Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-06-12

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| Inhp ". OF Spain, whose nalne vita
that of his sovereign. was immortalized
by the celebrated paintings of Nelas-
euez
On the farm Of Nick Prebel. North
| Reading, Mass. is a freak calf with a
face resembling that of dog. Its teeth
are undershot. like those of a Boston
terrier, aud its horns are just commenc-
| ing 10 sprout 1t has coarse hair and
no tail. It's ears resemble those Of dog
and il sits up on its launches. The
front legs are short, while the hind ones
are long, resembling in some degree a
Kangaroo. Ii also has a habit of growl-
/ ing ike dog. and 1t takes great delight
in eating meat and drinking milk
Charles Richardson, the taiIest man
! m Herkimer county, and Miss Emma
| Cristman. one of the smallest women i'm
that section. " ere married at Herkimer,
/ \, Y, after several sensational incidents
| The groom is Z feet tall, hat his size
| did not prevent opposition to his mar
| rage 70 the bride by her mother The
| latter VIXEN Richardson called at the
home for his intended previous 10 the
ceremony. threw coli water mt him. and
| when that did not deter him she threw
| hot water. But love viii find n way.
and the groom signaled to his bride To
jump from an upper story window while
| her mother and her brother were guara.
| ing the doors of the house 10 prevent
her going. Gallant Charles was on hand
and was awaiting his beloved, whom he
caught with all the grace characteristic
| of his stature. and forthwith they went
TO the parsons and were Joined in we'd
lock. The mother was angry, but the
| groom feared nothing. and went TO the
house to get his brides trousseau. and
was met with refusal. The sheriff's
office was consulted and when Mrs
| Cristman heard of that she immediately
sent her son with the brides trunk and
clothes, The courtship lasted but six
| weeks, which the mother thought too
short
| Don't kid the coppers" is the gist Of
resolution passed by the International
| Association of Police Chiefs, AZ Detroit
| Chief koher of Cleveland, O.. intro
! dueed TIE resolution. II declares that
/ the policeman is entitled to more respect
| The policeman of the cartoon and stare
! is frowped on and il will he the pur-
! pose of the chiefs 10 begin a crusade
against further ridculing of the guar
| dian of the public safety \ uniform
law against the sale of firearms was
! also urged.
Charles Curren, aged "A years, the
official grave digger in a cemetery ut
/
! rest. The stone fell ON him and broke
| his leg. Curfen came near falling into
| the grave he was digging. the tombstone
| on top of him, but saved himself by
| grasping the headst0ne on an adjoining
| grave. Curren says he Is not super
| stitious, but ii is the first accident he
| has encountered in several years as a
| grave digger, and he is now ready to
| quit the job. He was brought to n
hospital in this city.
The favorite brown leghorn rooster Of
| DIR, David G.. Coolidge OF Atho Mass,
| possesses the remarkable accomplish
mentS of being able to swim. and TO
balance himself on his tail. The rooster
| which is exceedingly proud of his ann
phibious attainments, daily struts TO the
| waters edge, accompanied by an awe
| take his bath. The explanation of the
ROSTERS ability Co swim is said 10 ne
that he was brooded with ducklings.
So excited was i3-year-old John Ell
lingswerth of Georgetown, Del, when he
saw a real lice Buffalo Bill pony that
he fell through the head of tar barrel
and now il Ii feared that his legs will
stay black until the tar wears off. FL
lingsworth attended sale Of wild west
ern bronchos. lie climbed ON top OF a
barrel and was dancing with delight
when one Of the ponies started 70 cut
capers. Suddenly he disappeared into
the barrel. When drawn out the hoy 5
own mother wouldn't have known him,
While tears ran down his cheeks kind
bystauders tried 10 scrape the tar FROM
him, and several times brought skin and
ali.
Many curious things have happened
over in Pike county. Pennsylvania, but
il is doubtful If any one ever heard
of Il snake being stung To death 10y bees.
Michael Deegan of Tafton had missed
several chickens of late and was puzzled
to know the cause. His co0ps are by
themselves, aud he has "A dozen hens
with broods. 1t was the chickens which
disappeared. Investigation resulted in
finding the cause. On the ground near
the hen yard was found dead chicken
and In mortal combat were two large
black snakes. 1t was evident that one
~ the snakes had captured the chicken.
when the other pitched upon it. The
battle waged furiously, the snakes whip
ping the earth and winding and unwind
ing bout each other, vainly trying 10 get
a fatal hold on the neck beehive
was upset in their struggles aud the
maddened insects got In their work. The
bees settled in clouds on the bodies Of
the snakes and stung them numerically.
One snake made its escape in a stone
wall. but the other had evidently be
come blinded by stings and was unable
to reach place Of safety. When il
ceased to move, Deegan examined It's
body aud found it swollen 10 an cnor-
nous size. The other reptile was dug
out Of the stone wall and killed.
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