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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
Captain of Ship Is Supreme.

The ''unwritten law in the marine
world that the captain of the ship is
supreme commander of his vessel when
he leaves port, will not be modified by
the fact that the wireless system keeps
him in constant communication with Of
ficials of the company. This question
has been raised since the disaster of the
Republic, because practically all action
taken by the several ships engaged in
the sea drama followed wireless com
munications to the company Offices
Vice President Franklin of the White
Star company said in New York:
The ships captain viii ever be sole
and absolute authority in the naviga-
ton of his vessel, no matter whether he
is in communication by wireless with
the home offices or not"
Ships commanders generally are loath
to consider any suggestions of lessen
ing of authority because of the wire
less, as they desire to preserve the ira
dition of the sea that a captain is mon
arch of all he surveys when aboard
ship.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
TIE SALMON SUPPLY.
Notable Instance of the Depletion of
Natural Runs.

Perhaps the most notable instance of
this depletiot of the natural runs of
sa lmon due to excessive fishing, is that
Of the Sockeye, the great commercial
salmon of Puget sound and the Fraser
river. In days agone these salmon came
in myriads. striving toward the head
waters of the Fraser the only natural
Sockeye spawning stream. First sight
ed off the southwest coast of Vancouver
island, the salmon came III an almost
compact mass. the sun flashing from
leagues of scaly backs on the surface
of the water, Skirting the Vancouver
shore for miles, these great runs of sal
mon headed up the STRAITS of Juan de
Euca. passing through lower Puget
sound and north to the Fraser river.
Among the San Juan islands and off
Point Roberts they encountered the
traps of the cannery men and the seins
of the fishermen, and entering the mouth
of the Fraser, they were faced by a for
midable barrier of gill nests In the
summer of 1901 occurred the largest run
of Sockeye in the history of the indus
try. The salmon crowded through the
waters of Puget sound in millions. They
blocked the entrance to the fishing trans,
it is alleged. so that one could walk
from one row of piling to the other on
their backs. One salmon trap iEIpound-
ed 10000 fish in one setting, and the
average catch of the purse seines and
traps were SO enormous that the floors
of the great canneries were literally
swamped. In spite of the tremendous
capacities of the canneries, the machin-
cry could not pack rapidly enough and
traps were thrown back into the water.
The pack for Puget sound alone that
year amounted to 1,3S0,0OO cases. The
salmon were so abundant that thousands
evaded the traps and nets and passed
on up to their spawning beds. where
by natural propagation. millions of sal
mon fry were Matched into life, to re-
four years later-From Farming the
Seas" by Daniel l.. Pratt, in The Out
ing Magazine
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
A Dialogue in Pans Shop.

For real enjoyment of trade, one should
30 to the small neighborhood shop. Max
ing purchase there is a matter of cere
mony. As thus. You enter. You bow.
The shopkeeper bows. The following
conversation enSues:
Good day monsieur"
Good day monsieur"
1T makes warm, is it not -
Truly you have reason 1t makes
good and warm. And fine"
Fine also
rs it that you have Of the writing
paperG'
But yes. OF the very most excellent
writing paper, Behold"
Charming But is it that you have
Of the writing paper without the squares
of pink?'
Pardon The writing paper Of the
pink square is extremely as is necessary,
at present, for the correspondence gen
teel.''
Doubtless. But | wish some pinkless
paper wherewith to mortify the soul of
a typewriter"
But my sainted gray stomach. | sui
fer a thousand pangs, but the plain pa
per of this size holds itself no longer in
stock"
Then YOU buy the kind of paper you
do not want The storelleeper bows, You
bow Goodbye. Alphonse. Goodbye,
Castor. Curtain,-Collier's Weekly.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
STONE CARRIERS OF INDIA.
Laborers of Powerful Physique with
Whom Machinery Cannot Compete.

Recently an interesting water inn
pounding scheme has been carried to
successful completion in southern India
at the Mari-Kanave gorge upon the
Eedarati river in Mysore state
When CONSTITUTIONAL work was in full
swing more than 1000 natives were en-
ployed and the undertaking offered n
novel and interesting example of the
cheapness of manual labor as compared
with the mechanical appliances.
In India there exists Il class of labor
ers generically described as "nowgunnies. -
or professional stone carriers, who, ow-
ing to their capacity for hard work, are
in great demand for such enterprises as
this. They are of powerful physique
and possess considerable stamina. They
will work for ten hours a day and trans
port from 20 to $50 pounds of stone Il
man. They form gangs according to
the character of the work i'll hand, rang
ing from two. four, eight, twelve to six
teen men Il unit.
Although such transportation seems
somewhat slow in comparison with the
possibilities of handling plants. yet they
prosecute their task enerEetically and the
scale of pay ranging from 10 to 16 cents
man day, is so low as to render such
labor far cheaper than mechanical trans
port. Indeed, complete installation of
the latter was laid down. a cable being
stretched across the gorge over the site,
bringing the stone direct from the quar-
ries on the hillsdes to the site ready for
setting, but this had to be abandoned
owing to its being far more expensive
than the "nowgunny' labor.
These men carry the masonry from the
end of the railroad track connecting the
site of the barrage with the quarries to
It's destination and placed it in position.
Scientific American
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
TANNING A RIVER
The Erratic Susquehanna Has at Last
Been Harnessed

Although with the exception of the 81
Lawrence river it is the largest stream
flowing into the north Atlantic. the SnS-
quehanna river has never been renowned
for anything but scenery and trouble
Since the timber has been s.rippeJ
from its mountainous drainage basin
emboIying an area of 2T.0O0 Souarn
miles, the floods of the Susuuehappa
have been extremely sudden. violent and
destructive. Not infrequently il attains
the remarkable record of flow at high
water equal to twenty-five times its vol
ume ut low water.
Large as it is, the erratic Su>appbap-
ma is navigable for only five miles above
its mouth Beyond that point it is SD
full of rocks and shoals and rapids that
nothing but an occasional raft at high
water has ever passed down.
Such a particularly outrageous stream
is the Susquehanna, says The Technical
World, that it is difficult To find room
upon it even to navigate a ferryb0at
comfortably. One Of these quiet reaches
is McCalPs Ferry, where part of
Washington's army crossed on It's way
to do up CORVALLIS at Yorktown. The
commander himself crossed at Como
wingo Ford, fourteen miles below
At this historic spot some clever engi-
neers are demonstrating that the Sus-
quehanna is good for something after
all. for they are building hydro-electric
power plant which is remarkable. Not
the least interesting feature is the ev-
traordinary care with which the situa-
ton was studied before plans were
formed. To be sure engineers are pro.
verbally painstaking, but in this case a
new record for thoroughgoing accuracy
was established. 1t was the highest
tribute that man could pay to the terrors
of the SuSquehanna.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
ON HAMPSTEAD HEATH.

Beyond the seTried streets and mean,
Beyond the houses grey,
| spread, beneath sky grown clean,
My apron to the day,
Where men may rest and men may lest
Where men may dream or play.
Far out, far out, with fingers grim,
! watch the dark walls spread,
| see the fields / loved glow dim,
Grow gashed with black and red
] see the lanes like ghosts fit by,
Like ghosts among their dead.
Till ] alone, with bosom torn.
Yet ali! what tender hands.
Am left upon a throne forlorn
Adore the stricken lands,
One last poor hold of green and gold
Above the falling sands.
All. poet clerks. all. toilers pale,
All, lovers poor anG fond,
Still, still for you / guard the vale.
The fir-tree and the frond,
The little paths that bend and dip,
The great white roads beyond,
The crescent moon, the summer TASK.
The deep enchanted trees,
The little hills that hide the town.
And slumber on my knees,
The magic mirrors. bright and dark
With stars and mysteries.
H. II. Bashford in Spectator.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
Turpentine Timber Running Short.

Investigation by the United States
forest service shows that the available
supply of turpentine timber in this coun-
try is likely to be exhausted within the
next fifeeen years. This condition will
be surprise to many who have held
that large areas of fine timber in Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana and Texas will come
under production and thus tend to off
set the falling off in the east. 1t has
been found, however, that the conditions
differ in these states, as the timber lands
are held in bodies of considerable extent
by large companies, which will not allow
their timber to be bled, believing that
the damage done to the timber by tur-
pentine more than offsets the additional
revenue. For this reason the naval
stores industry will probably never be-
come the factor in these states that it
has ON the Atlantic coast The field
of the turpentine operator is moving
westward
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
A TwELvE-Foor BEAR
Shooting Brown Grizzly in the AIaeg.-
Snowfelds.

In Everybody's Rex Beach tells FLA.
incident of his adventurous .Gbro,nst,s
Bear Hunt" in Alaska: As d.
across snow-held | saw our ggf,la .',.,
denly appear on the ridge above M H.,
a phantom. silhouetted against the even,
ing sky. He was bareheaded-ir fool, Al
three days to find his hat-his ruIl,a,
boots were straddling at a ridiculoR, dis.
lance from each other, and he waS h,
ting it off at the rate of 100 ward. a..
nothing and three-hfths seconds. H. W."
looking backward over his ShonIJ..,.
fumbling at his hip pocket for <ban.
and vet he cOurSed over those loose }I
ders with the sureness of foot of =,
mountain goat. He dipped out Of s;,,bt
as suddenly as he had appeared and :
heard him cracking away again H.
the louder report of Fred's rifle.
IAN instant later / reached tho ,..
and, glimpsing a huge brown body rnsb
ing toward us III prodigiouS leans r
joined in the fusillade. The m,uL+'r.
great weight bore him deeply into fla
SHOW, which he flung behind him ~
every plunge, and yet, shocked and tor5
by those exploding bullets. he still c,,ra
ON and on, tremendous, ungainIy figure
of rage and determination.
Even when he was down IN Ill.,
launches aud deathly sick. he reddana5
the snow in futile endeavor to continua
that charge. 1t was magnificent nvIi.
bition of courage, and he died facing rs
as BELTS n monarch, the red glare ~
rage still in his eve.
"'Whew! l certainly stepped around
bit that time, said Joe, wiping thn
sweat out of his eyes. My first fn1r
shots never faxed him, so l thought IA
sort of withdraw and reload on the RIM
but | couldn't seem to locate you feIlers
nowhere
I'VE had no means of measuring ou.
prize, but the carcass was tremendous
so large in fact that our united p,forr.
were barely sufficient to roll it over. Tho
skin stretched twelve feet in curing"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
Wishes They Had More.

When Lawrence +. Abbott. president
of The Outlook company, publishers of
The Outlook was asked about the re-
port that President Roosevelt has turned
in so much copy" for publication in that
magazine that the editors were beginning
to be worried. he said: In my opinion
this rumor is only a part Of a system
attic attempt which has been made by
those who have personal antipathy to
President Roosevelt TO seize every OPP
portunity TO put him in an emharraSSiu.
position. The facts are that while The
Outlook already has in its possession "A
number of editorial articles written by
Mr. Roosevelt on political and social
topics of current interest for publca-
ton in The Outlook following his de
parture in March for Africa and Europe.
il hearth; wishes that it had more OF his
articles"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
AIaska's Fur Product

The fur product of Alaska runs into
the millions each year, yet it is SO far
overshadowed by the gold brought down
by the fast passenger steamers that
the cargoes of the little schooners which
call at the less frequented trading camps
for a burden of furs, ivory and fish are
almost forgotten in the fluctuations Of
the annual tribute which Alaska pays
to the United States for practically little
more than the mere privilege of exist
ence.
the Mississippi valley wore Il coonskin
cap and had buffalo robe in his wagon
when he drove into town on Saturday
has gone by. The fur bearing game has
been driven back into the newer places
on the map which represent infrequented
wildernesses. And in this respect We
should not forget that Alaska is one of
the greatest and richest of these.-Seat-
tie Times.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
Sea Waves Cause Fire.

The remarkable spectacle of a fire
caused 10y sea waves was witnessed some
time ago on the western coast of Ireland.
The rocks along the coast, where the
huge Atlantic rollers have for some ceu-
turtles been slowly breaking and pierre
ing great caverns, contain in their depths
masses of iron pyrites and alum. AT one
part of the coast the water penetrated To
these and rapid oxidation took place
which produced a heat fierce enough to
set the whole cliff on fire For weeks
the rocks burned like a regular volcano.
and great clouds of smoke and vapur
rose high in the air. When at last tn"
fire died out great masses of lava and
clay burned to bricks We're found seat
tered about
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
Siberian Jews Oppressed,

The Siberian Jews have lately been
subjected to severe repression. The aU-
thorities suddenly discovered tsay> t."
Jewish Chronicle that the Jews had i'
right to travel from one town to anpth'.,
but were bound To remain in theIr pre-
emit places of residence. For this reason.
too. they expelled from the larger %.
cationai centers all provincial Je"
children. thus depriving them If all n-
sbilitv of educating themselves .'
Jewish political exiles. too, have n.'i
prohibited from residing III the joW'.~
and have been obliged to return :" '..
villages, where conditions OF lite ...
very severe.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
Proverbs of People.

Shame lost honor lost.-Danish.
Prosperity has many friends.-Dutch-
Laughter makes good blood.-Freurh-
Sloth Is the key to poverty.
man.
Precautiou is better than repentance.
Greek.
When it thunders the thief become
honest.-French.
A soft answer turneth away wrath
Proverbs XIV. /.
Patience j. a bitter seed, but it yields
sweet fruit.--German
He who could see only three days into
futurity might enrich himself forever
Chinese
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
Wood as Food

In one quarter of the earth at least.
wood. IN a certain form. serves as a com
mon and constant article of diet and
that is the northern coast of Siberia. AT
several points the natives eat wood. and
eat it because they like it. Even when
fish Is plentiful. wood usually forms .
part of the evening meal of these ma
tives, as testified 10y numerous travellers.
Clearly stripped larch logs near ever,
nut III Jhat region are silent witaesse,
70 the general fondness for wood dior
The dish is prepared by scraping off
thick layers Immediately under the bari,
of the log. These are chopped fine ami
mixed with snow. the whole being hoilai
in kettle. Sometimes n little fish roe
mIS, OF butter Is mixed with the wood.
-Tit-Rits.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
A Change for the Better.

The lifelong domcile of an old lady
was situated several feet south of the
dividing line of Virginia and North Car
olina, and when that section of the coun-
try was re-surveyed it was discovered
that the line ran Il few feet south of
she was to be resident of Virginia.
That's good" she exclaimed; I've al
ways heard that North Carolina was an
unhealthy state to live in"-Success
Magazine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
The Town of Nogood.


My friends, have you heard of the town OF
Nogood
On the banks Of the River Slow,
Where blooms the Waitawhle flower fair,
And the Sometimeorother scents the air,
And the soft Goeasys grow?
1t lies in the valley Of Whatstheuse,
In the province of LetherSide;
That tired feeling is native there.
It's the home of the reckless Idonteare,
Where the Gfveitups abide.
1t stands at the bottom Of LazyhlH,
And is easy to reach / declare
You've only to fold up your hands and glide
Down the slope of the Weakwill's toboggaH
slide
To be landed quickly there.
The town is as old as the human race,
And ii grows with the flight of years.
II is wrapped in the flag of ider's dreams,
Its streets are paved with discarded
schemes,
And sprinkled with useless tears
The Collegebred fool and the Hickman $
heir
Are plentiful there, no doubt.
The rest of the crowd are a motley crew,
With every class except one in view
The Foolkiller is barred out.
The town of Nogood is all hedged about
With the mountains of Despair.
No sentiment stands ON its gloomy walls,
No trumpet to battle and triumph calls,
For towards alone are there.
My friend from the dead alive town No
good
If you would keep away,
Just follow your duty through good and III,
Take this for your motto, Il can. / wil.
Aud live up to it each day.
w. Il. Penney in New Haven Register.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
Cause for Complaint.

Jones. the dairyman. loved his little
bouts occasionally, and mt such times
celebrated riotoLsly. He was prevailed
upon TO sign the pledge. and this piece OF
news was given wide publicity But in a
few weeks Jones turned upon his TEN
perance friends and again sought old
tim efriends and acquaintance.
The idea" grieved Jones. as he told
the waiter to duplicate an order. Me
driving n milk wagon, and those fellows
advertising that | am ON the watel
Mnpnn l'-Indge.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
A Dreadful Thought,

One day Mary, the charwoman, re-
ported for service with a black eye,
why. Mary" said her sympathetic
mistress. what a bad eye you hayew
Yes m. "
well, there's one conSolation-it
might have been worse"
Yes III"
You might have had both of them
hurt"
Yes m Or worse'n that: | might
not ha' been married at all."-pick-Me-
Up.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
The Chief Mourner.

The minister had just been giving the
class lesson on the prodigal son. At
the finish. to test what attention had
been paid to the teaching, he asked.
who was sorry that the prodigal had
retlrnedE' The most forward youngster
in the class hreathlessly answered, The
fatted calf."-Home Herald.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
He Knew Where He Belonged.

One stormy morning. during the cruise
to the Pacific, an officer of the battleship
Missouri was making his tour of inspec~
ton. While crossing the forecastle he
encountered coal passer leaning ON the
rail in the throes Of NAL de mer. With a
gruff voice he demanded, Here, here,
my man, where DO you belongY'
The seasck mans hand went TO his
cap in an attempt at salute: cleveland,
o., sir" he replied Magazine
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05

The freight train could not he made
mp because American Beef Syndicate ear
4ll,444 refused to ride with Slandered
Oil Tank Line %, 323
1T is tainted" said the A. &. S. car,
and settled back on its massive springs.
AT any rate responded the $. O. r.
l.. car. Il was never embalmed, nor
have | ever carried load of muck
rakes. New York Herald.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
He Needed Help,

Little Harry startled his nurse p.
other night as he finished his eTe1'A-
prayers by saying: God bless papa ~.
mamma and Margaret and us boys a..
-and-God, please make me strga- i.e.
the big bear in the park, cause ] ~. -
lick Charlie White in the moran
-Delineator.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
A Cattle King.

First Vermont Farmer-Is your boy
still ON the stage?
Second Vermont Farmer-Nope. He
gave up actin an went intew the cattle
business.
First Vermont Farmer-In the cattle
business. Ell?
Second Vermont Farmer-Yep. Just
got letter from him the other day,
sayin' ez how he'd joined stock com
pany in Chicago.-Judge
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
Quickly Learned.

Friend--You took your son into your
establishment some months ago To teach
him the business. l understand. How did
il turn out?
Business Man (wearily)-Great sue
cess. He's teaching me now-Tit- Bits,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
Caution.

Mrs. Gillet-Did that famous Arctic
explorer promise to come to your recep-
ton?
Mrs. Perry-Yes; he says he will be
here unless it's too cold a night.-Har-
Der's Bazaar.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
An Execution.

Foreman pointing to large placard.
NO Smoking, as il lntereferes with In
Surance , - Hey. Nlulligan, Don't you
see the Signf
Mulligan (between puffsl-Rest aisy.
soy, Ohm too Guild to be examined for
'oife insurance. inyway.--,Iudge.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
The Strenuous Life.

Tardy Waiter-No sir have never
been in the country. Why do you ask
Weary Customer-Oh, | was thinking
what fun you'd have sitting or "a fence
and watching the slugs whiz by.-Lou-
don Opinion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
No Great Rush

A number of weeks after an old man
was appointed postmaster Of Il small vii
lage the villagers and their friends began
TO complain about the mails. An iuspec-
tor investigating the mItt5r found cut
that the postmaster had sent OH iio mail
since his entrance into office. and poHt-
ing to the hundred or more duty letters
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
When Adam DelYed

Did Your ancestors have a family
tree, Mr.. Maguirey'
Family tree, it is. ma'am? One of
me ancestors controlled tn intire privi-
lege of the Garden of Eden "-Tit- Bits.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05

If New York city is able To market its
Catskill water supply at the present
rates il will have an income from it IF
S24.2 80. 500 yearly.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05

Tom-People are so careless when they
are skating
Ethel hear there are many things
lost on the ice.
Tom-Yes; | lost my heart here to-
night
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05

First Senator-What makes you keep
declaring that YOU will never again be
candidate for public Office?
Second Senator-Well, I've got to keep
saying something in order to prevent my
friends from overlooking me as a pos
sible candidate.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
Saw 1t IN a Newspaper

SlumberI see young lady wot's en-
gagged ter be married had Il bath yes
terday
Hotfoot--Ts dat fact?
Slumber-Yep. Dis newspaper says
her friends gave her a shower.-Judge
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-05
The Pomp of circumstance.

The Pomp of Circumstance.
When are a little baby
On earth he cast his lot
He thought himself the center
OF all the mundane spot
Alas, there came brother
And he was quite forgot.
When later as lover
He won a maidens heart
He thought he would be noticed
Right from the very start
Alas, he found a bridegroom
Played but a minor part.
When he was sent to Congress
His breat with pride swelled high,
He thought a watching nation
His genius would descry-
Alas, he found 1t hopeless
To catch the Speakers eye.
-McIandburgh Wilson in New York sun