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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-03-12
cHINA's WRESTLING PIGEONS.
Musical Instruments Attached to Tails of
Flying Birds.

one of the most curious expressions
of emotional life is the application of
whistles To a flock to pigeons These
whistles very light, weighing bur n few
drains, are attached to the tails of young
pigeons soon after their birth by means
of fine copper wire. so that when the
birds fly the wind blowing through the
whistles sets them vibrating and thus
produces an open air concert, for the in
StrumentS in one and the same flock are
tuned differently. On a serene day in
Eekin, where these instruments are
manufactured with great cleverness and
ingenuity, it is possible To enjoy this
aerial music while sitting in ones room.
says the Scientific American.
There are two distinct types of
whiStleS-thoSe consisting of bamboo
tubes placed side by side. aud n type
based on the principle of tubes attached
to n gourd body or wind chest They
are lacquered in yellow, brown. red ana
black, to protect the material from the
destructive influences of the atmosphere
The tube whistles have two three or
five tubes. In some specimens the five
tubes are made of oNhorn instead of
bamboo.
The gourd whistles are furnished with
mouthplece and small apertureS to
the number of two, three. six. ten ana
even thirteen. certain among them have.
besides, a number of bamboo tubes. some
on the principal mouthpiece, some ar
ranged around il. These varieties are
distinguished by different names Thus
whistle with one mouthpiece and ten
tubes is called THE eleven eyed one
The explanation of the practice of this
quaint custom which the Chinese offer
is not very satisfactory. According 10
them these whistles are intended tn keep
the flock together and to protect the
pigeons from attacks of birds of prey.
There seems, however, little reason 10
believe that hungry hawk could be
induced by this innocent music to keep
aloof from satisfying his appetite. and
this doubtless savors of an afterthought
which came up long after the introduc-
ton of this usage through the attempt 10
give rational and practical interpreta-
ton of something that has no, rational
origin whatever, for it is not the pigeon
that profits from this practice, but mere
ly the human ear, which feasts on the
wind blown tubes and derives aesthetic
pleasure from this music
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-03-12

throughout with electric contrivances.
We snail cook and warm ourselves with
electricity as unthinkingly as we now
light the house with it. All the work.
also, will be done by little electric ma
| chimes. worked by the pressure of n fin
ger, The house will he cleaned by Il lit
lie cleaner. cheap enough for every fanl-
ny IN ordinary circumstances To have
Now. TO create this state of affairs
women have got to demand it. 4 great
many OF these inventions exist today
but the call for them is so slight that it
doesn't pay to put them on the market
mere is IN women q deep seated fear
OF anything new. We have got to get
rid of that type of woman before we
can nave the modern. up-tO-date, twenti-
eth Gentry home. My hope is in the
rising generation. | don't hope much
OF the old housewives. They were
trained 10 be afraid Of everything new.
w omen must also be trained to I'M
derstand machinery and run it. 1t is
nonsense to say that women can't run
machines, or are afraid of them Every
year they run more and more autOmo-
blles; run them alone; run them long
distances, and have neither accidents
nor troubles. If a woman can run an
automobile, she can run her homework
by machinery.
II men want us to stay in the home,
they have got to bring the inventions
which fill the outside world today into
the house and teach us how to utilize
them there. Hhe manufacturers have
thus far sought simply to produce some
thlng that will aInuse women and incite
their desire TO buy-a new hat or hatpin,
or ornament. Millions of dollars are
spent annually and very expensive
brains are employed simply to incite the
desire of women to buy useless, unneces-
sary, foolish things. Women who want
the modern home have got mistakenly to
demand it, and then compel the manu-
tacturers to furnish it and teach them
how to run it. AS the women are edu-
Gated more and more to the use of these
appliances the demand for them will in
crease and they will grow cheaper and
cheaper.
In the average home of the future,
such as young married people start now
adays in a comfortable fiat in a good
part of the city, | can see a house in
which there is no hard or dirty work.
There is very little dirt practically only
that which comes from clothing. There
is automatic disposal of garbage. There
is no servant in the house. The wife is
a bright, educated young woman, who
does her homework by touching a but
ton here or raising lever there dressed
all the time in clothes good enough to
meet the caller. She cleans her house
without help; she even does her washing
at home. She pays out nothing for help,
because she does the whole thing by ma
chinery. She has been transformed from
laborer, working at dirty, unskilled
trades, to a skilled mechanic
One of the things | would like to zee
established today is a central room in
every city where household inventions
and appliances would be on permanent
exhibition. | would like to be able to go
and see every new appliance in opera
ton and learn how to run it at any time.
and to get an expert, unbiased opinion
as to its utility in the household. New
York Tribune,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-03-12
An Agreement Of Worldwide Importance

What is hereafter to be known in ma
val history as the Declaration of Lon
don" has been signed by the representa-
tives of ten world powers who have been
formulating a new code of information
nj law defining the rights of belligerents
and neutralS on the high seas during
times of war. The last decision of the
conferees prior to signature of the com
pact was upon the request Of the gov
eminent Of the United States for a d,o-
laration by the conference that the prize
court shall be considered court of ar.
bitration only, and not court of APP
peais. This was agreed to in recogui-
ton Of the American system of iurispru-
deuce. which makes the United States
supreme court the final court of appeal
under the Constitution.
The result of the deliberations Of the
conference and the compromises il ar
ranged in the adjustment of claims aud
demands is the formulation of definite
code of maritime law respecting contra
band, blockade, continuous voyages and
belligerent and neutral rights. Hereafter
during the existence of war on
the high seas. the shippers Sald
carriers of neutral powers will know
what they can do, and can therefore
avoid the heavy expense incident to the
insurance of CargOes against war risks
The conference has restricted absolute
of an unmistakable character, and food
stuffs, coal and other merchandise
ordinarily exempt from seizure but
which may faint ii ship if destined for
Use hy garrisOns or fleets. II also rom
piled a list Of merchandise that shall he
immune against capture and COndemnu-
ton under any circumstances The
catalogue Of absolute and conditional
contraband is said to be open 10 criti-
cism because it leaves room for trouble
incident to warped decision during the
heat of war, but it is Mt least definite
and practical. 1t doubtless represents
the best that could be achieved under II
conflict Of opinion as To what shouIT be
subject to seizure.
Another important gain for neutral
commerce has been made In an agree
ment upon limitation of the principle Of
continuous voyage irrespective of trans
shipment which in the past has been
made the cloak Of many annoying often
Sos against belligcrents. The conference
had a mcuaclng Wrangic over this prIu-
CplC. but compromise was effected
through concessions by the American,
British and Japanese governments. The
principle Of continuous voyage has been
restricted 10 absolute cUntraband. and
hereafter military or naval stores dies
tiuucd for the enemy will faint 81 ship
wherever it may be or for whatsoever
neutral port the ship may be bound.
Cargncs. unless thus tainted, will be- safe
ON the high seas when the destination
is q neutral port.
The last arrangement will be highly
beneficial to commerce 10 general during
the prevalence of war Great Britain
| formerly seized all goods destined for au
pnemy'S ports. and during the Civil War
/ the United States blockadod all South
/ orn ports and seized cargoes bound for
| Nassau or other neutral ports. aud even
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-03-12

pleased to receive invitations is resentful
when she doesn't get them.
There Is. no popularity that will long
withstand taking favorS as ones due.
To feel the world owes one a living or
our friends owe us fayors is the quick
est road to financial and social bank
ruptcy.
If we got what we deserved most of
us would go shy on attentions. half the
pleasure that comes our way is from
the gracious thought of some friend.
Never make the mistake of undereSti-
mating that graCiouSneSs or of being so
conceited as to think it springs from
your attractiveneSS.
The girl who can count on her favors
continuing is she who takes the pains
to write gracious note in return for an
invitation. and who follows it up with
spoken word of appreciation when next
the giver is met
There is no social coin that has big
ger buying power than the ability to be
grateful without being fulsome. The lat
ter smackS Of inSlncerity, and disgusts
where 1t was meant to charm. 4 few
well chosen words of pleasure and graft
tude count more than a long letter of
meaningless gush.
1t is less ones power TO express graft
tude that needs cultivatng than graft
tude itself. We are all more or less in
clined to take hings as matter of
course, particularly if the donor has
heaped us with favors
The next time some one does YOU a
kindness note how You take it, If your
involuntary thought is, How sweet of
her.. your appreciativeness will not need
cultivating: if you think, why shouldn't
she do itT' you have fallen into the
grievous social error of taking favorS as
your due.
1t is not merely good manners to be
grateful and know how to express it; it
is good policy. If you are not apprecia-
tive by nature assume it in the interest
of your reputation.
Be very sure that the girl who thinks it
too much trouble TO acknowledge a kind
ness. or who is neglectful of small at
tentions will have cause to repent her
ungratefulnesS. When she begins to
wonder why her invitations fall off, let
her look here for the reason.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-03-12

He has saved the lives of more than
200 people"
Il second the motion" said another
man. putting in a $40 bill.
They soon raised a purse OF $500.
which he used wisely in going to school,
and now he is a high official Of the same
railroad
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-03-12
Woman in Civilization and in Savagery

Rudyard Kipling, who is VIGOROUSLY
lacking in gallantry, is responsible for
the assertion that
Julia O'Grady and the Colonel's lady
Are sisters under the skin.
In this assertion there is no want of
gallantry, though there may be a def
cheney of courtliness. 1t is a mild and
genial saying compared with the same
writer's assertion that
A woman is only a woman
But good cigar is a smoke.
However much Kipling may be criti-
czed for his bluntness, there is blunter
fellow than he-there is Prof. Frederick
Starr. of the University of Chicago
Here is what Prof. Starr says:
The moral identity Of savage and barbar-
GUS women with the civilized can be demon
strated by thousands of examples. Thus:
The bargain counter morals are the same.
Both classes of women VIII submit 10 any
amount Of torture for fashions sake. Won
ans clubs exist in Africa as well as In
America. Women are sold as wives in
New York and Chicago as well as In Africa.
The subject Of mOdesty arises from the
same causes in both cases. The question Of
personal adjournment is of great importance
In both cases. The mOtherin-law is omni
present in Savagery. African and Amerl-
can women both seek the last word
In mitigation Of the offense Of Prof
Starr. if it is an offense, there are some
things to Toe said: In the first place,
that he is a bachelor, and therefore not
fully informed; in the next place, that
some Of his averments are incOntestibly
in accordance with the facts; in the
third place. that 50 far as what he al
leges is true as to women, it Is equally
true as 20 men. If he had put his state
ment in the old form that human nature
is very much the same the world over,
II wru5 not have seemed 50 sensational
and would have attracted less attention.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-03-12
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS
The Duty of the Hour

Never mind the problems;
Never mind the strife
That may be incidental
To careers in public life:
IL 5 time to breathe a little
And let the music play
The subject of importance
Is Inauguration day,
Never mind the office
And che seeker FOR the same;
Never mind the journey
To the dizzy heights Of fame;
Never mind the tarifI:
Never mind the slate
Which mentions new officials:
Let 5 Just inaugurates
Washington star
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-03-12

Jimmie (aged 5j-I'm gDin' 10 have
birthday party tomorrow. at 6 O'Clock.
cause | was born at 6 on the first of
May. When were you born Robbie?
Bobhie Jagged CT was born at II
O'Clock Oh
Jimmie (interruptingl-O-oh Bobbie'
You know your mother wouldn't let you
sit up that late.-Lippincott's
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-03-12
sugar. 1nyestment Is s.. 300. 600.

More money is invested in cane sugar
than in any other industry except coal
mining in Natal colony, British South
Africa. and it is only 100000 short If
the coal mining investment. The sugar
investment is S7.3OO.OOO.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-03-12
A Gracious Girl.

Why do some girls nave fayors show
cred upon them? Because, no matter
what is done for them, they never fail
to be gracious and grateful.
Let the person beware who has
reached the age of receiving when she
looks on fayors as her due; it viii not
be long before courtesies cease to come
her way.
No matter how generously inclined or
how cynical one may be in talking Of
gratitude, we resent il in our hearts
when the nice little things we DO for
others are taken too much for granted.
We prefer gusn, even though we know
it to he insncere. to the curt thanks
that are merely manners not appre-
citation.
The girl who is most apt to fall into
this error Of Indifference to favors is
she who has much done for her At
first she is deeply grateful when older
women take her on a trip in their ma
chimes or include her in little dinners to
which others Of her set are not invited.
but by and by she grows accustomed To
these attentions. and instead Of being
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-03-12
Women and Money.

When woman is treated like a rational
animal in the matter of money she
usually justifes the experiment. Why
shouldn't she? 1t is she who feels fnan-
cial shortages, who suffers the effect of
eXtrayaganceS, business or personal
more than man.
You, John, must ride to your office
every morning, no matter whether divi-
dendS have been declared or assessments
levied upon your investments. You must
be decently clad to meet your fellow men
in business
You must have a nourishing luncheon
at noon to support the rigors of the aft
ernoon work, and your worries over the
miserable state of the market must be
soothed by a cigar.
Meantime, in periods of financial de-
preston, your wife has walked to mar
ket-which needn't at all disturb you for
it's good for her-to save carfare, she
has said to the cOOk---unless. indeed she
has dismissed that functiouary-"Ju
bring me a cup of tea and some toast
for my lunch; I'm not hungry"
She has returned the tickets for the
series of Philharmonic concerts and she
has asked the dressmaker 10 try to dis
pose of the yellow silk frock which
was just about to come home Your
wife. John breads debt. 1t is she who
has to face the creditors when there is
debt. you see.
1t is she who asks the gas man to call
again. and who represents to stern and
relentless telephone company that Mr.
Brown will send a check at once, and
that it would be very kind of the tee-
phone company not to cut off the serv-
ice meantime. 1t is she upon whom the
unpaid butcher lowers, and she whom
the unpaid baker posters, and she who
has learned to dread the ringing of the
doorbell lest it herald a dun.
You, you see are down town busted
with great things, and are mercifuly re-
moved from these trifing harassments
But they are the experiences which
make women conservatives in expendi-
lures. 1t 10 the agelong experience of
the sex in this regard which has made
woman. with the capital, the conserva-
tfve-the coward, if you within matters
of penditures-Harper's Bazaar.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-03-12
No Suffering Too Great.

Not long since, a young woman, suf-
fering with an incurable disease, applied
for admission to a hospital in a southern
city.
Il know 1 must die" she said simply
to the attendant physician, but do
something to keep me alive for little
while for my babies sake. In a few
years they will not need me so much"
Her one chance lay in a very painful
operation. but her heart was so weak
that the surgeon dared not administer
an anesthetic. Very gently he explained
the situation-the operation would make
but Il years difference at most: it
seemed hardly worth while to suffer so
much for so brief a respite: she would
best 90 home and-wait, but the little
woman shook her head.
With mother-love shining in her eyes
she allowed herself to be strapped upon
the operating table and there Willingly
underwent the torture of the knife that
gave her a few months to devote 10 her
precious babes.-Delineator.
N-f4O
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-07
TUBERCULOSIS TAX.

The Memphis Commercial-Appeal
OF recent date, says:
They do big things, in a big
way, those ChicagoanS when they
become aroused.
For several years a fight has
been waged in Chicago against tu-
berculosis.
1.-THE leader and worker in this
crusade, a Mississippian, Dr. W. A
Evans, Gas Evans, to the people Of
Aberdeen) came to the conclusion
years ago that tuberculosis vas an
abatable nuisance. He began ex
perimenting along original lines.
Evans, like all big men, looks
TO small things for information. He
has a friend named Cy Derry, who
is keeper Of Chicago's geological
garden. Cy's monkeys died in
droyes. Cy told his trouble to Ev-
ans, and Evans began to doctor"
the monkeys. In two years the
death list from tuberculosis among
these little limitations of men and
women was materially reduced and
the ravages of consumption we're
ended.
THE monkeys were put in the
fresh open air, winter and summer,
and plenty Of good food was given
TO them.
From this began the open air,
clean air treatment for tuberculosis.
Evans is now president Of the
Chicago Board Of Health. As pres
ident he has been a sanitarian. He
fights typhoid away from Chicago
by boycotting bad milk. He is
fighting tuberculosis by tearing
away badly ventilated buildings, by
lecturing the school principals and
by teaching the people what to do
to escape it.
Evans wants a great anti-tuber-
~culosis fund with which he can
build proper hospitals, He so work
ed up the Chicago people on the
subject that they have voted a spec
ial tax for the purpose.
Give to sensible doctors the ways
and means, and they will stop tu-
bercul osis in this country within
twenty-five years"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-07
To the Knockers.

Don't criticise your neighbor's faults,
no matter what they do;
Don't ridicule the masses, or malign the
chosen few.
Don't think yourself censor for the silly
human flock,
And just remember as you 60, that any
fool can knock.
Don't laugh at those who make mis-
takes and stumble by the way
For you are apt to follow them-and
almost any day.
Don't think the others shifting sand,
while you are solid rock,
And don't forget, for goodness sake,
that any fool can knock.
Don't be a puller-down of fame on other
men conferred,
Don't give a parting kick to one who
fell because he erred.
Don't think that you are perfect and
the only size in stock,
And now, once more, bear In mind, that
any fool can knock"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-07
DIRE DISTRESS.
h IS Near al Hand 10 Hundreds Of Green
wood Readers.

Don't neglect an aching back.
Backache is the kidneys cry for help.
Neglect hurrying to their aid
Means that urinary troubles follow
quickly
Dire distress, diabetes, Bright's dis
ease.
Profit by a sufferers experience.
S. T. Tatum, Main St., Grenada, Miss,
says: an view OF the great benefit |
derived from Doan's Kidney Pills, i
most cheerfully recommend them to all
persons who suffer from kidney trouble.
| like to give credit where it is due and
for that reason Deans Kidney Pills will
always have my highest praise"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Dosn's-an and
take no other.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-07
In Print.

Q, the queer things vi notice in
print
In print!
The actress that loses her pearls,
In print!
The charming society girls
Who won't have their clothes and their
curls
Written up in the papers in print
Who won't have their parties in print,
And are shocked when they see 'em in
print,
0, the odd things We notice in print
In print
The fighters who won't rush the can,
10 print!
The modest political man
Who thinks that he'd win II he ran,
But doesn't want the oiiice-in print
Who hates to be quoted in print,
And is sore when he gets into print
In print!
0, the strange things we notice in
print
In print!
The doctors hat don't advertise,
In print,
They are grieved, they are shocked
with surprise,
When they find that their interviews
wise
Have somehow strayed into the print
For they DON'T want their names in
the print
They express such a horror Of print,
Ia print!
And how did this get into print,
This stuff?
The reason is awfully sad.
needed the money.
And also | wanted the ad-
And really, it isn't 80 bad.
I've worked worse stuff into print
For honest, we all like print
When we say that we don't like the
print,
We say it in print!
Don Marquis,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-07
Eggs for Sale.

Thorough-b bred Barred Plymouth ROCK
Eggs $3.50 per Is.
G.. A. WILSON, JR.,
Greenwood, Miss.