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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

farm machinery, aud also number of
fresh milk cows.
Mr. W. 3, cundall and family moved
into their pew home Monday.
Spencer Pease, L. W, spent part of
the past week with his parents.
Mr. L. NJ. Hammond left Tuesday
for an extended trip to the Pacific
coast.
Mrs. Gibson Glaiserand sons of Mad
ison, are visiting Mrs Glaiser parents
Mr. aud Mrs A. F. Kellogg.
DIED-Mr. Fred Garvens, aged 6l
years. on feb. ). at his home in the
sonth western part of the town of
Wauwatosa,
Louis A. Johnson, aged ~, patient
at tine Milwaukee Hospital for Insane,
escaped from the institution Wednes-
day morning and Wednesday night
was reported at Racine, where he had
gone to his home. He was returned To
the hospital Thursday.
Miss lydia Cain entertained the
members OF the Good Templar lodge
at supper on Monday evening at her
home on North Main Street. After
which The members prepared to their
hall and thr officers for the ensuing
quarter were Installed.
You should come in and pay your
subscription We are glad To say that
a large number have already done So
Remember Uncle Sam requires it.. Our
account Starts with September |, 1907,
After March the price OF this paper
will be 81 e5 unless paid in advance.
Postmaster w. II. Landolt has APP
pointed Z. c. Nettleton assist .tant post
master to succeed L. NJ. Lewis, who
resigned on account of i'll health. Mr..
Landolt would have to look long
while before lie could get any better
man than Mr.. Nettletou. We congrats
ulate them both.
The reg uiar monthly meeting of the
w. K. N society of the NJ. L church
will be lleld III the church parlors,
Thursday, Feb. 13 at 4.3O 7. NJ Tea
will be served at O'Clock. Mrs Edith
Smith Davis of Milwaukee, will give
AN addless IN the evening. a. are
cordially invited TO be present.
Invitations have been issued for a
Lincaln supper to ba held at the Con-
gregational church, Feb. IL, at 8
O'Clock Z. NJ. Mr.. Henry Hill of the
Bradhg MetcAif Shoe Co, will deliver
short address. MIR. Humphreys II will
conduct question box good time
is anticipated and you should be pres
eut.
A sleigh load of our people was struck
by a Wells Street car near the county
building recently and "A number of the
occupants quite severely injured. We
are happy to say that all those who
were injured are doing well. MIR.
about the eyes is doing nicely aud ex-
poets to be ia his Office soon.
The residence OF John Williams,
Grand Avenue, one block west of the
Hawley road, was totally destroyed by
fire Monday evening. The residence
of George Stroebel, which was next to
the Williams home, was damaged
The total loss is estimated at Sc. 900.
The fire originated in the basement
and had a good start before anyone
discovered it, the family not being at
home. Our fire department responded
but could get no water although the
boys rendered all the service they could
IN saving adjoining houses.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

FOR EENT-tiuuse Of six rooms
with summer kitchen, furnace aud
electric lights. 345 Seventh Avenue.
Enquire next door.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

Becker & Mortimer, the grocers. sell
the celebrated b. Be-riugtou Hall the
S.1l. Cgs Coffee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-22
MICK S[LF-NAD[ MAN
New Chairman of Democratic
National Committee Has
Been Successful
PUBLISHER AND POLITICIAN
Has Always Been Close Friend of
-Forceful and orisinal-Mrs. Mack
8ryan-carved Out His Own Career
Prominent Club Woman and Val
liable Aid to Husband.
BY EDWARD HALE BRUSH.

BY EDWARD HALE BRUSH.
THE new chairman of the Demo-
cratic national committee, Nor
man E. Mack, proprietor of the
Buffalo Times and member Of
the national committee from New
York, has always claimed to be Dem
ocrat of the old fashioned type. Party
loyalty and regularity have been his
watchwords as a newspaper publisher
and political leader, and his unfalter
ing adherence to his party under ali
circumstances and conditions have
won him a reputation throughout the
country for exceptional devotion to the
;Jeffersonian theories of government
and their embodiment in political or.
ganization.
Mr.. Mack's rival. Frank II. Hitch.
cock. chairman of the Republican ma
tional committee, called on William j.,
Bryan at the Auditorium Annex in Chi
cago the day after the choice of Mr..
Mack as Democratic chairman and In
the course of conversation paid a trib-
ute to his opponent in party manage
mept. II congratulate you and the
Democratic party" said Mr.. Hitch
cock. ION your selection of a chairman
for the national committee. Norman
u. Mack is a first class man and will
be an ideal chairman"
ssThank you said Mr.. Bryan. II
think you are pretty nearly right. 1t
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-22
False Pride.

OF the sheath skirt. which he con
dennis. Anthony Comstock said to re-
porter:
"some of you ladies, with a false
pride that is difficult for me to under
stand, must attract attention, whether
nv fair means or foul. The sheath
skirt is a foul means of attracting at
tention.. It indicates in it's wearer,thls
false pride speak of. "a.
"But false pride isn't confined to
women" Mr. Comstock, with smile,
resumed. 'Men. too, often have 1t.
In their case it usually takes the form
Of a mad love, no matter under what
conditions, of seeing ones name In
print.
can editor showed the other day
letter that had just reached him from
the state prison. It ran like this:
"'Jail. July 20.
".Mr.. Editor: A piece come out IN
vo,,r paper about me being arrested
for stealing motorcycle and some
crabs and getting in fight in Togan's
saloon. The piece is all right, only
YOU got my name spelled. wrong. MY
name is John S. Hudson and not James
S. Hodges, as you printed 1t. Kindly
correct and oblige with six copies OF
the paper to send to friends, and will
nav for same when get out. Your
friend, -John >. Huusou'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-22
a New York City Monster.

(NeW YOFk IIIleSl
From the roof garden and the nome
comes the sound of slapping, but not
of insects singing. The cantator, the
minstrel Of the mosquito tribes, harps
upon the human ear, but the sollicitans
means business-his minor buzz solic-
it's gore. He is with us. He is fierce and
painful. He wriggles from his egg
boat on the much-salted seas. He
swims into the striped shadows and
the blotched shadows of the salt grass
on upper Long Island. Otherwise he
might be a delicate grayish fawn col,
or, as Mr.. Kipling says the zebra orig
inally was; or rich fulvous orange
tawny from head to heel, as was the
giraffe before he forsook the high veldt
for the speckly-spicklys shadows of the
forest and so got blotched up When
the sollicitans quits his jungle, unfolds
his fell wings in flight, and points his
beak toward Manhattan's tall build
ings, his legs are beautifully notified
and striped like any tigers or leop-
ards. and he is as fierce as they He
gets his thirst from the salt OF the
marsh
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-22
' MEREDITH NICHOLSON.

the next we heard of him he was mas
querading under some title In San
Francisco, where he proved to be a
dangerous forger. You all remember
that the papers were full of his per-
for1nances for awhile, but he was a
lucky rascal and always disappeared at
the proper psychological moment. He
had, as you may say. the cosmopolitan
accent and was the most plausible fell
low alive.
Its my experience that we never
meet a person once only-there's al
ways second meeting somew here
and l was not at all surprised when !
ran upon my old friend the baron in
Germany last fall"
"At his old tricks, suppose" OBJ
served some one.
mo. That was the strangest part OF
1t. Hes struck deeper game, though
I'm blessed If can make 1t out. He's
dropped the title altogether and now
calls himself Mister-Pve forgotten Tor
the moment the rest OF it, but 1t is an
English name. He's made . stake
somehow and travels about In decent
comfort He passes now as an Ameri-
can-his English Is excellent-and ne
hints at large American interests"
"He probably has forged securities
to SELL" commented the German. Il
know these fellows. The business is
best done quietly"
81 dare say" returned Chauvenet.
"Of course you greeted him as q long
lost friend" remarked Claiborne lead
ingly.
mo; wanted to make sure OF him,
and, strangely enough, he assisted me
in very curious way"
All felt that they were now to hear
the denouement Of the story. and sew.
eral men bent forward in their absorb
ton, with their elbows on the table
Chauvenet smiled and resumed, with Il
little shrug of his shoulders.
well, must so back moment to
say that the man knew at Bar Harr
bor had real crest. The ladies to
whom he wrote notes treasured them,
dare say, because Of the pretty H.
signium. He had it engraved on his
cigarette case, bird Of some kind tip
toeing on helmet. and beneath there
was motto. ride Non Armis."
.srhe devll!' exclaimed the young
German. "Why, that's very like
Every like the device OF the Austrian
Schomburgs. Well, remembered the
cigarette case, and one night at con-
cert In Berlin, you know--1 CHANGED
to sit with some friends at table
quite near where he sat alone. ! had
my eye on him, trying to assure my
self of his identity. when in closing
his cigarette case 1t fell almost at my
feet, and i bumped heads with waiter
as picked it up-I wanted to make
sure-and handed 1t to him, the imita'
ton baron
"That was your chance to startle
bin a trifle, l should say" remarked
the German,
"He was the man beyond doubt.
There was no mistaking the cigarette
case. What l said was,'' continued
Chauvenet, "'Allow me, barony"
"Wel spoken!" exclaimed the Span
ish officer.
Not so well, either" laughed Chau-
venet. HE had the best Of it. Hes
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-22

the only woman member Of the COM
mission, and she did excellent work In
that capacity. Mrs. Mack was Miss
Harriet Taggart and married the Buff
falo editor in 1901. Her father, like
the late Grover Cleveland, was once
sheriff of Erie county. And thereby
hangs tale. 1t was soon after Mr..
Mack had acquired Mr.. Taggart as a
father-in-law, and Roswell p. Flower
was then governor. A vacancy In the
sherif's Office occurred. Mr.. Mack
and the Times were not then the
potent factors in the Democratic pol
itics of western New York that they
have become since. But the Times
proprietor took trip to Albany and
saw the governor, and just when the
other politicians were wondering who
had the best chance of selection for the
vacancy Mack came home with his
father-in-law's appointment in his
pocket This made the other Demo
Gratis of Buffalo sit up and take notice.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-22
Men Past Sixty in Danger.

More than half of mankind over
sixty years of age suffer from. Kidney
and bladder disorders, usually enlarge
ment of PROSTATE glands. This is both
painful and dangerous. and Foleys
Kidney Cure should be taken at the
first sign of danger as it corrects ir-
Irregularities and has cured many old
men of this disease. Mr.. Rodney Bur
nett, Rockport,. Mo, writes: sur
fered with enlarged PROSTATE gland
and kidney trouble for years and AFTER
taking two bottles of Foley's Kidney
Cure I feel better than have Tor
twenty years, altho / am now 81 years
old. Mcbride & Will Drug co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-22
How a Woman Lawyer Won.
ARKANSAS Gazette)


Miss Lydia Conley, a clever Wyan-
lawyer in the world. She is q men,
Der of the Kansas bar. and at Kansas
City, anent a recent Indian case that
she conducted, she told an interesting
legal story.
$50 put my man on the stand she
said. THAT. If your case is a just one,
is always the thing to do. You know
the story of the Kansas land claim
ant?
well, out here many years ago a
man brough. sait before the squire to
recover some land that had been out
raseously fiiched from him. His case
was a good one, but the other side
had d,cto;ed the plaintiffs witnesses,
too-and up to the time when he TOOK
the stand himself, not jot or title OF
testlmany had been recorded.
'He, as soon as he was sworn. turn
ed to the Justice and said;
esquire I brought this suit. and yet
the evidence. excepting my own, is all
against me. Now, I don't accuse any
one of lying, squire, but these witness
es are the most mistaken lot OF fel-
lows ever saw. You know me, squire,
Two years ago you sold ME boss for
sound that was as blind as a bat.
made the deal and stuck to 1t, and this
Is the first time I have mentioned 1t.
When you used to buy my grain,
squire, you stood on the scales when
the wagon was weighed, but / never
said a word. Now, do you think am
the kind OF man to kick up rum
pus and sue a fellow unless he has
done me q real wrong? Why, squire,
il You'll recall that sheep speculation
you and me-
..But at this point the squire, very
red in the face. hastily decided the
case in the plaintiffs favor:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-22

now, and to go up against the prac-
tically united sentiment of the bust
ness community demanded a courage
almost amounting to hardihoOd. Bui
Mr.. Mack determined on sticking t.
his motto of party loyalty and facini
the consequences, whatever they mlg'
be. 1t has since served him In goo
stead to be able to point to the IN
that he stood by Bryan when harfi
another influential newspaper in n
section was flying the flag of the y
braska leader. And Mr.. Bryan hi
been Just as loyal to Mr.. Mack.
ForcefuI and Original.
There was talk among some OF tn
fractional opponents of the Buffalo edi
tor Of retiring him this year from th'
post of member Of the national com
mittee for New York. Probably the
New York delegation heard from Mr.
Bryan on this point. at any rate. the
strength of Mr.. Mack with the party's
nominee was influential in the matter,
and now, instead of being deposed and
discredited as political leader, be is
in charge of the campaign which is
being waged for the election of Mr.
Bryan to the presidency.
The new chairman is forceful and
original 1t was illustrated one day
when friend asked him to define the
word "bonanza." Mr.. Mack, who has
had some experience in mining. was
ready with reply.
"a bonanza" said he, lis a hole in
the ground owned by ID liar"
In politics and in journalism H.
fights hard. but he fights fair His OPP
poneuts know where to find him. And,
though every one recognizes his en-
thusiasm as party man. he counts
among his best friends many who be
long on the other side of the political
fence
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-22

He sent a message to Arnltage quletIy
Oscar BTeuylig. and turned away
He was not among the others of the
Claiborne party when they got into
their carriage to go to the ball. He
went, in fact. to the telegraph office
and sent a message to Oscar Breunig,
Lamar, Va. giving notice of his COM
ing.
Then he returned to the New Amer
lean and packed his belongings.
(To be Continued.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-22

Times--that is, in 1SS3-the daily Times
was started. 1t, too, had rough road
to travel at first. but now enjoys a
large circulation and has attained a
national reputation in the field of jour
nalism.
Mr.. Mack became politician at
about the same time he became a
newspaper man. But he has never
been an office seeker-that is, a seeker
Of offices with fat salaries attached.
The offices he has held have been
those of trust and responsibility in the
party organization, Offices that paid
him nothing, but that necessitated
oftentimes good deal of outlay on his
part. His first experience as dele
gate to national convention was In
1892, and he has not missed conven-
ton since. 1t was in 1900 that he was
first elected New York member of
the national committee, succeeding the
late Frank Danforth. He has now
served eight years in that post and,
as he was again chosen to 1t at the re-
cent convention in Denver, will serve
another four years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-22

"Then Ii there IL something between
you began Claiborne, the doubt now
clearly dominant.
"There is undoubtedly great deal
between us, and there will be more
before we reach the end
Dick Claiborne was a perfectly
frank, outspolen fellow. and this hint
of mystery by man whose character
had just been boldly assailed anger"d
him.
Good God, man! know as much
about Chauvenet as do about you
This thing is ugly, as you must see. J
don't like 1t, ] tell you! You've got t.
do more than deny circumstantia
story like that by fellow who's
standing here is as good as yours. L
you don't offer some better explana
ton of this by tomorrow night shall
have to ask you to cut my acquaintance
and the acquaintance of my family"
Armitages face was grave. but he
smiled as lie took his hat and stick.
II shall not be able to satisfy you OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-22
An Iron Tip.

Teacher-Johnny, can you tell nd
how iron was first discovered?
Johnny-Yes, sir.
"Well. just tell the class what your
information is on that point"
81 heart pa say yesterday that they
smelt it,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-22
.h;lo she want about other work.

while she went about other work.
The young man was gone quite
awhile. and the girl, becoming uneasy
was just starting to look for him Wi1erIE
he appeared, battered UP and with ting
pals bent out of shape. What in the.
world is the matter with you, Johny
she asked.
"0h, couldn't make that darned COW,
sit on the stool to save my neck" he
replied.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-22
He Didn't Milk the Cow.

A city bred young man, calling on
his sweetheart, who lived in the coun-
try, arrived just as she was going with
pals and stool to the barnyard to do
the evening milking The young man
offered to help, and insisted that he
could milk cows. The young woman,
tho somewhat doubtful of his ability,
allowed him to take the pals and stool
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-22

He tossed his napkin on the tablc so that
1t covered tho gold tqtnket.
clever man, am obliged to admit. he
said'- And Chauvenet's mirth stthed
him for moment.
eyes; what was it," demanded the
German impatiently.
"He said, Thank you, waiter and
put the cigarette case back into his
pocket"
They all laughed. Then Captain
Claiborne's eyes fell upon the table
and rested idly on John Armitagss
cigarette case lying on the edge Of the
table. on the smoothly worn gold Of
the surface, on the snowy falcon and
the silver helmet on which the bird
poised. He started slightly, then toss
ed his napkin carelessly on the table
SO that it covered the gold trinket
completely.
"Gentlemen," he said, III we are 60
ing to show ourselves at the Darling.
ton ball we'll have to run along"
Below in the coat room Claiborne
was fastening the frogs Of his military
oyercoat when Armitage, who had
waited for the opportunity, spoke to
him.
..That story is lie, Claiborne. That
man never saw me or my cigarette
case in Berlin, and moreover, was
never at Bar Harbor in my life.
gave you some account Of myself on
the King Edward. Every word OF It
is true"
"You should face him-you must
have it out with him! exclaimed Clat-
borne. And Armitage saw the CONFLICT
and uncertainty in the officers eyes.
But the time hasn't come for
that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-22

my responsibility
by tom orro W
night. Captain
Claiborne. My
own affairs must
wait on larger
matters"
''T h e n you
need never take
the troubled"
I'm my own
time you shall
be quite fully
salts fed" said
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-22
"Ihe Commissioner"

Mr.. Mack has handsome residence
on Delaware avenue, Buffalo's most
fashionable residence street The mis-
tress of the mansion and the mother
Of the chairman's two beautiful young
daughters is woman of unusual
cleverness and culture. Mr.. Mack
sometimes calls his wife ''the COM
missioner in playful allusion to the
offices Of that kind she has filled. The
Pan-American exposition first brought
into play her capacity in matters OF
that kind Mr.. Mack worked loyalty
both with his paper and through his
influence with Democratic statesmen
at Washington in behalf of Buffalo's
beautiful though ill fated fair, He
helped materially to put through the
bills which pledged the aid of the ma
tional government to the undertaking,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-22
Did Excellent Work.

Mrs. Mack was an active member
Of the board of woman managers and
did much entertaining in connection
with the enterprise. A year or two
later, when it came time to appoint
the New York commission to the
Louisiana Purchase exposition at st.
Louis, Governor Odell made Mrs. Mack
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-22
Prominent Club Woman.

Mrs. Mack is graduate of the Buff
falo seminary and member of the
Graduates association, one of the lead
ing culture clubs Of the city. She is
also prominent in the Twentieth Cen
fury club, the most noted woman's
club of Buffalo and one of the most
successful organizations Of the kind in
the country. Mr.. Mack belongs to the
Buffalo and Ellicott clubs and to the
Country club.
Close Friends For Many Years.
The Macks have often entertained
the Bryans at their home, and the Buff
falo editor and his accomplished wife
have been frequent visitors at Fair
view. Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. Mack are
close friends. AS for the friendship
between the Democratic nominee for
president and the Democratic chair
man. it has been an unbroken one for
twelve years. 1t was in 1896 that Mr..
Mack's loyalty to the party leader re-
ceived its first and seyerest test. He
came home from that convention and
went into seclusion for day or two
to think over the situation. Every
where was party detection, and papers
that had never before baked at a
party nomination were boiling the tick
ct. The Times was not then in the
strong financial situation that it is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-22

IL difficult matter to get an ideal
chairman because a man who is an
ideal chairman is presidential timber,
and we can't generally get men who
are possible presidents to run cam
paigns."
But, though Mr.. Mack has never been
talked of for president. he did have a
vice presidential boom at Denver.
although he did not foster it himself
and he has been mentioned more than
once in connection with the Demo
cratic nomination for governor of New
York. There would be one, good req
son why lie could not run for the presi
dency, anyway. That is the fact that
he was born in Canada. He celebrated
his fiftieth birthday the Oath Of July,
just the day before his elevation % bis
recent honors. In his school { Us In
London, Ontario province, he had for
chum John Macdonald. now well
known as the editor of the Toronto
Globe. Editor Macdonald and Editor
Mack have kept up their friendship Of
boyhood days. Mr.. Macdonald is a
warm friend of Mr.. Bryan and enter
tanned the Nebraskan at his home
when he made tour of Canada not
long ago. When Mr.. Mack's name
came up at Chicago in connection with
the party Craftsmanship Editor Mac
Donald put in good word with the
Democratic presidential nominee in
behalf Of his old schoSlmate, and it
had weight with MI. Bryan. even
though it came from a man who will
not have any part as a voter in the
contest