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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-19
It's Rental
VA Rose

tuTbance of business incidental to the
revolutionary war, made money
scarce, and the baron became finan-
cially embarrassed in 1774.
His fortunes thus dissipated never
gathered again. His factories have
disappeared with his titles. His man
sion is now one of the business houses
of Mannheim. His hounds, horses and
outriders are all gone. There is little
TO remind the Indifferent stranger of
the owner of the pioneer glass factory
of the United States, or of the print
tive stoves which he manufactured;
but still the representative of the fam
lily proudly receives the annual rental
one red June rose-as stipulated by
the benevolent baron whose romance
also recalls something Of what Ameri-
cans owe to Germany and the German
people. Mrs. Rebecca C. Boyer, still
living in the town, is descended from
the nobleman.
Now the baron would have long
since passed out of recollection and
be utterly forgotten together with the
ten thousand other financial "has
Deems" that this country has seen but
for very simple incident. In the hey
day of his glory Baron Steigel had
decided piece of property to the trus-
tees of the Lutheran congregation al
Mannheim for the sum of five shillings
a year and one red rose which was to
be paid upon the feast of roses" in
the month of June as annual rent for
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-19

nished employment in the leaf tobac-
co warehouses of GAINESVILLE. Several
of the warehouses have already
opened with good sized forces. AS the
tobacco comes into the market more
hands will be added so that by the end
of this month in the neighborhood Of
700 will be furnished employment
John A Decker, ]. B. Dearborn, Frank
S. Baines, Joseph Grundy, M. H. So
verhill and C. ]. Jones are dealers
controlling warehouses who will soon
start with large forces. George H.
Rumrill will give employment to many
hands this week at his Evansville
warehouse, while at Clinton this week
S. B. Heddles will open warehouse
furnishing work to many. Charlea
Culton of Edgerton will begin to pack
here this season, as will also r. G..
Merrill of GAINESVILLE, who starts in as
a new packer. Within the next few
days the farmers from all sections OF
the country will begin to come to town
with their leaf, and it is then that the
activity will begin to manifest itself
to the public. Work in the warehouses
will last until the latter part of April.
The greater portion of the help en-
ployed are women who well under
stand the handling of leaf, and who
are able to earn on an average dollar
a day. very large amount of money
is distributed to workers in the
Stoughton warehouses, the total
amount for this purpose in southern
Wisconsin being something enormous.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-19
COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION.

The history of SPANS decline, and
the history of Great Britaln's advance
in the latter of which the stern les
son given by the revolt of the United
States is certainly conspicuous fac
tor, as also, perhaps, the other revolt
known as the Indian Mutiny, in 1857,
alike teach us that territories be-
yond the sea can be securely held
only when the advantage and interests
of the inhabitants are the primary OBJ
ject Of the administration. The in
habitants may not return love for
their s,-comprehension or
gratitude may fail them; but the sense
of duty achieved, and the security oil
the tenure, are the reward Of the
ruler.-Capt. A. T. Mahan in En-
gineering Magazine.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-19

on that route and Increasing the mum
Der of entries and clearances without
a proportionate increase of tonnage
while British ocean going steamships
showed a decrease of POI entries, ag-
gregating 275, 260 tons, the chief causes
of which were the continued failure
of the rice. trade owing to the plague
and famine in India Foreign shipping
on the other haud. showed an increase
of 263 ships and 2S0,371 tons, the
shipping under the Japanese flag hay
ing been more than doubled since
1896, and showing an increase of
16S,S4S tons. German shipping, on the
other hand, showed a decrease of
Al, Zoo tons. Shipping under other
foreign flags showed more or less
substantial increase.-New York Com
mercial
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-19
WHAT A DREAM DID.

Some sixty years ago Joseph Ever
est came into the Warsaw valley from
Hume and bought farm three miles
from that village. One morning he re-
lated dream that he had the night
before, and which he had dreamed for
three nights in succession, in which he
had seen a vast treasure on his farm
In the earth below. He was so moved
by the vision that, having selected a
spot, he removed the earth to the rock,
and with improvlsed tools began drill
ing with a spring pole. After going
down some eighty or a hundred feet
and finding nothing, he gave up the
search, but still persisted in his belief
of a hidden treasure below up to his
death, which occurred many years
thereafter.
His nephew, H. T. Everest OF the
Vacuum Oil company of Rochester,
some years ago, remembering his
uncles dream, which was a household
word In the family, sunk we'll for oil
in that spot, but found a twenty foot
deposit of salt instead of gold, thereby
fully realizing the dream of his uncle
Joseph of a hidden treasure. Some
two years thereafter a small set OF salt
works we're built and from this small
beginning sprang the immense sal
plants and the large output OF salt II
Warsaw valley which has revolution
lied the salt business of the world
Buffalo Enquirer.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-19
THE MOST NEGLECTED HOMES.
Those of the Women Who Demand al
Expansion of Opportunities.

1T is an indisputable fact that there
are scores of American women toda?
connected with charitable, club or Or
ganization work for which they have
no actual taste and only a forced in
terest," writes Edward Box in the La
dies Home Journal. But the insult
ficiency of the home as a place for wo-
men to develop their fullest talents has
been so necessarily talked about that
these women have felt that, to be in
touch with progressive ideas, they
must take on some outside work. even
at the cost of leaving something I'M
done in the home machinery. Some
women do not stop to discern an in
contestable fact. that those of their
sex who are for ever crying about the
narTowness of thu home for women
are those who have either never had
tyjaes of their own or are unhappy in
& ~homes which they have. No hap
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-19
TRADE OF HONG-KoNG.

In the annual report relating to the
affairs of Hong Kong, issued by the
British colonial office, Major Genera.
Black. the acting governor. records
that the shipping returns for last yeai
were not so satisfactory as might
have been expected. The total ton
mage entering and clearing amounted
to 15,93S,174, being a decrease o.
577,779 tons as compared with that o.
the previous year British shipping
showed an increase of 1923 ships an
a decrease of 4S9.52S tons, which Is
attributed to the number of small yes
sells that since the opening OF the Wes'
River in June last have been plying
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-19
TOBACCO TOPICS.
News of the Situation with Reference
to the Nicotine Weed.

The receiving of the new tobacco
crop, according to the Wisconsin To-
bacco Reporter, has now proceeded
far enough to determine some of its
characteristics which the packers may
use to base their calculations on. The
tobacco that is being delivered at the
warehouses now is coming in first
class packing condition. 1t is probable
that very little leaf has yet been re-
moved from the sheds in too high case
and II some of it is slightly under
case the packers will be all the better
pleased. The stems seem to be
thoroughly cured out so that the deal
ers will not have to contend with fat
steu.s or wet butts in the 9S crop.
The most remarkable thing about the
crop so far discovered is its unusual
Weld per acre. A good many Ha-
vana seed crops are weighing out over
a ton to the acre and as high even as
200 pounds. Such unusual yields
are rare occurrences. From LOU
to 1900 pounds is considered good
Yields in this state for Havana SEED
In view of the heavy yield which the
crop is making, estimates that nave
been made of the total crop must
necessarily be revised.
There is considerable riding Delng
done in nearly all the growing dis-
tricts. saws an Edgerton report, and
a moderate amount OF sales erected
Previous prices are fully maintained
sound crops bringing six cents or bet
ter I'm most cases. The movement
however. does not attract many new
hrvers TO the field, a fact that does
NOT argue we'll for the cleaning up OF
the crop in the bundle. The ten
dancv TO stiff prices no doubt keeps
MANY buyers out of the market. The
deliveries of the new crop have been
amnle 10 keep stock on hand for
number OF warehouses that have
started in this market. The crop Is
haing received in fine packing condi-
t;on and the packers generally well
nleased with their purchases. The
sbfnments out of storage have been
tbe largest on record from this mar
rat very close to 10 carloads. 4.5OO
cases. have gone forward to all points
This includes two full train loads OF
-sobacco consigned to the American
Maaeeo Co.. run out on special
Majule time. -
kAsfore the end of next month in the
Vxhborhood of 700 hands will be ~ -
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-19
GREAT TREES IN CALIFORNIA.

The chopper approaches the tree
with plumb-line IL the top does not
lean more than two feet In the case
of large tree, or more than four
in the case Of a small one, he con-
siders that he can fall II in any d.
rection he may desire. He then
views the ground, and selects the most
promising layout" and the under
cut is made exactly facing It, The
"undercut' usually extends about
one-tblrd through, and then the tree
Is sawed in from the back to meet
1t. When the two cuts are within six
Inches of meeting, the saw il re-
moved, and the tree Is wedged up IN
til the top passes the center or
gravity, when 1t falls by its own
weight, easily breaking the strip OF
wood remaining. Where the surface
OF the ground is such that 1t Is neces-
sary for the butt and the top to strike
the ground simultaneously, the stump
Is snubbed off at the undercut, which
provides slanting surface, so that
the butt has no place to rest, and
perforce slides to the ground. II the
tree needs to be rolled off to one side
half the undercut is slanted, and a
pile OF chips Is placed on the fiat
surface of the other half; the result
never fails to manifest the efficacy of
this device. Again, by leaving one
side OF the uncut wood between the
undercut and the saw-cut thicker than
the other, the tree may be drawn con-
siderably away from its natural
course.-Wm. Adams in Engineering
Magazine.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-19

There was a novel festival last sum-
mer, the feast of roses" which recalls
the Indebtedness of this country to its
early German settlers, even if we for
get the command of Frederick the
Great to Baron Won Steuben-"Go and
take some of my troops and drill those
OF America in this mighty fight for
freedom"
Won Steuben came and America was
mot little dependent upon the aid of
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-19
TEMPORA MUTANTUR.

| am a Boston girl, and
Am studying to be simple;
| daily practice coquetry,
cultivate a dimple.
| ride horse when not awheel,
/ play at golf My speech is
Aquatic now, now turf and teal;
My sins like cream and peaches.
My Aunt Eustacia, hapless maid,
Learned Sanskrit, Greek and Latin;
| showed her this, though half afraid
The title? She put that In.
Boston Transcript
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-19

ever. Accordingly the young and old
of the little community of Mannheim
assemble in gay attire and
accompany the trustees of the Luther
an church to pay to Baron Steigel's
representative the annual June rose.
There is now new and handsome
church on the old site, and here the
yearly celebration occurs.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-19

Mr.. S. A. Fackler, editor of the Mica
nopy (Fla.) Hustler, with his wife and
children, suffered terribly from LIZ
Grippe. One Minute Cough Cure was
the only remedy that helped them. 1t
acted Quickly. Thousands of others
use this remedy as a specific for La
Grippe and It's exhausting after effects.
Never falls. Menges' Pharmacy and
Edward Williams.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-19
SUSPICIOUS.

Husband-Why don't you wear your
new dress?
Wife-It is unbecoming, or else It Is
out of style, or possibly it Is horrible
misfit, I'm not sure which; but | must
look like a fright or a simpleton Ia it,
Husband-Why SO?
Wife-All my friends praise It.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-19

The door-keeper of the Boston
theater. who died recently, held his
place 80 years, and in all that time Is
said to have never witnessed q play
there or anywhere else. On only one
occasion he asked for holiday, anf-
that was to attend clambake down
the harbor. He missed the boat. az
vas in his place at the theater door at
the regular hour.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-19

Raleigh said that he owed all his
1oliteness Of department to MS
1Other.
Thousands Of dead English sparrows
ore said to be found In parts OF Kansas
as the snow nelts.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-19

By far the greatest number OF fiow-
ers have no smell at all. For 10
stance, of the 1900 species of flowers
in Europe only about 10 per cent. give
forth any odor. The eommonest
flowers are white ones, and OF these
only one-sixth are fragrant.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-19

At Mankato, Mimi, Gustav Gersen-
hawer. who has been manager Of the
Lambert Lumber company. is alleged
to be short $1,000 or more and has been
arrested
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-08
THE z. T. BOOTH COMPANY, Ithaca, NY.


none but philosophers. millionaires or
persons who have acquired the habits OF
thrift People of neither of these
classes exist in the east, as is well
known, while the south and west is in
habitsd by none other There may DE a
few nillionaires in the east. and they
are the ones who buy the few stogies
sold in Worcester, millionaires and
newspaper men. The remaining part of
Worcestar's population smokes cigar
cites or a Z, D. pipe. The cigars sold
here all go to transients
Some one has said there are three
kinds Of lies; lies-lies and statistics,
Ihe proceeding paragraph consists
chiefly of the first sort Following are
a few statistics; Stogies are made prin-
eipaIly in Wheeling, Pittsbarg, Colutn-
bus, Cincinnati, Clarion and Union
town, Pa There are 80 stogy factories
in Wheeling, and last year they turned
out 56,250.000 stogies, Pittsburg and the
other cities furnishing millions more.
1866, 100000 stogies in all. from these six
cities named and including those from
the smaller factories, there were nearly
200,0c000G stogies smoked in the United
States last year. This makes about 49,
919 in one day, and as there are estf-
mated to be 1857 900 men in the United
States, at least 6,3S3,50O of whom are
smokers. these figures give one stbev to
every II men, approximately. PaehGpB
they tstlcG ttfrns smoking 1T.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-08

more. This has melted the leaders of
education to mako special effort, and
the result has been that fnudh of the
money which formerly went into home
and foreign mission work has been
temporarily turned toward education,
What the Congregational church needs
now is a Moses like DR.. Pearson to do
the same thing for home and foreign
missions that he has done for educa-
ton. But even II such deliverer can
not be had, the present condition can
only be temporary at most. In a short
time the supply and demand will regu-
late themselves; money which has been
turned into one channel will again flow
through the other and the returning
prosperity Which is nowhere felt more
than in Che west at present, will soon
permit the smaller churches to again
open their doors, and there will be
plenty Of places for men willing to do
hard work and at a fair return for la
Dor expended
Still another cause might be
brought out which would Apply to the
city churches only and that is the ten
dency towards Capitalization which is
felt in every business. The trust idea
is beginning to take hold of the
churches to some extent, and it is be-
ing felt that better work can be done
with combination of forces, so that
small congregations are uniting with
the larger churches in the same city
in order tic reduce expenses and work
in union
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-08
Big CHURCH TRUST.
Rev. Alexander Lewis
Tells of It's
Effects.
MANY MINISTERS ARE IDLE.
Pulpit Salaries Have Been
Universally Re-
duced.
MANY MINISTERS ARE IDLE.

Rev. Magee Pratt of Hartford few
weeks ago said in sermon that ex-
cept in cases of the larger churches,
the salaries paid to ministers have been
universally reduced during the past
few years. At this time, he said, there
are at least five hundred qualified cler-
gymen in the Congregational church
anxious for work and there is no work
for them to do, as is conclusively prov
EN- by the last year book Of the church.
The Home Mission Society and the
Missionary Association are doing all
they can to help needy churches, and
in spite of ALL the last ten years give
us only 741a per cent of the churches
that are able to support a minister.
Rev. Alexander Lewis, pastor of Pill
grim church, has been looking into
these facts lately, and in an interview
with Spy man said:
There is no doubt but what the
facts in general as reported by DR..
Pratt are true. There has never been
a time in the Congregational church
wllen Eiaif as many men are without
pulpits as today. There are two or
three reasons to be given for this.
In the first place, the financial de-
preston of the last few years has caus-
ed many of the smaller churches to
close their doors, Many churches re-
ceiving aid from the Home Mission So
ciety were cut off and not being able
to raise sufficient means for the pas
tor or to secure even a semblance of
living for him, there was nothing left
but to temporarily do without preach
ers or to combine with the churches in
the neighboring towns, at less cost.
Then, too, in a degree hitherto un-
known, ministers of other denomina-
tions have been entering Congrega-
tional churches. Especially is this
true of the Methodist church. Not on
ly do they enter. the Congregational
ministry after hsyipg served several
years in Methodist churches, but many
of them come directly from Methodist
seminaries. Boston, University School
of Theology, which is one of the
leading schools of the Methodist church,
sends every year four or five of its
leading men in the Congregational
church.
"A third cause is to be found in the
unprecedented gifts during the past few
years to educational work. DR.. Pear
son of Chicago has given thousands of
dollars to the cause of education, and
all of his gifts have been conditional
on the institutions raising as much
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-08

No greater factor can be found today
in the educational life of the common
wealth than her kindergarten system.
Whatever prejudices might have exist
ed in days agone have been swept away
through the successful results attained
in object teaching under the supervis-
ion Of the public school department.
This is particularly true of Worces-
ter. and the city long ago became rec
ognized as one of the chief educational
centers of New England. Her Kinder
garten institutions are potent part of
the school system in which her people
take so great pride.
1t became the pleasant duty of a Spy
man to investigate the methods and
manner of teaching the little ones, dur.
ing the past week. The Kindergarten
schools, IL in number, are all conducted
along the same general lines with such
modification as is deemed necessary for
the best Interests of different classes of
children. The most noticeable fe~ture,
perhaps, on entering school room is
the utter absence OF affectation. The
children are perfectly, natural, and have
none of the school boy or school girl air
which seems to Settle like q sort of man
tie on the pupil who has entered the
more advanced grades. The children
seem to enjoy every moment of the
school Session.
The course of object study is caleu-
lated to bring out the ohilt1s powers of
concentration, attention and observa-
ton, to cultivate their senses through
simple exercises and to develop the
fundamental basis of successful edu-
cation. The children enjoy their school
life thoroughly and their youthful en-
thusiasm seems impaired il many cases
to their instructors, for in no other de-
partfnent is more enthusiasm shown
than by teachers of the kindergarten.
A glance into one of the school rooms
will show about 80 children seated in
low chairs beside correspondingly low
tables busily engaged in working de-
signs on cards with many colored Wors-
ted. Each card has it's story to the little
ones For instance, a tracing represents
the front elevation of barn in which
three bears are said to dwell At an
other table are others busily engaged in
cutting and folding paper, the design
being barn with the paper cut so as
to admit of the doors opening and clos
ing Still another group clusters about
the sand table where quantity OF
moist earth is confined on table with
a box-like top. This feature is favor
ite with the children. A number of metal
moulds are provided in which various
designs are cast in sand, combining the
natural instinct for making mud pies
with learning the names and forms OF
the various subjects.
At a given signal the chairs are
pushed back and the two score red and
blue aproned, pink-cheeked, Unity