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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-07-07

II was known to the Shefdelds, the
Durhams, the Chattertons and all
other country families for five miles
around that the little farm known as
Roselands had been sold to some one
In the city, but the name of the buyer
had not transpired. Roselands had
been owned and occupied by an old
recluse for years His hobby was
growing roses, but he would never
sell or give one away. They simply
budded, bloomed and faded.
On two occasions Miss May Shelf
field, who was by all odds the best
looking young woman who drove past
Roselands had stopped and tried tc
melt the old mans heart, but it was
In vain. Had she been red-headed
and cross-eyed, and had a big mouth
and nose tilted up at the end, he
could not have been more surly with
her. Neither praise, fiattery, smiles
or cash would melt him. Red roses
pink roses - white roses roses
enough for dukes wedding, and yet
the passersby could not have one of
them.
When 1t was known for certain
that the old recluse had departed,
and that the buyer was coming down
from the city in a few days to take
possession. Miss Mary put on deter
mined look and said:
We'll. I'm going right over there
tomorrow afternoon and get some
cuttings from those rose bushes,
don't believe the buyer will care AT
any rate I'll chance it."
He's probably a married man,
said the mother, "and you don't know
what his wife may say about it."
IF she's mean enough to say any.
thing I'll offer to pay. Why, we've
given away cuttings and roots and
bulbs by the cart cload"
At two o'clock next afternoon, after
a walk of mile. Miss May arrived al
Roselands. She had brought knife
along, and she lost no time selecting
the bushes and making her cuttings
When she had bundled them up she
took a look into the cottage through
a window, and was amazed to find
that a lot of new furniture had been
moved in. Weeds and grass had also
been cut down, and it was evident
that the buyer was ready to take pos
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-07-07
The Rov problem.

The boy, like the tariff, the football
rules and the suffragette, is an eternal
problem. He is a never-ending source
of discussion at teachers conventions,
family councils and sociological confer
ences. He is blamed for many things
which he has nothing to do with; and
is sometimes, though rarely, given
credit for things he does not do.
Usually, however, the criticism of the
boy is adverse. Where there is one
optimist to see his good points, there
are ten pessimists to bewail his faults.
Perhaps the strongest and most I'M
preiudiced adverse criticism at the
present time comes from the field OF
business life. 1t is very common for
a business man to complain about the
boys that come into his employment.
They can neither write neatly, spell
correctly, nor cipher accurately; their
personal habits are none too admirar
BILE. and they have little politeness or
respect for superiors So say many
large employers Of boy labor If these
statements are all true. surely there
is something wrong with our boys.
William t. Miller in the Atlantic
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story house of the same number OF
rooms, which is a matter for consid-
Grafton while land is costly and build
ing lots small
In India the bungalow proved to
be the best solution of the heat prob
lem; not because a low. broad roof
produces a cool house by any means.
but because the wide overhang of the
caves broke the glare of the intense
sunshine. Bungalow rooms are not
likely to be as cool as the first floor
rooms OF a well-ventilated two-story
house.
Doubtless tkero is a reason for the
popularity of the bungalow style in
southern California and Florida. 1t Is
always summer there. Yet this au-
thority believes that the residents Of
Pasadena and Los Angeles are not
quite on the right track when they
build whole streets of low, broad.
heavy-eaved affairs that are just now
lin fashion" However, he has good
word to say for the bungalow when it
is in its right place.
To his mind the bungalow should be
not only a one-story house, but a
very simple. informal one-story house.
1t is style for the woods and the
seaside, for the place where rest and
not luxury are sought 1t should be
! free from architectural embellish-
ments. simply furnished. adapted to
hot weather, For these purposes the
bungalow is vast improvement over
the average log camp or the usual jig
saw cottage of the seaside resort It
is graceful in line and suggests COM
fort. Because It Is intended to be
informal, it does not demand expen-
sive construction or finish.
If one has only small amount OF
money to spend. one can undoubtedly
secure greater grace and beauty OF
outline by placing all the rooms on
one floor, than by piling them UP ON
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-07-07

its real purpose in the general scheme
of American home building.
The term bungalow is one which is
variously applied to rustic camps, TO
one-story seaside cottages, low, broad,
extended lines with low pitch to the
roof 1t is not, however, properly used
when applied, as is so often done. to
houses having living rooms in the
second story.
This authority does not believe In
general in the one-story house for an
all-year dwelling 1t is fad which
like mission furniture, is being much
overdone 1t is supposed to be the
up.to-date fashion in many localities;
but as with many so-calied fashions,
there Is little reasonable excuse for its
prevalence. Like many fads II is
bound to run its course. and there is
nothing so dismally out of place as
a fad that has ceased TO be.
There is another fact regarding the
bungalow which has become current
and that is that a one-story house is
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-07-07

top of each other A fve-room two
story house built for $500 or $4,000
must necessarily be plain, uncompro'
missing cubical box. II these same five
rooms were to be grouped on one
floor the unpleasant square proper.
lions are avoided. the angle OF the
roof becomes more pleasing and the
whole effect more graceful. with no
additional cost.
A very good illustration of what is
meant by this is shown in the accom-
panying perspective and plan. This
is a flve-room cottage, 80 feet six
inches long. It has been successful
" built for $4,000 1t is appropriate
not only for summer cottage use, but
also for rural or suburban site where
a small, homelike dwelling Is desired
for use the year round. 1t has just
a suggestion of the bungalow style,
Just enough to give it attractive
ness without making 1t look out OF
place.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-07-07
When aabelals Died.

From the stories told of Rabelais.
he must have been in life the same
strange. wise, and mirthful imp which
he appears in his writings. He seems
even TO have looked death in the face
with a grin Of his own. AS his friends
were weeping round his bed, he ex-
"Ah! If | were to die ten
times over, should never make you
cry half so much as l have made you
laugh AS he was dying. page en-
tered from the Cardinal Du Bellay. to
inouire after his health. The old
bumorlst muttered in reply: Tell my
lord in what circumstance you found
me. | am just going to leap into the
dark. He is up in cock loft; bid
him stay where he is. AS for thee.
thouIit always be fool. Let down
the curtain; the farce is done" Inn
mediately after his death. his rela'
tions seized upon a sealed PAPER, pur-
porting to be bis last will AID tesla
ment, which on being opened, was
found to contain three pithy articles.
81 owe much; I have nothing; / leave
the rest to the poor "-Whipple: The
Ludicrous Side of Life, in Literature
and Life"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-07-07
ORIGIN Of ~suneombe."

In historic Buncombe county, North
Carolina, was originated the phrase
talking buncombe," for in this noun
famous country years ago. Col. Ed
ward Buncombe founded his famous
hall. and placed the words "To Bun
eombe Hall, Welcome All" over his
doorway. The expression, Il am talk
ing for Buncombe," meaning Bun
combe county, became current here
abouts by home folks. but unregen.
crate strangers have used 1t to signify
political barney or exaggerated
praise.-'Gn the Land of the sky Joe
N. Chapple in National Magazine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-07-07

Mr. William A. Radford will answer
GC-stions and give advice FREE or
COST on all subjects pertaining TO the
subject of building, for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
Es Editor. Author and Manufacturer, no
is. without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford Ne. us West
Jackson boulevard, Chicago, Ill, and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
We viii all agree that the bunga-
low marks a great Improvement in
summer resort architecture AS sum-
mer cottage, whether located in the
mountains. on the edge of a forest or
by lake or river, the graceful, infor-
NAL lines of the bungalow seem to
adapt themselves ideally to their en-
vironment When contrasted with the
old-time, box-like, jig-saw ornamented
affairs that were known as summer
cottages. the Improvement is very APP
parent Commenting on this matter,
the we'll known architect. Wilson
Eyre, brings out some valuable points
| in a recent number of Country Life
In America" His contention is that
the bungalow fad is carrying us to
architectural extremes that are not
good for domestic architecture in gen
eral
AS style for general suburban use
the bungalow appears to be misused
and is generally Objectionable when
SO used AS already mentioned, it has
its place and purpose; first as a week
end or summer retreat 1t forms an
| ideal contrast to our more preten
tious. oyer-luxurious dwellings,; sec
ond. Z is harmonious building for
an informal location; third, when an
inexpensive structure is desired the
bungalow offers the maximum comfort
and beauty for the minimum cost.
Because the bungalow is SO widely
misused and misunderstood, 1t may
/ be well to try to answer the question
| What is a bungalow? and to analyz'
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-07-07
She Lost No Time In Selecting the
Bushes.

Bushes.
session. II the trespasser had delayed
a single day longer
And then she heard the chug of an
stopped at the gate, and there came
the sounds of mems voices and the
barking of a dog. The buyer of Rose
lands was at handl Should the girl
walk out with that bundle of cuttings
under her arm, and her chin held
high in defiance? No, of course not.
Should she go without the cuttings?
Should she break her way to the
fields in the rear through the rank
grass and weeds? A shed with vines
climbing over it, and the door stand
ing half open caught her eye, and a
few seconds later she was concealed.
A good looking young man, talking
with his chauffeur, came up the path
and unlocked one of the doors and
entered. Half dom trips were
made by the two, and when they
came to an end the hiding girl knew
that the chauffeur had driven away
alone. and that the master and his
dog were seated on the doorsteps
within is feet of her. She scented
the smoke of pipe. and she heard
the man say to the dog:
We'll, old fellow, we are here at
last. Wonder If we are going TO be
lonesome? Well put In few DAYS
cleaning up Roselands and then we
must to our canvasses."
AN artist, Ell? That's what Miss
May had thought as she peered at the
mans face through crack In the
shed. He had brought the last Of his
effects, and was going to stay right
there. Now, then, was she to get out
unseen?
NO rain for week, and everything
around here wants water?" continued
the man. I'VE must put the hose on
and wet down You look out for
tramps and I'll take care Of the roses.
And say, Carlo, be little careful as
to the dogs you get acquainted with
around here. They must be up to the
mark They say a man is judged by
his dog. Something in the shed there?
Go and see."
The dog had scented the trespasser,
and now he ran down and stuck his
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-07-07
PROMINENT WESTERN SENATOR

1t is said that the Pacific Coast Dem
,crats may offer Francis G. Newlands,
nlted States from Nevada, as can
Fdate for the presidential nomination.
Mr.. Newlands. who is now serving
second term in the senate, is a
fississippian and was born in the old
ny OF Natchez in the summer Of 1848.
7e entered Yale college in 1853, dur
'Eg the civil war, and remained until
Re middle Of his junior year in 1866;
Ter he studied law at what is now
II George Washington university.
rs admitted to the bar in Washing
" and went to San Francisco to prac-
4ee. He removed his Office to Reno,
*eTada, in 1888. and since has been
'fcognized as one OF the ablest and
PSI influential leaders in his state.
ne Served ten years in the house
q representatives and was a member
me Democratic minority OF the
nnlttses on irrigation. foreign
airs banking and currency and
re and means. WHARF he 1xas ahIa (
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-07-07
An Artist and His Dog
BY CARL JENKINS
Copyright, lall. BY Associased Literary press.l

head INTO the shed and barked an
, alarm.
only cat, old boy" said the man.
and you needn't drive her away. We
want cat to make it seem home.like.
May be a coon or a rabbit, from the
way you bark. I'll come down and
help you rustic it out Here"
ron needn't put yourself to any
great trouble" said Miss May Shelf.
neid as she appeared in the open
doorway.
T-thunder!" exclaimed the art.
ist, as he fell back in amazement.
Sir said the naughty girl before
him; you called me cat!''
J-l-by no means"
And you called me a coon!"
But I'll never meant to-"
And you called me a rabbit"
Yes, but you see"
And you ordered your dog to hus.
tie me out!"
But didn't know"
And when am hustled out you
swear at metz
But my astonishment--my sur.
prise"
And now am expecting blow
from club"
"Miss--young lady-my dear
But as you haven't hit me, wish
to thank you for your clemency and
bid you good afternoonl'
And with head held high and the
gait of a duchess, the girl swept the
fiuttering man aside and walked to
the gate and up the road. The dog
followed her for a few PAGES In a
wondering way, and then returned to
his master, to be addressed with:
Carlo, have we had a pipe dream,
or have We actually seen the queen of
her sex for so miles around?"
Carlo went down to the shed to see
| II anything more like that was linger-
ing around, and finding nothing
returned to be asked:
"But who in the devil can she be,
and what in the devil did she want
here? Came ON foot and went away
the same way. Can't live so very far
Off No roses out yet. Was she after
cuttings? Let's take a look. Why,
here's a bundle of theml We came
home just in time. She heard us and
went into hiding. Must have known
she was trespasser and a thief, and
yet how she stood up to me! Wasn't
that an awful bluff, old man? Well
Welli There are few things to be
found before we settle down."
Mr. Tikins was only day or TIVE
finding. out what he wanted to know
and then be appeared at the Shelf
fields, not as a caller, but as bearer
of burdens He had three rose bushes
i They We're, as he explained to Miss
May, partial repayment for calling
her cat, coon and rabbit II
she still felt aggrieved she might send
father and brother over and dig III
all. but single bush. He had ex
claimed Thunder" at the sudden
sight of her. but there were lilies and
tulips and pinks at Roseland. and
would she take them and forget the
word?
! Miss Mays chin came down by
degrees, but 1t came down.
One evening in the late fall the
dog Carlo wasn't SO very much
astonished to hear his master say,
after coming home at late hour:
We'll, my old friend, Wen be go
ing back to town for the winter soon,
but next spring Roselands will sure
have mistress. It was you that
discovered her, and want to tell you
how much obliged / am Heighol
How she did stand here and bluff!"
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cheaper to build, and in other ways
more economical than a two-story
house. The increased expanse Of
floors and roof counterbalance. how
ever, the low expanse of the walls.
Plumbing and lighting are but little
cheaper, If any. and because the struc-
ture is spread out It is not as easy to
heat as it's advocates would have us
believe. Moreover, the bungalow
takes up more ground than a two
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-07-07

Frank Haton the
him that he provided
a to
He
Later
investing heavily oil
orchards rapidly accumulated wealth
politics candidate
himself
fnlfedged republic, ephemeraL
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-07-07
A Military Maid.

Mistress--Maria. whatever has pos
sessed you to cut your hair short like
that?
Maria "a goodlooking housemaid)--
Yeu see, ma'am, the regiment has
been ordered to leave the town and
so | have had to part with lock OF
my hair to few of my acGuaintanceA
London Tit-Bita-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-07-07
GOULD OUT AS ROADS HEAD

The recent abdication of George
Gould from the presidency of the Mis-
souri, Pacific the keynote of the fam
ily's great system of roads, was a con.
fession that the fight of nineteen
years with himself on one side and
Hartman, the New York Central,
Pennsylvania, Baltimore & Ohio and
other big railroads on the other, has
ended In defeat. In the language of
Wall street. they've got" George
Gould.
The fight against George Gould was
waged ever since his father died in
December, 1892, with intermission.
His first heavy battle was when he
met Edward H. Hartman and Edwin
Hawley in a fight for control of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company in
1902. Without much difficulty he
worsted them, but that fight was to
have great influence on his future ca
reer, for it was then that he began
the feud with Hartman that with
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-07-07
TO RULE a YOUNG REPUBLIC

From hungry newsboy on the
streets of Washington to the presiden,
cy Of the youngest republic in the
world is the remarkable record Of
Dick Ferris of Los Angeles. Coinci.
dentally with the revolution in Mexico
headed by Madero there broke out a
revolt against Mexican authority in
Lower California and one of those who
encouraged it and helped to finance it
was Ferris. A filibustering expedition
fitted out by Ferris left San Francisco
for Lower California and without
much OF struggle the weakened au-
thority of Mexico was overthrown and
the republic of Lower California ere
ated. OF this new republic Ferris has
been elected president.
Ferris was "newsy" on the streets
of Washington twenty years ago and
found the battle of life hard one.
One cold night after he had sold pa
per or two on street car he was in
jured while stepping of and one Of
his arms was broken. One of those
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-07-07
COOKE DECLARED NOT GUILTY

Edgar S. Cooke, who was found not
guilty Of embezzling $4,000 from the
Big Four railway, was formerly local
treasurer of the road in Cincinnati
and was we'll known In railroad cir
cles. The belief is that the judges
charge helped to free Cooke, Judge
Hunt declaring the testimony Of Mrs.
Ford and Of Warmer only made them
equally guilty IL Cooke were guilty.
Cooke was the last Of those indict-
ed in connection with the $643, 900
shortage of Charles u. Warmer. Gin
cinnati treasurer of the road, to be
tried First Warmer. indicted on nu-
merous charges, pleaded guilty to one
charging the embezzlement of $4,000
He was sentenced to six years in
prison.
Then Mrs. Jeanette Stewart-Ford,
accused of Matchmaking Warmer,
was tried in February, 1910. The
jury In her case disagreed. Finally,
after many delays, Cooke succeeded
in having his case brought into court
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-07-07

death
trough the survival Hartman tradition
and Hartman
of the first
in he within
pave his complete But the interests opposed
O7 of reverthe Western
Wheeling Lake Erie
Henatona did But after this
M his and for more than year the be-
the Missouri Pacific
4 ght
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claim ereat Aae for Tree

The village Of Remborn, In Ger
many, has a linden tree believed to be
1900 years old.
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formal verdict
buried her
by the hand Later Cookies frightened with his
lges, he clasped the hand of his
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-26

Thursday evening from Berkeley uni
all summer.
After an all summer sojourn at Cali
fornia resorts. Mrs. Morris Parker and
children will arrive home Sept. 3.
+ Mrs. George Rout1edge and son,
William, have returned from Pearson,
where the former visited her sister,
Mrs. G. H. Gardener.
Mrs. A. Goodman, accompanied by her
daughter. Miss Estella. has returned
from an extended trip through Cali
fornia.
C. B. Patterson returned Friday
morning from three weeks hunting
trip in New Mexico.
Mrs. ]. E. Swearingen, of sos North
Virginia street, came home Friday from
Los Angeles. CAL, where she has been
the past two months visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ury Robson.
H. L Spence and family have re-
turned from an all summers visit at
PuyaIlup and Tacoma, Wash. and Van
eouser' y. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Kersey and little
son, Jack, have returned from Cali
fornia.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H Bailey and daugh-
ter, Maurine, and little son will ar
rive home about September from an
all summer sojourn in California.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Lorentzen will
return the first of the week from Me-
silla Park, where they have been the
guests for several weeks of Mrs. Lo-
rentzen's aunt, Mrs Mandell
Mrs James Mellow, came in Friday.
after an all summer visit at Catalina
island, California
Mr.. and Mrs. F. l. Hunter. of us
North Sc Vrain. accompanied by their
laughter, Miss Eva Hunter, will re-
turn 10 the city Monday from a short
visit in Los Angeles and Santa Monica.
The Misses Glenne and Gail McCul-
Tough, 1916 North Ell Paso street have
returned from a trip north, having
made a trip through Kansas, Iowa and
Missouri and coming home by the way
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-26

OF Fort Worth and other Texas towns.
They will soon leave again for Deni-
son and Sherman, Texas, to attend
school for the winter.
Mrs. ]. A Rawlings will close her
cottage at Mountain Park, where she
has been all summer, and return home
the first Of the month.
Miss Nell Pollard, who recently ar
rived home from visit with her par
ents at Fulton, Mo-, suffered a severely
sprained ankle. and has been confined
to her home since her return.
Mrs. James NJ. Leaver, jr., arrived
home today from q summer visit in
California She will join Mr.. Leaver
ehre and go on to Pearson. Mexico,
where they will remain for several
months.
Mrs. Mary H. Shirley and daughter.
Miss Henrietta, have returned from
north Texas. where they spent the
summer visiting relatives.
]. E. Benton will return to work in
the First National bank next week.
Mrs Benton and children will remain
a short time longer at Highrolls and
Mountain Park, N. M.
Mrs J. NJ Hawkins and daughter,
Hermione, returned this week from
a summer spent at Highrolls and Ala
mogordo, n. M.
Mrs. O. A Critchett and mother. Mrs
Isabella Ferguson, returned Wednes-
day from Los Angeles. where they have
been spending the summer.