Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-06-29
BRIEF NC TIES OF
NERAL INTEREST

GEN.ERAL In lERES
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Because of the report that an astrolo-
/ ger had predicted disaster to Sunday
school excursions this summer, about
400 persons who had bought tickets
! failed to go on the outing of Scott
church school of Wilmington, Del, 10
Woodland beach by the steamer Thomas
| Clyde.
| A jury in justice court at Cherry
! Box, Mo, has acquitted Joseph Loft of
! the charge of assault and battery pre-
| ferred by Ed Rhodes sutton for the hand
| of Lofts daughter. The decision i'll effect
| is that the father had the right to give
the young man beating, betnaase the
youth drove by the Loft home, with the
+1ntention of coaNing away the daughter
| for a ride.
A swarm of bees settled in Lexington
| street near Howard. in the center of the
retail district of Baltimore, and inter
rupted traffic for a time. The insects at
tached themselves to an awning, forming
a solid mass about a foot in thickness,
which hung over the middle of the side
walk. Finally a stallkeeper from Lex
ington market near by climbed upon a
step ladder and brushed the bulk of them
into box with his bare hand.
Miss Copeland RnRslett of, Rich
mond, Va, was dressed in her wedding
gown, the guests had assembled the min
lister was present and everything was in
readiness for the tying of the nuptial
knot when the bridegroom telephoned to
the church that he had decided not to
get married. The young man was at the
home of the bride-to-be an hour before
the ceremony was to have been per-
formed. No excuse was offered by the
young man other than that he had
changed his mind
The discharge of Amanda Delaplaine,
the cook, by Mrs. Benjamin Walters,
was the browning act of family troubles
that Immediately preceded the suicide Of
Benjamin Walters, well-tO-do merchant
at Madison, Ill. Twenty minutes before
his death Mrs. Delaplaine says Walters
begged the cook to disregard his wifes
authority and retain her position in the
household. Overhearing quarrel be-
tween Mr.. and Mrs. Walters, Mrs. Della
PLANE says she reconsdered her inten-
ton TO yield to Mr.. Walters request and
left the place.
c. w. Thomas. a business man Of
Jefferson City, Mo-, unexpectedly got the
benefit of the 2-cent rate law by riding
free on the Missouri Pacific railroad
from St Louis. He said to the conduc-
tor:
Il tender you in the presence of these
witnesses the fare from st. Louis to
Jefferson City at the rate of cents a
mile. You can accept it or put me off"
The conductor. not wishing to enter
into possible legal ENHANCEMENT, per-
mitted Thomas to ride the 125 miles free.
Falling from fourth floor porch,
capped uninjured because her S-year-0ld
sister, at the risk of her own life,
rushed beneath the falling child and
caught her in her arms.
Il caught her just like a basketball"
Gladys calmly explained after she had
picked herself up unhurt from the ground
on which she and the rescued baby had
rolled. Some of us girls saw a bas-
ket ball game over in the park the other
day and we try to play it now.
Il just ran under her and held out my
arms like this. When she struck /
thought | was gone, but l came to all
right in minute"
DR.: Thomas Jefferson jackson See
the famous astronomer of the United
States naval observatory at Mare is
land, Cal, has given out a remarkable
interview
He says he has discovered the one
common cause of the six great classes of
natural phenomena-the secular leakage
of the ocean bottom which gives rise
to the development of steam beneath the
earth,s crust owing to the earth's in
ternal heat.
He also points out that the chief dan
ger of these agitations is along the sea
coast and, while serving a useful pur-
pose, it is well to be prepared for their
visitation. to prevent great destruction
OF life and property. as has often hap
pened, owing to lack of understanding Of
natural laws.
Will the increase in the price of
dressed meats in the United States bring
about conditions which now prevail in
Germany, where, due to the scarcity Of
beef, the people have accustomed them
selves TO eating horse and dog flesh
In Germany about $4,000 horses and
1000 dogs are slaughtered annually for
food. Horse flesh is very generally ad-
vertised in the German newspapers, and
most cities in the empire have at least