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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-02-06
TAKING VOLTAGE OF CURRENT
Electricians Experimenting to Deter
mine How Far the Spark
Can Jump.

BY measuring how far an electric
current can jump through the air
from one piece OF metal to another
electricians can determine the volt
age of current; and it is by setting
a current to making broad jumps and
then scoring the feat Win tape
measure that the very high voltages
used nowadays are ordinarily meas
ured. But the judges of these atn-
letic feats have recently determined
that the electricity jumps much more
surely from some sparks than from
others. just as a man is not likely to
Jump so we'll from a mud spot as from
firm ground
Spark gaps. as these jump measures
are called because of the great cleo
trio spark that jumps across the gap,
have teen made of needlepoints. lays
tbs Saturday Evening Post Now 1t
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-02-06
MEN DIG UP MANY OLD COINS
Workers Near Road 5etweea New
Bedford and Fall River Find
Coppers Dated 1898.

New Bedford.-Granite workers pre-.
pairing for blast at a point near the
road between this city and Fall River
dug up bag of coins, some of them
dated before the Revolution and none
dated later than 1893. All were of
copper and could be deciphered only
after being cleansed.
OF the eleven coins two are the
famous Liberty pennies, dated 1872
and 1913 respectively, and one is a
King George penny, dated 1774. As
interesting and peculiar as any how
ever, are the Fugio pennies, as they
are known to collectors. These pen
MES have on one side a design of the
sun and below it a sun dial Under
this design is the date, 1887, and the
legend Mind Your Own Business"
while the Latin inscription. "Fugio,"
is printed on the edge. On the reverse
side are thirteen links joined together
in a circular chain, emblematic of the
thirteen states which originally
formed the Union. These Fugio coins
were manufactured in Connecticut by
a citizen there, and under a special
act of congress in 1856 and 1871 and
there was bat limited number to the
issue. They are quite uncommon now
and are eagerly sought by collectors.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-02-06

by hungering Aocs
to Heaven are answered. bu no. is
ters. reckon no one here could eve
write letter happy enough, SO ligh
with joy that it could fly up there
In the days when thought this Jes
Sc person was important. | used tt
read the Old Testament, which is full
human with pride and arrogance OF
man. But since / learned that this
whole world is only dream from
which we shall awake. the New Tesla
ment has been my pasturage. Maybe
three moons ago. when my ammuni-
ton had run out. and my neighbor
animals had learned all the little
secrets of my traps and snares, and
l,wondered what God was going to do
about it. OF course | couldn't ques-
ton about His business. but seeing
that likely He intended me to leave
my little worries behind, | made a
good fire in the cabin, lay down in the
bunk, arranged my body to be in de
cent order in case left it, and took
my Bible to pass away the time.
suppose I'd dropped of to sleep.
when something rough began to hap
pen. jolting me back into the world OF
fuss A man in buckskin shirt and
bad temper, stamping the snow of
his moccasins, shaking me by the
arm. He was my old friend Iron Dale.
man of the world-which smashed
him.
He seemed to be worried. and that,
of course, was natural to a man like
iron, lusty and eager. with an appe-
tite for money whereas poor Polly
had done her best to cure him of his
dollars.
Here was Iron jumping about the
cabin. busy as a chipmunk, with just
the same hurried. funny way of bias
pheming He had to make fire, cook
soup, and haul things in from out.
doors, while he told me news about
team, sleigh. load of stores for me,
and his own services paid up six
months ahead if I'd let him work on
the ranch. He was like a little boy
which plays at keeping store, where
you've got to pretend to trade. with
nary smile, lest he should see and
the whole game turn unreal. So sat
up for soup, which made my loose
skin fit me again as l filed. I'd an.
swer to all he did. grave as a con.
stable, playing the game of life just
as used to.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-02-06
DEAD MAN WON TRAIN RACE
A Milwaukee Railway Engineer Strick
en- at the Throttle After
Swift Ride.

Seattle Wash.-While driving his
locomotive So miles an hour George
H. Perry, engineer of the Chicago, Mil
waukee e st. Paul fast overland train
the Olympian, died of heart disease at
his throttle. Death occurred soon az
ter Perry had won a race against
train on a rival road which parallels
the St Paul tracks near Easton, just
before the roads begin to climb the
steep grade up the east slope OF the
Cascade mountains.
After Perry's train had passed It's
rival, had gone through Easton at full
speed, the fireman saw that the en-
gineer was dead He drove the train
to Laconia on the west slope of the
range, where another engineer TOOK
charge.
Perry was one of the Oldest men IN
the employ of the Milwaukee, having
been in the cab more than 40 years
In that time he had never been II
a wreck. He was sixty-three years
old, and his friends had planned sur
prise party for his home coming
Many of them did not know of his
death until they went to the railway
station to accompany him hom to the
birthday anniversary festivities.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-02-06
sYMopsIs.

The story opens with Jesse Smith re-
Iating the story of his birth. early life In
Labrador and OF the death o. his father
Jesse becomes sailor. His mother mar
ries the master of the ship and both are
lost In the wreck OF the vessel. Jesse
becomes a cowboy in Texas. He marries
Polly, a singer of Questionable morals.
who later Is reported TO have committee
suicide. Jesse becomes a rancher and
moves to British Columbia. Kate Trevor
takes up the narrative. Unhappily mar
Tied she contemplates suicide. but changes
her mind after meeting Jesse. Jesse res
cues Kate from her drink-maddened hus-
band who attempts to Kill her. Trevor
loses his life I'm the Rapids. Kate rejects
offers OF grand opera managers to return
70 the stage and tnarries Jesse. Their
married life starts out happily Kate sue
cunbs TO the pleadings of composer to
return to the stage and runs away with
him She rescues Widow O'Flynn from
her burning house. IS badly burned her
self and returns home. where Jesse re-
ceivcS her with open arms. Jesse calls
on neighbors and plans to capture cattle
thieves. Kate Is rescued from the hands
of the bandits. Jesse Is captured by the
robbers, but by clever ruse makes pris-
oners of the robbers. They are turned
over to United States marshal. who has
arrived with extradition papers. Jesse
takes charge OF the outlaw chiefs son.
Billy o'Flynn. having promised the chief
TO keep him out of his fathers profession.
He takes Billy to Vancouver and the
lad Is shanghaied. A son is born to Kate
and Jesse and is named David. Jesse re-
ceives a letter from his first wife. Polly
In which she tells him she deceived him
into thinking she had killed herself. For
the honor or Kate and their son. father
and mother sparate. Kate and David go
to England to live. -Four years later Billy
has been ruined and ostracised through
the yindlctiveneSs OF Polly.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-02-06
Father Recognized Force Of Appeal
to ManIiness, and II Has
Worked Well.

Several gray-haired business men
were recently chatting over their
cigars.
This talk about mother and the
boys is all very WE'LL said one. But
father comes in strong, too. My
father devoted one minute a day to
US boys that did more at that age to
keep us straight than all the little
mothers admonitions. She was
sweet unworldly little person and We
adored her and reverenced her teach
ings. However, she never could thina
Of US as anything but her little boys.
and as we grew taller and more
worldly we acquired the usual boyish
sense of exalted Importance and
might have been led to secretly pat.
ronize her strict goodness as a little
cld-fashioned, except for father
Father saw the force of appealing
to us as man to man, long before
there was much man in us. / guess.
Every night at dinner, can see him
yet. after the blessing, with his cary.
ing knife and fork poised over tbs
roast, pause and look US straight in
the eyes.
Well, boys, how goes the world?'
And you better believe the thought
of that moment steadied us often dur
ing the day. We had to keep pretty
straight to be able 70 return that
clear look and answer:
so X Dad"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-02-06

sickness. load No. 2 sleigh with stores
invalid comforts, consigned 100 Mile
House. Each driver to present load.
rig and team. with personal services.
and to forward cons;gnee's receipt.
Hire third sleigh with team one
month. furnish furs on approval.
equipment, comforts suitable to bush
travel and residence of a lady. Place
in charge of young competent civil en-
gineer, bringing instruments and as
sistant to report to Madame Scotson.
arriving Ashcroft Pacific Limited 20
inst
Absolute secrecy required Charge
Scotson'
SO far the impulse had moved me
to be quick before I repented, and
the journey gave time for that Leav-
ing the sweet majesty and serene or
der of the English landscape, ! made
the usual passage by s. S. Charon
across the Styx to New York. where |
caught a stuffy train for the transit
Of an untidy continent And so, in
the starry middle of a night, was
met at Ashcroft
Tho civil engineer sent by the Hud
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-02-06
CHAPTER II.
The impatient Chapter.
Rates Narrative.


Rates NdTrdtive.
This chapter is so difficult to start
1t deals with a time when life had
become impossible unless one could
jump from here to Wednesday next
and thence to Monday fortnia hit OF
course the book is only meant for
Jesse, for David, for me, and for those
to come who may revere us as their
ancestors. Thank goodness. l am not
a novelist!
sent David with his nurse tc rtay
with Father Jared. so mother called
me a cold-blooded wretch abandoned
my part at the opera to a weird
ravening female who can't sing. so
my manager called me an atheist My
maids had to pack and run TO escape
storage with the furniture at the
Picking and Tootham Emporiums;
my little home passed to a gentleman
with mourning nails, diamonds, and
lisp; by bits and scraps of stock
were sold and the proceeds banked
with the Hudson's Bay company.
The keenest pleasure which ever
money gave me came. when Billy and
helped in the drafting OF cable
order from the Hudson's Bay Company
in London to that bland magnifico who
manages their branch palace at Van
couver. One always feels that if one
happened to want Paris hat, bag
of nuts, and monkey, this Vancouver
potentate would make parcel OF
them without the slightest fear of
their getting mixed AS to surprising
the company. one might as well tickle
the Alps. So here is the telegram. -
Provide three sleighs. each with
two horses, engage two reliable bush
teamsters; six monthI guaranteed
bonus for secrecy and fdellty.
Referring to previous requirements
of Jesse Smith, load No, sleigh tc ca
pacity with provisions. Injuries, am
munition, books. consigned to him via
bush trail from SO Mile House, Carl
boo Road. Referring to Captain Tay-
lor'e past requirements and present
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-02-06
CLEVER IDEA BRINGS RESuI r.
Proves o Sc comDetent Basis 70,
Plans to Drain Big Florida "
Swamp,

New York.-Florida was bu;,t ~
q coral reef, says Popular Mechanics
and this coral is covered with a ha~5
lime rock, which comes to the surfaoo
IN the western part Of the state. wbero
tae rainfall gets in under the lime
stone, flows east and comes up in tba
ocean about two miles from shore
mis- formation gives Florida It's arte
sian wells, with pressure ranrino
from eight pounds at Fort Pierce to
q pounds at Jacksonville. A swami
was successfully drained by drivinp
an artesian we'll and overcoming tbe
pressure by gasoline-driven ceDtri
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-02-06
What Anaered Mother.

A group of newspaper men were
visiting the Washington park zoo the
other day to see the new hippo. The
hippo, who has been christened RIP
the Hipp," was stretching lazily in the
sun. when little girl and her mother
approached.
LOOK at the d-n lazy thing"
cried the girl, excitedly raising her
hand and pointing at the resting AMI
NAL.
Didn't l tell you never to point at
things" cried the mother angrily. at
the same time striking down the little
girls arm.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-02-06

has been found that if metal spheres
are used, and the electricity made to
jump from one to the other. the re-
suit is more accurate; and sphere
spark gaps are replacing the needle
point jumps.
Even with spheres to jump from
the athletic electricity is not entirely
satisfied unless each sphere is as big
in diameter as the jump the current
expected to make. With such spheres
the spark of current of 100000 volt,
age will break down when the spheres
are little more than Is inches apart
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-02-06

off is five miles long. Made into a
wagon road, 1t would give a better
gradient for traffic. save four miles,
employ local labor at season when
money is scant. and be an all-round
blessing to mankind. At the foot of
the gorge we'd locate the new Hun
dred Mile House.
incidentally. Spite House would be
side-tracked. left in the hungry woods
four miles from nowhere"
Tell me-" urged. what you
think"
My dear madam, when I've made
survey you shall have dates and fig
ures for a temporary snow road.
permanent way, and q house
1T can be done?"
why. certainly"
You approve?'
Yes. | see dollars in this, for
me-"
You think I'm foolish?"
1T will be an excellent road
But the result?"
Please don't blame the engineer"
ooh, tell me what you think, as
man"
We'll. let's pretend I'm Polly"
laughed.
Being Polly, and from my Polly
point of view, frankly. I'm pleased
Here are hundreds of new customers.
with Madame Scotson's money to
spend at Spite House"
My men will sign an agreement.
The man who visits Spite House for
feits bonus for good service. loses
all outstanding pay. and leaves my
camp that day"
rs that so? OF course the coaches
change horses at Spite House."
When I've bought out the stage
company. they'll change horses at the
New Hundred"
And only stop at Spite House for
the mails?"
Il shall appeal to the postmaster
general"
On the ground that you're running
a rival house? Captain Taylor. you
say, did that"
My house shall charge nothing. It
shall be free. and the visitors my
guests
Then, in my little Polly way, I'm
afraid I'll have to move Spite House
down to the new road"
Dn to my land?"
s'Your cruelty reduces me to tears.
/ am martyr appeal to the chival-
rous public to boycott that new road"
When I've brought money into the
country? oh, you don't know this
hungry neighborhood!"
Mercy, MY clients done for I'm
Madame Scotson's managing engineer.
May | ask a plain question:"
Certainly"
is there water-power in this
gulch?"
There's lovely waterfall"
"I'll look around tomorrow"
And then came Mr.. Erue's confes-
sion. The assistant. not himself, was
a surveyor I'm only a paper-maker.
I'm looking for cheap timber. good
snow for haulage, water-power to mill
the lumber into paperpulp, and road
to market. I've been travelling some
months now in search of that combi-
nation, and IL your lovely waterfall
will give me five thousand horse-pow-
er, / shall have to build your cutoff
road for myself, also the house. Then
therell be war against these black
pines, your enemies. AS to Spite
House, it seems hardly the kind of
thing for you te deal with. Perhaps
you'll leave that to me
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-02-06
Method of Draining Swamp.

fugal pump, the water being forced
downward through the pierced rock
bottom limestone, into the water.bear-
ing stratum beneath, and thus out.
ward toward the sea. In places where
there is no surface water and no flow
on account of elevation, water will be-
pumped out from the water-bearing
strata for irrigation purposes. The
method has been patented.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-02-06
Man Would Force the Issue.

Lansing, Mich.-Frederick Spreck' d
wealthy farmer, confessed that ne SCI
fire to the rural schoolhouse at haI
rison so that the pretty eighteen-yeai
old school teacher would be out Oh "
job. Then he hoped she would hS'eN
to mis- proposal of marriage
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-02-06
MIX and Music.

II Is a little known fact that the
most delightful music at the present
day is produced by playing on milk.
The supply of ivory nowadays does
not to a great extent meet the de.
mand Strange as it may sound. skin
milk forms substitute. It is used
for making the keyboards of pianoA
and In appearance this hardened sub
stance Is hardly distinguishable fsou
ivory.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-02-06
PART III.
CHAPTER l.-contlnusd.

4
could J possibly break with Covent
Garden-where my understudy. fear
eome female. ravened for the part?
The cottage would never let before
our river season Madame Scotson
has been called abroad on urgent pri-
Tate business"
"Of course" the lad was saying.
when Polly got to be postmistress,
she handled Jesse's letters. held the
envelopes In the steam of kettle un-
til they'd open, and gummed them
when she was through-if she sent
them on. She found out who he dealt
with and got them warned not to
trust him. There's 10 letters now"
She wouldn't dare."
NO? Yun remember ne sent you
that book Sou wrote together at the
Jranch?"
you know that"
Il read 1t at Spite House. She had
"a heap Of fun In the bar-room with
Jesse's letter Her cat eyes famed
like mad"
There was no letter"
''She made a paper house of it. and
set 1t aiight to show how Jesse burn
ed her home in Abilene. She was
drunk, too, that night. But that's
nothing Glad you didn't hear them
yarns she put about the country
lJeese wasn't never what I'd call popu
1iar. but he amt even spoken to now
by any white man. His riders quit,
his Cinnamon cleared out. Then she
bought Browns ferry, had the cable
took away, the scow sent adrift. and
lSnrly Brown packed off She'd heard
that Jesse lived by his rifle. so she's
lcnt him from his hunting grounds.
There's nothing left to hunt east of
The Fraser"
He's starving?"
Shouldn't wonder"
"Billy!"
"Yes'm."
How soon can get ship"
None before Saturday.
Go on. Tell me the worst"
The signs may read coarse wealth
ser or typhoon. | dunno which yet.
she's been locatin' settlers along them
old clearlngs In the black pine and.
Judging by samples I'd seen, she swept
the jails'
Why more than one?' | asked
why all that expense when one would
dor"
Who'd hlackmaii Polly afterward?
She's no fool. She says straight out
Ia public she'd shoot the man who
killed him. But them thugs is planted
In hungry land. they see his pastures
the best in the district. and you know
as well as do he's a danger to all
robbers. Why. even when sportsmen
and tourists comes along his old gun
gets excited. He hates the sight of
strangers. anyway
Now, all these years she's goading
him to loose out and break the law.
That's why she's got the constable
protecting her at Spite House. Once
she can get him breaking the law she
has all them thugs-so many dollars n
head-as witnesses. 1t amt murder
she wants. She says that when she
went to his ranch that time Jesse sent
Fher a message by old Mathson, 4 won't
let her of with death
She won't let him OF with death.
Twice she has put him to shame In
public. She'll never rest until she
gets him hanged There's only one
thing puzzles me. see It's his ST.
ience. the waiting which makes Polly
wake up and screech at night. But
dunno myself-has Jesse lost his
nsTveG"
How DO you know all this?"
sne tod mother everything"
And your mother told YOU wbvq
secanse-say, mum, you rememba,
the thing your husband caIlsd pn,
Durham Du
"BookeT''
Fancy Brooke the thin, -.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-02-06
CHAPTER III
Rescue.

JeSSeS Letter.
Mother in Heaven:
Please thank God for me and say
I'm grateful Tell the neighbor angels
how little mothers having sons on
earth are badly missed and grudged
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-02-06
KEEPING THE BOYS STRAIGHT

(To BE CONTINUED
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-18

The Police force will join the city
employees this evening and go in 9
body to the evangelistic services at the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-18
Judge Vincent
Dis missed
DiDorce Case
d. 3 .NIxoNlls GRANTED THE Gus.
toby OF HIS soNfJoHN sHER:
MAN.
NIXON rs ARRESTED ON CHARGE
OF DEFRAUDIN6 THE coFFEY
HOUSE.

Judge Vincent Of the intermediate
Court has dismissed the divorce pro-
ceedings of Mary Louise Nixon vs.. e
husband, A. B. Nixon, and also award
cd Nixon the custody of John Sherman
nixon, their two year old child.
Nixon was sued for divorce by his
wife with attorney Rolla ]. Conley
as her lawyer, while attorney French
McCray represented the defendant.
Judge Vincent in awarding the Gus
tody of the child to Nixon provides
that the mother shall have access and
lie permitted to see the child anytime
clio desires.
Tho Plaintiff has given a notice
nf appeal to the higher courts and the
execution OF the order has been delay
cd sixty days. In the meantime MI:
Nixon has the possession OF the child
and Nixon has the privilege Of sec
ing 1t at least two times a week.
While here attending the trial Of the
divorce case Nixon was arrested by
Constable Figgs IN q charge Of de.
frauding the Coffee house out Of 5000
Bc was taken before Justice Fleming
and gave bond for his appearance at
0 hearing on next Tuesday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-18
HOW TO BREAK UP THE ExPEN.
sivE CIGAR HABIT.

Nothing will go further towards
breaking up the cigar habit than to
give him one Of those pound glass
!umidors of Prince Albert smoking
tobacco. 1t not only has the look
CT quality but the quality is there and
with n of those pleasant Jimmy"
pipes there is not a bite for the
tongue IN the whole pound. The knob
on the close glass coyer holds a neat
sponge which keeps the tobacco in
a fresh condition. Prince Albert has
been put before the readers of the
West Virginian as a smoking TOBACCO
OF real merit and the writer, who has
tested it, can youch for the truthful
ness OF the advertisements. II you
want to give the best market It Prince
Albert, the national Joy smoke"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-18
EARLYEIRE.

sALEM-Fire early Thursday
morning destroyed one Of the main
buildings Of Salem College at Salem,
together with practically all its con-
tents entailing a loss of about $4,000.
The structure was the large frame
building formerly used for class work
and utilized as a gymnasium and q
music department since the big brick
building was erected a few years ago.
The IRE, which is believed to have
started from a gas stove, was under
good headway when discovered about
O'CLOCK and efforts OF fire fight
eraEygeregfutile IncludedEinthe equip
lment that was destroyed were tive
high trade pianos Miss Marion u
BOYS, music teacher, lost Q good deal
81 music literature and some psrsonalH
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-18
DR.. Asa Smith on
Board Of Governors

DR.. Asa Smith, of this city, was
elected a member OF the Board OF
Governors Of the Chiropody Society
of West Virginia, which was organized
In Huntington a few days ago.
The object of the association Is to
have chiropody recognized BY the
state through legislative enactment as
a branch OF the medical profession.
The officers are as follows:
Walter C. Viehman. Huntington.
president; w. C. Moore. ClarkSburg,
vice president; A. II. Schang, Wheel
ing, secretary-trcasurer; board OF gov
errors, DR.. Asa Smith, Fatrmont; g.
II, horton, Charleston; S. Clough.
Huntington; w. C. Moorman, clarks-
burg; Walter G. vichmap, Hunting
ton.