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about the close OF the first half century
OF the Union. efforts to grow European
varieties OF grapes in America were
continuous. Some of the experiments
We're on a large scale and in the hands
of expert vine growers. yet all resulted
In failure. The causes We're not discov-
cred until the last half of the nineteenth
century The main cause was the
phylloxera, a tiny plant louise which
worked on the leaves and roots of the
European grapes. Then, there We're
black-rot. downy mildew and powdery
mildew.
About the beginning of the nineteenth
century several wise men began arriv-
ing AT the conviction that American
viticulture must depend upon the cult
walton and development of the native
species. John Album. one Of the first
experimenters with the American species.
early came to this conclusion.
There is eXtant letter from Thomas
Jefferson to Maj Album, dated 1900, in
which Jefferson wrote that he thought
lit would be well to push the culture of
this grape without losing time and eff
forts in the search of foreign vines.
which IL will take centuries to adapt to
our soil and climate" The grape re-
ferred to by Jefferson was the Alexan-
der. an offshoot from the common fox
grape OF the woods II is believed that
a the time of the writing of this let
ter by Mr.. Jefferson Maj. Album had his
experimental garden in the District of
Columbia. Over five hundred varieties
of the Alexander are now growing in the
vineyards OF the United States
We Will now get down To the catawba
grape and the District of Columbia as
its place of distribution. Prof Hedrick
saws:
The catawba, the first American
grape of commercial Importance, is the
most interesting variety of it's species.
The origin of the variety is not GER
tainly known, but all evidence points
to its having been found about 1900 on
the banks of the Catawba river n. G.
1t was introduced into general Guilt
walton by Maj John Album. Album
maintained an experimental vineyard
in the District OF Columbia. whence in
1923 he began the distribution of the
catawba. At that time the center of
American grape culture was about Gin
cinnati and an early shipment of Ad-
lums catawbas went to Nicholas Long
worth. grandfather of the present
bearer Of that name. and by him also
was distributed throughout the grape
growing ccnters of the country AS
one Of the first to test new varieties of
American grapes, to grow them largely
them. Nicholas Longworth is known as
the father Of American grape culture.
4
For information regarding Maj. Ad-
lum and his work in the District of CO.
lumbia with the catawba grape the
Rambler sought the aid Of Joseph A.
Arnold, editor and chief OF the division
OF publications of the Department of
Agriculture. and by him was referred
10 q. II. Bracket, pomologist OF the de-
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all well acquainted with this grape. and
1t is quite probable that one of these
sent this vine to Mr.. Schell of Clarks-
burg, Montgomery county, Md, from
whom Maj. Album obtained it
If no old Washingtonian has preserved
any memories or records OF Maj. Album.
1t Is possible that some facts might be
burg, which is on the road between
Washington and Frederick, about fifteen
miles northwest from Rockville.
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have done. and resting on the knowledge
that he had done his fair share of the
country's labor, the Wisconsin insurgent
went forth to his farm There, day
after day. he went out behind humble
plow horses, doing the work of farm
laborer. He dug in his fields and carried
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HERE lived some
where in the Dis
trict of Columbia
In the early part
OF the nineteenth
century Maj. John
Album. a soldier OF
the revolution, a
judge. a surveyor
and the author OF
the first American
book on grapes. He
had an experiment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06

About the hour when Gen. Miles is rid
ing his hardest, if you happen to be stroll
ing along Pennsylvania avenue. you will
see heavy-set. square-jawed. Eng
glish-looking man swinging up the street
with his coat thrown wide open the better
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l. 3 l. I G m 2 n -
health fads - tho
various schemes by
which they defeat
advancing age and
retain their youth
are as varied as
public men them
selves. At lea st
that is what the
writer found in his
search after the
schemes for re-
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consult senatorial dignity. He is a MEM
Ter of a private skating club and every
,nce in so often he tucks the judicial
,oat' tails behind the aristocratic back
and. with head flung high, cavOrts and
circles like a giddy young colt.
1t is the senator's health fad. In the
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SEN ATOR KNUTE NELSUN.
ment An hour or so later he comes
back over the identical course and few
persons suspect, from the freshness of
his appearance, that he has been riding
the hard army style-during the after
noon.
To this alone Gen. Miles attributes his
continual fitness and he is always fit.
Nobody ever hears of his being sick.
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HnM

today. The elixir of life may mean any
thing from racquets TO radishes: from
pedestrianism to parsley.
President Woodrow Wilson has not as
Yet developed definite hobby in his pur-
suit of health. His fads are varied.
Neither the violent walks which former
President Roosevelt used TO take to the
intense chagrin of gold-laced army officers
nor the nocturnal automobile trips of
former President Taft have become his
hobby.
The President in June resumed his
pursuit OF the golf ball, and since then
has played alternately on the courses
of the Columbia and Washington country
clubs He is an earlier riser than
either of his immediate predecessors. al
though he prefers nine hours of sleep per
night, TO seven eight. He is a
relatively light eater Walking, golf,
automobiling-all of these recreations
form part of his regime The thought OF
employing a three-ring gymnasium
after the style of Col Roosevelt or OF
mauling wrestlers and boxers does not
appeal to him intensely.
His secretary, Joseph P. Tumulty, states
that moderation is the keynote of the
Presidents life. and if he has had any
health fad since he occupied the White
House. IL has been only mild occasional
yearning for bicycle
The President rode bicycle when he
was in Bermuda Since his arrival in
Washington he has gazed longlnsF at
the smooth asphalt streets and is re-
ported to have several times confessed
desire to climb upon a bike and HE
him away to the country green Thus
far he has manfully withstood tempta-
ton But it is understood that when he
goes on his vacation he will pull his soft
hat over his ears and bound lightly away
across the New Hampshire TO- Nermont
hills upon a two-wheeled steed of steel
not one of those arrangements that
sounds like a motor boat with the hiccups
but an old-fashioned chain affair that re-
quires honest pedaling.
The Presidents premier. William Jen-
nings Bryan. Secretary Of State, has
Ieagued himself with two undying fads
to which he will cling until fads become
things OF another era. Horses and rad
ishes-but not Observation-Disclosures his
panacea for the human ills. II the aver
age mortal keeps his system filled to
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-16

away official protest he called his
relatives to the palace-a brother
from his village postoffice and two
sisters-simple women-fr from their
peasant home.
Gladly and frankly he welcomed
the gondoliers from. the lagoons when
they came to visit their patriarch and
wept tears of joy when listening
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-16

-
ment from the standpoint of the
worker. His papal DEGREES have been
designed to meet the needs and the,
limitations of the people. He has
eliminated the elaborate and expen-
sive chanting from the religious serv-,
ice, diminished the cost of building
individual churches, sternly forbade !,
entrance offerings and unnecessary
collections. He relieved laborers un-
der the strain of providing for their
families through the work of the bod
les from the necessities o." CUSTOM
decreed ,fasts.
People who work need food" de-
clared the peoples Pope.
Whoever saw the Pontiff saw a
MAN. When saw him face to face
knew had seen a MAN. A gentle,
pious, earnest, simple-souled peasant.
He was not tall, and age, fretting a
frame that was never robust, left it
significantly slight His white crown
ed head was benign in outline, schol-
arly lin breadth of brow. His eyes
were clear blue, the blue of an limo
cent child's eyes, but singularly OBJ
servant. His lined, stern hands were
peasants hands, refined by lack of
manual though they were.
His manner was fatherly, kind,
sometimes a little quizzical, as
though the fripperies surrounding his
Office, viewed from his common
sense, touched his sense of humor.
Ruf his smile WAS revelation To
see it was to know how much sterling
honesty of purpose attuned with no,
matter how great worldly expert
ence, may preserve childlike inno-
cence.
To look at him gave one sense
of purity, of whiteness, the snowy
dress, the pale gently waving hand,
the rather long white hair and the
fatherly face that seemed even whittier
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-16

through a long distance telephone he
heard the bells of Venice Ginning
Venice, the city of his love and early
work
Plus X was not as great as Leo XIII
was great But the pontif1cate of the
present is impressive in an age Of
Industrial revolt The holy father is
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-04-25
REPORT ON BANKS
SHOWSP PROSPERITY
REsouRcEs INCREASED FOUR
AND A HALF MILLION
IN TWO MONTHS.
623 INSTITUTIONS REPORT
Gain indicates Money Is Being Freely
Used and Commercial Enterprises
Are Prosperous-Inerease in De-
posts of ss,772,s25.

Madison. - General prosperity in
wisconsin, substantial business con-
ddence and an amazing growth of bank
resources is revealed in the abstract
of bank reports made public by Com
missioner Kuolt of the banking depart
ment and showing net increase of
resources in two months of more than
four and a half million dollars.
The reports are as of close of bus
ness on April and the number of
banks and trust companies reporting
is 623, an increase of four in the two
months. The total resources are $685.
0l6,S45.37, as compared with $21S,511,-
1922 on February 4, an increase of
81, 5,016.15.
Loans and discounts have increased
s5,077752.47, while reserve accounts
have decreased $1,279, 1861, an indi-
cation that money is being freely used
and that confidence prevails in COM
mercial circles.
Deposits show an increase for the
two months of 3,772,325.70, the total
of all kinds of deposits being $780,
339, 36z15.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-04-25
KILL C0LOR-LlNE MEASURE
Assembly Committee Decides Against
Hating Race lntermarriages
in Wisconsin.

Madison.-The assembly committee
on public welfare killed the t. A.
Stewart bill to prohibit intermarriage
OF whites and negroes.
Jack Johnson was the cause of SEN
timent that resulted in a measure.
like this being introduced" declared
ex-Assemblyman l.. III. Palmer, Mil
waukee, who opposed the bill Palmer
said about twenty-five families in
which whites and negroes are inter
married, live in Milwaukee,
The assembly committee on public
welfare unanimously recommended the
Holmes bill to establish tuberculosis
camps in the state forest reserve. The
bill carries an appropriation of S1O,-
600. Camps will be managed by the
superintendent of the sanitarium, the
state forester. and the executive sec
rotary of the Anti-Tuberculosis so
ciety.
The senate appropriated $250,000
for maintenance of the Stout insti-
tute for manual training at Menom-
onie for the next two years and for
the construction of new buildings
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-04-25
STATE HOUSE AT MILWAUKEE
Senate Passes WeisIe Bill Appropriat-
ing $4,000 for Administration Build
in State MetroIopis.

Madison.IThe senate passed the
Weigle bill appropriatffg $4,000 for
the construction and equipment of a
state administration building in the
city OF Milwaukee. The vote on the
passage of the bill was 10 to T. Sen
! ator Weigle said that good site
could be bought for about $3.50 per
front foot. He believed that $4,000
would be sufficient to buy the land
and erect and furnish the building.
The various state departments and
commissions, he said. We're spending
$4,000 year for rent for offices in
Milwaukee, which were widely scat
tered If a new building were fur
nlshed, as proposed by the bill, all Of
the state officers working in Milwau-
kee would be housed under the same
roof, which would be great conven.
fence to the public.
Aroused over Assemblyman Carpen-
ter's recital OF wrongs following in
the wake Of gypsy fortune tellers, the
committee on public welfare Wednes-
day afternoon unanimously recon.
mended his anti-fortune telling bill for
passage. Robbery, petty thievery,
fraud bunco games, seduction, and
murderous assault were enumerated
by the Baraboo representative as ex-
amples of their evil character.
The assembly passed the Whiteside
bill for legislative investigation of the
proposed reforestation lands in Villas,
Oneida, Forest and Langlade counties,
as to their agricultural possibilities.
The bill went through by a decisive
vote, after all but one amendment had
been voted down.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-04-25
SEEK EARLY ADJOURNMENT
of Assembly by Placing Limit
for Bills.

Madison. assembly took action
relating to curtailing business when a
resolution introduced by AssembIyman
Axel Johnson providing for time when
the committee shall report was adopt
ed. The resolution provides that all
bills which have been or which may
be reported to any committee of the
assembly shall be referred back to
the clerks desk on or before May 6
to be placed on the calendar All
bills shall be referred to the calendar
and no bills shall be accepted for in
PRODUCTION after noon of April %.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-04-25
REAL ESTATE BOARD URGED
Dietrich Sill Hearing Before Assembly
Committee on State Affairs Brings
Out Strong Support.

Madison. The assembly committee
on state affairs has under considera-
ton the Dietrich bill to create real
estate board in Wisconsin. 1t pro-
vides for a board of three members
appointed by the governor for a term
of six years, their compensation to be
$40 per day and expenses for actual
service. No one would be permitted
to engage in the real estate business
without certificate from the board
and to get that he must bring Gre
dentials from the county Judge.
W. E. Hamilton, Milwaukee, vice
president of the Wisconsin Real Es-
tate association, headed a large dele
cation which appeared in support of
the bill at hearing before the as
sembly state of affairs committee. Ar
guments were presented in favor Of
the bin by L. b. Rowley, b. e. Stark,
G. J. Kinney, f. A. Kremer Madison;
f. H. Schultz, Racine; Oscar III. Pierce.
j. A. Mccormick, Milwaukee, and by
j. H. Denhardt of Neenah
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-04-25
VAN H|SE FIGHTS
PUBLIC SESSIONS
UNIVERSITY HEAD CLAIMS 1T Is
MISTAKE TO ORDER OPEN
REGENTS MEETINGS.
OFFERS A SUBSTITUTE BILL
Would Have Sessions Public Only
When Request for Same Has Been
Made-Measure Has Already Passed
the Assembly.

Madison.-Fresident Charles r. Van
Eise of the University of Wisconsin is
still opposed to public sessions OF the
board of university regents, and at a
meeting of the senate committee on
education and public welfare offered
substitute for the bill which has
passed the assembly and which pro-
vides that all meetings of the regents
be public meetings The substitute
provides that the meetings shall only
be public when there is request for
public sessions and that otherwise the
meeting shall be executive sessions.
The bill now before the senate pro-
vides that all sessions of the board
of regents shall be public except ses-
sions where it is necessary to return
findings and that the findings agreed
upon at these sessions shall be entered
upon the minutes of the university re-
gents and thus become public records
Loans to Farmers Approved.
The assembly passed the Vint reso
luton which suggests to congress
that the postal savings deposits be
used to establish a system of aid to
settlers on the unoccupied lands in
the several states. The resolution sug-
gests that 80 per cent of the postal
savings deposits shall be invested in
bonds of states for the purpose OF
making long time loans to farmers.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-04-25
FISH WAGON WORKS CLOSED
Racine Plant, Organized in 1862, Sue.
cumhs to Growing Automo-
bile Traffic.

Racine.-That automobile traffic has
taken the place of team and wagon is
plainly evidenced in Racine by the an
nouncement of the officers of the Fish
Bros. Wagon company that the plant
would close down in July and the
property be offered for sale. Otis w.
Johnson. former senator from this dis
trict, is the principal stakeholder in
the wagon company which was organ
lied in 1862 and for nearly half cen
tury was one of the largest wagon
manufacturing companies in the
United States and employed hundreds
OF men. For the past five years the
company has operated the plant to but
half capacity
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-04-25
REVENUE COLLECTOR NAMED
Wausau Man Is Nominated by Presi.
dent Wilson for Western Dis
trict of Wisconsin.

Washington, ID. C.-Herbert H. Man
son of Wausau, Wis, chairman of the
democratic state central committee of
Wisconsin from 1906 to 1910, has been
nominated by President Wilson as col
lector of internal revenue for the west
ern district of Wisconsin. He was
actively associated with Joseph E..
Davies in the Wilson campaign, is a
product of the Wisconsin state univer-
sity and lawyer at Wausau He was
delegate-at-large to the democratic
national convention in Denver four
years ago.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-04-25
LttIn hoy.

4AiLttc DOyy
The way before you stretches far;
II winds through valleys that are dark
and deep.
or you will halt In doubt where dangers
bar
Your progress on the hlllsides hard and
steep.
Little boy.
fou are but starting ON the way
The way that at far-off grave must
And temptresses will plead with you to
In byways that TO infamy descend.
Little boy
look with pity on your face
think OF all the hardships you must
bear,
The compacts 'twixt Dishonor and Dis
10 scar your soul and drag you to de-
spair.
Poor old man.
You feet are weary. you are sad:
The way that lies before you soon must
end
The pleasures and the triumphs you have
had
Were they the things that caused your
back to bendT
Poor old man,
You pass on, friendless and alone;
You have become a stranger in the
land.
Behind you sleep the ones whom you
have known
'Tis long since you have gripped !
brothers hand.
Poor old man.
The way behind you stretches far:
You totter down tho last uneven slope
Your weary hands are marked by many
a scar,
But on your face there is the glow of
Hope.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-04-25
RECALL OF MAYOR ASKED
retItions Are Circulated at Washburn
Charging Mayor II. n. Peavey
with Conspiracy.

Washburn.- Washburn is in the
midst of political turmoil over petit
tons for the recall of Mayor H. H.
Peavey and Aid Amoly. The petition
for the recall of Mayor Peavey con-
talns 200 names Mayor Peavey is an
assemblyman. The petition for his re-
call reads:
"Conspiring with other members OF
the council in leasing public property,
signing orders that were illegal; fail
ing to scrutinize bills presented for
payment. and neglecting the duties of
his Office"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-04-25
PASS SALOON DIVORCE BILL
Measure Which Prevents Breweries
From Owning Sites or Licenses
Goes to Senate for Action.

Madison.-The saloon divorce bill
was passed in the assembly by vote
of Is to "A. This bill, which was in
troduced by Assemblyman Pfenning of
Kenosha, aims to prevent the owner
ship or control of saloons, sites or
buildings, by any brewery If this
measure passes the senate and is sign
ed by the governor it will mean that.
nearly three quarters of the saloons
In Milwaukee will have to change
hands.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-04-25
Lieut.. Gov. Morris Burned.

la Crosse-Lieut. Gov. Thomas Nor
IT'S saved the life of his daughter, Gas.
SIC II, and sustained severe burns on
1e hands and wrists, when he extin-
suished flames which had caught her
ciothIng and hair. Miss Morris dress
ing gown took fire from a water heat
ef IN their house She rushed down.
'tairs crying for help, into the arms
ol ner father. He quenched the flames
WITH his hands and a rng.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-04-25
Held for First Decree Murder

Marinette. Peter j. Christ, former
superintendent of the workhouse, was
bound over to circuit court on charge
of murder in the first degree, for the
killing of Howard Leaf. prisoner
whom he shot in an alteration Christ
is in jail and has made no effort to
get bail
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-04-25
NO State Aid Wanted

Beaver Dam.-The residents cs the
town of Trenton, Dodge county, who
recently voted to spend $1,000 in tie
improvement of roads. declare they
will need no state aid. as they have q
system of their own.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-04-25
Risks Life for R.h.

,t neioit---At the risk OF being killed
,onn Dimmick rescued a little italian
M l'lu from death bv train of cars
ne child tottled upon the tracks and
5000 there as the train bore down
upon her. - uo"n
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-04-25
Poor old man
How He Cot Warmed un.

John" said Mrs. Smithers as they
sat shivering beside the CRATE, where
their last lump of coal was burning
itself out. Il forgot to tell you that l
must have money to buy some more
ice tickets tomorrow morning
And then the unreasonable woman
thought his remarks indicated that
he was no gentleman.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-04-25
Pat GROVE Kent n cell.

La Cr0sse.--Unable to raise $1,000
bail, Pat Grove, who kidnapped Ed
ward Cudahy, receiving $4,000 ran
som, will be confined in jail here I'M
til circuit court meets in May. Grove
is alleged to have entered a house
and stolen suitcase filed with
clothes which he later disposed of to a
saloonkeeper.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-04-25

Remember, gentlemen" said the
candidate who was running for re-
election, that it is always best to
leave well enough alone"
Yes. yelled an impertInent little
man who belonged to the other party,
that's what the rat said when he
broke loose and left his tail in the
trap"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-04-25
Widows Advatanas.

Which would you rather be If
you were twenty-seyen and could have
your choice, widow on s,Sst a girl2"
oh, a widow, by all means. A
widow always has a big advantage.
She can try an entirely different kind
the next time"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-04-25
Awarded 5000 for INJURIES.

Green Bay.-A jury here awarded
Eli Gotto, Jr.. $4,000 in his action
brought against the Milwaukee road.
v lille uncoupling cars an engine was
backed down on him and HIS back
was injured.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-04-25
AWKWARD FOR U. S. ATTORNEY
Mr. Davies Announces That Madison
Lawyer Will Succeed C. Il. Cor
don of La Crosse.

Madison Joseph f. Davies an.
hounces that President Wilson had de-
claed TO appoint John A. Aylward as
United States attorney for the western
district of Wisconsin to succeed Geo
H. Gordon of La Crosse.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-04-25
Hunters Body is Found.

Wausau.--A searching party found
the body of Paul Goetzke of Scofield,
who went hunting and was missing
two days He met death by the dis
charge of his gun.