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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24

There will be only FIVE intercollegiate
football games for the varsity" eleven
next fall, as per agreement of the faculty
and the athletic council. This may
cause some grumbling among the ath-
letes of the west, but schedule of five
games properly arranged ought to fur
nish sport enough for all concerned. The
reduction is in accordance with the plans
of those who desire the establishment
of athletic reforms, and if harmony can
be cultivated ON that basis, conditions
on the field. the gridiron and the dia-
mond ought to improve.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24
Why Not?


The verse you write
You say is written;
All rules despite,
But not despitten.
The gas you light
Is never litten.
The things you drank
Were doubtless drunk:
The boy you spank
Is never spunk.
A friend you thank
But never thunk.
Suppose you speak.
Then you have spoken:
But If you sneak.
You have not snoken.
The shoes that squeak
Have never squoken.
A dog will bite,
Likewise has bitten
With all his might,
But not his mitten.
You fly your kite,
But not your kitten.
-Harper's Monthly.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24

The story from British Columbia that
Sir Robert McClure's exploring ship In
vestigator may be brought back from
the Arctic by way of Behring strait, aft
er more than fifty years Imprisonment
in the ice adds another romantic chap
ter to the history of effort to achieve the
Northwest Passage. Sir Robert took
the Investigator into tire Arctic sea in
1850, by way of Behring strait, and con-
tinued eastward until she became hope
lessly embedded in the ice of Prince of
Wales's strait, He there abandoned his
ship in 1854, and accomplished the re-
mainder of his journey with sedges
This Observation-Disclosures journey re-
manned as the record achievement so far
as the Northwest passage is concerned
until Capt. Amundsen pushed his little
sloop Gjoa through the passage several
years ago, from the east, emerging at
Behring strait. The fact that Capt.
Amundsen is now lecturing in regard to
his journey adds interest to the new
story from the far north
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24

A railroad tunnel nearly five miles
long, through the Riken mountains, in
Switzerland, has just been completed
without formal ceremony, although it
represents great engineering achieve
ment. This is an era of tunneling, and
people are coming to regard the piercing
of mountains and the burrowing of en-
gineers beneath wide rivers as ordinary
undertakings. The accuracy of the cal
culations Of the engineers who super
intend the digging of tunnels is sue
cessful dead reckoning which out
classes all achievements by bridgebuild-
ers who succeed in matching the ends of
sides.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24

The Cunard steamer Mauretania
brought in story of big wave, on
her recent arrival in New York harbor.
1t was reported that the water swept
over the upper deck, which has been
popularity described as seventh-story
floor. The wave was probably a big
one. but its sweeping force was doubt
less accentuated by the driving power
of the big reeord-breaker. In other
words, the experience was as much a
dive ON the part Of the steamer as a
lift on the part of the water. Steamers
can't be driven for records against stiff
gales without inviting large volumes
aboard.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24

New York seems to be awakening to
the necessity of pushing the Erie canal
Improvement. The lower house of her
Legislature has passed concurrent res
olution permitting the alteration from
time to time of the rate of interest on
canal bonds, because in the present
state of the money market the per
cent. bonds are unstable. This way of
securing necessary money is long one,
as another Legislature must act on the
proposition should the present body
agree But the canal will be progress
ing slowly all the time, sad in a few
years the long-mooted l000-ton barges
will be on the move.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24
Family Life.

There is Mt the present time in Enc.
land an ill-defned but widespread sense
Of unea siness caused by an apparent dis
indignation of family life. Family rela.
tionships and the home training of chill
dren sometimes seem threatened hy The
tide of social and industrial DEVELOPMENT
Manchester Guardian.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24

Senator Hale has issued warning to
Congress that increased military ex-
penses invite deficit The cutting
down of the naval programme may dis
please Hobson, but it will be applauded
by citizens who realize that the financial
resources of a people constitute the real
sinpyNs of Nar
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24
Early Blooming Spiraeas.

Spiraeas are among the most beautiful
of shrubs for the ornament of home
grounds, responding readily to eultiva-
ton. The varieties of spiraea may be
clasSed in two groups, early blooming and
late blooming. The former product fow-
ers on wood of the previous years
growth: the latter bear flowers on young
wood of the current year.
Most of the early blooming spiraeas
have dense growing habits and should be
thinned out while dormant, but under no
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24

vail. This station viii be sort of
halfway house at which the ships of the
United States can stop for repairs while
on their way back and forth across the
Pacific ocean. In the event of war III
the Orient, flame" ships viii have a
shorter course to limp over toward help,
when the naval station is established
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24

The Senate committee on interstate
commerce has decided to extend for
twenty months the time in which the
''coal roads can dispose of their coal
mines and thus place themselves within
the pale of the railroad rate law. This
will be generally acceptable, as the diff
culties incident to the readjustment are
many and perplexing.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24

The Milwaukee steamer Fred Pabst,
which was valued at 100000 before she
was struck and sunk in st. Clair river,
last fall, has been sold TO the wrecker
who raised hr for the sum of $780, This
shows not only that a ship must be kept
afioat to maintain her value, but that
wrecking masters can sometimes secure
a good thing" in comparatively short
time.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24

Although the new Hennepin canal
will probably never be very conspicuous,
commercially, those who can use it will
derive the usual benefits of water trans
portation. 1t is reported from Sterling
that barge traffic has already reduced
the retail price of coal from So to SO a
fOu
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24

The president of the British Olympic
Association has appealed for funds with
which TO pay expenses of the Olympic
game N london, next summer. This
does not eomport with the views of Ger,
tain oarsmen in England who barred the
Nesper crew of Philadelphia because it
made a visit to the Henley regatta on
contributed funds, and embraced men
who earned their living with their hands.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24

Fatal injury was caused by a panic
in hall at Bloomington, Illinois, fol-
lowing an explosion which in itself did
less damage than resulted from the crush
ut the inadequate exits. The matter
of exits should not be ignored in proyid-
ing for the safety of assemblages in
public halls. Facilities for escape with
out panic are quite as important as fire.
probing.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24

The announced determination OF the
Canadian Pacific railway to build an
other line to the Pacific coast is evidence
of the increasing competition among Ca
madam carriers for the trade of the
growing wheat section. Canada will
eventually be gridironed with rails, lead
ing to the Atlantic and Pacific sea-
boards,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24

Rear-Admiral Thomas's views rs to
the publies interest in the navy are
justified by tie widespread popular in
terest in the movement of the fleet which
made the long voyage to the Pacific
ocean by way of the Straits of Magellan.
This interest is worthy of cultivation,
and everything concerning the warships
should be given out, except where pub
lication would be Incompatible with pub
lie interest.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24

Plans for the construction of an addi~
tional subway in New York city, to cost
$60,000,000, have been approved by the
board of estimates The money spent
in New York and vicinity for bridges,
subways, and tunnels, during the past
ten years, reaches an aggregate COM
parable with the estimated cost of the
Panama canal. This is an era of great
undertakings.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24

One of the most widely practical sug-
gestions that has yet bcen made in re-
gard to the utilization of wireless tele-
graphy in navigation is that of Senator
Delhaye of the French Academy of
Sciences. who proposes the simultaneous
transmission of signals at noon and mid
night, Greenwich time, for the guidance
of ships at sea. This is interesting. but
the fact that wireless telegraphing is
difficult during the day may interfere
with the proposed noon signaling.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24

The American car engaged in the au-
tomobile race from New York to Paris
has reached Alaska by steamer, and viii
push its way to the end of the American
run, part of the distance on sleds. The
race is a sort of mixed proposition that
puts to test the nerve of the chauffeurs
as well as the material in the machines.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24

The question now is, How long will
the business dullness last Pin other
words. How long before nit profits will
give way to net profits?
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24

The first of the Italian experiments for
the testing of reinforced concrete as a
protection for warships has proved I'M
satisfactory, but Sig. D'Adda says that
on account of insufficient preparations it
was not fair trial. AS Italy has not
facilities for manufacturing iron and
steel as eheaply as her neighbors she is
disposed TO make the most of concrete
and viii not give up the idea until CON
WINGED that it is impossible.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24

The naval programme reported to the
House cuts the administration pro-
gramme in two, so far as new vessels
are concerned. But two battleships
and eight submarines will be a consider
able addition TO the fleet in these times
of neace
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24

The House committee on naval affairs
endorses popular view of the necessi-
ties of the naval situation by providing
for the construction of naval station
with repair dock at Pearl Harbor, Ha-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24

The fact that the torpedo boat fiotila
which made the voyage to the Pacific
ocean by way Of the Straits of Magellan
has joined the battleships in Magdalena
bay was heralded as common naval
incident, although the performance Of
the little fighters was far more remark
able than that of the big battleships.
The run of the scorpions has demon
strated that the torpedo boats can be
made very efficient fof coast defense,
even now, and that when the Panama
canal is completed they can be shifted
from coast to coast with the utmost
ease. The arrival of the torpedo boat
fotilla is therefore worthy of more pop
uar consideration than it is receiving
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09
TWENTY FROZEN TO
DEATH IN VOLCANO
EXPLORING EXPEDITION LOST IN
CRATER IN EAST AFRICA
NEAR THE EQUATOR.
BLACKS in PANIC AT SNOW
Are Parslyzed with Terror and Throw
Down Loads, Refusing to Move
German Party Experiences
Remarkable Disaster.

Berlin.--A remarkable disaster has
overtaken the exploring expedition of
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg
in the volcanic region in the extreme
northwestern corner of German East
Africa.
In the crater of Branca, one of the
lower mountains, the party was over
whelmed by terrible snowstorm, and
20 of the black contingent--nearly
half of the expedition-were frozen to
death about 80 miles south of the
equator
The particulars of the tragedy have
come in letter written by E. Kirsch-
stein, geologist of the expedition, and
printed In the Deutsch- Ostafrikanische
Zeitung. The report has the official
Endorsement of Duke Adolf Friedrich.
The expedition was organized to
make study Of the largest era Of ac-
tive volcanic phenomena in Africa,
and early reports said the progress
had been most favorable. The report
of this terrible reverse, which is dated
March 8, is as follows:
ION February 81 we completed our
work on the Karissinby volcano. The
scientific results have been rich and
important. Our headquarters have
been on the edge of Branca crater and
we broke camp to returs to the foot
of the mountains. We decided to de-
scend into the crater and cross it. In
the crater is a shallow swamp which
is easily foBded, and into this swamp
we made our way and went rapidly
along until more than half across to
the further crater edge.
Suddenly and almost out Of clear
sky a severe hailstorm and thick fog
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09
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IN THE SIKH DISTRICT.

Grinnell Register: There is no reason
why every republican in the Sixth
district cannot support the ticket at
the coming November election with
good spirit. AS far as the progress
ives are concerned, they will be COM
plying with the wishes and example
of Governor A. B. Cummins, who has
for years been recognized as their
able leader. The standpatters have
been claiming victory in the primary
for some weeks now and have no rea-
son for breaking into the ticket which
they themselves were largely instru-
mental in electing. The Register has
noticed on several occasions talk of
boiling, in the columns of one stand
pat paper in particular. These threats
have been directed particularly
against Nate Kendall, candidate for
congress from this district and who,
if elected, will represent his district
with an energy and ability which can.
not but bring results.
This sort of talk is foolishness. 1t
is the standpatters above all who
should recognize that If they want the
party harmony about which they have
been talking for some time, this is
not the way to get it. The progress
ives, almost without exception, have
accepted the result of the primary in
good faith and are doing their best
by the ticket as nominated, whether
they entirely approve of it or not.
That is the true republican way of
doing things. 1t is not the true re-
publican way to threaten and bull
doZe and try to ride rough-shod over
other members of the same party, and
they may find that they are pursuing
the wrong process.
The Register is not disposed to
spend much time in talking over past
history. This is history and it is too
late to do anything about it. The
Register is ready to join with all
heartiness in the work for the cleo
ton of the republican ticket next time,
but it takes no pleasure in consorting
with dog in the manger sort of a
fellow who seems to think he can
elect the whole state ticket all by
himself. Let's get our coats off, gen.
tlemen, and work together for a re-
publican victory in November. That
is our business Just now, no matter
what it may be in future.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
July 8, 1908.
Open High Low Close

Chicago, ILL.,, July 8.
HOGS.-3S,000. Market price dull
and generally 10c lower.
Mixed and butchers, $6.05@6.iO.
Good to choice heavy, $64OQ6.7O.
Rough heavy, $6.05@635.
Light, $6.00@6.60.
Bulk, $6.40@6.55.
Pigs, $4.S0@5.S5.
Clearance yesterday, fair.
Estimated receipt tomorrow, $4,000.
CATTLE.-1i,0 200; steady to loo
lower. Estimated tomorrow, 1000.
Beeves. $4.70@8.25.
Cows and heifers, $2.35@6.20.
Stockers and feeders. $2.60@4.S5.
Westerns, $4.5O@6.6O.
SHEEP.-15,0 900; steady to shade
lower Estimated tomorrow, 1000.
Sheep, $275Q4.7O.
Lambs, $4.00@7.15.
Official receipts yesterday:
Hogs, 1924.
Cattle, 1884.
Sheep, 1908.
Official shipments yesterday:
Hogs, 2,409.
Cattle, 1,G25.
Sheep, 1r373.e!,s3}l4
Market price hogs more active at
the decline.
Mixed and butchers. s6.05@6.70.
Good to choice heavy, $640@6.70.
Rough heavy, $6.O5@6.95.
Light, $6OO@G.60.
Bulk, $6.35@6.55.
Pigs, $4SO@5S5.
Market price of cattle good steady to
strong. Others slow and weak.
Market price sheep, weak.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09
ANNA AND HELIE welded
NINE. GOULD BECOMES WIFE OF
PRINCE DE SAGAN.
Ceremonies Take Place in Registrars
Office and French Protestant
Church in London.

London, July SHINE Anna Gould
and Prince Helie de Sagan were mar
ried at a registry office in Henrietta
street, off Coyeht Garden. Tuesday. A
subsequent ceremony was conducted
at the French Protestant church on
Soho square.
The civil ceremony was simple. Out
side of Prince Helie, Nine. Gould, the
witnesses and the officials, no one was
present. A great crowd, consisting
largely of porters from the Covent
Garden market, and employees of the
publishing houses in the vicinity, as
sembled In the street outside. Prince
Helie produced a copy of the notice
filed with the registrar, establishing
his two weeks residence in the dis
trict, and the registrar granted his
license. ..
Nine Gould and the prince signed
the register, describing themselves as
had been done in the banns; pub
lished in Paris, Armed with the reg,
istrar's certificate the party, again
leaving the building by the back door,
drove in cabs to the French Protestant
church, hidden away in corner OF
Soho square. The cabmen misunder.
stood their instructions and stopped
in front of st. Patrick,,s Roman Catho.
lie church, which also faces Soho
square, and the entire party had alight-
ed before the mistake was discovered.
New directions were then given, and
the cabs drove over to the French
Protestant church. The entrance to
this church was blocked by trucks
and Nine. Gould and the prince had to
make their way through maze OF
traffic.
The party passed into the church
unnoticed They were followed by
only half dozen reporters and a few
poorly dressed parishioners. They
were escorted to the vestry, and the
pastor, Rev. L. de Gremont, carefully
read the document brought from the
registry office. Having satisfied him
self of its correctness, he escorted the
couple to the altar, while Nine. Ran
cite. a daughter Of the assistant pas
tor of the church, played the hymn
"Abide with Me" on the organ.
The ceremony was quite in keeping
with the simple character Of the
church, but it was rather long. While
1t was proceeding several photog
raphers who had come in with the
party took snap shots of the couple as
they stood at the altar
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09

and glass manufactures, have been
developed since the last democratic
administration retired. Another ex-
ample is found in the making of pearl
buttons. A few years ago the but
tons used in this country came from
Austria and Germany, where the
wages paid for their production was
from 80 to 40 cents day. The
trainers of the Dingley law believed
that the industry could be benefcially
transferred to this country by placing
a reasonable protective duty on the
buttons, the material for which is
abundant in many states. II the
American scale of wages could be as
sured against foreign competition the
industry, it was held, would rest on
firm ground in our own country.
Results have fully confirmed the
idea. During the year 1906, 25,200,-
600 gross of pearl buttons was made
in the United States, representing So
900. 900. American fishermen received
S15.35 a ton for $4,000 tons of shells,
and uses are found for the by-prod-
ucts. Thousands of persons make a
living in this new American business,
and Improvements have been intro
duced by which it is likely that our
cheapened pearl buttons will become
an article of export. But should the
protective duty be removed it is clear
that operations could not be contin.
ued against the scale of foreign wages.
Pearl buttons are not bulky freight.
Big ships could pour in enough in a
single week to swamp the American
market. 1t is strange if workers in
this country can not see that the ques-
ton of protection is vital one for
their rate of wages and opportunities
for employment
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

The convention now in session at
Denver is probably that of the coun.
try's oldest political party, since the
present democratic party claims to be
the lineal descendant OF the organic
alton founded by Thomas Jefferson. In
his day it was known as the republi-
can or democratic-republican party.
The first convention since the party
assumed something resembling its
present form was in 1892, at Balti-
more, when Jackson was nominated
by reclamation. The conventions of
1874, 1913 and 1852 were all held in
Baltimore, the presidential nominees
being Polk, Cass and Pierce, respect
ively
Conventions held since that time
have resulted in the selection of the
following candidates for president and
vice president:
June 2, 1S56-Charleston, Douglas
and Johnson.
June IS. 1S60-Baltimore. Douglas
and Johnson.
June IL. 1sG0-Richmond, BrecIin-
ridge and Lane.
June 8. 1SGO-Baltimore, Breckin-
ringe and Lane.
August 20, lsG4-McclelIan and
Pendleton.
July 4. lssS-New York, Seymour
and Blair.
July 8. 1s72-Baltimore. Greeley and
Brown.
. July "a. ls7e--st. Louis. Tilden and
Hendricks.
July 22. 1sSo-cincinnati, Hancock
and English.
July 5. 1ss4--chicago Cleveland and
Hendricks.
July 5, 1sss--st. Louis. Cleveland
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09
THE TRAGEDY OF THE FOURTH.

The real tragedy of the Fourth or
July escaped the newspaper reporters.
1t was the untimely destruction OF
bill Taft" in the explosion that &C.
CURED on the southeast corner of the
square.
And thereby hangs a tale. 1t hap
pens that every fellow who had any
thing to do with the fireworks was a
republican except Frank Underwood,
and even he leans that way.
Well when it came time to divide
up the fireworks for the two stands,
both wanted the Taft piece for dis
play, and even one crew said they
would not display the Bryan piece.
Frank kept peace in the family by
agreeing to take care of the Bryan
piece himself. His part of the pro-
gram was nicely carried out, but the
Taft picture was destroyed, and there.
fore the grief among the republican
majority of the fireworks committee.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09
CLOVER GROWING.

Glover occupies a place in Iowa ag-
riculture that no other crop can fill.
AS source of cheap protein and as
a nitrogen gatherer it is indispensable
TO both the live stock and the grain
farmer At the present time. how
ever, clover is a secondary crop, both
in acreage and in value. For every
acre of clover in the state there are
l6 acres of timothy and 46 acres OF
corn. At the same time farmers are
buying large quantities of high priced
concentrates for feeding purposes,
and in some cases, commercial fertil-
izers to maintain the productivity Of
their soil. when clover will cheaply
supply both of these needs. One OF
the reasons for the small acreage OF
clover is the difficulty in securing a
stand. This is especially noticeable
in the southern part of the state,
where the soils are often low in hum
us. The Soils Department of the
Iowa Experiment Station has been
conducting a series Of experiments
with view TO putting clover growing
on more certain and profitable basis.
The results OF these investigations
have been published in Bulletin No.
80. Glover Growing on the Loess and
Till Soils of Southern Iowa. which
may be obtained free upon applica-
ton TO Director c. f. Curtiss, Ames,
Iowa.