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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-11-05

the gray. All the chairs were occu-
pied by Confederate officers They
were on opposite sides in struggle to
the death, but they were brethren.
Then and there he was raised TO the
sublime degree Of a Master Mason and
acclaimed friend and brother by his
enemies.
But the more significant feature of
the story was yet to follow For on
the same night my father escaped
from his prison and rejoined his com
rades of the North. have visited Sa-
vannah since then and l looked up
the records OF mis- raising In red Ink,
on the same page that records the fact
that the degree was there conferred,
Is the brief annexation: ON this night
Brother Williams escaped from pris-
on.
Il have talked with my father about
the matter a number of times. When
asked about his escape he always
smiles peculiarly You may put it
down as an escape, he told me, but II
wasn't an escape, strictly speaking,
For on that night some men came to
my prison. They put me In boat
and carried me of some distance,
Then they deposited nue. on neutral
soil between the lines From there l
found my way back to my friends
Who my rescuers we're ! have never
learned. 1t is their own secret and II
has never been disclosed. But in my
own mind | know exactly to whom |
may attribute the escape in question
His name is Hiram.
The narrator of the story is mem.
Der of Kirkwood blue lodge, 4S4 He
has also taken the Royal Arch and
the Scottish Riae degrees
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-11-05
A Thirty-one Pound Turnip.

Truck garden records have again been
broken in Pleasant Valley. this time by
n monster turnip. One day last week,
j. Gregory of No. 1865 Thirty-fourth
avenue west, dug what be says is the
biggest turnip ever grown in the north
west. 1t weighs thirty-one pounds. is
forty-two inches in diameter, and is large
enough to furnish turnip for the dinner
tables Of half a dozen families Mr.
Gregory is very proud of his turnip, be-
cause it was grown in his little kitchen
garden and reached its large proportions
with little or no cultivation. - Seattle
Post ntelligencer.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-11-05
SURPRISING a Fool

In spite of the reputation for latitude
narianism he gained from his early trial
for heresy, the late Prof Jewett Of OK
ford was intolerant Of pretentiousness
and shallow conceit
One self-satisfed undergraduate met
the master one day. Master" he said
Il have searched everywhere, In all phil
osophies, ancient and modern, and no.
where do / find the evidence Of a God. :"
Mr.. -" replied the master. after
a shorter pause than usual, IF you don't
find q God by 5 o'clock this afternoon
you must leave this college boston
Herald.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-11-05
WILL CARE FOR DOGS.
An Exclusive Philadelphia Hotel Pro-
vides Kennels and Cages for Pets.

N10SS 3AShhS1S anu SakCS 1OA GCkSs
Guests at the Bellevue Stratford hotel,
Philad elphia, may hereafter bring along
with them their pet dogs with the assur-
ance that they will receive careful treat
ment and select food, In a series of ken
nels, cages and baskets constructed espe-
cially for pets.
1t was a rather unusual incident thas
impressed upon the Bellevue-S ratford
management the necessity of such an
adjunct. 1t was a fairly expensive les
son, too, which sent room valet to the
hospital for week with badly bitten
hand. The story, considered funny by
some, does not impress Manager McCor-
mick in that light
A little more than a month ago a
wealthy Pittsburg matron and her maid
stopped at the Bellevue-Stratford. The
maid had arranged for accommodations
and the matron went direct from an
automobile to her room, carefully con-
cealing under her auto coat a japanese
spaniel. At her retiring hour she made
doggie a nice bed in the shoe box, where
he remained undisturbed until about 3
o'clock In the morning, when the floor
valet went on his usual round to collect
shoes to shine. The spaniel was awak-
ened by the valet when the latter was
unlocking the door of the shoe box,
which opens on the corridor. No sooner
had the valet put his hand into the box
when the dog took one vigorous, unre-
lenting grasp, and hung on while the
servant ran down the corridor shouting
for help.
In the morning there was a heated
argument between the matron and a
hotel attache. She charged some one
with having stolen her dog and the clerk
explained what had happened, saying
that she had violated the rules of every
reputable hotel in the country, and he
demanded damages for the injury In
fiicted upon the hapless employee. The
bite proved such a serious matter that
the valet was confined to a hospital
with a badly swollen hand which had
every appearance of being poisoned.
| The matron's argument that it was an
unnecessary cruelty to separate an
owner from a pet when rooming at O
| hotel unless some provision for the care
of that pet could be made, appeared to
! the hotel manager's sense Of justice, and
shortly afterward an order was given
for the construction of several kennels
and as many smaller cages and baskets
for the accommodation of pet dogs.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-11-05
Love In the Hospital.

Here is true story of love. 1t has
none OF the vapid romance Of the sea
side, nor the sprightliness of the ball
room. but 1t shows and evidences that
the human heart is susceptible to love
under the most adverse conditions. In
deed, we are not sure but love--true
love-is plant of more tender and
healthful growth when removed from
all selfish and narrowing surroundings,
At the beginning of the war most OF
the Southern troops we're sent to Vir-
ginfa. Among other regiments the
Fifth Alabama, under Colonel r. ID.
Rodes, who was afterward promoted
to major general. moved from Mont
gomery to Richmond. and afterward
to Manassas Junction, near Bull Run.
After remaining there a short time a
member of Company D. Fifth Ala
bama, was taken sick with camp fever
and sent to the hospital at Culpeper
Court House. The hospital was In
charge of a lady from Hale County,
Alabama, by the name of Miss Sally
Anne Swope, a noble-hearted woman,
but perfect fire-eater toward the Yam
kee soldiers. She would nurse sick
or wounded soldier either Yankee or
rebel, as wei as II he was one of her
own family, and at the same time II
he were a Yankee she would tell him
he was well. After the young man
came to the hospital, he continued to
grow worse, and at times would be en-
tirely delirious l was sick Mt the
same time. and noticed bright, pretty
young woman, whose name | will not
mention for fear II win recall sad
memories to her dear friends and rel
atives, and whom they will remember
with pride for the many noble traits
of character she possessed. She would
sit by the gallant soldier, during his
moments of delirium, for hours, and
battle his brow with her soft pretty
hands and soothe his restless spirit
with cheering words At times the sol.
der would catch her hand and talk
of the dear ones at home, thinking 1t
was his loved sister. Again he would
tell her how he loved whispering
words of love. II became well known
by all the friends at the hospital that
1t was a case of true love Although
1t was a labor of love and mercy that
made the lady a nurse, yet she never
neglected her many patients. At the
same time her lover. who was much
sicker than any other, received all Of
her spare time. But the poor feHaw
continued to grow worse from day 10
day. The poor girl watched with in.
tense sorrow and affection his sunken
features. sweetening the long hours OF
watching with such loving looks and
expressions as could not be mistaken.
At last the end came The dear crea-
| ture who had watched his bed seemed
| to have wasted to mere shadow The
doctors advised rest; but no, she con
tinued to hover around the other pa
TENTS like one in a dream, providing
for their every want. Alas! her heart
was broken. and IN a short time she
too was laid in the grace. having con
tracted the fever from her lover
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-11-05
Finds Diamond in Old Hat

lady a year ago has been recovered at
Creditor, Devon, in a remarkable man
ner. The ring. valued at S125 TO $50.
was discovered a few days ago By a
charwoman. The eharwOman had been
given a hat by the lady, who had no
further use for 1t, and was proceeding
to remove some ribbon when the missing
ring fell out from bow.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-11-05
Evelyn's Financial Condition.

"If Harry Thaw's wife is hard up and
had TO pawn her engagement ring 70
raise money enough to bail her brother
Howard out of jail in New Haven, it's
her own fault" was the comment Of
Charles Morschauser of Poughkeepsie.
who was chief counsel for Harry Thaw
in the recent proceedings at White Plains
TO secure his release from Matteawan.
He says she gets $40 a week regularly
and $500 additional on the first day Of
vgapnfh
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

chat money into the bank
until a little later on
That's what we all say
a little later on.
Bv dint of colossal energy
and effort and things he did
succeed, after about a year s
irving, in putting all OF
ninety dollars into the bank;
This out Of his annual income
OF THIRTY FIVE hundred dol
lars. The um struck him as
being so inconsequential, 50
trifiing, so foolish, IN tact,
that. in a moment OF petu-
lance over his poor success
Al saving. he drew the ninety
dollars out Of the bank IN
one enormous lump ana
snent il all on a little three
dav iunket 10 the seashore
Nevertheless, he still was
resolved 10 save. He knew
however, that he'd have 10
LIGHT on some scheme that
would make him save
one day he went TO the
roof of the establishment OF
which he is manager 10
s,,neryise the annual dram
ina of the water tank Ihe
tank is a huge one, contain tam.
ing never 50 many gallons h,,
Of water. Standing on the
ladder and gazing into the
depths of the drained ed tam am +
and noticing the two-lnSh l&Il
deposit Of mud or silt at u The 3
bottom, the young man iii'i
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

and friends who live IN re-
mote corners of the earth.
We were told about one
young fellow, a federal en-
ploYee whose annual income
IS eighteen hundred dollars,
who started a few years ago
to save enough money by
the usual put-It-in-the bank
process to get married. He
made a poor mess of it. 1t
was easy enough to put the
money into the bank; but he
found it still easier to draw
IL out again. Thus he made
no progress in saving, al
though the young woman he
had picked out for q wife
was willin and waitin',
The young man had a
sister who was teaching
school in the Philippines.
He wrote her an explanatory
letter, and then began to
send her, on each semi
monthly payday, a chunk OF
his salary in the form OF Il
monevorder. There was no
chance for him to get that
money back into his clutches
when he had a sudden i'm
pulse to become reckless
and overspend His sister
in the Philippines cashed the
moneyorders as they reached
her, put the money into the
bank with her own savings,
Continued on page IS
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26
By Clarence L. Cullen
Drawings by Joseph Clement Coll

an idea What would he the matter with that tank
as savings bank? Why, nothing would be the matter
with it. OF course except Well he got stuck ana
poked the mud off the Strainer IN the corner and saw
that the strainer holes quite smal-not halt the
size of a silver dime. Nothing at all would be the
matter with that water tank as a savings bank!
He'd noticed that every week certain number OF
gold coins found their way into the hrm S cash
drawer Sometimes the gold coins would amount
only fifteen dollars week; at the w!nd-up
of other weeks the gold CONS IN the cash drawer
would amount to high as forty dollars week.
The manager vowed and Vunmed to himself that
hed take possession of all the gold coins that found
their way into the firms business each week, sub
sttuting paper currency of his pocket for Them
and lust the noncorrOslve gold INTO the water
tank on the roof from which he'd have no possible
chance extract his entanked savings except at the
annual draining and cleaning of the tank
No sooner thought out than begun lie gave the
cashier standing orders to turn all the gold COINS
reaching the shop over to him at the end of each
week The last thing that he did before closing up
each Saturday evening 10 mount the stars 10 the
roof climb the ladder running alongside the water
tank and chuck his little handful OF gold COINS into
il Sometimes there many gold CONS IN the
cash drawer by Saturday evening that 1t Pinched
him severely to have change his paper money Tor
them and stick to his bargain with himself
But he stuck to 1t all proper enough. and at the
end of the year when it came time to supervise the
cleaning of the tank he had the satisfaction OF
standing at the top of the tank ladder and grlning
craftiv and mvsteriously while the men IN the tank
scooped out of the sediment of mud and handed TO
him lust eleven hundred and fifteen dollars IN 8old
COINS aDDrOxiratey one third of his annual income.
He is still using the water tank as a savings bank.
The two men who clean the tank every year are
trusted porters of the store and there IS danger
of their cupidity getting the better OF them The
young man says that now he has become SO trained
in the saving habit that the putting away OF money
for himself no longer is hardship so that after he
pans out this years collection Of gold coins from
the tank he is going begin to bank third OF his IN
come in a regular bank being COntdent that after
having thus taught himself ingenious lesson in saw
ing he will be able save in regular way hence
forth without bludgeoning himself into saving by
I7s of water tank or other contrvances He claims
that saving is as much matter of training and prac
tice as playing on the violin juggling oranges and
And there is good deal of meat in that claim too,
when YOU come to think it over, more particularly
when YOU begin to experiment at saving.
His Bank $4,000 Miles Away
QUITE number of folks, it appears have so little
" confidence in their ability to keep money in the
han afer thev,ve once put il there that they remit
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

buiding He saves gold CONS eAcIusIFtIy. IIIV
straner holes in the bottom OF the water tank are
1,erv small holes and they form the only outlet tor
~ +arlr's water when the tank is drained once a
Tear yea Begin to see it more clearly now5 We too toe
we're incredulous and inclined to scott until the
hing was elucidated for our benefit.
l ,lC,,,7,T man Is manager of music store -Four
ears 90 he decided to save certain part OF his IN
come bT the difficult, say gruellng process OF
Pa Hf each Z,fe II didn't work out Generally
he found that he couldn't spare the money for the
bank; that he was busy to get to the bank tnal
-. .bat he co11Id send to the bank; that he d bet
~, wait m next week and then put some money into
the bank that Oh well he diseoveTed %ha1 aiI52 SO
IL w. Going to clap such and such sum INTO the
bank I each and every week, namely, that he was al
,vs able to find right at his hand some thorousig
GOOD reason for himself why he should deei putting
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

~ ], done. thai 70 say, we ve all met deter
square Ja|e- steel spined folks who told US
--1t saved -lr .rst thousand by scrlmplng
- "e oylecf ,e--Hhat gets our goat, as
I" iact-l= n nug, supercilious lackadalsl-
-7 50 70 speaE. RI these complaIsant Cr0esuses
;gy Talk q 9---- about saving that first thou
II ,elk or a-.-s 4 g1t il as if i was easy! In our
- lae- Old frrr dion ought TO be reversed.
r. r. d Ieadng 1oted, il ought really 70 run
- - man haas = rlch, i IS the easiest thing III
4 ~ 70 save rlolsand dollars
oe some s.--ae and reason 70 q brOmldlOm
a Move thar i, be adopted Is the motion
EFerEoCcy, al together Ii IS!
49,. How Did They Do Ii
.,'{ ~ these n-llionaires who talk or write 50
& a0oll u never by any chance, tell US Just
H.. saved lae,r FIRST thousand dollars. And
tt@ecisely The thing we want 70 know. We
| ,--l! Aae - g-' hold Of their first thousand
| -s-. u another that stands 70 reason, or they
eg y 'AllloHares, could they,-but we don
,-s use they don't tell Us, exactly how they
l4a' all essential thousand what they
| ,[e "Ae1 they piled il uP,-how they lived,
-s-s i-tea o.. what percentage Of their wages
49, -,eg tucked away whether they saved IL
~ Ees u fhelr own volItion, or were made
g.1 "l-e' 'heT they were married OF single while
eatl Ing j how they felt about it while they
t Il si-a after they'd finished saving II, and
M NE poi1,- thar we Re keen 10 know about
-s7s ~ IN WIN ials business Of saving the hrst
| ,5e ,,T -'sTs and these are exactly the things
I'm One "l,h The advising habit refuse
1 -e- Il I1Yo' the -'IngIesi
| .es. 'oE- ~ our immediate acquaintance
re.f - -, 'heT irt thousand decline 70 tell US,
1.s-,.5iI-- ~ u guidance, just how they did IT,
'erg 80 y qTiii I'll INTO vague, unmeaning, un-
'l'-les hen We Try 10 pm them down
q. s.,.s We heard one If EN- say awhile ago, when
ID. 6rs, i'lAl1ank how he had managed "a
p D, ofl...lI .lInoaSand ] had to deny myself
~ --Ie comforts, Of course no matter ho"
gatffsg- ioT en, and had to exercise con
are u III and self denial. and ] learned u
segeg~ ~' - pennies, and the dollars took care o
esfit riiiie' Al that's in the copybools-l' i'm
l wan, lhis 2eneralzIng ones quesiloneI
q, M - Know is thi What scheme did you
s 9d ~. Yourself save that first thousand
-osed ~ ik'IIeTallzer tel himt lie would not
~s'! wer5 iEe " clam Wouldn't say one single
about the Ulau he'd .donted 10 fore,
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26


dollars. the remainder u
-o inches Is easy.
-Na.i1r5vfs B'1-;1'1m
1.g5S as farlil;arly as al
most ANYTHING out OF
" Smebo6y's Book Of
ao1s, doesr rt5t That's
rs Z b-0-i6.5m You
-1d 10 come upon that
vou- frs thousand
--earlv al -he newspaper
1o2z. entitled. Famous
a-es Tel How They
sei Their Wealth. OF
,ty Men s Rcles for
-g Riches. or Modern
s Recipes for Gathering
OF o,he-Wler a-,Iuugly
'-o-.di0ua-ilaLy c4p-
- 70 similar essence and
ee your frs -.-1lsan
what they al SAY or
9. them, ar5 ,l-v sax II
qP.lgly, as o-1l-5edly,
! ne saving Of q thousand
rs ISL I, 10 most II us.
equivalent T. -1e lob OF
.orun the t5-- Marathon
--t without a DAY 5 pre-
-y training Saving
--st thousand The first
5Eard riches is petty nigh
humorous par Hs.h the
clause Of that famous re-
i1- s,ewed raaa.t First
r0ur rabbit
q course, tha. the first
-1c cant Be saved Ger
not The writer hereof
ls'nted with quite a
o. person H10 have
.Aer trst th51 and 50.
l IS the rea3 hereof
i lsn't thar The thing
or done. bel we we
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

himself to put by the slowly
accruing factors Of his first
thousand
And il stands TO reason that
no man, no matter how square
iawed and resolute he may be,
can possibly accumulate his
number one thousand unless he
devises some more or less ingen-
ious plan TO do it, doesn't it
We think so. We are sure so.
We have, il fact, found out SO
We have taken the pains TO
ask some banking folks-cash-
iers, receiving tellers, and the
like-to enlighten US with re-
spect to the unusual, ingenious,
and diverting (to hear or rsad
about methods adopted by
some persons in order to com
pel-literally conpel-them-
selves to save some portion OF
their increment. We learned
of a lot Of money saving
schemes that you d never have
dreamed of. Listen, and you
shall hear.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26
A Water Tank Savings Bank

A Water Tank oaVlngs BANK
NOV here, first of all, IS a
IN chap who saves money by
the extraordinary if not un-
precedented method of incon-
tinently chucking it into the
water. This, at first sight and
sound. may sound somewhat
archaeological; but just wait a
moment:
The water into which he
tosses the money he thereby
saves is contained in a large
water tank on top of a business
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

nan has saved his lrSt
@ dollars, The remainder 0f
-o inches Is easy
IL ..flr1srf s brut11 90
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-02
MISTRESS OF GROSVENOR
HOUSE SPECIALIZES In
RUBIES, BUT HAS MANY
WONDERFUL DIAMONDS

LONDON, Jan. 2.-As becomes
the most beautiful woman of her
rank, and the wife of the richest
peer in England, the young Ouch
ess of Westminster has some of
the most magnificent gems in the
world.
At times she wears the Neska
diamond, which, cut in a triangle
the size tf q florin. is mounted in
the shape of brooch. But the
beautiful mistress of Grosvefo r
House, like most modern women,
much prefers artistic jewe1ry.
Among her choicest treasures is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-02
MELBA REWARDS
GALLANT NEWSBOY
HIS BUNDLE OF PAPERS SAVED SHE
CHECK FOR S25.

BELFAST, Ireland, Jan. a.
When Melba was here before 60
ing to America, a newsboy named
Charles Pollock strewed his bum
die of papers on the walk from
her hotel to her carriage SO she
would not wet her feet. AS he
was too modest to tell his name,
she charged some friends to find
who he was and what his charac-
ter was. 1t was not until after
she returned to London that she
learned his address, but soon aft
er she did he received this letter:
Ritz Hotel, Piccadilly.;
Dear Boy: was much touch
ed by your chivalrous thought for
me in Belfast the other day, and 1
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-02
DUCHESS IS OWNER .
. Of MARVELLOUS GEMS

a marvellous pliable diamond rib
bon forming true-lover's knot
which she wore when her latest
photograph was taken. The un-
der side of the ribbon is of rubies.
1t terminates with diamond tas.
sells picked out with rubies. This
exquisite ornament can be worn
as tiara.
The duchess may also be said tc
specialize in rubies. Not long
after her marriage she had great
number of old historic rubies be.
longing to the Grosvenor family
set in q tiara.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-02

shall always remember It with
great pleasure. 1 am glad to hear
you are a steady, Industrious boy
a comfort to your mother, and
l know you will grow up brave
honorable man, for you have al.
ready given evidence of the pos.
session of exceptional qualities
You readily sacrificed your little
bundle to make an easy path for
me, and l hope your path through
life may be made easy and bright
by the kindness of others. / in
close q check for $25 to buy you
some small gift that will remind
you of how appreciate your
thoughtfulness. Faithfully yours
"NELLIE MELBA."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-02
SAN FRANCISCO
MARKETS

Wheat-No. 1 California club per
GENITAL. $1.67h Ito; California
white milling. $1.75 q 1.sO;
Northern bluestem. $1.75 q
1.80; off grades, $1.5001.60:
reds, $1.62 " @1.6Ta.
Barley-Feed. $f.42h @1.45:
common to fair, $1.35@1.4O:
brewing at San Francisco, nomin.
al. at $1.45Q1-55: chevalier,
$1.50 a 100, according TO quality.
Butter-Per pound. California
fresh extras, 36hc, firts, sic;
seconds, Csc; thirds, zoe; Eastern
extras, 27c; ladies'. extras, 23c;
first. 21c; picked, No. 1. 23Ho:
storage, California, extras, zee.
New cheese-Per pound, Call.
fornia flats, fancy, 14hc; firsts
lac; seconds. 11hc; Youns
America. fancy, Ice; California
storage, fancy, fats, 13c.
Potatoes-Per GENITAL, River
whites (saeks), fancy, $50 soc:
poor, 500 75c; Salinas Burbanks,
$1.25 % 1.50; Oregon Burbanks,
s1.10 a 1,25; sweet potatoes, per
crate. $1.25 01.5O; sacks, 800.
Eggs--Per dozen. California
fresh with cases, extras, 43c:
firsts, Go; seconds, $50: thirds,
2sc; storage California extras.
soc; firsts. use; seconds, geo.
onions--Per sack, $1.0001.2S.
oranges-Per box, navels. stan
dard. $l.2602; choice, s2@2.b0;
fancy, large sizes higher; tangsr-
ines. crates. 7bc0S1; half orange
baxss, e1.250l.es.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-02
SUICIDE FOLLOWS
FAMILY QUARREL

SEATTLE, Jan. 2.-George A.
Malone, a teamster, committed
suicide in the rooms of Jerry AL
len, 520h University st., last
night by drinking carbolic acid.
Malone had quarreled with
members Of his family in the af-
ternoon and then left, the house
to make some purchases for his
wife. He met Allen on First av.
and accompanied him to his
rooms. After the two men had
talked while Allen went for Mrs.
Malone. and when the two return
ed found Malone dead, with q
glass which had contained car
bolic acid standing nearby.