Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-10-02

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AITWzuKS
The Baltimore real estate agent whose
wooing and marrying occupied just twen-
ty minutes has beaten the divorce mill
by several laps.
The young hunter who shot and seri-
ousIy wounded his brother in the woods
near Escanaba, where the pair were
hunting bear, gave an early illustration
of what other hunters will be doing in
the course of two months, while hunting
deer.
A Pittsburg steel manufacturer gave
a golden wedding entertainment at which
he divided the bulk of his wealth among
his grown-up children, apportioning 3d.
100000 to each. That is much pleas
anter way to start the gossips than filing
papers for a divorce and running off
with a stage favorite.
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The famous yacht Mayf1ower, which
successfully defended the America cup
in 1856, against the British cutter Gala
tea, has gone on a voyage in search of
sunken Spanish treasure in the Caribbean
sea. If the old yacht is as successful
in this regard as she has been as mug
hunter. look out for treasure trove
That it's an i'll wind that blows good
to nobody is doubtless the conviction of
the South st. Paul butcher who killed
bear which took refuge from the forest
fire by running into town. The butcher
was enabled 10 offer bear steaks over
his counter to his regular patrons, and
netted 1925 from the sale of the carcass.
The report from Durham, Mississippi,
of four deaths in railroad wreck caused
by washout reveals meteorological con-
ditions in that section Numerically OPP
posite from those which exist through
out the droughty north and west. The
earth in this section is in condition to
take up a great deal of water before the
streams can swell under downpour
The squirrel which caused a case of
bubonic plague at Los Angeles by biting
boy can blame the infection on the
wicked flea, for whose determination
thousands of rats have been killed on
the Pacific coast. Fleas are no respee-
tiers of persons, and if it were possible
to capture them the rats as well as
the squirrels would escape condemna-
ton.
A boat race between Atlantic coast
life-sayers took place in New York bay
over thirteen-mle course and was
won by the Connecticut crew. The in
PRODUCTION of the motor lifeboat obviates
the use of muscle for long pulls in heavy
seas, but there is no telling when a
motor will balk, and in that event a
crew must be prepared to take to the
sweeps and use them with old-time skill,
It's foolish man who does not know
enough to go in when it rains, and it
would be a rash aviator who should lack
prudence enough to keep his machine
out of brisk winds. Yesterday at Fort
Myer the wind was blowing % miles an
hour, and 0rville Wright refused to take
his aeroplane up for a test. He showed
excellent Judgment. The weak point of
all contrivances for aerial navigation is
their helplessness in a high wind.
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\ Boston skipper who flouted super
stition by taking his new fishing schoon-
er on her first voyage on Friday, re-
turned with remarkably good eaten.
including 100-pound swordfsh. But
superstition is persistent, and while the
captain may be satisfied with his own
view of things he may during his yes
sells career find himself in need of help
because of the traditional reluctance of
sailors to serve on Friday ship"
The Dominion government has pro-
hibited the use of steam trawlers within
the Canadian three-mile limit, in order
TO prevent serious diminution of the fish
supply. This method of thwarting pro-
posed improvements in the interest of
safer fishing viii not long prevail. The
Canadians ought to permit the fishermen
TO utilize steam or gasoline power if they
so desire, hut should restrict their oper.
attuhS NhSEtNtE ItSiIiilul is necessary III
order TO prevent food fish from becoming
scarce
Sir Thomas Lipton's appeal for an
other chance to win the Americas cur
comes indirectly through ex-Mayor Fitz
gerald of Boston, who has just returned
TO Europe. While sentiment is CROWN.
in the New York Yacht Club, favorabl,
10 Sir Thomas request, it is altogetheI
unlikely that the club will take any &c
ton based upon an appeal of this kind
especially as it comes from Boston in
stead of through a member of the New
York organization.
State Forester Griffith ascrihes th,
forest fires in Wisconsin to the old
cauSes-almost criminal carelessness Of
settlers in burning brush when clearins
land for pasturage and planting, ana
the neglect of lumbermen To properly de