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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17
APOLOGIzING TO THE TIGER
Raymond 5Iathwayt Tells of His Elk
periences While Connected With
Travelling Menaeerie.

In book of "reminiscences, Through
Life and Round the World" Raymond
Blathwayt tells the following story in
connection with a travelling menagerie
ne attached himself to while knocking
about the West during his salad days.
One day just after breakfast" he
says, Il peeped in at the messroom
door. There was a full-grown tiger
licking the jam and bacon off the
plates.
"'Oh, 1 beg your pardonr ejacu-
lated, as I hastily shut the door. A
moment after met Jack, the tigers
keeper.
I can't find that other tiger no
where he said to me. I guess I've
mislaid the old critter.'
You have l icily replied, for I was
a good deal annoyed with the danger
had so narrowly escaped. You'll find
MIN IN the messroom licking the plates
Thank you. mate he said.
An hour after l overheard the pro-
prietor asking his little son if he had
washed up the breakfast dishes.
Hadn't no need to. pop; the tiger
licked 'em like he knew they wanted
cleanln'P."
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17
A Sculptor's Error.

Whenever there is a military parade
in Washington, d. c., and the soldiers
or others who have had military expe-
rience are in the vicinity of the magni-
hcent statue of General Sherman.
which stands just south of the treas
ury, there is sure to be comment on
the blunder which the sculptor made
in connection with the equipment of
the figures at the base of the statue.
The blanket roll, which is properly
carried over the left shoulder by sol.
diers, Is here shown over the right
shoulder. where, as even the smoll
boys know nowadays, it would inter.
fere with the gun.-Popular Science
Monthly.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17
SOLD SHOTGUN
FOR TEN DOLLARS
And Filed on Western Canada
Land. Now Worth $4,000.

lawrence Bros. of Vera, Saskatche-
ran are looked upon as being amongst
tho most progressive farmers in West
orn Canada. They have had their
@,,ns-and-downs," and know what 1t
&c 70 be in tight pinches. They perse-
vared. and are now in an excellent
financial position. Their story is an
interesting one. Coming in from the
states they Travelled overland from
calgary across the Battle river, the
Red Deer river, through the Eagle
Hills and on to Battleford. On the
way their horses were stolen but this
did not dishearten them. They had
some money, with which they bought
more horses, and some pros isions.
When they reached Battleford they
had only money enough to pay their
ferriage over the Saskatchewan river,
and this they had to borrow. 1t was
IN 1906 that they filed on homesteads,
having to sell a shotgun for ten dol
lars in order to get sufficient money to
do so. Frank Lawrence says:
"Since that time we have acquired
altogether a section and a half of
land. in addition to renting another
three quarters of a section. If we
had to sell out now we could probably
realize about $4,000, and have made
all this since we came here. We get
crops in this district of from 30 to
81 bushels of wheat to the acre and
oats from 40 to so bushels to the acre
Stock here pays well. We have 100
sheep, 20 cattle and 60 horses, of which
q number are registered Clydes."
Similar successes might be given of
the experiences of hundreds of farm
ers throughout Western Canada, who
have done comparatively as well. Why
should they not dress well. live well,
have comfortable homes, with all mod
ern equipments, electric light, steam
heat, pure ventilation, and automo-
biles. Speaking Of automobiles it will
be revelation to the reader to learn
that during the first half Of 1917, 49,
900 automobile licenses were issued in
Alberta, twice as many as in the whole
of 1916. In Saskatchewan, 21,000 H.
censes were issued up TO the first Of
May, 1917. In its monthly bulletin for
June the Canadian Bank of Commerce
makes special reference to this phase
and to the general prosperity of the
West in the following:
Generally speaking the western
farmer is, in many respects, in a much
better position than hitherto to in
crease his production. Two years of
high prices for his products have en-
abled him, even with a normal crop,
to liquiGate a substantial proportion
of his liabilities and at the same time
to buy improved farm machinery. His
prosperity is reflected in the demand
for ruilding materials motor cars
and other equipment. It is no doubt
true that some extravaganza is evil
denced by the astonishing demand for
motor cars, but it must be remembered
that many of these cars will make for
efficiency on the farm and economic
both time and labor. "-Advertisement
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17
Several Moth Stars

In the known course 81 history there
have been several successive north
stars. When lhe great pyramid of
Cheops was built Alpha Draconis was
north star, and the Egyptian astron-
omers made a nOrthward. slopny pass
age several hundred feet long. from
a place deep under the base Of the py-
ramid straight through its vast mass
Of masonry, and this served them as
an immense telescope tube. without a
glass, for observing their sentinel in
the sky. The present North Star is n
huge sun, between fifty and one hun
dred times brighter than ours
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17

Early reports indicate tllat the
alarms of war viii not prevent many
Americans from visiting their new
national park In Hawaii. Three cele-
brated volcanoes. Kilauea, Mauna
Loa and Haleakala are in the new
reservation, The lava lake al
Kilauea, a spectacle which has drawn
thousands of visitors in past years
from every part of tie world, will
be, it Is predicted. unusually spectacu
lar this season because of the recent
Increased volcanic activity in the re
gion,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17

90 through life with a scarcely per-
ceptihle limp, only their closest friends
knowing that they are legless Cor
poral' james Tanner, former commits
siOner of pensions and commander in
chief of the G. A. r., would be an alb
solutely helpless cripple without arti-
ticial legs, having lost both of his legs
nearly at the knees after three oper-
atoms, yet with his artificial limbs he
moves about with perfect dignity.
General Dudley, also once commits
sioner of pensions, who had but one
leg, walked with only a slight limp
and many times in Washington So
ciety gracefully guided n fair partner
through the mazes of the waltz in a
room full Of dancers. United States
Senator NJ. c. Butler, Gen. Wade
Hampton, and many other men in pub
lie life have worn artificial legs unbe-
known to most people, but what is
more remarkable, the best makes of
artificial limbs will be found in use by
the thousand by men engaged in hard
manual labor, coal miners, fremen
horSemen, bicycle riders, house paint
ers, and even railroad engineers and
brakemen whose vOcations require the
display of no little agility, and doz-
ems of cases are on record where men
in all these walks of life have lost not
one but both legs.
The best artificial leg weighs from
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17
CUTICURA KILLS DANDRUFF
The Cause Of Dry, Thin and Falling
Hair and Does II ouiekIy-Trisl Free.

Anolnt spots Of dandruff, itching and
irritation with Cuticura Ointment. Fol
low at once by q hot shampoo with
Cuticura Soap, if a man, and next
morning If a woman. When Dandruff
goes the hair comes. Use Cuticura
Soap daily for the toilet
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold vSfywhere.-A6y.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17

Mary also has entered the Red
Cross. But Mary's story isn't quite ds
cheerful as Ellen's, for Mary is going
into the service with a heavy heart.
A letter Mary left for her mother
when she departed from home secretly
to don the uniform of nurse, read:
Mamma, Dear: l am going to be
one of the many American women our
country is calling. The war has taken
away everything l hold dear except
the little mother. whom Goo is going
to keep until l come back to her. Be
brave, little mother, and pr0y for US
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17

great as curing our own
Civil war, the vast number of com
batants engaged in the great battles
of today has resulted in the loss of
many tens of thousands of arms and
legs. No official figures have been
made public for any of the belligerent
nations, but it is estimated that at
least 175.000 soldiers have recovered
from their wounds minus at least a
leg or an arm. While the various
trades of war are all doing a booming
business some Of the collateral indus
tries designed to overcome or anchor
ate the havoc wrought by war are
equally busy. Not the least interest
ing of these is the manufacturing of
artificial legs and arms.
OF the hundred or more American
artificial limb factories everyone has
been Surfeited with orders, some large
ones having been placed by the Eng
lish and French governments while
many private orders have been re-
ceived from soldiers themselves.
Large shipments are continually being
made abroad. the British blockade of
course restricting the sales to the sol
diers of the allies. One pioneer Amer
lean firm has completely equipped fac
tories not only in six large American
cities, but has found 1t necessary to
establish branches in London and
Paris, all working night and day in an
endeavor to meet the abnormal de-
mands.
1t is somewhat of a coincidence that
the crippled soldiers of France should
depend for their best artificial limbs
upon the product of American skill
constructed principally of English will
low, in spite of the fact that the faith
er of real surgery was & Frenchman,
Ambrose Pare 1t is true that Hip
bocrates, the great Greek surgeon, who
lived 1000 years before Pare, per-
formed amputations, but only a small
percentage of the patients survived the
shock. Pare's greatest work came on
the battlefield some 300 years ago.
where he performed dozens of opera
tons which advanced the knowledge
of surgery more than it had been for
warded since the beginning of time.
There he discovered that instead of
pouring boiling oil in gunshot wounds,
as had invariably been the custom,
much greater percentage of rapid re-
coverieS were made when the oil was
omitted and the patients were handled
carefully and clearly, thus bringing
about the first step toward modern
antiseptic surgery Yet while surgeons
from the Greeks down learned how to
cut off legs and arms without killing
people. but little was accomplished I'M
til the present generation in replacing
the lost members. Egyptian hero
glyphics show one of the lesser known
of-the PharaOs, who had suffered the
loss of his legs, struggling about with
blocks of wood held in his hands. not
unlike the street faSirs of today Even
the crutch did not appear until the
fourteenth century, and the crude
wooden limb or "peg-leg" was invented
not until after the time of Pare
The artificial limb of today is some
thing of a marvel Many men with a
leg off below or even above the knee
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17

OF the slug was too thick and coarse
to be palatable and that the thrush
was simply endeavoring to dash out
the edible portions within, or that if
was attempting to render the tough
SKIN more tender By method analo-
gous TO the domestic batting of o
steak"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17
THESE GIRLS REAL PATRIOTS
Have Given Up for Their
Country.

Chicago.-Ellen Olson and Mary
Peslin are patriots.
Ellen, eighteen and pretty. since
the war has rejected five proposals
of marriage, caused two of her suitors
TO enlist. sent her three brothers into
the service, and now herself has en-
tered the Red Cross.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17

three-especially John AMI Joe John
and Joe are in the army and navy.
Mamma, my heart is breaking, and
l will at least find consolation in this !:
1t isn't fair to remain idle. They are
fighting for US, mamma. Every WON
an worthy of the name will offer her
services now. My brothers will need
care. Remember that Good-by,
mamma, dear. good-by."
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17

TWO and quarter to four and half
pounds. a vastly different thing from
the solid "pe5-leg." Moreover it is
perfectly hinged at the knee and art-
culated at the foot. The cost of such
leg is about 500, but it is guaran-
teed for five years. Such leg, which
must fit perfectly. cannot be turned
out like shoes by the million; each one
must be particularly, personally fitted.
Although machinery is used in limb
making, there is much exact hand
work necessary, for it is said that no
two amputations are exactly alike.
However, by making plaster cast Of
the stump and giving exact measure
ments orders can be satisfactorily han
died by mail
The United States government al
lows its legless and armlesS veterans,
in addition to their pensions, new arti-
fetal limbs every three years. and
since European governments will
doubtless carry out similar policy, it
seems unfortunately true that arti-
fetal limb factories will be assured
of busy times for many long years to
come.
There is one man among the many
manufacturers of artificial limbs In
this country who can sympathize with
the unfortunate soldiers of the Euro
pe;n war who have lost an arm or a
leg. He is Joseph l.. Hanger of Wash
ington. ID. c., who owes his present
success in life to the loss of a leg on
the battlefield during the Civil war.
Most men would have become discour-
aged to have to battle their way
through life handicapped in this way,
but, with keen insight to conditions
brought on by that terrible conflict.
Mr. Hanger, after making his own ar
titicial leg, started into the business
in small way.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17
No Promotion.

What business did you say the boss
was I'M" asked the clerk.
Why, he's a promoter" replied the
superintendent.
Wen, there must be some mistake.
mes never promoted me. I've held
the same Insignificant job ever since
I've been here"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17
Try A MEDICINE THAT
PROVES ITS VALUE

During the entne rcfiod of time that
I have been handling br. Kilmer's Swamp.
Root ! have never heard a single com.
PLANT. My customers are generally pleased
with results obtained and speak words Of
praise for the merits of the preparation.
Very italy yours,
GILL COMPANY. Druggist,
Per Julian ] Gill,
Sept. 90, 1916. Starkvire. Miss.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17
Subtle Patrlntisnn-

"That's funny little coat you're
wearing"
81 know it. The tailors are doing
the proper thing Just now ard making
all clothes that aren't soldier clothes
look as ridiculous as possible"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17
The Naked Truth.

Mother-William, how did you hurt
your hand? Have you been fghting1
WILMINGTON jerks called me q
liar, mother, an then he hit me on
the fist with his teeth.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17
Gallant Discussion.

He-It is particularly dangerous for
you, Miss Emily, TO think Of going out
as missionary 10 the cannibal tribes.
She-Why especially dangerous for
me?
He-Because If the heathens think
like your friends here they will at
once conclude you are sweet enough
10 eat.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17
Abundance,

America has no art and 40 poetry !"
''EvideRtly," said the business man,
severely, you are neglecting to read
our advertisements"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17
Result Of Modestv

Jenkins changed color when you
praised him before everybody"
'Yes, I noticed NAT when l said he
was a white man through and through,
he turned red"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17

The early milkman catches Il glimpse
of f woman's true complexion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17
Letter to
DIR. kilrner L Co.
Binghamton. ~. Y.
Prove Mai Swar,n.Rool MN do Eor Won

HIV'N ''""t S"NHFP-I-vON " III Do TUT AVI
Send ten cents TO DR.. kilmer L. CO.,
Binghamton, n. Y, for a sample size
bottle. 1t will convince anyone You
VIII also receive booklet of valuable in
formation, telling about the kidneys and
bladder. When writing, be sure and men
ton this paper. Large and medium size
bottles for sale at all drug stores,-Adv.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17

Mrs. Smith is consistent woman"
Yes; she even sticks her husband
Tor pin money"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17

Wherever a man fails In an under
taking he attributes 1t to fatalism.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17

Paints made from the oil of a Man
churian bean are said to be both ire
and waterproof.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17

Elizabeth. n. j., has been shocked
by the discovery of a Fagin school In
operation.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17

RTIFICIAL limb factor
les have been running at
double capacity since the
beginning of the great
war in Europe. AL
though modern surgery
has advanced to such a
degree that the percent
age of amputations now
necessary is not nearly as
great as during our own
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17

Cod--What Is a pessimst?
Bass-A fish who thinks there Is a
hook in every worm
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17

Some men attract attention simply
because they make 10 effort to attract.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17

Dead men tell no tales, but many an
epltaph Is a frightful lie.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-18

ious abortion, and by getting rid of
cattle fever ticks and other para
sites which weaken or kill animals
and reduce meat supply or milk
yields.
A deficiency of hay and forage for
the next winter will jeopardize the
future meat and dairy supplies of the
country and result in a shortage of
rOughage for military draft and sad
die animals. In regions where dairy
ing dominates, a full acreage of clo-
yer, alfalfa and the grasses that is in
productive condition should be main
tanned.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-18
SOME ECONOMY TIPS


Some lessons in economy that can
be learned out of school were today
offered to the families of Chicago by
teachers in the city's high schools.
They are:
We buy too much water. Buy dried
beans, peas and other dried vegeta-
bles, soak them over night, then cook
them.
Butterine is as good as butter. At
least use it in cooking.
Skinned milk has excellent food
qualities, costs only y cents a gal
Ion and serves many purposes in
baking.
Learn how to prepare cheap foods
palatably. HOminy is good when
properly prepared.
Learn how to dry and can vegeta-
bles, that the surplus crops this year
may be preserved for use next winter.
Make over old garments. Do more
patching and mending. Save the
pieces.
Save all wool and cotton goods, for
they may be needed for some purpose
later and the price is advancing rap
idly.
Sew rags and odd scraps of cloth
as your grandmothers did and have
them made into rugs to keep the floor
warm in winter.
Buy crackers in bulk and pay less
for paper wrappers.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-18
By DAVID F. HOUSTON,


Those citizens who produce, con-
serve and market food wisely will
help toward the achievement of ma
tiOnal agricultural suficiency and
thus will perform valuable wartime
service for the nation.
Those living in villages and the
suburbs of cities do not appreciate
sufficiently the possibility of adding
materially to their food supply by
utilizing for the raising Of vegetables
suitable idle soil in yards, vacant lots
and UnUsued outlying fields. Gar
dening is peculiarly an activity in
which the family may share with re-
suItant mutual benefit. When con-
ditiOns render it feasible, small
flocks of poultry and even a pig
should be kept Through utilization
of table wastes, scraps and other re
fuse as feed, must wholesome food
in the form of eggs, poultry or pork
may be produced at relatively low
cost.
On farms, in view of the worlds
scarcity of food, every effort should
be made to produce more crops than
are needed for our own requirements.
Many millions OF people across the
seas, as well as our own people, must
rely, in large part, upon the products
of our fields and ranges. There is
hardly a possibility that the prOduc-
ton of such crops as the cereals,
peas, beas, cowpeas, soy beans and
buckwheat, can be too great this
year.
The most effective step that may
be taken to increase the production
of these staple crops is to enlarge the
acreage devoted to them in the re-
giOns where they are grown habitu-
ally
Meat production should be in
creased by. vigorous effort to combat
animal diseases, especially hog chOl-
or, +,7I,ovc71IOclic Of bOUc and COufo O.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-03-09

J. Nelson, whose post once i'd
dress is TAlana, Washington, did
on the 18th day OF May. 1915. file
in this once Sworn Statement
and Application No. O9738 to pur-
chase the N1k NWH Section %,
Township IA n, Range East,
Boise Meridian, and the timber
thereon, under the provisions Of
the act Of June 3, 1878, and acts
amendatory, known as the Tim
Der and Stone Law" at such val
ue as might be fixed by appraise-
ment and that, pursuant to such
application, the land and tirrber
thereon have been appraised at
five hundred twenty dollars, the
timber estimated at 600 thousand
board feet at S0.75 per M, and the
land $1,000; that said applicant
will offor final proof in support
OF Is appli atom and svocn
statement on the 30th day Of
March, 1917, before the register
and receiver of the United States
Land Office, at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho.
Any person is at liberty to pro-
test this purchase before entry,
or initiate a contest at any time
before patent issues, by filing a
corroborated affidavit in this Of
flee, alleging facts which would
defeat the entry.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register
Jan. 10 Mar. %.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-03-09
WARREN II. SHEPHERD
a. Holsclaw.
NOTICE FoR PUBLICATION

Department Of the Interior, u.
S Land ONCE at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, Feb. 9, 1917. Notice is
hereby given that Bert Andrews,
of st. Maries, Idaho, who, on
January "a, 1914, made Home
stead entry No. 07i99 for Lot 8,
Section 4, and Lots 5, 6, and 7,
Section 8, Township 46 n. Range
2 w, Boise Meridian, has fled
notice Of intention to make five
year proof to establish claim 10
the land above described before
NJ. W. Frost, u. S. Commissioner,
at Harrison, Idaho, on the gath
day of March. 1917. Claimant
names as Witnesses: Earnest
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-03-09

the District Court Of the Eighth
Judicial District, within and for
the County Of Benewah, State of
Idaho, on the 10th day Of Febru-
ary, A. D., 1917, in the above en-
titled action where J. Morton the
above named plaintin, obtained a
judgment and decree of foreclOs-
ure and sale against A. ID. Crane
and Jane Doe Crane, his wife,
whose first name is unknown,
defendants, on the 10th day Of
February, A. D., 1917, for the to-
tai sum Of S69.43, which said de-
cree was, on the 10th day of Feb
ruary, A. D., 1917, recorded in
Judgment book of said Court,
am commanded to sell all the fol-
lowing described real property
with improvements in Benewah
County, State Of Idaho, described
as follows, to-wit: Lots 10 and
fl, Block 2. Martins Addition to
st. Maries. Idaho.
Public notice is hereby given
that on the 18th day of March, A.
d., 1917, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, of
that day, in front of the court
house door Of the County Of Bene-
wah, st. Maries, Idaho, / will in
obedience to said order of sale,
sell the specific tracts and par
cells Of the above described prop
erty, for the total amount due as
against each individual tract or
parcel as specified in said decree,
or so much thereof as may be ne
cessary to satisfy said judgment,
with interest and costs, to the
highest and best bidder for cash.
Dated at st. Maries, Idaho,