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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
DEvoTEEs OF THE DERBY.
Many Never Go to Any Other Horse
Race and Thousands Never Miss 1t.

1t is striking evidence of the fascina-
ton of the Derby that it not only at
tracts thousands of spectators who never
see any other horse race, but that many
OF its deYotees make a point of never
missing II they can possibly get 70
! Epson.
Only short time ago there died an
old resident OF Epson who had seen no
| fewer than eighty Derby finishes.
"Pavo," the chief Of the sporting depart
ment of The Morning Post saw his first
| Derby as long ago as 1912, and is said
to have seen every subsequent race for
the Blue Ribbon for more than fifty
years, James Weatherby surpassed even
this record, for after seeing The Colonel
and Cadland run their memorable dead
heat in 1928 he was on the spot to cheer
every subsequent Derby winner. includ-
ing Lord Rosebery's Ladas i'm 1894 six
| ty-slN years later. The notorious Duke
of Queensberry-"Ol Q."--saw Diomed
win the first Derby in 1850 and did not
miss single race until his death, thirty
years later, while Lord Palmerston is
said to have spent Derby day at EPSON
at least half a hundred times
Both the Derby and the Oaks owe their
names to that Earl of Derby who kept
| a pack of staghounds near EPSON dur
| ing the last quarter Of the eighteenth
century and resided al a hunting box
chilled the Oaks. Fifty years later a spite
ful description of the Oaks and it's jock
| eys was recorded ia the diary Of Charles
Grevile In the report of the first Derby
run the names of five starterS and of all
the riders are missing and there Is no
! betting quotation.
As the earliest known bookmaker.
Vauxhall Clarke, was hanged. not for
welshing, but for highway robbery, bet
ting on the race course could not at that
period have been particularly profitable
profession. Jockeys did not then possess
their present princely salaries. but with
fec of guinea were more richly re-
warded than those of King James l..
who were RECALLED by our British solomon
with long speeches delivered half In
Latin and half IN Caledonian.--W estmin-
Nter Gaznite.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
Explaining the Candle Power.

In illuminating circles one hears n
great deal about "candle-power' and
nearly everyone, if asked, would instant
ly reply that a eandle-power was the
light given by single candle But can.
dies differ in luminosity as well as incap-
descent lamps, and candle-power IS not
one thing but several according TO the
country where used.
In Great Britain and the United States
the standard light unit is the amount
given by "spermaceti candle burning
up at the rate of 100 grains an hour
with a fame fOFty-hve millimeters high"
or l.76 inches In France the standard
candle is made Of stearine, and Ger
many's candle was, until few wears
ago, parafiine Now the latter country
Uses the so-called Hefner unit of light.
the amount given by certain form Of
lamp burning acetate Of amyl Another
lamp standard, called the careel. was
used ia France. In this purified rape
seed oil is burned. Because of this IN
international chaos it IL now
proposed that our national bureau of
standards at Washington take steps to
establish a standard international candle
which would be acceptable to at least
nine countries.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
Lyman ]. Gage.

Former Secretary Of the Treasury
LYMAN j. Gage is at the New Willard.
Mr.. Gage registers from New York, al
though he claims his home in San Diego,
Cal.
II have not enough knowledge of the
political situation 10 say anything Of in
terest, and If / did have anything to say
about politics, | would not say Il. | am
out of politics." he said.
Il can say, however that IL is ike a
bird escaping from a cage for one to gsA
out of political and public life. / find
myself longing to get back 10 my chick
ems. ! have some Of the finest ever bred
have a place Of four acres, where |
raise all kinds of fruit, and last year |
grew sixteen varieties Of vegetables |
enjoyed seeing them grow and enjoyed
eating them, too. but the growing of
them was my greatest pleasure. II is
fine 10 gaze out on the mountains where
the sun aud shadows fall. / tell you.
paintings are not in ii. One must get
back to nature if he would experience
the things in life that are worth living
for. Washington Star.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
Cruel Punishment.

A severe and cruel punishment called
carrying the crate is often admins
tered TO criminals in China for compare
lively trivial offenses. The criminal who
undergoes this punishment is made to
stand on his tiptoes on number of
bricks, piled up inside a crate such as is
used for carrying sheep. His hands are
firmly tied behind his back, while his
head protrudes through the crate, his
shoulders being well up against the
cross-bars. He is generally exhibited in
this way to an immense crowd His fate
lis always certain, end he knows that be
will never leave the crate alive. Often
when the day is hot, cloud of flies how
ers about his head. His sufferings in
crease under the scorching sun. He
may let his feet drop or kick away one
of the bricks and strangulation would
speedily end his torture But life is the
dearest thing in the world to the Chi
nese criminal, so he holds on to il till
the end.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
Toys of the Inferno.

eff you could see some of the vicious
home treatment applied to cuts" the
young inferno at Bellevue said. "you'd
wonder at the comparatively few cases
Of tetanus. If a playful inongrel pup
snaps at you the east side knows that
hair Of the dog that did the biting-fhe
hair must be from that particular dog
into the cut. They come with incisi6ps
reeking with all the filth imaginable
the dirtiest cobwebs from the garrett, for
instance, which are even more popular
as a pOultice than those made of a chew
of tobacco. Two boys came in recenfly
the same day with cuts to which cigar
butts had been bound down because.
they explained, they don't chew tobac.
co. You can't convince the east side
that its wrong. Don't waste time, but
clean the wound scientifically. pray for
good luck and yell Next New York
Cor. Pittsburg Dispatch.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
Thrift Of the French.

The French peasant wastes nothing.
The leaves of the trees are collected for
bedding Tor the cattle, and in years Of
ers the mushrooms Of the fields and the
edible fungi Of the weeds and finds a
ready market for such waste products
as the nuts Of the forest roads or the
blueberries Of the heaths He snares
small birds. either for song or plumage.
He gathers the branches Of trees which
tan 10 the ground IN storm and packs
them away in his hut to use as drewood
IN winter.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
TALES OF PUBLIC MEN
Gov. Fort, New Jersey.

Gov. Fort, New Jersey.
Gov. Fort of New Jersey tells this
story; An old Quaker woman was
witness in case which was being tried
one day before Judge Garrison over in
Jersey, ana she wore a big poke bonnet
which mufiied her ears and prevented
her hearing the lawyers questions. ri
nally, the lawyer appealed to the judge,
and he ordered her to remove the bon
net.
I'm do no such thing" she said tart
~.
Il am accustomed TO having my will
respected" said the judge.
well. don't care if You are a Judge
that bonnet stays right where it ISL
Perhaps, madame the judge put in
ironically, you would ike 10 take my
place as judge, too, ell n
Not bit Of it. she shot out, there
are enough old women on the bench in
Jersey as it s."-Philsdelphia Record.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
In Memory Of Old Hickory.

IL the spirit Of "Old Hickory should
decide TO journey TO the spot near which
he entered the earthly house Of this
tabernacle in l767 he would hardly
the change. The wilderness has been
made TO bloom, and in its midst stands
the thriving town Of Waxhaw He
would soon discover, however. that be
is not forgotten, for a bronze tablet on
the railroad station proclaims the fact
that near this place Andrew jackson
was born. And Squire Henry n. Nc
Whorter, who lives hard by, is always
AhifSw with
WELCOME, dear guest and ghost"
Waxhaw Cor, Charlotte Observer.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
Oscar Hammerstein.

Oscar Hammerstein at an Easter din
ner criticised certain performance of
an old-fashioned opera.
But ! must not be too severe" he con-
Guided, 'or you'll put me down as reg
ular Beethoven
WAS Beethoven so severe?" a young
'cellist asked.
Was he severei Bless your soul, yes, .
said Mr.. HammefsteIn beethoven at
tended a performance Of Paer's opera of
'Leonore' in Vienna.
"At the end Of the performance Paer
approached eagerly, and Beethoven gave
a loud laugh and said in his blum, direct
way:
like your opera very much, Paer.
have a good mind to set 1t 10 music ~
Washington Star.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
AN ApMIRAL,s STORIES
Landlubber and Sea Terms-Distances
on Chart.

Lord Charles Beresford has choice
collection of stories at the expense of
laymen placed in office at the Admiralty
as a consequence Of turn of the politi-
cal wheel.
Of one lord of the admiralty he told
delighted House of Commons how, re-
ceiving report of disaster to a ship,
couched in technical phrase, he wrote a
reply demonstrating with the officer for
his use of bad language
Another civilian lord, looking over a
chart, and observing that one of his mai
esty's ships homeward bound, passed
within space of two inches on the chart
an island where castaway sailors were
shelterng, wanted to know why it could
not call and relieve them. Lord Charles
explained that the two inches On the
chart meant a distance at sea of 1000
miles.-Strand Magazine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
Rev. william Carter.

Rev. William Carter Of the Madison
A3Yenue Reformed church discussed at a
dinner in New York his very successful
Lenten experiment Of conducting serv.
ices IN the Belasco theater
Une Of my theater auditors" he said.
smiling, was a Scot from PEBBLES. This
scot told me that the sight Of a clergy
man IN theater reminded him Of an
experience he once had in London.
40 London he went 10 a melodrama
at Drury Lane. A man in front Of him
looked familiar. To his amaze he recog-
nized IN this man his minister at PEBBLES
lie leaned forward and laid his hand
On the minister's black coat.
Oh. DR.. Saunders Mcintosh he
whispered, what wad the people In the
hereY
Deed. they wadna believe ye, DR..
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
Miss Lillian B. Hill.

Miss Lillian b. Hill, writer of hui
morous advertisements, told number of
Duluth jewelers. at recent jewelers.
banquet a good way TO get off for va
cation without being missed from the
business.
During the last Easter holidays" she
said. II met a jeweier at seaside
hotel.
why, ! thought you were such n
busy mani ] said. How do you manage
your affairs here at the shoreT
advertisement out of the papers until
my return, and so, you see, there are no
affairs TO manage. Washington Star.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
julius Meyer.

Julius Meyer. New York cloak manu-
facturer, gave last month the most mag
nhcent and costly dinner Of the century
Discussing at this dinner Easter and its
yanities, Mr. Meyer laughed aud said !:
"Ab, well, we are all vain. There was
a woman buying an Easter coat for ner
little girl one day. Finally a becorling
and beautiful coat was selected, ard as
she bridled in II before the glass the little
girl said TO the aaleswoman:
Don't you think that | look just like
mamma Z
The young mother smiled and bit her
lip.
:. Hush, dear; don't be vain, she said -
Washington Star.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
WI Ting Fang.

The brilliant Chinese ambassador. Mr..
Wa Ting Fang, was recOunting to a
group of coFrcspondents-bu not for
publieation-his view Of certain selfish
politician.
In short" said Mr. Wu, "the man re-
minds me Of a doctor Of Shanghai.
"A mandarin came to this doctor for
advice. He could not sleep, had no an
petite suffered a good deal from depreg-
SION. and nevertheless was taking on fat
at an alarming rate
Wen soon put you ia condition
again said the physician What you
need is exercise, good, hard exercise
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
WATERMELON TIME.

Watermelon drlppin' sweet,
Pretty soon we're goin' to eat.
Carve 1t deep, dat Juicy meat
an watermelon time.
Vine creepin' by de fence
Melon gwlne to be immense
Des so glad amt got no sense
In watermelon time
Some cloudy night des hold 20 bref-
Climb dat fence an hep ma-sef-
Lord I'll eat ma-se'f TO def
In watermelon time.
Montgomery Advertiser.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24

-Four times a week you can come here
and put in the morning polishing my
floors
but why not my own hoors? the
mandarin inquired.
Mime said the physician. are
larger Washington Star.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
DR.. Harvey W. Wiley.

At dinner DIR. Harvey W. Wiley said
as the coffee was served:
What delicious filtered coffee! This is
not like some coffee | have seen. And
now | am reminded Of an incident that
happened in my native Kent
"A Kent boy, groceJ''s son, was I'M
dergoing an oral examination.
Tell me, please said the examiner,
where the coffee comes fromT
THE hoy blushed and hung his head.
81 amt allowed to tell that, SIR he
faltered. It's secret of the business. y
Washington Star.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24

Saunders answered quickly, and so We
medina tell them. Washington Star.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24

-Four and a half is the arr-age size
Of the English family.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-12-13
INTELLECTUAL BOMBAST

Great was persiAage and Voltaire its prophet He
was the king of all who dealt in it,
These the opening lines of editorial On Votaire
which recently appeared in the Daily Times of Los Angeles
CAL BY it is deemed popular idea to attack dead
lion, and it is reasonably certain that the editor the Daily
Times is to be included i'll that category lie does not at
tempt to answer Noltare, but contents himself by giving
expression a personal opinion Fortunately the day
past and gone when the editorial columns of daily news
paper were popularity supposed to emanate from some
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-12-13

mighty intelligence oracle, in which contained the
and substance of all earthly wisdom.
Judging from the mental caiber of the editorial writer
the paper referred to- from what he has written, he is
certainly of small His page reminds of des
ert after it has been struck with simoon showing great
Of space. To paraphrase the above quotation
might say,
Great is intellectual bombas and the editorial writer
of the Los Angeles Daily Times its greatest living repre-
sentative He the peer Of any who have tried it, and
made miserable failure
The asperson, standing alone, would be scarcely worthy
of notice menon but what follows in the editorial would
Indicate that the writer thereof had undertaken task that
entirely large for him. His utteances remind
of schoolboys struggle with his first essay, young
girl going giddy her first kiss lie Voltare of
being parsiieur We inclined doubt if he has
read Noltaire reading him. knows the literal meaning
OF the appeaton he employs Of course he cannot
Notare and Voltaire being unable make answer the
admirers of the great French scholar take the cudg
III behalf of his memory. lie adds
The letters of ST. Paul still enrich mems minds, but
Noltares philosophy dead the hands that
given in his praise"
This sentence ought to be sufficient permit
estimate of the mental pabuum of the writer As matter
Of fact the letters of ST. Paul read by
days. but left to be smpered by and
few preachers who anything but true manhood
goes Nor the minds of these and preachers
enriched by reading stud yng the for there nothing
to be found therein worthy of the slightest human consdera
ton, or of the slightest value to humanity On the other
hand the works of Notare may be found in the libraries
of all reading and thinking people, the public libraries
and they not permitted lay and accumulate dust upon
the binding Only within the last few months has great
publishing house issued complete edition of Voltare
works. and the Blade carried advertisement for period
of three months
But let quote again.
And back of all this he failed to that the religion IF
Sorrow, Suffering and Love and forever be the
the human heart whose and life
all ages and clmes be and suffering and
love, the offspring of these Persage make the
story of the stale, void the human heart
of its love- and jest make away with suffering AMI
SORROW"
If the description of religion here given meant to be
IL L.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-12-13
BLUE GRASS BLADE.
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elected the Presidency ority of the of the
United States agree with him in his religious views. IT,
Blade merely expresses the wish that it might be anu
y that while lngerol lost the nomination for Governor
of Illinois because he refused surrender his religious
independence yet forty years have passed since them AMI
it has been possible for of liberal and tolerant views
in religious matters to be elected to higher flee
than Ingerso sought
From this fact let us assume what may be regarded
pointed position in regard thereto Would such election
of the Freehought and"radca press the persistent lab
and sacrifices OF the liberal and radical workers during
past generation two! The majority of the American
people may rightly be said to have Of opinion
or belief that goodness, social political does depend
upon mans religious beliefs pretensions. Had they
believed otherwise Taft would have been elected and
the Prince of Peace lectures by the Democratic nominee
would have caught the rabble and secured their votes 1t
may be that Bryan protested too much that he rie
too far in his religious preensons, please the majority
and if this the case, then there good and sufficient
grounds for hope and encouragement that the work of
Ereethought is not in vain.
Small minds have big reigiou notions Big minds
none OF religion at all Where religion rules, small minds
are evidently III control Where intelligence dominates
with justice and equity, religion may receive equal
sderatlon but gains preferential rights. The religion
of Bryans mother may have been good enough for him.
but 1t carried no weight with the American people.
Tafts election may much in the direction here
suggested, but it is good index the growing lberality
and heterodoXy of the American people 1t is challenge
to the orthodox faith and its professors that they need
pec no special favorsm special privileges, granted
to those OF different religious temperament, and this is
grand step forward at the beginning of the twentieth
century
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-10-08

The ovation rendered Hon.
l.. A, Sears when he stepped into
Logan for few hours Saturday
afternoon was certainly gratifying
to him and tn his many friends
here. Mr.. Sears is taking this
district by storm by his geniality
and good fellowship. He had but
a few hours here Saturday but
met many prominent citizens. He
was on his way from Shawnee and
remained in Logan from O'Clock
until 5 Mr.. Sears 10 much en-
courged over the outlook of the
election, and believes, as you do
his multitude of hustling friends,
that he will be elected. The great
mass OF coal miners In this dis
trict are favorable to Mr.. Sears,
because he was a miaer With them.
His campaign cards cay that no 10
'.looking for a pair Of Douglas
shoes" and he wants the electors
20 help him find them.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-10-08

tions for the mcnth of August,
with a comparison with the same
period in 1907, together with a
comparison with the month of July
and August this year and in 1907.
The total operating revenue for
the month was $6l5,3ll 02. A
year ago it was $685., ,735 97, show
ing loss in 1908 of nearly $780,
600. The net operating revenue
earnings we re 1914, 759 70, a de-
crease of nearly $50, 900. After
deducting expenses from all
sources, the net revenue income
was $l66, 15l 20, or $S2,728 "A less
than one year ago.
The net income from July l to
September l was $3O5, 1873 40, while
the income for the same two
months year ago was $444 ,O90.-
O6, or a shortage in income Of
$l3s, 956 SO
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-10-08
Kerlin Bros.

The reorganization of the Kerlir
Bros. Brick Plant has been rumor-
ed for some days. Supt. Chilly"
Lloy d has resigned and will leave
the first of November for COlum'
bia, So. Carolina, where he has ac'
cepted very lucrative position.
Mr.. Charley Breene, the book keep.
er has also resigned, and will re.
main in Logan in business. Mr.
Kerlin was in Logan few days
the past week, and will return soon
and reorganize the plant. As yet
the personnel of the official force
is not made known.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-10-08

he 1t ordained by the Council of the VII
lRge OF Logan, state OF ohio:
Secl. That there be placed at the Inter
section OF any and all public streets an d
ohio, u suitable metallic plate, containing
In plain English letters, 0f not less than 10
Inches In Size, the name OF said stree ",
which name shall be- preceded by the initi al
letter OF The proper and appropriate cardi-
nal point of the compass; said initial let
ter shall likewise be Ia plain English and
similar In size as the name OF saia street.
Sec. 2. Said name- plate shall be securely
ana firmly fastened upon some building,
post or pole. Ut the northwest and s,ulh-
east corners respectively, of all such inter-
secting streets or avenues, II such name
plate % can, With consy,enisnee, .Is, be SO placed,
ground ms to be plainly seen from said
street, or avenues; but II said name plates
cen, with greater convenience or less ex-
pense. be placed upon some bui lding, post
or pole, at the north least and south west
corners respectively, OF such intersecting
streets or avenues then said name plates
shall be so placed thereon.
Sec. s said ame-plaies shall contain the
name OF the streets and avenues, AS they
are now known and shown upon the plat OF
said Village.
Sec, 1. For the purpose OF carrying into
effect the provisions OF this ordinance ID Is
hereby made lawful for the officers, agents
and employees of said Village To enter up.
on he premises Of any person, persons,
partnership or corporation, wherein IL be-
comes necessary to place such name plate,
IN Il proper manner Tor the accomplishment
OF said work.
SEQ. D. This ordinance shall be In full
force and effect from and after the earliest
period allowed by law.
Passed October 7th. lp0s.
ID. v. V.THURNEss. Mayor.
Attest; u. q. Grows, Clerk.
Oct e-yW