.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21
WITH MAY ACROSS THE SEA.

once more to see familiar stars
Look down through friendly trees
once more to feel the heart of youth
With May across the seas!
once more to see the hyacinth
Press upward through the grass
To hear the plowboy's tuncless song
Above the furrow pass
In dreams the willows silver along the ris-
ing streams,
In dreams the shining valley puts on her
Springtide CLEANS.
-Nartho g. ID. Bianchi in Everybody S
Magazine
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21
Left 1t TO Her.

Ethel" said a clergyman. to one of
his parishouers when he saw with her
hair in curling pins. IF nature had
wanted your hair to curl. She would
have curled it for you."
she did. sir. when | was child. -
was the reply. hut l suppose she thinks.
now. that l am old enough to do it my
self "-Punch
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21

fears. splashed and begrimed, and won
dering what my fate would be.
Later on the sleeping street began to
arouse. At last postman saw me,
stopped and picked me up, muttering
something about a queer piece of mum
DO Jumbo" And, wiping the mud care
fully from me with his red handkerchief.
he put me into his pocket, and once more
everything became a blank.
One evening a few days later there was
a knock at the door OF the little parlor,
and pleasant manly voice explained:
Il have called in reference to your adj
vertisement respecting fan"
Where had | heard that voice before?
We'll, sir if you can describe it salts
factorily, as | stated, You can have itlo
you said Il curious fan, entwined ini-
tials, j. J. 1t was the coincidence of the
initials which struck me, as I had them
carved on the fan myself when | pre-
sented it to the lady TO whom / fancy it
belongs"
That voice! OF course, it was Jack'sl
My green eyes glowed with suppressed
excitement.
IF it is the fan I suppose, it is carved
out of ivory, with two large emeralds set
obliquely in the first stem"
That is your fan, sir! Half a minute,
sir!"
And in less than that time / was in
Jacks firm clasp.
| There was little thinking sound, a
surprised and grateful Thank you, sir, .
on the part of the postman, a brisk
Good night" from Jack, then off once
more.
! Where was / bound for now? And
what would be the sequel to it all,
wondered But | could almost guess.
/ was back in my dainty little sane
tum; was clasped between Joyce's dear
soft hands; and they were crushed
against her throbbing heart. ] could feel
how fast it was beating!
| was very interested and kept an eye
on each of them She had only Just come
into the room. He stood on the hearth
! rug facing her, ana she was staring with
lovely wide startled eyes up into his own.
She had taken me mechanically from
him; scarcely, as | could see, grasping his
explanation.
'I-er-saw the little beggar adver-
tiscd. you know, with our Joint initials,
and and-all the rest of lit"
No answer.
Il heard of your loss, Joyce" glaneing
tendcrly at the little black-robed figure !;
and that you had not married Marsden
after ALL" he went on. hurriedly. He
was very white and agitated, / could see.
Married Marsden!" she echoed, faint
! ", trying to calm herself. "Marsden
never proposed to met"
Never proposed to you Do you mean
to say that she lied? That it has all been
some hideous mistaken
who lied? What has been a mis-
! take?"
"Hlda NIarsden! She told me you had
accepted her brother that night of the
Hunt ball. Nou remember? Joyce darl-
ing. can you ever forgive me?"
And so the mystery was explained at
last! Hilda Marsden had been Joyce's
most intimate friend those days! The
old, old story of love and jealousy, l sup
pose.
OF the thief who stole me nothing more
was ever heard, or of the beautiful old
silver tea service, or of the paying guest,
for she disappeared the same night,
leaving her black silk gown, with her cap
and ringlets and spectacles behind her
Modern Society.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21
Monkey Wears Snectacles

In the Bres!au geological garden there
is a spider monkey. which was operated
upon for cataract. and now wears
glasses. 1t seems TO do well and under
stands the reason for its strange facial
adornment.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21
Growth of Beagling.

Bea Cling, which generation ago was
followed only in some few and often out
of-theway places. where each pack had
an aim pst private existence. is now one
Of the most popular of country winter
sports, with whole hosts of enthusiastic
adherents in almost every part of the
gdnm-The Field
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21
The wastefulness Of Wood Workers

In a great number of works and mills.
wood is being waStefuilv burned i'm or,li.
nary furnaces designed for good coai
In some eases wood alone is burned in
other cases it is mixed with coal. either
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21

Manager Holmes of the Lincoln team
has secured the promise of Pitcher Ru-
gar of the Chicago White Sox. Des
MONIES waived prior claim.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21
BRIEF NOTES OF
GENERAL INTEREST

', lille tearing down an old barn on the
place of William Melton at Mount Yer,
non. Ind. jar obtaining $l.4OO III goid
coins was found 10y workmen.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21

1t was decided ut a meeting OF Logans-
port Presbyterians ut Valparaiso. lhd',
that unless something was done 10 get
men ia 90 to church there wouldn't be
enough of them in heaven to sing bass.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21

Mrs. Joe Schwab Of FindIay, O., took
Paris green because she dreaded. as She
said. to care for her husband. who was
injured in a runaway. \ physician,
however. arrived in time to save the
woman's life.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21

Coveting it for use as a hair ribbon, a
15-year-old girl took the Grape off the
door of house of mourning in Chicago
and made off with it. She was arrested
hy policeman who saw the act and
gave the name Of Clara Beckstrom.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21

Augustus and Elizabeth Swartz. resi-
tents OF Plain Township O.. were found
az their isolated home. starving. They
are brother and sister. and. although
they are wel-to-do, they positively re-
fused to take food until the officers made
all sorts of dire threats. Two weeks ago
augustus told neighhors that ''hc and
Elizabeth had sworn off eating" The
remark was treated as joke. When
found they were in bed sick from their
long fasting. If they insist upon starry
lng they will he sent to the county in
Urinary.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21

After being whipped Tor some prank
fox terrier dog belonging to Charles
Moore of Salem, o.. killed itself. A loose
low of a she'd. and placing its head
within the moose of the rope the dog
Ieaped out Of the window and hanged.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21

The Meteor express on the ST. Louis
4 San Francisco road leaped safely over
Il gap of three feet in bridge between
Turck and Scammon, Kan. the fact that
ii was going nearly sixty miles an hour
enabling ii To cross the break in the
structure. The break was caused by an
explosion of dynamite placed on he rails
10y train Wreckers.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21

Cooks. second girls. nurse girls and
laundry girls of Wilkes Barre, Pa. have
started the formation of union, by
which they expect to regulate the hours
If work. adopt and observe a regular
scale of wages aud determine privileges.
The women say their hours are too long
and their pay too low
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21

When the fast mail on the Lake Shore
reached Laporte. Ind, it carried n pas
senger who was not down Oh the conduc-
tors list. Anna Rygnanen of Ashtabula,
o., who was en- route from Minneapolis,
Mimi, to her home. gave birth to a male
child just as the train reached the sta
ton.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21

Benjamin Hitchcock 20 years old.
welded Mrs Alice Wilbur. aged 60
years and twice widow at Meriden,
Conn Ncighbors did not take kindly to
the arrangement and gave the couple
charivari, showering the house with mis-
sileS, until the police were forced to seat
ter the crowd.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21

The Pennsylvania officers reported
IN their arrival in New York that dur
ing target practice off Cape Cruz on
April Z one of the ships 6-inch gun
batteries under the command Of Lieut..
]. K. Brady scored seventeen hits in 80
.conds. This is said to lac new
worlds record for the 6-inch gun.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-12
THE FIRST TROLLEY CAR.



rts Remains Are In . shed at ste6k-
bridge, 1Gass.
In little shed In Stockbridge, MASS.
lie the remains Of the first trolley car
ever constructed in this country. It
was built there by Stephen Dudley
Field, an electrical engineer, who is
still living IN the town, but who y
employed in important electrical enter
prises all over the country. The famous
CYRUS w. Field was Mr.. Fields uncle,
and his first introduction to the electri-
cal business was In 1853, at the time
Of the completion Of the Atlantic cable.
Another uncle was Stephen ]. Field,
for thirty-five years on the United
States Supreme bench. The trolley car
was built in 1880. Mr.. Field had been
planning for it two years previous to
that time. He had been connected with
the California works at San Francisco.
He came East in 1873, with the plan
for the trolley partly outlined In his
mind. Franklin L. Pope, who was a
telegraph operator in Stockbridge at
the beginning of his career, was then
in New York City, and the two men
talked over the scheme together. Plans
for conduit circuit, vertical and lat
eral adjustment. almost identical with
the present system used by the New
York street railway, were prepared by
them and sent to the patent Office In