Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-08-24

cover il and its frames are all I'M
split bamboo,
The noble families of prussian Po-
land have become so numerous as almost
to swamp the common people of the
province. The priest of the village of
Konitz replied to a circular issued by the
government that every one of the 400
families in his congregation was of noble
birth.-LondOn Evening Standard.
Amos s. Miller, aged So years, and
Susan b. McClay, aged So, of I.ancas-
ter, Pa, were married Tuesday. They
! walked to and from the home of the
justice who married them, four miles
Each one was married three times be-
| fore. Miller lost two wives by death
and one by divorce. Mrs. Miller'S for
lner husbands are dead.
Nicholas Shlentz, the wealthy Aurora
H., citizen, who was charged with vio-
lating the state law by plumbing his own
house without a license, was fined 50
and costs 10y a justice court jury here.
The case was merely to test the law,
and has been appealed to the upper
court The jury was out five hours be-
fore arriving at a verdict
4 Kobe newspaper gives the cost of
the wearing apparel of a Japunese wom-
/
of clothing under her kimonO, which
costs $50. The obi costs another sos.
Numerous tying paraphcrnalia sum up
TO $3.50 and a set of fo0tgear amounts
to SO. Combs and hairpins, ornamented
with gems. cost S245; a shawl. $3.50, a
diamond neck clasp $50; handkerchiefs,
% cents each; Il gold watch, S1o0-about
SOS in all for season. A middle-class
woman wears about $3.50 worth of cloth
ing each year. according to the same
newspaper
Festive wedding guests must never
again throw rice at blushing brides and
Self-conscious bridegroomS departing on
their honeymoon.
This is the order issued by Rev.
! Father Theodore Il. Meyer, pastor of ST.
| Mary's German Catholic church. RAJ
cine, around which the largest and
wealthiest parish in the Belle city is Gems
/ tered.
Father Meyer says the custom of
throwing rice at weddings is descended
| from a semi-civilized people, and that it
/ has no place in a modern wedding cerc-
mony. He says that it is dangerous, rs
well as obnoxious, and the cause of much
| physical discomfort.
After four unsuccessful attempts to
| kill herself, Mrs. William Dcvereaux Of
| Republic. Mich. who IS visiting friends
| ut Cedar River, Mich. swallowed two
| $40 bills and then ieaped from the win
/ dow of a moving train Suffering from
/ an attack of melancholia. Mrs. DCver-
! cauX drank 4 quantity Of rat poison, and
/ made two attempts 10 drown herself in
! the Big Cedar river, Finally when taken
| 10 Menominoc she tore away from the
| officer in charge, throwing herself in
| front Of a rapidly approaching passenger
in ar he Sta ba hrin
/ ing the train 10 a sudden stop a few
/ inches from the body of the insane WON
! an. The leap from the train resulted in
| some slight injuries to the dementcd
woman.
Among a number of trophies taken by
| the japanese in the late war and pur-
chased by NJ Isozaki of Sasebo were
/ three flags which he learned were the
/ imperial standards of the Gar and
! Czarina 4 japanese agent of a foreign
! firm induced him to sell these valuable
! flags TO the Russian consul ct Nagasakl.
The consul was struck with establishment
when be saw them ami, after bowling
before them. offered $4,000 for the
| three. The bargain was nearly com
/ pleted when the news reached the police.
/ who at once proceeded to the consulate
and seized the flags. Recently NJ,
Isozaki, the owner, applied to the Japa-
nese authorities through Admiral Uryu,
offering 10 contribute the flags to the
government as a present. The offer was
accepted, so the flags will remain in
! Japan as memorials of the war.
This is not a fish story. 1t is the tale
of an egg Of tremendous size and Of pc
culiar shape-a sort of prize box, as It
were. for until the owner opened it he
| had no idea of the surprise that awaited
/ him.
When f. 6. White Of Lincoln. Ill,
went into his hcnbouse and found the
egg. which was eight and three-quarter
! inches long and seven and three-quarter
inches around the middle, in one OF the
/ nests he was amazed
| But there was something more in store
| for him.
He broke the egg and stood speech
| less with amazement. The big egg was
/ filed with pure albumen, in which was
| floating a second egg Of ordinary SIZE
| The second egg was built on the plan
| Of the ordinary egg of commerce.
! Mr.. White is now searching for the
| hen that produced the giant egg.
A monument is planned for rooster
/ belonging 10 0. /. McCord of Nermi'ou
county, ILL.,. which has just died at the
age of u years
/ II was claimed to he the champion o'
cha mpions. having won first prize ri
eight successive state fairs, and also at
! the Pan-American exposition.
| The fowl was valued at a nigh figure
and was considered to be one Of 'H'
| finest biooded chickens in the country.
| OF beautiful form and fine color. ri
| rooster vas enc Of the sights of this
section Of the country, and chicken far
c.crs from all over the United Stat.
( oa me here 10 soc him.
/ He had been taught many tricks "E
| lis proud owner, and would follow iu
! round Ike : dog II was not an r1
| usual sight to see Mr. McCord wa'E~-
| along tie street with the big rooster
| srayely stalking along behind him
TIE PFsblcm Of finding a needle i7
| hsystaek WIS outdone in ST. Louis wher
I Mrs HsHilton T. Prather, 326 Nor
] B1eiis avenue, accomplished more e..