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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03
las MANY Bald Women as Men.

WHY is it men get bald and women
At this question the hairdresser
laughed.
My dear sir" he said there are
quite as many bald women as men, In
fact, | incline to believe that there are
more"
He pointed to the switches. curls,
fronts, fringes and complete female wigs
in his window.
"Why would those things exist if
women didn't get bald?" he said. 'The
hairdresser puts in all his spare time in
making false hair contrivances, and nine
out of ten of them are made for women.
Well, woman wouldn't wear them if she
didn't need them, would she?
When man gets bald, he acknow-
Lodges frankly this inquiry that the years
have done him; ne lets all the world see
his bare and hideous white scalp. But
when woman gets bald, she brings up
over her bald spot the long locks above
her ears and at the back of her neck.
and she further conceals her badness
with a switch, or false curls, or a fringe
or Nhatever best suits her
Yes. take hairdresser's word for
it, womans hair is no better than mans
there are as many bald women as men
but woman hides her badness. where
as man let's his be seen"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03
Seen in the Shops.

Among the things that are seen in the
stores are neckwear of Irish crochet
lace, collar and cuff sets for waists and
coats, yokes and chemisettes.
Chiffon waists come IN all colors--those
having the stripe aud dotted design being
the latest novelty. These are trimmed
with silk straps and have lace yoke, col
lar and cuffs.
Evening capes in military style are seen
in chiffon broadclotb in white pink,
blue, light gray and tan colors. Some
are silk lined and trimmed with velvet
others are braided in the color to match
the cape and flushed with fancy orna-
mGritS.
4 wonderful combination Of furs is a
turban Of chinehila trimmed with white
plumes and Il wide neek-piece and very
large muff Of silver fox. These two light
tones are beautiful together
4 new collar is made Of Irish crochet
or Cluny insertion with n marrow edge
and is two or more inches wide. Col
lars that show touches Of color have
bows TO match to be worn with them.
The mosquctaire sleeve IL very popu-
lar II is made 70 fit snugly some little
way before it reaches the wrist and then
il is finished with a point over the hand.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03
In Case of Seasickness.

"Speakin' of seasickness," said a
sailor, Il once seen very seasick man
settin' in deck-chair staring hard at a
photograph.
'Wot's the idear o that dodgeT /
says to him
Sure cure for seasickness,' says he
Fix your thoughts on some one you hate,
and the qualms pass Off | feel little
better Already he says gulpin' an
swallerin'.
Another time | seen "A hypnotist do
good business on the long southern run
from New York to Naples Every time
the sea roughed up this here chap hyp-
Noticed them that felt themselves gettin'
sick, and he fetched 'em round again
with the return o. smooth weather That
there hypnotism was the nearest thing
to Il genuine cure for seasickness that's
ever come under my observation"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03
Handmade Golf Balls.

The Scotch professional was making
his own golf balls by hand.
Heck, mon," he said. in his fine
Scotch, ''the handmade balls the best.
wadna sell ye enc o. theer hand made
o. mine for a twa dollar note"
He took a 1-inch rod of gutta percha.
and cut it with his knife into pieces ~
inches long.
Each piece mak's a ball, mon," he said
dropping them, one by one, into a big
kettle of hot water. ''Aiblins sae.'
He felt about in the kettle, found a
chunk of gutta that had melted to a state
sufficiently plastic, and placed it in an
iron cup, or mold, of two equal halves.
He threw the cup into a kettle of cold
water to COOL and went on filling other
cups with the soft, hot rubber.
"Thot machine makes the balls" he
said, land / paint them by hand. | fiji
ma hands wi plant and roll the balls
ABBOTT in 'em. Three coats it takes, ami
havers, it is nasty work; but only wi
the hands do We give the ball coyerin'
at once thorough and uniform.
ma, ma" he ended, Il wadna play wi
machine-made balls when can max my
own
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03

with haDdkerchiefs, with wax. with
backing, with excelsior, with oil, with
-four. with window cord, with brushes"
The speaker, a banana planter from
Jamaica, paused and smiled.
You don't believe me, do your he
said. Yet, truly, the banana tree is
wonderful thing. Every part Of It serves
some good use. Thus the long leaves
make a fine excelsior. The juice. being
rich in tannin, furnishes a good indelible
ink and good shoe polish The stems
yield a fine quality Of hemp, and from
this hemp there are made lace handker-
chiefs. cords and ropes Of all kinds,
mats ANA brushes. The oil Is used IN
gliding OF banana flour. the -four
ground from the dried fruit. there is no
nae speaking you are too familiar with
it.
''Run down to Jamaica this winter, -
he concluded ''You cOuldB't have q
FINER winter trip. Battle In the sea on
Christmas day, and buy. If you are wise
small banana plantation; for there is
one other thing that the banana yields
and that is-wealth"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03
Taft GeneaIoqv Out.

Mrs. Louisa w. Taft, mother of the sec
rotary of war. who died at her home in
Millbury. Mass, on December at the
age Of ~. spent the last years Of her
life compiling the New England history
Of the Taft family aud Of her own fam
ily. the Toueys. from genealogical data
colIecTcd by her husband, Judge AlDhon-
so Taft, during bis lifetime. This his
tory, together with eulogies Of her hus-
band. father and mother and references
to the secretary of war which show her
pride in him, has been recently published
i'm a genealogical history Of Worcester
county, Mass.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03
No More Brooms.

The blind broom maker shook his
head sadly.
The broom is going to become ex-
tinct," he said, like chain mail or pies.
iosaurs. Some day it will only be seen
in the antiquarys cabinet Of curios, be-
tween a mummy and an arquebus.
These suction cleaners of various
makes, which clean thoroughly without
raising an unsalitary dust-the broom,
must admit, doesn't clean thoroughly
and does raise a dust that j. most I'M
healthy-these suction cleaners are aboI-
ishing the broom fast.
No new hotel or mansion goes up
nowadays without its suction cleaning
apparatus. No extensive renovatigns are
made that dent include suction clean
or.
"Ali this is good for the general
health, but bad for the poor blind broom
maker"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03
OFF THE BEATEN PATH.
Aerial Spiders?

The balloon was covered with cobwebs
Where on earth has it been?' a re
porter asked.
Up in the air." replied the aeronaut.
1t Is a strange and inexpheable thing. my
young Trend, but the upper regions of
the air are filled with cobwebs nj Ger.
tain seasons. These cobwebs get i'm your
face, tickling and annoying YOU. They
cllng and cling to your balloon till final
ly II is coated with a silver-grey film,
and has long, silyer-grey streamers fly
ing out behind. Sometimes. indeed. the
webs are so thick that one floats through
them as through a silver haze
What can they bey" said the reporter.
rOf course they are not real cobwebS.
There are no spiders that exist 5000 or
10000 fee, no in the air"
Some say they are gossamers, said
the aeronaut. But what is a gossamer.
that is what l want to know: and how
is il made if spider doesn't make ito"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03
FOR THE LADIES.
OF Chrysalis Time.

Vow is the Years soft afternoon,
sn3 now a diInness wells the world
"A nose light might be of sun, or moon.
"a well in misty swathings furled.
And To- beneath yon slanting ray,
4 creeping life its path pursues;
n fold in self-spup shroud away
Tts form in ehangeful sleep to lose!
Fy'n so, the Day,-the Year, perehdnce,
With ali its shimmering afterbloom,
Il clothed, amid its growing trance,
With wefts self-dfawn from mystic loom.
IN chrysalis, or in COCOON
such as the Soul herself might spin,
Were ii not well a while to swoon,
some winged, waking life to win?
From The Contributors Club of the At
lantic.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03
Total IL months

Last year was the year Of the San
Francisco disaster. and the total fire
loss of the country reached $4,000, 900.
figure already passed in 1907, though
the amount for the month of December
is yet 10 be added TO the total for the
year. 1t was in 1888 that-exeluding
the year of the Chicago fre-the ANIMAL
fire loss first mounted to St00,000,0O0.
This year it will for the FIRST time, ex-
cept in year of, eonhagration, pass
500 900, 900.
What is TO be done to stop this fright
ful drain l-Eyening Wisconsin, MiIwau.
kee
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03
Blind Mems Playing Cards.

"Since your father is blind, give him
for Christmas a pack of these blind
mems playing cards with raised pips,
said the dealer
"A fine idea, isn't it, cards for the
blind2 Many a bridge or poker expert
would not regret so much his loss of
sight were it not that it deprived him
of his fayorite game. Now the poor
fellow need suffer that deprivation no
longer. With pack of raised cards
and a trio of sightless cronies he can
put in the winter evenings beautifully.
Then shall | wrap these cards np
for you, sir? I'm sure your old blind
father would appreciate them"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03

is to lightly insert a skewer in the cen.
ter, and if clean when withdrawn. the
cake IS perfectly cooked If you haven't
any tine skewers, when you purchase a
new broom ~ull ont a few straws. soak
them in clear cold water and when dried
they should be put aside for testing
cakes-Cooking Club Magazine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03
Cooked in a Steam of Wine.

French cooking cooking regarded as
a fine art-seems TO me a waste of tai
ent, said a millionaire. "Take. for in
stance, Joseph, the chef whom one Of
the Vanderbilts brought over at a salary
of $4,000, and who left America in dis
gust, declaring that, in culinary matters.
we were ignorant and uncouth barbar-
ians.
''Joseph's best dish Is "poularde a Ia
Marivaux.' He takes a very tender pull
let, wraps II in the belly Of a young
lamb and swathes the parcel iu bacon.
He let's tho pullet absorb the flavor Of
the lamb and the bacon. and Guea he
cooks it--cooks it how? In the steam
arising from pint Of old Scotch whis-
ky blended with q quart Of fine port
There" ended the millionaire lyon
have the fine art If cooking. Isn't It a
waste Of timer
Banana Ink
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03
The Fire Loss.

Canada this year will exceed $500. OO0,-
600 and will be the largest in the his
tory Of the country with the exception
Of those years in which occurred the
conllagratio Of Chicago, Baltimore aud
San Francisco. Following is u resume
Of the loss by months:
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03
Always Wanting what We're Not.

We are restless people Every thin
woman longs to be fat. Every fat wom-
an wants to grow thin. Every town
man longs for the time when he can re-
tire to the quiet of the country, and
every farmer hopes to some day quit
work and move to town, where he can
take life easy Country newspaper men
would like to try their hand ON a city
daily. The fellows on the big dailies
dream of time when they can own a
paper of their own. In youth we long
for maturity, in age we yearn for the
happy days of childhood. There is no
excuse for it other than that we all
seem to be built that way, says writer
in What to Feat. The grass seems to
be just a little bit greener and thriftier
most any direction from the place you
occupy right now. Contentment is as
near to happiness as you can get in this
world.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03
Out of the Race.

No dear, think you must have your
dinner without me- The speaker was
a woman who. though once prominent
in society, has lived in retirement since
she lost two or three years ago the
greater part of large fortune. "Of
course, | know" she said in reply to
continued appeals against her decision,
THAT people 0unr esteem my virtue any
less because | am poor. but / don't in
terest them. Not only would my clothes
be conspicuously UNREASONABLE among
your other guests, but l should have no
subjects of conversation in common with
them | haven't been at the social func-
lions, the dances, the races, concerts,
theaters where they have been, and |
haven't read the newest books / can't
discuss the latest fashionable fads, and
the things that fill my life have no
meaning for the rich. I'm sure our in
tercourse would be labor and dis
appointment on both sides
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03
How Many Women Work.

Among women themselves, undoubted-
" the greatest factor in further en-
reimbursement is the working woman,
saws an article in Appleton's Magazine.
To her the ballot is bread. The astonisn-
ing statement Of the last census that out
of %. ass, $50 women in the United
States over sixteen years OF age, 4,o53,-
eco are hreadwinners. suggests the in
creasing industrial competition with men,
which can never SAVIOR Of the square
deal" unless safeguarded by the ballot.
In England where the .'suffragett
have made their demands in most reyoiu-
tionary spirit, s. per cent. Of its won@n
are workers. and. actually, averaging
only Is Ga in wages as against Dos paid
to men. Opposed to the cry Of the
woman who tolls is the auti-sufraglst:
Usually she belongs to the idle rich and
has more rights" than the Lord ever
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03

intended. William T. Stead. the English
Journalist, recently related a story about
his visit to the King of Denmark which
illustrates the egotistical viewpoint Of
the 'anti." The King expressed himself
as favoring woman's suffrage whereup0n
the Queen demurred. But. my dear.
you have everything the suffragists are
fighting for replied the King reproving-
ly
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03
A Wisconsin Girl.

Miss Marie Josephine Crane, the
20-year-old daughter of a millionaire, is
deaf and dumb. She has decided to be-
come farmer. and to make a speciality
of sheep-raising. She is now completing
a three years course in agriculture at
the University of Wisconsin, and is said
to have attracted attention by her marked
proficiency. Miss Cranes father has Civ
en- her farm near Lake Geneva, Wis.,
Woman's Journal
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03
Household Notes.


If the kettle of preserves, jam or what
ever happens to be cooking becomes
scorched, set it Immediately INTO a dish
of cold water and the flavor will be un-
impaired.
The popular Waldorf salad of apples,
celery and lettuce can be made more at
tractive if a few red cherries are spri1,k-
led over the top. Serve the salad in red
apple cups.
When washing clothes in cold weather
put a handful % salt in the last rinsing
water. While not entirely preventing
freezing. nevertheless. it will make the
clothes easier to handle.
Bananas should not be put into a re-
frigerator, in fact, they should never be
allowed to get colder than go degrees.
A chill turns them black, prevents them
ever ripening properly and renders them
unfit for use.
Old window shades can be greatly i'm,
proved in appearance by removing fronI
the roller, stitching a new hem on the
roller end with a long stitch on the sew
ing machine, then tack the old hem
ripped OUT on the roller.
Paint marks on wood are often most
unsightly, but they are endured because
people are seldom aware how easy it is
to remove them. To do so, spread over
the marks a thick paste Of lime and
soda mixed with water. Leave twenty
four hours, then wash off
A good stove polish for a rusty stove
is one cupful Of cold coffee. one table
spoonful of laundry soap. shaved fine.
one tablespoonful of kerosene and
backing to make ii black and as thick
as cream. Let the mixture come to a
boil and then apply to the stove when
warm.
If the apron is too long ii becomes a
nuisance. Try putting a five-inch ruff.
fe with full heading. on the bottom Of
kitchen aprons; you viii be surprised Ia
find how many drips the heading of the
rufFie and the rufie itself viii catch, for
It will stand out from the dress and
thus save II.
An occasional scFubbing with soap and
lot water is very beneficial TO the cane
seats Of chairs. Turn the chairs upside
down and make the cane thoroughly wet
Then dry IN the open air. The effect
win not merely be TO clean the cane
hut Ia shrink it. and, provided the cane
be not broken. the seat viii. when dry
be as firm as when new.
A sure way to tell il a cake is cooked
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03
Girls Clubs in Paris.

American girls studying in Paris are
exposed to much suffering and danger
if their money gives out. and the Ameri-
can colony there, aroused by a recent es-
pecially pathetic case, is taking the mat
ter up with yigor. 1t is reported that
four great girls clubs under the patron
age of persons like DR.. Morgan pier
points cousinl, Mrs. Whitelaw Reid and
Mrs. Whitney Hoff, have grown up with
such rapidity as TO astonish the Paris
ians. Miss Helen Gould is about to start
another on a large scale, and syndicate
of rich American women married to
Frenchmen of title--headed by the
Duchesse de la Rochefoucauld (nee Nit
chelD-will open and maintain a sixth.
1t is predicted that by the END of next
year every American girl student in
Paris can have safe and comfortable
quarters in one of these clubs, where
board will be furnished at cost, about
So per week.. and the management will
keep in communication with the parents
and relatives. and win look after the
girls if they are ill or out of funds.
-~Gss[l
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03

mated faithfulness. Even from world
~ point of view. mothers vouId 40 yroiI
10 remember that whatever keeps tbe
family together in faithful aIlegianee
adds TO tie position and influence and
consideration OF each member indiyid-
ualiy. - Roy Winchester IN Notser's
Magazine
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03
Buy Christmas Gifts in June.

The custom of making Christmas
presents should be radically reformed
and simplified, says contributor to The
Delineator for December.
Christmas giving has reached the
limit. and every woman with spunk
should begin to reform. Last year. in
October, | wrote to few of my friends
and asked them to please to agree to ex-
change gifts that did not cost over so
cents with me. One friend had for
years sent my sister and myself 81 gifts
and her brother always sent us a 81 box
of candy. They spent So on two friends.
1t seemed fierce" She rebelled at
drst. Then we compromised on taking
the other so cents and the 81 and maxi
ing up baskets. giving a happy Christ
mas TO three poor families / average
forty presents at cost of about $50.
This takes in brothers and sisters, nieces
and nephews and friends. To do this |
begin in August. when the bargain sales
help me out. l keep gifts down to %
cents and really enjoy taking few min
utes each luncheon hour to spy out
something pretty and inexpensive in the
way of china, handkerchiefs, desk and
toilet things. If | waited until the holt
days. when the prices are higher il
would cost me $50 instead of 500
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03

Banana INK.
The banana furnishes us with ink,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03

DR. William d. Gentry Of Chicago
has looked at his watch again, and de-
cided that the world is not coming 10
an end until next year. at the earliest
Until he looked az his watch the last
time, be mad dreadful pfemontions that
something was going 10 happen to the
whole race Of man because a larger
proportion Of them were not his follow
ers. but he was afraid that the world
would not make good on the destruction
plan, SO he sas put it off He mentions
January 3 as the day when something
will happen, but he says that be can
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03

Frank Warner, one of the largest men
in Missouri, was married at Montgomery.
Mo, 10 Miss Susie Profit Warner is
considerably over 6 feet tall, and while
he weighs 300 pounds, is not fat man
family, the four members Of which weigh
1900 pounds. As the mother detracts
somewhat from the average il will be
seen that Warmers father aud brother
are even larger than he.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03

Az Tic NIICl6.
Loyalty in the home circle is not as
oIten considered as it ought to be. 1t
should be held as part of the family
nonor never to speak slightingly of any
member of the household to outsiders.
lhe old and somewhat vulgar proverb,
wash all your soiled linen at home"
SsQShtalns the glst of an obvious truth.
Slothers should impress this family 10y
aiy upon their children, and teach them
that 1t means dignity and strength and
IappIhess TO be guardians of their own
ueaFtn, as il were: the stancn defend
gIs OF each and every member of the
They. should point out the bad taste
u y, saying derogatory things about each
other to their aequaintances, whatever
may be their private differences Moth
~ ana fathers would do well to remem-
neE mat ''nagging" at each other, or
wen what is called running each other,
~ pubic, is not only disloyal to the fam
ny; out it is in exceedingly bad taste,
SS1u' moreover, is setting a bad example
.9r t4eir children who win inevitably be
a'er mltators. Mothers-even good, low
~ mothers-have an unwise way some
zines INES q bringing every trivial fault to
=, surface before anyone who happens
~ be present.
4-aEea if they expect the latter to be
uyai to them. Every now and then we
family whose memoirs become
~ o. less prominent in their various
1iAs in life. If we take the pains 20
80 s' am the reason why, we discover
- ~ almost every case there viii be
--H among them a very strong senh-
r el OF what the world calls "clannish-
nut what might better be desig-
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-12-04
Willie's Essay.

"a achoolma'm is q verb be-
cause she denotes action when you
throw paper wads ut the girls.
Switch is a conjunction and is
used to connect the verb school
mann to the noun boy. This is a
compound sentence of which boy
Is the subject and switch is the
object. first person, singular num-
Der and awful case. A school
mann is different than q boy, a
boy wears pants aud a school
MAIN wears her hair. banged all
over her forchea1. She puts
paint on her face and some big
fellows come and take her home.
Ma says schooIma'm never gets to
De older than l8 until she gets
married. 1t takes two school
MAINS a day to cook dinner
Western Publisher.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-12-04
fremont & Gulf Ry. Co.

Effective March s. 1908. Between fremont and
WINFIELD.
Daily No. ?. leaves WINFIELD p. m, Chat
hamville 6:3s p. m, Eros 7:O5 p. m, arriving
fremont 7:I5 p. m.
Daily No. I, leaves fremont Gals a. m, Eros
gal a. m, Chathamville l0:l5 a. m, arriving
WINFIELD Il:j9 a. m.
Daily, except Sunday, No. 80 local freight.
leaves WINFIELD a. m, arriving fremont
1901 p. m.
Daily. except Sunday. No. 81. local freight
leaves fremont a. m, arriving 1910 p. m
Train No. connects at fremont with V. 5. &
7. trains from Monroe and Shreveport. Train
No. connects at fremont with V. s. & L.
trains to Monroe and Shreveport.
ALFRED MEAD,
General Passenger gent,
Winfield, La.