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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
re CONFER DEGREES JUNE 16
lfsrocession Of Graduates and TradI
tional Exercises Part Of Com
mencement Program az U.

MISUNDERSTANDING with the
time-honored procession of graduA
ates. faculty and regents at $50
O'Clock in the morning, commence
merit day, Wednesday, June 16, at
the University of Wisconsin will in
clude the traditional exercises. Pres
idelt Van Hise will deliver a brief
address in the university gymnasium
at $3.50, and will confer the degrees.
0rations are to be delivered by the
following members of the graduating
class: w. Harrison Loerpabel of
Nome, Alaska, college of engineer
ing; William G. Kammlade of Spar
tai college of agriculture: Archie M.
Peisch of Eau Claire. and Yvonne
Dauplaise of Superior. college of let
tiers and science, and Roger G.. Cum
ningham of GAINESVILLE, law school
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
STORM CAUSES DAMAGES
Four Houses Are Struck by Liqhtninu
and Several Persons Injured
at Marinette.

Marinette.-Four places were
struck by lightning, one man was in
jured, COW killed, one house nearly
wrecked, several others damaged and
narrow escape from death by
Mother Superior Mela of st. Mary's
convent, was the feature of a great
electrical storm which swept over the
Twin cities.
Places in Marinette struck by
lightning are: w. r. Petrie, house
nearly wrecked, one man, Oscar
Kruger, knocked unconscious; also
A. Mindrum and Fred Nelson homes.
Perhaps the most spectacular in
cident was remarkable electrical dis
play which took place about Mother
Superior Mela. While at a window
of the convent balls of fire burst
about her in most sensational man
ner, but she felt no shock, nor was
anything near her touched by cleo
tricity.
lightning crashed down the Chin
ney of the home of w. R. Petrie and
spread to almost every part of the
house. Oscar Kruger, asleep in a
room on the top floor, was hurled
fromfhis bed and made unconscious.
Splirters of wood were driven sew
eral inches into the house.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
MANY RECEIVE DEGREES
Number Will Reach $4,000 Mark At
U. of w. This Season-5acheIor
of Arts in Lead.

Madison-About 10000 graduates will
have received degrees from the Uni
versity of Wisconsin when the mem
bers of the class of 1915 receive their
degrees on June is. The total number
of first, higher and honorary degrees
granted to date is 1926, according to
statistics just compiled by the regis
trar.
The degree of bachelor of arts leads
the list with a total of 3,430 conferees
since 1854; bachelor of science comes
next with S.025; bachelor of laws, /, 1866
since 1869; bachelor of letters, now
dropped as degree, 1897 from 1876
to 1903; bachelor of philosophy 437,
graduate in music 12S, and graduate
in pharmacy 314.
Sixteen received the degree of bach
elor of metallurgical engineering be-
tween 1876 and 1896. The degree has
been dropped. One degree of doctor
of public health was granted last year.
Eighty-one honorary degrees have
been granted.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
LANGUAGE OF SEALING WAX
Meaning Has Been Given All Colors
Generally Made, Says New York
Stationery Dealer.

A well-known New York stationery
dealer says that the language of seal
ing wax is a late fashionable fad. A
meaning has been given to all the col
ors generally made, and all persons
who use sealing wax on their letters
should be acquainted with these mean
ings, so that the use of a favorite
shade may not be misinterpreted
In this new language white means
. proposal of marriage, black is
message of death, of course, and vic.
let signifies sympathy or coincidence.
Chocolate should be used for invita-
tions to dinner, vermiIion for business
communications, while ruby-sugges-
tive perhaps of bleeding hearts
used to seal love letters. Green Is
used to signify hope, brown to tell OF
melancholy, blue of constancy and yell
low of jealousy.
Pink is the proper color for school
girls to use in sending letters to one
another, while matured ladies should
use gray for letters of friendship.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
P.J. MAHONEYHEADs LOOT.
Berlin Wins Honors In Competitive
Drill, Defeating Green Bay by
Narrow Margin.

Manitowoc-T thirtieth annual
convention of Wisconsin Oddfellows
and Rebekahs closed with election OF
the following officers:
Grand master, Paul ]. Mahoney, La
Crosse; deputy grand master, John S.
Craig, Superior; grand secretary, G.
w. Thwaits, Milwaukee; grand chap
lain, ]. S. Josslyn, Belleville; grand
warden, A. J.. Engli, Ellsworth; grand
marshal, A. NJ. Arbenson, Amigo;
grand conductor, d. R. Williams, Osh-
kosh; grand guardian, C. ]. Rawliss,
Stoughton: grand herald, S. ]. Que
man, Milwaukee.
Officers of the Rebekahs: President,
Mrs. Joseph Tyrill. Madison; vice
president. Mrs. Dickerson, GAINESVILLE;
warden, Mrs. Reynolds, Appleton;
marshal, Mrs. Nelson, Amigo; secre.
tary, Mrs. Howe, River Falls; conduc.
tor, Mrs. Hoe, Milwaukee; inner
guard, Mrs. Galloway, La Crosse; out.
er guard, Mrs. McRae, Stevens Point
Berlin won honors in the competi.
tive contest for drill teams, scoring
SO points and winning over Green Bay
by a narrow margin.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
THREE HURT IN EXPLOSION
accident Occurs as Preparations Are
Being Made for Balloon
Ascension.

Milwaukee.-Three men were
burned, one seriously, several others
sustained bruises and slight burns
and a score more were endangered
when tank of gasoline, being used
TO initiate balloon, exploded in
vacant lot at Lake street and Hum
boldt avenue. The injured are: Ed
ward Kruger, Frederick Kaufman
and George Klein.
Under the direction of William
Kuptz, several men were assisting in
filling the big bag of gas. They were
using gasoline in contrivance SINH
lar to blowtorch.
When the tank was seen to be
leaking and it was evident an explo-
sion might take place, more than a
score of men ran to the balloon in an
attempt to drag it out of danger.
Kruger, Kaufman and Klein were
among those nearest to the tank.
When the explosion came the flames
surrounded them for. a second. al
most asphyxiating them, and set fire
to their clothing.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
Peculiar Boring Clam.

One of the strangest creatures
known to science is the pholas, or bor-
ing clam. When still very minute the
animal bores into the sandstone lodges
at extreme low water, by means OF
its sharp shell, which is replaced by
secretions as it is worn away. 1t pene-
trates the rock to depth of six or
eight inches, and hollows out its
burrow as it increases in size.
Shaped roughly like a top, it could
not leave its rock dwelling even II II
wished to do so. For food, it depends
on the animalcules that float in sea
water, which it seizes by its long 81
phon, or tongue. The pholas is IN
great demand at the seaside resorts
along the Pacific coast, for its meat
is very tender and makes excellent
soup.-Youth's Companion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
Regeneration,

Starfish will grow new arms, lob
sters new claws, and lizards new tails.
A new lizard viii not indeed spring
from new tail, or a new lobster from
a discarded claw, but a new starfish
will grow from a detached arm. In
the vegetable kingdom, as writer in
knowledge remarks, this phenomenon
is still more common, and has been
put by man to practical use. AL
though identical in principle, the grow
ing of plant from a cutting may
not seem SO astonishing as the grow
ing of new starfsh; but growing
not one but many plants from a leaf
seems almost as extraordinary. 1t is
not unusual to see leaf Of the bry'
ophyllum that, after lying on moist
ground for a little time, has half
dozen new plants growing from its
edge. Among the many plants that
can thus be propagated is the begonia&
and every housewife knows geran-
ium plant can be grown from lear
stalk.-Youth's Companion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
BEST SIZE OF SILo TO BUILD
Not Advisable to Construct Recep-
tacle With Diameter over Twenty
Feet-Riaht Height.

In building a silo one should plan
well the width of the silo. If the silo
is too wide for the number of stock to
be fed from it daily, there will not
be a sufficient amount Of silage taken
from the silo per day, especially in
warm weather, to keep the silage from
spelling.
A depth of to 21a inches of silage
should be taken from the silo per day
during the winter months, and a depth
of three inches per day during the
warm summer months.
If the stock on a farm is equivalent
to from ten to fifteen cows, the silo
should have a diameter of about ten
feet; If equivalent to fifteen to twenty
five cows, diameter of about twelve
feet; If equivalent to twenty-five to
thirty-five cows, diameter of about
fifteen feet; if equivalent to thirty -five
to forty-five cows, a diameter of six
teen feet; If equivalent to forty-five to
sixty-five cows, diameter of eighteen
feet; IL equivalent to sixty-five to sew
enty,five cows, diameter of eighteen
feet. For herd of seventy-five cows
or over the diameter can be from
eighteen to twenty feet.
1t is not advisable to build a silo
with the diameter over twenty feet. 1t
is general rule not to make the
height of the silo less than twice or
more than three times the diameter.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
SHORTHAND IN OLDEN TIMFS
No System of Phonetic stenoor,..
Was Known to Anclents-Abbr'
viaticns Were EMPLOYED.

We are told, in a recent story -.
not only the Romans, but the anciert
Hebrews, possessed fine systems -
stenography, and that public men too,,
stenographers with them wheravo~
they went. This is not true in anu
strict sense. The ancient Roma.
and Hebrews had systems of Shot
hand; but not of stenography. Tba,r-
shorthand consisted of abbreyiations
the use of letters for words. the i'm
production of arbitrary symbols ana
memory systems, and that kind ~
thing. No system of phonetic stenog.
raphy, such as we have at the presan.
day. in which a fluent character renra.
sents certain sound, and In accord.
ance with which the sounds of the hu.
man speech can be transcribed 40
they are uttered, was known to the.
ancients. The shorthand system On.
vented by Giro, the secretary of Cice-
70, is well known; it has no
phonetic basis. Two amanuenses were
necessary to keep up with a speaker
and there are even tales that Caesar
kept six amanuenses going at once II
Is certainly a long jump from that to
the handy girl of today, whose swift
pencil easily keeps up with a mans
utterance.
Few people of the present day have
any just or correct understanding of
phonetics. The average person con.
fuses the name of letter of the al
phabet with the sound which it is SUD-
posed to represent, fails to distinguish
between diphthongs like long 'i'' and
the simple vowel sounds, and in many
ways betrays the fact that he is quite
without the phonetic sense. The teach
ing of stenography has spread knowl-
edge of phonetics, and in the long run
must produce much more general
realization of the righteousness and
wastefulness of our present system Of
spelling the English language.-New
York Mail.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
A Memorable Year.

Quite naturally anything that has 10
do with ourselves assumes first III
portance, but this trait is not often so
plainly exhibited as in the case OF tne
aged gentleman whose great-granu'
child came running to him in a state
of eager excitement. 1t seems that the
boy had just learned the date Oh
washington's death, and was anxious
to impart his information to others
Grandfather" he cried, what great
event occurred in 1892"
LET me see, said the old man, mus
ingly. "oh. yes, to be sure! was
born in that year."
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
Petition Is Dismissed.

Madison. - The state railroad
commission dismissed the petition of
George H. Dobbies and forty-seyen
other residents of Fremont, Wau-
paca county, for an order requiring
the 500 railroad company to stop its
northbound passenger train No. 1 on
signal at the station of Fremont. The
commission found that the present
service furnished by the road, which
consists of two passenger trains each
way daily, was adequate.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
PLAN FOR DEHoRNING CATTLE
Animal Is Held While Operation
ls Being Performed.

In reply TO an inquiry as to the best
method for dehorning COW a sub
scriber of Hoard's Dairyman submits
the following plan:
I inclose you a tie for holding
cows head at stanchion while dehorn-
ing. / thiok it the best tie know.
send you small model to show how
to use it. When cows head is fast in
stanchion, the rope is dropped over
cows neck. the loop is caught on the
under side and the rope doubled is
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
Excellent MIX Producers on Pasture.

expensive buildings. costly horses.
tools and machinery, high-priced feed
and labor, and all of this outlay turned
to raising crops that do not yield any
thing like the amount of digestible
nutrients per acre that should and
could be obtained and to feeding and
poorly caring for herd of poor cows
utterly unable to return a profit.
The same expenditure of money and
labor bestowed in an intelligent man
ner upon the same farm and an eff
cient dairy herd would return hand
some profit.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
Tomahawk lake HoteI Rurns.

Rhinelander.-Several Milwaukee
and Chicago people, who were guests
at the Charles Sanders resort hotel
on Tomahawk lake, were forced to
change their quarters as result of a
fire which DESTROYED the building. AS
the fire occurred during the day no
lives were placed in danger, and pa
irons of the place were able to save
their belongings.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
Killed in British Army.

Portage-P NJ. McGillicuddy, who
resigned as manager of the Allan An
derson farm in Polk county at the out
break of the European war to re-enter
the British army as lieutenant, was
killed in an engagement near Ypres,
according to an official message just
received here.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
BED Cross Nurse t1onored

Neenah.-Miss Matilda Kruger
has been elected an honorary member
of the Winnebago County Medical So
ciety. Miss Kruger recently returned
from Seryia, where she was engaged
in Red Cross service.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
Aid in Dehornins.

put through loop and placed around
the nose up far enough to not shut Of
her breathing. and then pull the rope
back to post at side of stanchion,
and one turn around post. A man can
hold the end, and by placing his
weight on rope hold the cows head
quite solid while her horns are re
moved. The rope is quickly removed
by taking on nose and pulling same"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11

INVESTMENT IN POOR COWS
MIX Producer Must Stop Guessing
and Be Certain Of ResuIts--Much
Money Is Wasted.

Chief obstacles in successful dairy.
ing are lack of well balanced, in
tensive methods and not applying bust
ness principles. The milk producer
mus. stop guessing and know for sure
what the results will be and adopt the
ways of most profit.
Large sums of money are invested
in many acres of land, extensive and
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
Woman Gets Appointment.

Portage, Miss Mary B. Clark as
sumed the position of superintendent
of the Columbia county schools. She
succeeds Chester w. Smith, who died
recently The appointment was
made by State Supt. c. p Cary Miss
Clark has been at Tomah for the past
five years and is former teacher in
the Columbia county schools.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
Enalneer Is Wounded.

La Crosse. Stepping out of the cab
of his engine at Winona Junction, Jo-
seph Stephans of this city was struck
by stray bullet and badly injured.
Boys shooting at water tank were
responsible.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
Wind Wrecks Farmhouse.

Superior-A cyclonic storm pass
ing near Gordon, this county, demol-
ished farmhouse half mile east
OF the village, the occupants escap-
ing injury by fleeing to the cellar as
they saw the storm approaching. In
Superior, hailstones as large as
grapes, coming suddenly, drove
throngs to cover.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
Bow Drowned h MAN

La Crosse.-Noting the disappear
ance of her year old son, Mrs.
Charles Carrigan started search for
him. He had fallen into a well fifteen
feet deep and drowned.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
ReIoIt Bows WIN camn.

Beloit-At least thirty Beloit boys
will go to the state summer camp of
the Y. M. C. A. at Phantom lake this
summer. Don c. Brown. boys work
secretary, has that number enrolled
and expects several more.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
Racine Girl War Nurse

Racine.-Miss Mary Williams of this
city, graduate nurse of the Presby-
terrain hospital, Chicago. will enter the
Presbyterian hospital in London as
war nurse
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
Ashland Plant to Resume.

Ashland.-The Lake Superior Iron
ana Chemical company will resume
operations at their plant here July 1
alter having been closed down since
May o. 1914. Two hundred men will
Dc gwen employment when the plant
is working full blast
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
DO cue Number Of Saloons.

Ashland.-There win be fifty-three
saloons in Ashland after July /. twelve
less than are operating at present. The
city commission decided there are too
many saloons.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
WIN eraduate las students.

La Crosse.-The La Crosse State
Normal school will graduate the larg
est senior class in the history of the
total of 145.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
on COMPANY Is Eormed

Depere--An independent oil com
pany mas been organized two large
'4nAs VIII be erected for sale of kero-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-09

be smaller than the holes in the spools.
and in that case, in order tr make the
nails hold. it will be oecessary to cut
small squares of cardboard and run
these over the nails as fa- as the
heads Gigs. 8 and ~. After mailing
the spools in their proper positions,
number them with black paint, ink or
pencil, as indicated in Fig. 3. Each
number represents the score of the
spool pin above it.
The tossing rings have a hole
through their centers, and are filed
with beans. like ceanbags Gig. 81.
Cut two pieces of cloth eight or nine
inches square for each Gig. g.. Fold
each piece in half diagonally, so as
to bring corners A together Gigs 6
and -; then fold corner B over on
to corner B Gigs. and 81. and fold
corner C over on to corner c Gigs.
s and 81. Cut off corners G. and ID
as indicated by dotted lines in Fig 8
Gig. 1O). and, unfolded. the piece will
have the form shown in Fig. IL. Sew
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-09
GETTING Bid or INVENTOR
How General Miles Handled WiId-eyed
Man With Bulletproof
Army Coat.

When General Miles was the head
of the army he used to be continually
besieged by cranks with pneumatic
firing guns, dirigfble war balloons and
other martial inventions. But the gem
eral would weed these cranks out with
admirable speed. An inventor in his
office one day tells of curious Incl
dent in this relation
A card was brought in and laid be-
fore the general.
"Oh, send him in,'' said Miles. His
business won't take more than a min
ute or two
So in came a wild-eyed. long-haired
man twisting his soft hat nervously
in both hands.
General he said, Il have here
and he took out small parcel-'a
bulletproof army coat. If the govern
ment would adopt this"
Put it on; put it oni" said General
Miles. And he rang the bell. The
clerk appeared as the inventor was
getting into the coat
Jones' said the general, tell the
captain of the guard to order one of
his men to load his rifle with ball and
cartridge and"
Excuse me. general forgot some
thing" interrupted the inventor. And
with a hunted look he disappeared
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-09

as long as this one is wide, on the
stern end Fasten the rails to the
bottom of these boxes Gig 81. The
crosspieces B and D, provide for the
mounting of the wheels. Nail one to
rails A at the bow end, and the other
so it will come under the center OF
the stern box. Crosspiece F forms
A foot-bar.
The front iron axle must be at
tached to a pivotal wooden axle &c,
Figs. 4 and 81. This must have a
hole bored through the center of it's
length for 5s-inch carriage bolt
Screw a pair of screw-eyes into one
edge &C. Fig 81. Fasten the iron
axle to the wooden axle with iron
staples. or with bent-over nails Bore
a hole through the center of cross
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-09
HE ASKED THE RIGHT MAN
Railroad Man Has His Curiosity Sat
sfied in a Startling
Manner.

A Louisville attorney and railroad
man who has his "stop-over" here
went to a theater the other night The
railroad man saw a fashily dressed.
red-faced, sportylooking individual
sitting in one of the boxes.
Who is that tough person sitting
in the box?'' the railroad man asked
pleasantly. He looks like a drunken
burglar"
That" said the attorney. lis my
cousin"
The railroad man gasped a couple
of times before he could get grip on
himself. Then a smile spread over his
face as he remarked:
We'll, 1 went straight to headquar
tiers for information, didn't I?"-Louis>
vile Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-09
THE GAMES OF JAck-sTIcksa AND
RING-TOSS.

No doubt you are familiar with the
game of jack-straws, in which a pile
of tiny sticks in the forms of ham
mers. saws. shovels. picks. ETC.. are
placed in the center of a table. and
then in turn each player tries TO re-
move by means of a small hooked
stick as many of the "straws'- as pos
sible. without disturbing any other
"strawS' in the pile.
The only difference between the
straw" game and our stick" game
is IN the substitution of real hammers.
saws, etc, for the small ones Fig
ure l shows the large assortment of
articles that may be used-brooms.
umbrellas. coat hangers. pans, pot
covers. pals. dustpans. etc. Throw
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-09

these articles in a heap. crossed and
recrossed as in the illustration. For
the hooked stick for removing the
articles from the pile take a broom
handle and drive a long nail into it
near one end, as shown in Fig. 2.
Taking turns. each player should
try to remove, one at a time, as
many sticks from the pile she
can without disturbing anything
else. The turn passes to the next
player the instant she disturbs other
than the article she is trying to re-
move. The player securing the larg-
est number of articles is winner.
The game of ring-toss requires an
easily made target Gig. 81. The tar
get requires grocery box, two stick
uprights to support the box, nine
thread spools for pins. and nine nails
The spool pins should be placed
or Az inches apart. The heads of
the nails for fastening them will likely
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-09

piece D Gigs. and y for the car
riage bolt to run through. Then, in
mounting the axles upon the frame
work, slip an iron washer over the car
riage bolt so it will come between axle
E and crosspiece d. The rear axle
must be fastened to a similar wooden
axle &C, Fig. -. Nail this wooden
axle to crosspiece B.
The steering-gear should be made
next A sewing machine wheel is
best for the steering-wheel, but a
wagon-wheel will do. Cut a broom
handle for the shaft q, Fig. 81. and
mount the wheel on one end. Then
cut a crosspiece Cd. and a square
block (K), bore a hole of the diameter
of the broom handle through the CEN
ter of EACH and nail K 70 ]. Slip this
crosspiece over the end of the shaft.
and fasten II IL inches above the end
with screws driven through the edges
of J and K. as shown. Cut a hole