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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-20
BEAUTY OF MARS.
A Vision of Wonderful Color and Grow.
ing Grandeur.

Viewed under suitable conditions, few
sights can compare for instant beauty
and growing grandeur with Mars as pre-
scented by the telescope. Framed in the
blue of space, there floats before the OBJ
servers gaze a seeming miniature of his
own earth, set changed by translation to
the sky. Within its charmed circle of
light lie marks apparent continents and
seas now ramifying into one another,
now stretching in unique expanse over
wide tracts of disk, and capped at their
poles by dazzling oyals of white. 1t re-
calls to him his first lessons in geogra
ply, where the earth was shown him set
ethereally amid the stars only with an
added sense of reality i'll the apotheosis
1t is the thing itself, stamped with that
all-pervading, iudefinable hail mark Of
authenticity in which the cleverest repro
duction somehow Calls.
In color largely lies this awakening
touch that imbues the picture with the
sense of actually. And very vivid are
the tints, SO salient and so unlike that
their naming in words conveys scant idea
of their concord to the eye. Rose ocher
dominates the lighter regions, while a
robin s-egg blue colors the darker: and
both are set off and emphasized by the
Icy whiteness of the caps. Nor is either
hue uniform; tone relieves tint to Il fur
tuSF helgaleIllhS OF eHecL. In some parts
of the light eXpanses the ocher prevails
alone; in others the rose deepens to a
brick red suffusing the surface with the
glow of a warm late afternoon. No less
various is the blue, now sinking into
deeps of shading. now tightening into
faint washes that in places grade off m
sensibly into ocher itself, thus making
regions of intermediate tint the precise
borders of which are not decipherable
by the eye.
Superimposed upon its general opaline
complexion are now and then to be seen
ephemeral effects. At certain times and
in certain places warm chocolate brown
has been known to supplant the blue.
Often, too, cold white colors are scat
tered over the disk, dazzling diamond
points that deck the planets features 10
a richness beyond the power of pencil
to portray. So minute are they that
good seeing is needed to disclose them.
1t is at such moments that color best
comes out. To those who know the sun
only as golden and the moon as white,
even IN its celor scheme Mars would
stand forth revelation Percival
Lowell in Century
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-20
SOUTH GETTING RICH AGAIN.
Phenomenal Increase of Wealth in the
Past Twenty five Years.

Last year the south which is less than
10 per cent. of the area Of the United
States proper. contributed more than ~
per cent. of the countFys export trade,
Cotton was the largest single item. but
there was not a staple in the long list
OF exports in which the south did not
have fair representation. not only in raw
materials. but in manufactured goods
The commercial growth of the south
in the last twenty-five years has been
little short of phenomenal. The figures
TOR it, given herewith, are taken by the
Southern Field from u speech delivered
in Congress ON June 20. 1906, by Repre-
sentative Joseph /. Johnson Of South
Carolina.
From $251 100000 invested in capital
for factories in 1880 to S1,500,0U0.000 in
1905
From S45T 100000 yearly value of
products of factories to S1.730. 100000.
From sd 100000 capital invested in
cotton mills to S225. 100000.
From S313 100000 annual value of
cotton crop to SGS0.000.000.
From 225,000 bales of cotton used in
southern cotton mills to 2,163. 600
From $39,WU.000 yearly lumber prod
uct to $250,000000.
From 39T 900 tons of pig iron pro-
duced to 100000 tons.
From S261 100000 yearly value of ex-
ports abroad to S555. 000,000.
From $660,000,000 yearly value Of
farm products to $1.T50.000, 900.
From 10000 miles of railroad to CO..
600 miles
From 10000 barrels of petroleum
produced to II. 495 900.
From 4J cotton oil mills to $50.
From 100000 capital invested in cot
ton oil mills to SOD. 100000.
From 667 600 spindles in cotton mills
to 9.205, 600
From u 1.377 tons of phosphate mined
yearly to .0S7 .42S
From 397 no tons of coke produced
yearly tc 6.244, 1S5.
From $3,051 100000 assessed property
valuation to S6.679. 100000.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-20
TERRoRS OF A PALACE.
Tragic Episodes in the Life of the Dow,
ager Empress of Russia.

The reported discovery by the Czarina
of terrorist death sentence lying on
the bed of her sleeping son recalls two
similar tragic episodes in the life of her
mother-in- law the Dowager Empress.
On one occasion she found on her
husbands dressing table a curious and
unfamiliar jewel case, and ON picking it
up to examine it more closely was both
surprised and alarmed at its weight.
Hurrying with it into her own ROOM she
plunged it into a basin of water and
summoned the project of police, who
pronounced the innocent looking jewel
case bomb of particularly deadly
type.
On another occasion ON entering Alex
ander's study the Czarina fancied she
heard a slight rustling sound behind the
window curtains. With rare presence of
mind she took her husband away under
the pretext of bidding his children good
night in the nursery. On leaving the
room she locked the door and gave the
key to a party of soldiers, who on enter
ing and examining the study made the
startling discovery that some one had
made his escape through the window
Westminster Gazette.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-20

was established at FL Der. some 40
miles from Farshnt and twenty miles To
the northeast of Kharga village, where
are the remains of an Ottoman fortress.
While the greater portion of the material
was transported by pack camel. certain
heavy details, such as boilers, drill
frames, etc, had necessarily to be trans
ported ON wheels by means of draft
eamels. In order to expedite matters
thirty special camels were purchased and
trained, while the rongher portions of the
desert track We're improved as far as
possible and good zigzag road cgt on
the cliff descent from the desert plateau
into the oasis. The operations in CUES
tlon will, 1t is anticipated do NOT a little
IN the reopening of the large area com
prlsed in the concessions, and render tie
communities dwelling therein. not as at
present merely self-sustaining. but ca
pable of the large production of com
modities suitable for exchange with those
zine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-20
RECORD NEBRASKA WOLF HUNT.
OF Is Rounded Up % Were Killed-How
Brer Wolf Escapes.

The residents of the north edge of
Adams county and the south edge of
Hall county participated in n wolf hunt
yesterday in which twenty-three wolves
were captured out of twenty-five rounded
up. 1t is claimed that this is n record
breaker for the state.
Wolf hunts are all the go, but as a
rule Br'er Wolf shows a clean pair of
heels and gets away. In a roundup last
Saturday i'll Farmers township an un-
fortunate was caught mapping; the others
slipped through the line. Monday a
hundred or more men and boys organized
a hunt on the river bottom directly east
of town. One wolf was killed. one at
least. and possibly more, escaped by hid
ing in the grass.
Their hair is the color Of the dead
grass. and a wolf will lie fat and not be
seen by hunter only rod or SO away.
and when the line passes he makes "A
run for his life.
The hunt announced last week for
Sumner township came off Wednesday,
when one wolf was killed and four got
away. The hunts afford considerable
sport, even though they get few wolves.
Usually at the end of a roundup there
will be lot of jack rabbits and cotton
tails in the ring. and when the shotguns
are turned loose it is reminder of a
skirmish line in action Hastings Trib-
uue.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-20
ITALIAN CHEAP LIVING.
Railroad Laborers Able to Get Along on
Less Than $40 a Month.

That Italian laborers save more moue,
at the same wages than any other Fn
Iopean immigrants is a statement made
Iii report Of the department. of com
merce ana labor The reason is easily
found.
4 great majority of the unskilled la
horers in this country are employed in
railroad construction and similar under-
takings. which are usually carried on
where there are no accommodations for
boarding and lodging the men. Tie
boarding camp thus becomes essential a,
the contracting company.
In the case of men of all natioualities
except the Italians a fixed charge Is
made for the boarding and lodging of
each man. The Italians. however insis.
on buying and cooking their own food
Investigation of the records of a con
tracing company employing many la
borers of various nationalities in railroad
construction showed that the actual cost
to the company of groceries. provisions
and payment for cooks, walters fupf
light, etc, at its boarding camps was
10 cents Il meal. or $3.50 week for
each man. The men Were charged SIS
a month for board and lodging
The Italians at the camps of the same
company lived mostly on macaroni sau-
sage, cheese, sardines and bread. maea-
roni and bread being the staples and the
others used very sparinvly. The average
monthly expense of each laborer was as
follows: Twenty-Five one and one-half
pound loaves of bread at s cents, 81:
thirty pounds of macaroni at cents.
81. 10; sausage. sardines and cheese.
S1.50: lard. 80 cents.
Most of the Italians in addition to that
amount spent an average of So ii month
for beer. cheap cigars and tobacco.
which with the expense of 81 month
for shanty rent brought the total cost of
living up to about $40 month
An examination of the records of
three railroad systems in New York.
Pennsylvania and New Jersey for 1905
and 1906 gives accurate figures on the
earnings and cost of living of large num-
bers of Italians under the usual commits
sary system. The average earnings for
ii representative month in 1905 for
eighty-nine gangs, numbering 1880 men.
were S37.07. The cost of all food was
$3.50, and shanty rent and sundries,
S149, or a total of S6.79, leaving n sur
plus of $30.2S.
These figures furnish one of the most
potent explanations of the great amount
of money sent by post office orders TO
Italy. In 1906 the amount sent to all
countries was $62, 435. 343, and of this
S36. 79S.J62. or $50 per cent, went to
Italy and the Slavic countries
The total amount sent to Italy was
S16239. 1874. against $40. 1863, 42S to Rus
sra and Austria Hungary, which coun-
tries have twice as many representatives
in the United States as Italy
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-20
wEsLEYs WIFE AND CHILDREN.
Two Sons Early in Life Showed Remark
able Musical Genius.

Charles Wesley's reputation has snf-
fered not a little from the overshadow-
ing predominance of his brother There
is no disputing, however, but that at one
point he greatly surpassed both John
Wesley and George Whitefeld-he had n
most happy welded life. 1t was in the
spring Of 114S, when he was no longer
young, that he first began seriously to
entertain thoughts of marriage.
Miss Sarah Gwynne. a girl of %,
daughter of a pious family occupying ii
high position in Wales, attracted him
by, her many loyable qualities. Brother
John heartily approved the match There
was trouble at first on the part of the
brides people over the question of a
settled income, 200 year being
thought the smallest amount that would
suffice. This was finally guaranteed
from the profits of the books and Satur-
day, April 8, 1149, the wedding took
place, Join Wesley tying the knot.
1t was an ideal Christian marriage.
blessed with eight children, of whom
three grew up. and two became very
celebrated musicians. These two were
Charles Wesley, Jr., and Samuel. Both
showed remarkable musical genius from
their earliest years.
Charles was a great favorite with
George III. his private organist occa-
sionally at Windsor, and very early Gre
ated much excitement by his wonderful
performance of Handlers works. He
played tune to the harpsichord at the
age of years and 9 months. He was
called by one of the highest authorities
of the day ''the greatest genius in music
| ever met with" His death was in
1854
Samuel (who died in 1897 leaving a
numerous family was recognized as the
best organist of his day and was gifted
composer. AT the age of ) he wrote an
admired. For several years he and his
brother gave series Of famous concerts
at their fathers house. Among the sons
were Rev DIR. Wesley, sub-dean Of the
Chapel Royal, and also Samuel Sebas-
tan Wesley, organist of Gloucester ca
thedral. and composer of many pieces,
three of which are in our hymnal The
latter died in 1S76.-Zion's Herald
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-20
Silly Miss "Dnn.n

Lillian Russell was dining Mt sea-
side hotel. She had run down in the
morning in her touring car, breaking
most of the records, by the way. Dur
ing dinner Miss Russell told a story
about Il handsome and vain actor.
"a letter OF his she said was put
in another mans box at a club one even
ing by mistake. The other man opened
the letter, saw that it was a very angry
note from tailor demanding instant
payment Of bill long overdue and in
dismay sealed it up again neatly and put
it in the box of its rightful owner. We'll,
the rightful owner entered the smoking
room that night with a letter in his
hand. He ran it through glanced
round complacently, gave his moustache
Il twirl and murmured: Silly little girl
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-20
Wizardry Of Wolseley.

The loss Of an eye some years ago once
stood Lord Wolseley in good stead. 1t
seemed impossible to get any information
of the enemy's strength and the forces
under the command of Arab Pasha. At
length an Arab was caught near one of
the outposts. Naturally expecting that
lie would be able TO give a good deal of
information. he was taken before Lord
Wolseley, who questioned him. The
man, however, refused to speak.
Seeing that it was useless to continue
to ply him with questions, the command
er-in-chief resolved 10 use strategy. 1T
is no use your refusing to answer me,
he said to the man. Il am wizard,
and at a single word / car destroy you
and your masters. TIE prove this to you
| will take ont my eye. throw it up into
the air. catch IT. and put it back into my
head
Suiting the action TO the word. Lord
Wolseley removed his glass eye. threw it
into the air. caught it, and put it back
again into the empty socket. That dem
onstration was sufficient to convert the
Arab, 4 man who could do such mir
acle was a wizard indeed, and was to be
propitiated, not angered, He capitulat-
ed without further demur. and the infor-
nation he gave is said to have led to
Arabi's defeat-Detroit News-Trbunc
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-20
A Horse sixty.two wears old.

Old Billy was gin horse belonging
to the Mersey and Irwell Navigation.
and continued at his work until May.
1919 he being at that time 50 years
th enjoyment of a well-earned rest on
a farm at Latchford. 1t was hoped that
he would walk in the procession in Man
chester to celebrate the coronation of
George ~. but he was too old. and
would not leave the stable He died No
vember -, 1922, in his siXty-second year.
About twenty-five years later the head,
carefully preserved, was presented by the
navigation company to the museum in
King street. and was transferred with
the rest of the collection TO Peter street.
When, in 1867, the greater portion of the
collection was handed over to the Owens
college authorities, some of the speci-
mems were sold by auction. 1t is highly
probable that Old Billy's head was
among them Manchester Guardian
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-20

the Dutchman got the bundle, and then
shouldering his baskets, made off home
as fast as his short legs would take him.
Now Dom de Jonghe had a thrifty
frou and two thrifty daughters. When
they saw the bundle of clothing they
decided that as business was slack they
would unpick the garments. wash and
iron them, and stitch them together
again, that Dom might sell them for a
bigger price. They set to work and were
surprised to find eunningly hidden IN
various parts OF the lining quaint stones
that looked like pebbles The women
washed them and specialized as to their
worth or worthlessness. And in the end
old Com took them to Dutch merchant
whom he knew for an honest man. who
offered him such a price for his salvage
that he nearly fell dead with ioy on the
spot. He took the offer, and now his
frou, Tante de Jonghe, has beautifully
furnished home of her own, and old Dom
sits on the stoop and smokes the pipe of
peace.
One day Shimei junior appeared in the
NodC Quarter He had escaped impris-
onment because no diamonds were found
on rim. He sat down in his fathers pri
Vatc den and asked for the old suit of
clothes that he had sent home as keep
sake, and when he learned what his par
ent had done in that matter he said
things that no man can chronicle and
live. But his vocabulary was feeble and
childlike compared with that Of the old
Moor when he learned that he lad kicked
a fortune into the street to save a Gift
t. bearer of news.-A. c. Hales in
London Opinion
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-20
I'm LucKYLAND.

ia like to lead listless life, and live In
Luekyland,
Where silence sits and sweetness smiles on
summers sunny strand:
Where grace and grandeur, gowned in green
anU golden glory, glow,
And flowers fling perfume afar, and fra
grant fountains now
fain wcu.d flee my fettered fate, with
fogIns TO fare and feel,
Who 'unng rich, with royal reign, through
realms of rapture reel;
IL swim and swish and swirl and swoon in
Swelling seas Of song,
Npr reCk the rough ana rcsky road, that s
rife with rue and wrong.
fam would feel the freedom full which
fancy's fields afford,
Nor couffiy crowds, nor clamoring courts
nor eantng creeds accord;
And. fedged for fairy fields afar and fancy
flights above,
To laad the land whose life and light, still
lean on loyal love.
No brighter blessings bloom above, where
brilliant Blooms abound,
Than faunt in fair affections field, where
fealtys friends are found;
The burden-bearers biisses beam in
beauty's bright abode,
Where love is lord--for love alone can light
en- labor load
Nor deem the days of daring deeds must
dWindle dull and dead,
Love long shall light and lead the land
which Lincoln loved and led;
And right shall rule with royal reign.
though rogues may roar and rant,
To gain the garlands glory grew and gave
to Gen. Grant
Tbs mighty men love makes, are meh of
Isianhood'S mold and mien;
Love give 70 gods the gifts of grace and
glory's garlands green
Then. CLEAN grain Of golden grist, a CLEAN
of glory grand,
And lead, with Love, lordly life and live
in Luckyiand.
Henry Reed Conant in Los Angeles Even
ing News
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-20
cameIs as Railroad BuiIders.

A light railway which by its partial
completion is already proving a factor of
considerable Importance in the develop
ment of the dark continent is that known
as the Western Gases railway. Ii viii
link up the once-prosperous, but more
laterly much-neglected. rich green
patches in the Idbyan desert. Take a
map of Egypt. and some 900 odd miles
south of Cairo and on the Nile you viii
see place called Farshut. That is the
starting point Of the Western Gases rail
way. From Farshut the course runs in
n southwesterly direction to a place
called Meteng. then turns and drops. al
most due south. to kharga y depot
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-20
DEATH ROLL IN THE ALPS.
Last Years List of Dead and Injured
Proposal to Punish Recklessness.

Ohcial statistics for last years acct
dents in the Alps are now about COM
plete, and they show that seventy-five
lost their lives in the French, Swiss,
Italian and Austrian mountains. The
Germans take the lead in the mortality
record. the English come second and
Italians third The greatest cause of
mishap, fatal and otherwise, was, as
usual, the insane practice Of undertake
ing dangerous ascents without a guide
The deadliest regions are the Bernese
Obreland. the Grisons, the Pennine
Chain and Monts Blanc and Rosa.
Fourteen persons were killed picking
wild flowers III risky places. Several of
these were women, and not young wom-
en-. either. in six cases
The number of serious injuries record
ed which did not result i'll death is 800;
probably the number of all who were
hurt in going through the mountains
came near to 1000, but no figures are
kept unless bones are broken or the vic
tim is confined to bed for one or more
days.
A proposal which has been discussed
in former years is now being agitated
again for uniform legislation by the
governments in whose territories the
Alps are distributed TO reduce the num-
Der of mishaps The idea is to make it
an offense punishable by fine and inn
prisonment, to undertake any trip classi-
fed as dangerous without the aid of IL
censed guides. Each locality would be
required to prepare list of the danger
GUS peaks and passes and keep tourists
posted regarding them. The mountains
lie partly in France, Switzerland. Italy
and Austlia in. and at present there is no
law at all to prevent the rawest school
boy from taking risks that the hardest
mountaineers shrink FROM as witness
the case of young German student
who not long ago attempted to ascend
the Jungfrau by himself, and was swept
AWAY by an avalanche
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-20
KEEPING FLOWERS FRESH.
Cut Stems with Knife to Insure Supply
of Moisture to Leaves.

Every few persons understand the art
of keeping flowers" says a south end
florist, "and yet by a little attention
flowers may be kept fresh for three or
four times as long as people expect them
to stay in good condition.
THE matter is simple enough 1t is
merely a question of temperature and
moisture Roses, for example, are
grown at high temperature in the
greenhouses and are then generally
spoiled by i'll treatment after they have
been cut. Grown in temperature of
60 to 70 degrees, they are placed in an
icebox. where the thermometer stands
at about 40. Then when sold they are
taken into dining or ballroom where
the temperature is 20 or 80. OF course
they wilt in a few hours, sometimes in
few minutes. Nothing else could be
expected.
err condition for a week by placing them
in water and standing the vase in the
coolest part of a living room. Every
day half an inch of stems should be cut
off in order to present Il fresh suction
surface to the water. If this preeaution
is neglected the stem becomes elogged
with n glutinous matter something like
the gum that exudes from peach and
cherry trees, the water in the vase. how
ever pure cannot be drawn up, and
the leaves and flowers wither for lack
of moisture.
In cutting off the stems knife
should always be used. never scissors.
The reason is plain enough, The knife
makes smooth cut, leaving the cells
of the wood open and unobstructed. The
scissor blades, no matter how sharp
they are. always compress the woody
fihres at the end of the stem and leave
them so tightly pressed together that
it is almost impossible for sufficient mois-
ture to find its way through to support
the leaves and blossoms. st. Louis
Globe Democrat
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-20
A Reflection.

A Washington educator tells an
amusing story OF his college days in New
England One of the institutions most
eminent professors was lecturing His
class was for some reason restless. and
after tidgeting for a time number of
the students took no pains to conceal
their WEAKNESS. The professor remained
while in apparent Inconsistencies of
their attitude. but suddenly he stopped.
After an instant's pause he leaned for
ward. his face taking on a charming
and Enthusiastically quizzical express
sion. and said;
Gentlemen. l must ask that you be
patient and bear with me a few mo-
ments longer. | still have a few more
pearls to cast. Washington Star.