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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-21

| earth It's diameter would have to be
l20 feet, which would make 1t as high
as five-story building. This. of
course, is not the plan of the mapmak-
ers. Such a map would be too cum
bersome to have any value
Instead, following the plan mapped
cut by the geographical conference at
Berne, the map will be split into sheets,
each sheet comprising an area of de-
grees in latitude and degrees in Ion
gitude, or $40 geographical miles in
one direction and $50 miles in the
other. Reducing this to inches 1t Will
be seen that each sheet will be Is
inches wide by about 2212 inches deep
There will necessarily be a huge pile
OF these sheets. If the whole area of
the earth, oceans and all, be covered
there will be $500.
Naturally no one country could at
tempt this piece of mapmaking alone.
for to do this would be to repeat the
errors that used to be made in the by-
gone centuries when for personal ad-
'N%A''sO hA1pulahcI5 OI various nations
twisted the outlines of the earth In
order to suit their own purposes. But
backed by the united power of virtu-
ally every nation of the earth the map
that Is to be produced ought to repre-
sent the most faithful picture ever
known Of the earth's surface.
1t will be the Qualification OF the ex.
plorers, for ali the information that
will be carried in this wonderful map
stands for the heroic conquests of
those who dared the unknown. the
perils of contact with savage peoples,
the transits of stormy oceans, the bat
ties with arctic cold and with tropic
heat, in order to discover new land,
and give the world knowledge OF 1t.
In sense it Is those who made
these discoveries that are the worlds
real mapmakers, for without their
achievements those who meet In Lon
don would have none of the informa.
tion required for charting the earths
surface
1t is proposed to give recognition in
this map to those who have performed
such notable feats for the gain of the
worlds geographical knowledge, and in
this connection 1t Is likely that the
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-21
THE CULTIVATION OF MINT.
Useful Herb Grows In England,
Japan and United States.

SaHhH ANA tuhaeu STATES
Two varieties of mint, known re-
spectiyely as black and white mint are
grown In England for the production
of the essential oil, but the area under
cultivation Is very limited, and 1t Is
believed that 1t may not exceed 1000
acres, whilst some authorities estl-
mate that half that area would repre-
sent the total quantity that is grown
In this country.
White mint was cultivated for many
years before the black variety, which
produces nearly double the quantity
of oil, was introduced and at the pres
ent time only a small quantity of
white mint is cultivated to supply the
demands OF few old firms CT drug
gists Black mint, so called from its
cially used about forty-five years ago,
and 1t has now almost superseded the
other kind, which has leaf more
lanceIike and serrated and of a lighter
color.
Black mint seldom flowers except In
hot and dry seasons. and 1t has not
been seen In full flower since 1898,
when the summer was hot and dry
White mint differs In this respect; 1t
comes earlier and flowers every sum-
mer, and when in full bloom, land
planted with it has a somewhat similar
appearance to a field of lavender. The
flowers in both cases are of blue col.
or
Mint Is cultivated in Japan and also
In the United States. particularly in
Michigan Growers in the United
States, although the quality OF their
soil is inferior, by sending their pro
duce to English markets have in some
measure undersold the home produe-
ers
Mint Is a deep rooted plant with uu-
derground stems or runners, and it can
| only be grown proftably on certain
soils 1t requires a good light, warm
soil. that which suits ii best being a
deep rich loan on gravel. but it will
thrive well on chalky suhsoil 1t
likes moist spring and a dry, hos
summer 1t is grown from roots, not
| from seeds
As a mint plantation only lasts from
four 20 five years it is necessary 80
form three or four beds that will come
on in succession. and this is usually
Gene IN the following manner In thu
autumn after the crop has been cut
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-21
WHEN DINNER COMES

One Ought to Have 81 Good Appetite
A good appetite is the best sauce. It
goes long way toward helping In the
digestive process, and that Is absolute
ly essential to health and strength.
Many persons have found that Grape
Nuts food Is not only nourishing but
is a great appetizer. Even children
like the taste Of 1t and grow strong
and rosy from its use.
1t is especially the food to make q
weak stomach strong and create an
appetite for dinner.
81 am 81 years DID," writes Tenn.
grandmother, and have had a weak
stomach from childhood. BY great
care as to my diet / enjoyed reason
able degree Of health, but never found
anything to equal Grape-Nuts as
standby.
When I have no appetite for break
fast and just eat to keep up my
strength, l take 4 teaspoonfuls Oh
Grape-Nuts with good rich milk, anu
when dinner comes I am hungry
While If l go without any breakfast
| never feel like eating dinner. Grape
Nuts for breakfast seems TO MAKE
healthy appetite for dinner.
My little 13-months-old grandson
had been very sick with stomach trot'
BILE during the past summer, and hIaF
ly we put him on Grape-Nuts, No"
he is growing plump and well. Nhen
asked IL he wants his nurse or Grape
Nuts, he brightens up and points -
the cupboard. He was no trouDle ~
wean at all-thanks to Grape-N JUS
Read the little book, "The Road 10
Wellville." In pkgs. There's he@-
SON.
Ever read the above letter
new one appears from time TO ti''e
They are genuine, true, ana tu'i "
human interest.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-21

The intrepid Vasco da Cana, max,
Ing the circuit of Africa, Is another
innovator whose place in history Is Sc
cure. and the same can be said of the
amazing Magellan, who had a career
that will ever reverberate In history
because he of all men was the first
who ever circumnavigated the globe
an exploit that in point of its dramatic
adventures, his varied experience and
the great geographical truth 1t estab.
iished, must ever rank him with the
supremacy great of the worlds geogra.
piers
Sir Walter Raleigh made his con.
tribution, so did Clark and Lewis In
a later period when they made their
memorable trip to the Northwest.
Joined togther in fame and in the
nature of their work, England has two
men whose achievements must ever
stand notable in the conquest of Afri.
ca. DR.. Livingstone and Stanley. Liv.
lngstone was an Englishman born and
bred, while Stanley was born in the
United States, though his great fame
was won as British subject.
The dramatic incidents of the life oil
the two men are we'll known. Living.
stone, lost in the heart of Africa In his
quest for the head waters of the Nile
was believed to be dead. Stanley was
sent Into the interior to find Living.
stone. He had a task of herculean pro,
portions, but he succeeded, and there.
after he also devoted himself to inves
tigating the dark continent. What is
known of the interior of Africa repre-
sents in large measure the work Of
these two men.
England has its present-day contrib
utor to the worlds geography, Lieu
tenant Shackleton. His recent voyage
to the antarctic region opened up a
wealth of information concerning that
section, and made him national hero
In the final conquest of the worlds
geography, 1t was the north pole that
had to be reached and while the dis.
pute between DR.. Cook and Command
err Peary seemed unsettled, it was the
general practice to give credit to both.
In South America and Mexico Cortez
and Pizarro must be remembered as
among the great captains of discovery,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-21
BAALBEc THE BEAUTIFUL
It Has a Romantic Glory of Color Ra
in Imprinted Stone.

in Implanted Stone.
The town of Baalbec contains Soma
five thousand inhabitants, about n onar-
ter of whom are Christians. IT has a.
garrison; it is the seat of a bisbon IF
the Greek Catholic church; it owns four
mosques, three churches, six schools. four
monasteries, three hotels, and Turkish
bath; but all these glories lie far enough
apart from the ruins to leave their AZ
most matchless dignity and beauty unin-
paired. One thinks of them only for a
moment, realizes them not unpleasantlys.
when one sees two soldiers str0lling hand.
In hand down the staircase of the Tenn
pie of Jupiter, or comes upon a groun Of
serious Arabs among the pillars Of the
Temple of Bacchus, or surprises a group
OF women in shining black beneath the
Arab tower to the southwest of the tenn.
pie, or upon the projecting platform
which is thrust out toward the orchards
rot far from the Columns. of the Sun
finds bevy of brown and frightened
Syrian children smiling down at the
fairy reVelssof the white blossoms In The
breeze.
Never had / understood how exquisite
white can look with gold, fragility with
strength, that which has the peculiar
loveliness that passes with that which
has the peculiar splendor that endures'
till / saw the piled golden stones, col,
umns, and mighty walls of Baalbec ris-
Ing into the sunshine among the white
flowers of Baalbec's orchards. Baalbec
must be seen, if possible, in spring, and
seen at least once not only in the fall
glory Of day, but also when the sun Is
declining. Then the Columns of the Sun
are alive, so it seems. with changing and
almost mysterious glories; walls, archi-
traves, door posts, capitals, and tangled
heaps of broken fragments, hold q ro-
mantle beauty of color such as | have not
From 1.-The Holy Land" by Robert
Kitchens in the Century Magazine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-21

Though the prescription seems e.
nave disappeared from the pharma.
copia Of modern beauty specialists i"
II was for centuries notorious that m
iced on snake meat was the way to
win perpetual youth; to cure goiter
again, or any other swelling, all that
was necessary was to munich a viner
from the tail up, as it might be a
SUCK OF celery, while yet another
snake, If eaten, conferred the mower
OF understanding all the tongues ~
birds.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-21
A Nasty Die

~AS nasty a dig as / ever admins
Esgea an my newspaper career in Nir-
65osa City" said Mark Twain, "was di.
ssseted against a man named Ferguson.
Ferguson, at Christmas time, invited
wsB TO see the presents he had given his
aH5fe. They were magnificent gifts. The
aEEnn expected, of course, write-up.
"WRil he wasn't disappointed. The
gAsxs day, in prominent place on the
sEsG page of the Enterprise | inserted
EAas paragraph:
John III. Ferguson's Christmas gifts
hp MS wife are being much admired
sgEssty include q diamond sfomacher and
AAasTy other beautiful specimens Of cut
%aass - Arlington Star.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-21
whv His Motker Mourned

william NJ. Fogarty has a story about
IA good old Irish woman whose son was
,Ebeut TO start for a trip around the
ySnTsa.
Ehs had watched him prosper with
TSSas. To her he was great man. In
ksr fond vision she could see all sorts of
sksxible tidings coming to him, but she
@ea her peace until he had started for
EA,s journey. Then she began to cry. A
AAghboT tried to console her, but to no
ayAil
} SI'm afraid he hasn't the money to get
EWex, said the mother, weeping. He's
%pt ahe money to go round the world
81 right, but how will he ever get
1AAe& Indianapolis Star.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-21

white savage roamed the forests
of northern Germany Skin-elad and
war-proud he worshiped Odin and
Thor; he gambled and ae drank; he
was fierce and cruel But he had
clear conception OF what marriage
meant, He honored the woman at his
side; she was his brave and virtuous
companion trained like himself to
the use of arms, and together they
drove back the eagles of imperial
Rome.
TO this naked Teuton marriage
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-21

Jedson-Ha! Ha! Ha. sllas-Wht's
the joke, Jedson? Jedson-Why. inst
as soon as the county went prohibition
old Hiram Hardapple got buncoed
Silas-What was the game? Jedson-
Why. Hiram got circular that stated
some firm up in town would send him
a key of hard stuff for So. Hiram sent
the 81 and smacked his lips. Silas-
Gosh' And what came back? Jedson
Scrap iron, and they said II that
wasn't hard enough they'd send him a
key Of spikes at the usual rates.
Chicago News.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-21
Taking Precautions.

:. A young 'briefess" was perambulating
The courts with an air of scarcely being
eble to find time to do anything-when
his boy tracked him down in one Of the
corridors.
ooh. sir!" said the boy, there Is
man at your office with a brief, sir"
What. brief! Great heavens"
And the young fellow began to run
through the passages as fast as he could
for fear the prey should escape him.
stop, sir, stop" cried the boy, who
could scarcely keep pace. ''You needn't
hurry, sir; I've locked him iu"'-M.
A p
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-21
WORTH KNOWING.

Simple Remedy That Anyone Can
Prepare at Home.
Most people are more or less subject
60 coughs and colds A simple remedy
Ea@4 will break up a cold quickly and
aags any cough that fs durable is made
ssy mixing two ounces Of Glycerins, a
azaRE1onnce of virgin Oil OF Pine COM
3pand pure and eight ounces OF pure
lyhfzky. You caa get these In any good
drug store and easily mix them In
large bottle. The mixture is highly
sscoramended by the Leach Chemical
Go of Cincinnati. who prepare the
CANINE Virgin Oil of Pine compound
FRre for dispensing.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-21
CHICAGO MERCHANT
MAKES STATEMENT

After Spending Thousands Of n,u.
and Consulting the Most Emin S1asFS
Physicians, he Was DesueraIs
CHICAGO, ILLS.-Mr. = -
Becker. of Ia4 Van Buren, s,
weli-kno"n wholesale dry goods
dealer, states as follows:
"i have had catarrh for 49,,
than thirty years. Have tr;as
everything on earth and snens
thousands of dollars for o,has,
medicines and with physicians.
without getting any lasting re-
lief, and can say to you tina, !
have found Peruna the only rem.
edY that has cured me par
manentIY.
"Peruna has also cured ~,
wife OF catarrh. She always kea,.
1t in the house for an attsck "a
cold, which it Invariably cures IL
avery short time" ~
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-21
Viking sretaphnrA-

Did you hear what that manager
said about his new playT'
No; what was itg'
That there would be the devil ~
pay II he couldn't get an angel.''-Bal.
timore American.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-21
A woMAW's CATCH.
i5.e,.ss Lands Big Salmon in Seventeen
Minutes.

Minutes.
TO Lady Edith Trotter belongs the
distinction of having captured the big
syst salmon Of the season, on the
&9Geastpn water of the Tweed. 1t
sETnsd the scale at 4S114 pounds and was
Taaaed IN seventeen minutes. The fish
WIRE 50 inches in length and 81 inches in
Jgfrth. No larger fish this season or for
Nanny seasons has been recorded as
6RRgAt, with rod and line In British
iwaasrgs" said Mr.. Marston, editor Of
She Fishing Gazette. "To take so large
d 6sh Is certainly great achievemnt
@tw lady. The time in which 1t was
aaAEn IL also remarkable. The rough
and ready rule for large fish is a pound
u Ensnute. A forty eigtt-pound fish might
AByR taken another haIf-hour to land"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-21
Straight to the Point

what do you suppose that umbrella
manufacturer selected as the motto of
Ehzs business ?"
"sEhafT'
Psi mp or shut up ~ - Baltimore
american.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-21
None Mt AN.

so You are going to get married.
eh?"
Yes, the Bible says it is not good
for man to live alone"
That's mighty thin excuse for
marrying clubwoman Houston
Post.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-21

A man fools himself when he mag
ines other men never tire OF hearing
him talk.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-18
RAISING Of MAINE
TO COST $5OO,OO9
Chief of Engineers Says
Appropriation Cannot Be
Spent Economically.

Congress g IN somewhat % a dilemma
today as 10 the raising OF the battle
ship Maine. IN Havana harbOr, a project
TO which but z few days ago both the
Senate and House gave approval Il all
comes about through the failure OF
Congress to figure g bit before appro-
prfatinE.
The sum OF s10o.0oo was appropriated
for raising the historic battleship whose
explosion brought on tie war with
Spain Now the War Department fig
ures that the biz as passed. and signed
by the President. sets aside just one
fifth Of the amount necessary 10 raise
the wreck
Accordingly. Congress must bark down
completely on the raising Of the Maine
OF must make available $4,000 addition
al before the end OF this so-caTed econ
oTny session
Brig Gen William L Marshall. chief
of engineers. is the expert who saws It
viii require half a million dollars 20
remove the Maine from Havana har-
Dor. Secretary of War Dickinson has
so Informed the House transmitting
General MarShsu's report
General Marshall says that the s1n0 90
appropriated BY Congress cannot even
-'he expended economically and effect
lively in the initial work"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-18
WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE ON
INSURGENCY.

William Allen White. Of Kansas,
widely known as publieist, politician,
and novelist, who Is in Washington
this week, taking observations of the
political and legislative field, has given
his ideas on the progressive movement.
Speaking especially of his own State,
Mr.. White nevertheless holds that
what Is true of Kansas Is true Of much
OF the Middle West. He Is convinced
the progressive or insurgent movement
IN the Republican party Is steadily
gaining ground He Is not one of
those who believe the movement Is
either on the wsne or Is showing any
signs of waning
Slr- White points out that every
Republican member Of the House from
Kansas who has bes1 part OF the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-18
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED
FOR CONSIDERATION.

The following facts are re
speetfulIy submitted to those seventy
members of the House who defeated
the proposed change in the date Of the
Inauguration OF Presidents:
Mayor George A Hibbard, of Bos-
ton, came to Washington to attend the
Inauguration of President Taft.
Through exposure to a fTightful biz
zard while attempting 70 participate
IN the inaugurs ton ceremonies he
caught cold.
He suffered a severe attack of illness
resulting from the cold, and has never
known a wei day since.
On account of this lingering illness
he contracted tuberculosis and is now
IN such serious condition that It Is
feared he cannot recover
This Is but Aone case Of the thousands
who became seriously Ill as a result
OF colds caused by the weather which
prevailed here on March 4, 1909.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-18
ANNUAL EXCURSION
TO Be HELD JUNE 6
Business High Alumni Plan
Special Features for
the Day.

The members OF the Alumni Assocfs-
ton OF the Business High school VIII
give their fifth annual excursion 10 Mar
shall Han on Monday, June s The
steamer Charles Manchester has been
chartered for that date and the priv
Iege Of the grounds has been EXTENDED
to the members o. the association and
their invited friends only.
The TIP this year VIII be unusual in
many ways Several novelties have been
added to the program. and Il is the in
tentiOn OF the committee In charge %
furnish snusements for both the Old
and youns-
One Of the features which VIII Be in
tTOdgced this year = a motor boat race
from Washington u the dock at Mar
shall Hail. A handsome silver loving
cup has been presented by The Wash
inSton Times TO be awarded 70 the wiz
Ter Of one Of the classes The special
division has not been determined but
VIII be announced later by the chairman
Of the committee in charge Of the race.
The members Of the committee I'm
charge Of the excursion this year are
Clarence @ Weider-aun, chairman Rob
ert g Tracy. William L Crane Paul Y
ISeyser, Don z Clarke ". g stuart
Harry G SiEouTney. and OrviIIe =.
Drown
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-18
PURIFICA TON OF OUR MILK
SUPPLY.

The recent establishment In this city
of the Nathan Strsus Pasteurized milk
laboratory should prove to be a reform
that VIII bring wonderfully beneficial
results. Through the operations Of the
laboratory 1t Is entirely probable that
the infant mortality of Washington
viii be materially reduced. Pasteurized
milk wiII be sold az the depot. and
parents who cannot afford TO buy it
viii be supplied free of charge. and
.thereby VIII be enabled To remove one
of the chief causes of illness and death
among their little ones No nobIer or
more effective labor for mankind could
be performed than that performed by
Mr. Strsus in establishing such lab
oratories as the one which has Just
been opened here
The day of impure water IN American
cities has passed Every community
now recognizes the necessity for pure
water, and those which do not have
It are rare exceptions Il required
years OF agitation and hard work on
the part of unselfish people. who
.labored without hope of reward. for
pure water TO arrive, but II Is here to-
day and It VIII remain
The same process must be gone
through with before the cities milk
Is what It shoald be. That pure milk
Is Just rs essential a. pure water Is
recognized by the leaders IN progressive
thought throughout the country A
great deal Is being done 10 purify the
milk supply, but we cannot be said TO
have much more than started in that
direction Here in the District Of
s Columbia we are considerably ahead
g Of most communities and are therefore
fortunate. In the States generally,
+, however, and II the cities. the move
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-18
CapitaI Tales.
Carter Has a Hobby.

CENAToR CARTER OF Montana has
- one great legislative hobby. He has
a great many legislative ideas, but only
one Of them causes him TO lie awake
at night Only one pops out IN all Of
the Senator's speeches. This IS the idea
OF reform IN the POstoffce Department.
The Montana Senator believes that not
only millions, but scores Of millions. OF
dollars could be saved each year II the
Postoffice Department or the country
was put on a SOLID business basis.
IF the Postofhce Department Of this
Government were run as the PennsyI-
vania railroad IS run II would cost this
Government Just One-half what It costs
now" said Senator Carter n a recent
speech.
II maintain that the postoffce sys-
TEN IS the greatest cash business enter
prise in this country or any other coUn-
try, OF this Government OF any other
government. on the face Of the earth.
1t now costs the people OF the United
States $50, 10000 a year 10 run its Post
office Department Il should be run for
SI25. Oo0. 900, or just One-half of it's present
cost Its system IS all wrong. Instead
OF our having the finest postal system
we have the worst IN the world, ard
the costIiest.
1T IS all because experienced men are
not IN command. As soon as d post
master gets familiar with his work he
IS oUsted TO make room for some one
else. It IS she same way II -ough the
whole system
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-18

ment for pure milk is proceeding with
discouraging slOWness-
Such institutions as Mr.. StTsus'
laboratories viii do much IN aiding the
cause Of pure milk, because Of the
foreeful example they offer. They
show the beneficial effects on the
baby. Ultimately the public VIII dis
cover that the same things that make
impure milk bad for babies make it
bad for adults. Then the people viii
demand get-pure milk.