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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-11-23
LIGHT GUARD.


AT the regular business meeting
which followed drill the athletic mana.
ger was ordered to engage Mr.. Davies
of Milwaukee Y. M. G. A. to act as
basketball coach.
Preparations for the medal drill have
started and the boys all seemed to
have had an inspiration. for they drill
ed as they have never drilled before.
After the business meeting the squad
which will give an exhibition stave
drill were instructed by the captain.
The Light Guard basketball team
played the Eagles of Milwaukee, Satur-
day night, hut were not in very good
condition owing to the grueling game
of football they played in the after
noon and consequently lost The score
being "a to 81.
Eagles FIG. FIT f
Albert s 2 8
Froemming f 8 A. a
Meyer G 2
Pomplitz G
Meyer G
Total IA II
Light Guard FIG. FIT. F..
Kringel + 4
Benoy f A
Pilgrim, S. f
Du Mez C 2 O
The Jackson herald., 1907-08-22
TWO WAYS OF LOOKING Att.
Wife's Sneering Comment Met with
Sharp Answer.

Gelett Burgess at the recent dinner
OF the American booksellers associa.
ton of New York said: Il once knew
a San Franciscan who married a girl
for her money. She was not a pretty
girl, and as time passed and love
cooled, she developed a rather tart
tongue.
"One day her husband bought with
his quarters allowance a 2Ohorse.
power automobile. He took the car
home gayly and brought his wife out
to the front door to look at it. She
gave one sneering glance, and then
said
It's very fine. but II II hadn't
been for my money, It wouldn't be
here
Well, Mamie said the husband.
quickly. II it hadn't been for your
money you wouldn't be here your.
SELF"
The Jackson herald., 1907-08-22
Inventor Of the Roomerana.

The boomerang is rather a puzzle
One might think that the highest laws
of mathematics had been laid under
contribution in the perfecting of It,
The conveXity on one side. the fiat,
ness on the other, and the sharp, knife.
like edge on the inside of the con.
veXity have the air of having been
carefully thought out
Yet the people who invented this
singular weapon cannot count higher
than five and are destitute of all the
arts and amenities of life. Theirs il
perhaps the lowest plane of human
life.
Some people have assumed that the
boomerang was the creation of an old.
er and higher civilization, but for this
there is no evidence. 1t must be the
product OF one age long empirical uss
Of throwing weapons.
The Jackson herald., 1907-08-22
DRYING WEATHER.
Corn Very Sensitive to the Condition
Of the Atmosphere.

In the drying Of corn in the cribs
the condition of the weather counts
for far more than most people sup
pose. The corn seems almost like a
sponge, the way 1t pulls in moisture
from the atmosphere. In some ex-
periments carried on by the Univer-
sity OF Illinois, the corn In two cribs
was weighed every week from Janu-
ary Z, 1904, to November 10 OF the
same year A record was kept of the
condition Of the weather and its effect
was clearly noticed in the shrinkags
or gain in weight of the approximately
10000 pounds of corr. During the
week from January to January IA
the weather was clear and mild and
the corn increased in weight 100
pounds. That is, 1t actually absorbed
that weight Of water from the atmos-
phere. The next week was cloudy and
the corn absorbed As pounds more OF
water The next two weeks were dry.
with snow, and the corn lost 205
pounds OF water. From July 7 to July
IA the wind was mostly in the south
and the weather was damp. The corn
added to Itself 175 pounds of water.
The week from September 22 to Sep
tember 2S was reported as dry and
hot. but the corn added to itself 1855
pounds OF water. The moisture must
have been excessive in the atmos-
phere. record of the moisture con-
ditions OF the atmosphere would be-
a good thing to go with the report OF
weather conditions, in comparing rec
ords of shrinkages ard gains in
weight OF stored corn.
The Jackson herald., 1907-08-22
BITTER ROT IN APPLES.
Methods OF Combating This Trouble.
some Disease.

The following conclusions as to the
best method of fighting this disease
are given in recent bulletin of the
United States department of agricul-
ture:
l. Bitter-rot can be completely con
trolled by proper applications of Bor.
deaux mixture, 1913 to 9S.9 per cent. of
sound fruit having been saved by such
treatment In these experiments, while
the checks rotted completely.
2. Four applications, when made
just at the right time, are sufficient to
control the disease satisfactorily, but
in order to be sure of covering the In.
fection periods one or two additional
applications may be necessary.
3. The applications should be made
at intervals of two weeks, beginning
about six weeks after the trees bloom.
4. 1t ia necessary to spray the trees
thoroughly, coating the fruit on all
sides with fine mist-like applications.
s. Other diseases, such as scab,
leaf-spots, and sooty-blotch, may be
controlled in connection with the treat.
ment Of bitter-rot.
For the treatment of bitter.rot alone
spray the trees thoroughly with Bor>
deaux mixture at intervals of two
weeks until five applications have been
made, beginning not later than 40 days
after the petals have fallen.
For the combined treatment OF ap-
ple-scab and bitter-rot. spray the trees
WITH Bordeaux mixture % just before
they bloom (but after the cluster buds
have opened and exposed the flower
buds); (2) as soon as the petals fall;
(3) a week or ten days later; (4)
about 40 to so days after the shedding
of the petals, and at intervals OF two
weeks thereafter until, in all, seven or
eight applications have been made.
The Jackson herald., 1907-08-22
Binding a Load Of Hay.

OF load OF hay or straw. The upright
pin is worked down into the load and
the other twisted In the rope and
turned around the upright until the
load is tightly bound. Then a small
rope that is kept tied in end os the
horizontal pin is tied to the binding
rope and the pressure is held. Each
pin is 31h feet long. One Is sharpened
and the other has a one-half-inch hole
bored through one end. Old fork
handles, suggests Farm and Home.
are just the thing to make them of.
One pin only may be made and a
fork used to bind in the manner
shown after the load Is on.
The Jackson herald., 1907-08-22

seated inside, the proprietor of the
hotel, who had hitherto held himself
discreetly aloof, deigned to wish me
good.by.
''Adieu, Mr.. Haddon. 1t will not give
you pleasure to remember my hotel. !
am afraid" he said with a mournful
diffidence.
THAT would be too much to expect" +"
| answered, cynically amused at his
embarrassment.
He hesitated a moment, one foot on
the steps of the omnibus.
"Mr. Haddon, may | say that | have
sympathy for you? Do not let the lit.
tie accidents spoil your life. None Of
us are always brave. And certainly
there is a courage of the spirit as we'll
as of the body. The world condemns
hastily, but 1t will doubt it's verdict IL
You refuse 20 accept it, And you go
now?"
ITO America" I replied grimly,
where at present there is no verdict"
"But not at once?"
why not?" l asked in surprise
IL youl VI COuISt, IUUU-
sieur, but at least"-he was seeking a
pretentious expression of sympathy,
but ne ended lamely-"but at least do
not let this simple affair spoil your
digestion"
Perhaps l shall linser a dRy or
two at Lucerne," said good-naturedly.
"Ah, yes" he nodded In approval,
monsieur will retreat slowly"
And so | came to Iiucerne instead of
sailing Immediately to America as
had intended. 1t was not exactly
bravado that sent me there to meet
ne scorn and sneers of those who may
have heard of my disgrace. 1t was the
sympathy of the little innkceper.
When l arrived. Lucerne was en-
fete. The SchweIzerhof was crowded
BIT in the restaurant was not recog.
nized. | began to hope that | might
not be. In the writing.room, however,
,1ondOL weeB'y advertised 70 1y
The Jackson herald., 1907-08-22
BLOW FOR THE INSPECTOR.
Chinaman Was Different from Any He
Had Had Dealings With.

When former Minister WI Ting
Fang left this country he was accom-.
panied by an extensive retinue and at.
tended to the steamer by delegation
OF local Chinese merchants.
The customs officials, who then were
also immigration inspectors, carefully
took the names and count of the local
Chinese as they went on board. This
precaution was to prevent some de-
ported or otherwise not welcome celes.
tial from effecting landing by joining
the merchants as they came ashore
after taking a ceremonious farewell
of their distinguished countryman.
Half an lfour or so after Wu and his
friends had gone on board one of Wu's
secretaries arrived on the dock and
was hurrying up the gangplank when
a customs inspector seized him by
the arm and pulled him back on the
wharf.
name, you no can come back Who
you belong?" said the inspector, smil.
ing at some girls with whom he had
been talking.
The Chinese shook loose the inspeo-
tors hold on the loose sleeve of his sile
robe and with quiet dignity remarked
This violence is unnecessary, Sir.
and my name is a matter of no inter
est to you. / am a member of his eI.
cellency's suite. l go on board this
steamer to leave this country, never
again, | hope, to return"
That customs inspector is still on
the force, but never since has he tried
to be funny with a Chinese gentleman.
San Francisco Call.
The Jackson herald., 1907-08-22
xorA ~ story Of my Disgrace; n1a
ono os thOse cureed kodaks adorned

xorld ~ story Of my dissrse4; eaa
ono o: those cursed kodaks adorned
tho f1rst page. II wan only question
Of hours before should be known. I
walked out on the terrace for coffee,
profoundly discouraged
The terrace, screened by bay-trees
and cedars from the broad road that
ran along the lake, swarmed with the
people who came to Switzerland, not
to see but to be seen. They were
chattering in every tongue in Europe.
| stood in full view of everyone until
waiter beckoned to me; for there
were few tables unoccupied.
From the railway station to the
Hotel Rationale the quay was ableze
with the care Of multicolored lights.
Placed in ecreenlike receptacles at in
tervals against the facades of the great
hotels, tho 1hite monotony of outline
was transformed into a fairy fabric of
blue and green and red. The black
masses Of the people at the windows
and bal onies, eager to see the process
sion o. the lake, were thrown into
garish :elief. Beneath the double rows
OF che stnut trees flowed boisterous
stream of Swiss peasants. arm in arm.
shouting aud singing as they marched,
and a more sedate crowd of townsfolk
and curious tourists.
The lake wss q conventional scene
OF gaudy brilhancy. A procession OF
floats was passing as took my seat.
each float distinctive of some incident
of Swiss life or of Swiss history and
glory.
looked out on this stereotyped
scene Of gayety with a resolute show
of. interest. / was determined not to
let the incident of the photograph rum
my digestion, as the little innkeeper
had said. Perhaps 1t was my morbid
fancy, but already l though people
were regarding me curiously. And
then I was sure l heard my name
spoken by a woman. refused to look
around. l smoked my cigar deliberate
ly, looking out toward the lake.
The Jackson herald., 1907-08-22

I Suddenly from the Rigi mountain,
far of on the left,- dot of light
pierced the black gloom. Another and
double row of them burning some dis
| tance down the mountainside. Then
on the right, on austere giant Pilatus,
its shaggy head crowned with stars,
other lights blazed. And then, very
far of, up in the silence of the SHOWS,
one solitary beacon light shone like a
star, steadily and alone. This little
light comforted me, though 1t glowed
from the very region of the tragedy.
| liked to think it an emblem of hope
Out of the gloom and despair 1t burned
steadily 1t gave me sort of courage
My elbow was logged, and not with
Difference.
Pardon. but this seat is reserved"
1t was waiter who spoke, and he
was insolent. But | answered quietly:
Il was given this place by another
waIter. There was no placard on the
table nor were the chairs turned up
Why do you say it is reservoir"
AS / asked this question | glanced
over my shoulder to see for whom the
man was demanding my place.
On the steps leading to the terrace
from the dining-room stood two ladies'
One of them was a handsome, distin-
guished woman well passed middle
age, and saying that of her, one has
said everything.
or the other, one might say every.
thing, and yet feel that one had said
nothing. II was not the air of proud
distinction that arrested my gaze, for
she shared that quality with the
other. 1t was not that she was mere
ly young and beautiful. Other women
are young and beautiful. II was rather
that there breathed from the quiet
presence of tbs woman noble seren-
ity and calm that is as adorable as it
Is rare. The assured. direct look of
her eyes was truth itself She had
at seen zoe, She looked beyond Tie
The Jackson herald., 1907-08-22

laks--ef TIE Oontary nttie vescvn
light that he'd comforted ne only q
moment ago
gave up my seat at once, Of
course. I walked slowly 10 the emo
Of the terrace, and took . less desir
able place
| refused to allow myself to be inter.
ested in these people. And yet was
strangely interested in hem. II was
as If ! were waiting. when my elbow
was again touched, | felt no surprise
1t was the waiter who had spoken "
me a moment before
"Pardon-the ladies who took your
seat"
The younger of the two women had
risen. She stood at the table, leaning
forward slightly, her expression al
once startled and eager. To my aston.
ishment she was smiling at me rsdi
antly, a smile Of charming surprise
and welcome. But as stared at her
stupidity, the smile was succeeded by
an expression Of dismay. She ad.
dressed the elder woman in an agi.
tated whisper.
Wonder held me spellbound as well
as they. turned vaguely to the
waiter. He had already left my side,
summoned imperiously. no doubt, by
the ladies who had certainly mistaken
me for another.
had half risen. Now | seated my.
self again, and every nerve tingle6
with excitement. The adventure was
not yet ended l was sure of 1t. And
| welcomed the diversion, even though
pain and humiliation were to be ITS
price. l had come to Lucerne on a
momentary impulse, so l thought
What If fate had guided that impulse:
For the third time the waiter spoke
to me. | looked up at him calmly; ]
had known he would come.
THE ladies wish to speak to mon
sieur, II monsieur is at liberty"
The summons had come, as knew
that it would. l drew In a deep
breath. My heart was beating fast,
though outwardly was calm enough.
| turned; advanced toward them.
The Jackson herald., 1907-08-22
USED BY THE DOCTORS.
Ninety Per Cent Of the Drugs Pre-
scribed Are Patent Medicines.

Despite the opposition Of physicians,
has been neither far reaching nor
profitable, to patent" medicines, nine
ty per cent of all drugs that physi.
clans use are put up and compounded
by manufacturing concerns,-are. In
fact, patent" medicines just as truly
as If they we're advertised in the
newspapers.
The average doctor knows little or
nothing Of pharmacy and is, there
fore, glad to depend on the very medi-
cines, which in public he condemns,
just as he is obliged in many cases
tient himself, even while publicly de-
crying what he calls "self-dagnosis. +"
How rapid has been the growth Of the
professional use of patent" or PRO
prietaryH medicines Is shown in an
article written for the Journal Of the
American Medical Association for
September 29, 1906, by A. Jacob, M.
d., LII. d. He relates that $4,000 pre-
scriptions, compounded in several
drug stores were carefully examined
From 1850 to 1870 no prescription was
found for "patent" or proprietary"
medicines. In 1874 but one prescrip-
ton in 1900 called for ready.to-use
remedies. Between 1875 and 1880 the
number calling for patent" or PRO
prietary" medicines equalled two per
cent of the total. This increased to
per cent in the period between 1880
and 1890. In 1895 1t was IL per cent,
in 1898 Il was 10 per cent, and in 1902.
1903 was from 20 to 25 per cent.
DR.. jacob says that in a large
store he was assured that 70 per cent
Of the prescriptions were for patent"
or proprietary" medicines, and this
probably is approximately the correct
proportion at the present time. From
this 1t would seem that If the patent"
and proprietary" medicines are good
enough for physicians to prescribe 10
seven cases out of ten they are good
enough for family use in cases OF
necessity and where the symptoms
are well known and as easily under.
stood by the people as by the doc.
tors
The Jackson herald., 1907-08-22
b. AR772Zlp HE7Nyy NsSEy
6OVRGHZ @O6, By I

loaf1ng about at the corners, nudged
each other and INDUCED in brutal
jests at my expense. In their stupid,
IL honest, eyes l had committed the
objectionable sin. had failed a fel.
low-clmber at a moment of peril
They delighted to buttonhole the tour.
ists-to make me still more notorious
by reciting to them the story of my
disgrace. was completely ostracized
No one took the trouble Of asking II
the blame were wholly my own. l was
labeled the coward. That was the end
OF It.
But when I had lived through the
interminable seven days, eech marked
with an insult, l packed my things,
vaguely hopeful after all. was going
home. l was going to America, and
America is long distance from
Grindelwald. It was unlikely, I tried
to persuade myself. that the story and
the kodaks would follow me there. But
II so, at least my fellow-townsmen
would give me the benefit of the doubt.
For once there had been a fire and a
panic In the theater, and l had been
lucky enough to help a little. So, II
the story reached them, they would
listen before they condemned.
When my luggage was placed on the
roof of the omnibus, and was already
The Jackson herald., 1907-08-22
Horses Drinking Capacity,

A horse can drink from As to 65
pounds of water per day. Ii the feed
Is dry, all of this amount will have to
be supplied at the trough. If the feed
contains a great deal of succulent
green stuff, a large amount of the
water will be taken into the system
In that way and less will be needed at
the trough. The safe rule to follow 10
TO allow the horse all it will drink, pro-
vided it is not allowed too drink ton
rapidly.
The Jackson herald., 1907-08-22
CHAPTER ~.
The One Woman.


approached them. There was high
delicate color on the cheeks of the
elder woman. She was frowning
slightly. could not be sure whether
curiosity or annoyance was the domi.
nant note of her bearing. But pres.
emily | saw that II was rather resent.
ment and thinly veiled contempt
During the past week scorn and con.
tempt had flashed from too many eyes
that should misinterpret that look.
They knew, then, the story of my dis.
grace. That fact would explain the
expression of contempt; but why this
strange resentment, this Indignation?
The younger woman, the daughter,
for the likeness was unmistakable, SEE
motionless as | approached. The atti
tude was significant of feeling more
hostile and deeper than that which
agitated the mother.
1t was the mother who spoke, not
without evident reluctance:
rs it true that you are Mr. Haddon
MIR. Ernest Haddon?
ut is true" replied quietly.
Then you were with Mr.. Lawrence
Willoughby when the tragedy oc
curred?" she continued in deep
even voice.
"Yes, madam"
81 am Mrs. Brett. This is my daugh.
ter. Miss Brett"
Again | bowed gravely. The girl
made a slight inclination. but her
eyes still gazed intently at the little
beacon light that still burned on the
mountain.
heard the name at first with an
idle curiosity. Then vaguely | re.
peated it to myself. l had heard it
before. 1t awoke startled memories.
| vainly tried to place these people
who were compelling themselves to
speak to me with so evident a reluct-
ance and hesitation.
Il am sure | have heard, only late.
ly-"
Perhaps" assented Mrs. Brett bit
terly, ''it was Mr.. Willoughby him
self"
Mother" The daughter touched
the mothers arm appealingly.
Yes" | said in low voice, 81 70
member now"
"Then, sir and the question rose
to crescendo of restrained feeling,
when we were informed only a mo-
ment ago that you were Mr.. Haddon
you will understand why we have sent
for you?"
"Yes, madam, understand You
wish to hear from my lips-the lips
Of the survivor-of the tragedy"
Willoughby had loved the daughter
When death had faced us together, h.
had spoken Of her. At such time
one opens ones heart, even to a
stranger. And he had told me of his
hearts desire; he had told me of his
despair that she had not returned his
love. At least not openly. But now,
when it was too late. perhaps she
realized that she had loved him after
all. If that were so, with what alb
horrence must she regard me- And II
| were TO tell her eyerything-that he
had died reproaching me for COW.
ardice- Yes, pain and humiliation
were indeed to be the price o. this
meeting.
Yet outwardly ! maintained a stole
calm. knew there must be no ex.
cuses for myself. Whether this won.
an had loved hin or not, at least his
memory must be sacred to her. The
man who was dead had paid the last
penalty of presumption and ftEy. But
that must not be hinted at; It was my
weakness and cowardice that | must
emphasize.
Helena" Mrs. Brett turned to ben
daughter, would you prefer that Ar
Haddon speak TO you aione?"
Yes, mother, should prefer that
81 shall wait Tor YOU, Helena, IL the
writing room. Coed erening, Nj
Haddon."
Go BE CONTlhl Sn&
The Jackson herald., 1907-08-22
CHAPTER II.
The Beacon liuht.

To return TO America, to work; to
forget II possible-that was the fever.
ash impulse that dominated me now.
And yet fingered a week at Grindei-
wCld. j was QuiNCtic, perhaps, but
al least l refused to run away.
II was not a pleasant week II
SAikxl az the village street the guide
The Jackson herald., 1907-08-22
LOAD QUICKLY BOUND,
Binding Pins for Use in Securing tho
Load Of Hay.

Every person moving hay ought to
have set Of binding pins. They are
made In a minute and serve an excel
lent purpose for lifetime. The sketch
shows q rope stretched over the top
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-09-05
A Tart Old Lady.

In Indiana good many years ago
q certain old lady, summoned as
witness, came into court wearing q
large poke bonnet, such as was then
much affected by rural folks. Her
answers to the questions put to her
being rather indistinct, the court re-
,quested her to speak louder. though
without much success.
"The court cannot hear word you
say, my good woman" said the judge.
please take off that huge bonnet
Of yours" ,,,- o,,a
distinctly enough this time, 1.-THE
court has perfect right to bid a gen
tleman take off his hat, but it has nc
right to make a lady remove her bon
net
Madam" replied the Judge, "you
seem so we'll acquainted with the law
that | think you had better come up
and take seat with US on the
bench"
81 thank your honor kindly" she
responded, dropping low courtesy
to the court, "but there are old
women enough there already. y
Law Notes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-09-05
Arm Caught In Gin.

ORANGEBURG, Sept. 3.-Mr. Rob-
ert H. Jennings, one of the most
prominent citizens of this city, got
his left arm caught in his ginnery
this afternoon and it was so badly
mangled that it will have to be am
putated at or above the elbow.
Mr.. Jennings is the senior member
of the firm of Jennings & Smoak,
wholesale grocers Of this city, and
aside from his business connections
is generally known through the
State as member of the grand
lodge of Masons and as a Knight
Templar and Shriner.
In addition to their wholesale gro
cery, Jennings & Smoak operate one
of the largest plantations in the
county, and it was there that the ac-
cident occurred. Last year the GIN
merry was burned, and this spring,
just as it was being rebuilt, it was
demolished by a cyclone and now,
when it was being operated today
for the first time, the gin choked and
in an effort to clean it, Mr.. Jennings
got his hand caught. But for the
presence of Mr.. Smoak and others
who went to his assistance the result
would probably have been fatal. Mr..
Jennings was brought home for the
operation and is resting quietly.