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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-06-16
Neiphhorliness.

one Of the great evils of village life is
oossin; one of its chief advantages is the
abundance of neighborly feeling. Both of
these are due to the fact that everyone
knows every other one and all about
avary other one, and what they don't
know they guess, and guess pretty nearly
right. Between watching and swapping
information and filling up the intersticcs
Inv ''suspicioning, the practiced villagers
spt things down fine" on each other and
m the soiourner in the midst of them.
BY the same token neighborly senti-
mpnts flourish. AS in the human body
tLe same nerves supply motion and sen
S.tion. so in village life along the lines
an which curiosity travels sympathy also
rms. and generous helpfulness and all
gracious service i'll times of need or dis
trpss are freely rendered. This is one of
the bright aspects of village. life, and is
:, partial if not complete offset to the evil
of village gossip. Not to be ''neighborly'
is a greater reprOach than to be lacking
in the upper story, for the latter is Il dis
Densaton of Providence, while the for
mer is regarded as sheer grumpineSs or
else fear of being found out"
But it is all the one upward tendency
which marks the social trend of the age.
Some writer has said that humanity is a
whole: it must rise and fall together.
When civilization goes down it carries
every individual with it; when Il new era
dawns it eleyates the whole race.
After all there is little room for the
pessimist in our midst; after all there is
nothing satisfying but growth. And the
world grows daily toward unity, is begin
ming to understand more and more of the
higher ideals of justice. righteousness and
charity.-Pilgrim.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-06-16

Il shall go right home and invent but
tering attachment" and the wise old gen
tleman trotted off at Il rapid pace, almost
running over the court astrolOger who
was approaching the group.
on, exclaimed Soapy "llaye you
found our anything about my invention
yet:'
Not much. looked IN the Astrol.
oger's Guide under the words leather
and soap, hat | have not been able 80
connect them sufficiently close to make Il
prediction. May | have II word in pri-
waite with YOU Sir Rcsinald?"
Sure. said Peter, curious to know
what the little man wanted
Are YOU from the cast:' he asked in
:; whisper.
Yes. am from one of the eastern
trOloger.
Listen, Sir Reginald. | have very
ald copy OF Thomas the RhymerS works.
and IN studying it | came across a very
strange prophecy. Ii reads thus:
When youth from the East.
Is chief guest az the feast
And exhibits wisdom most Keen
An aStrolOger then
Becomes greatest of men,
And marries the beautiful queen.
What do YOU think of that. Sir Rcci-
haldf \ great many of the Rhymer's
prophecies have come to pass, and willy
not this oneF"
Il don't know" replied Peter who had
never heard of the Rhymer. but who
was shrewd enough to see what the ann
bilious Courucr was aiming at. 1T
might apply to you, as well as to any
one else. | should think"
That's what | think said the as
trologcr in the same low tone, but please
keep mum; say nothing, and as the fool
says. we shall see what we shall see ="
and the little man marched off with his
head in the air rs if he had already as
cended to the throne.
oh, dear. oh, dear" said Peter to
himself, "fhese dwarfs are all silly
things, hut that old graybeard is the sill-
est of them NIL. To THINK Of the Queen
marrying the likes of him." and MS he
looked al the vain old man strutting
along III the pride of his great expecta-
tions, il put him SO much in mind of
turkey gohhler hossing the harnyard, Pc
ter laughed aloud and SO awoke. Brook-
Ign Eagle
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-06-16
009O,0SOoS eN0s9SSsRs
,,o,v Does 1t Seem to You?

:. .eens 10 me Id like to go
II ts,,sare bells don't ring nor whistles blow,
Nor clocks don't strike nor sohgs don I
And I'd have stiffness all around.
Not really stiffness, but Just me trees
in hrooks' faint babbling over stones
~ ~ strangely, softly tangled tones.
or mavbe a cricket or katydid,
0r the songs of birds III the hedges hid,
~ imsr some such sweet sounds as these
tTo mi a tired heart with ease.
If weren't for sight and sound and smell
Ia like a city pretty well:
tSt when ii comes to getting rest
! ike the country lots the best.
Sometimes il seems to me | must
inst quit the city's din and dust:
And get out where the sky is blue
And Saw. now. how does ii seem to YOU:
Eugene Field
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-06-16
Taste in Household Decoration.

The great requirement in household
furnishings is taste. 1t is, of course,
thorous " delightful to have as much
money to md on Il house as one wishes
to, and to indifferent, so far as the
money 60 as to how much is spent;
but it Is .dch more important, as to re
suits. tt lave only good things, disposed
in Il go, | way, charming wall papers, re-
fined ornaments. exquisite combinations
These are the elements which go to make
an artistic interior, not the mere amount
of money paid for them.
The price of an article is no criterion
of its merit, except that high priced ar
ticles should have greater art value than
low priced goods. Art, real art, is costly,
because much time and effort goes into
its production. The genuine artist works
slowly; if he belongs to the first rank he
will produce but one or two masterpieces
Il year, perhaps not more than one i'll sew
eral years. He will use costly raw ma
terialS, because he knows his use of them
will rcsul. in fine production. He will
apply to his task the knowledge and eX-
perence gained by many years of effort
possibly years of unremunerative effort
And the meanwhile he has lived and
must live, and he expects to be recouped
for HIS expenses. All these things make
his prices large, although his profits may
be very small.
On general grounds. therefore, good
art is expensive. So also is bad art.
Very high prices are often charged for
very bad objects. and, which is very
much worse. obtained for them. The
result is much more disastrous than be-
ing simply a bad purchase, for many
people are fascinated by high prices,
and will pay large sums for false works
of art which not only have no right
place in Il house. but which destroy the
effect of whatever symmetry and har-
mony and beauty may have been OBJ
tanned by artistic effort.
Nothing so completely destroys the eff
feet of any room so much as the intro
ductOn of a gaudy, conspicuous, unar-
tiStic object which has no right place in
any well designed and artistically ar
ranged home. 1t is bad enough when
such things are given to one: it is scarce
" short of a crime to deliberately pur-
chase them under the singular notion
that something of genuine art value is
being obtained 1t is bad in every sense.
1t shows that the possessor has no real
taste herself. and it encourages the pro-
duction of fake art objects, which would
quickly disappear from the shops were
there no market for them.
ANY one with good taste can accom-
plish very much more in household deco
ration than one who simply has money
TO spend. Such a person gives thought
and care to the problems presented in
the household scheme. She realizes the
value of every individual object. and If
she starts fresh. can produce effects i'll
bcautv that the most lavish expenditure
will fail Ia produce And 1t IS good
taste which accomplishes this result. not
money.-American Homes and Garden.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-06-16
Women, Be Intelligent.

Ignorance on the topics of the day is
needless in this age of current literature.
ana particularly needless on the part of
progressive womanhood. The time has
gone by, indeed never was when a wom-
an was not all the more attractive be-
cause OF an intelligent knowledge of the
vital questions of the moment. Amy
woman who has learned to read may
get familiar insight into the worlds
happenings by the careful and wise peru
sal OF one daily newspaper. while with
the advent of the monthly magazine
comes a lucid and detailed explanation
ana consensus of public opinion upon
very phase of the worlds thought.
mere are few women who do not reaG
me papers and some one or two maya
zines, but the trouble is they read them
aiter Il fashion of their own. Watch
one 90 through the newly arrived period
i iyal' she scans the headlines Of the po-
hllcal and current news, dips into the
scandals and murders, reads through the
items OF local importance takes an in
crest IN the woman's departments, and
i'Ses herself in the fictioo. The editorial
page, wherein the best reading matter
ought to be found, and which should, if
Is first-class publication. give the
"eSt information on local and national
current events. are passed over entirely
~ at oeSl with but a mere glance.
Ilefe we have the secret of the time
worn complaint that men in talking to
"olnen-the average woman-as a rule
vein.
r Inc true woman's club stands for re
ipG I IN this line as in many others.
aggressive members of modern clubs
are or should be, interested in every
i'haSe OF public life i'm which father. hus-
"1hl' brother, or son is interested. Wom-
sh are bearing an important part in ma
JioHai problems and men arr feeling
1 rueir influence in the business world as
ever before Too many. alas. are con-
I'M with bewailing the fact that they
I've TOO little time or too little brains To
toihe acquainted with all the ins and
:S OF the questions that are beWildcr-
- ana puZzling even the strongest
.IlluiS OF the land. Others lament that
ny nave missed educational opDortun-
'eS ma are therefore handicapped in the
,D.tileciual race. But none of these ex-
-. >1S SaiHce for n blank Indifference and
,ady ignorant attitude toward these
-|PerIant subjects One is never too
~ or too unlettered 10 regain advan-
G.. II you don't know. ask questions
'1e O. the brightest women u our ar
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-06-16
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.


!uaintance SAYS that her mental bril-
Nance is entirely due to the fact that
she she is eeternaliy and forever asking qucs-
Ions ABOUT al manner of things. Read
II to accomplish it you haven't quite SO
many iriilS on your own or daughter
WardrobeS or some social duty must be
cut out, to deliberately and quietly read
over every subject that is interesting the
WCrld at large: if you can't digest the
Wh9ie' master one and master il thor
oushly.. Think it out for yourself to IA
conclusive finish. The only question for
us 70 decided is whether we shall be
content with an aimless giving way IA
our natural Self-indulgence or TO what
we conceive as the inevitable. or whether
we shall realize that the world is all the
time growing broader end greater. that
society IS progressing, that this is an
age of aggreSs:veneSs. and determine
that to the best of our ability we will
keep abreast of the times Exchange
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-06-16
Thinks He Will Do.

Manager II. c. Danforth of the Biiou
theater in this city, SAYS the Oshkosh
Northwestern, receives many queer let
tiers from stage struck persons ask0G
10 he gwen chance to show what they
can do, but one miSS!ye he received rl-
Gently IS the cap sheaf of them all. II
was written by an aspiring copper coun-
Try amateur, who was advised by Wal
ter +. keefe Of Chicago. booking man
ager OF the BijOu circuit. to write Ma
Dantorth The letter, just as it was
written. the spelling, punctuation and
capitalization being unchanged. is as
follows:
Dear Mr.. Mangr-Wm you ple-a
lei me no how can get started to travel
with a Bio theather trupe. Mr.. Keefa
tod me to write you as president ui
me companie. | am going to play "ii
FetersOns house next Saturday and #
take well with the public | would like
to travel with a troop. / have been
playing at concerts in the copper couH-
Try about yr and people always tell NE
| ought to travel | make musical act
iasts Tor ten to fifteen minutes or one
hour II you want it. If il lasts an hour
would have to use my partner who is
comIcaL l play two solos on the har-
monica and 1t has made a great hit.
after that : give a musical selection on
the snare drum. / also play the bells IN
my head. L make very nete appear
anee on the stage. If make success
next saturday evening will let you
know. know several ladies in Osh-
kosh. | have taken prizes for being one
man band. The last time | used a cor
net and they all said it was the best
ever did. Send me an answer quick.
p. S.-There is lots of smoke from
the fires in the woods up here. Would
write, more but the smoke hurts my
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-06-16
The Daily Heroine.

A woman. known and loved in a small
town, was during all her life tower of
strength TO her family and friends. She
cared for an invalid, and at the end
mentally incapable, mother; she took
charge of q sick brother: she was always
ready to nurse, TO help, to cheer her
neighbors and intimates. She was I'M
faiingly and simply cheerful. When all
her work was done, and the end of her
own not very long life drew near. it was
found that for years she had been car
rying the burden of slow, insurable can
Ger, of which no one knew but her ply
stefan and herself. Yet if she had been
told she was a heroine, she would have
protested genuinely against any such
idea. Her humility was as heroic as the
rest of her qualities.
What is a hero? has been answered.
"a soul which rises up to face life
squarely-to comfort its grievous circum-
stance and conquer it" With all the inn
proved conditions that women have to-
day, with any conditions that the race
can attain, there must always be multi
tudeS of women combating grieyous cir
cumstance. Women live so deeply in the
lives of others, give themselves so un-
selhshly by their very nature that fate
necessarily demands from them the he
role qualities-self-comm self-efface-
ment, courage. and sacrifice. The daugh-
ter who renounces all personal ambitions
to minister to the helpless age or intirm-
ty of father or mother: the wife who
shields and strengthens an unworthy or
weak husband: the mother who sacrifices
herself absolutely to support and educate
her orphaned children-the world is not
worthy o these, and yet we have them
always with us, witnesses of diviner
life than most of rs know how to live.
The hero protects, reScueS, fights for,
and if need be dies for. others. Tried
by these tests, how many daily heroines
this crowded, commonplace life of ours
holds. There are plenty of spoiled girls,
plenty of frivolous matrons. plenty of
empty, eXtravagant, useless lives, among
women today, more's the pity. But-the
heroines are there-God bless them. If
they weren't, the world would have gone
to pieces long ago.-Harper'S Bazaar.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-06-16
q Souvenir Luncheon.

Once Mrs. Dinadan gave a souvenir
lunchpon; one of those hen parties with
some distinctive subject. some ''ci0u. as
the French say. for discussion to hang
ON Everyone was 10 bring a keepsake
ana tell why she kept it. There was
everything you can imagine, from college
col0rs to card admitting to an eXecu-
ton at county Jail A former news
paper woman brought that. more to as
tnniSh the rest than because she actually
cared for it. OF course. it had never
been used One of the men reporters in
former days had given it to her as a sort
of gruesome joke, and. in "A way, it stood
for the most active and exciting part of
her career. Another guest who present
ed photographs of her Mediterranean
trip was ruled out. We all had foreign
photographs at home. We ali buy them
as the best reminders of some enchanting
place, things that we will enjoy looking
over and reviving past delights with
Well. we do enjoy looking over them and
vet-and yeti is not long before they
are only brought forward when house
cleaning opens the perennial debate as
10 how long tn store unused articles
Properly speaking. Mrs. Dinadan's
own contribution should have been ruled
out. only you cannot override your host
pSs and YOUR elder Hers was what
she called Mental Photograph Al
bum" II contained q set of inquisito-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-06-16
MUSINGS OF A GENTLE cYNIc.

The devil gets up pretty early to get
his due.
Most oratory is stronger of lung than
Of logic.
Even the doctor isn't in business for
his health.
Extremes meet, but they don't always
speak as they pass by.
Misery loves company. aud generally
makes up its mind to have it,
Any man can lie, but it requires con
slant practice 10 do it successfully.
If it wasn't for the cynic fellow
would never know how happy he isn't.
4 man never realizes how many
friends ne has till he doesn't need them
Some people are as hard 20 please as
the college graduate looking for his first
job.
A man is justified in wearing chin
whiskers if his wife persists in making
his neckties.
no matter 10" boH tHt idiV+c' tHe
opGmist always manages to save few
chunks Of hope.
At any rate. the man who fails is
more to be commended than the man
who never tries.
The man who gives himself away
must expect the world to take him at
his own valuation.
He who IS disappointed in love doesn't
run so much chance Of being disap-
ponted in marriage. New York Times.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-06-16
The Strong Character.

Keeps life's object clearly in view
Knows where to be firm. and where
to he pliable.
Understands how to be thoroughly in
dependent and at the same time swectly
gracious.
Maintains a resoute adherence to
truth and right, no matter how unpopa-
lar.
Knows how to yield an unimportaH.
point willingly. and to resign prefer
ence cheerfully.
Recognizes that wise and manly
resolution is not Incompatible with genial
and loving cnmnliance
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-06-16
Something to Brag About.

Mrs. Jones aud Mrs Brown were boS-
ON friends II was astonishing what
lot they knew about other peoples bust
ness
The conversation turned in the drec-
ton of Mrs. J'ittlesay, Il new arrival in
the next street.
Il hear she's suffering from append
cits," declared Mrs Brown.
Suffering" echoed Mrs. Jones con
temptu0usy.
Why. yes: didn't you known that:'
sked Mrs Brown.
yes. | heard she had got appended
it's" replied Mrs. Jones. but Lor', judg-
ing by the way they Dragged about it
thought it WAS some sort Of a piano
player. What is it anyway '-Loudon
Answers.
The Washington times., 1906-07-15

est bird lover in Oklahoma. and is a
strong advocate that the territory adopt
as a part OF their curriculum the study
Of birds and their protection in public
schools.
The governor Of Herat has presented
the following report To the Amir of At
Ehdnistan- The behavior Of the army
IS satisfactory. and there have been
no cases of serious crime. The Herat
army now says its prayers five times
"a day, and the men are becoming pukka
(VtTy good MussulmanS.
That the earth is growing temporarily
warmer is SHOWN BY the mountain gld-
ciers These are made by varying tenn
pcrature and moisture TO increase and
diminish in size during periods of years
that may be found to be more or less
regular cycles, and a period OF quite
general decrease began about fOTty-hVe
years ago,
The brightness of the corona, or ring
Of light encircling the sAn, was meas
used by Charles FabTy during the last
total eclipse He found the light OF a
point a twentieth degree from the sun s
edge To be equivalent to about 40 can
tle-pOWeT, or a little more than fourth
Of the brightness of the fun moon, Tho
sky nea. the .uHeclipsed sun Is 1000
times as bright
A gardener in Korea has formed
natural armchair by twisting a STOW
ing vine TO the required shape. II i5
also studded with seeds of the gingko
tree, which have grown into the fibre OF
The Washington times., 1906-07-15

ihe vine After the chair was fashioned
In this way il was cut from the ground.
dried and 3Olished until II Tesemblcd
mahogany Il is 3 feet inches nigh.
- inches wide and weighs lU1 pounds.
II is tTaditiOnary etiquette custom in
the Marlborough family for each duke
10 present "a Eleuheim spaniel 20 the
duchess when she enters Blenheim pal
ace for the first time as its mistress.
The story is that during the battle Of
BleuheiuI a spaniel followed the heels
Of the great duke throughout the day,
never leaving him until victory was
assured.
British Commercial Agent Bell, in re-
viewing American business in 1905, says:
There are nc signs at present OF this
great activity decreasing. On the con
tTary. there is every Indication that the
present year viii be quite as prosper
0us as the past, or more so. The couE-
try was never more prosperous than at
present, Industrial operations are car
ried on upon a larger scale than ever.
On July =. 1897, q monument COM
mcmoratinE the defense Of New Haven
against the British. by the students of
Yale College. July 8. 1ti9. VIII be un-
yelled. It Is at present being made by
James Z Kelly, the sculptor the
memorial is TO be erected on The spot
at West bridge where the attack took
place. The principal feature OF the
work is 70 be a bronze group of three
figures Of youths opera ting a piece Of
field artillery II viii cost about $4,000.
The Washington times., 1906-07-15
SCRAPS.

King Edward is fond of pigeon racing
and has participated actively in it.
Mrs James Brown Potter is 10 ap-
pear as Mary Queen Of Scots in the
play which she has accepted for her re
turn to the stage.
Senior Casasus, the ambassador Of
Mexico 20 the United States, has gone
TO Europe on account of III health, and
viii not return until fall.
The German Emperor. who recently
has added a Spanish uniform to his
stock of clothes. has the biggest ward
robe OF any sovereign I'm the world.
Queen Alexandra possesses a tea serv-
ice of sixty pieces each piece being dec
Grated with a different photograph which
she took herself IN Scotland.
Tolstoy is reported to be in excellent
health. He reads less than formerly,
but his reading now consists OF Eng
lish ard American works on labor ques-
tions
The only venomous bird known is the
death bird of New Guinea, The bite
of this bird causes intense pain in
every part of the body, loss OF sight,
commissions, and finally death
II Is said that Gen. Sir RedveTs Butler
have little difficulty in obtaining a first
class chef S position In "a West End no
tel I'm London
In the new Nevada the bad man" is
a missing figure. and the contrast be
tween these present-day camps of TOnO-
pah. Golddeld, and Bunfrog, and their
predecessors of the Comstock, is wide
and mpressive.-Outing.
Gen j. c. Jameson, a MissouTian
oi the old school, is probably the great
The Washington times., 1906-07-15
FLORIDA AVENUE DAIRY
DOING THRIVING BUSINESS

Out at los Florida avenue northwest. is
n dairy that has not Been many years
established. but II is a model In cIeanIi-
ness. John Hartung Is the proprietor
and his business methods and attention
10 detail have already won him a large
share Of patronage. Customers who get
their milk from HaTtung's Dairy are
assured Of the utmost care IN its hand
ling. The milk IS dipped from the cans
into bottles. instead Of using the ma
chine bottlers. This is done so that no
sour milk can get into the bottles. MT.
Hartung has recently begun the manu-
facture Of ice cream. and is ready To
cater TO those who want the best Re
suits have already confirmed his busl-
ness judgment in taking this step.
The Washington times., 1906-07-15
IN PIANOS.
july is the Month to Buy
Pianos Cheap
TWENTY UPRIGHT PIANOS.
Returned From Rental Sold for
S400 TO S500-TO Be Closed
Out at SIo5 to S22S. On
SIS 1OnthIy Payments

Do YOU need a plan02 If so. buy it
now for .JIIv is the month OF piano bar
gains.
The +. G. Smith Piano Co.. 1925 Pa.
ave. has always made IL a practice TO
hold their great annual Reduction sale
ehis month as July IS usually one or the
6ullest months Of the year-and they
take this method Of making business by
making extensive reductions on all the
upright pianos returned FROM rental
ThlsE-ear they offer over twenty Upright
Pianos in excellent condition at $3.50 10
S225 on s. monthly payments These IN
strumeuts are all fully guaranteed and
include elegant stool and scarf. one
years tuning and free delivery. Al these
prices they are sacrificed at less than
half the original cosJ-fCr there are
many fine instruments here that sold Tor
500 and 500.