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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-26
Newspaper Accounts of the Sullivan.
Ryan Prize Fight Caused the
Preacher to Be Late for En-
gagement at Divinity School.

The well nigh universal interest
that was being taken in a certain event
scheduled to take place in San Fran
cisco on July has served to remind
me of the lecture that great and pow
erful preacher, Henry Ward Beecher,
forgot all about My authority for the
anecdote, which reveals one side of
the abundant human nature which
was so characteristic of Mr. Beecher,
is the late Prof Johnson T. Platt of
the Yale Law school.
''Mr. Beecher was always a favorite
lecturer at Yale, before the divinity
school," said Professor Plat. you
may recall that he delivered several
series of lectures on the Lyman
Beecher foundation, named after his
father and at other times he also lee.
tured before the school.
well, on the afternoon of the par
ticular Beecher lecture I have in mind
the hall was packed to the doors with
students and others eager to hear
him. The hour set for the beginning
Of the lecture was three o'clock, but
when 1t arrived there appeared no
Henry Ward Beecher, to the mild
surprise of the professors in charge
for hitherto Mr.. Beecher had never
been tardy in appearing in the hall
But when 1t got to be nearly half after
three and still no Beecher, the sur
prise and CONSERVATION were great
and, after a hasty consultation, a pro
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-26
Harry Vanderbilt Obtained Nearly
100000 to Pay for the Campaign
by Personal Appeals to
Wealthy Men In the East.

AS a remarkable instance of how
at is possible for a man to accomplish
a work regarded at the time as of
supreme importance and still remain
in comparative obscurity, the case
of Harry Vanderbilt, a nephew of
Commodore Vanderbilt, who died re-
Gently in New York city at a green
old age after making fortune for
himself as a manufacturer, is of es-
pecial interest. For this Vanderbilt,
on the authority of his lifelong friend,
b. ]. Jayne, who earned a name and
o fortune for himself in the seven
ties by uncovering a nest Of great
customs frauds, should be accredited
with the honor of having made it pos
sible for Abraham Lincoln to secure
his reelection to the presidency in
1864
For some years prior to the out
break of the Civil war;" said Mr.
Jayne, who is now almost eighty
years of age, Harry Vanderbilt held
a responsible position in The Ports
mouth New Hampshire) navy yard;
but when Salmon p. Chase became
Lincoln's first secretary of the treas
'ury, Mr.. Vanderbilt went to that de-
partment as appointment clerk, re-
manning there for more than ten
years, or until the middle of Grants
administration. 1t was during Lin
coins first administration that Mr..
Vanderbilt's ability as a trusted po-
1itical worker was discovered and
proved on several occasions by the
party chiefs.
at is well known that, following
Lincoln's denomination, the party
leaders in charge of the campaign
greatly feared that Mr.. Lincoln would
fail of reelection on account of the
Inability of the national committee
to obtain funds sufficient to carry or
a thorough and aggressive campaign.
1t was at very anxious period of the
war. The drain on the resources of
the nation had been exhausting and
no immediate relief was in sight,
Taxation had reached what appeared
to be the limit of safety and all de-
mands for money for political pur-
poses were met by sullenness or alb
solute refusal.
The national committee seemed to
be powerless to find way out of the
uncompromising situation. Its chair
man, Henry J. Raymond. the distin-
guished newspaper editor, was not an
adept in the art of raising campaign
funds, and he had profound distaste
Cor ordinary political methods of get
ting money for campaign purposes.
Gov E. D. Morgan of New York, his
predecessor in the national chairman
ship, had collected upward of hun
dred thousand dollars to conduct Lin
coins first campaign, but it was es-
timated by the party leaders that con-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-26

Whether birds. especially migrator,
ones, return to the same nests yea
after year Is question of much in
terest TO the naturalist. Swallows tina
summer in England do not white
north Of Africa, but an observer a
High Halden, Kent. England, has re
corded that one returned on April Il
to nest it occupied last year. I
was recognized by ring placed on it
leg May s, 1909.
To gain a better knowledge of bir
habits ore than 1000 British bird
we're lat year marked with inscribet
aluminium rings, and twice as man,
more will be similarly tagged thu
year.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-26
Lecture Beecher Forgot About

fessor was sent to the hotel where
Mr.. Beecher usually stopped, to get
trace of the missing lecturer, If pos
| sible.
Yes, Mr.. Beecher was stopping at
the hotel, the clerk informed the pro-
fessor, who thereupon fastened to
Mr.. Beecher's room, knocked upon the
door and was told to come in, which
! he did at once. But before he could
frame even how do you do" Mr..
Beecher, spying him, let out an
astonished I declared followed 1t up
by hastily pulling out his watch and
| looking at 1t, and exclaiming in dis
may, Why, it's going to four, and you
have been waiting for me all this time
at the divinity school,
He grabbed for his hat Then, as
he was reaching for his overcoat, he
turned on the professor with a quaint
! smile
oh, WELL he said, might as
well make a full confession. When |
left my home in Brooklyn this morn.
ing I bought copies of two or three
morning newspapers. There was
/ something in them that interested me
greatly. and l intended to read all
about it on my way to this city. But
after I got seated in the train a friend
came along, l shared my seat with
him, and he talked to me all the way
! here, so that | did not have an op-
| portunity to read my papers. But as
soon as I got to the hotel | saw that
| would have an hour of leisure before
the lecture began, so l slipped up here
and began reading-and, do you know,
| found the reports of the event so
graphic that actually forgot all about
the lecture. It's in the Anglo-Saxon
blood to be interested in such an
event, doctor was reading about
the Sullivan-Ryan fight which took
place yesterday down in Mississippi
For moment or two Mr.. Beecher
looked the professor of divinity
squarely in the eye. Then he reached
over and dug that gentleman in the
ribs. And now that have made my
confession he said, laughing, I'm 90.
ing to say something to you. would
be willing to wager that you yourself
read the report of that battle with
bare knuckles this morning before
you went to the divinity school.
Well, Mr.. Beecher,' replied the
professor. 4 might as well confess
too, l did get up a little earlier thar
usual this morning and go to the front
door for the morning paper. 1t hadn't
come, so / actually waited at the door
until the boy brought it. Then l sal
down and read the report of the fight
before breakfast
MIR. Beecher beamed on his com
panion In wickedness Come he
said. and linked arms with the other
And that shameless professor after
wards told me that the lecture whict
Mr. Beecher delivered a little latei
was the best he ever heard that gift
ed orator make on any platform"
Copyright, 1910. by E. J. Edwards
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-26

During the recent visit of Mrs. Wig
gin. the American author, in London.
an interviewer called on her With
pencil poised the interviewer asked:
And what do you think of London.
Mrs. Wiggin?"
you remind me-" answered the au-
thor cheerfully, "of the young lady
who sat beside DR., Gibbon at dinner.
She turned to him after the soup.
DO. dear DR.. Gibbon, she said,
tell me about the decline and fall of
the Roman empire"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-26
Better Than a DRUG.

The late Senator Platt," said an
Albany legislator. had cynical wit.
Talking about a politician who had
changed his party, he once said to
me:
Circumstances alter everything
political views. religion, even health.
Why, I've got friend who Is af-
fiicted with insomnia In It's worst
form, and yet every morning that
man sleeps as sweet and sound as a
newborn babe when his wife crawls
over him to start the fire."
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-26
Tweed's Methods in Business

to put price upon his twenty acres.
Tweed, in fact, was insistent that Mr..
Mead should do so, but the merchant
as steadily insisted that his place was
not for sale.
But you will sell if you can get
your price, won't your" Tweed finally
asked You will certainly sell the
property for Tweed price,"
What do you mean by Tweed
price," asked Mr.. Mead.
Why" was the reply, "a price that
Tweed will be willing to pay"
Mr.. Mead laughed. We'll, l would
sell that twenty-acre lot for $4,000"
he said. still laughing. That is $a750
an acre. You would not be willing to
pay that for it?"
Instantly lived turned to the sta
ton agent. Look here" he said, lend
me pen and ink, will your" At the
same time he pulled out check book,
opened it, seized the proffered ink and
pen, wrote out a check for $4,000 on
the little shelf before the ticket agents
window and handed it to the aston
ished and nonplussed Mr. Mead Now
that l have paid you, Mr.. Mead" he
said. you can send me the warranty
deed at your convenience"
A high value upon the property at
that time would have been $500 an
acre. Today a high value upon it
would probably be thousand dollars
an ac~~. almost two-thirds less an acre
than Tweed paid in the heyday OF his
notOriety
Copyright. 1910. b. E J. Edwards)
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-26
The Summer Girl.

How'd you like to be engaged to +,
millionaire"
Il was engaged to one all last sum
mer, and he seldom spent a dime.
want to be engaged to a young MAJ
who LIS down here for two weeks viii
about $500 In his rou."
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-26


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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-26
LONELIEST ENGLISH DUCHESS

The loneliest and loveliest duchess in all En5S
land is our Consuela Vanderbilt. Daughter
of William X. Vanderbilt, she only eighteen,
years old when in 1925 she married the Duke Of
Marlborough Her splendid fortune was used in
part to pay the debts of the young duke and to
rehabilitate his mansions and estates and for a
time the union was happy one. King Edward
was much impressed by the charm OF the Amer
can girl and her position In British society was
assured. But the duke failed to appreciate the
kindness of fortune in giving him sweet and
accomplished wife and placing so many nil
lions at his disposal. He neglected the duchess
and the couple became estranged though no
divorce followed. English society. backed by
King Edward gladly would have shown it's sym-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-26
PEARsoNs WOULD DIE POOR

d. K. Pearsons, the Chicago philanthropist,
who has given six million dollars to small COLI
leges expects to give away the rest of his money
this year and to retire into a sanitarium to await
the end of a very long life. DR.. Pearsons is over
ninety years old and afflicted with rheumatism
He will sell his home and spend the balance OF
his days in the sanitarium. He praises his own
wisdom in disposing Of his wealth before his
death, and says he knows where 1t has gone and
has prevented any contest after he is gone
April IA, his next birthday anniversary DR.,
Pearsons plans to make his last requests to his
colleges, which will be the last of his fortune
He will then rest content waiting for the end
"A man is his own best executor" said Dr
Parsons land | ntend TO be mine. / will sell
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-26
THE FOUNDER OF ESPERANTO

Considerable interest was manifested in the
sixth International congress Of Esperanto the
universal language. which convened in Washing
ton recently and was In session a week, The
delegates numbered 500, coming from 40 nations.
and among them was Dr. L. l.. ZamenhOf Of
Warsaw. Poland, the author Of the new language
whose portrait is here presented.
At some Of the meetings the only language
spoken was Esperanto and the play AS You Like
It" was presented in that tongue.
Esperanto is said to be making considerable
progress in the United States and has been taken
I'D by scientists, linguists, teachers, public men
and commercial houses At its last session the
Maryland legislature passed a law permitting the
study Of Esperanto in the public schools Al
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-26
HEADS MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

versity of Michigan, is siXtyfour years of age.
He was born in Lisbon, N, H. and prepared him
self for college at the Conference seminary at
Tilton and at the Vermont Conference seminary
at Newbury.
He entered Wesleyan university at Middleton
at the age of nineteen but on account of poor
health unable to complete the year. Latter
however, he took up the studies of physiology
and surgery at Vermont university In 1867 his
parents having moved to Michigan, he entered
Ann Arbor Here he kept at the head of his
class, its valedictorian and commencement
orator. and in 1871 graduated with honors and
with the degree of bachelor of philosophy. After
his graduation he went to Owosso and was placed
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-26

John ID. Rockefeller tried a game Of
golf on the links near Augusta. On a
rather difficult shot Mr.. Rockefeller
struck too low with his iron, and as
the dust few up he asked his caddy:
What have | hit2"
The boy laughed and answered:
"Jaw-jah, boss"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-26

PATTY with the qaeened the
d life of semisecusion devong herself largely philanthropy
Tall which would be noticeable
gathering all
worldly outside
world
family should cling may
be that her S he o
Whichever the suggests those who see her from
smile
by the playful standing the
received the charitable gatherngming but
in the happy
The oneest duchess in London might call heone with all h
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-26
INBnl lOOu IS supplied Dy


1t contains the vital
Body and brain-building
Elements Of wheat and barley
Most important Of which is
The Potassium Phosphate,
Grown in the grain
For rebuilding tissues
Broken down by daily use.
Folks who use Grape-Nuts
Know this-they feel it.
"T here's Reason"
Read The Road to WellviIe,"
Found in packages.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-26
Important to Mothera


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step on your foot, sir?
Coogan-If yez didn't, begorry, then
the roof must hov fell ON it--Puck
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-26

charge the year
rhetoric and history being advanced the position of assistant
following
when ne entered the legal
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and organized
made
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absent minister
For dozen years he has been Of the law
the scholastic
ards The Of the
who combines both fol
administration qualities
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-26

Gr. Pierce's Pellets, small sugar
coated, easy to take as candy, regulate
and invgorate stomach, liver and bow
els. Do not grippe
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-26

teaching Of Esperanto the public
discussed and advocated
tongue
aiding
adoption would
doubts and mistus
which regard Sqother.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-26
"MNR()bA"

The professional man who can't
make living can go around sneering
at the business man who can.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-26
The PHILOSOPHER of Folly.

Kind words never die" says the
Philosopher of Folly, and that is why
they are so seldom carried out"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-26

Right food is a basis
For right living.
There's only one disease
Says an eminent writer
Wrong living
"And but one cure ;
Right living"
Right food is supplied by
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-26
LAJOIE LOANS MONEY
 TO AHMIRiNG FAN
Old Friend at Games Borrows g to
 Go Home On.

Napoleon Lajoie had been on the old Philadelphia team but a few weeks when he was the innocent cause of a game being temporarily stopped. Larry was playing at first in this game-it was played in Boston-and a lot Of his friends from Fall River and Woonsocket were on hand to see their old idol.
 Everything went along merrily until the sevent thinning. At that particu- lar stage of the game the Phillies were leading, to l. and the crowd-it was Boston crowd, remember-was yell ing it's appreciation of Lajoie, who had batted in about seven of the visit ing clubs nine runs.
 As Lajoie took his place at first in the eighth inning a man clambered over the front railing of the 50-cent seats and, almost before he was mo- ticed at all had made his way over to where the hero of the day was an chored.
 The umpire and the groundlseeper made rush in the direction of first base. in time to hear Lajoie's unwel- come visitor say:
 Map, old boy, I've got to get that 5 o'clock train back to little old Woon- socket. Stake me to s2, will you?' Larry didn't allow himself to be frustrated by this little incident. He gave the high sign to Manager Shetts- line, who was sitting on the bench, and his old neighbor got his S2 with no serious interruption of the game attending the transaction.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-26
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MERE DRIFT IN PRICES. Practically No Outside Dealings in Stoeks--Many Brokers Absent.

New York, Nov. s5.-Ihe neglect of .tfle stock market left a< nearly Idle to- day, and the price movement was the merest drift. There was practically no outside participation in the dealings, and the floor traders operated in a lanngly1d way. with small hope of pro- dIfnidlg any effects t21at would yield a profit. The remnant of the week after yesterdays holiday gave such small promise of profitable activity that many brokers Gia not take the trouble to attend at ell.
 While tha holiday period was called responsible Eor the neglect in part it is recognized that deeper lying causes also are at work. Apprehension is growing that the period of trade re- vival must be set forward to somo time next year. The distinct easing tn the money market fails to bring. improved investment demand for bonds, and the railroads are forced to restrict them selves to only the most necessary bor- rowings.
 The weeks currency movement has been in favor of the New York banks, both from the interior ana on sub. treasury operations, and a. gain of nearly s5,0e0,o00 in cash. allowing for a S500.10o shipment Of gold to Canada, is promised by the preliminary esti- mats. The great foreign state banks of England, France and Germany all made strong weekly returns, and the tendency of discount rates was down wards in foreign markets. The foreign exchange market moved higher in the morning, indicating @ moro rapid fall in interest rates here than abroad.
 Union PaciAc ended 1-& higher than on Wedn esday, Reading unchanged and United States Steel f-S lower The uarrowmess of the whole market was typified in these stocks.
 Bonds were irregular. Total sales par value, s1,682,0e0. United States bonds were unchanged on call
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-26
WRESTLING OF BIG MEN.
Big Mat Attraction Will Attract the
 Sports Of This City.

Jack McGrath, the popular wrestler. arrived in this city Friday evening on the o'clock train from Worcester ana is in the pink of condition to mee Zbyszko, the champion wrestler of Eu- rope, in their match tonight. Butch Miller of the Brooklyn A. c. is expected to- reach here some time this morning.
 Zbyszko, who has attained 8 world wide reputation and who recently put up $1,000 with a Buffalo paper to bind a match for s10,00O a side, agrees to throw both Miller and McGrath in one hour. Should he fail in this it Is ex- pected, according to a statement from McGrath Friday night, that he will pay the winners S3 minute for every minute they stay. A coin will b5 toss- ed up to decide Zbyszko's first oppo- nent. Zbyszko is five feet and nine inches tall. weighs 250 pounds and measures 5S inches about the chest. McGrath tips the scales ct about 200 pounds, is six feet tall and has 45- inch chest measure Miller weighs about 225 pounds. He has only been in the country for about two menths. but has not met with @ defeat yet. He travels about with a German suit of short corduroy pants reaching only as far as his knees. with silk stockings and a lit- tie cap with feather in it, and prob ably will be recognized readily when he on the streets
 McGrath is branching out this sea- son for the first time and in tonight s match his friends will have an oppor- tunity to see how he shows up against worlds champions.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-26
JEFFEiES MAKES STATEMENT
 REaAaptMa DOPE STORY
Claims Hs Was Given Drug Within
 Tt1ree Days of Fight.

The sefries dope story, like Ban- quo's ghost, will not down. This time iS is more AlSeiy to Sa listened to, as 1t comes from JeEries himself. What Is mere. 1t is placed before the public by no bsss . parsonage than Beanie Walker. who has acted as Jefriss' d1.- ly aeeeRdfted Boswell so long that any thing he hands out in Jeffries' beilaK ss regarded as authoritative.
 Jeffrfes cannot place the exact hour at which he was handed tho drowsy potion. He says he was doped some time wftnfa three day of the fight
 There Is something to make the slaves of the lamp sit uo and listen. Anything that can waft rnan into dopedenn for three days must Of neees- zity bS more potent than hasiieesh, poppy juice, or any of the ordinary Vision-prodactag drugs Of commerce. IT the 'hends-' had any idea where to institute 8 hunt for the man who eed- ministsred the stuff to .EeG they would go in queat of hiln tn 8 body. Any thing that ca:n puH man ir 8 trance fos fnak length of time rnast naturally appeal 50 tlle p1ne-nitters. gpn-men