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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-24
LINCoLNS TENDERNESS.
Kindness of Heart Shown as Child Plead
in Her Parents Favor.


Every now and then there crops out
some new story concerning the warm
heart and gracious tenderness of Abra-
ham Lincoln in his dealings with chill
dren. gentleman who is cogni2aut
of the facts of one little circumstance
illustrative of the sympathetic feeling on
the part of the late President, related
them to representative Of The Star yes
terday.
During the war" he remarked, "thete
was clerk in one of the divisions of
the war department who In some way
had incurred the dislike of the chief Of
the division in which he labored. Tie
clerk had been soldier. and "A good one
and was SO seriously wounded compare
lively early in the war that he was
totally unfit for service in the field. and
his friends, without trouble, secured for
him cerkship.
hat his presence was not welcome
TO the head of his room soon became eyi.
dent. and the result OF all this was that
the man, who was thoroughly unfit for
any sort of outdoor service, was turned
out of office.
His family was in dire straits for
while, and. naturally. sore against the
man who caused his removal, particular
~ because il was thought TO have been
gndeseryed and an offspring of personal
dislike.
There was a little girl in the family
scarce 10 years OF age, who had bcauti-
full brown eyes aud hair, and this little
miss, without saying word to any one.
resolved TO tell the President Of their
trouble. She went to the white house
and found il very difficult to gain access
10 the great man, and while lingering ia
the ante-chamhcr she was noticed by a
gentleman who could see the President
whenever he wished TO, and was even
hn 81,
purpose, lie asked her what she was
there for and the child told him she
wanted tn see the President, but was not
allowed to. He told her 10 wait n mo-
ment and soon messenger came and
Carried her into room, where she met
Mr.. Lincoln, who shook hands with her
and kindly listened to her story Then
the President said:
Come with me, my child; | will take
you to see gentleman who ought t.
know what You have told me.
Taking her into another room Mr. Lin
coin handed her over to the tender mcr-
eies Of Secretary Stanton, and remained
with his hand ON the little one's brown
| cufls while she repeated what she mad
told Mr. Lincoln to the great war min
ister
Mr.. Stanton gave her assurances that
he would not allow her father to be un.
justly treated and babe her goodbye.
I Wble Mr. Lincoln tendcrly took her by
the hand and went 20 the door of HE
room with her and gave her before she
went away rose which he took from a
bouquet that was on table in the
/ room.
4 Her father was rcustated," said the
gentleman who related this incident.
ana The man who was the cause of his
dismissal was severely reprimunded. MS
the Investigation set about hy Mr.. stan
ton discovered no Just reason for his re-
! noval grom office
! That little girl is now the mother Of
! q family of children and resides here ana
/ she can never forget, she says, the lov
ing tenderness Of the niartyred President
! father"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-24
What NJ Lover Said.

What Ny Lover Said.
By the merest chance in the twilight gloom,
In the orchard path he met me;
In the tall, wet grass, with its faint per
And tried 10 pass. but he made no room.
oh. | tried, but he would not let nue..
So / stood and blushed till the grass grew
with my face bent down above it.
While he took my hand as he whispering
lFIow the clover lifted each pink, sweet
Head
TO listen to all that my lover said
On, the clover in bloom love it)
in the high, wet grass went the path TO
hide,
And the low, wet leaves hung over:
But could not pass upon either side.
For found myself. when l vainly tried,
In the arms of my steadfast lover
And he held me there and he raised my
head,
While he closed the path before me.
And he looked down into my eyes and said
(Iow the leaves bent down from the
0oughs o'erhead,
To listen TO all that my lover said
Oh, the leaves hanging lowly o er meD
Had he moved aside but little way,
/ could surely then have passed him;
And he knew | never could wish TO stay,
And would not have heard what he had to
say,
Could / only aside have cast him.
H.
And the searching night wind found us
But he drew me nearer and softly said
GLOW the pure sweet wind grew still, in
stead,
To listen to all that my lover said.
oh, the whispering wind around us)
/ am sure he knew. when he held me fast,
That | must be all unwilling;
For tried to go, and | would have passed,
AS the night was coming with its dew, al
last
And the sky with its stars was filling.
But he casped me close when | would have
fed,
And he made me hear his story,
And his soul came out from his lips and
said
How the stars crept out whore the white
moon led,
To listen to all that my lover said
Oh the moon and the stars in goryo
know that the grass and the leaves will
not tell,
And I'm sure that the wind, precious
rover,
Will carry my secret so safely and well
That no being shall ever discover
One word of the many that rapidly fell
From the soul-speaking lips of my lover:
And the moon and the stars that looked
over
Shall never reveal what fairylike spell
They wove round about us that night in the
dell,
In the path through the dew-laden clover,
Nor echo the whispers that made my heart
swell
AS they fell from the lips of my lover.
Homer Green, in Boston Transcript.
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SHIP BOARDED BY PIRATES.
Fierce Battle EnsueS After Which They
Were Taken Prisoners.

She was bound from London for CAL
cutta with cargo of firearms, ammu-
milton and provisions, in the service of
the East India company. Besides being
roomy and strongly built vessel she
was thoroughly manned and armed, al
though she was merchant shin. Two
large heavy cannon scowled from port
holes on each side, while numerous other
guns were stationed in other portions of
the ship. In ease of emergency cutlus-
SEES and small firearms were handed nut
10 every man ON board. Besides the
stptain aud crew there were retired
london merchant. with his wife and
daughter. four young apprentices going
10 india Tor the purpose of serving as
clerks in the company establishment
at Calcutta. a cabin boy aud lOO sol
diers with their officers
\ careful lookout was maintained he.
cause the seas swarmed with pirat =
who were ready to pouncc upon any
vessel with II good cargo, They we're
passing the upper coast of Spain. whom
one day the lookout discovered a low
strange looking craft appearing from
behind projecting headland. about one
ana halt miles away As she rapidly
drew nearer and nearer her docks ana
rigging were perceived tu be crowded
with men, while M the masthead Heated
the skull and croSSboueS the emblem Of
the pirate.
The captain of the merchantmen mn
on every stitch of canvas possible. dp,.id
ing not 60 risk an encounter unless
escape was impossible. But the stranger
was good sailcr, and as she drew with.
IN range, she sent a bah Whizzing
through the rigging of the trader. The
hre was not returned, however until the
pirates passed near by, when such II ter
rible hroadside was given that the decks
of the other were swept with grapcShot
which moved down by scores the men
who were gathered on board. The
enemy, however. We're not towards. and
after drawing of closed iu again and
gave a volley which raised havoc with
the trader. AS she drew alongside. thu
graphing irons were thrown and tn,
two ships were locked together The
pirates swarmcd over the hulwarks and
engaged the l.ondoncrs ia n hand Ito
hand encounter, hut after a fierce sJrug
Gle the hoarders were repuiSed Will
heavy loss. The pirates were now
boarded in their turn. and after about
an hour, during which time trrribl,
fight went ON, the pirate ship was cap
tured, aud the remaining pirates wer,
taken prisoners.
The cargo of the prize was found tt
he very valuable one, aud after q stnl
Of two days for repairs, the merchant
man continued her voyage With til,
other ship. They arrived safely in Cal
cutta after stormy trip. especially
around the Cape, without any further
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-24
GOSSIP Fer THE LADIES.
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side duties and pleasures had intensified
her devotion to his interests, and her
understanding of him. She was his I'M
Ialllng haven, his most thoughtful coun-
sellor. More than that by her very de-
pendence upon his tenderness and care,
she called out all the deepest feelings in
him. and bound him by the enduring ties
of daily ministry She was rare WON
an. unselfish and large minded she
made no demands, hut to her children and
her husband her helpeSsneSs was a silent
appeal that brought out the very best
the else unsupported best-which was in
them to feel and TO give
When | think of my old home" said
busy man. Il always remember nv
little sister Margaret, She died when She
was only twelve; she never stood or
walked but she was always happy and
cheerful and loved everybody. We all
looked after Margaret; we saved to buy
her things We had our good times. we
children. in her room always / never
snail forget how empty the house seemed
Wnen she died, nor how | missed her
believe an invalid-the right kind of in
yalid-is an education in character and
feeling to every one in the house This
worship OF strength people have nowadays
is all very we'll But natures and lives
like Margaret's go deeper than all the
strenuosity in the world"
,NHlCH VI us lndl mas known beautl-
full 'shut-in" life in our own household
does not agree with him? There is one
person who is never out when we come in
ana want welcome. never absorbed i'm
outside cares when we need sympathy :.
one room is always quiet and peaceful
50 much for the selfshness of our hearts.
But there is also one who needs our best
cheerfulness. our quickness in little serv-
ices our utmost consideration and ten
derneSS an ! SPlf-forgqtfulneSS That Is
the educating side of it.-Harper's Bazar.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-24
Physical Decay in Women

In his presidential address before the
Oregon Med. Soc. Or +. L, Van Dyke
lays al the door Of Higher Education
the chief responsibility for the physical
decay Of women. He says,
Education. in itself most necessary
thing. has been enlarged and developed.
50 that among the daughters Of the rich
and well-to-do. and 10 a certain extent
among the poor, no girl Is considered
cultured unless She has broken her
health down trying To learn music.
SanScFit roots, Browning and En- rsoU
at some fashionable female &C lIege.
Girls are taken at a tender age, put into
elementary schools. rushed through the
high schools. academ and colleges
without the slightest regard to health OF
capacity. too frequently Tor their well
being At q time when they should be- in
the open air playing, or at least studying
within their limits. they are forced 70
the utmost effort that they are capable
o. for unf0rt unately the curricula Of all
schools colleges and universities are no
longer const -;4cted to fit the average
pupil but the talented, and as the ma
iority Of scholars belong to the first
class tic strain must be intense almost
IA the breaking point. OF what earthly
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-24
Again Cooperative Housekeeping.

Still another experiment in co-opera-
five housekeeping will be made, this time
by group of families under the leader
ship of Upton Sinclair, the author OF
The Jungle" The movement was in
spired by Charlotte Perkins Gilman's
theory of the home under present social
and industrial conditions. The colony
will establish itself within daily travelling
distance of New York city, its male mem
bers being for the most part workers in
the metropolis. Cooperation will be main
tanned in the dining room, the nursery.
the laundry. and some other details of
housekeeping and home making The
several families will occupy individual
houses. going out for their meals in the
central dining room and intrusting the
infants and small children throughout the
day to trained nurses and kindergarten
teachers This will eliminate the serv-
ant problem and the personal care of the
babies and little children. leaving the
mothers free to develop their brains and
hands or transact business according to
the Charlotte Perkins Gilman doctrine.
1t is the conviction OF Mrs. Gilman that
a woman who does not seek this wider
sphere for her powers is kitchen
minded"
The socialistic nature of the plan APP
pears in the rule that none of the do
nestle rsevice shall be performed by per-
sons who cannot be admitted to all the
privileges of the colony, and that all
members should participate IN the com
mon household toll, in order to Danish
the stigma which is supposed to infect
work of this sort.
This will be, as we understand it. the
first attempt to put the Gilman theory in
practice. 1t differs not very much from
modern apartment, hotel and boarding
house life. If one likes that sort OF
thing. as Horace Greeley would put it
then that is the sort of thing one likes
Good Housekeeping.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-24
A Famous Woman Dead.

4 correspondent writes with the
death of Evelne Countess of Portsmouth
a striking personality OF the mid-NictO-
rian age has passed away. From child
hood to old age she was closely associated
with the world of politics. But it would
be difficult to say where she was not
welcomed and beloved. On her marriage
she at once became the friend of all her
neighbors. rich and poor. in Hampshire
and Devonshre. Her influence. destitute
as it was of any tinge of self-assumption.
quickly became an ennobling. vitalizing
force in the countryside But it must not
De imagined that her life was bounded
by local conditions. She was the embodl-
ment of that passionate philanthropy
which was the hall mark of the nOblest
characters of her generation. The higher
education of women. the protection OF AMI
mails. claimed her whole hearted adVo-
cacy. both in private and on the plat
form singularly beautiful voice and
a happy gift of expression helped her to
plead the cause of the dumb creation
and she spent herself in their service with
the same ungrudging devotion she gave
to husband, or child, or friend. Moth
ing, in fact. that breathed was outside
the sphere of her loving kindness. Only
for the man or woman guilty OF cruelty
she had no pity. Her sympathy was no
weak sentimentalism, and she did not lack
burning words to denOunce malicious hurt
to child or beast. During long years
Hurstbourne must have seemed the ideal
English home to its numerous guests. Ii
was a gathering place for all the distin-
guished men of the day. Charles Kings
ley openly proclaimed his Worship of ITS
hostess. Robert Browning, Matthew Ar
mold. J. 4. Froude and the Master OF
Balliol Mr. Lowell. and Mr. Aytoun
loved To pace the sunny red walled gar
den in her company. She had fine re-
sponsive intelligence and n genuine appre-
citation Of the best literature. But prob
ably for them. as for spirits less elect
1t was her splendid vigor, physical and
moral, that held magnetic spell. There
was no distressing sense Of effort in her
joyous. fearless outlook on heaven and
earth. When. single handed. she held al
bay thoroughbred horse bent on say
aging a groom, or helped to rescue anc
nurse a crew of shipWrecked sailors. il
seemed as natural as any daily action OF
her selfiess existence.-London Times.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-24
ONE BABYS PRAYER.

PLEASE God, and give TO my Dolly soul,
SO, Il she gets broken and dead.
There'H be sOmethtn' left to ty up 10 heay-
en-"
One nighttime my baby girl said
Next morning call from the roSe-wreathc
porch.
OF, "M@mma. do see, do sre there"
looked where FURNISHED winged butterfly
Was alght on the doy's hair
Il prayed for my Dolly Go have n soul
And God has sent down from his SKY
A little dollangcl to bring her one
And that angels butterfly"
Cora A. MatSon- Dolson in National Mag
aziDp
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-24
The Home Invalid
and Her Influence.

evening Of his days. who. looking back
once oTer his life told younger man,
with deep conviction NO man ever
knows what home happiness is till he has
an invalid wife" Some had been in
clined TO pity this husband for the cares
that devoved on him from bis wife s
ttragility; but he knew his blessings. The
illness that had shut her away from out
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-24
Furnishing and Decorating.

In furnishing and decorating a room
care should be given not only TO the
personal liking. but first Of all to the
Quantity and quality Of light Which per
vades il. 4 north room viii require
warm aud bright treatment. warm reds
and golden browns or pure gold eolors,
Gold color. used In sash curtains. viii
give an effect Of perfect sunshine in a
dark and shadowy room. but the same
treatment in q SUNNY south room would
produce an almost iHsapportib.e bright.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-24

was married in Paris io Miss Edith
StuyVesant Dresser. member Of one of
the old and prominent families of New
York Some years ago Mr.. Vanderbilt
purchased 100000 acres of mountain
land on the French Broad river, near
Ashcvillc. y, c.. and laid it out in u
vast park. erected magnificent mm-
sion and stables. and stocked the place
with game On this estate. which he
named Fillmore. he has continued 10
spend much of his time experimenting
its improvements.
GERHARDT HAUPTMANN,the Ger
man playwright who has been declared
lay many critics 10 bc the "grcatest tx
ure ia German literature today was
born in Silesia. November. Is. 1862
Unlike some men who have grown fa-
nous in his childhood the future au-
th,r If The Sunkcu Bell" gave liUtle
promise, lie won few lnurea in school
and his teachers regarded him as hope
leS~ly In2y and by no means brilliant
first began Ia unfold. When be- left tile
university he planned 10 become SOUP.
tor and later hc decided to 20 upon tie
stage. Both projects were happily
Abandoned Filled with admiration for
the works OF Tolstpi. Xulu and ihsru
The young nam wrote his ourIiest rcalis-
lr play "Nor Sonueuaufgaug" II was
produced IN 1852 M the Berlin
leasing theatcr From that hour his
vocation YVES clear ~ him. Soon he
ramo to be- looked upon as the champion
0f the "H"w Movements Ilaur15slauu' q
fundamental thought is the desire for
moral mcnIal social and artistic free
DOM. "fh" Suuheu Bcti'' is regarded as
bis masterpi
HENRY G.. DAVIS. At the hom" Of
cN Secretary Henry q. Davis. who was
the candidate Of ;hc Democrat, for vice.
president two :anr~ ago. many messages
of cuugratulHtiou were received ou
| November lG. ou thc OCCASION Of
Mr.. Davis eiehtytlirj birthday
| Mr. Davis took % seen interest ~
| the recent elections. lie continues 20
give personal attention To- his vast hp+i.
ness Interests and bears th" weight ~ bis
conyersing with tim be- docs net AppeH
10 be more than go Ee0r- ~ A@". IL ta't
he is more active thW thc HEru'E" mHh
~ 90 His health iE rsCe,!enl bus t2u.
stifutiou strong and his mind HIff5. ne
divides his time between taE0He #'H'
Baltimore. 1T which city tn U. '2H~
- resident aud which IS still '.e .HH3r n.
many "f his interests. In Eui3H"fr '
is frequently seen ~ company #E'H Et
venerable Senator WhYtr. tur 1850 he'1-
lifelong friends sud lifelong Deunu.
FRANCIS KOSST'TH, the leader 81
thr " gyaf independent party. was born
r budapest. November III. 1871. lie Is
Vie son If Louis Kossuth, the great llua
saran patriot and frv0utiouizt. wn'
| -pDut several years Of exile iu the Mite,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-24
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
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mishap worth mentioning Brooklyn
Eagle
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-24
MEN OF PROMINEN E.

JAMES CREELMAN, journalist and
! war correspondent, was born al Mon
/ treal. November -, 1853 lie was edu-
Gated in the public schools and Tai
Imares Lay Theological college. He was
| in the service Of the New York Herald
as rpporter. correspondent and rdito-
rial writer. 1SS1-S9. editor Of the Lon
don edition. 1870. and Of the Paris edi-
ton. 1912 Mr.. Crcelmau then became
editor of the New York Evening TeIc-
gram. which position he held until the
close Of 1893. when he became the Brit
Eish editor of The Cosmopolitan Magazine,
He served leading publications as war
correspondent during the Graec0-Fuk-
ish war, the Cuban and Philippine wars
and the Russian-Japanese war. Ia
Cuba lie received the surrender Of the
Spanish commaudant at El Caney and
il, the same campaign he was shot and
almost mortally wounded. Ia addition
~ his journalistic work Mr.. Creelman
has written several books.
PETER 4. 3. WIDENER. the street
railway magnate aud hnancier, was born
in Philadelphia. November l3, 1894
t.is parents were poor aud lijs FIRST en-
plovmeut WAS as butcher boy. When
he attained his majority BE began to
take an interest in notifies. ana through
his political connections be laid the iouu-
dation Of hi- fortune hy obtaining con
tracts 10 supply the uJou troops with
meat during the war In 1871 he perma-
uputlv retired from p0itl'- t| dey"'e
himself 10 his street railway and other
enterprises. In company with W. l..
! Flkins and Thomas b0laB hr i9rW"d
what became known aS tile u iaFh"F-
Flkins syndicate which acquired NANNY
Of the most profitable street IattH.t'
properties IN the United States. Mr..
Widener is known ior his charities.
I amnug his notable heueiae'ian~ being
home for crippled children which he pre-
seuted 10 the city Of PbiIad@lpiAa.
GEORGE wASHNGTON VAN
4 DERBILT. one of tine heads Of the
ahousp Of Vanderbilt founded by tHe
/ famous commodore was horn nj No"
born Staten island. November u. ISL.
AftGr receiving O liberal education from
Drirate tutors and IL tie best SCHOOLS. hr
sper- several years abroad Iu traye. and
ssiudy. r. 1gi man gt great weatis.
,s....sst.,f III &-0UBtNU or Ia0rc--Ali.
I Vanderbilt has never taken prominent
pasjttou ia the World of society w. a'-
fairs a. have other members of Eat i|.
derbif family. lie j. gree i"yfr ~
Or; aad is interested .a philanthropy
Among Isis notable beHetaotlDn- are ah.
pras gifts pf land aHd money tn tie fr"a
circulating library NJ New York oIiF and
the New Norls COLLEGE f1f fa. J ~ tlH
of TalcI ere II 1sgs Nr- Naa3erFi
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-11-24

tom" TAGGART \ busheI Of con
gratulary messages were received los
Tom Taggatt. chairman Of the
Democratic national committee, on the
occasion of his hflicth birthday Alr
Tageart was born IN Waterford. Ireland.
November H. 1896. aud came tn Amprj-
Ca With his tather aud mother when =
small boy lie had To- get out and
hustle ut au early age aud he has been
hueiling ever since. Ills first employ
n,eut was 9s a waiter In the eltiu@
house attached to tue old union railway
station in indianapolis. From thar po4i-
ton be rose ia become manager aud
later proprietor of the place Ills polite
nj star; dates from 1886, when be- was
elected auditor of Marion county. the
first Democrat elected to the position
since the war As county Chairman he
carried the county against Benjamin
Harrison ia 1888. despite the fact that
this was MIR Harrison : home county.
This led 40 Tuggarts appointment to
clinirmnuship 81 the state committee and
Inter 60 the charmanship Of the national
committee His rise iu politics. rapid
though il WAS. did not keep pace with
J l. accumulation Of wealth, The wealth
Of the buretooted engrInt hos Of forty
ycurs ago is now estimated at over "a
million.