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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26
The Nigerian.
From the Wide World Magazine.

Tue " "OTlu MdEdLlnt
In pioneering work there is no part of
the empire whose record during the past
few years has been so full of stories of
intense human interest as that portion
Of its West African possessions now
known as Nigeria.
The staple article OF food is fish, which
seems 10 be caught in abundance The
net 1s placed a few inches under water
and the fisherman then perches himself
on the bank or, more commonly, on a
high platform, and watches until the fish
float over the top, when the net is pulled
up and the catch removed.
The Nigerians are nominally Moham-
medans. but underlying their Moham-
mechanism there is a great deal OF strong
fetish superstition which conside-a bly, in
fIuences their life. A curious native
legend is current among the lower river
tribes, who declare that alligators are
not really alligators at all, but men who
have taken that form for short time,
and afterward return in their original
shape to their villages. There are many
cases o. natives after having been de-
nounced by the witch doctors as being
alligators, being driven from their villages
and put to death. Even today this oc-
casionally occurs in remote parts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26
"MY DOUBLE CHIN
is MINE NO MORE,' -
Saws Mae Edna Wilder.
~ Removed 1t, Without Dieting,
or the Slightest Inconvenience"

Double chins are as unnecessary as they are
unbecoming.'' says Mac Edna Wilder. 'and you
need not keep yours unless you want it. You
can get rid Of it just easily and just as quick
" as I did. I removed mine and took of thirty
pounds of supernuous flesh in less than six
weeks and it makes me feel ten years younger
and as light-hearted as a girl Of seventeen" To
the question. How did you do it, she answers:
by the simple application Of an external rem
edy that makes fat vanish IL by magic. It's
my own process. and l am SO happy over what
it has done for me that will tell any one about
it free Of charge who is interested enough TO
write
An investigation of the claims made by Miss
Wilder proved that others have had the same
results she got, and they equally enthusiast
tic Those who want to know more about this
wonderful system Of eradicating a double chin
should write to Mae Edna Wilder Dept SOC,
Rochester. y. Y. She will send information free
to any one who suffers as she did from this most
unsightly physical defect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26
Little, Adams avenue, will leave Thurs
day for their home in Washington.

Mr.. George Costin of Piney Point and
Mr. Walter Simpson OF Anacostia were the
guests of Mr.. II. +. Knight. jr.. Sunday
last. Mrs. William Chase has returned to
ing two weeks with relatives in Cape
May. n. J. Mr.. William Wilson, jr., has
returned to Lehigh University to resume
his studies. Mrs. Katherine Earl has re-
turned to her home on Washington
avenue, after spending several weeks with
relatives at Swansea, Mass. The ladies
auxiliary of Riverdale Citizens Associa-
ton, incorporated. held their annual cleo
ton Friday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Frank NJ. Willis. The following Off
GERS We're chosen for the ensuing year:
Mrs. G. A. Meyer. president; Mrs. F. NJ.
Willis, vice president; Mrs. F. A. De
Groot treasurer. and Mrs. B. c. Wheeler.
secretary. The next business meeting
will be held at the residence of Mrs.
Charles E. Steinmeyer. Friday. October
-, at . o'clock. Saturday afternoon next
the retiring president, Mrs. r. A. Ben
nett at her home, the Oaks WIFI tender
a reception to the ladies of the auxiliary,
to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the
organization. Mrs. B. c. Wheeler Of East
Riverdale will leave October ! for a
months visit to relatives and friends in
Hartford, Conn; Rochester, n. Y, and
other northern cities. She will accompany
Mr. Wheeler $ father. who makes an an
nual visit to his children. Mrs. Emma
cupied by Mr.. Schmitz, and will make it
her future home. Miss Nellie Burlingame
of Washington is the guest of Mrs. Will
liam K. Severe, Cleveland avenue. Mrs.
Milton Harr has returned to her home
on Grant avenue after a delightful visit
to her mother In Baltimore. Miss Dorothy
OverStreet entertained few of her
friends on her seventh birthday this week
Those present were Lucille Sehorn,
Margaret Meyer, Edith De Groot, Helene
Meyer. Evelyn Clark. Elsie De Groot
Marion Hanford, Margaret Edison, Geneva
Suit, Rosalie Melton. Estella Bryan. 4
Jack Horner pie held plums for each one.
Mesdames Suit and Melton of Washington
assisted Mrs. Overstreet. Miss Marion
Hooe. Mrs. j. B. Pohlman and Mrs. Alex
ander Schneider are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Overstreet. Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Waddy
of Jefferson avenue left Wednesday for
a two-month tour through the southern
states. Among the cities they will visit
are Charleston, S.. c.; Savannah. Ca:
Havana, Cuba: New Orleans, La: Men,
phis. Tenn; Atlanta. Ga. and San An
tonic, Tex.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Warren and Mas
ter Francis left Wednesday for Norfolk,
Va. where they will spend q few days
with Mr. Warren's mother. Mr.. Herbert
Fifer Of Baltimore is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs keister, Jackson avenue. Misses
Cora and Mae Sehorn have returned to
their home In West Riverdale, after
spending the summer with their grand
mother in, Lexington, Ky. Mr. and Mrs.
William Mathers of Baltimore were the
weekend guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Watkins. West Riverdale. Mr.. and Mrs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26
WHY FUR GARMENTS ARE NOT
AS DURABLE AS THEY
FORMERLY WERE.

inch and half we have only 500
hairs to the square inch-not enough
fur to cover the pelt. Consequent
ly the fur garment wears off to the
skin within two or three winters.
1t is also true that by stretching
the skin the pores become open and
part of the fur falls out of it's
sockets, even while the garment is
in course of construction. The man
ufacturer who has the ablest bodied
professional stretchers is the one
who supplies our retailers with the
cheapest priced garments.
While the stretching is injurious to
all kinds of furs it is absolutely
disastrous to such pelts as Persian
lamb, baby lamb and caracul. These
furs have double skin. In the up
per skin are planted the delicate
roots Of the fur, the lower is in the
form OF an undermining. BY stretch
ing the pelt the two layers are
being separated. and in course of
time the upper layer with it's fur
covering peels off.
For the past 10 or L. years the
competition among the retail fur
riers who cater directly to the con-
sumner has been so keen that the
majority of retail furriers have also
installed expert stretchers, and the
garments are being stretched ac-
cording to the price offered by the
consumer. For the above reasons
the fur garments of today don't
wear as they used to years ago.
Patrons who desire garments
with unstretched pelts should come
to me. | make reliable garments.
My prices are reasonable, and |
guarantee them to wear we'll
l.. GESCHICKTER, FURRIER.
6G6 18th ST. y. W.. Round the Corner
From F.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26

Mr.. Castel and family, who have been
occupying the residence Of Mr.. Edward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26

Mrs. c. A. Page is visiting near Nindes.
King George county. Mrs. Almira Heath
and Miss Mamie Beard of Berlin, n. j.,
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Erwin Ludwig. on Braddock Heights Mr.
and Mrs William King of West EEd are
visiting relatives in Laurens. n. c. Capt
]. Vincent Davis Of Antietam, Md, IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26

oreila. which I think. were / a king. |
would nave some one else do for me- He
is very smart-looking man indeed hut
he has style of wearing his clothes
absolutely different from anybody else.
His high silk hat is also distinctive to
himself. He also wore a raincoat-a blue
Raglan, cut very full--and he had on a
bright blue scarf with pink shirt. He
wore dark red carnation I'm his button
hole. He Is a very democratic king in
deed. fancy, though. that he plays to
the gallery great deal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26

With the increase of the popularity
of the fur garment the fur trade
has assumed enormous proportions
There are now about ten thousand
manufacturing furriers in New York
city alone, while we couldn't count
a hundred furrierS in the same city
thirty years ago. The practical fur
rier who was some years ago the
only one to supply the consumer
with garments has been thrust into
the background. Dry goods houses.
department stores. cloak houses,
milliners and hatters have taken his
place. 1t is impossible for me to
tell who knows less about furs. the
milliner, the corset woman or the
natter. But judging from the new
zoology created by the department
stores, the buyer behind the desk
in the department store knows the
most. He is the one who forces the
manufacturer to shrink the prices
and to STRETCH THE FUR SKIN,
which is only OF of the many
secrets OF the fur trade. 1t suffices.
however, to undermine the durability
of garment.
Let us take. for example. seal
skin, 20 in.Xf0 in. costing eighty
dollars. BY stretching the skin
in. in length and ten in width the
manufacturer gains 10 square inches,
or 500 When We take into con-
sideration the fact that it requires
six skins to construct the modern
garment, We can easily see how the
furrier, by stretching the skins, can
deduct $50 from the selling prices
of the garment-and, incidentally, :
or years from the wear of the
garment.
Let us imagine that there are loo
hairs to a square inch of unstretched
seal. BY stretching this inch to an
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Short-Distance View Of q King.
the Gentleman's Journal.

From the Gentlemsn's Journal
The king and the queen arrived at
Goodwood alone in their motor car and
were received by the Duke of Richmond
/ was very close to the king when lie
entered his reserved balcony. and l after
ward stood within ten feet of him Gin the
pouring rain>. l also saw him turn up
his own trousers and carry his own UNI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26

L. o. McCubbin and children are visiting
relatives at Havre de Grace, Md. Prof.
and Mrs. w. c. Meyers have returned to
their home here after spending the past
three months at Harrisville. Pa. Mrs.
Ida Wall Of Warrenton Is stopping with
her daughter. Mrs. Joseph r. Rabbit.
West Riyerdale. Mr.. and Mrs. keil OF
Baltimore and Mrs. Mace Of Washington
are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. e. c. keister.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26

Mr.. and Mrs. William Willie Of Easton.
Md, have issued invitations to the mar
riage of their daughter. Mary Naomi
Willie, to Granville Floyd Tubman. Oc-
tober g. The ceremony will take place
at the brides home In Cambridge.
Gustavus Adolphus Smith and Miss
Vivian Lawrence Richardson, both OF
F'lintstone, Md, were married at FROST
burg, Md. The bride has been teacher
In the public schools Of Allegany county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26

romance begun in Ireland twelve
years ago will reach its elimination in
New York city next Tuesday when John
O'Rerdan, a Richmond Va.) hotel clerk,
will wed. Miss Josephine NJ Brennan.
now Of New York. They were friends
and sweethearts when they were very
young.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-04-16

The worlds greatest men grew up-
ward from the lower classes. while the
worlds meanest men grew downward
from the upper class.
True po'iteness is accompanied by
the calm self-possession which belongs
to noble simplicity of purpose, aud
unless YOU cultivate It and exercise ii
upon all occasions and towards all per-
sons it will never be part of yourself.
Any person who viii write am anony-
nous letter, has many instincts of a
coward about him. If anybody knows
of any crime being committee or law
being violated it is his on her duty to
report or complain to the proper Off
GERS. We have number of people in
Wanwatosa who ere always looking
for trouble for somebody else, but are
never willing to put themselves to the
front to enforce the law They always
want to be in the background, but af-
ter the fight is all over, they are the
first ones to look for the honor and
say. ] told you so.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-04-16

Another Highly Respected Resident of
Wauwatosa Passes Away Thursday
Morning.

Harvey D. Colby died at his home
on Warren Avenue, Thursday
morning at o'clock at the age Of 60
years.
The deceased was born in Barnston.
Cam, and came to Milwaukee when "A
young man and has lived in Wauwa-
to,a for the past twenty years.
lie leaves besides his wife TO mourn
hi, loss, son, Frank II. Colby Of Los
Angeles, Cal. aud one daughter, Mrs
7 l. Morton Of this city,
The funeral viii be held from the
residence Saturday afternoon at .
o'clock. Interment will be at Forest
Home Cemetery.
The family have the sympathy Of a
large circle Of friends in Wauwatosa.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-04-16
HAWKS NURSERY co.
Few of wauwatosR's People Know of
the Immense Business Done By
This Nursery.


The branch Office of the Hawks Nur-
sery Company Of this city, has been a
busy place for the past few weeks. Go
there at any time of the day and you
casl have seen all the employees hard
at work filing orders or addressing
cards to their many patrons. This
company spent close to $3.50 for postage
alone the past week
The people of WauwatoNa should be
proud of this institution, they are GER
tainly doing great business and are
advertising Wauwatosa all over the
country. They handle everything in
the shrub line and they have help who
know how to plant and do it right,
Mr. T. J Ferguson who is at the
head Of the branch leaves no stone uu-
turned to see that every thing is done
in good manner and that all goods
sold are just AS represented,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-04-16
HENRY H. FOWLER
An Old Resident of wauwatosa Passes
Away at the Age of rs Years.

Away at the Age of rs Years.
George Henry Fowler, who has been a
resident of Milwaukee County since 1842,
died at his home in this city Tuesday
night. April 13, 1909, at the age of Is
years,
The deceased was born in New York
state in 1894, and when only years of
age came with his parents to Milwaukee
After growing to manhood he engaged
in the drug business III Milwaukee. which
he continued until he moved to Wauwa-
tosa thirty-ive years ago, when he en-
gagged III the insurance and real estate
business. He served two terms as post
master in the then village Of Wauwatosa.
He is survived by his widow and three
sons and one brother
Mr. Fowler was man of strong char
acter, good citizen and neighbor, and
was loved by all who knew him.
The funeral will be held from the resi-
d,nce this Friday afternoon. Interment
will be private at Forest Home.
The family have the sympathy Of Il
large circle Of friends in Wauwato7a and
county of Milwaukee,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-04-16
Thirty. E1fth Anniversnry.

The Wauwntosa Good Templar Lodge
will celebrate their thiIty-ftth anni-
versary next Monday night, April 10.
The following program win bo render
ed:
Opening Ode.and Prayer.
Short History of the Lodge.
Miss Lily Pelton
Instrumental Music.
Address, Rev, Kelley
Song, Miss Lydia Cain
Recitation.
Address, Rev w. D. Cox
PianofoTte Solo, Miss Skinner
Address, Rev. Sanborn
Instrumental Music
Address, Rev. Williams
Instrumental Music
Closing ode and Prayer
Everybody is cordially invited to at
tend this meeting.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-04-16

oscar Wilson, Eighth Avenue, is
quite i'll with rheumatism.
Chas. Kroesing has bought the Gus
Gregg residence on Church Street.
Easter services were held in all the
churches of Wsuwatosa last Sunday.
IN. Skinner of Twin Lakes, spent
a few days Of the week with his daugh-
ter in this city.
The baseball season opened Wednes-
day. Now we win hear all about our
national game.
| Henry Rose of Princeton, Wis, spent
part of the week at the home of his
son, in this city.
Oscar H. Pierce of this city, has
been elected president of the Milwau-
kee real estate board
Wednesday was pension day at the
Soldiers Home. In all about SIS, 900
was distributed at the home.
NJ, NJ. Fowler of Chicago, and r. R.
Fowler, Niagara Falls, are home to at
tend the funeral of their father.
There will be no more army recruits
received at the Milwaukee station.
Uncle Sam has all the soldiers he needs
| Mrs. II. A Propp, entertained for
her sister, Mrs j. A. Kreider of
Newark. o., Wednesday afternoon of
this week.
| A number of our students of the L.
w. and other colleges, who have been
home for their Easter vacation. return
ed this week
The Ladies AID Soc ETY. of the Metho-
dist church. will meet Tuesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. George Wells,
Chestnut Street.
Il. j. Mann Of Milwaukee, has pul-
chased the Greenwood house on Church
Street. lie will occupy same soon.
The deal was made through Watner &
kellogg, this city.
esehwaiger, our popular drug gist,
opened his soda fountain Easter Sun
day. You can always get "a nice cool
drink or dish of ice cream at the drug
store, next to tue bridge.
The Missionary department of the
Underwood Memorial Baptist church
will be held in the parsonage this Fri
day evening All members are earnest
/ ly requested TO be present
Miss Jeanette Bush. who has been
visiting at the home of Miss Marie 3.
Kennedy, 447 Sixth Avenue, and also
relatives in Milwaukee, has returned
to her home in Evanston. III.
Mayor d. S. Rose Of Milwaukee, is
displeased because Samuel Dickie re-
fuses to reverse the question for their
next debate, wei it is really too bad
Dave, YOU have our sympathy.
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:, dartha,s Gn;la wi,l Ia r;ra,a, .,,a
c,ild nan Satrraay ara,;,,c An.;,
q Good music will bs furnished
Everybody cordially invited to attend.
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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-04-16
Focal and Personal
We Invite All to Send in Items OF News
Personal or Otherwise.

Our Telephone is waowatosa 1ee j.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-04-16

NOTICE We 60 to press Thursdays at
1880. All copy must be in before noon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-13
COMPANY WITH LONG NAME
is LISTED ON 'CHANGE

A company with d name long enough
to satisfy the most exacting and leis-
ureiy serial reader Of fiction, passed
muster at the hands of the listing COM
mittee, and yesterday had its stock
called on the mining exchange for the
first time. 1t is the Uintah Placer Min
ing. Irrigation & Development COM
pany. Paul T. Brockman is president
and treasurer, and Bartlett Burton is
secretary. The company is capitalized
for 100000, in 81 shares; $4,000 shares
is designated as treasury stock, and Of
this 175,S13 shares have been sold. The
cash on hand is given at 81, 179.S2, while
subscriptions" are figured for s. ,0S2.50
more. The company owes s2,599-S0.
The property assets of the company
are embraced in nine claims in the un-
organized Jensen district of Uintah
county, numerous placer locations along
Green river, a power site, a house, d
barn. horses, wagons. and uncompleted
dredge and things. The development of
the properties, according to the state
ment filed with the listing committee
includes 525 feet of shafts, a ditch
three-fourths- Of a mile long and small
reservoir. The company estimates that
it has mineral in sight-and the min
erals enumerated in the statement are
numerous and Observation-Disclosures at So
597,600 and no cents. I6the property is
half as valuable as the name Of the
company is long, the estimated value Of
the minerals has been placed away too
low
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-13
BIG GUNS AFTER
THE GIROUX CON.
COIe-Ryan Crowd to Be Repre-
Sented on Board and Broad
Campaign Opened.
CBy Pollock Private wire.)

Boston, Jan. 12.-The Cole-Ryan peo-
pie have become interested in the
Giroux Consolidated company. Secre-
tary G. E. Giroux says:
The directors of the Giroux Consol-
idated have been in continuous session
for the past week preparing for the an
nual meeting to be held Feb. ?. The
board has had under consideration an
informal proposition to purchase the
Nevada property of the company. The
Stillman f. Kelly option on the bal
ance of the treasury stock of the COM
pany, namely 10000 shares, has been
taken up.
Thomas f. Cole and associates have
become largely interested i'm the stock
of the company and will take an ac-
tive part in the management OF the
property. A broad policy of develop
ment to explore and open up the ex-
tensive ore measures already known ~
exist in the property, both in Nevada
and Mexico, will be inaUgurated at
once.
While plans are being worked out
for equipment and reduction works.
they handle the same on a commen-
surate basis. To provide additional
funds. the directors have authorized
an increase in the present bond issue
of Loco, 900. to be secured by a seconG
mortgage on the Nevada properties,
subject to ratification by the stock
holders"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-13
SPENDING $4,000 ON
CUSTOM MILLING PLANT

According to latest calculations. the
Samuel Harris custom mill which -
being built by English capital. will cost
more than $4,000 when completed No
expense is being spared in an endeavus-
to make the plant one of the finest
and most complete in the state ana
that this will be accomplished is Ger
tain, says the Seven TroUghs Miner
During the last week the work of lay
ing the foundation for the building
proper and the building Of the retain
ing walls was completes and the ertSS-
ton of the mill structure was begun.
II viii be finished i'm a day or two anG
the laying of the cement foundations
for the batteries and other machinery
viii begin. More than $4,000 feet Of
lumber has arrived OF the ground IN
the last two weeks, and at least that
much more is in transit from ,-aIiTOr-
mia. Several carloads Of machinery
and general mill equipment arrived AZ
Lovelock, tie nearest railroad porn.
during the last few days. &. ). Floyd
Of Mazum7, who caused MIR. Hsrri;zs.
the builder. to look into the possibii-
ties of the district. and who is assisting
in the supervision Of the construction
work, went to LOvelock Wednesday
night TO hurry the delivery of the ma
chineTy on the ground.