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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-16

The consumption Of beer in Franco
has increased by more than 40 per cent.
during the past i've years and reached.
during the past year, the imposing total
of 100000 hectoliters, or 317,Ot00o0
gallons,
This result can hardly surprise any
one who has noted in Paris and other
large cities of France the rapid develop
ment Of the "hrusserie,' or cafe restau-
rant, where beer Is sold. Much of this
beer is imported Tor purportS To be sol
from pilseu and Munich, though most
of the leading breweries in other Ger
man cities have Paris agencies and dis
tribute their beer 10 retailers, This en-
tails high prices to consumers, as there
is an import duty of from 81. ~ 10 S2.3t
per 100 Kilograms 600 pounds. weight
of caSk included. OF all foreign brewCd
beer brought into the country. and under
the stimulus of this protection the brew
ing industry of France has devoted rap
idly both in respect 10 quantity and
quality of its product.
II does not appear that the increased
use of beer has diminished in the slight
est degree the consumption of wine and
cider. and the one encouraging feature
Of the situation is found in the fact that
the consumption 0t alcohol, especially IN
the prrlous form of ahsinthe. is sloWiS
but steadily decreasing The statistics Of
1904 show that during that year IT.
l31 rccuoliters g.6S7, 93S gallonsl of alb
Sinthc were sold for drinking purposes IN
France. whereas 1905 showed falling
of 90 iT2,503 hectoliters (l.5a1 90 gal.
lonSl or IS per cent This Is not a
sweeping or conclusive reform, as the
ahSiuthc habit is still one of the gravest
prrilS that threaten the manhood of
France; but the statistics show that the
maximum danger point has been passed,
aud the decline of even SO small q per
c"ntage in ahsinthe consumption is ac-
ccpted ~ ground for encouragement aud
hope Daily Consular aud Trade Re
norris
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-16
The Dreamers.

High and hidden Ola In hlll-tops, in the
sunshine and the moonshiue
Through the long. warm DAYS of sum.
Inor and her silent. starry night
Far above the busy valley where the n1cn
of earth are working
an the cloudy ocean floating. lie the Is.
lands OF Delight
ON tIhe wonder of the silence, when the
Rose OF Dawn is budding
'h thg garden bank of shadows silence
perfect ana serene.
IS II God had laid his finger on his lips.
as in a token,
lest the people of his islands should be
WakeHed from their dream
When the House of Night. with windows,
shattered fast by bars Of darkness
Holds the ocean and its islands Ia the
lastis SSrS of gloom.
Comes the moons bright silver SfcElr har-
sting The ields of heaven
Etalth@ >heaves of stars for weaving ia
the pattern of her loom
BY tn" favor Of the highest. I'm the faith
that is the trucSt
through the gold Soule1 latuS-s symbol
ana The htood-rcd poulys sign
Aoe may know the island people you may
arm 20 greet and speed them
% lAr company Of dreamrrS. Ina commit
mon divine
-$pVit4FlHr'S my rt..
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-16
BETSY BRANpON,s GUEST.
A True Tale of How a Little Maid En-
teTtained Gen Washington

Ii Wa> bright spring morning ia
li9l. aud the sun sbluc as bright over
the Brandon plantation as 1t did in the
county town Of salisbury. Yet little
Aliss Betsy Brandon sitting lonely and
discuu~oGto on the piazza at the great
plantation house. did not think nf the
sunshine. dld nos uulice lhc gay tulips
noddm1 good morning, did uot listen Ia
the merry songs of the birds. tor her
thoughts were iu Salisbury aud SHE
ionSod 10 he there
For not more thuu an hour ago an the
family lad driven Ia the town To see
deh. Washington. who WAS to bc re-
ceiVed there with great honor, ana with
- handsome a demonstration as the
brave. patriotic folk of the town and
county could make for him.
II was wonderful thu-. This south
ern tour Of the gencral-noW President
of the United States. He bad travelled
IN his family carriage all the way down
from Virginia, through the Caru}uas and
was now returning through the I'm.
country, stopping at Augusta. Camden.
Charlotte and other towns All along
the route people united to do him honor.
and War-Wuru veterans who had fol
lowed ms standard pressed near 10 grasp
his hand
And now that hc was coming to Sali~
bury such grand things we're 10 Ice dome
capt John Baird. in command of the
Rowan Light Horse Company." had
gone 10 meet him at Charlotte and escort
bin tu Salisbury. \ company uf bo,~--
one Of whom WAS Bcisy's nrothcr--Nrrr
70 meet him half mile from town and
march as his escort with the mcu And
the boys were tu bee ia uuiforri aud were
70 wear buck tails in their hats Aud
Betsy $ sister was lo Toe one Of the little
girls ali dressed in white 10 scatter
fiDNVpT~ before tltt. general whom in ..,,-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-16
Cultivate Love.

By daily cutivatiug au Attic III
love, the love emotions viii bes a
part of our nature just a~ light is tae
nature Of the sun To Whatever tar @ia
turns it turns with ray Of ..g.a. : we
meet Love in all it, myriad phases 81 iIl
bc So intrinsic part 81 - trat vs. can
not bur speak think. act IN it. terms.
As this love assumes an active. POSI-
tive aspect wc shall find ourseve- fortl-
fed against many griefs. The great RENE
IFS for sorrow j. occupation. The wetarr
barefr If her child. the widowed wife.
have ioag been couuselet 20 sr'H so
lace 80 some work. to get an orphan
child 10 love, 30 c-pouse some beuev9-
lence. 60 forget their own di~res-e- BIZ
nccurriuc themselves with some oEs
e.-e Tie heart that is al leisure from j.
self ta srafEn and -yupathiz" with ota-
er- s. far Jess E.e'E o. be subject -
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-16

ADMIRAL l.. O L II CHARLES
BERESFORn, who has Just arrived in
America to settle up the estate of hi.
brother who was killed in a railroad
wreck in Dakota last December, was
born in ireland, February 10 1916.
lie is the second son ut the fourth
Marquis of Waterford After receiving
his education nj private Schaal~ no en-
tered the British navy as a cadet in
1859. Since that time he has had au
exceedingly active career aud has been
rewarded with the highest hnnor~. one
Of his most notable exploits occurred in
MS when he commanded the little war
ship Condor ia tile homhardmeut of Al
cNaudria In 1854 he served on LORI,
Woi~cley'S >tatf IN the Nile expedition
and subsequently lac was in command at
Che naval brigade ai the battles in Up
per Egypt For the -alllautry lie dis
played In several of the engagements
in the Soudau he received a vote of
thanks from 3he krjtlsh Parliament,
Lord Brrcsfnr1 has had the command
f the Channels squadron and of the
Mediterranean fleet. in fact, he has held
the hi"bc~t commands la the British
navy On uo less than three different
occasions has he been awarded medals
for sewing Wr.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-16
For the Children.
A Disconnected Scholar.

When little Arahela Knapp nrst started i'm
10 school,
She found it very dhcult TO follow every
rule.
or course. she tried her very best That
teacher should uu( froWu
And swift obedience she gave, when
teacher said, sit down"
Bur the next thing that SHE said 90 her
was. Little girl sit up
Which greatly Disconnected little Arahrllu
Knapp ST Nicholas
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-16
Cultivating a Sense Of Fitness.

\ woman must have an artistic soul
20 really dress well. Not that every arr
lst could pose as model of The nerfect-
ly gowHed woman. Too often her yer.
sense of color and admiration If classic
lines lead 10 q bizarre and uuc1uyeuueu-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-16

WIS graduated from Purdue university
30 1884 His urSt work after leaving
college WAS u exploit patent cure FOR
the tobacco habit This lie did with the
aid of "A black-face singing comedian. Ia
this way he Travelled about the country.
accommodating informatio thar afrer,yard
stood him IN good stead
IL was three wears later that his a.
reer really began, when he secured a po-
slllon - reporter ON a Chicago new
per. lie became tie writer If 4 dgify
column entitled Stories Of the Streets
aud Of the Town which gained him
considerable ol reputation. II was
about this time that he first brought ont
his famous Fables in Slang" Later be-
graduated into a writer OF plays and in
Staury met with great success
His plays include The Sultan of Sn-
lu,' Peggy From Paris. " The County
Chairman. The Shotgun" and "Tlu,
College Widow. 1t is estimated thar
during the past few Years these PLAYS
have brought 10 Mr.. AIDE royalties aver
aging NJ least 5000 a week.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-16

MRS BK1TANNIA W. IlENNON.
great-grmd daughter of Martha Wash.
ugton and descendant vt the hast Lord
Baltimore, celebrated her ninety second
birthday at her houo in George.
town, -. e She WIS born There
and has lived in the samc place alI her
life. In january 1913. SHE was mar.
rcd % Commodore beverly kenunn.
WHO "a the following year was killed by
gun explosion on the warship Prince
ton. Mrs. kepon who is ~til active.
has always taken great interest IN chart
table work and is an officer IA several
organizations
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
Through Mrs. Lenora Flood Channon's Work
There Will Be No More "UnknOwn Dead

from the government friends and relax
tves continued TO receive the pensions.
This sort of deception is a thing of the
past
L. r. Henry. an authority on the
subject. says that during recent
YEARS. numerous cases OF false per
sonation have been detected and prose-
cuted 10 conviction. and the deterrent
effect has been 50 marked as TO tusti-
fy the belief that the volume Of work
which the courts have to cope with
VIII be sersibly reduced in amount
''The system has been adopted he
continues. "by the director general of
the p0stofficeS Of Iuiia AMI has been
made applicable 90 all present. and
future non -gaZetted officers. who
number many thousands. In the med
ical department. the local medical Of
ticer and the medical board. when
giving certificates. invariably take the
thumb impression Of the person ex-
amined. There is believed to be much
false peTsonaUon at public examina-
lions I'm India. the candidate who ap-
pears In the examination han not be
iu4 The person who secured the certifi-
cate entitling him 10 compete. In
examinations for employment in one
branch Of the government service this
check has been introduced and IS
working excellently, and IL viii no
doubt be extended"
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
Ainsmorth,s Card System.

General AinswOrth. IL viii be TO-
membered. devised and introduced tho
index record card system. by means
Of which AN military and medical rec
0rjs have been reproduced I'm such a
way as TO make the full history OF any
soldier Immediately available. The
adoption Of this system by the War
Department has resulted IN a perm8-
nent saving 0f over $780, 900 per an
mum. Upward OF 50OJ00o index rec
ord cards have been prepared and
placed on file.
As compared with the BertilIon sys-
tenn OF keeping records Of offenders
asaiust the law, the hnger-print sys-
tem is superior "in simplicity Of work
-. En- the cost of apparatus. IN the
fact that all the skilled work re-
guired is transferred 10 the central or
classification bureau. I'm the rapidity
with which the process can he worked,
and IN the certainty OF the results"
This IS from the report OF a commit
tee which was appointed BY the gov
eminent Of India 20 examine very
carefully into the system
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
How a Burglar Was Traced

on November %, 1904, a burglary
took place at Crisp street, London
The entry was Effected by removing
pane OF glass from a basement win
dow. on the glass taken from the
window frame were the imprints Of a
right foreGurer. right middle finger.
Jeff thumb. left foreinger. and left
middle finger. all in their natural or
aa~. The Impressions were all loops,
with the exception Of the left thumb,
which was whorL Among the files
searched. the finger prints Of one Wal
ter Rose were found TO agree exactly
with the Impressions left on the glass
The officer IN the case was at once
informed Of the discovery, and pro
reeEe7 TO Roses address and arrested
him Some OF the stolen property was
forrd al his abode In this case only
"a few hours elapsed after the police
were informed Of the burglary before
the thief was located and arrested WIN
the stolen property IN his posSesslSn-
Rose pleaded guilty.
The fnger-print system IS proving OF
immense value IN criminal and detec-
tive work. There is no reason why lt
should be confined 20 work OF this
sort. It's use by the army and the
navy viii take away the evil repute
which has hitherto attached TO II, and
NAV be the means OF causing II to De
taken I'D By Insurance companies DuEi-
ness houses, and courts
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
Began As TypewritIst.

Mrs. Channon. or Miss Flood. as she
was then known. entered the Govern
ment service seventeen years ago as
a typewritist. at a salary OF 500 per
anuum. Her raise" is not the result
OF luck or OF favoritism. Mrs. Chan
non herself said;
81 do not believe in any such thing
as luck. and as for influence, I do not
know of anybody who has ever worked
to secure a promotion for me-"
Her rapid advance has been due
entirely TO her own efforts. She was
always done very careful and accur-
ate work. and her reward has now
come. The neatness OF her dress re
veals at r glance the fact that she IS
precise; and her quick bright eve
shows that there is a keen intellect at
work behind It. The work which she
Will now be required to do In classify
ing and cataloE JinE the flnger-print
impressions Of all the sailors In the
United States Navy calls for a person
who can discern very slight differences
almost at a glance Tho recent ex-
animation proved tnat Mrs Channon
be especially well fitted for the work.
Mrs. Channon is very popular with he
fellow employees in the Bureau Of
The Washington times., 1907-02-17

fiukes have spread Of ten feet from
tip 10 Zip. The shank is fourteen feet
long and a foot -hick The stock is
two feet through in the middle. and
WAS originally fourteen feet long. but
part of one OF the arms is gone.
The stock is of two pieces, shaped In
the center to At around the shank be
tween shoulders, and the two pieces
are held together by stout iron bands.
Captain Alexander said that two
years ago the same chain was hauled
up by a scnooners anchor which had
got hung" When IL reached the sur
face II slipped or.
The jamestown Exposition depart
ment OF history and education is much
interested in the find and the anchor
which is now The property of the tow
ing company. will be had, IL possible.
for exhibition.
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
The ORIGINAL OF JETHRo BASS.

The Lebanon Free Press Is a New
FFrrrnshire paper that hnds Itself un-
bile 90 forgive winston CnuTChli iOT
-r-frfz5rr- rre late Ruel Durkee IN his
New Hampshire novel and making q
'.Iethro Bass OF him -'Ruel Durkee
was not much on Creeds.' II says. ouS
he dealt Justly. loved mercy, and walked
humbIv with his God. He led a clean
life. because he loved cleanliness. He
helped lots o. men, because he thought
them worthy. because he loved 10. and
because. rs few can. he could. He asked
rothlug for himself His friends would
gladly have returned in kind; he would
not have IT, He might have been Sen
arOr. councillor. and finally governor
The affairs uf the State would have
been ably. honestly and economically
administered. Though we lose every
friend we have in the world. we will In
sist tnat the digging up OF this man and
clothing him with q fancied hateful
character absolutely untrue 20 the orig
inal IS the wiCkedest thing we ever
knew in the politics OF New Hampshire.
The Washington times., 1907-02-17

we ran out Of one material. we used
anything We could lay our hands on.
That seems to make it more sure that
this was the Merrimac's anchor"
Some years ago the propeller shaft
of the Merrimac or Virginia was
raised and placed in front OF the
Confederate Museum. which was the
White House of the Confederacy. in
Richmond.
The spot where the Merrimac was
blown up on the night OF May u
1862, after the Confederates had
evacuated Norfolk has never been
marked, but boatmen say that it is
near red buoy that marks the side
of the channel
\ cJal-ladrn schooner. the Mary
Sanford. recently bound for Southern
port. was about to get under way
when she found difficulty in getting up
her anchor. ;'he tug boat Chesa-
peake. Capt. Walter Alexander. went
TO aid and the result was. a heavy
chain cable was brought to the sur
face. The schooaer's anchor was
freed and line made fast 20 the
chain. which was then lowered again.
the upper end Of the line being at
tached TO a buoy.
The tug owners. few days later.
after two or three unsuccessful at
tempts to raise the anchor. which was
at the lower end Of the chain. brought
20 bear the services of a heavier der
rick than was first used. and the an
chor. weighing five tons. was brought
up and got aboard the derrick barge.
IL was then taken to the pier where it
has since attracted much attention,
Much larger than any, save wreck
ing anchors used in these days, it's
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
System to Benefit Good Men.

The purpose of this fuger-print sys-
tenn, which We are just starting said
Lieut.. Commander II. =. Wilson. Of
the good men i'm the service. Now.
most people will imagine that We want
to keep track of the evildoers in the
navy. But that is not true. or course.
it. will work both ways. and we will
be enabled easily to identify any de
serters who may be captured Simply
because the system is being used To
keep q record OF criminals in Deni-
tentiaries. people have the idea that
we are trying to brand every man in
the navy rs a possible criminal That
is a false impression.
Very often a man who has been on
a certain snip i'm the navy comes TO
The Washington times., 1907-02-17

Navigation She is a bright and at
tractive blonde. and IS Of happy and
cheerful disposition. She is OF medium
height and build, and has pleasing,
intelligent and interesting face.
She came 20 Washington from Vine
land. y. J., and was advanced in sal
airy from time TO time until. at the
date Of her recent big advance. she
was getting q. 600 a year.
John d. Hall, a Sl.2o0 clerk in the
same office. was second on the regis
tor. and was also raised 10 $3.50 as
finEer-priut expert
There is one part or the human body.
it has has been discovered. that re
mains exactly the same through life
and even for a time after death. Ana
that IS the marks on the ends OF the
fingers and thumbs.
There have been other. systems of
identification. but the new one. IL is
claimed. is the best as well as the
simplest that has ever been devised.
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
Method of Classifying.

The method OF classifying the cards,
too. is very simple There are only
four types Of finger Impressions. These
four types are Arches. loops. whorls-
and composite. OF these. the most
common are the loops and the whDrls.
Il the illustration here given. the
right thumb print is q loop Tn"
ridges turn baeI, go The same side OF
the thuml from which they start-
Fhs la6t thumb ON the other hand
gives 81 arch. The ridges run from
one side to the other without any
turn. Tie ring finger on each hand
and the little finger cu the left hand
are whorls- The lines Whirl around
and around IN an almost circular
form. on some fingers. the lines are
not arches OF loops or wh0rls. but a
combination Of these various forms,
or occasionally unlike any Of them.
In the accompanying cut il viii b.
noticed that the fore finger on the
right hand contains both arches and
loops. II is. therefore, known as "A
composite
Il will bc readily seen that these
various forms OF finger prints can be-
arranged in many combinations And
the card index f. kept according 70
these combinations. II IS a compare
lively simple matter after Il IS once
understood The difficulty Is IN de
termining sometimes 70 which group
2 certain finger belongs. Il may be
hard to decide whether a certain fin
ger impression Is an arch or a loop.
But Il Is not possible TO go far astray
in looking UP any persons record
The Washington times., 1907-02-17

Of each hand taken together. In ad-
diton TO this. he signs his name on
the back Of the paper, and makes right
below his sigU ature a print Of his right
forefinger.
IL is true that the finger-print sys-
tenn Is used for the purpose Of ident-
flying criminals, but IL is beginning TO
be used I'm other ways. and 1t will not
be many years before the odium which
has been attached 10 II will be entirely
removed. IN some cities. bank clerks
are required TO give their finger-print
as well as their written signature when
lnllsr-
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
THE ROSY WAY.

Ia like to go to Panama, to Panama.
80 Panama.
And boss the job down there.
Not that | have a liking for the picL
and spade. or care straw
For fever-laden air:
I dearly wish that J might 90 down
there to have supreme command.
Although the digging Of canals ] don (
pretend to understand.
Ia Ike 20 go 10 Parama, 10 Panama,
10 Panama.
And boss affairs awhile
For | should then be right i'm line TO get
a job where | could dr.,w
y handsome yearly pile.
The way TO opulence leads through the
cabinet or stretches down
Around by way of Panama and back
from there TO Gotham Town
$. r. Klser in Chicago Record Herald.
The Washington times., 1907-02-17

Ev the new system of Identification.
which is just being introduced into our
army and navy, il will be possible 10
identify man absolutely, even after
ne is dead.
Ia fact. tho dead man VIII be re
quired To- prove his own identification.
so 10 speak. The dead soldier Of the
future Will not be- called uDOn To speak
or to write his name but he may ae
compelled to make mis- mark.
In the War Department. the soldier
fnger-print record Is lyspt on hle i'm the
Office OF the military secretary 4 pho
tograph is filed with each card as an
extra means of identification
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
KN064E EC7gN7V0W

T HERE'S modest little
woman in the Bureau OF
Navigation who is a finger
print expert for Uncle Sans
Navy.
Through her careful. intel
liEent work and that OF others in the
same oflce with her, it Is hoped to
identify by finger prints all men in the
hsvy, thus doing away, in the future.
with the graves OF the unknown
dead"
This little woman is Mrs. Lenora +.
Channon-
She has broken all previous records
in the Government service. having
been promoted from clerk in the
Bureau OF Navigation. at $1,000. 20
finger-print expert, at a,SCO Such a
jump in salary is without precedent IN
the history Of the service
Mrs. Channon's position Is an i'm
portant and a very responsible one.
and in the race TO obtain IL she out
classed all OF her competitors.
When II was announced recently that
the Navy Department was going to in
troduce the finger-print system Of iden-
tification. and that an examination
would be held to sccure-cxperts who
large number OF competitors. The
large salary offered was big tempta-
ton to try. Among others who deter
mined to qualify for the position was
the little woman who won first place.
The Washington times., 1907-02-17
Famous Frigate Merrimac'S Anchor Recovered
Accidentally Found by Coal
Laden Schooner, Whose
Chain Caught in Its
Flukes.

1T rs the Merrimac's anchor, said
Charles c. Curtis. a watch
man at one Of the Lamberts
Point piers. Norfolk. Va, the
other day. when huge mudhook of
the ante-bellum day pattern was
dragged from the bottom Of Craney
Island Blight, at the junction Of the
Elizabeth river and Hampton Roads.
and landed at the end OF the pier by
a holster barge.
Curtis worked in the Portsmouth,
navy yard all through the period OF
the United States frigate Merrimac.
which had been burned and sunk
when the Federals evacuated Norfolk
II should be said here that IL was uu-
der the name of Virginia. given by the
Confederate States government. and
not under the name Of Merrimac that
the battle with the Monitor was
fought.
THAT was the kind Of anchor kept
in stock In the yard in the war
days" said Curtis. But there Is
one thing about It that wasn't in the