Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-10-22
OF GENERAL INTEREST

IL. X. Gentry, while digging we'll on
his claim eight miles south of Tucum-
carl, in Quay county, n. NJ, discovered
a genuine diamond in a bucket of dirt
which he took from the well. His 49,
year-old daughter, who was playing near
the well, discovered the sparkler when
the dirt was dumped from the bucket
Mr.. Gentry sent the stone to st. Louis
Jeweler, who pronounced it genuine and
offered him $500 for it. Four carats and
half diamonds were cut from it.
Can | get a glass of beer or a little
snapps: asked an eastern man recent
| ~ of friend just after he arrived in a
certain Kansas town.
signs are right"
To get drink or a cigarette in Kan
sas during these parlous times, you have
| to know the proper sign of distress and
signal it to someone who knows"
Here are list of the most commonly
used signs:
Two. fingers up with Land turned in,
bottle of beer.
Left arm, extended, thumb down, fin
gers straight out, drink of whisky.
| Two thumbs up, fingers closed, half
| pint whisky.
Twirling thumbs with fingers folded
two bottles of beer.
Finger in the ear, highball.
Pulling the lobe of the right ear, gin
| ricky.
Hands over the heart, whisky and
| lemon.
Crossing of leg above knee, standing,
royal gin fizz.
Crossing of leg below the knee, silver
gin fzz.
Both arms extended. Patsy Connor.
Finger touching tip of the nose, Man
haitian cocktail.
Hands clasped behind back. Dutch
soda.
Shaking hands with yourself. cham
payne.
Whirling fingers around temples, or
making a motion like hammering, cigar
cites or coffin nails"
| One who perhaps was one of the most
lreligiously inclined women of a half cen
fury in Ohio died at her home, SIG Cen
! trail avenue, Newport. She was Mrs.
Mary Smith, widow of John Smith. Both
were born iii Lancashire, England, and
came to Cincinnati forty years ago.
| Mrs. Smith, who was past IS years of
age, went to mass every morning for
more than sixty years, making total
of approximately $4,000 times she at
| tended church. She was fo~ forty years
] a COMMUNICATE at s.. Peters cathedral.
| Arthur Joseph Rogers, sergeant in the
Regulars. journeyed all the way from Ar
kansas to marry Miss Nellie Ray of
Rushville, Ind. They met five years
ago, when the bridegroom came home
with the brides brother, who is also in
| the army, on a short furlough. He was
/ here again for short time three years
ago, and today came to claim his bride,
having seen her only twice before.
A st. Bernard pup in Lowell. Mass,
/ haS hn fGNsF ,ats lE ltx,YRp farss for
months with a hatpin 101a inches long
in his intestines. The pin was taken out
/ by DIR. w. 5. Eaton, who was sum
moned by the dogs owner, e. j. Elem
ing, who had noticed lump growing on
the animals ribs. DIR. Eaton said that
the PIN had passed through every organ
| IN the dogs body. The pup is recover
ing from the operation and the pin will
be sent to the Veterinary museum in
| Washington.
If a dachshund aboard an automobile
| looked like bulldog, is that an indi-
cation that the machine was exceeding
the speed limit? 4 Montclair On. j.
policeman reported that he had observed
an auto belonging to well known ply
/ stefan of the town breaking the speed
laws. The policeman said that a stubby
bulldog stood on the seat beside the
speed yiolator. Chief Gallagher knew
that the accused autolst is always ae-
companied by pet dachshund, and he
told the patrolman so.
That proves what | reported, then >
said the policeman, "for the automobile
was going to fast and the dachshund
went by so quickly that / thought it
was only half rs long as it was"
/ No arrest for overspeeding has been
made on the strength of the testimony,
however.
/ The ownership ef two geese, the sub
leet of a larceny suit before Aid. Jacob
Stager in York, Pa, was decided by the
magistrate, who declared the fowls them
selves had given the best evidence of
which was their home. Charles Hake
LOT Newberry township had missed two
geese. and found two like them month
later in a per at the home of A. f..
| Wilmer Connewago township, a mile
and half away. a day after writ Of
| recovery was served the geese APP
peared mysteriously in Hake's yard. and
he permitted them to run with his flock;
soon afterwards he was arrested on a
warrant sworn ont by Wilmer charging
him with larceny. The facts that Wit