Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-09-18

Edward Walton of Danyille. Ind, died.
anu an autopsy revealed that she had
been afflicted with what is known as an
''hourSlasS stomach" There was a CON
traction through the middle making
practically two stomachs, aud to a great
degree destroying the functions of the
organ The ease is regarded as remark
able, and none of the doctors had ever
seen anything of the kind. though all
had read of rare eases in the medical
Journals. Prior to her atfliction Mrs.
Walton weighed 2l0 pounds. but at the
time OF her death had wasted away until
she weighed little more than 100 pounds.
Buster, a bulldog owned by Frank
Goodale, Waterbury, Conn, casts about
him all day for the choicest daintieS OF
free lunch and is tolerated in al, the
Dest cafes, because his master lives nj
the Connecticut hotel. Conrad Stokes
o. me BROOKLYN district has blue Skye
terrier that subsists entirely on insects.
While DIR. Koch is discovering the
tuberculosis germ, and the inventors are
busy solving the problem of aerial navi-
CATION, 1t remains for a prosperous farm,
er living in the vicinity Of Burchinal,
La, to bring to light u new method of
keeping his stock within the limits of his
own farm. A bull has persisted in
breaking through the pasture fence, get
ting into neighboring cornhelds. The
farmer tried every means IN the
catalogue, from gentle pleading to force
ful persuasion--all in vain. At last be-
coming exaSperated, he took down his
old muz2le-loader from the wall, anG
filling it with fine shot and liberal
charge Of Dupont" proceeded to pep
per the animal every time he made a
break for the fence The method proved
70 be so effective that the farmer began
70 apnly it to his hayward swine as
Well. lie has found it killing
method, however.
After destroying stumps in field at
Bremen. Ind. Oscar Nuff left a pile
OF dynamite sticks near dilapidated
fence The farmers two prize steers
then put their heads through mn aperture
and ate all the explosives. Nuff returned
few minutes later from the field in
quest Of additional dynamite and dis
covered one of the big red animals ralm
ly licking the turf at fhc very spot
where the sticks had feposed. Not real
lzirg that his steers had become ami
mated torpedoes, and thinking only of
the loss in dollars, Nuff let go of his
temper and seizing a boulder hurled it
at the nearest of the two living bombs.
terrific crash red flame shot out, Il
second explosion following Immediately.
When the smoke had cleared the space
was vacant. the fence was in splinters
and the grass was scorehed. The dyna-
nNAe IN the first steer had been exploded
by the impact of the rock against the
animals ribs and the detonation set off
the charge in the stomach of the other
steer Nuf was uninjured. but was
somewhat dazcd by the remarkable
event.
burglars" described as being the
biggest geese that ever broke into
home, invaded the sleeping apartment
Of President Edward j. Flanagan of
the Cottage club Of Far Rockaway. l..
L.. the other morning. President Finn
nagan, surprised in his beauty sleep 10y
the entrance Of the burglars" sprang
from his bed ana beat haSty retreat
down the stairs. He was met there by
sleepy-eyed group. in pajamas armed
with tennis racquets, baseball bats aud
walking sticks. The police were notified
that burglars were in the clubhouse.
Backed by the buecoats. the clubmen
investigated. The burglars proved to
be six large wild geese that had flown
in at the open window.
High Card Dick appealed to Mayor
Markbreit of Cincinnati o., for advice.
He wants to know how a man who has
spent twenty Of his forty years of life
behind penitentiary walls can straightea
mp and earn an honest living. He says
he has tried and has almost given up
hope of being able to do il. His right
name is Richard Sarner. He is known
in the various police departments oil
this country and Europe as the great
est card sharp the world has ever pro
duced.
When you've been crooked SO long,
he said in the mayors Office, 'and
know how many suckers there are aid
how easy these suckers are, it's aw-
fully bard to keep out of IT, It's an
awful temptation. Besides a penten-
tiary sentence means food and shelter
at least. Honesty hasn't furnished me
those. But III stick now if | straye.
l would like to know though how |
eau prevent starvation if possible"
Memories Of a gentle maid with n soft
voice and tender touch survived a de-
lirium Of two years ago. when Durham o.
Greiner of Beach Haven, y. c. then Il
student at the University Of Pennsyi
vania, lay dangerously i'll from brain fe-
yer ia the Atlantic City hospital and be-
gan a romance which had il happy Sc
Quel today, when Greiner took his bride
Miss Catherine Doherty. the fair vision
of his dreamy days. Grener. who was a
member of the class of 0S. came here
two years ago so broken down from
oyerstudy that he had 10 be taken 20 the
hospital. Miss Doherty was assigned to
take care OF him, and under her tender
treatment he was nursed back to health
again. Love did the rest, and before
J2reiner left the institution he had her
promise to wed him. Greiner returned
10 his studies, waited until he had grad.
uated and had secured a position with
firm In Texas, and then came TO the
shore to claim his bride. They wers
married at the Hotel Rayenr0yd by Rev.
Melville w Snyder pastor Of St Pnul's
NJ E. church, and they Will go at once
/ 10 their new home.
The most remarkable family in Penn.
! sylvania is that Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
| Bear If Penn township. They have sev-
en- sons and two daughters, who know
/ the ins and outs Of the farmhouse kitch-
en- from beginning 10 end. Every one
| Of them loves farm work, and they know
| how to keep themselves busy on a 100
/ % .re farm which is pue Of tho hast kept