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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-19
PL0W OUT EARLY POTATOES
Excellent Method of Harvesting Tu-
bers and How to Care for
Them During Winter.

Pillow out the early potatoes as soon
as the vines turn yellow. When the
skin of the tubers does not rub off
they are ripe. The early crop brings
a better price at this time OF the year.
Growers market the crop direct from
the field. The small potatoes may be
sold to the bakers for 80 cents per
bushel. They are largely used in the
making of yeast. II you have poultry.
boil the small potatoes, mix with
wheat bran and little fiaxseed meal
and feed In the winter time to the
laying hens. II the potatoes are to be
stored, gather when dry and store in
shed or well-aired &ark cellar They
should not be piled too deep, as they
will heat and rot in hot, sultry wealth
or. The second and late planting OF
potatoes should be kept for winter and
spring eating AS rule, the late crop
have more solidity and are less liable
to rot, and are dry when cooked AS
soon as the crop is plowed out har
row the field both ways and SOW to
turnips. Bone flour and bone phos-
phate are the favorite turnip ferti
lizers. Animal manure, unless well
rotted. should not be used, as the ma
nure causes a rank growth of top and
a bulb of coarse flesh. Bone flour or
bone phosphate, on the other hand,
produce bulbs of fine grain, sweet and
smooth skin. These are the kind
wanted by the market, and are also
best for family eating. Sow 400 pounds
of bone -four, one pound of new-crop
turnip seed to the acre. Market gar
deners mix two pounds of kale seed,
seed. two ounces Of black Spanish rad
ish and two ounces of brown Dutch
lettuce seed with the turnip seed. All
these seeds are well mixed in one
peck Of wood ashes or the same guam
tity of coarse sand and sowu To the
acre. Sow on newly plowed ground
or after a rain, when ground Is moist
Cover the seed with brush harrow
Sow broadcast The red or purple
fat top turnip is q popular variety; II
is a rapid grower flesh fine grained
sweet and mild The early white fiat
variety differs from red top only in
color Improved yellow globe and vel
low Aberdeen have yellow flesh, solid,
flesh sweet. and keep we'll These va
rieties are largely grown for shipping,
also for stock and family use. The
Swedes or rutabagas require a cool.
moist climate and a deep, rich soil
Our climate is too hot and dry for
their profitable culture.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-19
FISH THAT PERFORM TRICKS
FInny Tribe Would Appear to Have
More intelligence Than is Usually
Attributed TO Them.

Fish have many times been taught
to perform tricks, and 1t would APP
pear as If they had much more intel
ligence than is attributed to them.
j. A. Bailey of circus fame once had
two brook trout in small aquarium
In his private residence that would
jump out Of the water and take flies
held between the forehnger and
thumb, and would also ring little
bell when they required food. They
would also leap over little bars of
wood placed about two inches above
the surface of the water.
1t was a very simple matter to teach
the fish these tricks. At first little
tower containing a tiny, sweet toned
silver bell was fastened to the iron
work of the aquarium with a piece OF
string attached TO the tongue of the
bell extending into the water where
the trout were. On the loose end of
the string an insect or other tempting
morsel was placed which the fish
would at once seize and, pulling the
cord, the bell in the tower would nat
Urally tinkle.
After this had been repeated sew
eral days, the fish were left without
food for some little time until they
made the discovery that they could
obtain 1t by pulling at the string to
which the delicacies had been at.
tached
This they never failed to do ever
afterward when they we're hungry.
and as that was nearly all the time.
the little bell was constantly tinkling,
as the fish were continually pulling
the cord, and 1t was quite a pretty
and novel sight
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-19
Major shurtz.

Lou Emerson, a state senator In
New York, owns some big shirt fac
tories up in the northern part of the
state and is very rich.
One day he visited Republican
headquarters in New York when B.
B. Odell, Jr., was chairman. Odell was
out and had left a flip young man in
charge.
Emerson walked in. "Ts Oden here ?"
he asked.
Nope" replied the flip young man
without getting up.
Where is he?"
Dunno"
when will he be back?"
Dunno"
Emerson turned to leave. who
shall say called" asked the flip
young man.
Emerson went over to the flip young
man. caught hold of his shirt by the
bosom, and said: Tell him the man
who made that 50-cent shirt you are
wearing called. Philadelphia Satur-
day Evening Post
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-19
CARING FOR MILK PROPERLY
Crusade Against House Fly One Of
Best Moves in Recent Years In
Sanitary Matters.

p. M. Harwood, of the dairy bureau,
United States department of agricul-
ture, pointed out that the producer
and dealer are we'll informed about
the rules of cleanliness and are COM
PEELED by law to conform to them in
the handling OF milk. but the consul
mer has much to learn in this respect.
He said that the crusade against the
house fly is one Of the best moves
of recent years IN sanitary matters be-
cause the fly is dirty and contami-
mates the milk unless there is proper
care, and as a general rule the house
Keeper is not aware of the danger
from flies. Nine rules for the care Of
milk were suggested, as follows:
l. Take in milk and cream as soon
as possible after being left at your
door and place in the refrigerator.
2. Keep milk and cream cold until
ready for use The bottom OF the re-
frigerator is colder than the ice con-
tainer.
8. If ice cannot be had, wrap the
bottle In a wet cloth and stand It in
a dish of water by an open window,
out of the sun; evaporation OF the
water will cool the milk.
4. Keep milk or cream covered I'M
I'll wanted, and in the bottle in which
It is delivered in open bowls OF pitch
ers they will absorb odors from food
and collect flies and dust.
5. Pour from the bottle only what
milk or cream is needed for immedi-
ate use
6. Milk or cream that has become
warm should never be poured back
into the bottle Of cold milk.
7. Utensils used for milk should be
cleansed with cold water and then
with boiling water, thoroughly drained
and allowed to become cold before be-
ing filled with milk
s. Wash and return all milk or
cream bottles daily.
9. Have a separate quart Of milk
for the baby: what he does not use
others may have.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-19
COULDN'T STAND THE RACKET
Philadelphia Who Went Up Against
New Works Noise Soon Hit the
Trail for Home.

A prominent New York broker tells
good story on one of his older broth
ers. For many years their lives have
run along different lines and they
have grown out of touch with each
other The younger is accustomed
to hurly-burly of city life, but his
brothers course has been much quiet
er. Twenty-Five years ago he received
an appointment in one of the museums
In Washington, and he seems to have
become part of that institution. The
particular section that he has in
charge does not require him ever to
leave town, and he has stayed right
there in Washington.
Occasionally the younger brother
would go down to the capital for a
visit and would never leave without
having repeatedly urged the older one
to get out of the rut, If only once In a
while and If only for short time.
He never achieved anything until a
few weeks age. Then he succeeded in
getting promise TO come to New
York, and the promise was kept.
The visitor was taken to see some
of the sights and things that moved
pretty swiftly, They travelled in taxi
cabs, street cars and 81" trains. The
New Yorker did 1t without effort, but
the big brother was In a state of
breathlessness all the time. They
turned in late and tired out
Next morning the visitor was not up
very early and when he did come
down he said he was going out to the
barber shop, and disappeared For
several hours nothing was seen nor
heard of him, and the anxious city
brother was considering sending out a
police alarm when telegraph mes
senger rang the bell.
The wire was from Philadelphia.
Safe, by George!" was all it said.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-19
BIRDS AND FRUIT INDUSTRY.
Feathered Denizens Destroy Great
Numbers of Harmful insects and
Noxious Seeds

The United States Department of
Agriculture, having concluded its In
vestigations as to the harmful or bene-
ticial effect OF California birds upon
the fruit industry of that state, has
issued the second and final part OF
its report in Bulletin No. "a of the
Biological Survey Seventy species
Of the feathered denizens, among
them some of the most important
birds of the state from the farmers
and fruit growers standpoint, were
systematically investigated. It is
true that many of them have not been
charged with the destruction or in
jury Of fruit or any other farm prod
uct, but as almost all destroy great
numbers of harmful insects, or devour
seeds of noxious weeds, they are i'm
portant as factor in farm economics,
and the aim has been TO collect all
data possible on the food of the sew.
eral species, so that a Just verdict
might be rendered as to the birds
economic relations.
Few birds are always and every
where so destructive that their exter-
mination can be urged on sound eco
nomic principles; some. like the swal-
lows, swifts, wrens, and chickadees,
are so strictly insectivorous that they
are exceedingly beneficial, while 9th,
ers may injure crops at certain times
| of the year, but the loss is exceedingly
small, and If by its insectivorous
| habits the bird prevents much greater
destruction than II infiicts, the farmer
should be willing to bear the lesser
| loss.
A reasonable way of viewing the re-
lation of birds to the farmer is to
| consider them as servants, employed
to destroy weeds and insects, for
whom sufficient food and needed pro-
lection is generously provided, In the
long run. no part of the capital in
vested in the farm or orchard is more
certain to pay big interest than the
small sum collected as toll by the
birds that harbor near the premises.
Deductions from the extensive investi-
cations undertaken in response to
| numerous complaints concerning dep
relations by birds in orchards and
vineyards on the Pacific coast, show
that the food habits of the seventy
| species, whose stomach contents were
under examination. indicate that but
four species common in California can
be regarded as of doubtful utility.
These are the liDnet. California jay,
stellar Jay, and red-breasted sapsuck-
er. Therefore, when all the known
methods of protecting fruit have been
exhausted, or can not be profitably
employed, a reasonable reduction of
the numbers of these offending birds
is permissible; but the more the food
habits of birds are studied, the more
evident is the fact that with a normal
distribution of species and fair sup
ply of natural food. the damage to
agricultural products by birds is small
! as compared with the benefit
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-19

Three as they sat in the dim room.
They had all loved Christine, and she
mad been engaged to Bruce; but feel
ing the call of her genius, she had
CHOSEN a career rather than marriage.
And now Evelyn and Bruce were en-
gagged and Christine was coming back.
Behind the samovar Evelyn wills
pered to her lover, IT am afraid"
OF what?" he demanded.
That when she comes back you
Will find that you have not forgotten
her"
lie shook his head. "She did not
IoVe me, and now know that l did
NOT 'oVe her-not in the way that I
ioye you, Evelyn"
their voices after that sank into a
mulmnred monotone. The darkness
eathered, and the man on the couch.
looklng through the parted curtains,
~ SoU'u see the stars. He thought of
cue girl who was coming back. When
que mad gone away she had been radi-
ant with hope and beauty. She had
seen courted by dozen admirers.
Aud she was coming back a failure;
coming back to find her lover ready to
NaIry another woman.
MS heart ached for her as It had
1re'er ached for himself His own
1--WE mad been hidden that she might
So1 De hurt by seeing it, but through all
cue years there had been for him M
other woman.
an, aud even as he thought of her she
s sslne' parting the curtains softly and
-analng there In the dimness before
g OF them saw her.
81, que laughed a little as she came
tS%aEq them, and they Jumped to
a.. Ieet in startled amazement.
ss, 19u didn't expect me so soon ?" she
49, 49, and kissed Evelyn and gave
RI hands to Bruce and to Philip. She
no. .'st some Of her beauty. She was
60 &C. and thinner, and the light was
a. from her eyes. She gave a little
en- sign as she dropped into the
o. ~ mat Philip had placed in front
" me tire for her.
sI1 a eooa II seems to be with you
n,,. asaih' she said, "the three dear
cbG5f. with whom played as q
rr.Isentiy she went on, And now.
d - !. Is going TO marry Bruce, which
h 81 ~ should be. have come back
T slye you my blessing"
phiile word was said lightly, but
h Sa watching her. saw the trouble
go,,,s lace Did she still love Bruce?
crnrn ~ TINS marriage make her stin
Lure IRE unhappy?
"Aen went away" she said
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-19
Quaint Table Manners.

Jerome S. McWade, the Duluth mil.
honaire, talked at dinner about the
delights Of backwoods vacation.
Il go to a quaint backwoods village
less are the quaint people meet
there.
"Old Boucher, for instance, the jan
itor of the village church. is most
amusing with his quaint ways. had
old Boucher to lunch one day, and
the cold lobster was served with q
mayonnaise sauce. When my servant
offered this sauce TO Boucher, the old
man stuck his knife In 1t, took up a
little on, the blade, tasted 1t, then
shook his head and said:
Don't choose none ="
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-19
In tho Desert.

Here is a glimpse of the horrors OF
a western desert taken from the Gold
fild (Nev) News: Another desert
victim is reported, and Archie Camp
bell, manager of the Last Chance
mining property, near Death valley.
came to Goldfield yesterday to en-
deavor to establish the identity of the
unfortunate.
Mr.. Campbell encountered the I'M
known man on the desert In a fright
full condition. He was in the last
stages of desert exhaustion, devoid
of clothing, sunburned, blistered and
erazed, with his tongue swollen enor-
mously, pitiable object, and unable
to speak
He was tenderly conveyed to camp
but kind aid came too late, for an
hour after he had absorbed tho first
cup of water he expired"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-19
Mild Justice.

On the bench Judge A. IS very stern
but at home his wife is the discipline.
rian Of the family One day. saws
Harper's Magazine, when the parlor
was fun Of callers at the judges house
the door suddenly burst open, and
with whoop his two young sons burst
in, riding their pet goat
The Judge was looked to by the par.
ty to give the official rebuke. He rose
10 the occasion.
Boys" he said, sternly, take that
goat out Of here this instant! Take
IT." here his gathering frown made
the guests quake inwardly, take II
back TO the library. where it belongs.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-19

The dimness of the big drawing
-room was slightly lessened by the
GLOW of the light through the perfe-
cations of the samovar. Evelyn Her
rick was pouring the tea.
81 had a letter from Christine this
morning" she said as she handed a
Gun to Bruce Mckenzie.
What did she say?" he asked. ca
gerly.
wait until these people CO." she
murmured, land then / will read it to
you"
1t was an hour before the crowd
melted away, and even then they were
not alone, for Philip Herrick lounged
on the couch in the corner. Evelyn
read the note in an undertone.
a am coming home, Evelyn. After
all these years of study my voice is a
failure. Do you remember that | used
10 say that would find my pot of
gold at the end Of the rainbow. and
Bruce would tell me that no one ever
really found rainbow gold? All these
years have been seeking a thing that
did not exist, and you have stayed at
home and have found happiness.
often think of you and Bruce and Of
the friendship that has grown up be-
tween you. Something you said in
your last letter makes me feel that
you two are about to enter upon a
dearer relationship than friendship
and wish ou happiness, who have
MISS piness in my search for
rain d."
BruL i'd Evelyn looked at each
other you see. she knows" Evelyn
said at last,
From out of the shadows Philip Her
rick asked, HAS she lost her voice? 2"
YES" Evelyn told him, "her beau
tiful voice; and she gave up every
thing for It,"
She did not say, however, what was
in the thoughts Of each one of the
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-19
A Misplaced Title,

Among obvious misnomers one Lon
don theater is not In Drury Lane,
theater is not In Drury Lane,
and no reason can be assigned for Civ
ing it the name Of that thoroughfare.
The frst theater built on the present
site was at one time frequently re-
ferred to as the theater in Covent gar.
den. On February 6, 1863. Pepys
notes: Il walked up and down and
looked upon the outside Of the new
theater building In Covent garden.
which will be very fine" In those
days no theater existed In Coyent gar.
den, the predecessor of the present
opera house having been opened in
l732.--London Chronicle.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-19
And They Wondered

Judge Nicholas Longworth, who used
10 SIT on Ohio's supreme bench, looked
unnaturally grave. and a neighbor. in
recognition OF his facial depression.
named a pet owl Judge Longworth."
It was the very next day that an ex-
cited maid broke up his wife's garden
party. ooh. madam" said she. Ma
daml Judge Longworth has laid an
egg"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-19
suhstitute for Ensllnn.

Fodder corn is the staple roughage
for the man who milks cows, and when
properly cured is good substitute
for ensiIage. The silo, however. saves
ali the feed and the COWS relish the
ensilage better because it is more sue
cuIent
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-19
The Hardy Goat.

The goat, because Of its hardy ma
ture. is less liable 10 tuberculosis than
The COW. It utilizes food better, and
lives more milk, considering its bod
i!y weight. Goats prefer hilly ground.
and do not do we'll on low, swampy
ground They need protection against
cold rains and should be well housed.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-19
WhY slxty Mlnutes Made an Aol

FTDUT.
The hour Is divided into so min.
utes simply because in old Babylon
there existed, by the side OF the
decimal system Of notation. another
system. the sexagesimal, which
counted By sixties. There is no mum.
Der which has so many divisors as
60. The Babylonians divided the suns
daily Journey into "a parasangs, each
parasang, or hour, being divided into
so minutes. The parasang is about
equal TO a German mile, and the Baby.
lonians compared the progress made
by the sun during one hour to the
progress made by a good walker dur.
ing the same time.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-19
Mo- Qualified.

Here's a man whom can com
mend to YOU as a ritter. He is pos
sessed OF y great deal Of rude
strength"
"Oh, then, he wouldn't do for polite
literature"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-19
THEIR IDEAS.

First Woman-A smart woman can
fool 3 man all his life.
Second Woman-And a smart man
can only fool woman until she finds
II out.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-19
Winter Cuttings.

II is TOO early to make cuttings Of
flowers for winter blooming in the win
dow garden
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-19
Poultry In Orchards.

A Cock of poultry will help tc keep
the curculio down
Douglas Island news., 1910-09-14

Their advice could be asked in refcr' ence to any movements or legislation bearing upon the welfare of the natives. A committee of five was appointed to secure some twenty-five men and wo- men to act on such advisory committee. The committee consists of Revs. L. F.. Jones and J. B. Stevens, of Juneau; Prof. w. G. Beattie, of Sitka; pr. J. L, Myers, of Ketchikan, and Rev. G. N, Edwards, of Douglas. The committee has since met and organized, with Mir. Jones as chairman and Mir. Edwards as secretary.
 At the close of the conference a reso- lution was passed recommending that a similar conference be held in 1912, at which as many "Alaska Workers" as available should be gathered for sim liar discussion, meeting probably in the new buildings of the Sheldon Jack son Memorial school at Sitka.
 G. N. EDWARDS.
Douglas Island news., 1910-09-14

A shipment of gold sent through the mail from Fairbanks to Seattle, was found on reaching it's destination to baveIbeen tempered with enroute. Each package containing four-pound brick of the precious metal had been skill fully opened, and lead substituted for the gold. The shipment amounted to S57, ,OOO and was consigned to the Wash. ington Alaska bank of Seattle.
 Don't you want something new this year in Holiday goods or Xmas pres ents? Sure you do. Elmer Smith is on his way to San Francisco now to select one of the best lines of holiday goods that has ever been seen on the Island. New and up-to. date goods will be purchasd and the public can have a chance to get away from stuff they are tired of this fall.
 After demonstration of the ability of tue $. s. Northland to dump coal into the city bunkers without the aid of either hopper or cars, it was decided to dispense with these appurtenances and in their stead make large openings in the roof to be closed by doors. The building of the new bunkers is pro- gressing rapidly.
 In letter to the News, M. G. Beltz- hoover, writing from Excelsior Springs, Mo-, says that having undergone a slight operation and enjoyed the ben efcent influence of that most wonder ful of all hot springs he is much i'm proved and will return to Douglas shortly.
 The indoor picnic given by the Ladies League of the Congregational church at Natatorium hall last Wednesday night was financial success. About SS0 was realized, which will be used to pay for painting the church.
 On the 18th inst, fire destroyed the Heckman store, the Porter Fish com pany's cannery and the season's pack at Kasaan. The loss is estimated at S15o,OOO.
Douglas Island news., 1910-09-14
Robertson-McEwan

The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Me- Evan and MT. Joseph Robertson took place on Friday evening, September 9th, at eight o'clock at Che residence of MT, and Mrs. Hugh McEwan, The Pines, Treadwell, Rev. G. N. Edwards officiating. The ceremony was wit messed by select few of the friends and relatives of the contracting parties.
 The bride is a sister of MT. Hugh McEwan, and during her short resi- dence on the Island has gained many friends. The groom is an energetic transfer man of Douglas and has those sturdy qualities in his makeup which bring success.
 MT. and Mrs. Robertson are at home in neat little cottage on Third street, where they have the best wishes of all for their perfect happiness.
Douglas Island news., 1910-09-14
The Douglas Island News.
Entered at Douglas Post-ofice as Second
 Class Mail Matter.

The Skagway Alaskan has solved the problem of the disposal of Alaska coal lands, if not for all time, at least as far as the present generation is concerned. It says, "Let the coal lands remain as they are until we have government to dispose of them" If the Alaskan can see signs of home rule for Alaska, it has vision of remarkable penetration.