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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22

900. 1t had already suffered severely
on three former 0ccasiOns-in 1922,
1929 and 1851. During recent years 1t
had been immune and had been grow
ing in prosperity, its imposing build
lngs, tram cars, and electric light sug-
costing busy European city. 1t has
received. however, what will probably
prove to be disastrous setback. The
extent of the shock is reported to have
covered an area of . degrees. or about
40 miles in length. The city is backed
by the enormous range of the Andes
which is famous for it's terrible gorges
and towering peaks. recently success
fully surmounted by the Transandean
railway, which connects the west coast
with Buenos Ayres on the east. Rail
ways, telegraphs, water and electric
mains were all broken down as in San
Francisco, but in many cases the soil
darity of the houses preserved them
from ruin. The tremors caused by the
earthquake spread over the world and
were recorded on numerous seisnlo-
graphs.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22

been the difficulty of obtaining needed
nelp at harvest time. As each year an
additional area has been put under crop
this scarcity of help has been accentuat'i.
and during the present harvest the cry all
along the line has been "HaryeSfeN
Wanted" The work of preparation and
seeding is spread over several months, bo.
the ingathering of the harvest has 10 BE-
done in a few weeks hence the necessity
for additional assistance nj that pJrtm-
lar time. The crop of 1903 required lN-
600 harveSters from outside, and This year
it has been estimated thar from --"'
10 2JO00 will be required TO ~ur|."H1
the work of the farmers in Manitoba
Saskatchewan and Alberta.
The demand for harvest nonds is not
permanent. the work for which they cone
lasting only from early in August un'b
the end of the threShiug season. Many
of those who come to work IN the gram
fields. however, remain and become gram
growers themselves. creating add.l'1a
demand for the same class of heT ana
thus the problem becomes more a..f
every succeeding year. The tiMe WIS
when a sufficient number Of harvest a'tN
could easily be obtained from OMAR
but in recent years the area taken " y"
the harvest excursions has been eN."a'e.
and in 1904 and 1909 it reached et9
down TO Nova Scotia in the call fer m-a
ia work in the fertile fields Of The Na>..
This year the limit has been further -I-
tended. and a new movement of bfi..''
farm laborers has been ina1gra'sl.
which will be of incalculable hanea, 20
the prairie country, giving stimulus %
immigration, and disseminating among
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22
QUEEN vIcToRIA,s FAN.
Use of the Fan by the Church-Some of
the Earliest Makers.

Use of the Fan by the Church-Some of
the Earliest Makers.
The Fanmakers company. by whom
the lord mayor and sheriiTs are enter
tanned this evening may or may not
know it, bat they owe the prosperity
indeed. the very eXistcncc-uf their call
Ing tc our little allies the Japanese. The
folding fan originated in the land of the
rising sun thirteen centuries ago. and
was modelled, if tradition speaks truly,
upon the wing of the bat.
We did not get the idea directly from
japan 1t passed through China and.
very long atterWard, through Italy,
Spain, and France to us. The non
folding fan is, of course. as old as the
history of church and court, and had an
important place in =" paraphernalia Of
both in Assyria and Egypt
Anciently in the church the fan was
employed to brush away flies from the
sacred vessels, and in the professions of
Rome the tiabella of peacock feathers
still has place
Fan making is still an important in
dustrY in Paris, but the articles now
produced do not compare for beauty
with the products of the Eighteenth cen
fury, when goldsmiths, jewelers.. metal
workers carvers aud artists combined TO
make fans which today are worth fabu-
ldus prices.
Probably the strangcst fan ever used
was that employed one evening by Queen
Victoria. At signal from the Queen
the company arose TO return from sup
per 10 the ballroom. Leaning on the
arm of the prince consort her majesty
entered the ballroom smiling and bowling
and tanning herself with--a huge table
fork In a moment of forgetfulness she
had picked up from beside her plate.
not the fan at which she had aimed, but
q particularly substantial piece of cut
le"y.-Loudon Standard.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22
PIXIES TOLD OF TREASURE.
Superstitious Cornishman Digging for
the Buried Gold.

Superstitious beliefs still linger in the
remote villages of Cornwall. and the
tenacity with which many of the Cornish
folk cling to them is slrikingly illustrated
bv a remarkable story of a search for
hidden treasure which comes from Wen
dron.
Nearly half a century ago an old lady
named Varker lived in Il cottage, at
Lower Bodily in the parish of Wen
dr0n. which had the reputatioc Of being
haunted by ghosts. One night she de-
clared that two pixies had paid her a
visit and told her that vast treasure
was hidden beneath the cottage.
With the reputation which the humble
dwelling had for being haunted, the story
was received with considerable credence
in the district. 1t made such an impress
sion on her two sons that they imme-
diately commenced to eXcayate for the
treasure. Taking up the floor of one OF
the rooms, they sank Il shaft TO the
depth Of several fathoms. Water IN
vaded the shaft and pumps and other
appliances were erected for draining ana
hauling The premature death of one
of the brothers led to the abandonment
of the operations without any treasure
being discovered.
Now. after the lapse of forty years,
the search for the supposed hidden treas
IRE has been resumed by w. H., Narker,
a resident of Goldsithney and grandson
of the old lady who held communication
with the pixies. In the interval the cot
tage has been demolished, but Mr.. Var
ker has located the site, and with the
help of another man from the neigh
borhood is engaged in sinking Il shaft
The excavations already extend to a
depth of twenty-f0ur feet, of which sew
euteen feet is vertical and the remainder
on an incline. Pumps and machinery
are in course Of erection and the explorer
is Saneuine of success.
Some of the older folk in the district
entertain the belief that the cottage
marked the site of smugglers' den and
that the sinking of the shaft viii lead
to the discovery Of underground pas
sagrS. London Chronicle.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22

would have been king to-day? If that
dynasty had continued according to
lineal descent the reigning monarch
would be one of Louisville respected
and honored citizens Mr.. George
Washington Lewis. Only two reigns
would have interviewed between that of
George |. and the present day. Mr.
Lewis is now 81 years old, and divides
the c1ening of life between here and
California. says the New York Exam
liner.
The helrapparent to this great
throne would have been Mr.. John c..
LOWS, who is one of Louisyille's lead
Ing merchants. Instead of being known
throughout the South as a great mer-
chant prince, presiding over great
department store, he would be living
leisurely in the royal palace, looking
forward TO his coming reign.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22

bulletin of the association sizes up the
situation as follows: Wheat, S7,203,0OO
bushels: oats, 75,725,600 bushels; barley,
1871 $3.50.
This is a lower estimate than either of
the Others, but we must consider that 1t
is a railway-tour estimate, whilst the
others were made by men in the wheat
field, so to speak and the circumstances
somewhat favor the correspondent and
the local bank manager, respectively, in
his estimate. But there is one point upon
which all agree, and that is that the wheat
crop of 1906 is of excellent quality
throughout, that it is characteristic of
Western Canadas grain and will grade
high all along the line. On this point
American grain men such as j. +. Whal-
ion Of Minneapolis. Finlay Barral of Chi
cago Sheriff Brainerd of Springfield, H..
and others, are particularly explicit in
their statements.
A careful examination of all the fig
ureS at present available would lead us
TO believe that the yield will probably be
about 100000 bushels. These figures
may seem disappointing to many who be-
lieved that the increased acreage under
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22
A SECOND SAN FRANCISCO.
Stricken valparaiso and the Earth
quake Which Devastated It,

Stricken Valparaiso and the Earth
quake which Devastated 1t.
Valparaiso, the South American city
that has suffered a fate similar to that
Of San Francisco, is built upon 10 hills
or mountains belonging to the coast
range and varying from 300 to LOO
feet in height These hills are some
times separated by deep rayines
through which flow small streams of
water. The level ground along the bay
covers only a narrow strip, in some
places wide enough for four parallel
streets, in others barely wide enough
for two. 1t is nowhere more than one
half mile in width. Much of this mar
row strip was made by filling up the
low ground along the bay and protect
ing it from the sea by stone walls and
iron rails.
Streets In the level part of the city
are generally straight, but the hills are
reached by winding roads, stairways
and steam lifts. Belgian blocks form
the principal material for street paving,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22
CANADA WHEAT CROP.
ALL REPORTS INDICATE A BIG
YIELD.
Great Harvests in the Canadian
Northwest Bring Unparalleled
Prosperity TO the Farmers of TT AT
Region.
Winnipeg correspondence

Winnipeg correspondence
For the past four or five weeks the re-
suit of the harvest in the Canadian West
has been an absorbing topic, not only with
the Canadian people, but with large and
interested number of Americans-millers,
grain dealers and farmers particularly.
To such an extent has this interest in the
Canadian grain crop been manifested that,
when the Northwest Grain Dealers Asso-
citation left for their trip of inspection,
they were accompanied by number of
American grain dealers who felt it neces-
saIy to have personal knowledge of the
subject.
Two or three weeks ago a public state
ment was made by Mr.. Robin, Premier of
Manitoba, in effect that the wheat crop
would reach 115,OO0,0O0, and that there
would be fully 100000,000 for export,
aD0 at that time there were many who
believed that Mr.. Robins estimate was
well within the mark but since then con-
ditions have changed, and other estimates
have been made. Every possible effort to
get accurate knowledge of the crop has
been put forth in many quarters.
Tie Winnipeg Free Press put a corps
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22

restless and sleepless at night. and lame
and sore in the morning. Sometimes
everything would whirl and blur before
me. | bOated so badly | could not
wear tight clothing. and had to put on
shoes two sizes larger than usual The
urine was disordered and passages were
dreadfully frequent. I got help from
the first box of Doan's Kidney Pills.
however, and by the time | had taken
four boxes the pain and bloating was
gone. l have been in good health ever
since"
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents box.
FosterMlburn Co, Buffalo. n. Y.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22

buildings. hotels, banks. stores and Of
fees. The majority Of these edihoes are
ou'u OF brick three or four stories in
height; carved facades are a prominent
feature stores are large and have plate
glass windows The city is divided for
administrative purposes into four sec.
lions " ifich in general way coincide
With the physical divisions.
The city IS the chief port Of the 70.
'o'..' o' 'a,'e. 1t is situated on the
''-e 't beautiful euryius bav the
lou>es climbing up the hillsldes Which
"'@a the background of the city. Its
equation was estimated at over 1850.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22
\ GENERAL VIEW OF VALPARAISO BEFORE THE DIsAsrE

The earthquake at Valparaiso occur
red on the slopes of the great chain of
the Andes, a district which has been
shaken by such movements ever since
the country has been known to history.
The strata of the continent has been
pushed up to heights Of nearly 10000
feet, ali along the western side of South
America. \ large number of volcanoes
exist in the chain of the Andes. but
they are not continuously distributed
There is one numerous group In Colon
bia and Ecuador, and then a gan oc.
ours, Peru being almost free from vol
canoes, The second group Occurring near
the southern boundary of the country
in the Lake T1tiCaca district. Then an
other break occurs, and the third series
or volcanoes begins just south of San
tiago.
The sectional view shows how the
great range Of the Andes rises ON the
western edge 81 the continent and slopes
away to a wide plain towards the east
The ocean depths off Valparaiso are also
severe, the 6,0O0-fOot line coming close
In shore as indicated in the one-column
map. The strata adjacent to these
great inequalities of height and depth
are in state of great strain.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22

of correspondents in the wheat field for
twenty consecutive days. In this way
thousands of miles were Travelled by train
through the wheat district, over 1,400
miles were driven through growing wheat,
and SO pivotal points were visited and
observations made. AS a result of the
work a straight announcement is made
that the wheat acreage is 100000; that
the average yield is 10 bushels to the
acre; and that the aggregate crop will
reach 90,250,0O0.
Bank statements regarding crops are
usually Of a dependable character, and
the figures furnished by the Canadian
Bank of Commerce more than endorse
those given by the Free Press The bank
estimate places the figures at: Wheat,
91.S13,900 oats, S0,S54,6 $50; barley, IT,
49,, 100. Wherever a good wheat section
exists in Western Canada there is an ele-
vator Cor elevators) and a good shipping
point; and where there is a good shipping
point, a thriving bank Cor banks) will
be sure to be in the midst Of it; and the
local manager oil The bank, who has the
most accurate knowledge of the farming
conditions and crop results, is the man
who usually does the business. Hence
the necessity for careful crop compilation.
Then, there are others who watch the
growing crop with a careful eye-the
grain dealers and shippers, for instance,
Winnipeg has a Northwest Grain Deal
ers' Association which is so much inter
ested in the crop return that this year,
accompanied by the city bankers and a
number of American grain dealers, they
made a tour of inspection through the
principal grain areas by special train The
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22
WELL PEOPLE, TOO.
Wise Doctor Gives Postum 10 Com
VaIescents.

Wise Doctor Gives Postum 10 Com
VaIescents.
a wise doctor tries to give nature its
best chance by saving the little strength
of the already exhausted patient and
building up wasted energy with simple
but powerful nourishmeut
Five years ago writes a doctor, Il
commenced to use Postum in my own
family instead of coffee. was so we'll
pleased with the results that had two
grocers place it in stock, guaranteeing
its sale.
Il then commenced to recommend 1t
to my patients in place of coffee, as
nutritious beverage. The consequence
is, every store in town Is now selling It,.
as it has become a household necessity
I'm many homes.
I'm sure l prescribe Postum as oft
en- as any one remedy IN the Materta
Medica-in almost every case OF ind''
ge~tion and nervousness l treat, and
with the best results.
when l once introduce IL into 4 fam
lily. it is quite sure To remain. l shall
continue to use it and prescribe 1t II
families where l practice.
I'm convalescence from pneumonia
typhoid fever and other cases, | give
as liquid, easily absorbed diet. No'
may use my letter as reference an,
way you see tit" Name given by Post
nm Co. Battle Creek, Mich, Read - "a
Road to Wsnyille" in pkgs. There
q rpnSou."
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22

exposed again and
again to changes of
weather. 1t is no
wonder my kidneys
gave out and | went
all to pieces at last.
For five years | was
fading away and final
ly so weak that for
siy months I coufd DoE
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22

while sidewalks are tagged. Gale Vic
toria. the principal street, Is a wide
thoroughfare, stretching along the bay
from one end of the city to the other; it
Is lined with handsome government
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22
Thanksgiving ProcIamations

The first proclamation of Thanksgiv.
ing Day that remains in printed form
Is that issued by Francis Bernard.
governor in chief of the Province of
Massachusetts Bay.
This document was read at the coun-
ell chamber in Boston on November 4,
1867.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22

How to secure farm help, is one Of
the most vital questions before the
farmers of this country to-day, says
Farming. Wherever one goes he finds
that every farmer Is deficient in the
proper kind of help on the farm. and
that many farmers are hampered and
prevented from doing the best work
possible for lack of efficient help
Twenty five years ago this difficulty
did not confront the farmers to any
thing like the extent existing to-day
Then, the boys of the families remain
ed on the farm and were not above aid
ing their fathers in their farm work.
The daughters were satisfied to help
their mothers in the dairy and kitchen
and to join with the men and boys OH
the farm in milking the cows and do
ing the chores.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22

When a man tells you an important
secret, and you are thinking what a
good time you will have telling 1t, he
says: Now promise me you won't say
anything
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22
First Hint of the Truth.

when did you first become acquaint-
ed with your husbands"
The first time 1 asked him for
money after we were married. Los
Angeles, Cal, News.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22
FADED TO A SHADOW.

Worn Down by Five Years of Suf-
ferinG from Kidney Complaint.
Mrs. Romethe Myers, of 100 South
Tenth ST, Ironton, Ohio, says: 81 have
worked hard in my time and have been
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22

Men, do your shirts open all the
way down in front? If not, you are
not In style.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22
belief md Understanding.

Does that man really believe all he
says"
Believe it," echoed Senator Sor-
ghum. why he doesn't even understand
Washington Star.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22

If all the people We're candidates we
could get along easier with them.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22

Tess-Mr. Mugley a3S
Miss Passay if he Nigh.
JeSs-You don't sag
got her bridesmaid ul.ae.
Philadelphia Press.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22

Who Would be Our King.
If Washington had accepted the
American crown when it was offered
to him during the revolution who
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22
Some Advantage at l..a''.

HUIit stNI n IT 49,
She-I can never MARI.
can at least always be il..
He-I suppose that is OLE
vantages of not getting .
adelphia Record.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-23

Since Yucatan, where the Mayas
built their strange cities, is coral
limestone formation. It would. says a
writer in Records Of the Past. have
been barren desert but for its sub.
terranean rivers. and the cenotes, or
water cayerns which give access to
them. The Mayas noted the courses
OF the underground streams and built
their towns round the cenotes. Many
cenotes are now found surrounded by
ruins, and give indications Of the
methods employed by the Mayas to
reach their cool waters. In Uxmal
a cenote about 40 feet deep Is inhabit.
ed by a peculiar species of fish. At
Bolanchen thcre is a ceuote having
five openings in the rocks at the bot
tom Of the cavern. Ladders made by
tying tree trunks together lead down
a total distance Of 1.40O feet, but the
perpendicular depth from the surface
TO the water is not over 500 feet.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-23
lN...-..NN-..-..af....-..0N-..-...
A subject for Chiropody.

Gen. Nelson A. Miles relates the
story OF a cowboy guide who put up
one night at tavern that was, by rea-
son OF some festivity in the little town
ia which II was located. taxed TO It's
capacity The guide found himself
placed Ia a room with stranger but
the tavern keeper assured him that
the arrar cement would prove salts
factory for the reason that his bedfel-
low Sas a mlld-mannered man from
the east. Somewhat tired the guide
retired early. Determined TO have at
least his half OF the bed. he strapped
his spurs TO his ankles Apparently
the eastern man. when he eventually
went 20 bed, was seriously incon-
yenienced for during the night he
awoke the guide and said:
Pardon me. sir: but. II you're a
gentleman, you Will trim your too
nails. ~ Success Magazine.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-23

Along the great blue current OF
Japan that sweeps down the Cali
fornia coast is strung chain of
islands. They are the SUBMITS of
offshore Sierras, a coast range of
California that has been partly over
whelmed by the sea. All have a pc
culiar beard, or protecting growth OF
weed, that constitutes perfect for
est about them, giant seaweed grow
ing in water 60 or more feet in depth
and forming a natural wave break
and a home for countless marine ami
mails. The vines are sometimes 100
feet in length, vast cables, with broad
crimpled leaves of a dark olive hue,
which assume graceful shapes in the
tide
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-23
4 DEaB MANS JOKE
PERHAPS HE ENJOYED N IN
1HE SPIRIT LAND.
Anyway, II woeked Very Success
fully on Friend Who Hitherto
Had Sincerely Mourned
His Loss.


Thornley, was lovable chap. but
an inveterate practical joker. When
he decided TO accept the offer of the
South American syndicate and go to
Venezuela his friends. who had suf-
fered much from his pranks, wondered
what he would do to the gentle sub
jeots OF Cipriano Castro. There we're
dozen or more of them at the pier
to see him on. Among them was Rol.
ber Between Thornley, and Rolber
there was a tie stronger than ordi.
nary friendship. They had been boys
together. They had been schoolmates.
They married about the same time
and we're neighbors for many years.
Gus, Old man." said Thornley,, as
they we're saying good.by for the last
time. u wish had something to give
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rhe child,s viewnoint

Percy Alder, NJ. p. of London. told
an amusing story of small girl at
a recent meeting OF the Children's
Happy Evenings association. The
child had been sent away to the coun-
try for holiday. and questioned as
10 what in all her holiday had pleased
her most this little slum maiden,
whose London home adjoined waste
piece of land, replied Seeing no
dead cats"