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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-08-13
When Glass Adheres.

If sheets of plate glass be piled up
horizontally TO a considerable height
without the precaution of separating
them by sheets of paper, the glass in
certain places adheres as tightly as if
it were cemented. so that it is neces.
sary to remove it bit by bit This is
due solely to cohesion, which is the
property of bodies to adhere as soon
as their molecules are in contact. 1t is
almost impossible to make surfaces so
smooth and to exert pressure so great
that the molecules Of the two surfaces
will actually be in intimate contact,
but in certain machines this does oc-
cssicnally take place with both steel
and lead, effecting sort of welding so
perfect that even the microscope can
not detect the place of union.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-08-13
lently again, all during the long night
Hell had only taken a breath"
GOT So FOR FAMOUS HYMN
Tell Mother III Be There" Made
Observation-Disclosures From Nc
kinley's Message to Mother.

columbus, Ind.-While here to de.
liver an address before the Tabernacle
Society of Men, Rev. Charles M. Fill.
more, pastor of the Hillside Christian
church of Indianapolis, told how he
came to write his famous song, Tell
Mother I'll Be There" He said he
was trying to organize little church
in Peru, Ind, and was writing hymns,
which he sold at an average of three
dollars each.
One morning while he was waiting
for his wife to get breakfast he read
In newspaper dispatch telling that
the mother of President Mckinley
was dying. He noticed that the presi-
dent had telegraphed. Tell mother I'll
be there"
Couldn't you write a song about
that?" his wife asked. Before ten
minutes had passed. the minister says,
he had written the chorus and before
breakfast was ready he had the entire
song completed
He sold it for three dollars Ten mil
lion copies of this song have been sold
and at the customary royalty of one
cent a copy the minister should have
received 100000. But three dollars is
all he ever got for it.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-08-13
BEYOND CONTROL OF MAN
Absolutely Perfect Day is Something
That Depends on Too Many
Factors.

There is pretty little sentimental
song which begins with the words:
When you come to the end of a
perfect day" 1t relates to true friend
ship and to an unforgetable incident,
and it suggests that perfect days are
rare in human experience. Perhaps
they are. For perfect days depend
upon many factors, and some of these
are beyond the control of the individ-
ual. You cannot produce a perfect
day at will any more than you can
summon project weather to suit your
convenience.
The hasty conception of a sperfect
day would be such a one as falls out
to be entirely to your liking in every
respect. That requires a combination
of circumstances which is exceptional.
You might set forth in the morning
with the determination that, in re-
spect to your own actions and affairs
and your power over them, the day
should be perfect, but in an hour or
two external influences might inter-
vene. and the whole thing go glimmer-
ing. If there be one element lacking,
whether it be an environment, in the
attitude of others or in yourself, per-
lection is not secured and the day
takes its place in the common cate
CORY, inspiring neither song nor rhap-
sody, and occupying no permanent
place in the storehouse of fond recol-
lections. In fact, it is the very rar-
ity of perfect days that makes the sub
ject one of comment, of story, of po-
etry, of cherished memories.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-08-13
HOW ALPINES FIGHT

cles and made him insensible to "a
tigue.
The training of the Alpine includes
everything belonging to the infantry
arm and more. He is taught how TO
regard cave as his fortress and
rock as a redoubt. He is taught
methodically and scientifically how to
climb to an almost inaccessible peak
or scale sheer wall with the help
OF a rope and pick. Further, he
learns how to dynamite rock in the
space of few seconds and how to
set tons of stones rolling down upon
the enemy climbing after him.
The training and fighting qualities
of the Alpine were put to a severe
test during the advance in the Tren-
tino and Carnic frontiers, where the
occupation of the passes and the sum-
mits dominating them had to be made
swiftly and effectively. The task de-
volved wholly on the Alpines and In
fantry.
On May rs. at two in the morning
the reveille was sounded and the Al
pines received the order to scale the
SUBMITS facing them, chase the enemy
away and prepare the ground for the
infantry and artillery. Not in sin
gle instance did the Alpines fail to
reach their objective.
The Austrians were surprised and
either fed or surrendered after
brief resistance. At noon every bat
terry of mountain artillery was in It's
place and Smelling the Austrian forts
On the Carnic frontier. or more pre-
cisely, in the Monte Nero sector the
task entrusted to the Alpines was
harder and more complicated.
Probably the exact history of the
capture of the five peaks composing
the Monte Nero range will never De
written, but eye-witnesses maintain
that this history will be hymn OF
praise to the Italian Alpine troops
General Cadorna in describing the
capture of Monte Poce, the fifth peak
said the Alpines performed feats
which nobody believed possible Inc
AustTians themselves regarded thiS
particular peak as absolutely impreg'
nable. Towards Italy it was nothing
but a sheer wall The only way OF
approach lay through a deep gorge
on the northern side of the mountain
looking toward Plezzo. On the tar
ian side even a sentry was regaroeu
as superfluous.
The only way to take the fort was
to scale the wall and reach inc
trenches undetected. The Alplhe'
did it.
The rest is known. Two Austrian
companies were surprised and as
patched in their sleep. Two more
shared the same fate. Later IN 'he
day the Austrians launched agaihs'
the Italians a battalion of Hungarla1
Honved, in a desperate effort to 70
take the position. but the battahon
was annihilated and the bodies u
the Hungarians are still at the u t'o~
Ct the gorge
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-08-13
YOUNG MAN HAS OLD JOB

One of the youngest officials OF
the Wilson administration is at the
head of the oldest scientific depart
ment of the government, and his APP
pointment was not the result of luck,
accident or political influence. but the
recognition of remarkable qualifica-
tons which fitted him for the posi-
ton.
It was on the fifteenth of April.
the day following his thirty-ninth
birthday, that Dr. E. Lester Jones be-
came superintendent of the coast and
geodetic survey, the service which,
according to Secretary Pedfield, deals
first with humanity and second with
commerce"
Perhaps no one in the survey, no
matter how long he has been in the
service, has spent more of his life
in the open than has Doctor Jones'
Indeed, it would seem. that by en-
vironment, training, education and
temperament, he had been qualifying
for the SUPPLEMENTARY of the coast
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-08-13
BEYOND MEASURE OF YEARS
Geologic Time Cannot Be Computed
by the Ordinary Methods of
Science.

Scientists hesitate to estimate geo.
logic time in terms of years. Such es-
Inmates have, however, been made,
and one published by Prof Charles
Schuchert in 1910 states that about
100000 years have elapsed since
the close of the Carboniferous age, an
age, as the name suggests, in which
great deposits Of carbon, in coal, were
being formed in many parts of the
world. This age has been divided by
biologists into the Mississippian,
Pennsylvania and Permian epochs, of
which the Mississippian is the oldest
and the Permian the youngest. The
Pennsylvania epoch alone is esti-
mated by Schuchert to have covered
2.160,000 years, and animal life is sup
posed to have existed on the earth for
over 100000 years before that time.
Geologic periods are recognized pri-
marily by the animals and plants that
lived in them, so that the study of fos-
sils plays very real and important
part in the progress of geologic
knowledge. Rocks of Carboniferous
age. as shown in their fossils, have a
wide distribution in the United States,
and they are apt to abound in these
remains Of plant and animal life. The
fossil shells which are found in them.
however, may vary greatly from point
to point, because the animals they rep
resent lived in different periods of geo.
logic time or in different regions in
the Carboniferous ocean.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-08-13
KENT TELLS A NOME STORY

Representative William Kent of
California has many quaint tales of
the north, country. One of them deals
with the early days in the Nome re-
gion, when gold was plentiful and
everything else was decidedly scarce.
One of the residents, the story runs,
wandered into a rough, ready-made
saloon and beheld four bewhiskered,
rough-looking individuals.
They were deeply detected. They
sat far back in their chairs, hands in
pockets. Occasionally one of them
sighed or swore. In front of them
were stacks of chips representing
several thousand dollars in gold.
Whats the matter?" asked the
visitor.
This here poker game is busted
Gp!" was the reply.
Busted up?" repeated the visitor.
In establishment, why, you've got
enough money there to play for
week."
Yep, stranger agreed the be-
whiskered mar modify, I'VE got that
two jacks in the deck!" and resumed
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-08-13
SHORTAGE OF CRANBERRIFs
Government Reports a peorsss. !.
Trimmings for the Thanksgiving
Turkey.

Misunderstanding to the r.
ports received 5y The department .,
agriculture from the cranberry fields
of the United States, there NAV M,
be enough sauce for the Thanksgiv.
ing turkey this year.
Information from the cranberry sec.
tions of Cape Cod, New Jersey and
Wisconsin is that in consequence of
the cold weather of few weeks an
the crops will be short.
Last season there were 625 900 bar
rels from these three sections. but az
cording to best estimates now. the
coming crop will not exceed 100000
barrels.
On the contrary. the predictions
from the South are that the turkey
crop win be larger than ever befors
in this country.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-08-13
BRUCE ISMAY, RECLUSE

There is one man in the British
isles, at least, to whom the memories
of the Titanic disaster are a dread
and ever present reality. That man
is Bruce Ismay. He was managing
director of the White Star line at the
time of the Titanic disaster, and was
among those saved when the liner
sank.
He has voluntarily withdraw him.
self into almost complete seclusion
He is tragic figure whom care and
premature age have marked for their
own. A great part Of the year he
passes. oftentimes alone, in Costelloe,
one of the most remote, most unfre-
quented and desolate spots on the
west coast Of Ireland Here his sole
employment is fishing for days and
weeks on end, occasionally with a
friend, or perhaps two, but for the
greater part OF his time accompanied
only by his servant.
Ismay is very popular among the
cottagers around. He found them
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-08-13

sympathetic and friendly and he has given them employment
IN connection with the fishing and his lodge
say TO this remote nhopahe shore blessing disguise
those
whether
for that matter they take in story anyway
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-08-13
TWO MEN FIGHT WITH LYNX
North Dakotans Kill Vicious Animal
in Fierce Battle Near
Devils Lake.

Devils Lake, N. DIN battle in a
wheat field a half mile from Lakota,
Fred Hensey and Charles Travnicek
were returned victors over a vicious
female lynx, the first ever seen in the
lake region.
A dray stake was used by Trav.
meek to kill the lynx, which was
ready to spring at Hensey, who was
unarmed.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-08-13
WORKING HIS WAY UP

At the 1915 commencement exer
cises of Columbia university Ensign
Louis Randolph Ford, U. S. N, re-
ceived the degree of master of arts
That was only one incident in the
determined fight this young naval
officer Is making to achieve his child
hood ambitions, which ambitions, it
may well be. do not stop short of the
insignia of rear admiral
AS a barefooted lad in Texas,
where he was born thirty-two years
ago, Louis Ford made up his mind to
enter the navy. but his parents were
not able to send him to college and
the influence to obtain an appointment
to the naval academy was lacking. SO
at the age of fourteen Louis went to
work on Sabine river tugboat. and
three years later became an appren-
tice in a machine shop. In two years
more he was full-fledged machinist
and enlisted as such in the navy.
Starting in at Mare Island, he worked
his way steadily up to the rank of
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-08-13

CHIEF machnist and
passing with
on
wcn included radio engineering
ordnance and gunny
Wn as one OF the professors said worked
attached to the New
designing
shops yards
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-08-13

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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-06-11

AT that moment we were startled
by the sudden appearance of Elaine.
She entered the room carrying in
her arms huge bunch of roses which
she had evidently just received.
The moment she saw Craig, how
ever, she stopped short with look of
great surprise.
Her keen eye had not missed the
fact that several of her letters lay
scattered over the top of the desk.
What are you doing with my let
tiers, Mr.. Kennedy" she asked, in. an
astonished tone, evidently resenting
the unceremoniousness with which he
had apparently been overhauling her
correspondence.
AS guardedly as possible. Kennedy
met her inquiry, which l could not
myself blame her for making.
81 beg your pardon, Miss Dodge"
he said, 'but matter has just come
up which necessitated merely a cur
sorry examination of some purely for
NAL letters which might have an i'm
portant bearing on the discovery of
the Clutching Hand Your aunt had
no idea where you were, nor when you
might return, and the absolute neces-
sity for haste in such an important
matter is my only excuse for examin-
ing few minor letters without first
obtaining your permission.
She said nothing. At another time
such an explanation would have been
instantly accepted. Now, however, it
was different.
Kennedy read the look on her face
and an instant later turned to Aunt
Josephine and myself.
II would very much appreciate a
chance to say a few words to Miss
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-06-11

suppressing momentary flash OF an
ger that had redeemed his face, and
controlled himself as. if by a super
human effort.
Il believe you really love that man
Kennedy" he exclaimed in tone that
was almost a hiss. But / tell you,
Elaine, he is all bluff Why, he has
been after that Clutching Hand now
for three months-and what has he
accomplished? Nothing"
He paused. Through Elaines mind
there flashed the contrast with Ken
nedy's even temper and deferential
manner.
Bennett, by another effort, seemed
to grip his temper again.
While Elaine and Bennett were talk
ing Kennedy and / had entered the Of
fee.
Craig stopped the boy who was
about to announce us and asked for
BENEFITS secretary instead, much to
my establishment.
We found the secretary hard at
work at the typewriter, copying a
legal document. Without word Ken
nedy at once locked the door.
The secretary rose in surprise, but
Craig paid no attention to him. In
stead he calmly walked over to the
machine and began to examine it.
Might I ask'-began the secretary
'You keep quiet" ordered Kennedy,
with nod to me to watch the fellow.
you are under arrest-and the less
you say the better for you"
shall never forget the look that
crossed the secretary's face. Was it
the surprise of an innocent man?
Taking the mans place at the ma
chine Kennedy removed the legal pa
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-06-11
SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystifed by
a series of murders and other crimes.
The principal clue to the criminal is the
warning letter which is sent the victims,
signed with a "cIutching hand" The lat
est victim of the mysterious assassin is
taylor Dodge, the Insurance president.
dis daughter, Elaine, employs Craig Ken
try to unravel the mystery What Ken
nedy accomplishes is told by his friend
Jameson, al newspaper man. Enraged at
the determined effort which Elaine and
craig Kennedy are making to put an end
70 his crimes. the Clutching Hand, as
this strange criminal is known, resorts
to all sorts of the most diabolical schemes
TO put them out of the way. Each chap
against their lives and of the way the
great detective uses all his skill to save
this pretty girl and himself from death.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-06-11
BE At HEADQUARTER AT IL. DE.
STROY THIS IMMEDIATELY.
TINCTURE OF IODINE


=
TRUTH is the only goal and MATTER
is nonexistent-
TTTTTTTTTTTTTT
Look, Walter" he exclaimed as he
drew out the paper from the machine.
I bent over, and together we COM
pared the Us with those in the Clutch
ing Hand letter, the paper from the
bomb and the letter which Craig had
taken from Elaine's desk.
AS Craig pointed out the resem-
blances with a pencil my amaze
ment gradually changed into
comprehension and comprehension
into conviction. The meaning of it all
began to dawn on me.
The writing was identical. There
were no differences!
While we were locked in the secre-
tarys office Bennett and Elaine were
continuing their chat on various social
topics. Suddenly, however, with
glance at the clock, Bennett told Elaine
that ne had an important letter to die
tate and that it must go off at once.
She said that she would excuse him
few minutes, and he pressed but
ton to call his secretary.
OF course, the secretary did not ap-
pear. Bennett left his Office, with
some annoyance, and went into the ad-
joining room, the door to which Ken
nedy had not locked.
He hesitated a moment, then opened
the door quietly. To his establishment
he saw Kennedy, the secretary and
myself apparently making close ex-
animation of the typewriter.
Gliding, rather than walking back
into his own Office, he closed the door
and locked it. Almost instantly fear
and fury at the presence of his hated
rival, Kennedy, turned Bennett, as it
were, from the Jekyll Of a polished
lawyer and lover of Elaine into an In
sanely Jealous and revengeful Mr.
Hyde.
With a look of intense horror and
Ioathing Elaine watched him slowly
change from the composed, calm, In
tellectual Bennett she knew and re-
spected into repulsive, mad figure or
man.
And his long, sinewy hand slowly
twisted and bent until he became the
personal embodiment Of the Clutching
Hand
AS Elaine, transfixed with terror,
watched BENEFITS astounding meta
morphosis, he ran to the door leading
to the outer Office and hastily locked
that also.
Then, with his eyes cleaning with
rage and his hands working in murder
GUS frenzy, he crouched nearer and
nearer, toward Elaine.
She shrank back. screaming again
and again in terror.
He was the Glutcbing Ham.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-06-11

Dodge alone" he intimated. 81 have
had no such opportunity for some
time. If you would be so kind as to
leave us in the library-for few min
utes-"
He did not finish the sentence.
Aunt Josephine had already begun TO
withdraw and I followed.
For a moment or two Craig and
Elaine looked at each other, neither
saying a word, each wondering just
what was in the others mind.
Craig cleared his throat, the obvious
manner of covering up his emotion.
Elaine" he said at length, dropping
the recent return to Miss Dodge" for
the moment, Elaine, is there any
truth in this mornings newspaper re-
port of-of you?"
She had dropped her eyes. But he
persisted, taking a newspaper clipping
from his pocket and handing 1t to her.
Her hand trembled as she glanced
over the item:
SOCIETY NOTES.
Dame Rumor Is connecting the
name of Miss Elaine Dodge, the
heiress, with that of Perry Ben
nett, the famous young lawyer.
The announcement Of an engage
ment between them at any time
would not surprise.
Elaine read no farther. She handed
back the clipping to Kennedy. AS her
eyes met his she noticed his express
sion of deep concern, and hesitated
with the reply she had evidently been
just about to make.
Still, as she lowered Der head, 1t
seemed to give silent confirmation TO
the truth of the newspaper report.
Kennedy said nothing, but his eyes
continued to study her face.
He suppressed his feelings with a
great effort then. without a word,
bowed and left the room.
walter" he exclaimed as he re-
Joined us in the drawing room, where
I was chatting with Aunt Josephine,
1--WE must be off again. The trail fol-
lows still farther"
An hour or so later, Elaine, whose
mind was now in q whirl from what
had happened, decided to make call
on her lawyer and the conf1dant of her
father, Perry Bennett.
AS Elaine entered his private Office,
Bennett rose to greet her effusiyely
and they exchanged few words.
II mustn't forget to thank you for
those lovely roses you sent me-" she
exclaimed at length. "They were
beautiful, and I appreciated them ever
so much"
A moment later Bennett led the
conversation around until he found an
opportunity to make tactftll allusion
to the report of their engagement in
the morning papers.
He had leaned over, and now at
tempted to take her hand. She with
drew it, however. There was some
thing about his touch which, try as
she might, she could not like. Was it
mere prejudice or was it her keen
woman's intuition?
| Bennett looked at her moment,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-06-11

With this instaIlment the mys.
terry of The CIutching Hand is
solved, but the story will be corr
tinued under the title OF
NEW EXPLOITS OF ELAINE.
The authors have involved
Elaine in another series OF
thrilling and sensational expert
ences more interesting than her
previous ones, which will be re-
lated In the coming InstaIIments.
You will find them highly enter.
tanning and worth reading.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-13
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