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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-09
THE POPCORN BELT.
One County in Iowa Produces Half the
Country'S Supply.

Nearly half of the pop corn consumed
in the lnlted States is raised in the
small county of Sac, in the northwestern
portion of Iowa. There II has been found
ih0t the soil is particularly adapted to
its cultivation.
Before the shows and the street corner
merchants tok it up, the hot buttered
popcorn wasn't very much in demand.
Its cultivation was restricted to few
stalks ON the farm that met the home de.
mand, \ small quantity might be
bought at the store, but il was high in
price aud the sales were few
The breakfast food manufacturers are
now the largest consumers of popcorn IN
the market Nearly half of the ready
10 serve foods have considerable per
ccntagc of popcorn. One brand is prac.
ticully all popcorn
The popcorn belt is invaded each spring
by the agents Of Chicago and New York
firms which contract with the raiser to
take over his entire crop. This method
of handling the harvest makes the grower
an assured market at rcmunerativc
price, and for several years the average
price paid has been 80 cents n hundred
pounds
The average yield Is about 5000
pounds 70 the acre. the corn requires
less care aud watehlulness than the In
dian variety aud even on hundred dollar
in WHEAT corn or oats.
An Iowa authority says that the totul
yield of Sac and Ida counties. which
compose the popcorn belt. will reach
i5,OO0O00 pounds and II it were all
popped before being shipped It would
require 1000 train loads Of twenty cars
each.
Popcorn has the advantage of other
members of the corn family in that it
always rpcns before the early frost can
get a chance ri Il. and the drought
doesn't hurt it much. The job of pick
ing and husliug IL not pleasant one,
owing 10 the sharpness Of the grain
ends, but expert pickers can make So
day, ~ the usual rate Of - cents hum
drcd pounds
The discovery Of the Iowa popcorn belt
came about hy accident. Ahnut twenty
five years ago an eccentric Yankee who
had located iu sac county. near Ode.
bolt decided Ia break away from the
I'D traditions, and instead of Diversity
ing his rrops to plant them to one thing
ouly. He tried = heat one wear aud fail.
cd Ia make any money. For two years
thereafter lac planted all Of his POO acres
tU pothtoc~. and every body laughed
When few years later he planted it all
tn popcorn big shout of merriment
went M. bul when IN the fan the Yam
soo marketed his entire crop at big
proht nobody even smiled. The next
year "a ueighbor followed his example
Cotton, the first popcorn man. bought
his crop IN the ground and that year
had more popcorn than amy ten men in
the United States He had the market
cnIncrcd, mud he got the price he ramed
Then iio tried 10 beat the Chicago board
Of trade and dropped ont IF sight His
ncignbors gradually took up the idea.
and today they get rich returns for their
troHblt.--NpW York Sun.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-09
Important Decision Affecting Women.

Married women will read with decided
interest a decision, or ruling. of the dis
trict court of appeals at Washington.
-. G.. that "A married woman may
make u binding legal contract with
her husband under the district code ami
if hc fails to live up 10 its terms she
can maintain Il suit against him In the
courts ThaAS the substance of the do
cision just hanGcd down by Justice Robl
in the case of Edmund Brady. who sued
Simon -. Bronson on Il $1,000 note the
latter had given Mrs. Bronson. who as.
signed ii TO Brady. Justice Rohh in
constituting the SO-caled married woman :
enabling statute, made an elaborate re-
view of similar laws in various states.
dec larinG finally:
Without multiplying authorities. wr
may add that we have been unable ia
discover any case where similar star
ute has been held rot to authorize con-
tracts between husband and Wife lie
added that IAN examination OF the stat
utcs applicable To married women iu the
District Of Columbia irrpsisiihly leads
to the conclusion that section ISL of
the code was intended to authorize aud
does III fact authorize. contracts be.
tween, or gifts from. husband ia wife.
excepting only property acquired by the
wife from her husband in prejudice Of
llif E4Gbi~ III HIS FIflllbiN. indeed.
lac said, ''the language Of the code is
broader and more comprehensive than
the language Of the statutes in the va
rio,ts statcs. The justice continued:
"A gradual but nevertheless decided.
change has taken place in the status OF
women. until today their sphere of a..-
tlyity embraces almost every avenue of
business. almost every profession. and
almost every calling. With this change
has come Il demand for corresponding
recognition of their rights IN the sta Iutes
of the states and nation. \ careful ex-
animation Of the statutes disclose that
the tendency Of the times is To- enamel
pate married women from the har-hne4,
and disabilities Of tile common law aud
Ia place, them ou au equal sootug with
men.
It is proper TO add tlat Brady was
given Judgment in the district suprom.
court. and Justice Rubb, OF the court
Of appeals, sustaius that decision. Both
of these high courts Of last resort Gre
therefore. IN perfect accord uu this ms
EuTtaut matter
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-09
Precautionary
Measures Against Colds.

Every woman should study the matter
of taking cold and assure herself that
not to her conteuted ignorance and
amicable blunderings are owing the dis
comforts and the dangers which the
winter colds entail upon herself and
those committed to her keeping.
Clothing does not in itself create
warmth. 1t only retains in a body the
warmth already there. \ silver paper
weight lies on the table and, it being
a cool day the silver is cool 10 the
touch. Wrap the silver in a blanket and
leave it an hour At the end Of that time
the paper weight feels as cold as ever.
Whereat the philosopher once again he
gins to reason, her conclusions being that
it is more important to have good sup
ply of natural heat within than simply
10 pile on coverings without
This gives opportunity tor another eX-
pertinent Opening the window. she
hreathes the fresh air deeply and pro-
foundry into her lungs a dozen times.
She finds that the sense Of warmth 10
her whole BODY has greatly lucrea Sed.
although she opened the window to tile
colder outdoor air and added n" gar
meuts to those already worn. She sees
for herself that when she takes plenty
IF oxygen into her lungs it passes into
her blood, runs all through her. and
warns her more than if she had put ca
heavy cloak.
Here are two truths she has learned
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-09

is Dot good enough 10 show ,he mating
Is nos desired
Denim comes in practically all colors
and shades aud wears Well POSSESSING
also the yirture of being inexpensive
Many people sew the wirfbS together
before putting down, while Others put Il
on as they DO mating.
The filings are inngmerabe in gradt
and color and vary greatly in cost. bat
if of pure wool they wear splendidly
and when they Earmonize with the color
scheme of the room, they enhance lt>
beauty 10 n wonderful degree.
Many of the shops show coioted bed
spreads of India cotton that are muc'
more beautiful used as curtains THAI
many far more expensive materials
\ charming room with the walls dom
in soft tan and the woodwork stained
4 dark brown has curtains of this sor,
that suit ii exactly. The design is of
Indian palm leaves in the reds seen ii
old Persian ShawlS~--
These spreads come in many combine
tions Of color, and the tones and pa
terms are all good. while the folds il
which they hang are q JOY to the apprc
ciative eye.
Furniture on mission lines, but I'M
stained. may be bought in many place
now, and the girl doing up her very
own room buys these and stains then
herself. Two or three cans of greer
stain will do all that is needed.
Wien used in conjunction with a
green fiber rug and silk curtains made
of Iemnants-of the same shade and n
easement length, the result leaves moth
ing to be desired,-EXchange
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-09
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.
sa9aeaaaasas0aaaaasa saaasaaassssss e..ssi

the swift flow of blood full Of oxygen
creates natural warmth in her, and a
skin thai keeps its pores closed to the
outer air and quickly gets rid of its own
moisture keeps that natural warmth in
her body instead of evaporating it.
\ cold is what the name implies, a
chilling of the blood's natural tempera-
lure. which should be about 20 degrees
Fahrenheit. The moment the temporal
ture fails below that the whole body is
affected. Morbid secretionS take place
in all the organs of the head. and then it
means cold in the head. or il may be the
lungs and then there is cough. The
digestion is affected and inflammation Of
various mem braneS is set up. with cOnse-
Quent soreness or fever. There are many
good remedies for colds, but the best
remedy is not 10 take cold at all. The
best way to do this is to have 50 good a
supply of natural warmth within that
outside temperature cannot easily low
er it.
This is achieved by keeping the blood
always full Of the oxygen in fresh air
and flowing swiftly by reason of plenty
of exercise. Next, by letting the skin do
its natural work of being a warm. elias
tie, water tight covering for the flesh.
keeping it 50 by the free use of cold
water instead of the warm water which
opens the pores and reiaxeS the skins
elasticity, and by clothing in such way
that its eXudations are soaked up and
carried off quickly.
This is only a signboard pointing the
way to the road along which real phil
osopher will travel. She will go much
farther, learning that the lungs of a
woman who sleeps warmly covered to
the chin with cold air pouring into her
chamber from wide open window. are
storing up extra oxygen all night So that
she has a reserve force Of heat and vigor
to call upon next day To help ward of
colds and chills.-Hannah NJ Hanna in
Cooking Club Magazine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-09

appropriate. just and proportional com
mendatiouS are fitting are invaluable,
aud most helpful. We heard an cNpc-
rienced physician say that thousands
of people are dying for want Cf >yupa-
.hy; he has seen much Of life, was
familiar With the mental as well as
physical ailments ot men and women,
and this was his serious conclusion
The same principle applies generally
10 children hey flourish better with
a @oodly allowance OF sensible praise
than under constant carpiug and criti-
ciSm. Good words OF warm compliment.
within due measure. act as a tonic ON
the spirits aud encourage and Stimplate
ambition. Children are depressed. lose
self-contideuce, through cvusurt. that has
not mixed in with il commcudatiuu.
Necessary as it is 10 point ont and cor
rect faults, ii is safe, with normal chill
drcn, Ia mingie modicum of praise.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-09
Practical House Furnishing.

In the way for receptacles for flowers
where expense has to be Il prime con
>idcration--therc is nothing prettier than
the glass bowls intended for gold fish,
These cost only a few cents each and
show off most flowers to the best ad-
vantage possible. Roses, tulips, miguon-
cite uasturtium and uumberIess others
look better when arranged IN something
that shows their pretty stems. and they
look lovely in these bowls of clear aud
UudccGrated glass
The center pieces, doilcs and other
linens ornamputed with lifelIke flowers
worked in silks have retired to tn" back
ground. owing 30 their inability to with
stand the attacks pi even the least siren
nous laundresS and women have real
lied the wisdom of spending their tune
on work that will last. hence the revival
If the old cross stitch embroidery
This work is done in fast colored cot
tons. on heavy linen. buck. canvas or
b0mespun.
The deeper blues and reds are the
most satisfactory colOrs for tins WoFk, as
they are more quaint and attractive
To give the work individuality every
woman should do her own designing rs
far as possible. and Il little practice Is
all this; - needed
Rule Il sheet 81 paper off i'm tiny
squares the same size ais those ifl lu"
book of bought patterns. then on NAG
the flower. monogram or figure desired,
and fill in with cross Sflfch-nHH 'F"~N u"
each square In working "H tEe 1ai'rai
careful counting e. needed, using l"t
pattern a> 81 guide.
a simple patic.l for q novice s. tA"
known AIS tire t.reek key. aud when done
In dull blaze nu red or eerU buUospih
# is lovely and viii last q Uterine
Either dsuiH ar filing may he uses.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-09
Queer Sympathies.

That there is a certain amount of sym
patty in the most hardened creature we
doubt not, but the mere fact that there
is peculiar sympathy in the world nattr
ally brings up the query, We'll, what is
it,"
We have always been led to believe
that women were afraid of mice, aud il
is probable some timid creatures are
frightened at the fleet footed garnet
prowlcr. We know of one woman who
had perfect terror of mice, yet one day
she caught Il little one which was n.y.
much larger than her thumb and was
too timid to kill it in the reel cage N
take 1t out and drown it. All afternoon
the little captive was fed on daintics.
given fresh water ut intervals. and right
royalty entertained. The woInau'S hu>-
band forgot to kill the mouse that night.
therefore II was given another feast the
next day. and the next. The woman
finally took the cage 10 the alley ami
freed the death-scntenced prisoner, civ
ing as her excuse it made her feel sad
to see X living SO contentedly with only
a death of violence awaiting it,
Women are not always the silliest in
this regard, for a certain man was
aroused to sympathy Il few DAYS ago
because he had an idea Il turkey which
he had recently purchased for his New
Years dinner would be lonely in TIL,
chicken coop where il was pcnned in
solitary confinement for more than "A
week. 1t was all his wife could do to
keep him from sallying forth to buy a
companion for the lonely Mr.. Turkey.
However, the man compromised by feed
ing his brdShlp as best he could. and
then gave the honorary guest ut the
table the pleasure of cutting off the legs
and wings when ii was finally served
ON New Years day.
4 miserable, dirty-loolling dog. which
looked more ike an animated floor rag
than anything else in the world had a
way of going 10 meet Il girl every time
he saw her on the street. The dog was
ugly and repuSlve. with nothing in the
world but Il pair Of intelligent ewes as a
redecming feature The dog insisted on
being friendly with the girl. while she
left his canneship alone, one day the
dog saw her, and with yelp Of delight
fairly flew to meet her. She patted him
on the head. Now. rain or shine. good
weather or bad. that dog meets her The
girl has lavished no more affectionate
pats on the dog, vet he seems 10 be con
tented with Just mere show Of affec.
ton for all his pains to win just pat on
the head. IT sympathy played no part in
the human family what would become
of homeless cats, birds which fall out of
their nests. and the countless motherlesS
babes in the animal world deserted in
infancy by the unnatural mother. only
10 find a protector in some one who has
a sympathetic nature.-Woman'S Na-
tional Magazine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-09
a Memory System.

Forget each kindness that you 10
As soon as you have done it;
Forget the praise that falls to you
The moment you have won it;
Forget the SANDER that you near
Before you can repeat it;
Forget each slight each spite each sneet
Wherever you may meet il.
Remember every Kindness done
To you. whateer its measure:
Remember praise by others won
And pass 4 on with pleasure.
Remember every promise made
And keep it 10 the letter;
Remember those Whu lend you aid
And be Il grateful debtor.
Remember all the happiness
That comes your way in living:
Forget each worry and distress,
BE hopeful and fOrgving:
Remember good, remember truth,
Remember heavens above you,
And you Will Iind. through age and youth
True joys, and hearts to love you
Priscilla Leonard in Youths Companion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-09
Bob's Burglar.

Bob'S Burglar
Papa. have you got Il gum" Bob was
getting ready for school as he asked the
question. His father was busy reading
the morning paper and did not answer
ut once, So Bob went over to him and
repeated his query
Got a gun? Bless my soul, what do
want OF gum exclaimed Mr. Mar
shall, putting down his paper and look
,ng quiZzicaly at Bob. "sny bears been
| seen about these parts lutelyt"
Not bears, papa, but burglars. They
got in Bakers house Monday night Ed
die Baker told me all about 1t yesterday
Mt school. They took ever 50 many
| things and nobody heard them at all
Ed said he wished lac had walked mp.
he would have taken his fathers gun
and s'priSed those burglars some"
i've no doubt but what Eddie aud a
gun would have done some surprising
! things, said Mr. Marshall. smiling. SO
| YOU think you'd like to have "a gun and
| 20 burglar hunting, tuo, do yout Wen.
| my advice Ia YOU is. keep away from
| guns; they are very apt to hurt the
wrong pcup" and to do all sorts of
| things You don't expect them 10. II YOU
| think we are in any danger from bur.
glars just keep on practicing with those
new Indian clubs Of yours and have
them handy for use. | should say chat
| there would not be much left of any
| burglar if You dubbed him as unmcrci-
| fully rs you did that jar yuu smashed
| by mistake the other day.
| Bob said ne more about burglars. bat
| for some time his mind was busted with
| the thought 0i them ANA with what he
| would do if he were to wake mp some
night and catch a. burglar at work He
| kept his new Indian clubs near his bed
| where lac might easily reach them. He
was not little proud of his skill IN
using them and they were pretty heavy
ones, too, for boy Of his age to swim
| No burglars came. however t. give
! Bob a chance 20 show his courage and
| he was beginning to forget Eddie Bakers
| burglar story when. rs is often the ease
| when one least expects II. something
| happened 20 test his mcttlr.
| one night Bob awoke suddenly aud
| sat mp in he'd p"cring into the darkness
aud wondering what had Weakened hjm
| The room was still and dark as the pro-
| verbal pocket. Bob could not shake of
the feeling though that something or
| somebody in The room had aroused him
| from his sleep
Nobody likes tu wake mp suddenly H
| the night with that sort of feeling. aud
when Won are little boy ouly nine years
| old, it is apt e. make Your heart beat
very fast. That was what Bub'~ heart
| did anyway and it nearly jumped ulu
| his throat when hu heard something go
| bang, uu the floor
The object whatever it WIS. struck the
| bare floor where thrr" was no rug. so
| thar while it might lave been small if
made considerable noise.
"BurGHrS. was Bui's first thought
as ho doubled up in bed aud pulled the
| clothes over his head As he listened
| quukngrr ne heard second bang, and
| the sound as of something moving along
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-09

muster of the famous Twenty-second
! Regiment band of New York Mr.
Herbert Is the composer of a number of
well known connie operas, among them
The Aneer," The Idols Eye The
Strcuadc" The Wizard of the Nile"
Tile Singing Girl" ''rhe Fortune Tell
en- and "Bahc~ in Toylaud
HENRY LOUIS BISCHOFFSHEIM
of London who recently commcmorated
his golden wedding by dividing 5000. 600
among various charities was born Feb
umry =, lS29 Mr.. BiSchoffshcim is Il
wealthy jewish banker and cousin Of
the lalp Baroness dc Ilirsch.
His many charitable gifts have m,rlc
him we'll known in England. He pre-
scented coHsumptiye Sanitarium to the
Jews of London, and also IA couyalescent
home. lie is also the founder and sole
owner of the Metropolitan hospital ann
balances, and one Of the founders Of the
Twentieth Century club.
Last year hc made an offer To the
london county council to provide. free
of cost, an electric motor ambulance.
aud similar vehicles later on, if the FIRST
proved successful, The ambulance Strv-
see lac first founded. including about
seventy OmbulanCcs distributed over the
me .ropoiis, h. presented free to the city
OF London.
SIR WILLIAM VAN HORNE. IN
HlouS as the guiding spirit of the Cana,
dian Pacific railway. was born near .Ioli-
ct, llL, February 3, 1913. He started
mt the foot of the ladder. his first posi-
tion being that of ticket agent on the
Chicago \ Alton railway at The age
of n.
In 1874 he went to the Southern Min.
nesota railway. and, after eNtricating il
from hHd position, was rewarded with
the presidency of the road He went to
the Canadian Pacific in 1881 To be ger
eral manager Since then he has arisen
to the highest offices of that great cor.
poration.
Sir William, besides his railway quail
hcattons, enjoys wide celebrity as an art
connolS~eur, particularly with respect to
japanese and Chinese fine art work. III;
Is also collector of valuable paintings
aud does something in that line himself
IA leisure moments Sir William was
knlglltcd by Queen Victoria IN 1894
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-09

DR. w. SEWARD WEBB. born in
New York, January 81. 1851. is one of
the cnuparativrly fcw nlpu who. cdu-
Gated far professional career. have ia
later life won marked success as bust
ness mou and huanciers. pr Webb was
educated 10y private tutors and later
Speu) two years al Columbia college. He
studied medicine in London, Paris. Wien.
uu and Berlin aUd after gra,l3iatiug from
th" college of Physicians and Surgeons
u New York h" practiecd his profession
Tor short while Bnt lie soon found his
energies turned mayoidabty into another
field IA 1881 hr married Lila Osguad
Naudcrblit, daughter of the railrnad
uugWtg. William H. Vanderbilt and
soon after This marriage an abundant
channel for bis energies wis opened ma
lu connection With the Vanderbilt rail.
road systems. Or Webb. directed the
construction of lbe Adirondn,k A 81
Lawrence, railroad aud later hc bccuma
| identified HiiIl maut other railroads and
hig corporations Dr Webb gives uIicb
time and attention to horse hrcr,jir,
and bis ShrhurUr Hills farm stud in
Vermont is famed as ID model institution
Of it~ Kind.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-09
MEN OF PROMINENCE.

SABINE RARING-GOULD. the well
known clergyman and author of Eng
iaad, was born at Exeter. january -.
l>;'4 His home is M Lew r,eachard in
'rNonslire, where his family has been
seated tor nearly 800 years lie was
educated ut Clare college. Camhr!Gge.
where he took the degree az NJ. \. in
lN'b. On the death of his father in 1872
ne succeeded 20 the family property. and
M 1881 10 the rectory of Lcw-Trcncll-
arb,
lie has been prolific writer. having
lSsuei several score of works since his
hrSt book. eWltlcd Paths at the JUST. "
appeared in 1891. The most of hS earlier
works were books of n religious nature.
together with several volumes of travel
Ot late Years he has won celebrity ms II
novelist, lie has Travelled over "A great
part Of the world and has written in
tcreSingly of Iceland and nrncr remote
countries \ year ago Mr. Rarilg-Gould
was erronrously reported dead in South
Africa. An Investigation revealed the
tact that th" dead man was his brother.
who WaS ais, great Traveller.
PRlNCElUIGI AMEnEO of savoy.
Duke of Abruzz., who has announced ~
intention to take another VOYAGE of cy-
piuratlou to the Arctic regions the com
luC summer, was horn int Madrid. Ham
uary %. 1873. He is the third son of the
Duke of AuSta ami first cousin ta the
present King of Italy Possessed OF
enormous wealth the Duke of AhrIgzi
has Iratitjcd his taste for foreign travel
To- the utmost aud during the past eight
on ten years he has fitted up numerous
expeditions at his own expense aud pcue-
traled into the rcmotr>t parts Of the
world. Thus. i'm 1900 hp Succeeded in