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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
Harvesting Eel Grass.

Within the last few years quite an
extensive business has sprung up in diff
ferent sections of New Jersey near the
coast in the preparation and shipment OF
certain kinds of sea weed-so-calied-
though it is found in the bays. In all
the inland waters of the New Jersey
coast-particulariy in the shoaler bays
there is found ON the bottom kind of ma
rine growth called eel grass, a long, mar
row ribbonlike weed. carrying in colors
row ribbonlike weed. varying in colors
from the darkest shade of green to black
All through the summer months it grows
luNuriantly. and a person travelling the
bays can sail over acres Of it.
There are times during the sum-
mer, particularly at the spring tides,
when ii is source of annoyance
it becomes detached from the bottom and
arises to the surface, where it drifts
with the current and masses of ii gets
foul of the lines, which makes it neces-
Sary to pull them in frequently in order
to clear them. 1t affords shelter and
concealment on the muddy bottom to
crabs. small fish, snails, shrimp and par
ticularly to cells, whence its name Look
ing over the side of the boat when sail
ing through the shoal bays. .his grass
can be seen through the clear water
waving gently by the motion of the Gle
ment in which it thrives
When the summer is over this grass is
torn loose generally from it's bed by
storms and high winds and cast on the
shore, immense quantities of it being
piled up on the salt marshes above ordi-
nary high water mark. where it dies and
gradually fades to a dull gray color, 1t
is then harvested and prepared for mar
ket.
The best of the weed is selected and
scattered about with a hay fork, when
it is left for some days until the rains
have washed the salt out of it and it has
become dry,
1t is then carried to convenient place
and put into press where by powerful
levers 1t is pressed into a compact, oh
long mass. After being secured with
wires it comes from the press six-sided
bale, weighing from 12J to $50 pounds
and is ready for loading ON cars
This product of the salt water is
shipped to New York and Philadelphia,
and il used to greater extent than
most people are aware of. Ii is bought
principally by upholsterers for filing
mattresses, cushions etc II is also used
somewhat by harness makers for tilline
horses collars aud carriage cushions are
also filled with ii. 1t is sold at from $40
to SIG Il Philadelphia Record.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
POETS WHO WERE LAWYERS.
Blacalnore a Conveyancer-Cowper and
Gray Both Studied for the Bar.

The old connection between law and
literature was strengthened by the late
Sir Lewis Morris, who practiced as a
eonveyancer in Iincoln's inn while he
was establishing his reputation as poet
There have been several poets who
have abandoned the steep places of the
bar for the slopes Of parnassns. The
present poet laureate was called at the
inner temple III 1851 and attended the
York assizes and West Riding sessions
for two or three years. But the late ST
Lewis Morris is the only poet OF repute
who has found the tasks OF conVeyancer
not incompatible with the cultivation ut
r. ID. Black1nore. the author Of
Lorna Doone" practiced as convey
ANGER for several years. Sir Walter
scott. speaking of himself and law. said:
s.'Fhere was no great love between Us,
and II pleased heaven to decrease it Oh
further acuuaintauce. Most of the poets
who have sprung from the legal profcS-
sion appear to have entertained the
sane lInfavorable view.
Tiowpcr. who was a fellow pupil OF
lord Thurlow's in an attorneys office.
v-ns called To the bar nj the middle
tnn,nle, but he quickly yielded himself
Ia fhe charms of literature.
Denham was member of Lincoln :
Tim and Thomas Gray. the author OF
fha famous "Elegy Written in a Country
tslY,rrbvard." studied for the bar hut
ma5tber Of these got beyond the az.
nrenticeship stage, Barry CoraWaH
Sras s0licitor.-Iaw Journal
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
Judge Harlan Sees a Battle of Races.

Justice j. NJ Harlan of the supreme
court of the United States peered into
the distant future at the annual dinner
of the Navy League of the United
States and told of a day when the whi.r
and, yellow races will meet in conflict
that will shake the earth. The distin-
guished jurist was speaking in the in
terest of mighty American navy He
said:
If | had the opportunity. I would vote
for an appropriation of $4,000. 600 a wear
for a period of ten years for a larger navy.
The great Importance of navy is shown
appropriations for the army. but sets no
limit for those for the navy. There is no
such thing as friendship between nations,
as between men. Nations make no Sacri-
fees 10 preserve friendships and do not
forbear to do certain things because 1t does
not meet with the approval of another ma
ton.
The trend of the migration of the white
people in the past has been from east 10
west. There has been none from the west
Just across the wafer there is Il country
with an immense population whose com
mcrce we are seeking. We refer TO the
people of Asia as the yellow race There
are 4oooo00oo Chinese. as strong physically
and mentally as we are. Fnere Is over
there another nation whose people are pro-
gressive and ambitious
We may some day see Il skilled army In
laVau of 5,OO0.oOO To 10.000.ol0 They Will
say; ''You claim Europe as your country
This IS ours. Get out.' | don't think they
have any such idea now, and we have no
hostility toward them. But there will he
a conflict between the yellow race and the
white race that viii shake the earth When
navy en- both oceans that VIII hc strong
enough
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
FACTS FOR SMOKERS.

As a preliminary canter Ito use a
term borrowed from the racing stablel
examine the box. If it is highly orna-
mented, be sure of your cigar. No
manufacturer would think it worth his
while to place poor tobacco in an ex-
pensive box.
Next you look ut the band on the eli
gar itself. 1t does net, of course (as
every expert knows, actually affect the
quality of the wrapper, provided it is
stuck together with good gum. But a
band of some sort you must have The
band is to cigar what u tiara is to a
woman. You see, if you have paid a
dime OF even 10 cents for your weed. .
YOU want the public to know as you
walk along the street that you have in
vested this amount of capital on your
smoke. This is not ostentation. 1t is
philanthropy-quite a different thing. 1t
is pleasant for other people to feel that
they are in the presence of wealth, judi
ciously expended.
In order to give the cigar a chance.
you should go to any of the best jew
elers and buy an amber about feet
long. Ii you propose smoking really
good cigars, select a holder with some
neat device i'll diamonds, such as a
stag-hunt, stock exchange walking
match, or an automobile accident. Hav-
ing done this you can tackle the cigar
question.
First smell the cigar. If it smells
bad. or exudes a rusty" flavor it is a
bad cigar. ''Rustiness" is the technical
term for a disagreeable combination of
moldiness of taste and grittiness of feel.
You may like the combination. If so.
you are catered for, and may commence
smoking operations.
If it makes you sick, one of two
things is Indicated:
(al 1t is poor cigar.
(b) You are an Indifferent smoker.
A capital method is to consider your
position with regard to the man who
gave you the cigar Does he require to
curry favor with you? If he does, you
may safely put the gift-cigar in your
mouth If you have had to ask him for
it, aud your position is not financially
sound. you may as well smoke Is as not.
1t may be the last you'll get. Always
remember cigars are of three sorts
good, bad and incredibly appalling
Many persons who are considered ex-
perts always present their friends with
specimens of the last variety, which. in
deed. constitutes the staple product of
the tobacco growers of today.
If you pay $50 apiece for cigars you
are liable to get something worth smok-
ing Pay less-the less you pay the
more certain you are of getting a bad
cigar. 4 lot of rubbish is talked about
cigars.
Some of it is printed
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
THE HOUSE OF PAIN.

Unto the Prison House of Pain none viii
ingly repair
The brayest who an entrance gain
Reluctant lingeF there
For Pleasure, passing hy that door. STAYS
not TO cheer the sight
And sympathy but muffies sound and han.
ishes the light
Yet IN the Prison House of PAN things ful
of beauty blow
Like Christmas roses. which attain
Perfection mid the SNOW
Love, entering, In his mild warmth fbt
darkest shadows melt
And often, where the hush is deen rho
watt of wings Is felt.
All. me. the Prison House of Paini-wkai
lessons there are bought
Lessons of a sublimer stain
Than any elsewhere TAUGHT
Amid its loneliness and gloom, grave mean
ings grow more clear.
For TO no Earthly dwelling place seems Go6
so strangely near,
Florence Earle Coates In Lippneott's
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
The Fringe of Art.

IGihu Vedder, the noted painter, lives
in Rome. where he has beautiful
apartment, and in Capri. where his
white villa looks down on the sea.
"Elihu Vedder." said a New York
illustrator the other day lis as Bohe-
milan as ever. Fame has not spoiled him.
| visited him last year, and his Bohe-
milan ways were delightful
You know they tell a story of a visit
that he once paid to Alma Tadema in
London, to Alma Tadema in that gilt
tering house, which Mrs. A. It's money.
made in grateful, comforting cocoa,
bought.
''The morning after his arrival. very
early. before even the servants were up,
Nedder began a thunderous knocking on
his hosts sandalwood door.
Alma Tadema turned in his gold
bed threw back the lace coverlet, sat
up,
Who's there? What is it?' he cried,
in startled voice.
say, Tadema, shouted Yedder,
where do you Keep the scissors that
YOU trim your cuffs with 2 New Or
leans States.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
Woman Policeman Watches Excursion
istc

Norway has the distinction of possess
ing the only genuine woman police
man." duly commissioned, regularly pa
trolling a post.
She is Miss Nigiren, is scarcely out Of
her teens, to judge by her looks, and
does not give the impression of being
very athletic, though she is by no means
frail. Her station is on the Island of
Noakim, where she owns small farm.
Her duty is to guard the governments
agricultural experiment station. drill
grounds and quarry, and especially to
see that excursionists commit no depre
dations.-Yo Woman.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24

The amounts range from 81 MAJ,
from priFates to $50 or more from 4, S'ilI u
of the officers. sumo
Most Of this is sent to Us dire,
the paymaster of the army or nav y!
the case may be. Just now We ara as as
ting lot of money from men h go ~
navy ON this cruise to the Pacific. IT,
p;aymaSSter makes out a list of the va
to cover the total amount Tins M
men draw their pay and deposit II viii.
out ever seeing it. Their pass bnots =,
good many cases, are left right herr
cleveland Plain Dealer.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24

was interested, for he had views on the
future of this comedy widow, and he
wanted to know how he would fare if
he managed to persuade her to be his
one-and-only.
His opportunity for investigation ar
rived at last. for one day little Johnnie
Wiles. her son, was absent from school.
Were You illg' asked the teacher,
when the boy returned next morning.
Yes. sir: / was in bed,'' said the boy.
And what did your mother do for
you while you ached in bed?" asked the
teacher. ali expectancy for the reply.
please. sir" said Johnny, "she mend
ed my rid Bits.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
Unfortunate Name for Doctor.

Down in the little town of Franklin.
in the southern part of this state" re-
marked a guest at a local hotel yester-
day, Il saw on sign in front of his
office the name of a doctor who must
have had an unusual share of human
courage to take up the medical p-ofes
sion without changing his name
lust listen to the mortuary cogn0men
of the doctor-'Dr. II. J. Death-that $
the name that appeared on plate at the
front of his house. | suppose man
can't help his name. but it must take Il
whole lot of courage to start out to be a
physician handicapped by such il name.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
DR.. Angel Money.

There are some queer names in Aus
tralia. A witness in recent case at
Melbourne responded to the crier's call.
Lily Fury" In spite of her forbidding
surname she seemed, according to the
reporters, to be very nice and amiable
young lady. For many years the most
Fashionable physician in Sydney was
DIR. Angel Money. One of his patients
the late Sir Henry Parkes. six times
prime minister. used to say it was the
only name in the world that combined
the celestial and the erresrial.-Lon-
don Chronicle.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
Uncle Rosters Philosophy.

If you do not want it to be known.
don't do it.
There are two things that have never
been improved upon-the crowbar and
the kiss.
Where there's a will there's a way
for the lawyers to make a pot Of money.
Some chaps are so conceited that they
remain unmarried because great mems
sons never amount to anything.
In Malaysia dealers who give short
weight go to Jail. Here they go to Cali
fornia and Palm Beach.
1t is the wife's business to provide for
the inner man; the husbands to provide
for the outer woman.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
Some Common Phrases Explained.

PITY is akin to love" And mighty
poor relation.
Every man has his price" Except
ing always those who give themselves
away.
"A complication of diseases" What
a man dies of when the doctors don't
know.
Riches have wings" But the mil
lionaires sons usually open the cage
doors
IGNORANCE is bliss" 1t must be,
judging from the happy expressions OF
the majority
Love laughs at locksmiths." With n
milliner, grocer, and ice man, however,
lie is usually serious
Truth is stranger than fiction" Or
does il only seem so because we have
less chance to get we'll acquainted with
.'--lippncott's.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
Doctors at Sea

FIRST lnterne-noctor. there's some
thing wrong with the ship.
The Surgeon Commander-Wh the
nature OF the attack:
FIRST lnterne-lt appears to he an in
.lSion ON the outer intcgumcnt. sir. The
lookout calls it IA leak.
ne surgeon Commander-Ncvcr mind
what the lookout calls il. Treot Il ,,'itL
steril2ed cotton and surgeons nlostar
II the symptoms do not abate report r.
me and ! will arrange consultation ~
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
The Taller No More.

The taller, which has ceased to be rec
ognized as coin of the German realm
since the first of this month, began life
toward the close of the fifteenth century
the actual year being 1854
1t was minted at the little town of
Hall, in Tyrol-hence its name, which,
by the way, was until recent years
spelled ''thaler"-the III" being remins-
cent of its birthplace. where also were
the silver mines which furnished the pre-
cious metal for those first talers.-Pall
Mall Gazette
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
The Lower Yiewpoint.

l would not have trusted the bee with a
sting,
Nor the gnat with taste for meat;
I would not have hidden in brake and ling
The adder that haunts my feet;
! would not have bristled the hedge with
thorns,
Nor poisoned the berries red;
| would not have fashioned the bullock
horns,
Nor riddled the night with dread
/ would not have hardened the sun with
spots,
Nor put out the moon so quickly.
| would not set snails in the garden plots,
Nor scatter the weeds so thickly;
But knowing the world is Gods, not mine
| fancy the gnat and the bee.
The adder, the bush and the horned kline
Must wonder why God made me.
London Daily Chronicle
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
Yield of a Good Beef Steer.

A good steer properly and at the same
time proftably cut up will yield the fol
lowing percentages of dressed weight.
given in round numbers so as to be more
easily memorized: Loins, 10 per cent;
ribs, 10. per cent. rounds, II per cent. /:
chucks, 10 per cent; plates, IS per cent;
TANKS, per cent; shanks, per cent;
tallow, per cent. kidneys. O,2J per
cent; sausage meat. / per cent; shank
meat, $50 per cent; tankage per
cent; loss in cutting, 0.25 per cent
National Provisioner
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
How He Did 1t.

Early in the morning session, when the
pupils were feeling bright and happy,
the teacher thought it good plan to
give them sentences to correct, both as
to grammar and sense She accordingly
wrote on the blackboard:
The hen has four legs. He done IT,
Thoughtful little Ignatitts, at the foot
Of the class. pondered deeply. and at the
end of fifteen minutes time. allowed for
correction, he wrote:
He didn't done t; God done it,
Philadelphia Ledger.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
They Stuck to II.

They were discussing the rragility M
New Year swear-offs. ~
Aud vet said EOiguon. ~ know
personally eleven pampered millionoirrs
who swore off at the beginning of 1907
ana who are still firm To their oath"
i. Tome. come, sneered Tete de Veau.
impossible And what did they swear
The personal property tax" said
L'Oignon
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24

They Came In.

Willie came to school for the first
time. In one hand he carried caI and
in the other a bunch of bananas
You can't come in here with those
bananas" said the teacher.
Willie went out. In a few minute, he
came back, walking slowly and pain
fully.
Where did you put the bananas ?"
asked the teacher. 81 hid them all
right" gasped Willie; they're safe in
side of me,"-Philadephia Ledger
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
Kent Fish Seven Years.

Fish shown at Paris in 1900 had been
preserved in nitrogen for seven years.
Oranges, pears. grapes, cherries, t'S..
are now being packed in paper boxes
containing nitrogen. and the exclusion o.
oxygen seems to keep the fruit from DC
cay for an indefinite time
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
How 1t Happened.

Daniel met the lions at the door of the
den and whispered in the ear of each us
they advanced.
After dinner" he said to the first.
"you will be called on to respond to the
toast The Ladies, Bless Them To
the second lion, 1.-The Newspapers
EN- - TO the third, The King or
United Israel just as you prefer" And
so forth.
Naturally, the lions had no appetite af-
ter that.-Puek.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
To Catch a Thief.

\ French detective has hit upon move.
idea for the capture of pickpockets, He
attaches to his purse a length Of thin
cord and when the thief has taken the
purse he hauls him in hand over hand ana
arrests him. Sometimes the thief cuts
the cord OF drops the purse. and then he
gets away. But one can't think of every
fhing.-London Globe
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
Novelist Saw Hard Times

Omaha. who has made good deal Of
money out of his books, was not always
able to make a living by his pen. For
some time. about fifteen years ago. hs
would have been glad 10 get mahua'
labor of any kind as a temporary y"c3-
rinn
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
Roof Shingles

Shingles are usually Ia inches long.
and bundle Of them is ~ inches wide
and contains - courses in the thickness
at each end A bundle of shingles win
lay one course 50 feet long When
shingles are exposed inches To the
weather 1000 will cover 10T square feet:
: inches. 132 square feet; inches. 160
snuare feet
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
HUMOROUS ITEMS.
Same Old Resolutions.

Same Old Resolutions.
Bring ont dem resolutions
Dat ] made a year ago.
Oar ism an 'cason
To be maxim any mo.
My coat is worn to pieces
An my shoes is clean broke through,
But dem same OF resolutions
Dey is jes us good as new!
Dey fits me mighty handy
As tries 'em on again;
/ s'pose dat saves me trouble
An | oughtn' to complain.
] made mighty keerful
An / built EN- good and strong.
An maybe dat's de reason
Dey is lastin' me so long.
Washington Star
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
Environment and Mentality.

A first-grade boy brought perfect
spelling papers home for several weeks
and then suddenly began to miss five
and six out of ten.
Teachers fault" replied the boy.
How is it the teachers faultY"
"She moved the boy that sat next to
me. "-Philadelphia Ledger.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24

Alkali Ike--I've jes' dropped in ter kill
Their pizen-faced editor of this we're lon
some newspaper.
The Office Roy-You'I have to wait a
bit, sir: there are three ahead of YOU.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
Hill Full of Lead.

Recently four tons aud u half of bul-
lets were dug out of a hill behind rifle
range at Yarmouth, England. the ac-
cumulatlu of two years shooting By he
local volunteers. They sold for Sl22 80
n ton.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
solaie-s, and sailors, Bank Deposits.

Its odd the different sources Of bank
deposits remarked George Iomnitz.
For example" he said, we receive
thousands cf dollars every year from
Cleveland Tsn In the army and navy.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
A Wonderful Law.

Bridget and Pat were sitting in an
armchair, reading an article on THE
Law of Compensation ''Accordin' to
this, whin a mon loses wan nv his sinses
another gifts more developed; for in
stance, blond man gifts more sinse NV
hearip', touch, an"
Sure. an it's quite true" exclaimed
Pat. 'Oi've noticed it myself Whin a
mon has wan leg shorted than the other,
begorra the others longer Bohemian.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
The Treatment.

Mrs. Wilkes was n Christian Scien-
INST ana everybody in the village knew
it, The local schoolmastpr especially
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
The Vanity of Dress.

Her feet, her figure and her face.
And a delightful battling grace,
Is what an unobservant eye
VIII dwell on as she passes by
And fail her Paris clothes to trace.
Though men are such stupid race,
In dullness ] would set the pace,
Nor give intelligence sigh
SO nothing underneath the sky
Might ever from my lAlnd erase
Her feet, her figure and her face.
Harvard LampoOn
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24

Willie Jagged 6)--Say, pop, what's an
idealst?
Mr. Henpeck-A very young man who
thinks all women are angels.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-08-06
A good cook is apt to make
things hot for you if you keep the
dinner waiting until it gets cold.
WHY James Lee Got We'll.

Everybody in GAINESVILLE, O.,
knows Mrs. Mary Lee, of rural
route s. She writes; "My husband.
James Lee, firmly believes he owes
his life to the use of DR.. King s
New Discovery. His lungs were
50 severely affected that consump-
ton seemed inevitable, when
friend recommended New Discov
cry. We tried it, and its use has
restored health. > DR.. Kings New
Discovery is the King of throat
and lung remedies. For coughs
and colds it has no equal. The
first dose gives relief. Try it
Sold under guarantee at B. B.
Davis drug store. SOC and $l.00.
Trial bottle free.