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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-11-22
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE.
How He Appeared at Brook Farm to a
Girl of 16.

How He Appeared at Brook Farm to
Girl of 10.
A human glimpse of Hawthorne is
that given in Mrs. Ora Gannett Sed.
wick's article, A Girl of Sixteen at
Brook Farm, in the Atlantic:
II do not recollect Hawthorne's talk
ing much at the table. Indeed, he
was a very taciturn man. One day,
tired Of seing him sitting immovable
on the sofa in the hall, as l was learn.
ing some verses to recite at the even
ing class for recitation formed by
Charles A. Dana, l daringly took my
book, pushed it into his hands, and
said, Will you hear my poetry, MIR.
Hawthorne? He gave me a sidelong
glance from his very shy eyes, took the
book, and most kindly heard me.
After that he was on the sofa every
week to hear me recite.
"one evening he was alone in the
hall, sitting on 4 chair at the farther
end, when my roommate, Ellen Slade.
anc myself were going up stairs. She
whispered to me, Let's throw the sofa
pillow at Mr.. Hawthorne Reaching
over the balusters, we each took a
cushion, and threw it. Quick as a
flash he put out his hand, seized a
broom that was hanging near him.
warded of our cushions, and threw
them back with sure aim. As fast as
We could throw them at him. he re-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-11-22
No Slave of Custom.

you will not refuse my last re-
quest pleaded the condemned crimi-
nal.
NO" replied the jailer. What is
it?"
II want to be photographed in the
act Of eating my last meal, so that
when it is written of me, On the
morning of his execution day he ate a
hearty breakfast of ham and eggs,
coffee, and fried potatoes the proof
will be at hand to show that l am not
the base slave of CUSTOM"
His request was granted. and the
hardened wretch, implacable to the
last, made his farewell breakfast of
steak and onions.-London King.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-11-22

BURNED
Colorado Mob Takes
Dreadful Vengeance
on Murderer.
No Resistance Made by
Sheriff Who Is
Overcome.
Criminal Taken Beside
Track and Made to
Pay Penalty.

Limon, Col, Nov. 17.-Chained to a
railroad rail set firmly in the ground
on the exact spot where his flendish
crime was committed, Preston Porter
last evening paid the death penalty for
his deed. 1t was 6:23 when the father
of the murdered girl touched the match
to the fuel which had been piled around
the negro, and twenty minutes later
the last convulsive shudder told that
life was extinct. What agony the
doomed boy suffered while the flames
shriveled up his flesh could only be
guessed from the terrible contortions
of his face and the cries he gave from
time to time.
The executioners, who numbered
about 300 citizens of Lincoln county,
had not the least semblance of an ordi-
nary mob. Their every act was delib-
crate during all the preparations as
well as throughout the sufferings of
the negro, and hardly an unnecessary
word was spoken. Grimly they stood
in circle about the fire until the body
was entirely consumed, then quietly
took their way back to Limon, from
whence they departed for their homes
shortly afterward Porter did not
seem to realize the awful punishment
he was destined to undergo.
For more than an hour, while pre-
parations for the execution were in
progress, he stood mute and sullen
among the avengers. When every
thing was ready he walked to the
stake with a firm step, pausing as he
reached the circle of broken boards,
to kneel in prayer He was allowed
to take his time. He arose, placed
his back to the iron stake, and half
dozen men wound the chains about
his body and limbs. Kerosene oil
was applied to the wood, and after
brief pause Richard w. Frost, the
father of little Louise Frost, whose
cruelty mutilated body was found a
week ago on that very spot, applied
the match.
The train bearing the negro in Gus
tody of Sheriff Freeman and his dep
uties, arrived at Limon at 3:45. The
cars were crowded with newspaper
reporters and people who were curl
Gus to see the negro executed. r. w.
Frost, the murdered girls father,
was one of the passengers. When the
train stopped, sixteen men who had
been elected by vigilance committee
entered the train, and demanded the
prisoner from the sheriff. The officer
protested in the name of the law but
the protests were disregarded. One
man carried rope, one end of which
had been formed into a hangman's
moose. This was slipped over the ne
gro's neck. 1t was at first announced
the negro was to be executed by
hanging 1t was finally decided to
leave the method of death to the out
ragged father. He decided upon
burning at the stake.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-11-22
FOREIGN.

The car of Russia is quite i'll with
typhoid fever.
Emperor William outlined situation
in China in opening the German
Reichstag.
l.. w. Bates. the American engineer.
has been asked to undertake the
widening of the Suez Canal.
II is officially announced that the
prince and princess OF Wales intend
to visit Belfast next April.
Mutiny in the Athens military prison
was quelled by troops. who killed eight
men and wounded several hundred.
The Spanish-American congress AT
Madrid is discussing the questions of
transport, commerce, arbitration, lit.
erature, and education.
Joseph II. Choate. the United States
ambassador TO Great Britain. delivered
the inaugural lecture at the Philosoh.
ical institution OF Edinburg. taking as
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-11-22
Sufficient Unto the Day.

Let not the heart future grievance
borrow,
Nor Ger our path one faintest
shadow lay;
Let not the clouds which may arise to-
morrow
Obscure the fairer sunshine of today
Today is ours-the past has passed
forever,
Its joys and griefs alike are ours no
more;
The future lies beyond Times silent
rive:,
A dim and distant and untrodden
shore.
The worlds so fair, and life so grand,
that living
Should one sweet hymn of purest
rapturt be;
From Natures hand, so bounteous in
her giving,
The fullness ours, to reap unceasing-
ly;
And ours the bliss, through Hopes en-
chanting vision,
- Noi hSIlSu SKIES 10 view Win
promise rare;
10 grasp at joys, though. Phoenix-like
they've risen
From out the ashes of past despair.
AS to the day, its burden or its sorrow,
so is our strength by Love all-wise
decreed;
Beyond the trust which looketb to the
morrow
Not ours the striving, nor is ours
the need.
He knoweth best-the sowing and the
reaping-
Who left the power of will unfet-
tered, free;
Inc great, kind God, who holds within
his keeping
Each day and hour through all
eternity.
Beatrice Harlowe in woman's Home
Companion.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-11-22
School chiIdren,s Defective sioht.

By order of the London school board
teachers in all its schools have tested
the sight Of the children under their
care. The result is that 1888 per cent.
were found to have defective vision.
These children were given notices to
take TO their parents announcing that
they were suffering from defective
vision. and advised to consult an ocu-
list without delay.-Kansas City Jour
nal
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-11-22
Pixies Peak Water Power.

The Pixies Peak Power company
proposes to develop 1920 horse power
for distribution for mines in the
neighborhood of Cripple Creek, Colo.
The source of the water supply is
Beaver Canon, and a steel and rock
dam will be built having a storage
capacity of 100000 cubic feet.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-11-22

The genealogical tree bears no
fruit" said Fitzjackson.
Surely that is n mistake" replied
Fitzjohnson, you forget the dates. -
Detroit Free Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-06
PRESENTED WITH A FLAG.
Gift to the Twin Cities Independent
Military Company.

Menasha, Wis, May 31.-[Special. l.
The young ladies of the Twin cities pre-
scented the new independent military com
pany with handsome new $50 flag. The
company turned out yesterday and there
were siXty-nine uniformed men in line
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-06
DYNAMITE IN THE STOVE.
William Broehm was Trying to
Dry the Explosive.
FAMILY WAS WIPED OUT
The Father, Mother and Four Chill
dren Are Killed by the
Explosion.

Kaukauna, Wis, June LIS Special. L
William Broehm Of Forest Junction put
dynamite in the oven of his stove to dry
and sat down to breakfast with his fam
lily. A few moments later the dyna-
mite exploded, killing the entire family
and wrecking the house. The dead are:
BROEHM, WILLIAM, SR.. aged %.
BROEHM, MRS. LYDIA, wife of above,
aged "A.
BltOEHM, WILLIAM, son of above, aged
RROEHM, WALTER, aged 3.
BKOEHM, ALFRED, aged 2.
STEVENS, WILLIAM, brother of Mrs
Broehm, aged s.
Mr.. Broehm, who was well-driler by
trade, came to Kaukauna a few days
ago for box of dynamite to use in blast
morning while the family were all in the
house he was drying some of it in the
oven when the whole box exploded, in
stantly ending all their lives. Mr.
Broehm's skull was partly torn away and
his left arm nearly torn off. Two Of
the children were terribly mutilated The
rest of the family do not seem to be
much lacerated. The kitchen roof was
thrown quite distance into a field and
the rest of it is mere mass Of broken
and splintered boards and timberS. The
main body of the house is wreck Two
dogs that were in the house were killed.
Gottleib Stanelle, near neighbor, was
the first person on the scene, and extin-
guished a small blaze which was start
ing. He, with August Broehm, broth
er, who was a short distance down the
road carried out the dead bodies from
the ruined building.
Jacob Broehm of Depere, the father of
the deceased, was in the city yesterday
to get the services of an undertaken. Last
evening a procession of four teams bear
ing the six Baskets for one family, a
sight never before witnessed here, deliv-
cred their sad burden at the nearest
neghbor's house, just across the road
The funeral will be held tomorrow.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-06
LITTLE GIRL KILLED.
Child of Winnebago County Farm
err Dead-Her Two Sisters
Badly Injured.

Oshkosh Wis, May 31.-[Special.1-
very sad accident occurred on the out
skirts of the city yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Totz went to a fu-
neral in a nearby village, leaving their
three little girls at home alone. The
children, after their parents had left,
hitched up the old family horse and went
for drive. They had not fixed the
harness right and the horse became un-
manageable and ran away. The chill
dren were dragged out of the buggy and
the youngest child, aged 2 years, was
crushed to death. The other two, aged
and 8, were badly injured.
The parents did not return until 6
o'clock They found their youngest
child dead and their other children bad
ly injured. Peter Hanson, a neighbor,
saw the accident and ran to the chill
dren's assistance but he was unable to
rescue them
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-06
EXPLOSION WAS TERRIFIC.
Several Thousand Dollars Taken
from New Lisbon Bank.
BUILDING IS WRECKED.
President Announces that the De-
pOsitors will Lose Nothing
No Clue to Thieves.

New Lisbon, Wis. June Especial. !
The Bank of New Lisbon, owned by
w. III. III. Cash, was burglarized of sew
eral thousand dollars in cash at o'clocl.
this morning, entrance being made
through a back window.
The whole front of the safe was blown
out with nitro-glycerin. The front of
the building was partially wrecked. The
explosion was terrific.
There is no clue to the perpetrators,
although it is suspected that a couple Of
strangers, who were hanging around
town for the past two days, might have
been the guilty parties.
Telegraph and telephone messages
have been sent in every direction and
Sheriff LOOMS of Mansion is here fer
reting cut the case.
The burglars secured their booty with
Ill Il few minutes after the explosion, as
ex-Marshal Wonderly was upon the
scene shortly after it occurred and all
was over.
The bank will suspend business for a
day or so until necessary repairs can be
made, after which it will resume.
President Cash says that no one will
lose a cent entrusted to him.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-06
TROUSERS SAVE
A MINERS LIFE.
He tainted in a Shaft but Luckily
His Pants Caught on
the Lift.

Rockland, Mich, June 1.-[Specal.l-
James Reynolds, working at the Advent
ure copper mine, had narrow escape
from horrible death. A round Of holes
had just been fired when Reynolds took
notion that he would like to go down
hrst and see how the ground broke.
knowing full well that the smoke and
gas had not cleared. Jumping on the skip
ne rung down and was swiftly lowered
SUI feet to the bottom of the shaft aud
STARTED back into the drift Finding that
there was too much gas and feeling sick
ne hurried back to the shaft, just being
able to ring up and jump on the bail OF
the skip before he, was overcome by the
gas and powder smoke.
lie tainted and fell off the bail but
the seat of his trousers caught in the iron
work and held fast until he was hoisted
TO the surface. Had the cloth given away
at any time during the ascent he would
have dashed head foremost to the bottom
of the shaft and he is satisfied that he
got his moneys worth when he bought
those nantS.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-06
A RIOT WAS INCITED.
A British Flag is Raised Over the
Wisconsin Penitentiary at
Waupun.

Waupun, Wis, May 31.-Because of a
large British flag flying from one of the
buildings connected with the state peni-
tertiary this town underwent tremend-
Gus excitement. In the morning Warden
McClaughry flung a British flag to the
breeze on the principal street. In the af
ternoon Aid. Davidson, soldier Of
the Spanish war, called on the war
den and requested the removal of the
flag as offensive to old soldiers and liable
to incte riot. The request was refused
At 5 o'clock a large committee of
Grand Army men called on the warden
and requested the removal of the flag.
This request was refused and the COM
mittee was ordered off the premises The
committee refused to go. The warden
said no power ON earth could make him
remove the flag. A crowd of hundreds
began to gather. Mayor Green was
called and he warned McClaughry he
was melting riot and in his official posi-
ton as mayor he demanded the flag be
forthwith hauled down in the interests of
law and order. McClaughry again re-
fused, but Mrs. McClaughry called a ne
gro servant and he by her orders removed
the flag. The crowd then dispersed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-06
SHEARING CONTEST.
The Dunn County Advancement
Association Offers Prizes for
ShAar0rS.

Menomonie. Wis, June 2.-[Special.]
The first strengthening contest for
Dunn county was held at the asylum
farm under the auspices of the Advance
ment association of this city. 1t was a
success ia every respect and will be a
permanent attraction each year. Premi-
ums amounting to SO were offered and
paid as follows: Best fleece coarse or
long wool, first, D. A. Slye: second. f.
w Arndt; third, J. L. Kramer. Best
fleece fine or medium, first, S. W. Jack
son; second, p. Michelbrook; third, Will
liam Witt. Best spring lamb, first, S.
w. Jackson; second, f. Sell; third, j.
3. Chickering. Best shearer by hand,
first, William Hotchkiss; second, II. Ma
nor; third, A. J. Minter. Best shearer
with machine, Charles Obere Heaviest
fleece, first, e. 3. Hill. q pounds; second,
0. Cochran; third, Asylum farm. There
were forty-five sheep entered and there
were six ShparerS
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-06
BIG SUGAR COMBINE.
Organization of National Refining
Company of New Jersey with
100000 Capital.

New York, June 2-The organization
of the National Sugar Refining company
of New Jersey was completed today in
Jersey City. The new company is a
combination of the National Mollenhauer
and Doscher companies. The stock is
divided into .$1O,OUOOOO of common and
$1O,OOO,O0O of preferred shares. The
assets comprise all of the plant of the
three companies in the combination and
several million dollars in cash
The following board of directors was
elected: James III. Post, T.. d. Mollen-
hauer, Claus Doscher, George Arbuckle.
E. FL. Holland, Herbert ID. Cory and
Henry +. Mollenhauer. The following
officers were elected: President, James
III. Post; vice-president and treasurer,
Frederick ID. Molenhauer; secretary.
Herbert ID. Cory.
1t was announced that all the plants
owned by the company will start up at
once at their full capacity.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-06
WOMAN STARTS FIRE.
La Crosse Police Claim that In
cendiary Blazes We're Set
by Female Firebug.

La Crosse, Wis. June Especial. /
La Crosse has woman firebug The
police expect to round up, within a short
time, the firebug that has caused so much
trouble and anxiety and set number of
fires in the dangerous section of the saw
mill district on the north side, endanger-
ing many thousand dollars valuable prop
erty.
An employe of the Milwaukee road re-
ported to the police this forenoon that
shortly after the fire broke out in slab
piles early this morning he saw a woman
running away from the blaze and disap-
pear in the darkness. He followed her
some distance, but was unable to over
take her. The police are working hard
on the case. They find that the fire was
started in three different places. A bask-
eft of shavings and kindling was found
which the woman had evidently left be-
hind in her haste.
Still another incendiary fire broke out
at 2:30 O'Clock this morning in the same
old slab pile in the mill district. The
fire department speedily squelched it with
trifiing loss
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-06
WON'T HELP PARENTS.
TWO WelI-to-Do Farmers Refuse to
Support Their Father
and Mother.

Manitowoc, Wis, June 2-[Special. /
John and Leo Koelbel, two well-to-do
farmers residing in the town of Newton,
had a hearing yesterday in the county
court, before Judge Anderson, having
been cited to appear there on a charge
of contempt, for failing to comply with
an order Of the court commanding them
to pay 80 cents per week each for the
support Of their aged parents On De
cember II, last year, the town board
presented a petition to the county court
asking it to issue an order compelling the
two koelbels to support their parents,
both of whom were aged and infrm and
the sons being well able to do so. The
court issued the order to take effect Jan
uary /, 1900, but the two sons have posi-
lively refused to give a single cent to-
ward the support of their father and
mother. The court ordered them both to
be committed to the county jail until
they saw tit to comply with the order to
pay the specific amount for the support
Of their parents
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-06
WAYLAND DEFEATS
RIPON In DEBATE
The Beaver Dam Students Pre-
sented a Much Better Argu-
ment on the Question.

Beaver Dam, Wis, June Especial J
For many months there has not been
the excitement at Wayland academy that
there was last night at the joint debate
between Wayland and Ripon which was
held in the Lindsay gymnasium. The
question, Resolved, that the Philippines
should be organized under temporary
form of government to prepare them for
statehood, was argued Oh the affirmative
by Cad Jones, Charles Kingman and f.
l.. Mcintyre of Wayiand; on the mega
tive, by Russell Stuart, Charles Lamb
and Miss Martin of RipOn.
Ripon proved that the people Of the
Philippines were now unfit tor statehood.
which was not the question, and they al
most wholly avoided the clause tempo
rary form of. government to prepare them
for statehood The Wayiand represen-
tatives knew every point in the question
and argued in logical way, thus winning
the debate by a unanimous vote Of the
judges who were Prof. L. W.. Mitchell
of Milwaukee, Prof. X. w. Stickney OF
Normal and j. L. Jegi of milwaukee,.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-06
DRIVES ARE HUNG UP.
Merrill Mills May he Forced to
Close on Account of Log
Famine.

Merrill, Wis, June 1.-[Special. lon
account of the very low water in the
Wisconsin river the drives are hung up
and the lumbermen of this city find it al
most impossible to run their mills They
receive the logs mostly by rail, but they
cannot float them in the pocket. Unless
rain comes, a log famine may result as
the rivers are very low.
Marinettc, Wis, June Ii Special. i
Work has been suspended on five or six
OF the tributary streams. The water is
very low and the companies will wait I'M
til the ponds are filled before attempt
ing to continue the drives 1t is not
thought that any of them will be perma-
nently hung up. The low water in the
upper streams will delay the starting of
the main-river drive.
The Fence River Logging company is
having trouble with its crews employed
on the Pine, Popple and Nett. They all
quit work because they were not paid in
full for the time spent in waiting for
floods. Some of them also complain that
they were hired for $3.50 and paid off
at 50.
The drives on eight or ten of the upper
streams are now hung up.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-06
A GINSENG FARM.
Plant will be Cultivated on a Large
Scale Near Richiand
Center.

Richland Center, Wis, June 2.-[Spc-
ciai. ]-H. S. Seymour Of Aurora, ILL.,. is
trying a novel experiment in this city in
the way of Il ginseng farm and garden.
He is convinced that the plant can be
grown proftably and has commenced its
cultivation.
Mr.. Seymour visited this city two years
ago and while here planted few seeds
Of the plant. He visited the spot this
spring and found that the seed had ger
healthy plants were growing. He con-
Guided to make an experiment on Il more
extensive scale and rented residence
property here having a good-sized garden
plot.
Mr.. Seymour's ginseng patch is about
forty feet square. 1t is his intention, in
case his plants do well, to secure a suit
able place in the country and to use the
plants grown this year for planting a
field of ten acres. The experiment will
be watched with interest.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-06
FIVE BADLY INJURED.
a Runaway Accident at Grand Rap
ids Which Nearly Had a Fatal
Termination.

Grand Rapids, Wis, May 31.-[Spe-
cial. Five persons were badly injured
in runaway accident late yesterday
afternoon. A livery team driven by Will
liam Johnson became frightened while
driving through the city and broke and
ran away. In the carriage were Mr.. and
The horses rushed madly along and
dashed into sidewalk, overturning the
carriage and dragging the occupants
about twenty-five feet. The horses
ran into the sidewalk again and broke
loose and rushed away down the street.
Mr.. Johnson's head struck the walk and
Il deep cash was cut over his ear. One
ear was nearly torn off and he received
many external and internal injuries.
One of his little daughters was severely
injured on her arms and head and is in
Il very serious condition. The others sus-
tanned painful injuries.
The farming team of John Herrons was
frightened al the team as it passed by
and they also ran away, demolishing the
done.
Grafton, Wis, May 31.-ESpecial. i
" lille Mr.. Cullen was driving home to
Port Washington from this place his
horse ran away and demolished the
buggy and threw Mr.. Cullen to the
ground. He was quite Dadly bruised.
Pardeeville. Wis. May Especial
While John Weldon of this place was
cut in boat near the dam he found the
body CT lay Damp, IS years of age, son
of .Eanes Damp, and one of the most
promising young men of town, floating in
the water lie had been in bathing and
it is supposed that he was taken with
cramps.
Eagle. Wis. May 31.-[Special. i
John w. Norton was thrown from his
buggy last night and sustained a frac-
turnd ckull Hn will rpcOVpr