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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-07-12
BADGE OF SPLENDID SERVICE
How Red Gross Came to Be Adopted
by Those Whose Mission Is to
Aid the Unfortunate.

The Red Cross as badge Of serv-
Ice for suffering humanity dates back
more than three hundred years, writes
correspondent to the Evening Post,
and its origin must be of interest at
this time when 1t has expanded as a
society into a multitude that minister's
to the physical needs Of our army and
navy here and abroad.
Camillus de Lellis was born In the
kingdom of Naples In 1850. After
serving in the Venetian army he went
TO the hospital of San Giacomo In
Rome with an affection of the leg.
There he was so much impressed by
the horrors and filth of what was little
better than pesthouse that he re-
solved to devote his life to suffering
humanity, ito care for the plague
stricken and to nurse the sick in their
own homes" At thirty-two he was
ordained a priest and set about found
Ing a religious order ito serve the
SICK"
"They shall wear a red cross upon
their breasts" said CamiIlus, ITO re-
mind them of the suffering of our
Lord Christ. This will give them
strength and encouragement" Pope
Sixtus V confirmed the congregation
In 1886, granting them in the brief a
special permission to wear ''the Red
Cross" This same red cross is the
badge of service today, worn by every
Catholic religious order that takes
care of the sick, in every part OF the
world. This red cross has been
blessed in the leper settlements of Mo-
Iokai and Madagascar; in the cholera
hospitals of India and the pestilence-
stricken lands of the far East, as well
as on the battlefelds Of France. In
the calendar st. Camlllus' day falls
apOn the 18th of July, and at his spe-
cial mass these words are chanted:
Greater love hath no man than this.
that man lay down his life for his
friends" Youths Companion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-07-12
WHY
Hot WSter Cast On Stove
Doesn't Touch 1t

1t is impossible to throw a few
drops of water on a red-hot stove.
The water can never touch the stove
at all. What is seen is a few drons
running rapidly over the surface. grad
ually getting smaller as they disan-
pear. If the drops are on a perfectly
level place one can see under them IN
the other side Of the room, thus prov-
ing that they are not in contact with
the stove itself. What actually han
pens is that the bottom of the drop
changes at once to steam or vapor on
coming close to the hot surface. and
this vapor is supplied by the drop as
1t gradually goes away. So the dron
rests on cushion of vapor until IL is
entirely dissipated. This state of wa
ter Is known as the spherical stage.
and it is of interest simply on account
Of its peculiarly and seemingly nara
doxical behavior. The reason why the
drop is not Immediately evaporated or
changed TO steam is also very inter-
esting. The water vapor that inter-
venes between the under surface and
the red-hot stove is very bad con-
ductor of heat, and consequently the
full intensity of heat cannot get into
the water itself, only the amount
transmitted through the vapor being
available for that purpose.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-07-12
How Aviators Navigate at Night.

Several subscribers have written us
asking how aviators find their way
about at night. Though it may seem
strange to the layman, on moon
light night an airman can see almost
as much as he can in the daytime
From a considerable height villages,
roads, canals. railways, and even
farms groups of buildings, and such
small things as bridges, factories and
trenches are distinctly visible. The
only difference from daytime visibility
is that the airman cannot see so far,
his range of vision being limited, ex-
cent for large objects, to three or four
miles, which is amply sufficient for or
binary navigation, given normal INTEL
ligence, good maps and little expe-
MISUNDERSTANDING
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-07-12

forest to grow upon that level; and
that this, in turn, was engulfed with
new lava to make the level for another
forest, and so on. There is cliff 1000
feet high composed wholly Of these all
ternate levels of engulfed forests and
the lavas which engulfed them.
In magnificent contrast with the vol
CAME plateau and its border of volcanic
mountains there rises from the plains,
70 miles south of the park, one of the
most abrupt and stupendous outcrop-
pings of granite in the Western hem
iSphere. From the western shore of
Jackson lake the Teton mountains lift
their spired peaks 1000 feet In appa-
rent perpendicular. Many glaciers rest
upon their shoulders. Their climax Is
the Grand Teton, whose altitude is 49,
747 feet.
Thus does the Yellowstone run the
scenic gamut.
Once Jacksons Hole, as this region
Is still popularity called. was the refuge
for the hunted desperate of mountain,
plain, and city. In the recesses of these
granite monsters he was safe from pur-
suit, ami the elk herds of the plains
provided him food. But that pictur-
eSque period of American life has pass
ed with the warning Indians, who also
here found temporary safe retreat
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-07-12

Lane to the President, ''two deserve
more than passing notice. The YER
million Cliff, so called because of its
brilliant color, famous, since the days
Of Major Powell's exploration, as one
Of the most remarkable In the world,
an escarpment more than 100 miles
long and so precipitous that 1t can be
scaled In few places, passes through
this monument. It consists of red
sandstone 1000 to 1000 feet thick and
overlaid by 1000 feet of glistening
white sand. These two form single
cliffs nearly 1900 feet high. These re-
markable walls bear evidence that the
sand gathered in a desert in ages long
past-that here was great prehistoric
American Sahara.
1.-THE second feature of unusual in
terest lies Immediately above the sand,
for the desert was destroyed by the in
cursion of sea water, which covered
the drifting sand and buried 1t beneath
gypsum and beds of limestone In which
were entombed the shells and bones of
sea animals"
Mighty Cleft In Mountains.
The principal canyon, which is more
than Is miles long and varies from so
feet wide in the Narrows to $500 feet
wide In other portions, is a mighty
cleft, as If the mountain had been
violently riven asunder. The walls
are inconceivably carved into domss,
half domes, colonnades, and temples
forms which appealed strongly to the
religious imagination of the early Nor
mons, who gave them names which APP
peal strongly 10 the imagination of to-
| days tourist,
The tortuous outlying canyons and
monumental rock formations added by
the new proclamation make an area as
remarkable in its particular way as
the Grand Canyon. There are several
neighboring natural bridges of mag
nificence.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-07-12
Nv RESIDENT WILSON has en-
- larged the wonderful Mukuntu-
weap National monument, In
IIfnh nnd chnnnnd tic narna IL

M~A RESIDENI W1LSON mas eu-
larged the wonderful Mukuntu-
weap National monument, In
Utah. and changed It's name. 1t
is now known as the Zion National
monument, which is UNNECESSARILY bet
ter from every point of view.
The old name, besides being hard to
pronounce and remember, was obscure
IN origin and was never used except
officially. The new name is that in
popular use. Besides, 1t crystallizes
the romantic history Of its amazingly
beautiful valley; the surrounding coun-
try was settled by Mormons many
years ago, and this difficult canyon was
chosen as refuge in the event of
Indian attack. and called Little" Zion
TO differentiate If from "Blg" Zion,
which was Salt Lake City. Since then
II has universally been called Zion
canyon.
The enlargement Of the Zion Nation
al monument follows naturally upon
Its recent thorough exploration and the
discovery Of outlying areas of alto
gether extraordinary scientific interest
and scenic grandeur. That It's fantas-
tic cliffs. its sensational colorlng. and
its romantic conformation will bring it
national popularity as resort is mani
fest destiny. 1t has been called, for
good reasons, ''the little Grand Canyon"
and 'the desert Yosemite" but it is no
miniature of either; its individuality
is marked.
Remarkable Variety Of Color.
The original monument was created
by proclamation in 1909, but, being
well outside the highways of ordinary
travel, 1t was not thoroughly explored
until within the last two years. OFF,
cial investigation and action promptly
followed.
Among the numerous geologic fea-
lures of interest" wrote Secretary
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-07-12
Proper Period Of sleep.

Whoever it was that DISCOVERIES
sleep decided that at least one-third Oh
persons life was properly spent u
bed, aud therefore. when the crown
steps up until midnight it is heai'n'
and wise to remain under cover o.
anyway on the pillows. until eiGn1
o'clock. The dancer or card player
certainly we mean bridge and oIne
perfectly proper games) lingerhs 10
the last one-step or the final han@
until one o'clock. should not be or
turbed until nine. And so on, accoiI
ing TO the accepted plan OF health aIa .
happiness. But taking the other S's
OF the argument-or rather, '~TeI'.-.
tae program-let the average per'O-
retire at ten o'clock and rise al 81
Exchange.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-07-12

Butcher w. E. Patterson of Nesco-
peck. Pa, lost his watch, advertised
it and then. the next day. discovered
it in the head of a dead bull. The
watch disappeared while he was kill
ing at Miffiinville. He hunted for 1t
several hours, and the next day, when
cutting up the beef. found the watch
lodged in the head. Presumably. he
had dropped the watch from his pocket
and into the cash he had inflicted In
the bulls neck
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-07-12

Cut flowers will keep fresh many
days If their stems be inserted In o
mixture of charcoal and sand.
The Press., 1918-09-19
EARTH'S CRUST NOT RIGID
seIentlst's Statement VIII Be Matter of Some Surprise to the Aver
 age Layman.

TO the layman nothing may seem more rigid than the crust of the earth, hut men of science say that it bends and buckles appreciably under the pull of the heavenly bodies.
 Observation has shown that the shores on opposite sides of tidal bR- sin approach each other at high tide. The weight of water in the Irish sea, for example, Is so much greater at that time that the bed sinks a trifie, and in consequence pulls the Irish and English coasts nearer together.
 Thus the buildings of Liverpool and Dublin may be fancied as lowing to one another across the Channel, the detiection from the perpendicular be- ing about one inch for every sixteen miles. It has also been shown that ordinary valleys widen under the heat of the sun and contract again at night.
The Press., 1918-09-19
A Horse Is a Horse
 ~@ By Archie Cameron New
Copyright, 1918, by the Mcclure Newspa-
 per Syndicate.l

A mighty crowd of men, all ages, cOlOrs, aud of various states of Servi- tude, seethed surged and jOstled each other, in the bed of Pelham street. their faces all turned towards Marks auction stables, and their eyes impa- tiently fixed on a large red stand to the left of the open cOncOurse. There were those bent on grim bargaining, and many of these were now turning into the street from the large con- course, to swell the larger thrOng of those gathered from mere curiosity, to see and not to buy.
 And now the stellar attraction, staIwart athlete, whose muscles of iron were almost visible through the blue suit that he wore, emerged from the stable offices, accompanied by pur- plish rOtund individual, whom many recognized as Marks. But every one present, doctors, lawyers, merchants and chiefs, soldiers in uniform, and hums without them, knew the other and proclaimed the fact as they surged again towards the red stand. "Jack Bedford" "yea, you Jack" ''Oh, you big boy" and the like rang out, as the former well-knOwn light weight champion of the tistic ring bowed his smiling acknowledgment to the crowd. But Marks knew what he was there for. and stepped promptly to the front of the stand, while Bed ford lightly vaulted over the side and was immediately swallowed up in a circle of admiring fans.
 Gents, y know what yer ere fOr," he announced, graphically. Jack Bed ford, former champion lightweight and late of BOethrOn's circus, has brought his entire string of horses here t be sold. Not t be given away; y'under- stand! Loosen up yer purse-strings, gents. Tear tn string off yer rolls, an let yer biddin' be fas' and furious. Jed, bring out No. l." Marks gave the command over his left shoulder, and soon hOstler paraded before the stand, leading the first of BedfOrd's magnificent stock of horses.
 ''One hundred" sang out a short, fat man, with whip in his hand, as the big bay mare again passed in front of the stand. and Marks glared at the bid der scOrnfully.
 We're not sellin' tn hoOfs," he parked out. "This 'ere animal goes in one piece. Gents, do 'ere any more? Hunnerd'n twenty-five? Thankee, sir. Now fifty! Fifty, atabOy! Now sev- enty-fve! Remember, these are prime stock, not platers."
 Bedford, at the side of the stand, disengaged himself for moment from the recital of wrinkled old fan, "whO'd seen every lick between Sulli- van and Sharkey. yes, sir" and step ped up to large, red-faced man close by.
 ''D0 h1 'em uD now. I!rI." Bedford
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whispered hastily in the others ear. ''But watch your step! Get out from under if you see the bidders weaken in. You know the rest"
 The man nodded grmily and went to the front of the stand. where he was soon engaged in boosting the bid ding"
 Meanwhile, one of the hOstlers, standing at the entrance to the stables, felt q timid touch on his sleeve, turned with a gruff exclamation, which died on his lips as his mouth opened slowly. For facing him was dainty little miss, whose brown curls dangled be- comingly under a smart little hat, and whose saucy, bright eyes shOne on him appealingly.
 Beg pardon, Miss" he said. dotting his cap. "What'd v sayY"
 May go in there?" she asked, in low tone, at marked variance with the shouts in the street. She pointed to the stables, packed with BedfOrd's horses.
 "Sorry, Miss" was the apOlogetic answer. "It's 'gainst tn rules. Buyers wuz allowed in before the sale, but not now. You'd get hurt. Tn boss won't Tow it."
 "Oh, mo-" she spoke up, brightly. "l wouldn't get hurt. I'm used to horses. Besides, l know 'em all-every last one in there."
 Then, as he wnvered, she pressed a "clincher" into his palm.
 "I'll bet you I won't get hurt" she told him.. with twinkle in her eyes. And I'm paying my bet In advance"
 ''I can't go in there, June," said a slightly older girl at her side. 'Pm afraid"
 "Never mind," June replied, prompt ly. You wait here" And then, hold ing her smiling "spell" over the host Ter, she entered the stable.
 She went among the horses, batting them as she moved among them, and then, apparently finding the object of her search, she flew to the side of q big white horse, with d black splotch right over his right eye.
 "Freckles :" she exclaimed, delight pdly. You dear old fellow"
 The animal addressed looked toward her, and then, with a loud neigh started toward her.
 Look out, Miss" cried the hOstler warningly. "He1l-"
 And then, as FreCkles stopped in his tracks and rubbed his head against her shoulder, the hOstler looked on in amaZement.
 "Why, Miss, he knows yOu!"
 "Certainly he does :" came her happy answer. "We were chums for a whole year. weren't we, Freckles?" Then she turned to the hOStler. Are you going tO-Sell-hm-tOO?"
 "A horse is q horse" was the grim answer. ''Sure he gets sold. IT you want, I'll bring him out for you next" "What!" she cried, taken aback. "Out-there-in that m0b?"
 Have to-" he snapped. "NO h0sS sold private t'day, Miss. Y kin bid on i'm, though"
 And then, treating the matter as set tied, the hOStler moved away, while June stood for moment, In indeci- sion, then, setting her lips firmly, she moved out among the men.
 According to promise, Freckles was led out before the stand and Marks called loudly for q bid.
The Press., 1918-09-19
Too Much Sunshine
 @0 By ANTON F KLINGER
Copyright. The Frank A. Munsey Go

Copyright. The Frank A. Munsey Col
 You don't know Simon Trout?
 No?
 We'll, he is a common, ordinary mOr- tai like myself. Possessed of the same little frailties and virtues that make an otherwise uninteresting existence possible.
 simon Trout Is business man, the same as myself. After hours, in the cafe. over cup of Herr Schmidts hot coffee, We discuss life as we find it.
 Do you know" Trout was saying, that the world isn't the same any more as 1t used to be?"
 nodded.
 No, sir. Klein, 1t isn't a bit the same. Do you know, 1 believe there isn't half enough sunshine in the world"
 Now. as a matter of course, 1 was extremely well aware that there are times and places when great many people are perfectly satisfied with the amount of sunshine in circulation, but, "E hi"''V' "i Illeh"s'p' "S- with him that there was a wOeful dParth of sunshine.
 Not half enough sunshine" I said.
 Il mean sunshine in peoples hearts. Do you know. l think We. as Il rule. are entirely too much taken mp with our own affairs. We have no time for sentiment, or beauty, or art, or nature"
 He was putting the case pretty strong. hut I agreed with him.
 Klein. I'll tell you what's the mat ter. were so cOnfOunded busy with
The Press., 1918-09-19

then she smiled up at the professor, her professor. "But we won, didn't wef
 ''Ycu won," he said.
 "I didn't, because you played some tennis yourself"
 The next morning she slipped into her seat demurely as usual. AS usual, too, there was a cluster of girls grouped about the professors desk, chattering gaily. But then, what did she care? Hadn't he called her "Andy, old girl" only yesterday? And she smiled in prim superiority. And when the recitation was over he would have detained her a moment, but she ig- nOred the intention with fine indiffer- ence and passed out with the rest.
 For a week she avoided him sue cessfully, then late one afternoon he met her face to face on the campus.
 And what did ever do to you?'' he demanded when she would have spoken calmly and passed on.
 'You called nae Andy, old girl, she said grimIy, "and I've hated you ever since."
 You're not going to bite me, are you, Andy, old girl?" grinned the pro- lessor of English.
 She could maintain her gravity nc longer and little sparkles of gold flick cred in her brown eyes. "Tll try not to-" she murmured with a little laugh Rgilely dodging the eager sweep of his arm.
 And then the professor threw his dignity out of the window and started In pursuit through the trees, catching her right where she'd planned he should, in a narrow and secluded path
 Then after he had kissed her, she reached up and clutched his head be- tween her hands, shaking 1t fiercely And remember" she said between her clenched teeth, "I will not be called Andy, old girl.' won't love you any more If you call me that. I hate it."
 "All right, you darling Andy, old girl" chuckled the professor.
 But when he kissed her again she only clung to him eagerly. Queer thing, a wOmani
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"One hundred" answered an old stable-man almost at June's elbow, and unseen by him she darted re- Sentful glance at his back, then turned to her companion.
 "A hundred dOllars-fOr Freckles '" she repeated scornfully.
 'Why not?" was the calm retort. 'He's only a horse."
 "Only q hOrse-Freckles? Why"
 Fifty" sang out another voice, and June turned her face back to the stand.
 '"That's 1t, gents," interposed Marks, raucOusly. He's tn prize of tn lot. Not a pimple on i'm. Solid gold, as he stands. Any more"
 1.-Two hundredw
 Marks looked, and then grinned broadly.
 Good" he commanded, beamlng on June. 9Th wimmin are mixin' in. Two twenty-five? Now fifty, missy ? Fifty, ats 1t. Don't let i'm beat " Now seventy-five? Right. Now, Miss, three hundred.'
 June trembled violently, then looked into small reticuIe, while her com panion tugged anxiously at her sleeve.
 June, are you crazy?" she demand ed. Come u-"
 '"TwO seventy-tive once, two seven ty-tive twice-are you all done two"
 "Three hundred" June's voice now sounded louder, as hush Il on the crowd.
 '"rhree twenty-five" sang out Bed fOrd's man gruffly.
 Another urge from Marks, and then "Three thirty" came her bid, in Il choked gasp.
 Any more" demanded Marks, but BedfOrd's man weakened, and mo- ment later Marks sang out: "Sold-tO the little charmer-whats the name MisS?"
 June Bonner" she answered, and then Bedford dropped an admirers hand and rushed into view.
 June" he exclaimed happily, then noting the curious gances of the crowd he took her arm and led her into the offices, and shut the door. June, what brings you here?"
 "l-I wanted-tO save Freckles !" she told him, with little sob, and then related the rest about the sale.
 And you were-bidding- Jim Madden?" he echoed, in horror. 9Th sales off The idea-he bidding against-yOu
 "Oh, Jack, please"
 ''The sales off" Bedford repeated, then he grasped her hands in his. But Freckles is yOurs-a present from me. I'm making enough out of the rest. I'm going to take the money and go into husiness-dry goods, or something like that"
 And yOu're-nOt going to fight any mOre?" she whispered, gazing into his eyes.
 No, I'm through!" he announced, then he grasped her hands eagerly. But, June, will that make any differ ence? Tell me, will it?" ''It might" she whispered, glancing at him shyly, then lowered her eyes. as he reached out his arms.
 And you'll take me with Freckles he demanded hoarsely. And give up circus-ridingP Will you make the same sacrifice for me-as you were about to make for Freckles2 ..
The Press., 1918-09-19
THIRTY-ONE YEARS AGO.
Items or local interest taken from the columns
 Of The Press, thirty-one years ago,
September 22, 1887

E. A. Aborn of Chicago is visiting his father, l.. A. Aborn, at Square Pond. He has completed his law studies and begun practice at Chicago.
 The w. C. r. U. has chosen the fol lowing officers: President, Miss Idella M Nichols; presidents, Mrs. ]. Cleaveland, Mrs. Mark Smith :, recording secretary. Mrs. B. r. Tay- Tor; corresponding secretary, Mrs Frank Spelman; treasurer. Mrs T c Lathrop; superintendent of ltera- ture, Mrs. Wm. Smith: solicitors Miss Amy Eaton, Miss Josie Eaton,
 Born Stafford Springs, Sept. l8, q daughter to A. w. Thhill.
 Married Wilmington, Sept 10, by Rev. w k. Terry, Wesley Morse and Della Cortis.
The Press., 1918-09-19

"HaNenI YOU an ounce or SenoeP our own schemes and machfnatiOns that we ain't really human any more" This was indeed news to me.
 Trout stopped for breath and lit his pipe.
 Il was reading Josh Billings today. Josh hits the nail on the head every time. He just expresses my senti- ments tO Il T. l came across a line or two of his that just bears me out ex- actly. I copied 1t off into my note the good action that bOres you. When you are doing your duty your face looks like tombstone. When you learn how to make pleasure of your good deeds. your face will be as wei come as a strawberry patch in the tall meadow grass Klein. what do you think of that?"
 ''Old Josh is right. there. Trout"
 You bet he is
 We smoked in silence for a while, and then TrOut'S face frightened up. Do you know. Klein I'm going to see. just how much truth there. is in old Josh Billings statement. I'm gO- ing to start out tomorrow and be as kind and gentle and considerate as I can be, and see if I don't feel better for 1t when the day is done. What do you think of the idea?"
 Why, 1t ought to be all right, l guess"
 I'd like to have you try 1t, too, and we'll compare notes here tomorrow night. Is it gO?"
 Tt is" l replied; and we solemnly shook hands to seal the compact.
 II. r. |, Remembering my promise oR tha
The Press., 1918-09-19
He. of p.I,r. in Ais4nr.

In using peltry we walk backward in history. In what we modernS call the early history of Europe much that was lovely was done with peltry. And further back, when artificial heat was not known. when men and women lived in damp hutS or palaces, when life was crude and raw and self-sacri- fcing in a way that we may n 'ver know. peItry was the true means of covering the body and making ones self not only beautiful, but comfort able.