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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-08
Excursion to St. Paul and Minn.ap

Exoursion to st. Paul and Minneap-
oils.
The Chicago Great Western will run
special train excursion to the Twin
Cities Saturday, October 18th. Tickets
will be sold at very low rates. Ask
]. r. Harding, agent, Marshalltowu,
iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-08

morning the temperature was % de-
grees as compared with % degrees at
the corresponding hour Sunday morn
ing,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22
OLD MAHOGANY CLUB.
Has Millions in Treasury, but Meets
Once in Century.

A social club of the worldwide celeb
rity, IN whose treasury is fund now es
timated at $15,000,000, but which has
no known members, and meets but once
in every hundred years-that is the Lit
tie Old Mahogany club. It's last meeting
is said to have taken place early in
ISO6, but even as to that il will not do
to be quite sure, says the Philadelphia
Record
Perhaps among all the fantastic crea-
tons of history nothing has so long and
effectively deied the inquirer. There is
alleged to be in the vault of Coutts' bank
in London, pinned fast to the wall, a
note of the Bank of England dated in
1906, for $5,0OO,00O, with interest mt >
per cent. per annum, payable to the
trustees of the Little Old Mahogany
club, and, with interest that note now
would amount to at least $4,000, 900
! But who the trustees of the club are
how elected, or whom and where they
meet, is fathomless guess. 1t is said
that the last meeting was held in
"A London club. or hotel, and that on the
minutes are left directions for ascertain
ing Just who the next trustees nre tn no
and where they shall meet. Rut whot
they are to do with the $15.OOOOOO. or
II they are to do anything with il. is not
known. - - '0'
According to the very little and very
poorly authenticated known facts about
the club; it took its origin some time in
the early eighteenth century among
some, diplomats and officers who han
pened TO assemble. and hit upon a com
plfA, rather visionary and finely devised
scheme to send their respects into nos.
terity. How the huge fund came into
existence, if it really be in existence
NOT ascertainable. Some innuirv
made at Coutts' bank a few wears ago
was meitectuaL although at the instance
OIL tne british government. 1t is NOT i'm
possible according to some recently NH.
,isne1 speculation ON the subject that if
LILY LILY DC h G! 1t has not already been
bo,,o d" Washington, or even at Yoko-
mama Notwithstanding the latter were
founded N'uO was
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22
Curious Mistakes in Bird Classification.

Many birds frequenting flowers for
honey or insects are thus liable TO get
their heads covered with pollen. And
since the pollen of different flowers va
ries in color a bird may become yellow
headed, red headed, blue headed. etc
This led to a curious mistake in the
case of a New Zealand bird This bird
was a honeysucker and haunter of
flowers Now in the early summer it
visited most frequently the flowers of the
native flax and later in the year fed
chiefly on the fuchsia. The pollen OF
the former is red and of the latter blue.
Hence in the early summer the bird APP
peared with red head and was named
the red headed honeysucker.
But when later in the year it went to
the fuchsia its head was stained blue,
and it was called the blue headed honey
seeker. Thus for a long time this bird
was thought to be two distinct species
and only recently was it found that the
red headed and the blue headed were
one and the same and that the real col
or of the head was blackish brown
London Globe
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22
CHICKENS A PENNY Aprpcr
"A COW Tor $50 and FOrty-eight cl.s,.
OF Beer for 2 Cents MASSES

Two cents or its equivalent wor5,
century. For the value OF = nr?;olErte9enth
couIo acquire a goose fit f0p NV Gi one
mas oinner-in the fourteenth CEN GutlSt-
a penny would purchase 'o ~
srlctly fresh eggs in the f"nr, no1en
century; while for two cents the ilveeuth
was compelled by law to sell t6ro o'e WEI
a .Sn5 u Deer the equivalent Of foT Tr.
A man could buy the finest f,+ 81,
fer twenty-foug cents. A COW , ,1l sheep
expensive, says the Mechanic IS,. more
dollar and half would buy tie ny ~. one
the market. while for a fat hoc on "'S st. IN
only part with eighty cents, H.
Wheat sometimes fell as low 90 g..
cents quarter. though aft, . r,no ,e!
STORM or In a time of grieyoY. f, 7'tel
IL would rise as high as four or 6r. I ius
lars. a quarter. Still at tbese MO nv u'''
good many pounds of bread c r'sTS a. "
bought Tor penny. 'e
PASTURE and arabic lands were r;dio,
lously cheap-two cents an acre fo WILL ~.
former and twelve cents an acre far tI e
latter Delng considered a fair animal
rental Draugnt horses Were drug an
the market at seyenty-two cents each
and oxen at one dollar and ryen+v' 49,
cents. In the days of the second Eionsr
nifty dollars would have equipped a fanny fanny
with three draught horses, half do1on
oxen, twenty cows and two hundred
sheep, leaving balance of two dolIarS
toward the payment of the rent. whinS
would be perhaps five dollars a year
The other side of the story 50 far
as the laboring man is concerned comes
in the following figures. Three cents -s''S
day. was considered good wages for an
ordinary laborer. Even at harvest tima
four cents was the highest amount ey.
pected. "a
House rent vas so low that the lord
mayor of London paid only $3.50 year
to his landlord. The chancellor had m
annual salary of 1892. When father
sent his son to university four cents
day was looked upon as a comfortable
allowance, with a margin for such lux.
uries as wine at eight cents a gallon.
A salary of $24 was considered muujf.
cent. King Edward VI. gave his daugh
ter an allowance of $3.50 a week, With
an additional $247.60 a year for he
maintenance of her eight servants.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22
Japanese Use Chinese in Formosa.

The operations against the aborigne'
in Formosa are steadily proceeding. We
explained the plan of action in recent
issue, namely, an advance by the AVl
line from two points, Toyen and SkinkO
one in the east, the other in the west
with the object of effecting an ultimate
junction and thus drawing Gordon
round the disaffected region. This move
ment commenced on September a, and 50
great were the difficulties encounteF@
that not until October II was the PROJECT
ed junction effected at Iuku mountain.
A general advance along the whole me
will now be commenced. Ii IS pam
that, although public attention is very
little directed to the region, an operation
of great magnitude and Importance Is
being conducted in Form0Sa, an opera
ton which, were the scene laId on Tue
frontiers of British India or IN me re-
gion of German West Africa, would Of
watched with the keenest interest anu
not without anxiety. in the eyes oi 'it
japanese, however, the thing seems i"
be regarded as part of the day "oIk'
Yet there is one feature OF the 'D"N
which should attract keen attention.
namely, that the force employed on the
japanese side consists almost entirely Oh
Chinese-"Aiyu," as they are called
under the direction Of japanese gen
darmes and police, the former being The
officers and the latter the non-commiIs-
stoned officers. On the present occasion. y.
in view of the magnitude OF the affair;
a considerable body of regulars is added
to stiffen the Aiyu line, but il = never
theless true that the bulk of the work az
wolves on the Aiyu. Hence whag j. GO
ing on in Formosa is the first seIIoa,
use of Cinnamon by the lap9nesg, ~, ~.
warlike purpOses.-Japan Weekly A"''-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22
Proper Time for Inspection.

One of the officials of town not
many miles from Philadelphia has been
the butt of much good natured raillery
for some days past as the result of a
bull made by him at a recent official meet
ing.
Compliant had been made that the
hose in use by the fire department of the
town had been very unsatisfactory and
that at the last two fires to which the
company had turned out sections of the
hose were found in n leaking condition.
After considerable discussion as to the
proper action to be taken the official in
question surprised his colleagues when he
arose and said: Il move, Mr. Chairman.
that until further notice the chief of the
fire department be instructed to have an
inspection of all fire hose made two DAYS
before every fire. Philadelnhia RECORD.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22

Piled a coat of the ena,,.I
dried and left the tub wa. I,ei' Il soon
Terror s Mr.. jackson shovel a. shiny in.
ms wife and his motbarul; h;s work ia
E wards of and modestly re taiLsE Mrs.,
"n TS vi praise. their
hlirs f the t aay R %itS Sesirsd BATH ,ns
clined full length in it %'t -. water r. 4
and under the soothing ii ;9a was tired
warmth, fell asleep. He , Bniqluence Of
start, dreaming that an "H H9ao,w with
s te scalp p hm by the b hair AMI T5 6 had
not lift his head. SUI PRISE be could
Then he essayed to movs ,
that the soles of his feet t0 v,ar ana founo
the end of the tub and +ba, Ft glued to
were held to the bottom ' n Il ais limbs
m fRaq es I The long and shor Of fe same
cued. N''o Hdl 10 be res,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22
THE PINES.

These are the whispering pines,
And the self-same song so low,
Where under the lash of God
/ walked one year ago!
o aisles of murmuring shade,
When it seemed that hope had died,
And the black night filed the world,
How low to me then you sighed
IL.
Today, how the earth o'erruns
With rapture and joy and spring.
How golden the sunlight falls
Where the dark pines sigh and swingl
But thanks to the grief that wanes,
And the hope that wakes again,
Ny soul is as light as birds
But the black pines sign with pain!
Arthur Stringer in Smart Set.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22

1t strikes me that even the much
Wanted fexibility of Greek can do lit
tie better in the matter of word forma-
ton than that!
The personal pronouns are Mi, /; CT.
thou; Ii, he: 81, she; Gil, it; Nj, we; vi.
you; Iii, they; 81, refexive third person;
Oni, one they" corresponding to the
French on. Possessive pronouns are
formed simply by adding "a"
The numerals are unu, .du, tri, kvar,
kvin, ses, sep, ok, nau, dek, cent, mil.
Fractions and multiples are readily
formed by the use of On and Obi.
"Duono," half; ''Kvarobla. quad
ripple. Criminals are made by adding "a
-''unua, dua, tria," and So oil.
As for the verb, the various moods
and lenses are formed simply by adding
to thereof As, Is, Os, Us, U and other sim
pie Examinations. Thus are formed with
absolute ease and certainty the present,
past, future, conditional, imperative and
all the others. The verb remains I'M
changed in each tense; only the pronoun
shows the person.
Think of a language the entire gram
mar of which can be printed well nigh
on a postal card, the entire dictionary of
which weighs one-ffth of an ounce! Es-
peranto is language in capsule form, to
be swallowed and digested while you
watt
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22

announcement made by the Louisville,
KY, Commercial club committee en-
gagged in raising an endowment for the
proposed greater University of Louis
vile. Efforts to learn the identity of the
donor have been in vain. The commit
tee has secured another 100000 gift
outside of Louisville and is hard at worl;
to get more. Professor J. c. Willis of
the University of Louisville has started
ON an eastern trip in the interests of the
movement He said that many wealthy
persons in the east are much interested
In IL.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22
Opening the Colchester Oyster Season.

Colchester derives so much peeu.laI!
benefit and celebrity through IFS "yslg,
fishery that its mayor and c2rn'Ea'.oi
have been appointed guardians 1t me EN-. ~,
dustry. Once a year, at tl.e . .l.-s
of the oyster season, the city taIa -Ir
sail to the fishing ground, and tie H. ~.
formally assists in raising 1a' . ..s
dredge of bivalves. Afterwards. r. l ~ o
ment of an ancient custom tH..e , u
luncheon. at which the diSunt-ft Nv -,r,
is gingerbread, washed down N..- IN. .-
Gin. a combination which. ir
able 90 assume, will fix tH r.,l-
memory for several days.-L3a-
graph.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22

Florence Nightingale, who has so long
been an invalid, celebrated her eighty
seventh birthday very recently. Though
physically feeble her mind is as bright
as ever, and she still keeps up her inter
est in the Nightingale nurses training
house. In her youth Miss Nightingale
longed to study medicine and when Dr.
Elizabeth Blackwell was studying III
London, Miss Nightingale used often to
sit with her and talk of their mutual
desires and ambition on behalf of wom-
en-. Miss Nightingale has always been
an advocate of woman suffrage. When
asked why, she answered Il have no rea-
sons. 1t seems to me almost self-evident,
an axiom, that every householder and
taxpayer should have voice in the ex-
penditure of the money we pay, includ-
ing, as this does, interests the most vital
IA a human being"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22
Baby's Strenuous Experience.

Bound for All Saints day services at
the little Catholic church at Chapel
Hill. near Galveston, Tex, Mrs. Johanna
Kratzen gave birth to a ten-pouud boy
in the wagon in which she and her hus-
band and children were travelling. The
journey was continued to the church
and when he was hardly thirty minutes
old the new conner was christened. He
was named Theodore. Mrs. Kratzen re-
turned home four miles in the wagon
after the christening.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22

Historic Old Falls church in Virginia.
from which the village of Falls Church
derived its name, and at which church
President Washington worshiped for
years, is to be restored by the American
Scenic and Historical Preservation So
ciety at the request of Rev. G.. s. SOM
erville, the rector of the church. Angus
tin Washington, father of Gen. Wash
ington, nominated to the vestry its first
rector in the year 1876.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22
SOME FREAKS OF ENGLISH.
Prof. Lounsbury Objects to Removal Of
Simple Terms.

Professor Lounsbury, the noted gram.
marian of Yale. has democratic and
liberal views ON the subject of the Eng.
fish language. He strenuously opposes
the displacing of simple terms by Others
of pedantic character. Recently he told
this story while discussing the subject;
There was little boy who began to
keep diary. His first entry was: Got
up this morning at Z O'Clock He showed
the entry to his mother and she, horror
stricken. said. Have you never been to
school? Got up. indeed! Such an ez'
preston! Does the sun get up: No it
rises And she scratched out got up at
z and wrote rose at Z in its place.
ended the entry for for the day with tie
sentence, Set at O'clock
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22

John Fellows Wallop, brother and heir
of the Earl of Portsmouth, has written
TO his family from America that he in
tends becoming a citizen of the United
States and renouncing his possible sue
cession to the title and estates in favor
of his son. Mr.. Wallop, who has been
a resident of Sheridan county, Wyo., for
fourteen years and now is the owner of
a large ranch there, went before the
district court of Sheridan on November
26 and declared his intention of beeom-
ing citizen.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22

An American woman who has been
in Seaford, England, and has used her
bright eyes to advantage, says that the
children of the Crown Prince of Greece
have at "Resta," a private house close
to the sea, a pretty good time. They
came from Greece with two nurses, a
governess, a Greek footman and tutor,
but they have no tasks in vacation.
Holiday time, however, is so filled up
with wholesome sports that Satan has
no chance. There are no idle hands TO
get into mischief. The oldest son, Prince
George, is an excellent oarsman, and the
younger boys, with the Princess Ellen,
enjoy shrimping from the rocks regard
less of wet feet or ruined clothing. These
young arstocrats are willing to cheer
fully ignore their rank and play with
any child on the shore on terms of
equality and perfect friendship.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22

The new secretary of the Smithsonian
institution Mt Washington, Prof. Henry
Fairfield Osborn, is not yet 90 years
old; he is now and has been for six years
paleontologist of the United States geo
logical survey, and from 1901 to 1903
held the same place in the Canada geo
logical survey; he has been for several
years curator of vertebrate paleontology
besides vice president and trusted of
the American museum of natural his
tory in New York city, and he is also
Da Gotta professor of zoology in Column
bia university.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22
Used Wrong Kind of Enamel.

The zinc lining of the bath tub at
the county poor farm at Portland. Ore.
became bare of enamel in spots and the
other day Supt. u. d. Jackson sent
man TO town to purchase some white
enamel" He received the package OF
enamel, never thinking that only a spe-
cial brand is used for bath tubs.
He carefully cleaned the tub and ap-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22
lust Like Emperor Ne..-

While the roof of his nome
inr w. Curtjs Otterson, q 9r@E.E. .. ..5
him family into the paror m.r
them to be comfortable unit. g 5,. IF
arrived airri and put out the hja1e V.s
the family noticed an ode DE-
house, house. Mr.. otterson found ..s d.
roof was burning. He notide. -,..-
quarters over the telephone, i.... -a5
cred bis family and played . lne
for them. When the smnA- Wien
dense they shut the parlor door he
the firemen appeared they p.i
fire in few minutes Il So
DANA ced to the extent Of >-.@
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22

The old Key mansion in Georgetown.
near Washington, which was the home
of Francis Scott Key, author of THE
Star Spangled Banner" until his death.
will be spared from destruction and desc
Grafton. This was accomplished through
the efforts of +. Key Smith, a great
grandson of Francis Scott Key.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22

The New York Fish and Game Protec-
tive League is advocating the establish
ment of a closed season for frogs. The
hunt for the plump-legged croakers has
been So earnest and so persistent. that
there is danger the larger variety will
be exterminated in the Empire State
Frogs We're once plentiful in Wisconsin
in waters from which little croaking can
now be heard, and the old-time hunters
have TO content themselves with the cap
ture of small frogs against which the big
believers of the past seem like am
phibous beasts worthy of the prowess
of the most ardent wielder of the frog
spear.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22

Frank Gotch formerly the champion
wrestler, who lost his title to Fred
Beell of Wisconsin. in a recent match
mt New Orleans, declares that his de-
feat was accidental. This claim has
a very familiar ring to observers of
contests in the ring and on the mat.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22

San Francisco's proposed celebration
in 1913 of the four hundredth ami
yersary of the discovery of the Pacific
ocean by Balboa, will be in advance of
the completion of the Panama canal, but
If the dirt is made to fly between now
and then, the neck of land which divides
the oceans will be almost severed.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22

Rear Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan. COM
mandant of the New York navy yard
will be transferred to the retired list ns
the navy on the 9th instant by operation
of law on account of age, but despite his
retirement he will continue on active
duty in command of the New York navy
yard until otherwise ordered. Admiral
Coghlan is one of the heroes of the
Spanish war. He was with Admiral
Dewey at the battle of Manila bay and
commanded the cruiser Raleigh in that
engagement, He subsequently had Gem
mand of tie North Atlantic fleet and
has been in command of the New York
navy yard since October, 1904. He is
from Illinois and entered the naval serv-
ice in September, 1860. No promotion
will be made to the rank of rear admiral
because of retirement, as Admiral
Coghlan was an extra number in the
list of rear admirals.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22

AIurdo, the South Dakota town from
which the story was sent out that
live four-pound toad had been brought
to the surface by a well drill from a
depth of 346 feet, should be named Muir
der from the way in which it has as
Saulted Truth
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22

James Gordon Bennett, who spends
most of his life abroad, has just sold the
house in West Thirtyfourth street. New
York. which was his bachelor home OIL
his occasional visits to this country.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22

Reports that Sir Thomas Upton will
marry are as persistent as the prediction
that he will win the cup. But Sir Thorn
as can win a wife much more quickly
than he can capture the famous yacht
ing trophy.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22

Ishpeming's experience through a sud
den decline in real estate into a mine is
like that of Pennsylvania mining vii
lagos which in the past have learned
that cities built over ''diggings" are liza
BILE TO be compelled to dig OUT when
the props give way.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22

The Cercle Francois of Yale university
has announced that it will undertake the
Harvard Yale debate in French TpIs
year for the cup recently offered by ].
IL. Hyde, '9S. The Yale society has al
ready chosen its team, and it remains
for the Harvard society to select team
and arrange the date of the debate. The
cup was offered by Mr.. Hyde in order
to stimulate other interests in French
besides those of the Cercle Franchise
plays. The debate, which is to be held
in Cambridge, will be between two teams
OF four men each.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22

A German author, DIR. Johannes Null
ler has written book on woman's
sphere. in which he contends that all
girls should be taught nursing. "Nurs-
ing" be says, lis woman's military serv-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22

James Carne of st. COlumb Minor
(CornwalD, who is over 100 years of age,
still attends to his Sunday duties as
clerk of the parish church.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22

The Shah of Persia is said to be dead
beyond doubt, but President Castro OF
Venezuela, who was reported dead more
than month ago, continues in the land
af the living.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22

The difficulty in controlling the Colo
RADIO rivers tendency to find its way into
the Salton sink is that water runs down
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22

That philanthropic Eastern man has
made an offer to contribute 100000 if n
similar sum is secured from others is the
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-22

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