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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-03-29

very attractive by making nice
lawn and planting a few trees and
flowers, The lawn is the most essen
tial and the most difficult undertaking
on the average town lot. The ground
is often not very good; it is mixed
with cellar earth and rubbish that is
not we'll calculated for a good seed
bed for grass. 1t is easy to put the
ground in proper shape. however, il
the job is started from the bottom.
The ground must be plowed deep, and
thoroughly worked, to get the objec-
uonable grass roots out OF it, The
condition of the soil viii determine
whether to seed the first year or the
second year. II there is no humus in
the soil, 1t will pay TO cover it thick
with coarse manure, and pillow 1t UNI
der. This. again, leads to complica-
tons in the moisture problem; but IL
you have a hose attachment, you
can easily keep the ground moist. The
top two or three inches of earth must
be repeatedly worked with disk har-
row or some implement, every other
day for week or two, to kill the
weeds as they sprout; then, II the top
is we'll mixed with a good commercial
fertilizer, the grass seed may be sown.
and you have lawn that viii last
as long as you want 1t, lawn that
will be green when others are parched
with sun, lawn that will look vel
vety and add ten or twenty per cent,
to the value of the property.
This is secret that not many
householders understand 1t is not
always the house itself that makes a
home desirable. | have seen cheap
little houses made so attractive that
strangers passing would stop to ad-
mire
A young man can build a house like
this for 500 or $500. and the money
that he would naturally pay out for
rent viii pay for 1t in a few years.
He can grow fruit trees. and have
| fruit enough for home use, and some
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-03-29
"Ploeon,s MiIk.y

There are certain glands in the crop
of the pigeon which secrete a thick
white fluid, which the young are par
TALLY fed upon. The distinguished Eng
lish naturalist, Mr.. Edward Jesse, con-
siders that the crop is greatly thicBen-
ed and the glands enlarged during the
period of incubation in most birds, just
as the milk glands are prepared dur
ing CESSATION in mammals. John Bor-
roughs, the American naturalist, has
shown that a process like that which
takes place in the crop Of he pigeon
has been discovered in the female
crocodile-reptiles and birds being
closely allied.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-03-29

house, and is now paying $35 per
month. The house has not improved
with age. and be Is continually look
ing about to better his condition, but
can find no other property that suits
him SO well or that he can rent at
a cheaper rate in proportion to the
advantages he now has. He has paid
enough rent to buy the house, to pay
all street improvements. city taxes,
insurance and repairs. He tells me
he was offered the property yeas ago
for $4,000, which he thought was too
much money. The lot itself Is worth
more than that today. This is only
one of many similar instances that
have come to my notice. 1t is not al
ways that a neighborhood improves
so rapidly and substantially; but, gem
orally speaking, all property in Ameri-
can towns advances In value.
There is another very great advan-
tage in owning a home. and that is
the comfortable feeling you have of
being a landed proprietor, and the
fact that you are not obliged to have
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-03-29
FLOOR PLAN

Jour rent money ready promptly when
the month comes around. You can
plant a tree or a shrub or some flow.
er bulbs without the permission of
the landlord; you can make aitera-
items In the house when 1t suits your
convenience. and IL the house or
neighborhood is not to your liking,
you can rent 1t and borrow the money
to build another. and the rent from
he old one win help pay for the new.
A little house like this may be made
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-03-29
Her PRINCIPAL Reason.

Mrs. Homes-Fanny, Mrs. Bangs
threw a saucepan at her husband be-
cause he sat on her Kew hat. / never
could do thing like that.
Mr.. Homes-Ah. no! Because you
love me so dearly. eh. pet?
Mrs. Homes-Ye-es. Besides.
haven't q new hat
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-03-29

"A little house we've got, on a
fower-bowered lot, in a hustling.
breezy, busy little city; it's big
enough for two, for our wants are
very few, there's only just myself and
little Kitty"
A simple little house like this Is
very much like going back to first
principles, but 1t furnishes accommo-
lation for two Just as well as a more
elaborate affair. We all have &C.
qnaintances, especially among our
older friends, who commenced life as
simply as this, and who are now en-
joying the accumulations resulting
from frugality and good management
If young couple form the habit Of
paying rent, they are very likely to
pay rent as long as they live. We
often hear the remark that Ii is cheap.
er to rent than to own our own prop.
erty. There never was a more foolish
or misleading statement. The man
who lives in a rented house seldom
gets ahead financially This holds
good whether he is working on a sal
AIRY or is conducting business on his
own account. 1t would de difficult to
say why, but It probably Is because
in the majority of cases a renter fails
to give attention to the advancing
value OF real estate.
| knew a man, a clerk in s lubri.
eating oil mandatory. who rented a
new house on pleasant street about
twenty years ago. At first he paid
$50 per month, but In seven or eight
years time the rent was raised to
s25 He is still living in the same
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HE herding and breeding of do
mesticated reindeer, intro
duced as an experiment a
number of years ago with ami
mails iunortad PROM, Cihayfa
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-23

Richard Lightnut. an American with an
ent from . friend in China. The present
proves to be q pair OF pa1amas. 4 letter
hints Of surprise to the wearer. Lightnut
dons the paJamas and late at might gets
UP for q smoke. His servant. Jenklns'
comes in and. falling to Llgnt-
nut, attempts to put him out. Thinkin
the servant crazy, Lightnut changes ms
clothes intending to summon help. Wnen
he reappears Jenkins falls on his NECK
with Joy. confirming Lightnuts oenet
That he IL crazy. Jenkins tells Lightnut o.
the encounter he had with Mucous 3
G ,na. dressed in patama'; n,, H. =
LLshtnut 10 asked to put up the Mo"
for the night on his way home from co.,
lege. Later Lightnut finds a beautiLui
girl in black pajamas In his room; Lignt-
nut 10 shocked by the girls drinkins
smoking and slangy talk. She tells MN
her name Is Franci and puzzles MIN
with q story OF her love for her sister >
roommate, named Frances. Next morn
Ing the girl 10 missing and Aghtnut huI-
rfes to the boat to see her off. he IS aG.
costed by a husky college boy. who caiis
him "Dicky.' but he does not see tnhe
GIL Jack Billing. cali. to spend e.eoy ses
priceless rubies hidden IN the buttons OF
and ~retires. Lightnut later discovers
In his apartment a beefy person In nut
ton-chop whiskers and wearing paJannhs,
Jenkins calls the police. who declare the
Grandpa" The intruder declares he Is
Lightnut's guest and appeals to the L a
ter In vain. He IL hustled on 10 'ai'.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-23
REPORTED BY THE CROUCH
Hero the Original Hiram J. Tells Of
HE Attendance at Country
"Function."

Having nothing else to do" re-
marked the old codger, II attended
a function while 1 was over at Tor
pidville the other day. The affair
was held In a dispirited grove at the
end of a road in which every time
a horse popped down his foot the dust
shot up in the air like a ~skyrocket.
A band was playing without the
slightest remorse. A statesman, with
a neck as wrinkled as a pickle, dron.
ed forth redundant ~nonenities with
out end. A sad and rickety merry
go-wabble wound round and round
to the sound of its own plai1ftive pee
d~le-deedle. In a tipsy pavilion a
hcarse person al endeavoring to sell,
In brazen defiance of the pure food
and drug act, what looked alarmingly
like horned toads fried in axle-grease.
A gentleman in a striped e near
by hoarsely stated that he preferred
to eat snakes at ten cents per ser
pent. There was the usual balloon
which seemed perfectly willing to do
anything but go up. Scattered around
through the festal scene were a few
old soldiers, grumbling; a smattering
of farmers, also %grumbling; sundry
honest voters, likewise grumbling;
and various other folks, nothing about
whom is worth mentioning except
that they, too, were grumbling. 1t
may have been a reunion, a fair, q
rally, a picnic, or what-not; but what
ever they CHANGED to call it, twas an
excellent example of one of our most
cherished observation-disclosures City
Star.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-23
A0MAR-
HBd1NsydR4X{S5$
HALL WON MEDAL OF HONOR
Made Daring Attempt to Rescue Lieu
tenant Weir and Scout From
Attack Of Ute Indians.

Acknowledgement William P. a
who retired from active service last
February, was a West Pointer and the
holder of a medal of honor. General
Hall entered the military academy IN
1864. graduating four years later n
being assigned to the Nineteenth IN
fantry as a second lieutenant. IN
March, 1869, he was placed on the
list OF unassigned officers, where ne
remained until July in that year.
when he was assigned to the Fifth
cavalry. 1t was while he was with
that regiment that he received his
medal of honor. In the fall OF 1879
a force of Ute Indians surrounded .
small detachment OF regulars IN the
White River country. For three days
and three nights the soldiers held on
the Indians. Rescue came finally. n
the Indians made way before the
charge of Colonel Merritt and his
men, who had made a record ride
to the aid of the b~eleaguered troops.
A day or two after the retreat OF
the Utes Lieutenant William b.
Weir, ordnance department., and a
scout left the camp on a deer hunt.
Not long after their departure, Lieu
tenant Hall with three men were or
dered out on a reconnaissance. The
lieutenant and his little command
circled through the mountains for
several hours and in the afternoon
they heard a succession of shots.
They struck out for the spot from
which the firing came. On rounding
the shoulder of the valley Lieutenant
Hall saw at a little distance across
the open space a band of at least
forty Utes. The officer saw that
Lieutenant Well and the scout had
been surprised and had taken to a
rocky ledge. Lieutenant Hall sent
four shots into tho ranks of the Utes.
making them change their shelter.
The lieutenant knew that If he could
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-23
stood UP a. Full, Length on the Rock

draw the fire of all the Indians at
once that Lieutenant Weir and his
companion might make a dash to-
ward him while the rifles of the In
dams were unloaded.
Lieutenant Hall stood up at full
length on the rock. The Utes saw
him and the Indians emptied their
rifles at him. Lieutenant Weir and
the scout dashed out from their shell
ter the instant that the Utes had let
drive at Lieutenant Hall. They made
half the distance to their comrades
before the Indians had reloaded. Then
the two dropped behind a rock and
waited. The Indians did not again
respond to the fire Of Lieutenant
Halls command. Then the lieutenant
stood on the rock once more facing
the Utes. Lieutenant Weir and the
scout dashed out-but the Indians
had learned the trick. One-half of
the Indian band turned their guns
at Lieutenant Hall. The other half
whom fell dead, while Lieutenant Hall
escaped unframed. Then they at
tackled Lieutenant Hall and his three
comrades, who retreated slowly from
cover to cover. holding their assar-
ants in check until the shooting was
heard at the camp and a body of
men rode out to the rescue and the
Utes fed. Lieutenant Hall was given
q medal of honor for his %gallantry.
All Of his service was in the. west
until appointed al assistant adjutant-
general with the rank of major in
November, 1898. He had been a
member Of the department, division.
army, and distinguished marksmen
teams between 1879 and 1892. and
won medals upon all these teams,
shooting with carbine and revolver.
He left the department OF Texas in
April, 1898. where he had been adju-
tant general, to go to the de-
partment Of the Gulf at Atlanta,
and in February. 1899. he was sent to
the department of Porto Rico. He
went to the department of the Lakes
in 1901, and the Philippines division
In 1902. He became lieutenant
colonel in 1897, colonel in 1901. and
brigadiergeneral in 1904.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-23
CHAPTER xiv.

"You Never Saw Me In Black"
Obi" b gasped family.
That was all she said at first, her
big blue eyes wide distended, her
white-gloved wrists curving above the
chair-arms as though to rise. Easy
to see she was completely f1oored at
seeing me.
And as II was her move, l just sat
I OF grinning, you know, and hold
ing her tight with my monocle.
Them her mouth twitched a bit;
next her head went up and l heard
again that delicious birdlike carol OF
a laugh. Her eyes came to rest upon
the hat In my hand. l had slipped
my Harvard band around it, remem-
bering b admiration she had e1-
pressed for our colors.
Obi" she said again, and she
looked at me hesitatingly. Mr.. Jones,
Is it motor Is tt"
l chuckled. Mr.. Smith. you know"
I said. "Mr Smith. OF course"
And then l just went on chuckling,
for thought 1t SO devilish clever OF
her, so humorous. And just then l
thought OF a dashed good repartee:
"Months-so many months, you
know. since we metz" And | thought
it delightful the way she %puckered her
lovely little forehead and looked me
over But she just looked so devil1sh
enticing, l couldn't keep it up my
self. leaned Dca-er and spoke be-
hind my hat, trying to- look the love l
felt.
"Didn't expect to see me, did your
She looked at me oddly M bit her
lip. But her eyes were dancing and
the delicious dimple in her cheek
twitched on the verge of laughter.
She shook her head.
Indeed l did not" And again came
that odd look in her face as though
she were studying, kind of baking,
don't you know. By Jove, she was
perfectly dazzling!
MY dearest!" slipped softly from
me as l held the hat.
She stared. Then once more that
canary peal OF merriment.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-23
English Housewives Seem to Be Called
Upon to Choose Between Cook
and Parlormaid.

H -
Now, the crux Of the situation IL
thie: Which of the maids Is to got
Must the neat-handed parlor maid
take her departure? II so. the lady OF
the house knows that the early cup
OF tea will not be ready to start her
day, or II she must have she will have
to do 8 her sister from the colonies
usually does-make It herself. Women
from the colonies, by the way. are apt
to be amused at the comfortable ex-
istence led by the home people. Eng
lish gentlemen who have settled In
Canada are often compelled to get up
Of q morning to coal the basement hre
for heating the homo. Think OF the
gentlemen OF the upper middle classes
at homo getting up Of q morning to
kindle The kitchen IRE! It II nc to
be thought Of: the suggestion r. an
Impossible one. Then Z glance round
the drawing room. with its polished
door, its rugs. its ornaments, its coal
Are, for preferences. makes the mid
dle-axed house mistress 60 quietly out.
close the door OF the room, and med
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-23
Be ~
0I@Me RIJBIES
BIZ FRANCIS PERRY ELLIOTT
- ILLUSTRATIONS By YWAI7=ns
O0A9A/yI'

/ felt hurt. | couldn't blame her for
wanting to appear to forget about 1T.
but still
She must have seer my face fall,
for I know. by Jove. ! could just feel
it kind of collapse, l was hat hurt
and disappointed. Her q softened
kindly and l took courage, for my
devilishly alert mind just then hit up
on another explanation. I recalled
that she had thoughtlessly left the pa
tamas in my rooms. I also realized
with dismay that Foxy Grandpa had
promised. or rather the officers had
promised for him, that they should be
returned promptly. And, by Jove. l
had forgotten all about them!
Never mind" said. thinking
aloud, as l frequently do. 'IIl tele-
phone about them as soon as we get
to Wolhurst." Then q terrible shock
struck me. "Oh, l say. you didn't
have your name on them, did your"
ION what?" How kindly. even If
quizzically, she was regarding me!
The big white hat shifted an inch or
two nearer. l realized with Joy that
she was beginning to forget about be
ing put out with me.
Why" looked about cautiously
and dropped my voice. though 1t was
not likely any one could heal above
the CULVER of the train. why, in
your black pajamas you left in my
room"
A kind of little gasp was all I heard.
and then she was on her feet and
looking-not at me, but above my
head-looking away of down the
length Of the car. Somehow-why, |
couldn't understand had a weird.
horrible feeling OF abasement. as
though i had killed a child, or had
done some other dashed unreasonable
thing like that. Her face had flushed
but now was deadly white. And then,
by Jove, l saw she was looking for
another chair.
jumped up. at once and moved into
the aisle.
I'm so sorry" l said miserably. so
sorry, dear. I hurt you. l didn't meal
ever to speak Of the pajamas. knew
you wanted to forget about the other
night, and l knew you wanted me to
forget, too
"Oh, please" She shrank back,
her beautiful eyes like those Of a
frightened deer. But 1t was the last
car, and l blocked the aisle. / didn't
realize at the time that l was doing
1t. 1t came to me afterward, and was
one of the things l kicked myself
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-23

"Oh. dear!" Then her face sobered
and she almost pouted. Nov, you
musnt-please, really-it gets SO tire
some. Don't you American, or rather.
o Harvard men, ever talk anything
to a girl but love? Why, it's absurd
She smiled, but her lashes dropped
reproof. By Jove. l was aiken back a
little. Evidently she was piqued with
me about something, but what the
devil was 1t?
And just Their remembered an
other clever Idea OF Pugsley's-what
he said was a corking good way OF
diverting their minds.
Il say, you know" l said suddenly
and though l threw a whole lot OF
enthusiasm into my face in carrying
out his idea. l didn't have to try very
hard-"I think that's a ripping gown.
White is ever SO much more your
style than-than-"
BY Jove. i swallowed Just in'time!
But 1t had reused her. could see
her brighten.
"Oh!" she said. Let me see-what
Is 1t you remember" And she kind
Of buttered. Perhaps I can tell from
that"
She paused expectantly.
"Oh, / say, you knowi" And I
twirled the hat, feeling . bit ratified.
Why the deuce did she want to rub
It INF
but I want you to tell me- Her
beautiful eyes were teasing.
You know-it's black" twirled
the hat faster.
''Black!" She stared. her exquisite
HIPS standing apart like the two petals
OF . rose. why, I never wore black
In my life. You know you never saw
me In black"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-23
Facing a Serious Problem

ftate in solitude. It seems to her that
cook must go. However. there rise
before her the ghosts of the dishes
she used to make quito well. 1t is SO
long since she touched any kitchen
utensils! Would he: old skill return
to her in her extremity? Alas! she
could not reckon upon any such hap
py coincidence: she. perforce. must
continue to rack her brain n pay
her cook. Even suppose she did man
age to supplement her own cooking
by outside aid. what would happen on
their social evenings?-London Stand
ard.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-23
He Was stuno a Bit.

Some Of Hazen's Fifteenth corps
boys, near Fort McAllister, found a
large turtle. A green Irishman, polk
ing his fingers around under it's shell,
got his finger nipped. He set up a
howl, and when asked what was the
matter, said:
II wal just thryin' t ind out which
war the head an which war the tail
O. tn haste, an maybe ye can tell me,
70 Ofu know II Ofm stung or BIT"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-23
Mother. LInouaI Attainment,

The mother Of a little boy in Kan
sas City, Kan, recites negro dialect
stories charmingly. Her small son is
quite proud of her accomplishment
and frequently boasts of it. One day
recently. when some of his playmates
were Wanting the achievements of
their several mothers. the little boy
braggingly remarked:
my mother is smarter than any of
yours; she a talk two languages"
What are they?" demanded his
companions.
White and colored."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-23
WILLING We SHOULD GO FAR
One Man 20 Have Kid Transferred
but He May Have Had
q Crouch.

INI 49, ~ EHA |A- Ln-A1 4LL
what do you think Of this scheme
n having the countries exchange chill
hren?" asked the 9ewickley man.
X don't think anything about It,"
said the Williamsburg nan what II
the idea?"
IAN English family. for instance. ex.
changes children for . couple OF years
with = German family. References are
hrst exchanged and all that sort OF
thing"
Il see."
''Thus both sets Of children get q
chance to learn another language and
get acquainted with another country.
It's quite Q scheme"
Its an elegant scheme" declared
the Williamsburg man. my neighbors
have : lid that ! would like to see
exchanged with some family in ST.
beria."s
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-23
What He MIah. Have said.

A Green mountain boy was accused
Of some misconduct, and got OF by
the skin OF his teeth, though . com
rade in trying to defend him came
neal telling too much.
Eyes. I got Oh: small thanks for
what yer said"
But just think Of what I didn't
say"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-23

about for hours, more or less. Just
at the moment l was so dashed wild
about setting myself right with her.
The only other thing had presence
Of mind to remember was the a
ness about us OF a lot Of beady-eyed
cats, and so I drew nearer and low
cred my voice SO none could hear.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-23
Accounted FOR,

How II Il 30 many people seem
able TO Get the money to buy automo-
'bilee with"
RI you only notice. they arc the cas-
lest things insthe world with which to
raise the gdust."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-23
n0DN1NGW La/ 6/ SOl

dared risk the accident OF a back
ward turn Of that funny green hat.
Then, when all was safe. l took o
deep breath, gripped hard the arms
OF the chair. and whirled suddenly
around.
"Frances!" I whispered. my darl-
ing!"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-23
Autscrst,e AsesrtlsI

A~ueocrqtlc Assertions.
.Are you : servant Of the peoplef'
asked the constituent.
yes" retIleA Senator Sorghum.
Only It should be observed that :
Fsally nrst-class servant may come
pretty nearly being Z boss"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-23
fire Engines Long Known.

Fire Engines Long Known.
It isn't worth while inquiring into
the origin OF the first engine built for
q lre extinguisher There were de-
vices for this purpose before the
Americas were heard Of. The Egyp-
tians had them, and 80 also other peo-
pies. crude a. they were.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-23

Somewhat Out os Date.
Haven't seen anything Of the old
fashioned man whose vocabulary Of
swear words consisted Of 'by crackeI
In . long time.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-23
ldsala,

what = your ideAsof : perfect hus-
bands"
would lcss no time In making me >
morry widow" 80