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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-07
Origin of Spectacles.

An eminent authority has recently con
tradicted some widely accepted opinions
on the subject Of spectacles. For in-
stance he found as the result of an ex-
animation of historical data that to the
Egyptians, the Greeks and the Romans
glasses were unknown. This is in con-
trayention Of the common statement
that Nero used glasses 10 correct his
ghtedness. Spectacles, we are
now told. were invented by two Italians.
Armati and Spina. at the end of the
Thirteenth century. At first only convex
lens were used, but after about two CEN
turtles cOncave ones were employed.
Thomas Young discovered the use Of
cylindrical lenses in 1901. and the as
tronomer Airy applied them for the cor
rcction Of astigmatism in 1927. Bifocal
soectacles were invented and first used
T.; Benjamin Franklin in 1885. 1870 Har-
Dpr'S Weekly
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-07
Seeking Kin OF Dead Fanner

Unless the authorities succeed in locat-
ing the three New York state daughters
of Lester II. Stone, who dropped dead
at Elkhart Ind, on the Sd inst, the
body will be buried in potters field A
newspaper containing an account of the
death of Albin IL. Little in St Louis.
who was killed by a street car on the
eve Of his contemplated marriage to Mrs.
Lester Stone of Granite City, ILL.,, estab-
lished the identity of the dead man.
After separation from his wife Stones
three daughters, now grown to woman
hood. went to New York state He was
once ii wealthy Chicago contractor
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-07
BOY ODDLY HURT.
Seriously Wounded When Electric Light
Bulb Bursts.

The bursting of an electric light bulb
drove a piece of lead into the left breast
of 7-year-old Joseph Robitsky Of Is
Chrystie street, New York, and injured
him so badly that ne is now in Gouver-
neur hospital in q serious condition. In
a vacant lot under the Manhattan bridge
approach the boy found a two quart can
and built fire in it. AS he was lean
ing over putting more sticks in the fire
there was a sharp report and Robitsky
cried out that he was shot. At the hos
pita the doctors found little hole dan
gerously near the boys heart. but prob
ing failed to locate the missile. 4 POI
liceman examined the tin with which the
boy had been playing. Inside Of it he
found the shattered remains Of an in
candescent electric light bulb. The lit
tie piece of lead used to solder in the
carbon filaments was missing. That bit
Of lead, it is supposed, is what hit the
boy.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-07
"NIPPINGSo AND "EDGINGS.o
Alarming Words for People Who Like to
Dabble in Stocks.

For the benefit of people who live out
side the largest two or three cities of
the country, and who speculate in stocks
or grain, the testimony at the trial of a
bucket-shop proprietor in this city ought
to be printed in detail and passed from
hand to hand
The jewellers in a few of the largest
cities have an easy opportunity to look up
the general character of stock brokers and
ascertain whether they deal genuinely on
the exchange. They can easily separate
the genuine brokers from the various
other varieties and so eliminate at least
a part of the percentage against them
before they stake their money
But the man in the smaller city or
town is usually limited to the one or
two brokers' whose offices are convenient
for him to patronize. and he does not
easily come in touch with people who
can tell him how his trades are being
handled.
The trial in question has attracted
attention to the two slang terms nip
pings" and lodgings" These are sues
gestiye terms that hardly need explana4
ton. The lamb" who can convince
himself that "nippings" in a brokers' Of
flee are advantageous to him may de-
serve to lose his money, but he ought
TO have a guardian to protect the inter-
ests of his family. Such a mans best
friend would be wife who ''nipped' all
she could find in his trousers pockets
every night In one case concerning
which there was testimony there was a
''nipping" of half a point on each share
of stock bought in addition to the regular
brokers' commission. Other cases are
like unto IL.
Foolish as the dupes Of such operations
appear. their trouble lies more in ig-
norance than in organic feebleness Of
mind They know enough not to play in
game IN which loaded dice are used
as soon as they actually find out that the
dice are loaded 1t is to be hoped that
the proceedings in question win help
to spread abroad the needed knowledge
Chicago Record-Herald.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-07

peans or their descendants These whites
are the product of European climatic
conditions entirely different to those of
North America, whose Indigenous human
product Is the red Indian.
Thus, III n sense, the European is els
matically misfit on this continent; and
this lack Cf inherited fitness for the els
mate Is undoubtedly Il factor in the pro-
duction of many diseases-ne nervousness
among them.
Another climatic factor is the uncer-
talnty and ehangeabitty of the tempera-
Iqre. In going about the country have
observed that in sections where the ch-
mate was most equahle there was least
sign of "Americanitis"
me pressure of business and social
me, the false position into which most
people are forced through their absurd
ambition 10 seem richer. grander. more
Mighty connected and more successful
IMAM they are actually-this anxiety leads
TO much anxiety and self-condemnation.
poth prime causes of nervousness.
over feeding, stimulation, indoor liy-
ing and other unhygienic influences are
also among the common causes of nerv-
business.
The cure is easy Live simple.
HYGIENE. straightforward life. avoiding
as far as possible the maeistrom of rahid
competition, commercial. social or per-
sonal.-EXchange
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-07
Will Use the X-Rav.

Emperor William has expressed belief
that the bust DIR. Bode bought in Eng
land for the Kaiser Friedrich museum is
the work Of Leonardo da Winch But it's
commences being questioned and 20 make
surety doubly sure the Emperor has or
dered that it be thoroughly and chemic-
ally examined So an examination viii
be made by means Of Rotentgen rays at
the museum, where the bust now stands.
Ii is asserted that the real value If the
bust will be proved soon, rs it win be de-
termined whether or not il was made Of
Fifteenth century Italian wax. IF it is
found necessary 10 remove a portion If
the wax for examination pieces will be
taken from the breast. arm and hand
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-07
Found $4,000 IN an Old Trunk.

Andrew Klein and Joseph Bolts. mer-
chants at Albany, N. Y, paid. jointly,
81. 70 for an old trunk at an auction sale
Of effects Of murdcrers. suicides and vic
TINS Of accidents They found it CON
tanned fifty bonds Of a French traction
line. They have received word that the
bonds are believed to be worth sos each
and. with accrued interest since 1903
are valued at about 5000 The sale
was at the city hall and was conducted
by County Treasurer WheelOck. openly
under the law.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-07

rating various panels are the Tongan
coat-of-armS. the Tongan royal crown
and the initials Of the King and of bis
bride Curiously enough the lady's mi
tialS are concealed from the gaze Of the
crowd who admire the cake i'm the hak-
er'S shop window The identity Of the
future queen is in fact mystery and
one of the conditions imposed on the
baker was complete secrecy regarding
her initials. Ii Is understood that there
has beca some connection amn4p fhe
ladies ot the Tongau court for the kingly
bridegroom, and that ia order to defer
the Disappointment of she unsuccessful
ones till the last possible moment his
majesty will not reveal the name of the
bride until the day of the ceremony.
London Daily Mail
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-07
Double Stock Tax Legal.

Attorney General O'MalIey Of New
York has advised State Controller VII
liams that the stock transfer tax i'm
poses a tax on intermediary transfers Of
stock, made necessary by the rules Of the
New York stock exchange, under which
stock held by other than an individual
or a firm before it is acceptable as a
good delivery. This necesstates double
transfer in the case Of sales Of stock
held in the name Of trustees or executors,
and the attorney general advises that.
under the language Of the statute, a sepa-
rate tax must be paid On each transfer.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-07
Lighthouses in Church steeples.

Some time ago an account appeared
of a church at Charleston, SC, which
has a lighthouse situated in its atceple.
1t was stated that it was the only one
of its kind in the world A vigilant and
patriotic Danish reader, however. points
out that his own country possesses n
similar curiosity in the steeple of the
church at Thuno. "A small island in the
Kattegat near Samso. The government
maintains the lighthouse aud the min
lister IS the official Inspector This. the
i'anish correspondent believes, really il
unique.--The Wide World
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-07
Memorial Services Abandoned.

Memorial services in honor Of the late
Edmond Kelly, who was the lawyer for
Anna Gould when she obtained her di-
vorce from Count Boni de Castellane in
Paris, were to have been held in New
York city but they did not take place be-
cause Mrs. Kelly strongly protested. She
called mp Prof. Gddings Of Columbia
university on the telephone, and told him
that she Was opposed to the services for
the reason that her husband was not a
man who c0urted notoriety, and she re-
quested that the services should not be
held, Fer wish was granted.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-07
Regains His Sight.

Under the oculist's knife n woman
born blind has gained the blessing of
sight after living in "A world Of darkness
for thirty-six years. Miss Annie Hub
bard. Of Maidstone, Kent, England. had
never used her eyes in her life until she
underwent an operation at the local
Ophthalmic hospital, where the skilled
eye surgeon cut new pupil in the iris
Of one Of her eyes. She had had several
unsuccessful operations performed while
a young girl. She now sees quite well.
and her comments on the visible world
opened 10 her are pathetically childish.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-07

position based upon fact When n man
las married, his immediate family should
never lose sight of the fact thar thnu~b
ne may not like the newcomer. she bears
tAe same name, and they must treat her
WIN the respect aud considera tion due
tt' position, or their conduct l. a rehec-
-, - upon themselves. So, though the
u, ,'' ~, -ih-iaW' or her daughters. may
~" tAll The ddughter-in-iaW were lIiF-
recent they VIII be far more tli..ipeatl la
NfrI' Hdcl "a tboughf FROM !he world nj
others '''i''''S ga
AN l" the entertainment the new rela-
,lN'N Nh"uld give bride. an introductory
itCepti"E Is desired. 1t Que can afford
y Is Well 70 have the cards engraved in
: :ne ualhe 81 the hostess and host, inyit-
lue persons 10 meet the bride and bride
groom: II the reception is for the after
noon II Is more likely that the names of
ne me men OF the family will be omitted.
tue cards being issued By the mother 10
meet her daughter-in-law The men
may De present at the afternoon affair.
ana IL IS on the whole better that their
names should be on the cards. for The
husbands and brothers of all the women
be invited. GU '''''''u
In such instances the ten table i 70
ne set IN the dining room and there
should be at least two girls pouring. one
LOT the chocolate and the Other. for tca
men II Is desired TO compliment 4 .irl
especially, double the number may he
asked to assist and they divide the honor.
haH pouring for one part of the after
noon, when the others take their place
Tor the remainder Of the Junction.
III the drawing room the mother-in-law
stands first, as hostess, to receive her
trends. The daughter-in-law stands be-
SIDE ner, and everyone who comes in
must be presented to the latter. An are
expected to stop for a few moment-' ,alk.
but not long enough to block the way of
any who may be behind If there are
other daughters-in-law or sisters they are
on the other side of the bride Boston
Traveller
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-07
THRIVING TEXAS.
A Land Rich in Tomatoes and Most
Everything Else.

Eastern Texas has been the least ok
plotted of any portion of the state. but
900 cars or more Of fruits and vegetables
that bring outside money into Texas.
This season from q single town on the
International and Great Northern rail-
road forty-seyen cars Of tomatoes went
out to market on a single day, says the
Taylor-Trotwood magazine. From the
same town, Jacksonville. Cherokee coun-
ty, sixty-tw0 cars Of liberia peaches
went to market in two days
The city Of Tyler shipped this season
nearly 200 cars of Strawberries Col.
William Berry Of Crockett this season
got POO bushels of Irish potatoes to me
acre, from fifty acres, selling them ~ 81
a bushel. He now has cotton growing
upon the same land. which promises a
bale to the acre.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-07

George +. McClellaud. a wealthy land
owner Of Carthage, H.. has been adj
judged insane. He went to Plymouth,
where he is well known. quietly walked
into a bank. lodged behind the
counter aud, taking a sack from he
meath his coat. began to fiji it with
money. When the cashier appeared
from an adjoining room McClelland did
not seem to notice him, but kept o1
tossing money into the bag. He was ar
rested.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-07
Solitude and Society.

At the opposite poles of our inner he
ing are two imperative needs. One is
for solitude. the other for society. Atv
correspondence with the friends who
read this page gives me repeated proofs
that women never reach their best de.
velopment if they live in loneliness or
if they spend their whole lives in the
social whirl. For our souls growth in
goodness We require time in which to he
alone. To the busy mother with her lit
tie ones around her, TO the woman who
prepares three meals Il day, TO n third
who is driven by social engagements. ii
seems idle to insist that she shall have
an hour or two by herself between sum
rise and sunset Without this little space
ut quiet, let it be ever so hard to 4,
tain, let me tell my sister that she will
cease to thrive mentally and spiritually.
She must think enough about herself to
claim this privilege aud hold it fast, but
no one should shut herself up and live
apart from her neighborS unless neigh-
bors are SO remote that to reach them she
must drive miles across country In this
case the best plan is to find society in
books and to cultivate in the family
habIt of playing games and uniting in
evening amuSementS
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-07
American Nervousness
Is Causes and Cure.

Americans have the reputation OF be
ing n nervous race: and there IS no doubt
that such is actually the truth.
Nov as To the causes for this national
nervousness. often called "Americanitis."
some believe. are climatic, some social
and others physical In the first place,
il must not be forgotten that white men
now on this continent are mainly Euro
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-07
King's Wedding Secret.

BY command Of King George Of
Tonga, bake If Auckland has de-
signed and bult a cake for the coming
nuptials Of that potentate. II weighs 500
pounds and stands eight feet high. Deco
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-07
To Cultivate Good Taste.

Good taste abounds. 1t is all about us
and around yet, if the truth he admitted
II Is equally and sadly lacking on every
side
Taste is such a personal thing ana
good taste such an arbitrary term that
the mere mention of taste distinctions
calls forth the old, old defense that there
Is no standard Of taste as there is none
OF beauty.
1t was long ago conceded by artists
ana those III a position to know that
beauty has set its Standard-its most de-
clded standard. Taste has taken like
stand and proclaimed distinct dividing
line in favor of gOou and against the in
inherent and poor. There are even de-
grees of each
What is good taste? 1t is something
IKE charm in a story, trife hard to
define, but we recognize il at once when
1t Is present; its absence pals and sick
ems US.
In dressing, good taste holds posi-.
ton similar to that in other arts. In en-
tertalning there are the sO-called can
ons Of good taste that make Inbred
actions impossible to the cultured classes
and in household decoration there is the
unmistakable evidence of good taste"
that we hear of and that indicates the
rank and education of the householder.
ia dressing there are haIlmarks that dis
tlnguish and earmarks that condemn.
While the charm and the science of
good taste in dressing may not be
didactically taught. there are helps by
the way and by the wayside. It IS an
evasive study; each new case brought be-
fore the notice of the novice may dis
prove her lately acquired theories. but
constant practice on the broad highway
and IN the drawing room will train the
eve and the mind as to the why's and
wilerefores of good dressing.
Self-study is a branch not to be scorled
in this observation lesson Before the
long mirror may be made such personal
comment and such thorough search that
some good, and great good must event
ually come of il.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-07
WOMEN'S COLUMN.
The Modem versio

NJ MUu6Iu FtISlUn.
Maid a Athens, ere we part,
Never mind about my heart
Give, oh, give me back the ring
ABd each fair, expensive thing
THAT / sent you, and each note
Which 70 those dead days ! wrote
They are what the jury says
Indicate II damages
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-07
Groom's Family
Should Give Bride a Reception.

It is incumbent upon the family OF a
bride to give her at least one reception,
that she may meet their friends and
those Of her husbands who are sun
strangers to her. and to omit such
formal Introduction is tacitly TO express
disapprovaI of the marriage, a Thought
which any persons Of pride would MAKE
great effort to avoid, even were the sup
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-07
Has Woman a Sense of Humor?

Not a wife-Eye but plays up from
morning to night 20 Adams idea of his
own importance She must assume al
ways that he is absolute monarch of the
little domestic kingdom. no matter how
firmly intrenched she be as the power
behind the throne, writes Inez Haynes
Gilmore in Success Magazine. She must
assume always that he is the hub Of his
business world, that it would fly to
pieces were be to absent himself from II
for week-assume it even though she
knows that il is his capable underclerk
who keeps the wheels moving.
And last, Women have no sense Of
humor." says-does the man live who
has not said it? 1t is the oldest bro
midiom extant. Yet man has always
before him the irrefutable evidence that,
Four countless generations, woman has
lived with him. How could she have
survived that ordeal minus the sense Of
humOr?
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-01-07
To Keep Linen Chest
Well Stocked at Small Expense.

1t is of course a fact that all house
Keepers cannot renew their stock Of linen
rs soon as it wears out. But the wisest
plan IS to manage so that YOU viii not
be bereft of all the necessities at once.
In other words, but a little ut time as
you are able or as it is necessary. and
never let your stock run so low that you
have to reinforce it all at once,
One of the best managers says she
has not bought dozen towels at a time
in years. But she picks up couple or
perhaps four or six every now and then
rs she has the money or sees a bargain
offered her.
There are white sales two or three
times every year and to these my friend
betakeS herself to select pieces of linen
to repair the rayages time has wrought
in her linen closet.
You who have never tried this plan
take it into consideration and see if you
cannot keep your stock from running
unpleasanty low without feeling the ex-
pense of renewing it in lump.
Buying judiciously is not enough. You
must watch your linen when it begins to
wear and be on the lookout for the stitch
that will save a hole.
When a sheet is torn on the line never
let it go into use again until it is mended
Be on the alert for thin places il
your sheets and turn them-that is, cut
out the thin place in the middle, put
the outside edges together and seem them
down the middle.
The sheet may not answer for com
pany when it is thus made over, but
it will serve for the childrens bed and
they will never know the difference.
Be careful about your pillow slips
also.
Often a patch can be put into a pill,
low slip which will give it a new lease
of life.
As for napkins and table cloths the
only way to make them last at all is
constant vigilance.
Never throw away a bit Of old
linen" is an excellent maxim, and to
carry it further. save the cotton scraps.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-20

Sold by drudGiStS every
where. SO cts. full sized pkg.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-20
HOTEL NOTES

Hotel men throughout the city last
night were authority for the statement
that more eastern tourists were arriv-
ing at this late season than are leaving
for their homes. The hotels were
crowded last night and many guests
were turned away for want of tempo
rary accommodations. AS a result
many of the small hotels in the vicin-
ity of the business and shopping dis
tricts of the city did a big business.
Walter f. Dormin, son of a promi-
nent merchant of Sacramento and trav-
cling salesman for Rosenfield & Wild,
Chicago clothiers, was a late arrival
at Hotel Alexandria last night.
The Misses Helena and Laura Stallo
of Cincinnati, each heiress to 10000, 600
through the death of their grandfather,
Alexander Mcdonald, at the Virginia
hotel, Long Beach, Friday, were late
arrivals with their chaperon, Miss
Palmer, at Hotel Alexandria last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l.. Hogan of
Los Angeles are spending their honey
moon at the Van Nuys hotel.
]. Henson Wien and S. A. Gueberson,
Jr., we'll known oil men of Bakersfield
and Coalinga, were late arrivals at the
Van Nuys hotel last night.
Mrs. Ella NJ Jones. wife of a prom
inent merchant of Buffalo, n. Y, was
an arrival at Hotel Alexandria last
night with her daughter, Miss Nellie
NJ. Jones.
r. NJ Shackelford, wealthy rancher
of Paso Robes, is guest at the West
minister hotel.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-20
FILING CLOSES
ON YUMA LANDS
FIRST DRAWINGS TAKE PLACE
THIS WEEK
NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS TO.
TAI 1890
Persons Who Have Selected the Same
Unit Permitted to Decide Among
Themselves Who Shall
Have Possession

Contrary to expectations of officials
of the government land office in Los
Angeles an avalanche of applicants for
the Yuma lands did not sweep in at
the close of the filing yesterday.
Less than 100 applications were filed,
although crowds of persons among
them remnants of the old Yuma land
line, hung anxiously about the en-
trance to the land offices in the cham
Der of commerce building. Applica
tions to the amount of 1850 were filed
out of $500 applied for March !. Farm
unit A9 bears the names of 151 persons
and is the most popularity contested for
farm in the entire tract. Receiver
Robinson and Register Van Buren an
nounced last night that dates will i'm
mediately be set for the drawings, the
first occurring Tuesday or Wednesday.
I'VE have foLnd that ii would be
impossible to hold the drawings for
all the farm units at once said Mr..
Van Buren last night. "and have de-
cded to hold the drawing for one or
two units at the same time. The ap-
plicants who have filed on a certain
unit will be notified by the land office
when the drawing for that unit takes
place. Applicants will have the choice
of deciding among themselves which
among them shall have possession of
the farm or of drawing for it under
our supervision"