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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03
PERU AND ECUADOR FIGHT
Hostilities Over Boundary Line Begun
Three Dead, Eight Wounded
in Skirmish.

Guayaquil. Ecuador Hostilities
have begun on the frontier of Peru.
according to advices received here
Friday.
Two hundred Peruvian soldiers at
tackled the village of Chaoras, Ecua-
dor. near the boundary. Three Ecua-
dorians were killed and eight others
wounded.
The Peruvian cruiser Almirante
Grau has sailed from Callao for Payta
with 200 infantrymen to reinforce the
frontier guard of that country.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03
CONDEMNS CIVIC FEDERATION
United Mine Workers. Convention De-
clare National Body Is a Foe to
Organized Labor

Columbus. o. BY vote OF
497 to 1863 the substitute offered to
the motion condemning the National
Civic federation as opposed to the in
terests OF organized labor was adopt.
ed by the United Mine Workers Of
America.
This disposes of the original motion
which called for the condemnation of
the federation and the withdrawal of
all the members of United Mine Work
ers from that organization and also
the minority report which provided
that no action regarding the Civic fed,
Grafton be taken
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03
ARCHBISHOP RYAN is ILL
Weli-known Catholic Prelate Is Said
to Be Dying at PhiIadel.
pha Home.

Philadelphia. Archbishop Ryan of
Philadelphia one of the best-known
Roman Catholic prelates In America
is dying at his home in this city of
heart failure and the physicians in at
tendance momentarily expect his
death. The rumor that the archbishop
has been sick has been prevalent for
months.
DR. Ernest La Place. who is In at.
tendance. settled all doubt Sunday by
declaring the archbishop could not
live much longer. that the aged pre-
late who will be eighty years old on
that he cannot live much longer, and
is perfectly resigned
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03
NEW YORK ANARCHISTS RIOT
Parade in Broadway Broken Up After
Police Arrest Leaders in the
Demonstration.

and women marching down Broadway
behind a large anarchistic banner
brought out the police reserves. whose
forcible arrest of the alleged leaders
caused a small riot.
The parade followed a meeting in
an East side hall. at which speakers
had denounced the execution in Toxic
last week of dozen persons charged
with plotting against the life of
Japan's emperor.
1t Is alleged that the crowd was
marching on to the Japanese con,
sulate to make a demonstration
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03
Kaufman Wants Lone Floht.

Wilkesbarre, Pal Kaufman. in a
statement Monday said he would not
engage in a six-round bout with Jack
Johnson In Philadelphia He wants a
fight to a finish and is willing to sign
articles to that effect
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03
TOWN OFFICIAL KILLS MAI,
Alderman Wills of Westvilie, nj,
Shoots 5utcher-Shop Employs With
Whom He 0uarreled.

Danville, H. Sam Wills. prom
inent mine manager of this dis
trict. who is an alderman of the town
of Westville and prospective candidate
for mayor, shot and killed Tom But
rimavich, an employee in Mayor Slaza 3
butcher shop. blowing the top of his
head off with a shotgun, The two had
had trouble for several days.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03
GUNB0AT WHEELING is SAFE
Navy Department Advised by Wire
less Warship Reported In Sea Ac-
cident Reaches Guantanamo.

Washington. - The gunboat Wheel
ing arrived in Guantanamo, Cuba.
This advice was flashed to the
navy department by wireless, setting
at rest the fears for the little vessels
safety. II was rumored to have met
with an accident at sea.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03
schenk Jury pisanree.

Wheeling, w. Va.-The iurymen In
the case of Mrs. Laura Farnsworth
Schenk. charged with poisoning her
husband. John O. Sehenk, reported
Thursday that they were unable to
agree and were discharged The jury
stood IL to for acauittal
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

A report from Berlin has II that
Emperor William has become inte~
ested In boxing. 1t is ~ot likely, boz
ever, that he will at his time of life
try for the middle-weight champion.
ship OF Germany
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03
MANUEL TO GET A PENSION
Portuguese Government Decides to
Allow Deposed King a Pension Of
$500 a Month.

Lisbon. The Diario de No
ticias announces that the Portu-
guese government has decided to pay
: monthly pension of $4,000 to the de-
posed King Manuel. A check for the
months of October, November and De-
cember already has been sent to him.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03
eleven convIcts Are ParoIed.

Atlanta. Ga,-Eleyen prisoners were
released from the federal prison here
on parole Monday. In accordance
with a recent regulation from the
parole board the names of the men re-
leased were not made public
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

by drinking 90 bottles Of beer a day
for so days st. Louis man won suit
Of tailor-made clothes and $3.50 in
money, but the chances arc that a man
with a thirst like that will pawn the
clothes, and he certainly won't have
the money long.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

Morocco is to pay money to Spain
for the war which Spain recently
fought in Morocco. Such is the EN-.
barrassing consequence of coming out
only second best.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

Maybe some time they will invent
padded aeroplane which will not
rise more than ten feet from the
ground. Then the careful man will
become interested.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

II that ship that got into New
York the other day with a load of ele.
plants and pythons and other crea.
lures could have been stuffed into the
stockings of several million children
1t would probably have settled for all
time their demand for Noah's arks
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

The Episcopal bishop of Michigan
says that bridge whist players are
Just as much gamblers as Wall street
plungers or Monte Carlo patrons.
They must play for more than a quar-.
ter of a cent a point out that way.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

House Falls; One Dead. Two Dying.
Boston-One workman was killed.
two were fatally injured and couple
others were seriously hurt Monday
when a wall of building under con-
struction at Beacon and Brimmer
streets collapsed.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

When ra' carry plague and cats
and dogs ttat kill or drive them away
carry diphtheria and tuberculosis
both OF which are affirmed by the OK.
perts' 1t seems there is nothing left
Tor threatened humanity but to get of
the earth.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03
snas pnrto Rico Troons.

New York.--Maj-Gen Frederick D,
Grant. L. s. A., who returned on the
steamer Coamo from trip to Porto
Rico Monday. had only praise for the
Porto Rlcap soldiery.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

Men who began life as walters now
own one of Chicago's biggest hotels
But, OF course, they were good walters
and never spilled soup down any
body's back nor forgot to renew the
contents Of the finger bowls.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

In the year 1910 the American hen
laid II dozen eggs for every man,
woman and child in the country We
have reason for believing however
that at least several dozen of those
eggs are still in cold storage.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03
Aoca Consul WIN Retire.

Mason City, la.--ln a private letter
received Saturday from J. f Rowen.
he announces he has forwarded his
resignation as United States consul
at Punta Arenas, Chile, and ut the
age of seventy-three will retire from
further service of the government.
lie will return to his Clarion ua.)
home
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

That New York man who started to
shoot himself but thrice changed his
mind In time to dodge the bullets
may live to congratulate himself on
his fickleness.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03
Slater. No. Founder Dies.

Kansas City. Mo.-Josiah Baker. a
pioneer cattlemen of the southwest.
died at his home here Monday of
pneumonia. He was sixty-two years
old. He was the founder of the town
Of Slater, Mo.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

Alexander wept because he had no
more worlds to conquer when he
should have hustled around and found
a few
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

School teachers think they are en-.
titled to pensions. but can teaching
be called war since corporal punish
ment has been abolished?
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

That technical secret attack upon
the Atlantic coast by our return,ne
battleship feet win be valueless mn
less the Mole st. Nicholas liar an4
the New England faker who heard $,
much eannonading at sea IN 1895 arr
allowed to get into the game.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

He has football I'm tne fall and
track athletics and baseball in the
spring and now the college student
has ice hockey all winter. And yet
he Is said to play too little
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

A Boston man declares that he can
prove that there are nine bells. and
we presume that discovering that the
furnace fire Is out is one of them.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03
slo Drop in National Bank Deposits.

BIQ Drop IN NaVu7'aE Da'IN TeFVsFVs'
Washington.--The combined nation
al banks. in response TO the call for
condition on January Z, show a loss
in loans aud discounts of $4S,o02 ,0S4,
a gain in cash of $2o,196,699 and
loss in individual deposits of $751;.
S6e4 ass
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

Pittsburg ants to annex about a
dozen suburbs. This Is likely to
start new annexation movement in
Cleveland
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

Goose bone prophets are of the
opinion that this winter will stretch
out as long as a British election.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03
TWENTY-FIVE Years Of L

Twenty-Five Years of II
why do people have silver we'd
6ings. PAP"
Just to show the world what
their powers of endurance have been.
Judges Library.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

The unarmored cruiser Detroit
which cost 1928 900. has just been
sold for $4,000. So run the fighting
ships away.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

New York's largest hotel is to cost
100000. 1t is to be built on Her
aid square at Twenty-fourth street
afse ETUgsu W ay.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

Fir lumber has gone gone up one
dollar on the thousand. Now, all to-
gether: This Is going too fir!
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

Another thing that will make Mil
wauRee famous is a woman police
man"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

Alfalfa in various forms Is to be
served at a banquet in Colorado.
Now who is brother to the OK"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

II war scares keep on accommodating
they may be offered by the dozen at
reduced rates.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

Western farmers are returning to
the effete east to buy UP the deserted
farms of that section.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

When women are required to sit
on juries they should be permitted to
bring their knitting.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

we are all on the verge of taking to
wings?
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

When doctors graft it is folly to
be sick.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03
Noteo scotch Palnter ExnIres.

London.--John MacWhirter. the
painter. died Saturday He was born
near Edinburgh "a years ago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-30

cane down close to the ground, and 1t
is tied in bundles. Then it is taken to
the mills with rollers to have the juice
squeezed out Of it. 49,
The juice is put into pan and
heated so that 1t will not sour. Some
lime is put in to make it clear and then
it Is boiled fast. After it has been bail
ed, many crystals, which is the real
sugar, are formed in a thick liquid
which is called mola sses. This molasses
must be drained away. Slaves poured
the liquid into many tubs with little
holes at the bottom Of them and 1t was
left to stand a long time. until all the
molasses drained through and left the
sugar behind.
But today this is done in different
way. When the juice has been purified
by settling. boiling and hlter1ns
through comeback, it is ready to be
boiled into sugar. 1t is put in large
boiler with dome shape top. The air
land steam are pumped out of the pan
so the liquid boils at very low tenn
pera ture.
Before the good sized crystals begin
to form the liquid is poured into a ma
chine called q mixer. From the mixer
it is taken to small steel drums which
have wire screen baskets in the side.
The sugar is poured into the baskets
and they turn around very fast.
Most of the sugar is made in the
West midas. 1t is sent to Europe and
the United States. After it gets here
some of it is made quite white and is
called lump sugar. The kind we use on
the table is called granulated.
Johnny Wilson, age II,
Batavia, Ia. r. No. l.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-30
EDNA WRITES A STORY.

Eddie was fine boy.
His father married a nice girl.
Dick. the blacksmith, and Mr.. Hobbs
were great friends of Eddie.
The earl sent word for Eddie to
come to his palace to live with him.
Dick gave Eddie a nice red hand
kerchief. When Eddie was in the
boat, to start, he waved the handker-
chief at Dick. His mother went with
him.
The earl gave her house well
furnished. and gave her horse and
carriage, but gave Eddie pony and
many play things. He was very kind
to him, but wasn't SO kind to his
mother Eddie was happy. He called
his mother dearest because he loved
her so much. ...
The earl didn't like her. very well,
but Eddie did.
He always talked about deurest.
AS my story is getting long | will
close. Edna Pollock,
Route No. 2. Agency r. NO. 2.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-30
WHY THE CHRISTIAN WORLD
CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS. s.si

Nineteen hundred and eleven years
ago in a little town of Bethlehem, =
little babe whom they called Jesus
was born.
There were some shepherds herd
ing their focks Of sheep on the hill
side when an angel appeared unto
them and said, "Fear not, the prince
Of heaven is bornN
The wise men from the east saw
bright star and followed it. It
led them to the stable where the
Christ child lay. They gave him
gifts such las. what they had and
wrapped him in some warm clothes Of
which before he was wrapped in rags
and laid on bed of straw in q
manager. nv
Ever since that day we have cele-
brated Christmas in memory of the
Christ child's birth.
Bertha Swanson, Age 8.
Dudley, Ia. Route 1, Box 81.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-30
ESTHER SAYS JUNIOR PAGE BEST
OF ALL.

Dear Editor and Juniors:-This is
my first letter to the Courier Junior.
l read the Courier every evening, but
the Junior page is the best of all, for
there are so many interesting stories
in 1t.
I 60 to the Irving school. am in
the sixth grade, A class. :. .,s.'3,-
My teachers name is Miss tanning.
I like her very much. She Is so good
and kind to all the children. go,
For studies have geography, arith-
metic, spelling, language, reading and
music.
My sister Bondeena and I take mu.
sic lessons every Saturday. Our
music teachers name Is Mrs. Florence
Braun. We like her because she is
kind to us.
l have little sister. Her name is
Lola Mae. ...-
For pets have three birds and four
chickens. I will close.
Esther Bolin.. -,
SOP South Wapello ST., Ottumwa, Ia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-30
MARGARET A NEW JUNIOR BUT
AN OLD READER.

Dear Editor:
AS have never written to the Cour-
Ter Junior I thought would write.
I have two sisters and one brother.
Their names are Leona and Maudie
and Willis.
1 live on a farm four miles north Of
Ottunwa. go to White school. My
teachers name is Miss Maude Baker.
love to go to school. have a nice
time. study reading, language, spell
ing, arithmetic and geography. There
are thirty seven pupils in our school,
, I went to my Aunt Mary's and stay
ed all night with her. had a nice
time. have read the Courier Junior for
a long while.
@ Margaret Shaw, age 10,
Ottumwa, Iowa r. f. D. No. 3.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-30
NEW MEXICO.

AS have never written before to
the Courier Junior, will tell you all
can about New Mexico. 1t has beau
tiful mountains and most of the peo-
pie live in houses made of mud. They
are called adobe houses. Not very
many white people live there. Most
all of them are Mexicans or Indians.
The Indians make ornaments OF
beads and leather. They make belts
handbags, moccasins and other arti'
cles. They make such as pipes, vases
and other queer articles.
This is my school composition.
Ines Johnson, Age II.
Agency, Iowa Route No. l.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-30

Alaska is in the northwestern part
Of North America. The United states
owns Alaska. She bought it from
Russia. Alaska has 590,S84 square
miles. Alaska is one-sixth as large
as the United States. There are Eskl'
mos, Indians, and white people IN
Alaska. 49,.
The people dig gold, fish and hunt
wild animals. Aslaska's products are
lumber, furs and gold.
Yukon river is the largest river IN
Alaska and it's basin Is perhaps about
one-third as large as the. Mississippi
basin. Alaska's coast line Is very
rough. Some of the animals thatSlive
in Alaska are the caribou, reindeer,
and polar bear. The gold mines have
led thousands of men to seek their for
tunes in the colder parts of Alaska,
and there to build small towns. Inc
shore waters abound In cod, and great
quantities Of salmon are taken from
the river. Boring sea is the best seal,
ing region in the world. Fishing ana
fur trading are important industries.
The best sealing grounds are on
the Pribilof islands, far out IN Ber1ng
sea. In summer countless seals go
there to feed and rear their young
Many are then killed for their fine
fur. These islands belong to the
United States. The first white set
tiers We're Russian fur traders, after
the purchase by the United States,
small numbers of Americans went to
Alaska to engage in the fur trade and
fisheries. Later large numbers went
to the gold fields, but along the coast
there are still more Eskimos and Ind
ians than white people.
Gold has been found in various parts
of Alaska, near the town Of Juneau,
in the Cape Nome district north OF
the Yukon delta, and near the region
where the Yukon river crosses from
Canada to Alaska The Yukon river
is frozen about eight months each
year. Along the Pacific coast lies the
Alaskan mountains, the highest on the
continent. The Copper river runs
through Alaska. The upper. slopes OF
the mountains are always covered
with snow, and down the valleys on
their sides flow great glaciers. Some
Of these rivers Of ice enter the sea
and break off In huge icebergs, and
go down the sea.
= .. .Keo Lofts. -
422 B Ave, West, Abba, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-30
HISTORY OF A PIN.

Editor Courier Junior:
I thought I would write as | have
not written for so long. | guess ! am
a lazy Junior | will write on the
history Of pin
There were many packages of pins
lying on a counter and a woman came
in and bought a package. When she
got home she took one pin from the
package and fastened her collar with
it. She lost it and little girl found
it who pinned her dolls dress with
it. Her mother needed a pin and the
little girl gave it to her mother, who
afterward lost it. This pin was then
found by little girl belonging to
party who were hunting for pins,
saying if they found one pointing
toward them it was good luck. She
lost it and lady found it who was
going out boat riding. She lost it in
the river and this pin was never seen
again. Mildred Styre, age 10.
Route No. 6. Ottumwa, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-30
BIRDS.

The robin is native of North Ameri'
ca. She has grayish black back and
red breast The robin is a dearly
loved bird because it does no harm.
The blue bird also is a native Of
North America. 1t is not so beloved
as the robin, for it is said to have
killed other birds smaller than itself
But is it as bad as the cuckoo? In
deed not. The cuckoo is very lazy
bird. It is too lazy to build its own
nest and takes another birds nest. II
it has eggs in it she pushes them to
one side of the nest or sometimes over
the side of the nest.
Then she lays her own eggs there
and stays with them till the nestlings
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-30
THE LEAD PENCIL.

The lead pencil is an instrument
used for writing. drawing or marking,
and painting. 1t is usually made up
of a slender casing of wood enclosing
thin slip of graphite, colored chalk
or other material of relating large
piece of graphite without casing. The
later pencils are similar to the black
lead instrument now used extensively
were invented. The first allusion to. a
pencil formed of wood and lead, oc'
ours in treatise on fossils by Con-
ard Gesner of Switzerland, bearing
the date 1865.
Pure lead was used in writing for a
long time but, as this makes only a
light mark on paper, it was soon dis
placed by the discovery of graphite or
plumbago, which is now employed in
the manufacture of the common black
lead pencils in general use. the
wooden casing is usually made Of ced-
ar though higher grades of pencils
are made Of other varieties.
The casing Of lead pencils consist
Of two slips of unequal thickness, the
thicker one having a grove in which
the lead fits perfectly, and the thinner
one being glued on to cover the lead.
and afterwards the pencil is rounded
by a revolving cutting machine. Pen
ellis of an inferior quality are made of
a mixture Of sulphur and the dust OF
graphite and this mixture is softened
by the addition of little tallow.
Colored pencils are made Of mix
ture of clay with mineral coloring
matter, and indelible and copying
PENCILS from clay and gum colored
with an aniline preparation. The
largest manufactures of lead pencils
in the world are situated at Nurem-
berg, Germany, where extensive de-
posts of graphite occur The first
mandatory for making lead pencils
in the United States was established
in New York City by M. L.. Leman, in
1880. In 1S49 A. w. Faber of Stein,
Germany, established an agency in
New York and in 1881 founded large