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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27
Earned Lands.

An exhaustive census investigation
OF farm interests throughout the Unit
ed States showed that in the last ten
years the total number Of farms has
increased IS per cent. In the older
States, from Ohio eastward, there has
been going on for twenty years a ten
dency toward the amalgamation of
farms distant from market into larger
holdings. There are now almost three
times as many farms as in 1870, and
an unprecedented increase in the value
OF farm lands and live stock is the
even more momentous fact revealed by
this inquiry. The land in farms, with
their buildings, improvements and live
stock, Is to-day almost $50. 900, 900 900,
a gain OF "A per cent in ten years. Pres
ent values are two and one-half times
the farm values of thirty years ago.
In the North Central States the In
crease in the value of farms is 43 per
cent; in the South Central States, So
per cent; in the North Atlantic, 10
per cent, and in the South Atlantic. 81
per cent.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27
CHANGING NOTES OF BIRDS.
Their Varying Calls in Sunshine and
Storm.

Their Varying Calls in Sunshine and
Storm.
One of the most interesting features
in the study of bird life is to note their
varying calls in the changing circum-
stance OF sunshine and storm
The frequent snowfalls of the recent
winter have often been heralded by the
mournful "cluck, cluck. Of the black
birds as they flocked round the doors
looking for the crumbs that custom mad
led them to expect The mavis is mostly
mute during storm. and tells MS tale
of woe more by his ruiiled feathers and
dropping wing than by his voice His
note, however, IS the first to welcome n
change 20 warmer weather
The stormcock, by which is meant the
blue felt or fieldfare, does not frequent the
habitation of man. but there is no mora
certain sign of the approach of severe
weather than a flock Of these birds tly-
ing southwark. Their note is an oni-
nous chuck, chuck" and but for that
they would often pass unnoticed over
head
The skyiark also passed south uttering
tim Il, twitterlng note which VIII later
give place to Il gay burst of song. The
starlings flock greedily to wherever food
is to be found be it III field or home-
stead. The first blink of warm sunshine
however, sees them perched on the caves
vibrating their wings IN Il manner no
other bird does and initiating with IN
air of intense satisfaction the call notes
of host of other birds.
The Sparrows which robbed the far
mer IN the autumn flock downward in
winter and their checrless twitter on
the housestops bears faint resemblance
10 their noisy c!amor in the cornfield.
The robin seeks his dole with an air of
quiet confidence and sometimes rewards
us with burst Of song quite out of
keeping with his surroundings The
blue tits have no voice to say they are
hungry, though their actions show it.
hut their spring note may be heard In
the woodlands. when they forsake our
doors for the field and hedgerow.- The
Scotsman.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27
A SMUGGLERnS HERoIsM.
A Girl Who Held Her Fallen Brother on
Alps Thirteen Hours.

The heroic effort of a girl smugger to
save the life of her elder brother after
holding him thirteen hours on a rope over
a preciplce is reported from Bellinzona.
Mile. Poretti, aged eighteen, and her
brother, aged twentythree, left Swiss
territory to cross the Baldisco Pass, car
rying cOntraband goods into Italy. On
the summit they were overtaken by q
violent snowstOrm-whichra ragged through
out Southern Switzerland-and were
soon III deep snow.
The Poretis rOped themselves, the
young man leading. They lost Their
way, and while attempting to find the
path Poretti fell through the snow into
n creyasse into which he nearly dragged
his sister, who, however, planted her
lce-ax in the snow and withstood the
shock.
Early the next morning several snug
glers crossing the pass from Swiss ter
r.tory into Italian found the young girl
near the ordinary route taken by snug
glers, and recognized her at once, as she
belonged TO smugglcr's family, and
lived at Chiavenna. The srlugglcrs at
once drew up the brother but found
that he had died during the thirteen
hours his sister had held him by the
rope. He had received severe injuries
in the head, and his body was frozen.
The smugglers carried down the brave
girl. who was almost unconscious, as
well as the dead body of her brother
and notified the Poretti family at CHA.
VIENNA. On reaching the valley the girl
had recovered sufficiently from her ter
rible experience to explain that she and
her brother had spoken for several hours
after the accident, and at last be had
said that he felt nothing and wanted TO
sleep.
a warm night followed the snowstorn,
or two dead bodies would have been
had cut through the girls clothes, and
her waist was bleeding when she was
rescued
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27
Useful Little Suggestions.

A dirty collar often makes a sore
shoulder.
Are rabbits and mice skinning your
young trees?
Cheap harness often proves an expen-
sive instrument
The most perfect milk can be quick
ly and easily spoiled.
1t will cost no more per pound to
grow a colt than a calf.
A little axle grease applied where it
belongs saves horsefesh.
Unthrashed COW pea hay, well cured,
ranks among the best of dairy feed.
Successful hog raisers will always
have clover alfalfa pastures for their
animals.
A cheap paint can be made from a
solution of borax and water mixed
with linseed oil.
Every farmer in tAe country has a
place for sheep. some perhaps only for
fifty, others for 1000,
Let the young pigs learn to eat with
their dams and as soon as possible nut
them all on pasture.
Make your head save your heels by
careful planning, and you can do twice
the work with fewer steps.
Hornless cattle are preferred bv
feeders and shippers. and they will US
ually pay premium for them.
We do not need manure nor COM
mercial fertilizer on our orchards as
much as light cultivation and perfect
care,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27

A very convenient way of feeding
pigs was observed in the swinehouse
Of prominent breeder, an arrange
ment that made the tridaily feelings
a matter of so little difficulty that a
child could place the feed before a
pen Of unruly noses.
The front of each pen was hinged
at the top. swinging downward against
the farther sides of the uprights, as
here shown, the weight Of the door
being sufficient to hold 1t in place. On
the front of the door is vertical bar
with pin through the top, as here
shown. This is held in place by two
wooden blocks notched out to admit
of the bars sliding up and down, the
blocks being bolted to the door. If
desired the home blacksmith could
easily shape piece of iron to perform
the same duty
At feeding time the bar is lifted and
the door swung in past the trough,
directly beneath. Then the bar is
dropped, thus holding the door back
of the trough. This keeps the hungry
mob on the other side of the door
while the feeder takes his time to
clean the trough, If need be, and to
pour In the feed A few transverse
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27
A HUSBANDS DUPLICITY.
Successful Pittsburg Capitalist Turns
Out to Be Bigamist

Franklin : hamilton OF putShnr,.
president nj the Washington Life and
Annuity Society treasurer Of the Linz
coin Trust company. and the head of
other financial institutions. Is under arr
rest ON charge of bigamy and deSertian
brought by his Philadelphia wife. Mrs
Mary Ida Hamilton His attorneys ara
arranging 10 settle with the Phila,laI.
phia Mrs Hamilton for $4,000 cash
and Hamilton is mourning the sudden
departure Of his PittsburE wife" from
the luxurious home in which he had In
stalled her, Until few weeks ag.t -he
Philadelphia Mrs Hamilton, MARI ed I'M
1888, believed that her husband was h
struggling travelling salesman. With rLp
desire to help with the family expenses
she obtained % position M PjjN5w-
ara went u PjttSburg intending To- Sag.
Prise Ann, She found him rated rs
"a wealthy man and occupying juXiri. his
offices IN the Prick hU:3au2 El,u .Er
learned that he had 81 wife and ,vo
children here He had marricl Miss
Grace NcGough. Of Wilme7lin.. n,
'el3. Mrs. Hamilton returned {, phlg-
telph,u ana spent three weeks jn ,be
Jefferson hospital suffering fran ma
>eock of her discovery. IEeu She ~
CTued To prosecute.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27
a Hard Lot.

Nicaragua has been distinguished
even among Central American repub.
lies by the number of its revolutions.
Discovered by Columbus. it takes it's
name from the chief who ruled it at
the time of its exploration by Doirla,
in 1922. OF its earliest rulers it has
been said that the first had been a
murderer. the second a murderer and
rebel, the third murdered the second,
the fourth was forger and the fifth
murderer and rebel" Nicaragua
abounds in prehistoric remains, and
in some parts, it is said, the inhabit-
ants still supply themselves with pot
terry from the vast quantities preserved
below the surface.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27
|. k(nsn science
N 4 Sk o. ANO
'se.9lflventiOn.

1t is well understood among naval
men that the speed of a vessel is af-
iected by the depth Of the water, not
merely in shoal places. but even in
the deeper waterways.
Seattle is reducing its steep hills.
When the work planned is completed
100000 cubic yards of material will
have been removed Hydraulic sluic-
ing is the method employed.
1t is said that Prof. Karl Harries
of the University of Kiel has produced
a synthetic rubber. Attempts such as
this have been made time and again,
but with no commercial success.
Prof, A. Woeikof after an exami-
nation of the geographical and eco
nomic conditions of the problem, an
nounces his conclusion that in the
future meat will become too expensive
for ordinary food, and that man must
eventually derive practically all his
sustenance from the vegetable king
dom But he believes that there will
be no lack of food on that account
because the application of scientific
methods appears to be capable of in
creasing the productiveness of the
agricultural lands of the globe to an
almost unlimited extent He thinks
the successful substitution of any man
ufactured product for vegetable food is
extremely improbable, because plant
life is capable of utilizing solar energy
much more economically than any ma
chine.
The possibility of employing signals
sent by wireless telegraphy to correct
the time of chronometers and clocks
has long presented itself to many
transatlantic steamships in mid-ocean,
minds, and not long ago a practical
test was made between two great
transatlantic steamships in mid-ocean,
which thus exchanged their chronom-
eter times. One was found a few sec
onds in error. Messrs. Claude and
Frere have just reported to the Paris
Academy of Sciences the results of
their experiments With wireless time
signals between Paris and Montsouris
showing that the method is capable
of furnishing comparisons within a
limit of error of less than one one
hundredth of a second The expert
ments are to be continued between
Paris and Brest, by means of the great
installation of the Eiffel Tower.
We are apt to think that it Is only
in recent years that scientific discov-
cry has become so accelerated that its
announcements make people catch
their breath, But Prof T. e. Thorpe
reminds us that seldom in the history
of science has any discovery, so mo
mentous in it's results, been perfected
and announced so quickly as Sir Hum
phry Davy's discovery of the metals
potassium and sodium by the action
of electricity upon solutions of potash
and soda. On October 10, 1907, he goI
his first results; on November 10th ht
astonished the Royal Society with {
mastery account of their completion
When he saw the new metals appear
in shining globules. and then take fire
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27
Testing Poultry for the Table.

Some experts in choosing poultry for
the table depend upon testing the
breastbone, but sometimes dealers
break this on purpose, then you are
out. In young chicken or goose the
cartilage in the breastbone will bend
easily. II the bird is year old it
will be brittle, and in an old fowl
will break before 1t will bend to any
amount. To make this test, take the
end Of the breastbone farthest from
the head and make the attempt to
bend it to one side. If it is young it
will bend easily to either side.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27

barrel at the bottom between the head
and the false bottom through the reg
ular down spout, which is clearly illus
trated. 1t passed up through the
gravel and charcoal and out at the
top through a second pipe which leads
to the cistern. The top layer of stone
may be improved on by filling the
voids between the stone with sand.
The sand is covered with cheesecloth
stretched on a wire and the cloth and
wire held in place with one or two
stones. A small wooden plug or faucet
Is placed at the lower end Of the bar
rel to drain same after rain or when
washing out the filter. Give the bar
rel two or three coats of paint, pro-
vide close fitting cover and your fl
ter will do the work just as we'll as
any twenty-five dollar filter in the
land.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27
Keeping Mink Utensils Clean.

Discard the dishcloth and the dish
towel when the milk utensils are being
washed. Wash them in warm water
first. with plenty OF some washing
compound, and use a brush to do the
work, but never rag. Get into every
part of them, after which rinse off
with clean warm water, and then
either put them in boiling water or
pour boiling water over them. Stand
the parts up so they will drain and
use no cloth to wipe them. The hot
surface will dry them quickly, and
they will be clean. Leave the parts in
a sunshiny place If possible
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27

Frederick l. of Prussia was killed by
fear. His wife was insane, and one
day she escaped from her keeper and,
dabbling her clothes with blood, rush
ed upon her husband while he was doz-
ing in his chair. King Frederick Inn
agined her to be the white lady"
whose ghost was believed to invari.
ably appear whenever the death of a
member of the royal family was to oc-
cur, and he was thrown into a fever
and died in six weeks
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27
CANARY BIRDS.
The Care That should BE Bestowed
Upon Those SOngsters.

The Care That should BE BESTOWED
Upon Those Songsters.
Those who are charmed by the sing
ing of the canary will find in the fol-
lowing directions much that will in
crease the happiness of the songster,
provided the hints are needed:
Place the cage so that no draft of
air can strike the bird. Give nothing
to healthy birds but rape and canary
seed, water, cuttlefish bone and gray
ell paper or sand on the floor of the
cage; no hempseed; bath three times
a week. The room should not be over
heated-never above 20 degrees
When moulting Shedding feathers)
keep warm, avoid all drafts of air
Give plenty of German rape seed. A
little hard boiled egg mixed with
crackers grated fine is excellent.
Feed regularly at a certain hour in
the morning. BY observing these sim
pie rules birds may be kept in fine
condition for years.
For birds that are sick or have lost
their song procure bird tonic at bird
store Very many keep birds who
mean to give their pet all things to
make them bright and happy and at
the same time are guilty of great cru
city in regard to parches. The perches
in a cage should be each one of a diff
ferent size and the smallest as large
as a pipestem.
If perches are of the right sort no
trouble is ever had about the birds
toe nails growing too long, and, of all
things, keep the perches clean.-Ex.
change
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27
Economical Cistern ritter,

economical Ctstern Filter.
A practical filter is necessary for
the cistern. One may be constructed
OF any good, sound oak barrel, as
shown in the illustration herewith.
One head is removed and several holes
bored in 1t. Il is then dropped inside
and forms false bottom, as shown,
leaving clear space between it and
the bottom or head proper. Six or
seven inches of coarse gravel or
broken stone are next placed on the
false bottom, and on this stone layer
OF charcoal six or seven inches thick
Is placed. and on the charcoal a sec
ond layer OF stone or gravel In all
1t should be about eighteen or twenty
inches thick. The water enters the
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27
A DOGS LIFE.


''Been a-workin' like dog-'
Heard white man say
ct its jes' de same to you,
Lemme work dat way.
Lemme find n quiet snot
Where de sunshine CLEANS.
Dom uothin' all day long,
Cel a-dreamiu dreams.
femme. make arrangements for
Several meals Il day
II exchange fob friend.lncss
An not cent to pay.
ghopch sometimes he wanders on.
Tain no harm to roam
Airs has a place 10 sleep
An welcome home.
Lots o time fob se:tin' round
Plenty mo fob play
II it's jos dc same to you,
Lemme work dat wayt
Washington Star
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27

The period of hens usefulness de.
ponds altogether on the hen While
the first year is usually the best for
egg production, it is not always the
case, some hens laying better the sec
ond year. But, as a rule, one will get
the greatest number of eggs from a
given number of fowls by having the
pullets Matched early March and
April are the best months, so as to get
them laying early in the fall, and
change them each year, disposing OF
the fowls when they cease laying to 60
through the melting process.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27
There is a reason
Why Grape-Nuts does correct

Why Grape-Nuts does correct
A weak, physical, or a
Sluggish mental condition.
The food is highly nutritious
And is partially pre-digested,
So that it helps the organs Oh
the stomach
To digest other food.
1t is also rich in the
Vital phOsphates that 60
Directly to make up
The delicate gray matter
OF brain and nerve centres.
Read "The Road to WellyiIle
Al pkgs. There's a Reason.
POSTUM CEREAL COMPANY. It'd
Battle Greek. Mich.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27
Dynamiting Holes for Planting.

Tree planters advocate dynamiting
holes for the planting of fruit trees
When there is an impervious hardpan
they advise the digging of the hole
deep enough for the tree, then placing
a small stick of dynamite in the hard
pan and the explosion will loosen up
the ground so that the roots of the
trees may take deeper hold in the soil
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27
Bismarck's View of Women in po,,,,.-

y 711IN~A On y ' wv U " uINtL N P0Iific,
Some interesting observations ~
Prince Bismarck on female suffrage baVa
just come to light. OF women IN lave
tics he said: 1--WE men are ali n "a poL-
We Germans especially are alwavss llsy'
calmly bears, even diplomatists. Mn un'
over. much less would be made nIbEs
for a sensible woman's mouth can STIu ING
silence. On the other hand. il can d. Up
an opponent in a tone of harmless c5a|
ter many a secret that he w0nld at
give up to US men. Womau's mon rgs
chats so ingratiatingly ON most diGicultt
subjects that we never notice old ~
keys that we are, that we have toIi
them more than we intended to ~ ~
everything that is feminine beats rs ~
cunning. Berlin dispatch London TaIaI
graph.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27

bars across the top of the trough pre-
vent any unusually piggish pig from
crowding down the length of the
trough to the exclusion of others.
When ready to admit the pigs to the
feed the bar is lifted and the door
drops to its usual position. Any farm
er can make such device, all that Is
required, besides the lumber that
would have to be used in any case,
being the hinges.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27

When a dairyman has faced the ao
tual practice of selling cows from his
herd for beef he will not feel encour-
aged over the outlook of combining
beef and dairy qualities in the same
herd. There is a popular prejudice
against eating beef from an old, played
out dairy COW, and there is no advan-
tage in trying to combine the two
qualities in one animal
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27

he danced about the floor in ecstasy.
But recovering his self-command,
within one month he had obtained
most of the leading facts known to-
day about the physics and chemistry
of the alkaline metals What a pleas
ure for Davy. and what an advantage
for science, if he could be alive now.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27
Uses for the Corncobs.

Save all the corncobs. They are
good for smoking meat in absence of
hickory wood, and they are splendid
for burning to a charred condition for
hogs. The surplus cobs should go into
the manure. They are good absorbers
OF liquids and improvers of soil tex
ture. besides supplying some fertiliz-
ing elements and adding humus to the
soil.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27

With so many burdens to shoulder IN
life,
Who envies the white-faced minister's
wife?
is there a call for those frequent tasks
Which Christian duty of each one
asks
Teach a class that's left in the lurch.
Respect dull sermon (nOr doze in
church,,
Sew for the heather. visit the sick,
Bring peace twixt two whose tempers
were quick?
We say, while we dodge and even pooh
pooh it,
oh well, the minister's wife should
do it,"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27

Put about a gallon measure full of
sawdust that has been well saturated
with kerosene into a deep tray. Add
enough melted rosin to stiffen the en-
tire amount when it Is cold. When
cold, says Popular Mechanics. this
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27

mixture can be cut into squares and
put away until ready for use. Put one
square of the kinder into the fireplace
OF a stove and place the fuel on top.
A hot fire viii be produced in short
time after the lighting
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27
Coal Tar Remedy for Mango.

For itch or mango, rubbing of tail
or name, wash thoroughly with warm
soft water and soap, then rub in with
brush proper strength of coal tar
dip used on sheep and dogs. Scrub
every three or four days until cured
Disinfect stalls and harness also or
you never will get rid of the pest.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27

The minister's wife has many demands
Awaiting her busy but tired hands.
Who must rear up the perfect child,
Never by gossipers be beguied,
Make fancy lace objects for the bazaar.
Wear lace on herself that is palmer
by far,
Fill in at the organ. help out the choir,
Work for the church when all others
tire?
You've guessed the reply-perhaps you
knew it:
"oh, well, the minister's wife should
do it,"
The minister's wife can look ahead
To winning a crown and wings when
dead;
While we. admitting her chance of re-
ward,
Manage to make her way TO 1t hard
The more that she does Of our duty for
us
And plods through life without any
fuss.
But when the heavens in judgments
burst,
And God calls the meek to rise up
first.
Long habit will make us answer to it;
"Oh. WELL the minister's wife should
do it,"
Post.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27

tween them to fit over the nut to be
turned. This will make a serviceable
wrench, a substitute that will prove
very beneficial in case of an emer-
gency. L. Parker, in Popular
Mechanics.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27

Your working hours have been re.
duced to eight Then for heaven
sake, work eight hours,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-27

SUUstHtHte EOF "Fehch.
If in need of a wrench and one Is
not at hand take a large bolt and
run on two nuts, allowing space be-